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+#ifndef YAGE_CORE_BATCH_H
+#define YAGE_CORE_BATCH_H
+
+namespace yage
+{
+
+/** The Batch class will be the base class for all the different batching
+ * processes that might use different shaders and attributes. This is necessary
+ * because when we use a different shader, we have to bind a specific number
+ * of attributes, and we might not always want to have a texture, colours and
+ * coordinates, for example, when only using simple shapes.
+ *
+ * Batching
+ * ========
+ * The purpose of batching is to combine all sprites that use the same textures
+ * so that the textures does not have to be switched out on the gpu very often.
+ * This produces a much more efficient rendering process. An implementation of
+ * this can be seen in the SpriteBatch class, as it sorts and renders the
+ * objects you give it.
+ *
+ * The reason this base class exists, is because it makes it easier to also
+ * render objects that may not need a texture, or may require multiple textures
+ * or different attributes.
+ */
+class Batch
+{
+public:
+    virtual bool init();
+    virtual void begin();
+    virtual void end();
+    virtual void render();
+};
+
+} // namespace yage
+
+#endif