/*
 * Project: VizKit
 * Version: 2.3
 
 * Date: 20090823
 * File: Beatlight.h
 *
 */

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#ifndef Beatlight_h
#define Beatlight_h


#include "VisualTypes.h"
#include "VisualAsset.h"
#include "VisualItemIdentifier.h"
#include "VisualNotification.h"


namespace VizKit {

	/**
	 * The Beatlight shows a moving point indicating beat impulses.
	 */
	class Beatlight {

	public:

		/**
		 * The constructor of the Beatlight action.
		 */
		Beatlight();

		/**
		 * Shows the Beatlight.
		 * @param audioIsPlaying True if audio is playing, false if not.
		 */
		void showBeatlight(const bool audioIsPlaying);

		/**
		 * Shows the BeatMeterLight.
		 * @param audioIsPlaying True if audio is playing, false if not.
		 */	
		void showBeatMeterLight(const bool audioIsPlaying);

		/**
		 * Calculates the screen position of the beatlight action.
		 */
		void reshape(void);
		
		/** By applying a fade out anmation, the behavior reflects the beat detection. */
		void applyBehavior(void);
		

	private:

		/** The asset of the beatlight action (contains texture and position, too). */
		VisualAsset beatlightAsset;

		/** Identifier of the vertex chain (the vertices used for display of the beatlight texture). */
		VisualItemIdentifier vertexChainId;

	};

}

#endif /* Beatlight_h */