IParameterTranslator.h

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//
// Copyright 2010 Autodesk, Inc.  All rights reserved.
//
// Use of this software is subject to the terms of the Autodesk license
// agreement provided at the time of installation or download, or which 
// otherwise accompanies this software in either electronic or hard copy form.   
//
//

#pragma once

#include "../baseinterface.h"
#include "../strclass.h"

#define IPARAMETER_TRANSLATOR_INTERFACE_ID Interface_ID(0x31230111, 0x1c385ce3)

namespace MaxSDK { namespace Graphics {

    class IParameterTranslator : public BaseInterface
    {
    public:
        enum ShaderParameterType
        {
            ShaderParameterTypeUnknown = 0,
            ShaderParameterTypeFloat,      
            ShaderParameterTypeInt,        
            ShaderParameterTypeBool,       
            ShaderParameterTypeColor,      
            ShaderParameterTypePoint2,     
            ShaderParameterTypePoint3,     
            ShaderParameterTypePoint4,     
            ShaderParameterTypeTexture,    
        };

        enum SubMtlBaseType
        {
            SubMaterial, 
            SubTexmap,   
        };

        virtual Interface_ID GetID() { return IPARAMETER_TRANSLATOR_INTERFACE_ID; }

        virtual bool GetParameterValue(
            const TimeValue t, 
            const MCHAR* shaderParamName, 
            void* value, 
            ShaderParameterType type) = 0 ;

        virtual bool GetShaderInputParameterName(SubMtlBaseType type, int subMtlBaseIndex, MSTR& shaderInputParamName) =0 ;

        virtual bool OnPreParameterTranslate() = 0 ;
    };


} } // end namespace