package org.papervision3d.materials.special {
	import flash.utils.Dictionary;
	import flash.utils.getDefinitionByName;
	
	import org.papervision3d.core.log.PaperLogger;
	import org.papervision3d.core.render.draw.IParticleDrawer;	

	/**
	 * @author Seb Lee-Delisle
	 * 
	 * version 0.1 of MovieAssetParticleMaterial that uses a reference to a
	 * library symbol to create a particle.
	 * 
	 */
	public class MovieAssetParticleMaterial extends MovieParticleMaterial implements IParticleDrawer
	{
		
		
		// TODO create object to store bitmap and spriterectdata (and USECOUNT!!!) for each type of bitmap
		
		public static var movieLibrary : Dictionary = new Dictionary(true); 
		

		private var movieAsset : Class;

		//public var allowAutoResize:Boolean = true; // FOR FUTURE USE! 
		
		
		// __________________________________________________ NEW
		
		/**
		 * A Particle material that is made from a single DisplayObject (Sprite, MovieClip, etc) or a
		 * Class that extends a DisplayObject (ie a library symbol)
		 * 
		 * v0.1 - TODO implement reusable assets in the same way as MovieAssetMaterial
		 * 
		 * @param linkageID		The Library symbol to make the material out of.
		 * @param transparent	[optional] - whether the image is transparent or not
		 * @param animated		[optional] If true, then the bitmap updates every frame. 
		 * @param forceMipMap	If true, we'll make a bitmap that scales up or down to 
		 * 						the nearest mip-map-able size. Thus making your particles 
		 * 						appear smoother. 
		 * 
		 */

		public function MovieAssetParticleMaterial(classRef:*, transparent:Boolean = true, animated : Boolean = false)
		{
			
			if(classRef is String)
				movieAsset = Class(getDefinitionByName(classRef as String)); 
			else if(classRef is Class)
				movieAsset = classRef as Class; 
			else
				PaperLogger.error("MovieAssetParticleMaterial classRef requires string or class, instead got "+(typeof classRef)); 
				
			movie = new movieAsset(); 
			if(!movie)
				PaperLogger.error("MovieAssetParticleMaterial : invalid classRef - cannot instantiate clip"); 
						 
			super(movie, transparent, animated); 
		}
		
		override public function destroy() :void
		{
			super.destroy(); 
			
			// not sure if we have to do anything extra here? 
			
		}
				
	}
}