stim/visualization/aaboundingbox.h

#ifndef STIM_AABB
#define STIM_AABB
namespace stim{
/// This class describes a structure for an axis-aligned bounding box
template< typename T >
class aaboundingbox{
public:
	bool set;				//has the bounding box been set to include any points?
	stim::vec3<T> A;			//minimum point in the bounding box
	stim::vec3<T> B;			//maximum point in the bounding box
	aaboundingbox(){					//constructor generates an empty bounding box
		set = false;
	}
	/// Test if a point is inside of the bounding box and returns true if it is.
	/// @param p is the point to be tested
	bool test(stim::vec3<T> p){
		for(unsigned d = 0; d < p.size(); p++){		//for each dimension
			if(p[d] < A[d]) return false;			//if the point is less than the minimum bound, return false
			if(p[d] > B[d]) return false;			//if the point is greater than the max bound, return false
		}
		return true;
	}
	/// Expand the bounding box to include the specified point.
	/// @param p is the point to be included
	void expand(stim::vec3<T> p){
		if(!set){							//if the bounding box is empty, fill it with the current point
			A = B = p;
			set = true;
		}
		for(unsigned d = 0; d < p.size(); d++){		//for each dimension
			if(p[d] < A[d]) A[d] = p[d];			//expand the bounding box as necessary
			if(p[d] > B[d]) B[d] = p[d];
		}
	}
	/// Return the center point of the bounding box as a stim::vec
	stim::vec3<T> center(){
		return (B + A) * 0.5;
	}
	/// Return the size of the bounding box as a stim::vec
	stim::vec3<T> size(){
		return (B - A);
	}
	/// Generate a string for the bounding box
	std::string str(){
		std::stringstream ss;
		ss<<A.str()<<"----->"<<B.str();
		return ss.str();
	}
};		//end stim::aabb
};		//end namespace stim
#endif