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#ifndef _PARTICLE_CONTAINER_H
#define _PARTICLE_CONTAINER_H

#include <list>
#include <vector>

#include "particle.h"


/**
 * Set of particle effects.  May be stacked with other ParticleContainers.  All
 * operations herein affect such stacked containers, unless the operations end
 * in `Locally'.
 */
class ParticleContainer
{
public:
    /**
     * Constructs a new particle container and assumes responsibility for
     * its parent (for all operations defined herein, except when ending in `Locally')
     *
     * delParent means that the destructor should also free the parent.
     */
     ParticleContainer(ParticleContainer *parent = NULL, bool delParent = true);
    ~ParticleContainer();

    /**
     * Takes control of and adds a particle
     */
    void addLocally(Particle *);

    /**
     * `kills' and removes a particle
     */
    void removeLocally(Particle *);

    /**
     * Kills and removes all particle effects
     */
    void clear();

    /**
     * Kills and removes all particle effects (only in this container)
     */
    virtual void clearLocally();

    /**
     * Sets the positions of all elements
     */
    virtual void setPositions(float x, float y);

protected:
    bool mDelParent;			/**< Delete mNext in destructor */
    std::list<Particle *> mElements;	/**< Contained particle effects */
    ParticleContainer *mNext;		/**< Contained container, if any */
};


/**
 * Particle container with indexing facilities
 */
class ParticleVector : public ParticleContainer
{
public:
    ParticleVector(ParticleContainer *parent = NULL, bool delParent = true);

    /**
     * Sets a particle at a specified index.  Kills the previous particle
     * there, if needed.
     */
    virtual void setLocally(int index, Particle *particle);

    /**
     * Removes a particle at a specified index
     */
    virtual void delLocally(int index);

    virtual void clearLocally();
    virtual void setPositions(float x, float y);

protected:
    std::vector<Particle *> mIndexedElements;
};

#endif