Module raytracer

Package de.grogra.ray.light

Interface LightProcessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLightProcessor

public interface LightProcessor

Interface that encapsulates the specific light calculation. It has the return all light/shadow ray that directly or indirectly illuminates a specific intersection point.

Author:

Micha

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getLightRays(Ray view, IntersectionDescription desc, RayList rays)	Adds lights/shadow rays that illuminalte the specified intersection point.
void	prepareLightProcessor(RTScene scene, IntersectionProcessor intersectionProcessor)

Method Details

prepareLightProcessor

void prepareLightProcessor(RTScene scene,
 IntersectionProcessor intersectionProcessor)

getLightRays

int getLightRays(Ray view,
 IntersectionDescription desc,
 RayList rays)

Adds lights/shadow rays that illuminalte the specified intersection point.

Parameters:

view -

desc - description object that specifies the intersection point

rays - all determined rays are added to this object

Returns:

number of rays that are added to the rays object