gecko/gfx/layers/opengl/Composer2D.h

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#ifndef mozilla_layers_Composer2D_h
#define mozilla_layers_Composer2D_h

#include "gfxTypes.h"
#include "nsISupportsImpl.h"

/**
 * Many platforms have dedicated hardware for simple composition.
 * This hardware is usually faster or more power efficient than the
 * GPU.  However, in exchange for this better performance, generality
 * has to be sacrificed: no 3d transforms, no intermediate surfaces,
 * no special shader effects, loss of other goodies depending on the
 * platform.
 *
 * Composer2D is a very simple interface to this class of hardware
 * that allows an implementation to "try rendering" with the fast
 * path.  If the given layer tree requires more generality than the
 * hardware provides, the implementation should bail and have the
 * layer manager fall back on full GPU composition.
 */

namespace mozilla {

namespace gfx {
class Matrix;
}

namespace layers {

class Layer;

class Composer2D {
  NS_INLINE_DECL_REFCOUNTING(Composer2D)

protected:
  // Protected destructor, to discourage deletion outside of Release():
  virtual ~Composer2D() {}

public:
  /**
   * Return true if |aRoot| met the implementation's criteria for fast
   * composition and the render was successful.  Return false to fall
   * back on the GPU.
   *
   * |aWorldTransform| must be applied to |aRoot|'s subtree when
   * rendering to the framebuffer.  This is a global transform on the
   * entire scene, defined in GL space.  If the Composer2D
   * implementation is unable to honor the transform, it should return
   * false.
   *
   * Currently, when TryRender() returns true, the entire framebuffer
   * must have been rendered.
   */
  virtual bool TryRender(Layer* aRoot, const gfx::Matrix& aWorldTransform,
                         bool aGeometryChanged) = 0;
};

} // namespace layers
} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_layers_Composer2D_h