#ifndef ICL_COLOR_H
#define ICL_COLOR_H

#include <iclBasicTypes.h>
#include <iclFixedVector.h>
#include <string>

namespace icl{

  /// Default color type of the ICL
  typedef FixedColVector<icl8u,3> Color;
  
  /// Special color type for float valued colors
  typedef FixedColVector<icl32f,3> Color32f;


  /// Special color type for e.g. rgba color information
  typedef FixedColVector<icl8u,4> Color4D;

  /// Special color type for e.g. rgba color information (float)
  typedef FixedColVector<icl32f,4> Color4D32f;
  
  // Create a color by given name (see GeneralColor Constructor)
  const Color &iclCreateColor(std::string name);
  
  /// Creates a (by default 20 percent) darker color 
  inline Color darker(const Color &c, double factor=0.8){
    return c*factor;
  }
  
  /// Creates a (by default 20 percent) lighter color 
  inline Color lighter(const Color &c,double factor=0.8){
    return c/factor;
  }

  /// Parses a color string representation into a color structur
  /** If an error occurs, a warning is shown and black color is returned 
      first checks for some default color names:
      - black
      - white
      - red
      - green
      - blue
      - cyan
      - magenta
      - yellow
      - gray50
      - gray100
      - gray150
      - gray200
  */
  Color color_from_string(const std::string &name);

}
#endif