#ifndef K3DSDK_ICAMERA_H
#define K3DSDK_ICAMERA_H

// K-3D
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/** \file
		\brief Declares k3d::icamera, an abstract interface for an object that can act as a camera (provide location and viewing frustum data)
		\author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
*/

#include "iunknown.h"

namespace k3d
{

class icrop_window;
class iprojection;
class iproperty;
class itransform_source;

/// Abstract interface for objects that can host (provide position and projection information to) a viewport
class icamera :
	public virtual iunknown
{
public:
	/// Returns the required position data for this camera
	virtual itransform_source& transformation() = 0;
	/// Returns the required viewing projection for this camera
	virtual iprojection& projection() = 0;
	/// Returns the required crop-window for this camera
	virtual icrop_window& crop_window() = 0;
	/// Returns the transformable object that should be altered during interactive user navigation
	virtual itransform_source& navigation_target() = 0;
	/// Retuns the camera's world target, a point (in world coordinates) around which the viewport orbits
	virtual iproperty& world_target() = 0;

protected:
	icamera() {}
	icamera(const icamera&) {}
	icamera& operator=(const icamera&) { return *this; }
	virtual ~icamera() {}
};

} // namespace k3d

#endif // K3DSDK_ICAMERA_H

