/* $Id: rope.hpp,v 1.14 2005/06/28 13:55:22 chfreund Exp $ */

#ifndef _ROPE_HPP_
#define _ROPE_HPP_

#include "noncollidableobject.hpp"
#include "global.hpp"

/******************************************************************************/

class AttachableObject;

/******************************************************************************/

class Rope: public NonCollidableObject {
	public:

		Rope( void );
		void initialize( AttachableObject* o1, AttachableObject* o2,
		                 const Uint8 owner, const real length,
		                 const Uint32 color );
		
		void update( void );

		void setCharged( const bool newIsCharged ) { m_isCharged = newIsCharged; }
		bool isCharged( void ) const { return m_isCharged; }
		Sint32 getID() const { return ROPE; }
		int getStartIntPositionX( void ) const { return ROUND( m_startPos.x ); }
		int getStartIntPositionY( void ) const { return ROUND( m_startPos.y ); }
		int getEndIntPositionX  ( void ) const { return ROUND( m_endPos.x   ); }
		int getEndIntPositionY  ( void ) const { return ROUND( m_endPos.y   ); }
		const Vector& getStartPosition( void ) const { return m_startPos; }
		const Vector& getEndPosition  ( void ) const { return m_endPos; }
		real getLength( void ) const { return (m_endPos - m_startPos).abs(); }
		void setLength( const real length ) { m_length = length; }
		Uint32 getColor( void ) const { return m_color; }
		Uint8 getOwner( void ) const { return m_owner; }
		AttachableObject* getOtherAttachedObject( const AttachableObject* a ) const;

		virtual Uint32 getSerializeBufferSize() const;
		virtual void serialize( Uint8*& bufferPointer ) const;
		virtual void deserialize( Uint8*& bufferPointer );

	protected:

		Vector m_startPos, m_endPos;
		real m_length, m_oldLength;
		bool m_isCharged;
		Uint8 m_owner;
		Uint32 m_color;
		Sint32 m_ttl;
};

#endif // _ROPE_HPP_