/*
   base/faction.h
   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
   the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License version 2
*/

#ifndef __INCLUDED_BASE_FACTION_H__
#define __INCLUDED_BASE_FACTION_H__

#include <list>

#include "math/color.h"
#include "core/info.h"

namespace game
{
	
class Faction : public core::Info {
public:
	Faction();
	virtual ~Faction();
	
	/* --- inspectors ------------------------------------------------- */
	
	inline const math::Color & color() const {
		return faction_color;
	}
	
	inline const math::Color & color_second() const {
		return faction_color_second;
	}
	
	/* --- actors ----------------------------------------------------- */

	/**
	 * @brief apply faction colors to an entity
	 */
	void apply(core::Entity *entity) const;

	/* --- mutators --------------------------------------------------- */
	
	inline void set_color(const math::Color &color) {
		faction_color.assign(color);
	}
	
	inline void set_color_second(const math::Color &color_second) {
		faction_color_second.assign(color_second);
	}
	
	/* --- static ----------------------------------------------------- */
	
	/**
	 * @brief initialize Faction infotype and read factions.init
	 */
	static bool init();
	
	/**
	 * @brief list available factions
	 */
	static void list();
	
	static Faction *find(const std::string & label);
	
private:
	
	/* --- attributes ------------------------------------------------- */
	
	math::Color		faction_color;
	math::Color		faction_color_second;
	
	/* --- static ----------------------------------------------------- */

	static core::InfoType *faction_infotype;
};

} // namespace game

#endif // __INCLUDED_BASE_FACTION_H__