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diff --git a/yage/render/batch.h b/yage/render/batch.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e301531c --- /dev/null +++ b/yage/render/batch.h @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +#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 draw(); + virtual void render(); + +protected: +}; + +} // namespace yage + +#endif |