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/*
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Open Asset Import Library (assimp)
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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*/

/** @file  ASELoader.cpp
 *  @brief Implementation of the ASE importer class
 */

#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ASE_IMPORTER

#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER

// internal headers
#include "ASELoader.h"
#include "Common/TargetAnimation.h"
#include <assimp/SkeletonMeshBuilder.h>
#include <assimp/StringComparison.h>

#include <assimp/importerdesc.h>
#include <assimp/scene.h>
#include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
#include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
#include <assimp/Importer.hpp>

#include <memory>

// utilities
#include <assimp/fast_atof.h>

using namespace Assimp;
using namespace Assimp::ASE;

static const aiImporterDesc desc = {
    "ASE Importer",
    "",
    "",
    "Similar to 3DS but text-encoded",
    aiImporterFlags_SupportTextFlavour,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    "ase ask"
};

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Constructor to be privately used by Importer
ASEImporter::ASEImporter() :
        mParser(), mBuffer(), pcScene(), configRecomputeNormals(), noSkeletonMesh() {
    // empty
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Destructor, private as well
ASEImporter::~ASEImporter() {
    // empty
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Returns whether the class can handle the format of the given file.
bool ASEImporter::CanRead(const std::string &pFile, IOSystem *pIOHandler, bool /*checkSig*/) const {
    static const char *tokens[] = { "*3dsmax_asciiexport" };
    return SearchFileHeaderForToken(pIOHandler, pFile, tokens, AI_COUNT_OF(tokens));
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Loader meta information
const aiImporterDesc *ASEImporter::GetInfo() const {
    return &desc;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Setup configuration options
void ASEImporter::SetupProperties(const Importer *pImp) {
    configRecomputeNormals = (pImp->GetPropertyInteger(
                                      AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_ASE_RECONSTRUCT_NORMALS, 1) ?
                                      true :
                                      false);

    noSkeletonMesh = pImp->GetPropertyInteger(AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_NO_SKELETON_MESHES, 0) != 0;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Imports the given file into the given scene structure.
void ASEImporter::InternReadFile(const std::string &pFile,
        aiScene *pScene, IOSystem *pIOHandler) {
    std::unique_ptr<IOStream> file(pIOHandler->Open(pFile, "rb"));

    // Check whether we can read from the file
    if (file.get() == nullptr) {
        throw DeadlyImportError("Failed to open ASE file ", pFile, ".");
    }

    // Allocate storage and copy the contents of the file to a memory buffer
    std::vector<char> mBuffer2;
    TextFileToBuffer(file.get(), mBuffer2);

    this->mBuffer = &mBuffer2[0];
    this->pcScene = pScene;

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Guess the file format by looking at the extension
    // ASC is considered to be the older format 110,
    // ASE is the actual version 200 (that is currently written by max)
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    unsigned int defaultFormat;
    std::string::size_type s = pFile.length() - 1;
    switch (pFile.c_str()[s]) {

    case 'C':
    case 'c':
        defaultFormat = AI_ASE_OLD_FILE_FORMAT;
        break;
    default:
        defaultFormat = AI_ASE_NEW_FILE_FORMAT;
    };

    // Construct an ASE parser and parse the file
    ASE::Parser parser(mBuffer, defaultFormat);
    mParser = &parser;
    mParser->Parse();

    //------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Check whether we god at least one mesh. If we did - generate
    // materials and copy meshes.
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    if (!mParser->m_vMeshes.empty()) {

        // If absolutely no material has been loaded from the file
        // we need to generate a default material
        GenerateDefaultMaterial();

        // process all meshes
        bool tookNormals = false;
        std::vector<aiMesh *> avOutMeshes;
        avOutMeshes.reserve(mParser->m_vMeshes.size() * 2);
        for (std::vector<ASE::Mesh>::iterator i = mParser->m_vMeshes.begin(); i != mParser->m_vMeshes.end(); ++i) {
            if ((*i).bSkip) {
                continue;
            }
            BuildUniqueRepresentation(*i);

            // Need to generate proper vertex normals if necessary
            if (GenerateNormals(*i)) {
                tookNormals = true;
            }

            // Convert all meshes to aiMesh objects
            ConvertMeshes(*i, avOutMeshes);
        }
        if (tookNormals) {
            ASSIMP_LOG_DEBUG("ASE: Taking normals from the file. Use "
                             "the AI_CONFIG_IMPORT_ASE_RECONSTRUCT_NORMALS setting if you "
                             "experience problems");
        }

        // Now build the output mesh list. Remove dummies
        pScene->mNumMeshes = (unsigned int)avOutMeshes.size();
        aiMesh **pp = pScene->mMeshes = new aiMesh *[pScene->mNumMeshes];
        for (std::vector<aiMesh *>::const_iterator i = avOutMeshes.begin(); i != avOutMeshes.end(); ++i) {
            if (!(*i)->mNumFaces) {
                continue;
            }
            *pp++ = *i;
        }
        pScene->mNumMeshes = (unsigned int)(pp - pScene->mMeshes);

        // Build final material indices (remove submaterials and setup
        // the final list)
        BuildMaterialIndices();
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Copy all scene graph nodes - lights, cameras, dummies and meshes
    // into one huge list.
    //------------------------------------------------------------------
    std::vector<BaseNode *> nodes;
    nodes.reserve(mParser->m_vMeshes.size() + mParser->m_vLights.size() + mParser->m_vCameras.size() + mParser->m_vDummies.size());

    // Lights
    for (auto &light : mParser->m_vLights)
        nodes.push_back(&light);
    // Cameras
    for (auto &camera : mParser->m_vCameras)
        nodes.push_back(&camera);
    // Meshes
    for (auto &mesh : mParser->m_vMeshes)
        nodes.push_back(&mesh);
    // Dummies
    for (auto &dummy : mParser->m_vDummies)
        nodes.push_back(&dummy);

    // build the final node graph
    BuildNodes(nodes);

    // build output animations
    BuildAnimations(nodes);

    // build output cameras
    BuildCameras();

    // build output lights
    BuildLights();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // If we have no meshes use the SkeletonMeshBuilder helper class
    // to build a mesh for the animation skeleton
    // FIXME: very strange results
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    if (!pScene->mNumMeshes) {
        pScene->mFlags |= AI_SCENE_FLAGS_INCOMPLETE;
        if (!noSkeletonMesh) {
            SkeletonMeshBuilder skeleton(pScene);
        }
    }
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void ASEImporter::GenerateDefaultMaterial() {
    ai_assert(nullptr != mParser);

    bool bHas = false;
    for (std::vector<ASE::Mesh>::iterator i = mParser->m_vMeshes.begin(); i != mParser->m_vMeshes.end(); ++i) {
        if ((*i).bSkip) continue;
        if (ASE::Face::DEFAULT_MATINDEX == (*i).iMaterialIndex) {
            (*i).iMaterialIndex = (unsigned int)mParser->m_vMaterials.size();
            bHas = true;
        }
    }
    if (bHas || mParser->m_vMaterials.empty()) {
        // add a simple material without submaterials to the parser's list
        mParser->m_vMaterials.push_back(ASE::Material(AI_DEFAULT_MATERIAL_NAME));
        ASE::Material &mat = mParser->m_vMaterials.back();

        mat.mDiffuse = aiColor3D(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f);
        mat.mSpecular = aiColor3D(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
        mat.mAmbient = aiColor3D(0.05f, 0.05f, 0.05f);
        mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Gouraud;
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void ASEImporter::BuildAnimations(const std::vector<BaseNode *> &nodes) {
    // check whether we have at least one mesh which has animations
    std::vector<ASE::BaseNode *>::const_iterator i = nodes.begin();
    unsigned int iNum = 0;
    for (; i != nodes.end(); ++i) {

        // TODO: Implement Bezier & TCB support
        if ((*i)->mAnim.mPositionType != ASE::Animation::TRACK) {
            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("ASE: Position controller uses Bezier/TCB keys. "
                            "This is not supported.");
        }
        if ((*i)->mAnim.mRotationType != ASE::Animation::TRACK) {
            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("ASE: Rotation controller uses Bezier/TCB keys. "
                            "This is not supported.");
        }
        if ((*i)->mAnim.mScalingType != ASE::Animation::TRACK) {
            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("ASE: Position controller uses Bezier/TCB keys. "
                            "This is not supported.");
        }

        // We compare against 1 here - firstly one key is not
        // really an animation and secondly MAX writes dummies
        // that represent the node transformation.
        if ((*i)->mAnim.akeyPositions.size() > 1 || (*i)->mAnim.akeyRotations.size() > 1 || (*i)->mAnim.akeyScaling.size() > 1) {
            ++iNum;
        }
        if ((*i)->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions.size() > 1 && is_not_qnan((*i)->mTargetPosition.x)) {
            ++iNum;
        }
    }
    if (iNum) {
        // Generate a new animation channel and setup everything for it
        pcScene->mNumAnimations = 1;
        pcScene->mAnimations = new aiAnimation *[1];
        aiAnimation *pcAnim = pcScene->mAnimations[0] = new aiAnimation();
        pcAnim->mNumChannels = iNum;
        pcAnim->mChannels = new aiNodeAnim *[iNum];
        pcAnim->mTicksPerSecond = mParser->iFrameSpeed * mParser->iTicksPerFrame;

        iNum = 0;

        // Now iterate through all meshes and collect all data we can find
        for (i = nodes.begin(); i != nodes.end(); ++i) {

            ASE::BaseNode *me = *i;
            if (me->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions.size() > 1 && is_not_qnan(me->mTargetPosition.x)) {
                // Generate an extra channel for the camera/light target.
                // BuildNodes() does also generate an extra node, named
                // <baseName>.Target.
                aiNodeAnim *nd = pcAnim->mChannels[iNum++] = new aiNodeAnim();
                nd->mNodeName.Set(me->mName + ".Target");

                // If there is no input position channel we will need
                // to supply the default position from the node's
                // local transformation matrix.
                /*TargetAnimationHelper helper;
                if (me->mAnim.akeyPositions.empty())
                {
                    aiMatrix4x4& mat = (*i)->mTransform;
                    helper.SetFixedMainAnimationChannel(aiVector3D(
                        mat.a4, mat.b4, mat.c4));
                }
                else helper.SetMainAnimationChannel (&me->mAnim.akeyPositions);
                helper.SetTargetAnimationChannel (&me->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions);

                helper.Process(&me->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions);*/

                // Allocate the key array and fill it
                nd->mNumPositionKeys = (unsigned int)me->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions.size();
                nd->mPositionKeys = new aiVectorKey[nd->mNumPositionKeys];

                ::memcpy(nd->mPositionKeys, &me->mTargetAnim.akeyPositions[0],
                        nd->mNumPositionKeys * sizeof(aiVectorKey));
            }

            if (me->mAnim.akeyPositions.size() > 1 || me->mAnim.akeyRotations.size() > 1 || me->mAnim.akeyScaling.size() > 1) {
                // Begin a new node animation channel for this node
                aiNodeAnim *nd = pcAnim->mChannels[iNum++] = new aiNodeAnim();
                nd->mNodeName.Set(me->mName);

                // copy position keys
                if (me->mAnim.akeyPositions.size() > 1) {
                    // Allocate the key array and fill it
                    nd->mNumPositionKeys = (unsigned int)me->mAnim.akeyPositions.size();
                    nd->mPositionKeys = new aiVectorKey[nd->mNumPositionKeys];

                    ::memcpy(nd->mPositionKeys, &me->mAnim.akeyPositions[0],
                            nd->mNumPositionKeys * sizeof(aiVectorKey));
                }
                // copy rotation keys
                if (me->mAnim.akeyRotations.size() > 1) {
                    // Allocate the key array and fill it
                    nd->mNumRotationKeys = (unsigned int)me->mAnim.akeyRotations.size();
                    nd->mRotationKeys = new aiQuatKey[nd->mNumRotationKeys];

                    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
                    // Rotation keys are offsets to the previous keys.
                    // We have the quaternion representations of all
                    // of them, so we just need to concatenate all
                    // (unit-length) quaternions to get the absolute
                    // rotations.
                    // Rotation keys are ABSOLUTE for older files
                    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

                    aiQuaternion cur;
                    for (unsigned int a = 0; a < nd->mNumRotationKeys; ++a) {
                        aiQuatKey q = me->mAnim.akeyRotations[a];

                        if (mParser->iFileFormat > 110) {
                            cur = (a ? cur * q.mValue : q.mValue);
                            q.mValue = cur.Normalize();
                        }
                        nd->mRotationKeys[a] = q;

                        // need this to get to Assimp quaternion conventions
                        nd->mRotationKeys[a].mValue.w *= -1.f;
                    }
                }
                // copy scaling keys
                if (me->mAnim.akeyScaling.size() > 1) {
                    // Allocate the key array and fill it
                    nd->mNumScalingKeys = (unsigned int)me->mAnim.akeyScaling.size();
                    nd->mScalingKeys = new aiVectorKey[nd->mNumScalingKeys];

                    ::memcpy(nd->mScalingKeys, &me->mAnim.akeyScaling[0],
                            nd->mNumScalingKeys * sizeof(aiVectorKey));
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build output cameras
void ASEImporter::BuildCameras() {
    if (!mParser->m_vCameras.empty()) {
        pcScene->mNumCameras = (unsigned int)mParser->m_vCameras.size();
        pcScene->mCameras = new aiCamera *[pcScene->mNumCameras];

        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pcScene->mNumCameras; ++i) {
            aiCamera *out = pcScene->mCameras[i] = new aiCamera();
            ASE::Camera &in = mParser->m_vCameras[i];

            // copy members
            out->mClipPlaneFar = in.mFar;
            out->mClipPlaneNear = (in.mNear ? in.mNear : 0.1f);
            out->mHorizontalFOV = in.mFOV;

            out->mName.Set(in.mName);
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build output lights
void ASEImporter::BuildLights() {
    if (!mParser->m_vLights.empty()) {
        pcScene->mNumLights = (unsigned int)mParser->m_vLights.size();
        pcScene->mLights = new aiLight *[pcScene->mNumLights];

        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pcScene->mNumLights; ++i) {
            aiLight *out = pcScene->mLights[i] = new aiLight();
            ASE::Light &in = mParser->m_vLights[i];

            // The direction is encoded in the transformation matrix of the node.
            // In 3DS MAX the light source points into negative Z direction if
            // the node transformation is the identity.
            out->mDirection = aiVector3D(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);

            out->mName.Set(in.mName);
            switch (in.mLightType) {
            case ASE::Light::TARGET:
                out->mType = aiLightSource_SPOT;
                out->mAngleInnerCone = AI_DEG_TO_RAD(in.mAngle);
                out->mAngleOuterCone = (in.mFalloff ? AI_DEG_TO_RAD(in.mFalloff) : out->mAngleInnerCone);
                break;

            case ASE::Light::DIRECTIONAL:
                out->mType = aiLightSource_DIRECTIONAL;
                break;

            default:
                //case ASE::Light::OMNI:
                out->mType = aiLightSource_POINT;
                break;
            };
            out->mColorDiffuse = out->mColorSpecular = in.mColor * in.mIntensity;
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void ASEImporter::AddNodes(const std::vector<BaseNode *> &nodes,
        aiNode *pcParent, const char *szName) {
    aiMatrix4x4 m;
    AddNodes(nodes, pcParent, szName, m);
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Add meshes to a given node
void ASEImporter::AddMeshes(const ASE::BaseNode *snode, aiNode *node) {
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pcScene->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
        // Get the name of the mesh (the mesh instance has been temporarily stored in the third vertex color)
        const aiMesh *pcMesh = pcScene->mMeshes[i];
        const ASE::Mesh *mesh = (const ASE::Mesh *)pcMesh->mColors[2];

        if (mesh == snode) {
            ++node->mNumMeshes;
        }
    }

    if (node->mNumMeshes) {
        node->mMeshes = new unsigned int[node->mNumMeshes];
        for (unsigned int i = 0, p = 0; i < pcScene->mNumMeshes; ++i) {

            const aiMesh *pcMesh = pcScene->mMeshes[i];
            const ASE::Mesh *mesh = (const ASE::Mesh *)pcMesh->mColors[2];
            if (mesh == snode) {
                node->mMeshes[p++] = i;

                // Transform all vertices of the mesh back into their local space ->
                // at the moment they are pretransformed
                aiMatrix4x4 m = mesh->mTransform;
                m.Inverse();

                aiVector3D *pvCurPtr = pcMesh->mVertices;
                const aiVector3D *pvEndPtr = pvCurPtr + pcMesh->mNumVertices;
                while (pvCurPtr != pvEndPtr) {
                    *pvCurPtr = m * (*pvCurPtr);
                    pvCurPtr++;
                }

                // Do the same for the normal vectors, if we have them.
                // As always, inverse transpose.
                if (pcMesh->mNormals) {
                    aiMatrix3x3 m3 = aiMatrix3x3(mesh->mTransform);
                    m3.Transpose();

                    pvCurPtr = pcMesh->mNormals;
                    pvEndPtr = pvCurPtr + pcMesh->mNumVertices;
                    while (pvCurPtr != pvEndPtr) {
                        *pvCurPtr = m3 * (*pvCurPtr);
                        pvCurPtr++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Add child nodes to a given parent node
void ASEImporter::AddNodes(const std::vector<BaseNode *> &nodes,
        aiNode *pcParent, const char *szName,
        const aiMatrix4x4 &mat) {
    const size_t len = szName ? ::strlen(szName) : 0;
    ai_assert(4 <= AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_COLOR_SETS);

    // Receives child nodes for the pcParent node
    std::vector<aiNode *> apcNodes;

    // Now iterate through all nodes in the scene and search for one
    // which has *us* as parent.
    for (std::vector<BaseNode *>::const_iterator it = nodes.begin(), end = nodes.end(); it != end; ++it) {
        const BaseNode *snode = *it;
        if (szName) {
            if (len != snode->mParent.length() || ::strcmp(szName, snode->mParent.c_str()))
                continue;
        } else if (snode->mParent.length())
            continue;

        (*it)->mProcessed = true;

        // Allocate a new node and add it to the output data structure
        apcNodes.push_back(new aiNode());
        aiNode *node = apcNodes.back();

        node->mName.Set((snode->mName.length() ? snode->mName.c_str() : "Unnamed_Node"));
        node->mParent = pcParent;

        // Setup the transformation matrix of the node
        aiMatrix4x4 mParentAdjust = mat;
        mParentAdjust.Inverse();
        node->mTransformation = mParentAdjust * snode->mTransform;

        // Add sub nodes - prevent stack overflow due to recursive parenting
        if (node->mName != node->mParent->mName && node->mName != node->mParent->mParent->mName) {
            AddNodes(nodes, node, node->mName.data, snode->mTransform);
        }

        // Further processing depends on the type of the node
        if (snode->mType == ASE::BaseNode::Mesh) {
            // If the type of this node is "Mesh" we need to search
            // the list of output meshes in the data structure for
            // all those that belonged to this node once. This is
            // slightly inconvinient here and a better solution should
            // be used when this code is refactored next.
            AddMeshes(snode, node);
        } else if (is_not_qnan(snode->mTargetPosition.x)) {
            // If this is a target camera or light we generate a small
            // child node which marks the position of the camera
            // target (the direction information is contained in *this*
            // node's animation track but the exact target position
            // would be lost otherwise)
            if (!node->mNumChildren) {
                node->mChildren = new aiNode *[1];
            }

            aiNode *nd = new aiNode();

            nd->mName.Set(snode->mName + ".Target");

            nd->mTransformation.a4 = snode->mTargetPosition.x - snode->mTransform.a4;
            nd->mTransformation.b4 = snode->mTargetPosition.y - snode->mTransform.b4;
            nd->mTransformation.c4 = snode->mTargetPosition.z - snode->mTransform.c4;

            nd->mParent = node;

            // The .Target node is always the first child node
            for (unsigned int m = 0; m < node->mNumChildren; ++m)
                node->mChildren[m + 1] = node->mChildren[m];

            node->mChildren[0] = nd;
            node->mNumChildren++;

            // What we did is so great, it is at least worth a debug message
            ASSIMP_LOG_VERBOSE_DEBUG("ASE: Generating separate target node (", snode->mName, ")");
        }
    }

    // Allocate enough space for the child nodes
    // We allocate one slot more  in case this is a target camera/light
    pcParent->mNumChildren = (unsigned int)apcNodes.size();
    if (pcParent->mNumChildren) {
        pcParent->mChildren = new aiNode *[apcNodes.size() + 1 /* PLUS ONE !!! */];

        // now build all nodes for our nice new children
        for (unsigned int p = 0; p < apcNodes.size(); ++p)
            pcParent->mChildren[p] = apcNodes[p];
    }
    return;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build the output node graph
void ASEImporter::BuildNodes(std::vector<BaseNode *> &nodes) {
    ai_assert(nullptr != pcScene);

    // allocate the one and only root node
    aiNode *root = pcScene->mRootNode = new aiNode();
    root->mName.Set("<ASERoot>");

    // Setup the coordinate system transformation
    pcScene->mRootNode->mNumChildren = 1;
    pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren = new aiNode *[1];
    aiNode *ch = pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren[0] = new aiNode();
    ch->mParent = root;

    // Change the transformation matrix of all nodes
    for (BaseNode *node : nodes) {
        aiMatrix4x4 &m = node->mTransform;
        m.Transpose(); // row-order vs column-order
    }

    // add all nodes
    AddNodes(nodes, ch, nullptr);

    // now iterate through al nodes and find those that have not yet
    // been added to the nodegraph (= their parent could not be recognized)
    std::vector<const BaseNode *> aiList;
    for (std::vector<BaseNode *>::iterator it = nodes.begin(), end = nodes.end(); it != end; ++it) {
        if ((*it)->mProcessed) {
            continue;
        }

        // check whether our parent is known
        bool bKnowParent = false;

        // search the list another time, starting *here* and try to find out whether
        // there is a node that references *us* as a parent
        for (std::vector<BaseNode *>::const_iterator it2 = nodes.begin(); it2 != end; ++it2) {
            if (it2 == it) {
                continue;
            }

            if ((*it2)->mName == (*it)->mParent) {
                bKnowParent = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (!bKnowParent) {
            aiList.push_back(*it);
        }
    }

    // Are there any orphaned nodes?
    if (!aiList.empty()) {
        std::vector<aiNode *> apcNodes;
        apcNodes.reserve(aiList.size() + pcScene->mRootNode->mNumChildren);

        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pcScene->mRootNode->mNumChildren; ++i)
            apcNodes.push_back(pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren[i]);

        delete[] pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren;
        for (std::vector<const BaseNode *>::/*const_*/ iterator i = aiList.begin(); i != aiList.end(); ++i) {
            const ASE::BaseNode *src = *i;

            // The parent is not known, so we can assume that we must add
            // this node to the root node of the whole scene
            aiNode *pcNode = new aiNode();
            pcNode->mParent = pcScene->mRootNode;
            pcNode->mName.Set(src->mName);
            AddMeshes(src, pcNode);
            AddNodes(nodes, pcNode, pcNode->mName.data);
            apcNodes.push_back(pcNode);
        }

        // Regenerate our output array
        pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren = new aiNode *[apcNodes.size()];
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < apcNodes.size(); ++i)
            pcScene->mRootNode->mChildren[i] = apcNodes[i];

        pcScene->mRootNode->mNumChildren = (unsigned int)apcNodes.size();
    }

    // Reset the third color set to nullptr - we used this field to store a temporary pointer
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pcScene->mNumMeshes; ++i)
        pcScene->mMeshes[i]->mColors[2] = nullptr;

    // The root node should not have at least one child or the file is valid
    if (!pcScene->mRootNode->mNumChildren) {
        throw DeadlyImportError("ASE: No nodes loaded. The file is either empty or corrupt");
    }

    // Now rotate the whole scene 90 degrees around the x axis to convert to internal coordinate system
    pcScene->mRootNode->mTransformation = aiMatrix4x4(1.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f,
            0.f, 0.f, 1.f, 0.f, 0.f, -1.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert the imported data to the internal verbose representation
void ASEImporter::BuildUniqueRepresentation(ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
    // allocate output storage
    std::vector<aiVector3D> mPositions;
    std::vector<aiVector3D> amTexCoords[AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS];
    std::vector<aiColor4D> mVertexColors;
    std::vector<aiVector3D> mNormals;
    std::vector<BoneVertex> mBoneVertices;

    unsigned int iSize = (unsigned int)mesh.mFaces.size() * 3;
    mPositions.resize(iSize);

    // optional texture coordinates
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++i) {
        if (!mesh.amTexCoords[i].empty()) {
            amTexCoords[i].resize(iSize);
        }
    }
    // optional vertex colors
    if (!mesh.mVertexColors.empty()) {
        mVertexColors.resize(iSize);
    }

    // optional vertex normals (vertex normals can simply be copied)
    if (!mesh.mNormals.empty()) {
        mNormals.resize(iSize);
    }
    // bone vertices. There is no need to change the bone list
    if (!mesh.mBoneVertices.empty()) {
        mBoneVertices.resize(iSize);
    }

    // iterate through all faces in the mesh
    unsigned int iCurrent = 0, fi = 0;
    for (std::vector<ASE::Face>::iterator i = mesh.mFaces.begin(); i != mesh.mFaces.end(); ++i, ++fi) {
        for (unsigned int n = 0; n < 3; ++n, ++iCurrent) {
            mPositions[iCurrent] = mesh.mPositions[(*i).mIndices[n]];

            // add texture coordinates
            for (unsigned int c = 0; c < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++c) {
                if (mesh.amTexCoords[c].empty()) break;
                amTexCoords[c][iCurrent] = mesh.amTexCoords[c][(*i).amUVIndices[c][n]];
            }
            // add vertex colors
            if (!mesh.mVertexColors.empty()) {
                mVertexColors[iCurrent] = mesh.mVertexColors[(*i).mColorIndices[n]];
            }
            // add normal vectors
            if (!mesh.mNormals.empty()) {
                mNormals[iCurrent] = mesh.mNormals[fi * 3 + n];
                mNormals[iCurrent].Normalize();
            }

            // handle bone vertices
            if ((*i).mIndices[n] < mesh.mBoneVertices.size()) {
                // (sometimes this will cause bone verts to be duplicated
                //  however, I' quite sure Schrompf' JoinVerticesStep
                //  will fix that again ...)
                mBoneVertices[iCurrent] = mesh.mBoneVertices[(*i).mIndices[n]];
            }
            (*i).mIndices[n] = iCurrent;
        }
    }

    // replace the old arrays
    mesh.mNormals = mNormals;
    mesh.mPositions = mPositions;
    mesh.mVertexColors = mVertexColors;

    for (unsigned int c = 0; c < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++c)
        mesh.amTexCoords[c] = amTexCoords[c];
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copy a texture from the ASE structs to the output material
void CopyASETexture(aiMaterial &mat, ASE::Texture &texture, aiTextureType type) {
    // Setup the texture name
    aiString tex;
    tex.Set(texture.mMapName);
    mat.AddProperty(&tex, AI_MATKEY_TEXTURE(type, 0));

    // Setup the texture blend factor
    if (is_not_qnan(texture.mTextureBlend))
        mat.AddProperty<ai_real>(&texture.mTextureBlend, 1, AI_MATKEY_TEXBLEND(type, 0));

    // Setup texture UV transformations
    mat.AddProperty<ai_real>(&texture.mOffsetU, 5, AI_MATKEY_UVTRANSFORM(type, 0));
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert from ASE material to output material
void ASEImporter::ConvertMaterial(ASE::Material &mat) {
    // LARGE TODO: Much code her is copied from 3DS ... join them maybe?

    // Allocate the output material
    mat.pcInstance = new aiMaterial();

    // At first add the base ambient color of the
    // scene to the material
    mat.mAmbient.r += mParser->m_clrAmbient.r;
    mat.mAmbient.g += mParser->m_clrAmbient.g;
    mat.mAmbient.b += mParser->m_clrAmbient.b;

    aiString name;
    name.Set(mat.mName);
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&name, AI_MATKEY_NAME);

    // material colors
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mAmbient, 1, AI_MATKEY_COLOR_AMBIENT);
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mDiffuse, 1, AI_MATKEY_COLOR_DIFFUSE);
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mSpecular, 1, AI_MATKEY_COLOR_SPECULAR);
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mEmissive, 1, AI_MATKEY_COLOR_EMISSIVE);

    // shininess
    if (0.0f != mat.mSpecularExponent && 0.0f != mat.mShininessStrength) {
        mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mSpecularExponent, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHININESS);
        mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&mat.mShininessStrength, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHININESS_STRENGTH);
    }
    // If there is no shininess, we can disable phong lighting
    else if (D3DS::Discreet3DS::Metal == mat.mShading ||
             D3DS::Discreet3DS::Phong == mat.mShading ||
             D3DS::Discreet3DS::Blinn == mat.mShading) {
        mat.mShading = D3DS::Discreet3DS::Gouraud;
    }

    // opacity
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty<ai_real>(&mat.mTransparency, 1, AI_MATKEY_OPACITY);

    // Two sided rendering?
    if (mat.mTwoSided) {
        int i = 1;
        mat.pcInstance->AddProperty<int>(&i, 1, AI_MATKEY_TWOSIDED);
    }

    // shading mode
    aiShadingMode eShading = aiShadingMode_NoShading;
    switch (mat.mShading) {
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Flat:
        eShading = aiShadingMode_Flat;
        break;
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Phong:
        eShading = aiShadingMode_Phong;
        break;
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Blinn:
        eShading = aiShadingMode_Blinn;
        break;

        // I don't know what "Wire" shading should be,
        // assume it is simple lambertian diffuse (L dot N) shading
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Wire: {
        // set the wireframe flag
        unsigned int iWire = 1;
        mat.pcInstance->AddProperty<int>((int *)&iWire, 1, AI_MATKEY_ENABLE_WIREFRAME);
    }
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Gouraud:
        eShading = aiShadingMode_Gouraud;
        break;
    case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Metal:
        eShading = aiShadingMode_CookTorrance;
        break;
    }
    mat.pcInstance->AddProperty<int>((int *)&eShading, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);

    // DIFFUSE texture
    if (mat.sTexDiffuse.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexDiffuse, aiTextureType_DIFFUSE);

    // SPECULAR texture
    if (mat.sTexSpecular.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexSpecular, aiTextureType_SPECULAR);

    // AMBIENT texture
    if (mat.sTexAmbient.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexAmbient, aiTextureType_AMBIENT);

    // OPACITY texture
    if (mat.sTexOpacity.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexOpacity, aiTextureType_OPACITY);

    // EMISSIVE texture
    if (mat.sTexEmissive.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexEmissive, aiTextureType_EMISSIVE);

    // BUMP texture
    if (mat.sTexBump.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexBump, aiTextureType_HEIGHT);

    // SHININESS texture
    if (mat.sTexShininess.mMapName.length() > 0)
        CopyASETexture(*mat.pcInstance, mat.sTexShininess, aiTextureType_SHININESS);

    // store the name of the material itself, too
    if (mat.mName.length() > 0) {
        aiString tex;
        tex.Set(mat.mName);
        mat.pcInstance->AddProperty(&tex, AI_MATKEY_NAME);
    }
    return;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build output meshes
void ASEImporter::ConvertMeshes(ASE::Mesh &mesh, std::vector<aiMesh *> &avOutMeshes) {
    // validate the material index of the mesh
    if (mesh.iMaterialIndex >= mParser->m_vMaterials.size()) {
        mesh.iMaterialIndex = (unsigned int)mParser->m_vMaterials.size() - 1;
        ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("Material index is out of range");
    }

    // If the material the mesh is assigned to is consisting of submeshes, split it
    if (!mParser->m_vMaterials[mesh.iMaterialIndex].avSubMaterials.empty()) {
        std::vector<ASE::Material> vSubMaterials = mParser->m_vMaterials[mesh.iMaterialIndex].avSubMaterials;

        std::vector<unsigned int> *aiSplit = new std::vector<unsigned int>[vSubMaterials.size()];

        // build a list of all faces per sub-material
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mesh.mFaces.size(); ++i) {
            // check range
            if (mesh.mFaces[i].iMaterial >= vSubMaterials.size()) {
                ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("Submaterial index is out of range");

                // use the last material instead
                aiSplit[vSubMaterials.size() - 1].push_back(i);
            } else
                aiSplit[mesh.mFaces[i].iMaterial].push_back(i);
        }

        // now generate submeshes
        for (unsigned int p = 0; p < vSubMaterials.size(); ++p) {
            if (!aiSplit[p].empty()) {

                aiMesh *p_pcOut = new aiMesh();
                p_pcOut->mPrimitiveTypes = aiPrimitiveType_TRIANGLE;

                // let the sub material index
                p_pcOut->mMaterialIndex = p;

                // we will need this material
                mParser->m_vMaterials[mesh.iMaterialIndex].avSubMaterials[p].bNeed = true;

                // store the real index here ... color channel 3
                p_pcOut->mColors[3] = (aiColor4D *)(uintptr_t)mesh.iMaterialIndex;

                // store a pointer to the mesh in color channel 2
                p_pcOut->mColors[2] = (aiColor4D *)&mesh;
                avOutMeshes.push_back(p_pcOut);

                // convert vertices
                p_pcOut->mNumVertices = (unsigned int)aiSplit[p].size() * 3;
                p_pcOut->mNumFaces = (unsigned int)aiSplit[p].size();

                // receive output vertex weights
                std::vector<std::pair<unsigned int, float>> *avOutputBones = nullptr;
                if (!mesh.mBones.empty()) {
                    avOutputBones = new std::vector<std::pair<unsigned int, float>>[mesh.mBones.size()];
                }

                // allocate enough storage for faces
                p_pcOut->mFaces = new aiFace[p_pcOut->mNumFaces];

                unsigned int iBase = 0, iIndex;
                if (p_pcOut->mNumVertices) {
                    p_pcOut->mVertices = new aiVector3D[p_pcOut->mNumVertices];
                    p_pcOut->mNormals = new aiVector3D[p_pcOut->mNumVertices];
                    for (unsigned int q = 0; q < aiSplit[p].size(); ++q) {

                        iIndex = aiSplit[p][q];

                        p_pcOut->mFaces[q].mIndices = new unsigned int[3];
                        p_pcOut->mFaces[q].mNumIndices = 3;

                        for (unsigned int t = 0; t < 3; ++t, ++iBase) {
                            const uint32_t iIndex2 = mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mIndices[t];

                            p_pcOut->mVertices[iBase] = mesh.mPositions[iIndex2];
                            p_pcOut->mNormals[iBase] = mesh.mNormals[iIndex2];

                            // convert bones, if existing
                            if (!mesh.mBones.empty()) {
                                ai_assert(avOutputBones);
                                // check whether there is a vertex weight for this vertex index
                                if (iIndex2 < mesh.mBoneVertices.size()) {

                                    for (std::vector<std::pair<int, float>>::const_iterator
                                                    blubb = mesh.mBoneVertices[iIndex2].mBoneWeights.begin();
                                            blubb != mesh.mBoneVertices[iIndex2].mBoneWeights.end(); ++blubb) {

                                        // NOTE: illegal cases have already been filtered out
                                        avOutputBones[(*blubb).first].push_back(std::pair<unsigned int, float>(
                                                iBase, (*blubb).second));
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            p_pcOut->mFaces[q].mIndices[t] = iBase;
                        }
                    }
                }
                // convert texture coordinates (up to AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS sets supported)
                for (unsigned int c = 0; c < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++c) {
                    if (!mesh.amTexCoords[c].empty()) {
                        p_pcOut->mTextureCoords[c] = new aiVector3D[p_pcOut->mNumVertices];
                        iBase = 0;
                        for (unsigned int q = 0; q < aiSplit[p].size(); ++q) {
                            iIndex = aiSplit[p][q];
                            for (unsigned int t = 0; t < 3; ++t) {
                                p_pcOut->mTextureCoords[c][iBase++] = mesh.amTexCoords[c][mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mIndices[t]];
                            }
                        }
                        // Setup the number of valid vertex components
                        p_pcOut->mNumUVComponents[c] = mesh.mNumUVComponents[c];
                    }
                }

                // Convert vertex colors (only one set supported)
                if (!mesh.mVertexColors.empty()) {
                    p_pcOut->mColors[0] = new aiColor4D[p_pcOut->mNumVertices];
                    iBase = 0;
                    for (unsigned int q = 0; q < aiSplit[p].size(); ++q) {
                        iIndex = aiSplit[p][q];
                        for (unsigned int t = 0; t < 3; ++t) {
                            p_pcOut->mColors[0][iBase++] = mesh.mVertexColors[mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mIndices[t]];
                        }
                    }
                }
                // Copy bones
                if (!mesh.mBones.empty()) {
                    p_pcOut->mNumBones = 0;
                    for (unsigned int mrspock = 0; mrspock < mesh.mBones.size(); ++mrspock)
                        if (!avOutputBones[mrspock].empty()) p_pcOut->mNumBones++;

                    p_pcOut->mBones = new aiBone *[p_pcOut->mNumBones];
                    aiBone **pcBone = p_pcOut->mBones;
                    for (unsigned int mrspock = 0; mrspock < mesh.mBones.size(); ++mrspock) {
                        if (!avOutputBones[mrspock].empty()) {
                            // we will need this bone. add it to the output mesh and
                            // add all per-vertex weights
                            aiBone *pc = *pcBone = new aiBone();
                            pc->mName.Set(mesh.mBones[mrspock].mName);

                            pc->mNumWeights = (unsigned int)avOutputBones[mrspock].size();
                            pc->mWeights = new aiVertexWeight[pc->mNumWeights];

                            for (unsigned int captainkirk = 0; captainkirk < pc->mNumWeights; ++captainkirk) {
                                const std::pair<unsigned int, float> &ref = avOutputBones[mrspock][captainkirk];
                                pc->mWeights[captainkirk].mVertexId = ref.first;
                                pc->mWeights[captainkirk].mWeight = ref.second;
                            }
                            ++pcBone;
                        }
                    }
                    // delete allocated storage
                    delete[] avOutputBones;
                }
            }
        }
        // delete storage
        delete[] aiSplit;
    } else {
        // Otherwise we can simply copy the data to one output mesh
        // This codepath needs less memory and uses fast memcpy()s
        // to do the actual copying. So I think it is worth the
        // effort here.

        aiMesh *p_pcOut = new aiMesh();
        p_pcOut->mPrimitiveTypes = aiPrimitiveType_TRIANGLE;

        // set an empty sub material index
        p_pcOut->mMaterialIndex = ASE::Face::DEFAULT_MATINDEX;
        mParser->m_vMaterials[mesh.iMaterialIndex].bNeed = true;

        // store the real index here ... in color channel 3
        p_pcOut->mColors[3] = (aiColor4D *)(uintptr_t)mesh.iMaterialIndex;

        // store a pointer to the mesh in color channel 2
        p_pcOut->mColors[2] = (aiColor4D *)&mesh;
        avOutMeshes.push_back(p_pcOut);

        // If the mesh hasn't faces or vertices, there are two cases
        // possible: 1. the model is invalid. 2. This is a dummy
        // helper object which we are going to remove later ...
        if (mesh.mFaces.empty() || mesh.mPositions.empty()) {
            return;
        }

        // convert vertices
        p_pcOut->mNumVertices = (unsigned int)mesh.mPositions.size();
        p_pcOut->mNumFaces = (unsigned int)mesh.mFaces.size();

        // allocate enough storage for faces
        p_pcOut->mFaces = new aiFace[p_pcOut->mNumFaces];

        // copy vertices
        p_pcOut->mVertices = new aiVector3D[mesh.mPositions.size()];
        memcpy(p_pcOut->mVertices, &mesh.mPositions[0],
                mesh.mPositions.size() * sizeof(aiVector3D));

        // copy normals
        p_pcOut->mNormals = new aiVector3D[mesh.mNormals.size()];
        memcpy(p_pcOut->mNormals, &mesh.mNormals[0],
                mesh.mNormals.size() * sizeof(aiVector3D));

        // copy texture coordinates
        for (unsigned int c = 0; c < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++c) {
            if (!mesh.amTexCoords[c].empty()) {
                p_pcOut->mTextureCoords[c] = new aiVector3D[mesh.amTexCoords[c].size()];
                memcpy(p_pcOut->mTextureCoords[c], &mesh.amTexCoords[c][0],
                        mesh.amTexCoords[c].size() * sizeof(aiVector3D));

                // setup the number of valid vertex components
                p_pcOut->mNumUVComponents[c] = mesh.mNumUVComponents[c];
            }
        }

        // copy vertex colors
        if (!mesh.mVertexColors.empty()) {
            p_pcOut->mColors[0] = new aiColor4D[mesh.mVertexColors.size()];
            memcpy(p_pcOut->mColors[0], &mesh.mVertexColors[0],
                    mesh.mVertexColors.size() * sizeof(aiColor4D));
        }

        // copy faces
        for (unsigned int iFace = 0; iFace < p_pcOut->mNumFaces; ++iFace) {
            p_pcOut->mFaces[iFace].mNumIndices = 3;
            p_pcOut->mFaces[iFace].mIndices = new unsigned int[3];

            // copy indices
            p_pcOut->mFaces[iFace].mIndices[0] = mesh.mFaces[iFace].mIndices[0];
            p_pcOut->mFaces[iFace].mIndices[1] = mesh.mFaces[iFace].mIndices[1];
            p_pcOut->mFaces[iFace].mIndices[2] = mesh.mFaces[iFace].mIndices[2];
        }

        // copy vertex bones
        if (!mesh.mBones.empty() && !mesh.mBoneVertices.empty()) {
            std::vector<std::vector<aiVertexWeight>> avBonesOut(mesh.mBones.size());

            // find all vertex weights for this bone
            unsigned int quak = 0;
            for (std::vector<BoneVertex>::const_iterator harrypotter = mesh.mBoneVertices.begin();
                    harrypotter != mesh.mBoneVertices.end(); ++harrypotter, ++quak) {

                for (std::vector<std::pair<int, float>>::const_iterator
                                ronaldweasley = (*harrypotter).mBoneWeights.begin();
                        ronaldweasley != (*harrypotter).mBoneWeights.end(); ++ronaldweasley) {
                    aiVertexWeight weight;
                    weight.mVertexId = quak;
                    weight.mWeight = (*ronaldweasley).second;
                    avBonesOut[(*ronaldweasley).first].push_back(weight);
                }
            }

            // now build a final bone list
            p_pcOut->mNumBones = 0;
            for (unsigned int jfkennedy = 0; jfkennedy < mesh.mBones.size(); ++jfkennedy)
                if (!avBonesOut[jfkennedy].empty()) p_pcOut->mNumBones++;

            p_pcOut->mBones = new aiBone *[p_pcOut->mNumBones];
            aiBone **pcBone = p_pcOut->mBones;
            for (unsigned int jfkennedy = 0; jfkennedy < mesh.mBones.size(); ++jfkennedy) {
                if (!avBonesOut[jfkennedy].empty()) {
                    aiBone *pc = *pcBone = new aiBone();
                    pc->mName.Set(mesh.mBones[jfkennedy].mName);
                    pc->mNumWeights = (unsigned int)avBonesOut[jfkennedy].size();
                    pc->mWeights = new aiVertexWeight[pc->mNumWeights];
                    ::memcpy(pc->mWeights, &avBonesOut[jfkennedy][0],
                            sizeof(aiVertexWeight) * pc->mNumWeights);
                    ++pcBone;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Setup proper material indices and build output materials
void ASEImporter::BuildMaterialIndices() {
    ai_assert(nullptr != pcScene);

    // iterate through all materials and check whether we need them
    for (unsigned int iMat = 0; iMat < mParser->m_vMaterials.size(); ++iMat) {
        ASE::Material &mat = mParser->m_vMaterials[iMat];
        if (mat.bNeed) {
            // Convert it to the aiMaterial layout
            ConvertMaterial(mat);
            ++pcScene->mNumMaterials;
        }
        for (unsigned int iSubMat = 0; iSubMat < mat.avSubMaterials.size(); ++iSubMat) {
            ASE::Material &submat = mat.avSubMaterials[iSubMat];
            if (submat.bNeed) {
                // Convert it to the aiMaterial layout
                ConvertMaterial(submat);
                ++pcScene->mNumMaterials;
            }
        }
    }

    // allocate the output material array
    pcScene->mMaterials = new aiMaterial *[pcScene->mNumMaterials];
    D3DS::Material **pcIntMaterials = new D3DS::Material *[pcScene->mNumMaterials];

    unsigned int iNum = 0;
    for (unsigned int iMat = 0; iMat < mParser->m_vMaterials.size(); ++iMat) {
        ASE::Material &mat = mParser->m_vMaterials[iMat];
        if (mat.bNeed) {
            ai_assert(nullptr != mat.pcInstance);
            pcScene->mMaterials[iNum] = mat.pcInstance;

            // Store the internal material, too
            pcIntMaterials[iNum] = &mat;

            // Iterate through all meshes and search for one which is using
            // this top-level material index
            for (unsigned int iMesh = 0; iMesh < pcScene->mNumMeshes; ++iMesh) {
                aiMesh *mesh = pcScene->mMeshes[iMesh];
                if (ASE::Face::DEFAULT_MATINDEX == mesh->mMaterialIndex &&
                        iMat == (uintptr_t)mesh->mColors[3]) {
                    mesh->mMaterialIndex = iNum;
                    mesh->mColors[3] = nullptr;
                }
            }
            iNum++;
        }
        for (unsigned int iSubMat = 0; iSubMat < mat.avSubMaterials.size(); ++iSubMat) {
            ASE::Material &submat = mat.avSubMaterials[iSubMat];
            if (submat.bNeed) {
                ai_assert(nullptr != submat.pcInstance);
                pcScene->mMaterials[iNum] = submat.pcInstance;

                // Store the internal material, too
                pcIntMaterials[iNum] = &submat;

                // Iterate through all meshes and search for one which is using
                // this sub-level material index
                for (unsigned int iMesh = 0; iMesh < pcScene->mNumMeshes; ++iMesh) {
                    aiMesh *mesh = pcScene->mMeshes[iMesh];

                    if (iSubMat == mesh->mMaterialIndex && iMat == (uintptr_t)mesh->mColors[3]) {
                        mesh->mMaterialIndex = iNum;
                        mesh->mColors[3] = nullptr;
                    }
                }
                iNum++;
            }
        }
    }

    // Delete our temporary array
    delete[] pcIntMaterials;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate normal vectors basing on smoothing groups
bool ASEImporter::GenerateNormals(ASE::Mesh &mesh) {

    if (!mesh.mNormals.empty() && !configRecomputeNormals) {
        // Check whether there are only uninitialized normals. If there are
        // some, skip all normals from the file and compute them on our own
        for (std::vector<aiVector3D>::const_iterator qq = mesh.mNormals.begin(); qq != mesh.mNormals.end(); ++qq) {
            if ((*qq).x || (*qq).y || (*qq).z) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    // The array is reused.
    ComputeNormalsWithSmoothingsGroups<ASE::Face>(mesh);
    return false;
}

#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER

#endif // !! ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_BASE_IMPORTER