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/**
 * \file SceneRenderer.h
 * \brief Contains the definition of the Ovito::SceneRenderer class.
 */

#pragma once


#include <ovito/core/Core.h>
#include <ovito/core/oo/RefTarget.h>
#include "RenderingJob.h"

namespace Ovito {

/**
 * Abstract base class for scene renderers, which produce a picture of the three-dimensional scene.
 */
class OVITO_CORE_EXPORT SceneRenderer : public RefTarget
{
	OVITO_CLASS(SceneRenderer)

public:

	/// Constructor.
	using RefTarget::RefTarget;

	/// Creates a new renderer-specific job for offscreen rendering.
	virtual OORef<RenderingJob> createOffscreenRenderingJob() = 0;
};

}	// End of namespace
