de.grogra.ray2
Interface ProgressMonitor

All Known Implementing Classes:

FluxLightModelTracer, FluxLightTracer, FluxPathTracer, FluxTracer, FluxWhittedTracer, SceneVisitor

public interface ProgressMonitor

This interface is used by a Renderer to monitor the progress of rendering and to show messages.

Author:

Ole Kniemeyer

Field Summary

static float	DONE_PROGRESS Value for setProgress(java.lang.String, float) indicating that the renderer has done its job.
static float	INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS Value for setProgress(java.lang.String, float) indicating that the current state of progress is indetermined.

Method Summary

void	setProgress(java.lang.String text, float progress) This method is invoked by the renderer to monitor its progress.
void	showMessage(java.lang.String message) This method is invoked by the renderer to show a message, e.g., the statistics after rendering has completed.

Field Detail

DONE_PROGRESS

static final float DONE_PROGRESS

Value for setProgress(java.lang.String, float) indicating that the renderer has done its job.

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Constant Field Values

INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS

static final float INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS

Value for setProgress(java.lang.String, float) indicating that the current state of progress is indetermined.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setProgress

void setProgress(java.lang.String text,
                 float progress)

This method is invoked by the renderer to monitor its progress.

Parameters:

text - short text to display

progress - state of progress from 0 to 1, or one of the constants INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS, DONE_PROGRESS

showMessage

void showMessage(java.lang.String message)

This method is invoked by the renderer to show a message, e.g., the statistics after rendering has completed.

Parameters:

message - message to display