path: root/src/Generating/ChunkGenerator.h

// ChunkGenerator.h

// Interfaces to the cChunkGenerator class representing the thread that generates chunks

/*
The object takes requests for generating chunks and processes them in a separate thread one by one.
The requests are not added to the queue if there is already a request with the same coords
Before generating, the thread checks if the chunk hasn't been already generated.
It is theoretically possible to have multiple generator threads by having multiple instances of this object,
but then it MAY happen that the chunk is generated twice.
If the generator queue is overloaded, the generator skips chunks with no clients in them
*/





#pragma once

#include "../OSSupport/IsThread.h"
#include "../ChunkDef.h"





// fwd:
class cIniFile;
class cChunkDesc;





class cChunkGenerator :
	cIsThread
{
	typedef cIsThread super;
	
public:
	/** The interface that a class has to implement to become a generator */
	class cGenerator
	{
	public:
		cGenerator(cChunkGenerator & a_ChunkGenerator);
		virtual ~cGenerator() {}  // Force a virtual destructor

		/// Called to initialize the generator on server startup.
		virtual void Initialize(cIniFile & a_IniFile);
		
		/// Generates the biomes for the specified chunk (directly, not in a separate thread). Used by the world loader if biomes failed loading.
		virtual void GenerateBiomes(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, cChunkDef::BiomeMap & a_BiomeMap) = 0;

		/// Returns the biome at the specified coords. Used by ChunkMap if an invalid chunk is queried for biome. Default implementation uses GenerateBiomes().
		virtual EMCSBiome GetBiomeAt(int a_BlockX, int a_BlockZ);

		/// Called in a separate thread to do the actual chunk generation. Generator should generate into a_ChunkDesc.
		virtual void DoGenerate(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, cChunkDesc & a_ChunkDesc) = 0;
		
	protected:
		cChunkGenerator & m_ChunkGenerator;
	} ;
	
	
	/** The interface through which the plugins are called for their OnChunkGenerating / OnChunkGenerated hooks. */
	class cPluginInterface
	{
	public:
		// Force a virtual destructor
		virtual ~cPluginInterface() {}
		
		/** Called when the chunk is about to be generated.
		The generator may be partly or fully overriden by the implementation
		*/
		virtual void CallHookChunkGenerating(cChunkDesc & a_ChunkDesc) = 0;
		
		/** Called after the chunk is generated, before it is handed to the chunk sink.
		a_ChunkDesc contains the generated chunk data. Implementation may modify this data.
		*/
		virtual void CallHookChunkGenerated(cChunkDesc & a_ChunkDesc) = 0;
	} ;
	
	
	/** The interface through which the generated chunks are handed to the cWorld or whoever created us. */
	class cChunkSink
	{
	public:
		// Force a virtual destructor
		virtual ~cChunkSink() {}
		
		/** Called after the chunk has been generated
		The interface may store the chunk, send it over network, whatever.
		The chunk is not expected to be modified, but the generator will survive if the implementation
		changes the data within. All changes are ignored, though.
		*/
		virtual void OnChunkGenerated(cChunkDesc & a_ChunkDesc) = 0;
		
		/** Called just before the chunk generation is started,
		to verify that it hasn't been generated in the meantime.
		If this callback returns true, the chunk is not generated.
		*/
		virtual bool IsChunkValid(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ) = 0;
		
		/** Called when the generator is overloaded to skip chunks that are no longer needed.
		If this callback returns false, the chunk is not generated.
		*/
		virtual bool HasChunkAnyClients(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ) = 0;
	} ;
	

	cChunkGenerator (void);
	~cChunkGenerator();

	bool Start(cPluginInterface & a_PluginInterface, cChunkSink & a_ChunkSink, cIniFile & a_IniFile);
	void Stop(void);

	/// Queues the chunk for generation; removes duplicate requests
	void QueueGenerateChunk(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ);
	
	/// Generates the biomes for the specified chunk (directly, not in a separate thread). Used by the world loader if biomes failed loading.
	void GenerateBiomes(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, cChunkDef::BiomeMap & a_BiomeMap);
	
	void WaitForQueueEmpty(void);
	
	int GetQueueLength(void);
	
	int GetSeed(void) const { return m_Seed; }
	
	/// Returns the biome at the specified coords. Used by ChunkMap if an invalid chunk is queried for biome
	EMCSBiome GetBiomeAt(int a_BlockX, int a_BlockZ);

	/// Reads a block type from the ini file; returns the blocktype on success, emits a warning and returns a_Default's representation on failure.
	static BLOCKTYPE GetIniBlock(cIniFile & a_IniFile, const AString & a_SectionName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Default);
	
private:

	int m_Seed;

	cCriticalSection m_CS;
	cChunkCoordsList m_Queue;
	cEvent           m_Event;       ///< Set when an item is added to the queue or the thread should terminate
	cEvent           m_evtRemoved;  ///< Set when an item is removed from the queue
	
	cGenerator * m_Generator;  ///< The actual generator engine used to generate chunks
	
	/** The plugin interface that may modify the generated chunks */
	cPluginInterface * m_PluginInterface;
	
	/** The destination where the generated chunks are sent */
	cChunkSink * m_ChunkSink;
	

	// cIsThread override:
	virtual void Execute(void) override;

	void DoGenerate(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ);
};