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// <copyright file="GameObjectInterface.cs" company="DarkWynter Studios">
//     Copyright (C)2007 DarkWynter Studios.  All rights reserved.
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namespace DarkWynterEngine.GameObjects
{
    #region Using Statements
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
    using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage;
    using System.Xml;
    #endregion

    using Physics;
    using ObjectLib;

    /*
     * GameObject Interface is child of Statics.
     * * Objects inheriting this interface must overload all methods for GameFlow and GameObject
     * 
     * Methods of GameObject follow the GameFlow pattern to ensure quick and efficient loading and unloading procedures.
     * Additional properties are included in GameObject and are used by Renderer and Update to manipulate the GameObject.
     * Each object specifies its draw and update procedures internally and is passed to Physics for in game motion and rotation.
     * 
     * 
     */
    public interface GameObjectInterface
    {
        Mass mass { get; set; }                          // Contains physical properties used in physics, motion, and collision equations
        Model model { get; set; }                        // Loaded from .X file format
        Effect effect { get; set; }                      // A programmable shader effect
        Matrix matrix { get; set; }                      // The GameObject's world space coordinate matrix
        List<Texture2D> textureList { get; set; }        // Generic list for textures
        string objectModelName { get; set;}
        bool isCollectable { get ; set; }
        bool isKey { get; set; }

        /// Load Level from XML files
        bool Load(XmlNode node, ObjectLibrary objectLibrary);
        
        /// Update this object
        void Update(ref ObjectLibrary objectLibrary);

        // Draw this object
        void Draw(ModelManager modelManager, string technique);        
    }
}