BansheeEngine/CamelotGLRenderer/Include/CmGLContext.h

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#ifndef __OgreGLContext_H__
#define __OgreGLContext_H__

#include "CmGLPrerequisites.h"

namespace CamelotEngine {

    /**
     * Class that encapsulates an GL context. (IE a window/pbuffer). This is a 
     * virtual base class which should be implemented in a GLSupport.
     * This object can also be used to cache renderstate if we decide to do so
     * in the future.
     */
    class CM_RSGL_EXPORT GLContext
    {
    public:
        GLContext();
        virtual ~GLContext();

        /**
         * Enable the context. All subsequent rendering commands will go here.
         */
        virtual void setCurrent() = 0;
        /**
         * This is called before another context is made current. By default,
         * nothing is done here.
         */
        virtual void endCurrent() = 0;
        
        bool getInitialized() { return initialized; };
        void setInitialized() { initialized = true; };

		/** Create a new context based on the same window/pbuffer as this
			context - mostly useful for additional threads.
		@note The caller is responsible for deleting the returned context.
		*/
		virtual GLContext* clone() const = 0;

		/**
		* Release the render context.
		*/
		virtual void releaseContext() {}
    protected:
        bool initialized;
    };
}

#endif