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#ifndef _IPHYSICSENVIRONMENT
#define _IPHYSICSENVIRONMENT

#include <vector>
#include "PHY_DynamicTypes.h"

/**
*	Physics Environment takes care of stepping the simulation and is a container for physics entities (rigidbodies,constraints, materials etc.)
*	A derived class may be able to 'construct' entities by loading and/or converting
*/
class PHY_IPhysicsEnvironment
{
	public:
		virtual		~PHY_IPhysicsEnvironment();
		/// Perform an integration step of duration 'timeStep'.
		virtual	void		proceed(double	timeStep)=0;
		virtual	void		setGravity(float x,float y,float z)=0;

		virtual int			createConstraint(class PHY_IPhysicsController* ctrl,class PHY_IPhysicsController* ctrl2,PHY_ConstraintType type,
			float pivotX,float pivotY,float pivotZ,
			float axisX,float axisY,float axisZ)=0;
		virtual void		removeConstraint(int constraintid)=0;

		virtual PHY_IPhysicsController* rayTest(void* ignoreClient, float fromX,float fromY,float fromZ, float toX,float toY,float toZ, 
										float& hitX,float& hitY,float& hitZ,float& normalX,float& normalY,float& normalZ)=0;
};

#endif //_IPHYSICSENVIRONMENT

