// NeL - MMORPG Framework <http://dev.ryzom.com/projects/nel/>
// Copyright (C) 2010  Winch Gate Property Limited
//
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#ifndef NL_STRIPIFIER_H
#define NL_STRIPIFIER_H

#include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
#include "nel/3d/index_buffer.h"


namespace NL3D {


// ***************************************************************************
/**
 * Wrapper to NVidia(tm) Stripifier
 * \author Lionel Berenguier
 * \author Nevrax France
 * \date 2001
 */
class CStripifier
{
public:

	/// Constructor
	CStripifier();

	/** reorganize triangles to get efficiency of GPU vertex-cache. Default vertex cache is 10.
	 *	out get the same list of triangles, but in different order.
	 *	any list of lines / quads in out are not modified.
	 *	NB: &in == &out is possible.
	 */
	void		optimizeTriangles(const CIndexBuffer &in, CIndexBuffer &out, uint cacheSize= 10);

};


} // NL3D


#endif // NL_STRIPIFIER_H

/* End of stripifier.h */