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+
+// LightingThread.h
+
+// Interfaces to the cLightingThread class representing the thread that processes requests for lighting
+// Note that the world generators need direct access to the lighting methods so that they can light the generated chunk
+
+
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "cIsThread.h"
+
+
+
+
+
+// fwd:
+class cWorld;
+
+
+
+
+
+class cLightingThread :
+	public cIsThread
+{
+	typedef cIsThread super;
+	
+public:
+
+	class cLightingBuffer
+	{
+	public:
+		cLightingBuffer(int m_MinX, int m_MaxX, int m_MinY, int m_MaxY, int m_MinZ, int m_MaxZ);
+
+		/// Copies the world's existing chunks into m_BlockData, m_Skylight and m_BlockLight
+		void GetFromWorld(cWorld * a_World);
+		void SetToWorld  (cWorld * a_World);
+		
+		void Process(void);  // Does the actual lighting on this buffer
+		
+	protected:
+	
+		// Block coords:
+		int m_MinX, m_MaxX;
+		int m_MinY, m_MaxY;
+		int m_MinZ, m_MaxZ;
+
+		int m_StrideX;  // = OffsetOfBlock(x, y, z) - OffsetOfBlock(x + 1, y, z)
+		int m_StrideZ;  // = OffsetOfBlock(x, y, z) - OffsetOfBlock(x,     y, z + 1)
+		
+		// These buffers actually store 1 block in each direction more than is specified in the coords
+		// This way we can throw out a lot of conditions inside the processing cycles
+		// And it allows us to light a chunk with regard to its surrounding chunks without much work
+		// (So if m_MinX is 16 and m_MaxX is 32, the buffers actually contain data for X in range from 15 to 33 (18 items)
+		char * m_BlockData;
+		char * m_SkyLight;
+		char * m_BlockLight;
+	} ;
+	
+	cLightingThread(void);
+	~cLightingThread();
+	
+	void Stop(void);
+	
+	void QueueLighting(cWorld * a_World, int a_MinX, int a_MaxX, int a_MinY, int a_MaxY, int a_MinZ, int a_MaxZ);  // queues the request
+
+protected:
+
+	typedef std::list<cLightingBuffer *> cLightingBufferQueue;
+	
+	cCriticalSection     m_CS;
+	cLightingBufferQueue m_Queue;
+	cEvent               m_Event;  // Set when queue is appended or to stop the thread
+	
+	virtual void Execute(void) override;
+} ;
+
+
+
+