module TK.SpaceTac.UI {
    export interface UIBatchOptions {
        // Image key
        image: string

        // Initial location
        x?: number
        y?: number
    }

    /**
     * UI component to display a batch of the same image repeated a great number of times
     */
    export class UIBatch {
        private internal: Phaser.GameObjects.Blitter

        constructor(view: BaseView, options: UIBatchOptions) {
            let info = view.getImageInfo(options.image);
            this.internal = view.add.blitter(options.x || 0, options.y || 0, info.key, info.frame);
        }

        /**
         * Add to a container
         */
        addToContainer(container: UIContainer): void {
            container.add(this.internal);
        }

        /**
         * Set the location of the whole batch
         */
        setPosition(x: number, y: number): void {
            this.internal.setPosition(x, y);
        }

        /**
         * Clear the batch of all items
         */
        clear(): void {
            this.internal.clear();
        }

        /**
         * Add an item to the batch
         */
        add(x: number, y: number): void {
            this.internal.create(x, y);
        }
    }
}