// Filename: cullHandler.h
// Created by:  drose (23Feb02)
//
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//
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#ifndef CULLHANDLER_H
#define CULLHANDLER_H

#include "pandabase.h"
#include "cullableObject.h"
#include "graphicsStateGuardianBase.h"

class CullTraverser;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//       Class : CullHandler
// Description : This defines the abstract interface for an object
//               that receives Geoms identified by the CullTraverser.
//               By itself, it's not a particularly useful class; to
//               use it, derive from it and redefine record_object().
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class EXPCL_PANDA CullHandler {
public:
  virtual ~CullHandler();

  virtual void record_object(CullableObject *object, 
                             const CullTraverser *traverser);

  INLINE static void draw(CullableObject *object,
                          GraphicsStateGuardianBase *gsg,
                          bool force, Thread *current_thread);
  static void draw_with_decals(CullableObject *object,
                               GraphicsStateGuardianBase *gsg,
                               bool force, Thread *current_thread);
};

#include "cullHandler.I"

#endif


  
