SP_Object_Data_Base.h

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#ifndef SP_OBJECT_DATA_BASE_H
#define SP_OBJECT_DATA_BASE_H

#include <vrecko/SP_ObjectInterface.h>
#include <vrecko/EnvironmentObject.h>


namespace APSpacePartitioning {

class SP_Object_Data_Base: public vrecko::SP_Object_DataInterface, public vrecko::Ability {
    friend DWORD WINAPI HierarchyThreadProc(SP_Object_Data_Base *lpParameter);
public:
    SP_Object_Data_Base(const char *abName);
    ~SP_Object_Data_Base() { destroyThread(); };

    virtual void preInitialize();
    virtual void update();

protected:
    vrecko::EnvironmentObject *owner;

    HANDLE hHierarchyCreationThread;
    bool bThreadShouldTerminate; // signal from the outside that the thread should finish as quickly as possible

    virtual bool startThreadedHierarchyCreation();
        // initializes a thread and runs the hierarchy creation
        // Descendants should not need to override this method.

    virtual void destroyThread();

    virtual bool coreHierarchyCreation() { return false; };
        // Method that is executed in the separate thread (maybe in the main one) to create the actual hierarchy.
        // Descendants will need to override this method.
        // The method should watch the [bThreadShouldTerminate] variable and exit quickly if it becomes "true".
};

}


#endif