/*
 * Moonlight|3D Copyright (C) 2005 The Moonlight|3D team
 * 
 * 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.,
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 * 
 * Created on Feb 15, 2005
 */
package ml.math;

/**
 * This class represents a plane in Hesse form
 *
 * @author gregor
 */
public class Plane {
    public Vector3D normal;
    public double distance;
    
    /**
     * Simple constructor.
     */
    public Plane()
    {
        normal=new Vector3D();
    }
    
    /**
     * Construct plane from a point and two vectors which lie in the plane
     * @param point a point which lies on the plane
     * @param a Vector defining plane direction
     * @param b Vector defining plane direction
     */
    public void fromPointAndVectors(Vector3D point, Vector3D a, Vector3D b)
    {
        normal=a.crossMultiply(b).norm();
        distance=-normal.multiply(point);
    }
    
    /**
     * Construct a plane through three given points
     * @param a Point defining the plane
     * @param b Point defining the plane
     * @param c Point defining the plane
     */

    public void fromPoints(Vector3D a, Vector3D b, Vector3D c)
    {
        fromPointAndVectors(a,b.sub(a),c.sub(a));
    }
    
    /**
     * Calculate the intersection point between the given ray and this plane.
     * If the intersection point does not exist, the function returns null.
     * Since the ray starts in a point by definition, valid intersections
     * exist only from the starting point onward.
     * 
     * @param ray the ray to test for intersection with
     * @return the intersection point or null if there is no intersection.
     */
    public Vector3D getIntersectionPoint(Ray ray)
    {
        if(normal.multiply(ray.direction)==0) {
            return null;
        }
        
        double lambda=(-ray.start.multiply(normal)-distance)/ray.direction.multiply(normal);
        if(lambda<0) { // the intersection is "behind" the start of the ray
            return null;
        }
        
        Vector3D intersectionPoint=ray.start.add(ray.direction.multiply(lambda));

        return intersectionPoint;
    }
}