/*
 * Copyright 2007-2008 Thomas Gallinari <tg8187@yahoo.fr>
 * Copyright 2007-2008 Pierre-Benoit Besse <besse.pb@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef GHOSTITEM_H
#define GHOSTITEM_H

#include "characteritem.h"
#include "ghost.h"

/**
 * @brief This class is the graphical representation of a Ghost.
 */
class GhostItem : public CharacterItem
{

    Q_OBJECT

private:

    /** Timer to start the ghosts blinking */
    QTimer *m_startBlinkingTimer;

public:

    /**
     * Creates a new GhostItem instance.
     * @param p_model the Ghost model
     */
    explicit GhostItem(Ghost *p_model);

    /**
     * Deletes the CharacterItem instance.
     */
    ~GhostItem();

    /**
     * Ensures the blink timers are correctly set
     */
    void updateBlinkTimersDuration();

public slots:

    /**
     * Updates the view coordinates.
     * @param p_x the new x-coordinate
     * @param p_y the new y-coordinate
     */
    void update(qreal p_x, qreal p_y) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;

    /**
     * Update the image function of the Ghost state.
     */
    void updateState();

    /**
     * Implements the CharacterItem method.
     */
    void blink() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
};

#endif

