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+#ifndef MSP_GEOMETRY_HALFSPACE_H_
+#define MSP_GEOMETRY_HALFSPACE_H_
+
+#include "shape.h"
+
+namespace Msp {
+namespace Geometry {
+
+/**
+An infinite shape consisting of the space on one side of a plane. Mostly
+useful when composited with other shapes.
+*/
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+class HalfSpace: public Shape<T, D>
+{
+private:
+ LinAl::Vector<T, D> normal;
+
+public:
+ HalfSpace();
+ HalfSpace(const LinAl::Vector<T, D> &);
+
+ virtual HalfSpace *clone() const;
+
+ const LinAl::Vector<T, D> &get_normal() const { return normal; }
+
+ virtual HyperBox<T, D> get_axis_aligned_bounding_box() const;
+ virtual bool contains(const LinAl::Vector<T, D> &) const;
+ virtual unsigned get_max_ray_intersections() const { return 1; }
+ virtual unsigned get_intersections(const Ray<T, D> &, SurfacePoint<T, D> *, unsigned) const;
+};
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline HalfSpace<T, D>::HalfSpace()
+{
+ normal[0] = 1;
+}
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline HalfSpace<T, D>::HalfSpace(const LinAl::Vector<T, D> &n):
+ normal(normalize(n))
+{ }
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline HalfSpace<T, D> *HalfSpace<T, D>::clone() const
+{
+ return new HalfSpace<T, D>(normal);
+}
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline HyperBox<T, D> HalfSpace<T, D>::get_axis_aligned_bounding_box() const
+{
+ // XXX Implement this properly
+ return HyperBox<T, D>();
+}
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline bool HalfSpace<T, D>::contains(const LinAl::Vector<T, D> &point) const
+{
+ return inner_product(point, normal)<=0;
+}
+
+template<typename T, unsigned D>
+inline unsigned HalfSpace<T, D>::get_intersections(const Ray<T, D> &ray, SurfacePoint<T, D> *points, unsigned size) const
+{
+ T x = -inner_product(ray.get_start(), normal)/inner_product(ray.get_direction(), normal);
+ if(ray.check_limits(x))
+ {
+ if(points && size>0)
+ {
+ points[0].position = ray.get_start()+ray.get_direction()*x;
+ points[0].normal = normal;
+ points[0].distance = x;
+ }
+
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace Geometry
+} // namespace Msp
+
+#endif