#pragma region CPL License
/*
Nuclex Native Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Nuclex Development Labs

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
IBM Common Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
License along with this library
*/
#pragma endregion // CPL License

#ifndef NUCLEX_GRAPHICS_INTROSPECTION_SHADERREFLECTOR_H
#define NUCLEX_GRAPHICS_INTROSPECTION_SHADERREFLECTOR_H

#include "Nuclex/Graphics/Config.h"
#include "ShaderMetadata.h"

#include <memory>

namespace Nuclex { namespace Graphics { namespace Introspection {

  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

  /// <summary>Extracts parameter information from a compiled shader file</summary>
  class ShaderReflector {

    /// <summary>Extracts the metadata from the provided shader</summary>
    /// <param name="bytecode">Address of the shader bytecode program in memory</param>
    /// <param name="length">Total length of the shader bytecode program</param>
    /// <returns>The meta data retrieved from the shader program</returns>
    public: static std::unique_ptr<ShaderMetadata> Read(
      const std::uint8_t *bytecode, std::size_t length
    );

    ShaderReflector(const ShaderReflector &);
    ShaderReflector &operator =(const ShaderReflector &);

  };

  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

}}} // namespace Nuclex::Graphics::Introspection

#endif // NUCLEX_GRAPHICS_INTROSPECTION_SHADERREFLECTOR_H