minetest/src/gamedef.h

/*
Minetest-c55
Copyright (C) 2011 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>

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*/

#ifndef GAMEDEF_HEADER
#define GAMEDEF_HEADER

#include <string>
#include "irrlichttypes.h"

class IItemDefManager;
class INodeDefManager;
class ICraftDefManager;
class ITextureSource;

/*
	An interface for fetching game-global definitions like tool and
	mapnode properties
*/

class IGameDef
{
public:
	// These are thread-safe IF they are not edited while running threads.
	// Thus, first they are set up and then they are only read.
	virtual IItemDefManager* getItemDefManager()=0;
	virtual INodeDefManager* getNodeDefManager()=0;
	virtual ICraftDefManager* getCraftDefManager()=0;

	// This is always thread-safe, but referencing the irrlicht texture
	// pointers in other threads than main thread will make things explode.
	virtual ITextureSource* getTextureSource()=0;
	
	// Used for keeping track of names/ids of unknown nodes
	virtual u16 allocateUnknownNodeId(const std::string &name)=0;

	// Shorthands
	IItemDefManager* idef(){return getItemDefManager();}
	INodeDefManager* ndef(){return getNodeDefManager();}
	ICraftDefManager* cdef(){return getCraftDefManager();}
	ITextureSource* tsrc(){return getTextureSource();}
};

#endif