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

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#ifndef TrackTitleActor_h
#define TrackTitleActor_h


#include "VisualTypes.h"
#include "VisualActor.h"
#include "VisualItemIdentifier.h"


namespace VizKit {

	class TrackTitle;

	/**
	 * The title of the audio track is displayed as texture with blended colors.
	 * The texture of the track name can be manipulated in various ways.
	 * The smooth shading (Gouraud shading) from red to yellow is a simple example.
	 */
	class TrackTitleActor : public VisualActor {

	public:

		/**
		 * The constructor.
		 */
		TrackTitleActor();
		
		/**
		 * The destructor.
		 */
		~TrackTitleActor();

		/**
		 * Initialization.
		 */
		virtual void init(void);
		
		/**
		 * Performs the show of the track title.
		 * @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 track title action. */
		TrackTitle* trackTitle;

		/** True if texture of current audio track's title has been created. */
		bool textureOfCurrentTrackTitleIsAvailable;
		
		/** The identifier of the audio track for which the current track title has been created. */
		VisualItemIdentifier trackTitleTrackIdentifier;
		
	};

}


#endif /* TrackTitleActor_h */