/**

 * @file  serialize.h

 * @brief Object serialization functions

 *

 * This file is part of Pyrit Ray Tracer.

 *

 * Copyright 2008  Radek Brich

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#ifndef SERIALIZE_H

#define SERIALIZE_H

#include <map>

#include "shapes.h"

#include "container.h"

#include "kdtree.h"

/**

 * Maps pointers to indices

 *

 * This helps when we are saving objects from random memory places

 * to file stream

 */

class Indexer

{

	int index;

public:

	Indexer(): indexmap(), index(0) {};

	void reset() { indexmap.clear(); index = 0; };

	/**

	 * Make new index or return number of already indexed object

	 * @param[in] o        object for indexation

	 * @param[out] retidx  returned index

	 * @retval true        if object was found

	 * @retval false       if new index was made for the object

	 */

};

extern Indexer vertex_index, shape_index;

void resetSerializer();

Shape *loadShape(istream &st, Material *mat);

#endif