UltimateZoneBuilder/Source/Core/Data/DataManager.cs

#region ================== Copyright (c) 2007 Pascal vd Heiden

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007 Pascal vd Heiden, www.codeimp.com
 * This program is released under GNU General Public License
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 */

#endregion

#region ================== Namespaces

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using CodeImp.DoomBuilder.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using SlimDX.Direct3D9;
using CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Config;
using System.Threading;
using CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Map;
using CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Windows;
using CodeImp.DoomBuilder.ZDoom;

#endregion

namespace CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Data
{
	public sealed class DataManager
	{
		#region ================== Constants
		
		public const string INTERNAL_PREFIX = "internal:";
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Variables
		
		// Data containers
		private List<DataReader> containers;
		private DataReader currentreader;
		
		// Palette
		private Playpal palette;
		
		// Textures, Flats and Sprites
		private Dictionary<long, ImageData> textures;
		private List<string> texturenames;
		private Dictionary<long, ImageData> flats;
		private List<string> flatnames;
		private Dictionary<long, ImageData> sprites;
		private List<MatchingTextureSet> texturesets;
		private List<ResourceTextureSet> resourcetextures;
		private AllTextureSet alltextures;
		
		// Background loading
		private Queue<ImageData> imageque;
		private Thread backgroundloader;
		private volatile bool updatedusedtextures;
		private bool notifiedbusy;
		
		// Image previews
		private PreviewManager previews;
		
		// Special images
		private ImageData missingtexture3d;
		private ImageData unknowntexture3d;
		private ImageData hourglass3d;
		private ImageData crosshair;
		private ImageData crosshairbusy;
		private Dictionary<string, ImageData> internalsprites;
		private ImageData thingbox;
		private ImageData whitetexture;
		
		// Used images
		private Dictionary<long, long> usedimages;
		
		// Things combined with things created from Decorate
		private DecorateParser decorate;
		private List<ThingCategory> thingcategories;
		private Dictionary<int, ThingTypeInfo> thingtypes;
		
		// Timing
		private double loadstarttime;
		private double loadfinishtime;
		
		// Disposing
		private bool isdisposed = false;

		#endregion

		#region ================== Properties

		public Playpal Palette { get { return palette; } }
		public PreviewManager Previews { get { return previews; } }
		public ICollection<ImageData> Textures { get { return textures.Values; } }
		public ICollection<ImageData> Flats { get { return flats.Values; } }
		public List<string> TextureNames { get { return texturenames; } }
		public List<string> FlatNames { get { return flatnames; } }
		public bool IsDisposed { get { return isdisposed; } }
		public ImageData MissingTexture3D { get { return missingtexture3d; } }
		public ImageData UnknownTexture3D { get { return unknowntexture3d; } }
		public ImageData Hourglass3D { get { return hourglass3d; } }
		public ImageData Crosshair3D { get { return crosshair; } }
		public ImageData CrosshairBusy3D { get { return crosshairbusy; } }
		public ImageData ThingBox { get { return thingbox; } }
		public ImageData WhiteTexture { get { return whitetexture; } }
		public List<ThingCategory> ThingCategories { get { return thingcategories; } }
		public ICollection<ThingTypeInfo> ThingTypes { get { return thingtypes.Values; } }
		public DecorateParser Decorate { get { return decorate; } }
		internal ICollection<MatchingTextureSet> TextureSets { get { return texturesets; } }
		internal ICollection<ResourceTextureSet> ResourceTextureSets { get { return resourcetextures; } }
		internal AllTextureSet AllTextureSet { get { return alltextures; } }
		
		public bool IsLoading
		{
			get
			{
				if(imageque != null)
				{
					return (backgroundloader != null) && backgroundloader.IsAlive && ((imageque.Count > 0) || previews.IsLoading);
				}
				else
				{
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Constructor / Disposer

		// Constructor
		internal DataManager()
		{
			// We have no destructor
			GC.SuppressFinalize(this);

			// Load special images
			missingtexture3d = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.MissingTexture3D.png");
			missingtexture3d.LoadImage();
			unknowntexture3d = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.UnknownTexture3D.png");
			unknowntexture3d.LoadImage();
			hourglass3d = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.Hourglass3D.png");
			hourglass3d.LoadImage();
			crosshair = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.Crosshair.png");
			crosshair.LoadImage();
			crosshairbusy = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.CrosshairBusy.png");
			crosshairbusy.LoadImage();
			thingbox = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.ThingBox.png");
			thingbox.LoadImage();
			whitetexture = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.White.png");
			whitetexture.UseColorCorrection = false;
			whitetexture.LoadImage();
			whitetexture.CreateTexture();
		}
		
		// Disposer
		internal void Dispose()
		{
			// Not already disposed?
			if(!isdisposed)
			{
				// Clean up
				Unload();
				missingtexture3d.Dispose();
				missingtexture3d = null;
				unknowntexture3d.Dispose();
				unknowntexture3d = null;
				hourglass3d.Dispose();
				hourglass3d = null;
				crosshair.Dispose();
				crosshair = null;
				crosshairbusy.Dispose();
				crosshairbusy = null;
				thingbox.Dispose();
				thingbox = null;
				whitetexture.Dispose();
				whitetexture = null;
				
				// Done
				isdisposed = true;
			}
		}

		#endregion

		#region ================== Loading / Unloading

		// This loads all data resources
		internal void Load(DataLocationList configlist, DataLocationList maplist, DataLocation maplocation)
		{
			DataLocationList all = DataLocationList.Combined(configlist, maplist);
			all.Add(maplocation);
			Load(all);
		}

		// This loads all data resources
		internal void Load(DataLocationList configlist, DataLocationList maplist)
		{
			DataLocationList all = DataLocationList.Combined(configlist, maplist);
			Load(all);
		}

		// This loads all data resources
		internal void Load(DataLocationList locations)
		{
			int texcount, flatcount, spritecount, thingcount, colormapcount;
			Dictionary<long, ImageData> texturesonly = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			Dictionary<long, ImageData> colormapsonly = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			Dictionary<long, ImageData> flatsonly = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			DataReader c;
			
			// Create collections
			containers = new List<DataReader>();
			textures = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			flats = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			sprites = new Dictionary<long, ImageData>();
			texturenames = new List<string>();
			flatnames = new List<string>();
			imageque = new Queue<ImageData>();
			previews = new PreviewManager();
			texturesets = new List<MatchingTextureSet>();
			usedimages = new Dictionary<long, long>();
			internalsprites = new Dictionary<string, ImageData>();
			thingcategories = General.Map.Config.GetThingCategories();
			thingtypes = General.Map.Config.GetThingTypes();
			
			// Load texture sets
			foreach(DefinedTextureSet ts in General.Map.ConfigSettings.TextureSets)
				texturesets.Add(new MatchingTextureSet(ts));
			
			// Sort the texture sets
			texturesets.Sort();
			
			// Special textures sets
			alltextures = new AllTextureSet();
			resourcetextures = new List<ResourceTextureSet>();
			
			// Go for all locations
			foreach(DataLocation dl in locations)
			{
				// Nothing chosen yet
				c = null;

				// TODO: Make this work more elegant using reflection.
				// Make DataLocation.type of type Type and assign the
				// types of the desired reader classes.

				try
				{
					// Choose container type
					switch(dl.type)
					{
						// WAD file container
						case DataLocation.RESOURCE_WAD:
							c = new WADReader(dl);
							break;

						// Directory container
						case DataLocation.RESOURCE_DIRECTORY:
							c = new DirectoryReader(dl);
							break;

						// PK3 file container
						case DataLocation.RESOURCE_PK3:
							c = new PK3Reader(dl);
							break;
					}
				}
				catch(Exception e)
				{
					// Unable to load resource
					General.ErrorLogger.Add(ErrorType.Error, "Unable to load resources from location \"" + dl.location + "\". Please make sure the location is accessible and not in use by another program. The resources will now be loaded with this location excluded. You may reload the resources to try again.\n" + e.GetType().Name + " when creating data reader: " + e.Message + ")");
					General.WriteLogLine(e.StackTrace);
					continue;
				}	

				// Add container
				if(c != null)
				{
					containers.Add(c);
					resourcetextures.Add(c.TextureSet);
				}
			}
			
			// Load stuff
			LoadPalette();
			texcount = LoadTextures(texturesonly);
			flatcount = LoadFlats(flatsonly);
			colormapcount = LoadColormaps(colormapsonly);
			thingcount = LoadDecorateThings();
			spritecount = LoadSprites();
			LoadInternalSprites();
			
			// Process colormaps (we just put them in as textures)
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> t in colormapsonly)
			{
				textures.Add(t.Key, t.Value);
				texturenames.Add(t.Value.Name);
			}
			
			// Process textures
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> t in texturesonly)
			{
				if(!textures.ContainsKey(t.Key))
				{
					textures.Add(t.Key, t.Value);
					texturenames.Add(t.Value.Name);
				}
			}

			// Process flats
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> f in flatsonly)
			{
				flats.Add(f.Key, f.Value);
				flatnames.Add(f.Value.Name);
			}

			// Mixed textures and flats?
			if(General.Map.Config.MixTexturesFlats)
			{
				// Add textures to flats
				foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> t in texturesonly)
				{
					if(!flats.ContainsKey(t.Key))
					{
						flats.Add(t.Key, t.Value);
						flatnames.Add(t.Value.Name);
					}
				}

				// Add flats to textures
				foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> f in flatsonly)
				{
					if(!textures.ContainsKey(f.Key))
					{
						textures.Add(f.Key, f.Value);
						texturenames.Add(f.Value.Name);
					}
				}
			}
			
			// Sort names
			texturenames.Sort();
			flatnames.Sort();

			// Sort things
			foreach(ThingCategory tc in thingcategories) tc.SortIfNeeded();

			// Update the used textures
			General.Map.Data.UpdateUsedTextures();
			
			// Add texture names to texture sets
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> img in textures)
			{
				// Add to all sets where it matches
				bool matchfound = false;
				foreach(MatchingTextureSet ms in texturesets)
					matchfound |= ms.AddTexture(img.Value);

				// Add to all
				alltextures.AddTexture(img.Value);
			}
			
			// Add flat names to texture sets
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> img in flats)
			{
				// Add to all sets where it matches
				bool matchfound = false;
				foreach(MatchingTextureSet ms in texturesets)
					matchfound |= ms.AddFlat(img.Value);
				
				// Add to all
				alltextures.AddFlat(img.Value);
			}
			
			// Start background loading
			StartBackgroundLoader();
			
			// Output info
			General.WriteLogLine("Loaded " + texcount + " textures, " + flatcount + " flats, " + colormapcount + " colormaps, " + spritecount + " sprites, " + thingcount + " decorate things");
		}
		
		// This unloads all data
		internal void Unload()
		{
			// Stop background loader
			StopBackgroundLoader();
			
			// Dispose preview manager
			previews.Dispose();
			previews = null;
			
			// Dispose resources
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> i in textures) i.Value.Dispose();
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> i in flats) i.Value.Dispose();
			foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> i in sprites) i.Value.Dispose();
			palette = null;
			
			// Dispose containers
			foreach(DataReader c in containers) c.Dispose();
			containers.Clear();
			
			// Trash collections
			containers = null;
			textures = null;
			flats = null;
			sprites = null;
			texturenames = null;
			flatnames = null;
			imageque = null;
			internalsprites = null;
		}
		
		#endregion
		
		#region ================== Suspend / Resume

		// This suspends data resources
		internal void Suspend()
		{
			// Stop background loader
			StopBackgroundLoader();
			
			// Go for all containers
			foreach(DataReader d in containers)
			{
				// Suspend
				General.WriteLogLine("Suspended data resource '" + d.Location.location + "'");
				d.Suspend();
			}
		}

		// This resumes data resources
		internal void Resume()
		{
			// Go for all containers
			foreach(DataReader d in containers)
			{
				try
				{
					// Resume
					General.WriteLogLine("Resumed data resource '" + d.Location.location + "'");
					d.Resume();
				}
				catch(Exception e)
				{
					// Unable to load resource
					General.ErrorLogger.Add(ErrorType.Error, "Unable to load resources from location \"" + d.Location.location + "\". Please make sure the location is accessible and not in use by another program. The resources will now be loaded with this location excluded. You may reload the resources to try again.\n" + e.GetType().Name + " when resuming data reader: " + e.Message + ")");
					General.WriteLogLine(e.StackTrace);
				}
			}
			
			// Start background loading
			StartBackgroundLoader();
		}
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Background Loading
		
		// This starts background loading
		private void StartBackgroundLoader()
		{
			// Timing
			loadstarttime = General.Clock.GetCurrentTime();
			loadfinishtime = 0;
			
			// If a loader is already running, stop it first
			if(backgroundloader != null) StopBackgroundLoader();

			// Start a low priority thread to load images in background
			General.WriteLogLine("Starting background resource loading...");
			backgroundloader = new Thread(new ThreadStart(BackgroundLoad));
			backgroundloader.Name = "Background Loader";
			backgroundloader.Priority = ThreadPriority.Lowest;
			backgroundloader.IsBackground = true;
			backgroundloader.Start();
		}
		
		// This stops background loading
		private void StopBackgroundLoader()
		{
			ImageData img;
			
			General.WriteLogLine("Stopping background resource loading...");
			if(backgroundloader != null)
			{
				// Stop the thread and wait for it to end
				backgroundloader.Interrupt();
				backgroundloader.Join();

				// Reset load states on all images in the list
				while(imageque.Count > 0)
				{
					img = imageque.Dequeue();
					
					switch(img.ImageState)
					{
						case ImageLoadState.Loading:
							img.ImageState = ImageLoadState.None;
							break;

						case ImageLoadState.Unloading:
							img.ImageState = ImageLoadState.Ready;
							break;
					}

					switch(img.PreviewState)
					{
						case ImageLoadState.Loading:
							img.PreviewState = ImageLoadState.None;
							break;

						case ImageLoadState.Unloading:
							img.PreviewState = ImageLoadState.Ready;
							break;
					}
				}
				
				// Done
				notifiedbusy = false;
				backgroundloader = null;
				General.SendMessage(General.MainWindow.Handle, (int)MainForm.ThreadMessages.UpdateStatus, 0, 0);
			}
		}
		
		// The background loader
		private void BackgroundLoad()
		{
			try
			{
				do
				{
					// Do we have to update the used-in-map status?
					if(updatedusedtextures) BackgroundUpdateUsedTextures();
					
					// Get next item
					ImageData image = null;
					lock(imageque)
					{
						// Fetch next image to process
						if(imageque.Count > 0) image = imageque.Dequeue();
					}
					
					// Any image to process?
					if(image != null)
					{
						// Load this image?
						if(image.IsReferenced && (image.ImageState != ImageLoadState.Ready))
						{
							image.LoadImage();
						}
						
						// Unload this image?
						if(!image.IsReferenced && image.AllowUnload && (image.ImageState != ImageLoadState.None))
						{
							// Still unreferenced?
							image.UnloadImage();
						}
					}
					
					// Doing something?
					if(image != null)
					{
						// Wait a bit and update icon
						if(!notifiedbusy)
						{
							notifiedbusy = true;
							General.SendMessage(General.MainWindow.Handle, (int)MainForm.ThreadMessages.UpdateStatus, 0, 0);
						}
						Thread.Sleep(0);
					}
					else
					{
						// Process previews only when we don't have images to process
						// because these are lower priority than the actual images
						if(previews.BackgroundLoad())
						{
							// Wait a bit and update icon
							if(!notifiedbusy)
							{
								notifiedbusy = true;
								General.SendMessage(General.MainWindow.Handle, (int)MainForm.ThreadMessages.UpdateStatus, 0, 0);
							}
							Thread.Sleep(0);
						}
						else
						{
							if(notifiedbusy)
							{
								notifiedbusy = false;
								General.SendMessage(General.MainWindow.Handle, (int)MainForm.ThreadMessages.UpdateStatus, 0, 0);
							}
							
							// Timing
							if(loadfinishtime == 0)
							{
								loadfinishtime = General.Clock.GetCurrentTime();
								double deltatimesec = (loadfinishtime - loadstarttime) / 1000.0d;
								General.WriteLogLine("Resources loading took " + deltatimesec.ToString("########0.00") + " seconds");
							}
							
							// Wait longer to release CPU resources
							Thread.Sleep(50);
						}
					}
				}
				while(true);
			}
			catch(ThreadInterruptedException)
			{
				return;
			}
		}
		
		// This adds an image for background loading or unloading
		internal void ProcessImage(ImageData img)
		{
			// Load this image?
			if((img.ImageState == ImageLoadState.None) && img.IsReferenced)
			{
				// Add for loading
				img.ImageState = ImageLoadState.Loading;
				lock(imageque) { imageque.Enqueue(img); }
			}
			
			// Unload this image?
			if((img.ImageState == ImageLoadState.Ready) && !img.IsReferenced && img.AllowUnload)
			{
				// Add for unloading
				img.ImageState = ImageLoadState.Unloading;
				lock(imageque) { imageque.Enqueue(img); }
			}
			
			// Update icon
			General.SendMessage(General.MainWindow.Handle, (int)MainForm.ThreadMessages.UpdateStatus, 0, 0);
		}

		// This updates the used-in-map status on all textures and flats
		private void BackgroundUpdateUsedTextures()
		{
			lock(usedimages)
			{
				// Set used on all textures
				foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> i in textures)
				{
					i.Value.SetUsedInMap(usedimages.ContainsKey(i.Key));
					if(i.Value.IsImageLoaded != i.Value.IsReferenced) ProcessImage(i.Value);
				}

				// Set used on all flats
				foreach(KeyValuePair<long, ImageData> i in flats)
				{
					i.Value.SetUsedInMap(usedimages.ContainsKey(i.Key));
					if(i.Value.IsImageLoaded != i.Value.IsReferenced) ProcessImage(i.Value);
				}
				
				// Done
				updatedusedtextures = false;
			}
		}
		
		#endregion
		
		#region ================== Palette

		// This loads the PLAYPAL palette
		private void LoadPalette()
		{
			// Go for all opened containers
			for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				// Load palette
				palette = containers[i].LoadPalette();
				if(palette != null) break;
			}

			// Make empty palette when still no palette found
			if(palette == null)
			{
				General.ErrorLogger.Add(ErrorType.Warning, "None of the loaded resources define a color palette. Did you forget to configure an IWAD for this game configuration?");
				palette = new Playpal();
			}
		}

		#endregion

		#region ================== Colormaps

		// This loads the colormaps
		private int LoadColormaps(Dictionary<long, ImageData> list)
		{
			ICollection<ImageData> images;
			int counter = 0;

			// Go for all opened containers
			foreach(DataReader dr in containers)
			{
				// Load colormaps
				images = dr.LoadColormaps();
				if(images != null)
				{
					// Go for all colormaps
					foreach(ImageData img in images)
					{
						// Add or replace in flats list
						list.Remove(img.LongName);
						list.Add(img.LongName, img);
						counter++;

						// Add to preview manager
						previews.AddImage(img);
					}
				}
			}

			// Output info
			return counter;
		}

		// This returns a specific colormap stream
		internal Stream GetColormapData(string pname)
		{
			Stream colormap;

			// Go for all opened containers
			for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				// This contain provides this flat?
				colormap = containers[i].GetColormapData(pname);
				if(colormap != null) return colormap;
			}

			// No such patch found
			return null;
		}

		#endregion

		#region ================== Textures

		// This loads the textures
		private int LoadTextures(Dictionary<long, ImageData> list)
		{
			ICollection<ImageData> images;
			PatchNames pnames = new PatchNames();
			PatchNames newpnames;
			int counter = 0;
			long firsttexture = 0;

			// Go for all opened containers
			foreach(DataReader dr in containers)
			{
				// Load PNAMES info
				// Note that pnames is NOT set to null in the loop
				// because if a container has no pnames, the pnames
				// of the previous (higher) container should be used.
				newpnames = dr.LoadPatchNames();
				if(newpnames != null) pnames = newpnames;

				// Load textures
				images = dr.LoadTextures(pnames);
				if(images != null)
				{
					// Go for all textures
					foreach(ImageData img in images)
					{
						// Add or replace in textures list
						list.Remove(img.LongName);
						list.Add(img.LongName, img);
						if(firsttexture == 0) firsttexture = img.LongName;
						counter++;
						
						// Add to preview manager
						previews.AddImage(img);
					}
				}
			}
			
			// The first texture cannot be used, because in the game engine it
			// has index 0 which means "no texture", so remove it from the list.
			list.Remove(firsttexture);
			
			// Output info
			return counter;
		}
		
		// This returns a specific patch stream
		internal Stream GetPatchData(string pname)
		{
			Stream patch;

			// Go for all opened containers
			for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				// This contain provides this patch?
				patch = containers[i].GetPatchData(pname);
				if(patch != null) return patch;
			}

			// No such patch found
			return null;
		}

		// This returns a specific texture stream
		internal Stream GetTextureData(string pname)
		{
			Stream patch;

			// Go for all opened containers
			for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				// This contain provides this patch?
				patch = containers[i].GetTextureData(pname);
				if(patch != null) return patch;
			}

			// No such patch found
			return null;
		}
		
		// This checks if a given texture is known
		public bool GetTextureExists(string name)
		{
			long longname = Lump.MakeLongName(name);
			return textures.ContainsKey(longname);
		}
		
		// This checks if a given texture is known
		public bool GetTextureExists(long longname)
		{
			return textures.ContainsKey(longname);
		}
		
		// This returns an image by string
		public ImageData GetTextureImage(string name)
		{
			// Get the long name
			long longname = Lump.MakeLongName(name);
			return GetTextureImage(longname);
		}
		
		// This returns an image by long
		public ImageData GetTextureImage(long longname)
		{
			// Does this texture exist?
			if(textures.ContainsKey(longname))
			{
				// Return texture
				return textures[longname];
			}
			else
			{
				// Return null image
				return new UnknownImage(Properties.Resources.UnknownImage);
			}
		}
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Flats

		// This loads the flats
		private int LoadFlats(Dictionary<long, ImageData> list)
		{
			ICollection<ImageData> images;
			int counter = 0;
			
			// Go for all opened containers
			foreach(DataReader dr in containers)
			{
				// Load flats
				images = dr.LoadFlats();
				if(images != null)
				{
					// Go for all flats
					foreach(ImageData img in images)
					{
						// Add or replace in flats list
						list.Remove(img.LongName);
						list.Add(img.LongName, img);
						counter++;

						// Add to preview manager
						previews.AddImage(img);
					}
				}
			}

			// Output info
			return counter;
		}

		// This returns a specific flat stream
		internal Stream GetFlatData(string pname)
		{
			Stream flat;

			// Go for all opened containers
			for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				// This contain provides this flat?
				flat = containers[i].GetFlatData(pname);
				if(flat != null) return flat;
			}

			// No such patch found
			return null;
		}

		// This checks if a flat is known
		public bool GetFlatExists(string name)
		{
			long longname = Lump.MakeLongName(name);
			return flats.ContainsKey(longname);
		}

		// This checks if a flat is known
		public bool GetFlatExists(long longname)
		{
			return flats.ContainsKey(longname);
		}
		
		// This returns an image by string
		public ImageData GetFlatImage(string name)
		{
			// Get the long name
			long longname = Lump.MakeLongName(name);
			return GetFlatImage(longname);
		}

		// This returns an image by long
		public ImageData GetFlatImage(long longname)
		{
			// Does this flat exist?
			if(flats.ContainsKey(longname))
			{
				// Return flat
				return flats[longname];
			}
			else
			{
				// Return null image
				return new UnknownImage(Properties.Resources.UnknownImage);
			}
		}
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Sprites

		// This loads the sprites
		private int LoadSprites()
		{
			// Go for all things
			foreach(ThingTypeInfo ti in General.Map.Data.ThingTypes)
			{
				// Sprite not added to collection yet?
				if(!sprites.ContainsKey(ti.SpriteLongName) && (ti.Sprite.Length <= 8))
				{
					// Find sprite data
					Stream spritedata = GetSpriteData(ti.Sprite);
					if(spritedata != null)
					{
						// Make new sprite image
						SpriteImage image = new SpriteImage(ti.Sprite);

						// Add to collection
						sprites.Add(ti.SpriteLongName, image);
						
						// Add to preview manager
						previews.AddImage(image);
					}
				}
			}

			// Output info
			return sprites.Count;
		}

		// This returns a specific patch stream
		internal Stream GetSpriteData(string pname)
		{
			if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pname))
			{
				// Go for all opened containers
				for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
				{
					// This contain provides this patch?
					Stream spritedata = containers[i].GetSpriteData(pname);
					if(spritedata != null) return spritedata;
				}
			}
			
			// No such patch found
			return null;
		}

		// This tests if a given sprite can be found
		internal bool GetSpriteExists(string pname)
		{
			if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pname))
			{
				// Go for all opened containers
				for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
				{
					// This contain provides this patch?
					if(containers[i].GetSpriteExists(pname)) return true;
				}
			}
			
			// No such patch found
			return false;
		}
		
		// This loads the internal sprites
		private void LoadInternalSprites()
		{
			// Add sprite icon files from directory
			string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(General.SpritesPath, "*.png", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
			foreach(string spritefile in files)
			{
				ImageData img = new FileImage(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(spritefile).ToLowerInvariant(), spritefile, false);
				img.LoadImage();
				img.AllowUnload = false;
				internalsprites.Add(img.Name, img);
			}
			
			// Add some internal resources
			if(!internalsprites.ContainsKey("nothing"))
			{
				ImageData img = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.Nothing.png");
				img.LoadImage();
				img.AllowUnload = false;
				internalsprites.Add("nothing", img);
			}
			
			if(!internalsprites.ContainsKey("unknownthing"))
			{
				ImageData img = new ResourceImage("CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Resources.UnknownThing.png");
				img.LoadImage();
				img.AllowUnload = false;
				internalsprites.Add("unknownthing", img);
			}
		}
		
		// This returns an image by long
		public ImageData GetSpriteImage(string name)
		{
			// Is this referring to an internal sprite image?
			if((name.Length > INTERNAL_PREFIX.Length) && name.ToLowerInvariant().StartsWith(INTERNAL_PREFIX))
			{
				// Get the internal sprite
				string internalname = name.Substring(INTERNAL_PREFIX.Length).ToLowerInvariant();
				if(internalsprites.ContainsKey(internalname))
				{
					return internalsprites[internalname];
				}
				else
				{
					return new UnknownImage(Properties.Resources.UnknownImage);
				}
			}
			else
			{
				// Get the long name
				long longname = Lump.MakeLongName(name);

				// Sprite already loaded?
				if(sprites.ContainsKey(longname))
				{
					// Return exiting sprite
					return sprites[longname];
				}
				else
				{
					Stream spritedata = null;
					
					// Go for all opened containers
					for(int i = containers.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
					{
						// This contain provides this sprite?
						spritedata = containers[i].GetSpriteData(name);
						if(spritedata != null) break;
					}
					
					// Found anything?
					if(spritedata != null)
					{
						// Make new sprite image
						SpriteImage image = new SpriteImage(name);

						// Add to collection
						sprites.Add(longname, image);

						// Return result
						return image;
					}
					else
					{
						// Return null image
						return new UnknownImage(Properties.Resources.UnknownImage);
					}
				}
			}
		}

		// BAD! These block while loading the image. That is not
		// what our background loading system is for!
		/*
		// This returns a bitmap by string
		public Bitmap GetSpriteBitmap(string name)
		{
			ImageData img = GetSpriteImage(name);
			img.LoadImage();
			return img.Bitmap;
		}

		// This returns a texture by string
		public Texture GetSpriteTexture(string name)
		{
			ImageData img = GetSpriteImage(name);
			img.LoadImage();
			img.CreateTexture();
			return img.Texture;
		}
		*/
		
		#endregion

		#region ================== Things
		
		// This loads the things from Decorate
		private int LoadDecorateThings()
		{
			int counter = 0;
			
			// Create new parser
			decorate = new DecorateParser();
			decorate.OnInclude = LoadDecorateFromLocation;
			
			// Only load these when the game configuration supports the use of decorate
			if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(General.Map.Config.DecorateGames))
			{
				// Go for all opened containers
				foreach(DataReader dr in containers)
				{
					// Load Decorate info cumulatively (the last Decorate is added to the previous)
					// I'm not sure if this is the right thing to do though.
					currentreader = dr;
					List<Stream> decostreams = dr.GetDecorateData("DECORATE");
					foreach(Stream decodata in decostreams)
					{
						// Parse the data
						decodata.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
						decorate.Parse(decodata, "DECORATE");
						
						// Check for errors
						if(decorate.HasError)
						{
							General.ErrorLogger.Add(ErrorType.Error, "Unable to parse DECORATE data from location " +
								dr.Location.location + ". " + decorate.ErrorDescription + " on line " + decorate.ErrorLine +
								" in '" + decorate.ErrorSource + "'");
							break;
						}
					}
				}
				
				currentreader = null;
				
				if(!decorate.HasError)
				{
					// Go for all actors in the decorate to make things or update things
					foreach(ActorStructure actor in decorate.Actors)
					{
						// Check if we want to add this actor
						if(actor.DoomEdNum > 0)
						{
							string catname = actor.GetPropertyAllValues("$category").ToLowerInvariant();
							if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(catname.Trim())) catname = "decorate";
							
							// Check if we can find this thing in our existing collection
							if(thingtypes.ContainsKey(actor.DoomEdNum))
							{
								// Update the thing
								thingtypes[actor.DoomEdNum].ModifyByDecorateActor(actor);
							}
							else
							{
								// Find the category to put the actor in
								// First search by Title, then search by Name
								ThingCategory cat = null;
								foreach(ThingCategory c in thingcategories)
								{
									if(c.Title.ToLowerInvariant() == catname) cat = c;
								}
								if(cat == null)
								{
									foreach(ThingCategory c in thingcategories)
									{
										if(c.Name.ToLowerInvariant() == catname) cat = c;
									}
								}
								
								// Make the category if needed
								if(cat == null)
								{
									string catfullname = actor.GetPropertyAllValues("$category");
									if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(catfullname.Trim())) catfullname = "Decorate";
									cat = new ThingCategory(catname, catfullname);
									thingcategories.Add(cat);
								}
								
								// Add new thing
								ThingTypeInfo t = new ThingTypeInfo(cat, actor);
								cat.AddThing(t);
								thingtypes.Add(t.Index, t);
							}
							
							// Count
							counter++;
						}
					}
				}
			}
			
			// Output info
			return counter;
		}
		
		// This loads Decorate data from a specific file or lump name
		private void LoadDecorateFromLocation(DecorateParser parser, string location)
		{
			//General.WriteLogLine("Including DECORATE resource '" + location + "'...");
			List<Stream> decostreams = currentreader.GetDecorateData(location);
			foreach(Stream decodata in decostreams)
			{
				// Parse this data
				parser.Parse(decodata, location);
			}
		}
		
		// This gets thing information by index
		public ThingTypeInfo GetThingInfo(int thingtype)
		{
			// Index in config?
			if(thingtypes.ContainsKey(thingtype))
			{
				// Return from config
				return thingtypes[thingtype];
			}
			else
			{
				// Create unknown thing info
				return new ThingTypeInfo(thingtype);
			}
		}

		// This gets thing information by index
		// Returns null when thing type info could not be found
		public ThingTypeInfo GetThingInfoEx(int thingtype)
		{
			// Index in config?
			if(thingtypes.ContainsKey(thingtype))
			{
				// Return from config
				return thingtypes[thingtype];
			}
			else
			{
				// No such thing type known
				return null;
			}
		}
		
		#endregion
		
		#region ================== Tools

		// This finds the first IWAD resource
		// Returns false when not found
		internal bool FindFirstIWAD(out DataLocation result)
		{
			// Go for all data containers
			foreach(DataReader dr in containers)
			{
				// Container is a WAD file?
				if(dr is WADReader)
				{
					// Check if it is an IWAD
					WADReader wr = dr as WADReader;
					if(wr.IsIWAD)
					{
						// Return location!
						result = wr.Location;
						return true;
					}
				}
			}

			// No IWAD found
			result = new DataLocation();
			return false;
		}

		// This signals the background thread to update the
		// used-in-map status on all textures and flats
		public void UpdateUsedTextures()
		{
			lock(usedimages)
			{
				usedimages.Clear();

				// Go through the map to find the used textures
				foreach(Sidedef sd in General.Map.Map.Sidedefs)
				{
					// Add used textures to dictionary
					if(sd.HighTexture.Length > 0) usedimages[sd.LongHighTexture] = 0;
					if(sd.LowTexture.Length > 0) usedimages[sd.LongMiddleTexture] = 0;
					if(sd.MiddleTexture.Length > 0) usedimages[sd.LongLowTexture] = 0;
				}

				// Go through the map to find the used flats
				foreach(Sector s in General.Map.Map.Sectors)
				{
					// Add used flats to dictionary
					usedimages[s.LongFloorTexture] = 0;
					usedimages[s.LongCeilTexture] = 0;
				}
				
				// Notify the background thread that it needs to update the images
				updatedusedtextures = true;
			}
		}

		// This returns the long name for a string
		public long GetLongImageName(string name)
		{
			return Lump.MakeLongName(name);
		}
		
		#endregion
	}
}