GU_Promote.h

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 * NAME:        GU_Promote.h ( GU Library, C++)
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#ifndef __GU_Promote__
#define __GU_Promote__

#include "GU_API.h"

#include <GA/GA_Types.h>
#include <GA/GA_Attribute.h>
#include <UT/UT_UniquePtr.h>

class GU_Detail;
class GA_Attribute;

/// Promote attributes from one owner to another
class GU_API GU_Promote
{
public:
    enum PROMOTE_METHOD
    {
        GU_PROMOTE_MAX,         // Choose maximum value of input
        GU_PROMOTE_MIN,         // Choose minimum value
        GU_PROMOTE_MEAN,        // Average values
        GU_PROMOTE_MODE,        // Mode (most common)
        GU_PROMOTE_MEDIAN,      // Choose median value
        GU_PROMOTE_SUM,         // Sum of values
        GU_PROMOTE_SUMSQUARE,   // Sum of the squares
        GU_PROMOTE_RMS,         // Root Mean Square
        GU_PROMOTE_FIRST,       // First
        GU_PROMOTE_LAST,        // Last
        GU_PROMOTE_ARRAY,       // All as an array attribute.
    };

    /// Promote the given attribute to the new attribute class.  The new
    /// attribute is returned.
    static GA_Attribute *promote(GU_Detail &gdp,
                                GA_Attribute *attrib,
                                GA_AttributeOwner new_owner,
                                bool destroy_existing = true,
                                PROMOTE_METHOD method = GU_PROMOTE_MEAN,
                                const char *new_name=NULL,
                                const GA_Attribute *piece_attrib = nullptr);

    /// Promote the given (tuple) attribute to the new attribute class into a
    /// newly created detached attribute.
    static GA_AttributeUPtr
                         create(GA_AttributeOwner dst_owner,
                                const GA_Attribute &src_attrib,
                                PROMOTE_METHOD method = GU_PROMOTE_MEAN);

private:
};

#endif