texture_loader.h

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/*! \file
  \brief  The TextureLoader and TextureLoaderList classes.

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#ifndef INCLUDED_TEXTURE_LOADER_H
#define INCLUDED_TEXTURE_LOADER_H

#include "gls_include.h"
#include "list.h"
#include "image.h"
#include "plugin.h"

namespace disti
{

class TextureLoader;

/**
  A list of (pointers to) texture loader objects.  
*/
class TextureLoaderList : public List_c
{
    static GLS_EXPORT TextureLoaderList *_instance;  /** A singleton interface */

    public:

    GLS_EXPORT TextureLoaderList();

    /** A singleton interface 
      * \return A pointer to the one and only instance 
      */
    static GLS_EXPORT TextureLoaderList *Instance();

    /** enable / disable texture loading optimization (defaults to enabled)
      * \param enable true to enable else false
      */
    static GLS_EXPORT void SetOptimizeTextureLoading( const bool enable );

    /** determine if texture loading optimization is enabled
      * \return true if enabled else false
      */
    static GLS_EXPORT bool IsOptimizeTextureLoading();

    /** Insert the loader into the list at the specified location
      * \param importer
      */
    GLS_EXPORT void InsertObject(TextureLoader *importer);

    /** Creates and returns a file filter string for all of the file types that have been
      * registered by Texture Loaders
      * \return Filter string */
    GLS_EXPORT char *FilterString();

    /** Load the specified texture file.  Try all loaders to see if any of them support 
      * the given file type.  
      * \param filename   The file to load the image from
      * \param options    Options to load the image with
      * \param allowNPOT  If the image is allowed to be non-power of two (NPOT)
      * \return NULL if the file type isn't supported or if loading fails 
      */
    GLS_EXPORT Image *LoadTexture(const char *filename, const Image::LoadOptions &options, bool allowNPOT = true);

    /** Load the specified texture file optionally attempting to optimize the load by looking at
      * previously loaded images.  Try all loaders to see if any of them support 
      * the given file type.  
      * \param filename   The file to load the image from
      * \param options    Options to load the image with
      * \param optimizeTextureLoad true to attempt loading optimization else false to force a load
      * \param allowNPOT  If the image is allowed to be non-power of two (NPOT)
      * \return NULL if the file type isn't supported or if loading fails 
      */
    GLS_EXPORT Image *LoadTextureWithOptimization(const char *filename, const Image::LoadOptions &options, const bool optimizeTextureLoad, bool allowNPOT = true);


#ifdef __APPLE__
    /** Load the specified texture file optionally attempting to optimize the load by looking at
     * previously loaded images.
     *
     * This method uses the iOS image loader classes to load the textures and thus supports whatever platform native loaders
     * are supported by the iOS SDK.
     *
     * NOTE:  This code will also give preference to texture files compressed using PowerVR Texture compression.
     *        The way that works is that if this code is asked to load 'xyz.png' and 'xyz.pvr' is found, then the .pvr 
     *        file will be loaded instead.
     *
     * \return NULL if the file type isn't supported or if loading fails */
    GLS_EXPORT Image *LoadTextureIOS(const char *filename, const Image::LoadOptions &options, const bool optimizeTextureLoad);
#endif
    
    /** Finds the registered texture loader, if any, that supports the given file
      * extension.  
      * \param ext The (case insensitive) file extension
      * \return A pointer to the registered loader, or NULL if no loader exists
      */
    GLS_EXPORT TextureLoader *SupportsExtension(const char *ext);
};

/** The TextureLoader class
  */
class TextureLoader : public Plugin
{
    protected:
        GLS_EXPORT TextureLoader();

    public:

    /** \return A filter string that is used by the windows FileBrowser to build the list of files to 
      * display in the browser
      */
    virtual const char *FilterString() = 0;

    /** \return A filter string description that is used by the windows FileBrowser to build the list
      * of files to display in the browser
      */
    virtual const char *FilterDescription() = 0;

    /** \return The name of the header file to include when generating code
      * for this plugin
      */
    virtual const char *GenerateHeader() = 0;

    /** \return The string to be generated to generate an instance of this object
      */
    virtual const char *GenerateDeclaration() = 0;

    /** \return The type of plugin
      */
    virtual GLS_EXPORT const char *PluginType();

    /** \returns TRUE if the file pointer appears to contain an image that can be loaded by this class.  
      * This method must close the file if it returns TRUE.  It must rewind the file if it returns 
      * FALSE */
    virtual bool IsFileType(const char *filename) = 0;

    /** \return TRUE if the class can load files with the given extension. */
    virtual bool SupportsExtension(const char *ext) = 0;
    
    /** Load the specified texture file.  Try all loaders to see if any of them support 
      * the given file type.  
      * \param filename   The file to load the image from
      * \param options    Options to load the image with
      * \param allowNPOT  If the image is allowed to be non-power of two (NPOT)
      * \return NULL if the file type isn't supported or if loading fails 
      */
    virtual Image *LoadTexture(const char *filename, const Image::LoadOptions &options, bool allowNPOT = true) = 0;

    /** Adds this file importer to a texture loader list
      * \param list  The texture loader list to add to
      */
    void GLS_EXPORT AddToList(TextureLoaderList *list = TextureLoaderList::Instance());
};

} // namespace disti

#endif