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#ifndef __SG_NODE_H
#define __SG_NODE_H

#include "SG_Spatial.h"

#include <vector>

typedef std::vector<SG_Node*> NodeList;

class SG_Node : public SG_Spatial
{

public:

	SG_Node(
		void* clientobj,
		void* clientinfo,
		SG_Callbacks callbacks
	);

	SG_Node(
		const SG_Node & other
	);

	virtual ~SG_Node();


	/**
	 * Add a child to this object. This also informs the child of
	 * it's parent.
	 * This just stores a pointer to the child and does not
	 * make a deep copy.
	 */

		void	
	AddChild(
		SG_Node* child
	);

	/** 
	 * Remove a child node from this object. This just removes the child
	 * pointer from the list of children - it does not destroy the child.
	 * This does not inform the child that this node is no longer it's parent.
	 * If the node was not a child of this object no action is performed.
	 */

		void	
	RemoveChild(
		SG_Node* child
	);

	/** 
	 * Get the current list of children. Do not use this interface for
	 * adding or removing children please use the methods of this class for
	 * that.
	 * @return a reference to the list of children of this node.
	 */
	
		NodeList&		
	GetSGChildren(
	);

	/**
	 * Get the current list of children.
	 * @return a const reference to the current list of children of this node.
	 */

	const 
		NodeList&	
	GetSGChildren(
	) const;

	/** 
	 * Clear the list of children associated with this node
	 */

		void				
	ClearSGChildren(
	);

	/**
	 * return the parent of this node if it exists.
	 */
		
		SG_Node*			
	GetSGParent(
	) const ;


	/**
	 * Set the parent of this node. 
	 */

		void				
	SetSGParent(
		SG_Node* parent
	);

	/**
	 * Return the top node in this node's Scene graph hierarchy
	 */
	
	const 
		SG_Node* 
	GetRootSGParent(
	) const;

	/**
	 * Disconnect this node from it's parent
	 */

		void				
	DisconnectFromParent(
	);

	/**
	 * Tell this node to treat it's parent as a vertex parent.
	 */

		void	
	SetVertexParent(
		bool isvertexparent
	) ;


	/**		
	 * Update the spatial data of this node. Iterate through
	 * the children of this node and update their world data.
	 */

		void		
	UpdateWorldData(
		double time
	);

	/**
	 * Update the simulation time of this node. Iterate through
	 * the children nodes and update their simulated time.
	 */

		void		
	SetSimulatedTime(
		double time,
		bool resurse
	);

	/**
	 * Node replication functions.
	 */

		SG_Node*	
	GetSGReplica(
	);

		void		
	Destruct(
	);

private:

		void		
	ProcessSGReplica(
		SG_Node* replica
	);

	/**
	 * The list of children of this node.
	 */
	NodeList m_children;

	/**
	 * The parent of this node may be NULL
	 */
	SG_Node* m_SGparent;

};
#endif //__SG_NODE_H