package org.mimezine.winnie;
/**
 * Renderable data API suggestions for Winnie:
 *  items in the trees and lists of data Winnie can render will implement this interface
 *  to insure object creation, deletion and rendering.
 *  @Author: arkasha
 *  @Date: 20040921
 *
 *		mimezine fecit
 */


public interface Renderable {
	//returns the entity ID to permit external switching.
	//must be implemented in a try block which ends the list cleanly on "finally"
	public int buildEntity(GL globalGLContext);
	
	//simple draw method. use exception-based signaling, or just an error-code return type?
	//may be as simple as calling "call list on the internally stored ID representation from the build stage
	public void draw(GL globalGLContext);	

	//the basic task of this method is to call glDeleteLists, but this can also contain texture-cleanup goo, etc.
	public void trashEntity(GL globalGLContext);
}