prediction_scheme_interface.h

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#ifndef DRACO_COMPRESSION_ATTRIBUTES_PREDICTION_SCHEMES_PREDICTION_SCHEME_INTERFACE_H_
#define DRACO_COMPRESSION_ATTRIBUTES_PREDICTION_SCHEMES_PREDICTION_SCHEME_INTERFACE_H_
 
#include "draco/attributes/point_attribute.h"
#include "draco/compression/config/compression_shared.h"
 
// Prediction schemes can be used during encoding and decoding of attributes
// to predict attribute values based on the previously encoded/decoded data.
// See prediction_scheme.h for more details.
namespace draco {
 
// Abstract interface for all prediction schemes used during attribute encoding.
class PredictionSchemeInterface {
 public:
  virtual ~PredictionSchemeInterface() = default;
  virtual PredictionSchemeMethod GetPredictionMethod() const = 0;
 
  // Returns the encoded attribute.
  virtual const PointAttribute *GetAttribute() const = 0;
 
  // Returns true when the prediction scheme is initialized with all data it
  // needs.
  virtual bool IsInitialized() const = 0;
 
  // Returns the number of parent attributes that are needed for the prediction.
  virtual int GetNumParentAttributes() const = 0;
 
  // Returns the type of each of the parent attribute.
  virtual GeometryAttribute::Type GetParentAttributeType(int i) const = 0;
 
  // Sets the required parent attribute.
  // Returns false if the attribute doesn't meet the requirements of the
  // prediction scheme.
  virtual bool SetParentAttribute(const PointAttribute *att) = 0;
 
  // Method should return true if the prediction scheme guarantees that all
  // correction values are always positive (or at least non-negative).
  virtual bool AreCorrectionsPositive() = 0;
 
  // Returns the transform type used by the prediction scheme.
  virtual PredictionSchemeTransformType GetTransformType() const = 0;
};
 
}  // namespace draco
 
#endif  // DRACO_COMPRESSION_ATTRIBUTES_PREDICTION_SCHEMES_PREDICTION_SCHEME_INTERFACE_H_