//  SuperTux - Pulsing Light
//  Copyright (C) 2006 Christoph Sommer <christoph.sommer@2006.expires.deltadevelopment.de>
//
//  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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//
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//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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#ifndef HEADER_SUPERTUX_OBJECT_PULSING_LIGHT_HPP
#define HEADER_SUPERTUX_OBJECT_PULSING_LIGHT_HPP

#include "object/light.hpp"

/**
 * Light source that changes alpha value to give the impression of a pulsating light
 */
class PulsingLight : public Light
{
public:
  PulsingLight(const Vector& center, float cycle_len = 5.0, float min_alpha = 0.0, float max_alpha = 1.0, const Color& color = Color(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
  virtual ~PulsingLight();

  void update(float elapsed_time);
  void draw(DrawingContext& context);

protected:
  float min_alpha; /**< minimum alpha */
  float max_alpha; /**< maximum alpha */
  float cycle_len; /**< length in seconds of one cycle */

  float t; /**< local time in seconds */
};

#endif

/* EOF */
