using System.Collections.Generic;



namespace Delta.Utilities.Graphics.ShaderFeatures

{

	/// <summary>

	/// Interface for all ShaderFeatures.

	/// </summary>

	public interface IShaderFeature : ISaveLoadBinary

	{

		#region ShaderFeature (Public)

		/// <summary>

		/// Which shader feature flag is this ShaderFeature class using?

		/// Important for loading this file via ShaderData.LoadShaderFeature.

		/// Each flag should obviously only have one class for it!

		/// </summary>

		ShaderFeatureFlags ShaderFeature

		{

			get;

		}

		#endregion



		#region Parameters (Public)

		/// <summary>

		/// Parameters as a dictionary, will be generated on the fly when

		/// requested.

		/// </summary>

		Dictionary<string, object> Parameters

		{

			get;

		}

		#endregion



		#region RequiredShaderFeatures (Public)

		/// <summary>

		/// Which shader feature flags are required for this ShaderFeature.

		/// Very important for creating of a new ShaderFeature.

		/// </summary>

		ShaderFeatureFlags RequiredShaderFeatures

		{

			get;

		}

		#endregion

	}

}