mut_mchain.h

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/*
    This file is part of Mitsuba, a physically based rendering system.

    Copyright (c) 2007-2014 by Wenzel Jakob and others.

    Mitsuba is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#pragma once
#if !defined(__MITSUBA_BIDIR_MUT_MCHAIN_H_)
#define __MITSUBA_BIDIR_MUT_MCHAIN_H_

#include <mitsuba/bidir/mutator.h>

MTS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
 * \brief Veach-style multi-chain perturbation strategy
 *
 * This class implements a simple multi-chain perturbation strategy
 * as described in Eric Veach's PhD thesis.
 *
 * \author Wenzel Jakob
 * \ingroup libbidir
 */
class MTS_EXPORT_BIDIR MultiChainPerturbation : public MutatorBase {
public:
        /**
         * \brief Construct a new lens perturbation strategy
         *
         * \param scene
         *     A pointer to the underlying scene
         *
         * \param sampler
         *     A sample generator
         *
         * \param pool
         *     A memory pool used to allocate new path vertices and edges
         *
         * \param minJump
         *     Minimum jump distance in fractional pixel coordinates
         *
         * \param coveredArea
         *     Approximate fractional image plane area that is
         *     reachable using the lens perturbation
         */
        MultiChainPerturbation(const Scene *scene, Sampler *sampler,
                MemoryPool &pool, Float minJump, Float coveredArea);

        // =============================================================
        //! @{ \name Implementation of the Mutator interface

        EMutationType getType() const;
        Float suitability(const Path &path) const;
        bool sampleMutation(Path &source, Path &proposal,
                        MutationRecord &muRec, const MutationRecord& sourceMuRec);
        Float Q(const Path &source, const Path &proposal,
                        const MutationRecord &muRec) const;
        void accept(const MutationRecord &muRec);

        //! @}
        // =============================================================

        MTS_DECLARE_CLASS()
protected:
        /// Virtual destructor
        virtual ~MultiChainPerturbation();
protected:
        ref<const Scene> m_scene;
        ref<Sampler> m_sampler;
        MemoryPool &m_pool;
        Vector2 m_filmRes;
        Float m_r1, m_r2;
        Float m_theta1, m_theta2;
        Float m_logRatio, m_thetaLogRatio;
        Float m_imagePlaneArea;
        Float m_mediumConcentration;
};

MTS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif /*__MITSUBA_BIDIR_MUT_MCHAIN_H_ */