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/*
 *  The Mana World
 *  Copyright 2004 The Mana World Development Team
 *
 *  This file is part of The Mana World.
 *
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 */

#ifndef _TMW_SPRITE_H_
#define _TMW_SPRITE_H_

class Graphics;

/**
 * A sprite is some visible object on a map. This abstract class defines the
 * interface used by the map to sort and display the sprite.
 */
class Sprite
{
    public:
        /**
         * Destructor.
         */
        virtual
        ~Sprite() {}

        /**
         * Draws the sprite to the given graphics context.
         *
         * Note: this function could be simplified if the graphics context
         * would support setting a translation offset. It already does this
         * partly with the clipping rectangle support.
         */
        virtual void
        draw(Graphics *graphics, int offsetX, int offsetY) = 0;

        /**
         * Returns the pixel Y coordinate of the sprite.
         */
        virtual int
        getPixelY() const = 0;

    protected:
        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        Sprite() {}
};

#endif