/*
This file is part of jpcsp.
Jpcsp 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 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
Jpcsp 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 Jpcsp. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package jpcsp.graphics.RE.software;
import jpcsp.graphics.GeContext;
/**
* @author gid15
*
*/
public interface IRenderer {
/**
* Prepare the renderer so that the rendering can be
* performed asynchronously, possibly in a different thread.
* After the preparation, the context cannot be accessed any more.
*
* @return true if something has to be rendered
* false if nothing has to be rendered. It is not
* valid to call render() when this prepare
* method has returned false.
*/
public boolean prepare(GeContext context);
/**
* Render the primitive. This method is only allowed to access class
* variables. The GeContext cannot be accessed.
* This method can be called asynchronously and in a different thread.
*/
public void render();
public IRenderer duplicate();
}