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+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 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 GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.media.image;
+
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
+import java.awt.geom.NoninvertibleTransformException;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+
+import com.threerings.media.Log;
+
+/**
+ * Draws a mirage combined with an arbitrary AffineTransform.
+ */
+public class TransformedMirage
+    implements Mirage
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     */
+    public TransformedMirage (Mirage base, AffineTransform transform)
+    {
+        _base = base;
+
+        // clone the transform so that it doesn't get changed on us.
+        _transform = (AffineTransform) transform.clone();
+        computeTransformedBounds();
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public void paint (Graphics2D gfx, int x, int y)
+    {
+        AffineTransform otrans = gfx.getTransform();
+        gfx.translate(x - _bounds.x, y - _bounds.y);
+        gfx.transform(_transform);
+        _base.paint(gfx, 0, 0);
+        gfx.setTransform(otrans);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public int getWidth ()
+    {
+        return _bounds.width;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public int getHeight ()
+    {
+        return _bounds.height;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public boolean hitTest (int x, int y)
+    {
+        Point p = new Point(x, y);
+        try {
+            _transform.createInverse().transform(p, p);
+            return _base.hitTest(p.x, p.y);
+
+        } catch (NoninvertibleTransformException nte) {
+            // grumble, grumble
+            // TODO: log something?
+            return ImageUtil.hitTest(getSnapshot(), x, y);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public BufferedImage getSnapshot ()
+    {
+        BufferedImage baseSnap = _base.getSnapshot();
+        BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(_bounds.width, _bounds.height,
+            baseSnap.getType());
+        Graphics2D gfx = (Graphics2D) img.getGraphics();
+        try {
+            gfx.translate(-_bounds.x, -_bounds.y);
+            gfx.transform(_transform);
+            gfx.drawImage(baseSnap, 0, 0, null);
+        } finally {
+            gfx.dispose();
+        }
+        return img;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Mirage
+    public long getEstimatedMemoryUsage ()
+    {
+        return _base.getEstimatedMemoryUsage();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compute the bounds of the base Mirage after it has been
+     * transformed.
+     */
+    protected void computeTransformedBounds ()
+    {
+        int w = _base.getWidth();
+        int h = _base.getHeight();
+        Point[] points = new Point[] {
+            new Point(0, 0), new Point(w, 0), new Point(0, h), new Point(w, h) };
+        _transform.transform(points, 0, points, 0, 4);
+        int minX, minY, maxX, maxY;
+        minX = minY = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        maxX = maxY = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+        for (int ii=0; ii < 4; ii++) {
+            minX = Math.min(minX, points[ii].x);
+            maxX = Math.max(maxX, points[ii].x);
+            minY = Math.min(minY, points[ii].y);
+            maxY = Math.max(maxY, points[ii].y);
+        }
+
+        _bounds = new Rectangle(minX, minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
+    }
+
+    /** The base mirage. */
+    protected Mirage _base;
+
+    /** Our transformed bounds. */
+    protected Rectangle _bounds;
+
+    /** The transform we apply when painting the base mirage. */
+    protected AffineTransform _transform;
+}