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

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#ifndef BeatlightActor_h
#define BeatlightActor_h


#include "VisualTypes.h"
#include "VisualActor.h"
#include "VisualImage.h"
#include "VisualString.h"

#include "VisualItemIdentifier.h"


namespace VizKit {

	class Beatlight; // Forward declaration (to avoid include of header file).

	/**
	 * A beat indicating VisualActor.
	 * A pulsating light in the lower left corner indicates beat impulses.
	 */
	class BeatlightActor : public VisualActor {

	public:

		/**
		 * The constructor of BeatlightActor.
		 */
		BeatlightActor();

		/**
		 * The destructor of BeatlightActor.
		 */
		~BeatlightActor();

		/**
		 * Initialization.
		 */
		virtual void init(void);

		/**
		 * Performs the show of the beatlight.
		 * @param visualPlayerState Read-only access to the VisualPlayerState.
		 */
		virtual void show(const VisualPlayerState& visualPlayerState);

		/**
		 * The actor receives a notification about an event that occured.
		 * @param aNotification The notification passed in.
		 */
		virtual void handleNotification(VisualNotification& aNotification);

	private:
	
		/** A Pointer to the beatlight action. */
		Beatlight* beatlight;
	
	};

}

#endif /* BeatlightActor_h */