#pragma once

#include "Particle.h"
#include <glm/glm.hpp>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <vector>

class ParticleFactory {
public:
    ParticleFactory();
    ~ParticleFactory() = default;

    // Disable copying
    ParticleFactory(const ParticleFactory&) = delete;
    ParticleFactory& operator=(const ParticleFactory&) = delete;

    // Core particle creation methods
    Particle createParticle(Particle::MaterialType material, const glm::vec2& position);
    Particle createSandParticle(const glm::vec2& position);
    
    // Batch particle creation
    std::vector<Particle> createParticlesAlongPath(const glm::vec2& start, const glm::vec2& end, float spacing = 8.0f);
    std::vector<Particle> createParticlesInArea(const glm::vec2& center, float radius, int count);
    
    // Configuration
    void setParticleSize(float size) { particleSize_ = size; }
    void setOffsetRange(float range) { offsetRange_ = range; }
    float getParticleSize() const { return particleSize_; }
    float getOffsetRange() const { return offsetRange_; }

private:
    float particleSize_;
    float offsetRange_;
    
    // Performance optimization: minimum distance threshold
    static constexpr float MIN_PATH_DISTANCE = 4.0f; // Don't create particles for very short paths
    
    // Helper methods
    glm::vec2 generateRandomOffset();
    float randomFloat(float min, float max);
};