charcoal/OpenGLEngine/Batched.h

#pragma once

#include <list>

namespace charcoal
{
	namespace builtin
	{
		template <typename RenderableType, typename BatchType>
		class Batched
		{
		protected:
			BatchType& add_batch(RenderableType* renderable, int element_count)
			{
				return add_batch(renderable, element_count, element_count);
			}

			BatchType& add_batch(RenderableType* renderable, int element_count, int element_render_count)
			{
				m_batches.emplace_back(renderable, element_count, element_render_count);
				return m_batches.back();
			}

			// Since the intention is to access the batches through the returned references,
			// it is better to store them in a list.
			std::list<BatchType> m_batches;
		};
	}
}