#ifndef MT_ENTITY_H
#define MT_ENTITY_H

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <alphaumlaut/maths.h>

typedef struct MtEntity MtEntity;

/// @brief: An MtEntity is a frontend descriptor which stands in
///  the place of internal data without the need to reference
///  actual internal data.
struct MtEntity
{
    /// @brief: The context which this MtEntity belongs to. This is
    ///  also the context which is referenced each time a function
    ///  uses the entity and needs to find its shadow.
    void *context;
    
    /// @brief: The identifier of the background structure "shadow".
    ///  This is used for resolving this entity to its actual data.
    uint32_t shadow_id;
};

MtEntity mt_summon(void *context_ptr);
void mt_delete(MtEntity entity);

void mt_tag_bool(MtEntity entity, const char *name, bool boolean);
void mt_tag_int(MtEntity entity, const char *name, int64_t integer);
void mt_tag_float(MtEntity entity, const char *name, double real);
void mt_tag_str(MtEntity entity, const char *name, char *string);
void mt_tag_ptr(MtEntity entity, const char *name, void *pointer);
void mt_tag_vec2f(MtEntity entity, const char *name, AuVec2f vec2f);
void mt_tag_vec3f(MtEntity entity, const char *name, AuVec3f vec3f);
void mt_tag_vec4f(MtEntity entity, const char *name, AuVec4f vec4f);
void mt_tag_ref(MtEntity entity, const char *name, MtEntity reference);

#endif // MT_ENTITY_H