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+/*
+This file is part of the simulation module of 3dengfx.
+
+Copyright (c) 2005 John Tsiombikas <nuclear@siggraph.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+*/
+
+/* provides a basic framework for running time-based simulations
+ *
+ * Author: John Tsiombikas 2005
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SIM_HPP_
+#define _SIM_HPP_
+
+#include "n3dmath2/n3dmath2.hpp"
+#include "common/timer.h"
+
+#define SIM_STD_TIMESLICE 1.0 / 30.0
+
+class Simulation {
+private:
+ scalar_t timeslice; // time between two updates (in seconds)
+ scalar_t prev_update;
+ ntimer timer;
+
+protected:
+ virtual void run(unsigned long msec) = 0; // override this
+
+public:
+ Simulation(scalar_t timeslice = SIM_STD_TIMESLICE);
+ virtual ~Simulation();
+
+ void start();
+ void stop();
+ void reset();
+
+ void update();
+ void update(unsigned long msec); // overrides dedicated timer
+};
+
+
+#endif // _SIM_HPP_