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 * Voreen - The Volume Rendering Engine                                            *
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#ifndef VRN_RENDERLOOPFINALIZER_H
#define VRN_RENDERLOOPFINALIZER_H

#include "voreen/core/processors/renderprocessor.h"

namespace voreen {

/**
 * In combination with RenderLoopInitiator, this class is used to define render loops.
 */
class RenderLoopFinalizer : public RenderProcessor {
public:
    RenderLoopFinalizer();
    virtual Processor* create() const;

    virtual std::string getCategory() const { return "Utility"; }
    virtual std::string getClassName() const { return "RenderLoopFinalizer"; }
    virtual CodeState getCodeState() const { return CODE_STATE_STABLE; }

    virtual bool isUtility() const { return true; }
    virtual bool isReady() const;

protected:
    virtual void setDescriptions() {
        setDescription("In combination with RenderLoopInitiator, this processor is used to establish render loops.");
    }

    virtual void process();
    virtual void initialize() throw (tgt::Exception);
    virtual void deinitialize() throw (tgt::Exception);

    tgt::Shader* shaderPrg_;
    RenderPort inport_;
    RenderPort outport_;
    RenderPort loopOutport_;
};

}

#endif //VRN_RENDERLOOPFINALIZER_H
