//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  $Logfile:: /Code/DLLs/game/actor_posturecontroller.h                      $
// $Revision:: 15                                                             $
//   $Author:: Sketcher                                                       $
//     $Date:: 5/20/02 3:55p                                                  $
//
// Copyright (C) 2001 by Ritual Entertainment, Inc.
// All rights reserved.
//
// This source may not be distributed and/or modified without
// expressly written permission by Ritual Entertainment, Inc.
//
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class PostureController;

#ifndef __ACTOR_POSTURECONTROLLER_HPP__
#define __ACTOR_POSTURECONTROLLER_HPP__

extern Event EV_Posture_Anim_Done;
extern Event EV_PostureChanged_Completed;

//------------------------- CLASS ------------------------------
//
// Name:			PostureController
// Base Class:		None
//
// Description:		This class will control the posture of the Actor.  It will maintain
//					an enum of the current posture and will have methods for changing
//					posture via Animations... Eventually, these will need to be modified
//					to call functions on some type of animation manager
//
// Method of Use:	Instantiated by the Actor 
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------
class PostureController
{
public:
  PostureController();
  explicit PostureController(Actor *actor);
  virtual ~PostureController();

  virtual void	Archive(Archiver &arc);
  void			DoArchive(Archiver &arc, Actor *actor);

  void			evaluate();

  bool			requestPosture(const str &postureState, Listener *requestor);

  const str&		getRequestedPostureName();
  const str&		getCurrentPostureName();

  void			setPostureStateMap(const str &stateMap, bool loading);
  void			setPostureState(const str &postureState);
  void			setPostureState(const str &postureState, const str &requestedState);

protected:
  void			init();

private:
  StateMap		*_postureStateMap;
  str				 _postureStateMap_Name;

  State			*_currentPostureState;
  str				 _currentPostureState_Name;

  State			*_requestedPostureState;
  str				 _requestedPostureState_Name;

  SafePtr<Listener> _requestor;
  Container<Conditional*>	 _postureConditionals;



  Actor		    *act;
};

inline const str& PostureController::getRequestedPostureName()
{
  return _requestedPostureState_Name;
}

inline const str& PostureController::getCurrentPostureName()
{
  return _currentPostureState_Name;
}

#endif /* __ACTOR_POSTURECONTROLLER_HPP__ */