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"""
This module contains the base classes for visual stimuli.
"""

__author__ = 'Florian Krause <florian@expyriment.org>, \
Oliver Lindemann <oliver@expyriment.org>'
__version__ = '0.7.0'
__revision__ = '55a4e7e'
__date__ = 'Wed Mar 26 14:33:37 2014 +0100'


import tempfile
import os
import copy
import random
import types

import pygame
try:
    import OpenGL.GLU as oglu
    import OpenGL.GL as ogl
except ImportError:
    oglu = None
    ogl = None

import defaults
import expyriment
from _stimulus import Stimulus
from expyriment.misc import geometry
from expyriment.misc import unicode2str
from expyriment.misc._timer import get_time

random.seed()


class _LaminaPanelSurface(object):
    """A class implementing an OpenGL surface."""

    # The following code is based on part of the Lamina module by David Keeney
    # (http://pitchersduel.python-hosting.com/file/branches/Lamina/lamina.py)
    # with some modifications to fit it into expyriment (e.g. positioning)
    def __init__(self, surface, quadDims=(-1, 1, 1, 1),
                 position=(0, 0)):
        """Initialize new instance.

        Parameters
        ----------
        surface : pygame surface
            pygame surface to convert
        quadDims : (int,int), optional
        position : (int,int), optional

        """

        self._txtr = Visual._load_texture(surface)
        self._winsize = surface.get_size()
        self._position = position
        left, top, width, height = quadDims
        right, bottom = left + width, top - height
        self._qdims = quadDims
        self.dims = ((left, top, 0), (right, top, 0),
                     (right, bottom, 0), (left, bottom, 0))
        self.refresh_position()

    def __del__(self):
        """Call glDeleteTextures when deconstruction the object."""

        if self._txtr is not None:
            try:
                ogl.glDeleteTextures([self._txtr])
            except:
                pass

    def convertMousePos(self, pos):
        """Convert 2d pixel mouse pos to 2d gl units.

        Parameters
        ----------
        pos : (int, int)
            position of mouse

        """

        x0, y0 = pos
        x = x0 / self._winsize[0] * self._qdims[2] + self._qdims[0]
        y = y0 / self._winsize[1] * self._qdims[3] + self._qdims[1]
        return x, y

    def refresh_position(self):
        """Recalc where in modelspace quad needs to be to fill screen."""

        screensize = pygame.display.get_surface().get_size()
        bottomleft = oglu.gluUnProject(screensize[0] / 2 - \
                                       self._winsize[0] / 2 + \
                                       self._position[0],
                                       screensize[1] / 2 - \
                                       self._winsize[1] / 2 + \
                                       self._position[1], 0)
        bottomright = oglu.gluUnProject(screensize[0] / 2 + \
                                        self._winsize[0] / 2 + \
                                        self._position[0],
                                        screensize[1] / 2 - \
                                        self._winsize[1] / 2 + \
                                        self._position[1], 0)
        topleft = oglu.gluUnProject(screensize[0] / 2 - \
                                    self._winsize[0] / 2 + \
                                    self._position[0],
                                    screensize[1] / 2 + \
                                    self._winsize[1] / 2 + \
                                    self._position[1], 0)
        topright = oglu.gluUnProject(screensize[0] / 2 + \
                                     self._winsize[0] / 2 + \
                                     self._position[0],
                                     screensize[1] / 2 + \
                                     self._winsize[1] / 2 + \
                                     self._position[1], 0)
        self.dims = topleft, topright, bottomright, bottomleft
        width = topright[0] - topleft[0]
        height = topright[1] - bottomright[1]
        self._qdims = topleft[0], topleft[1], width, height

    def display(self):
        """Draw surface to a quad."""

        ogl.glEnable(ogl.GL_BLEND)
        ogl.glBlendFunc(ogl.GL_SRC_ALPHA, ogl.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA)
        ogl.glEnable(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D)
        ogl.glBindTexture(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D, self._txtr)
        ogl.glTexEnvf(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_ENV, ogl.GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE,
                      ogl.GL_REPLACE)
        ogl.glTexParameterfv(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D, ogl.GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
                           ogl.GL_LINEAR)
        ogl.glBegin(ogl.GL_QUADS)
        ogl.glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0)
        ogl.glVertex3f(*self.dims[0])
        ogl.glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0)
        ogl.glVertex3f(*self.dims[1])
        ogl.glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0)
        ogl.glVertex3f(*self.dims[2])
        ogl.glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0)
        ogl.glVertex3f(*self.dims[3])
        ogl.glEnd()
        ogl.glDisable(ogl.GL_BLEND)
        ogl.glDisable(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D)
    # End of code bsed on Lamina module


class Visual(Stimulus):
    """A class implementing a general visual stimulus.

    All other visual stimuli should be subclassed from this class since it
    entails code for converting Pygame surfaces into OpenGL textures. This
    allows for having hardware acceleration (including waiting for the
    vertical retrace) while still being able to manipulate stimuli in an
    easy way (based on Pygame surfaces).

    """


    # The following code is based on part of the Lamina module by David Keeney
    # (http://pitchersduel.python-hosting.com/file/branches/Lamina/lamina.py)
    # with some modifications to fit it into expyriment (e.g. positioning)
    @staticmethod
    def _load_texture(surf):
        """Load surface into texture object.

        Returns a texture object.

        Parameters
        ----------
        surf : pygame.Surface object
            surface to make texture from

        """

        txtr = ogl.glGenTextures(1)
        textureData = pygame.image.tostring(surf, "RGBA", 1)
        ogl.glEnable(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D)
        ogl.glBindTexture(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D, txtr)
        width, height = surf.get_size()
        ogl.glTexImage2D(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, ogl.GL_RGBA, width, height, 0,
          ogl.GL_RGBA, ogl.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, textureData)
        ogl.glTexParameterf(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D,
                            ogl.GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,
                            ogl.GL_NEAREST)
        ogl.glTexParameterf(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D,
                            ogl.GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
                            ogl.GL_NEAREST)
        ogl.glDisable(ogl.GL_TEXTURE_2D)
        return txtr
    # End of code bsed on Lamina module

    def __init__(self, position=None, log_comment=None):
        """Create a visual stimulus.

        Parameters
        ----------
        position : (int,int), optional
            position of the stimulus
        log_comment : str, optional
            comment for the event log file

        """

        Stimulus.__init__(self, log_comment)
        if position:
            self._position = list(position)
        else:
            self._position = list(defaults.visual_position)
        self._surface = None
        self._is_preloaded = False
        self._parent = None
        self._ogl_screen = None
        self._is_compressed = False
        self._compression_filename = None

        self._was_compressed_before_preload = None

    _compression_exception_message = "Cannot call {0} on compressed stimuli!"

    def __del__(self):
        """ Clear surface and ogl_screen when when the objects is deconstructed.

        """

        try:
            self.clear_surface()
        except:
            pass
        if self._compression_filename is not None:
            try:
                os.remove(self._compression_filename)
            except:
                pass

    @property
    def position(self):
        """Getter for position."""

        return self._position

    @position.setter
    def position(self, value):
        """Setter for position.

        When using OpenGL, this can take longer then 1ms!

        """

        self._position = list(value)
        if self.is_preloaded and self._ogl_screen is not None:
            self._ogl_screen.refresh_position()

    @property
    def absolute_position(self):
        """Getter for absolute_position."""

        if self._parent:
            return (self._parent.absolute_position[0] + self.position[0],
                    self._parent.absolute_position[1] + self.position[1])
        else:
            return self.position

    @property
    def is_compressed(self):
        """Getter for is_compressed."""

        return self._is_compressed

    @property
    def has_surface(self):
        """Getter for has_surface."""

        if self._surface is not None:
            return True
        else:
            return self.is_compressed

    @property
    def surface_size(self):
        """ Getter for surface_size."""

        return self._get_surface().get_size()

    def _create_surface(self):
        """Get the surface of the stimulus.

        This method has to be overwritten for all subclasses individually!

        """

        surface = pygame.surface.Surface((0, 0))
        return surface

    def _set_surface(self, surface):
        """Set the surface.

        Parameters
        ----------
        surface : pygame surface
            surface to be set

        """

        if self.is_compressed:
            return False
        else:
            self._surface = surface
            return True

    def _get_surface(self):
        """Get the surface."""

        if self._surface:
            return self._surface
        else:
            if self.is_compressed:
                tmp = pygame.image.load(
                    self._compression_filename).convert_alpha()
            else:
                tmp = self._create_surface()
            return tmp

    def copy(self):
        """Deep copy of the visual stimulus.

        Returns
        -------
        copy : deep copy of self

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        if self.has_surface:
            surface_backup = self._get_surface().copy()
            surface_copy = self._get_surface().copy()
        rtn = Stimulus.copy(self)
        if self.has_surface:
            self._surface = surface_backup
            rtn._surface = surface_copy
            rtn._is_preloaded = False
            rtn._ogl_screen = None
            rtn._is_compressed = False
            rtn._compression_filename = None
        if self.is_preloaded:
            if expyriment._active_exp.screen.open_gl:
                self._ogl_screen = _LaminaPanelSurface(
                    self._get_surface(),
                    position=self.position)
            rtn.preload()
        if self.is_compressed:
            rtn.compress()
        rtn._was_compressed_before_preload = \
                self._was_compressed_before_preload
        return rtn

    def distance(self, other):
        """Surface center distance.

        This method computes the distance between the surface center
        of this and another visual stimulus.

        Parameters
        ----------
        other : stimulus
            the other visual stimulus

        Returns
        -------
        dist : float
            distance between surface centers

        """

        return geometry.XYPoint(
            self.position).distance(geometry.XYPoint(other.position))

    def move(self, offset):
        """Moves the stimulus in 2D space.

        When using OpenGL, this can take longer then 1ms!

        Parameters
        ----------
        offset : list, optional
            translation along x and y axis

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        """

        start = get_time()
        moved = False
        x = offset[0]
        y = offset[1]
        if x > 0 or x < 0:
            self._position[0] = self._position[0] + x
            moved = True
        if y > 0 or y < 0:
            self._position[1] = self._position[1] + y
            moved = True
        if moved and self._ogl_screen is not None:
            self._ogl_screen.refresh_position()
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def inside_stimulus(self, stimulus, mode="visible"):
        """Check if stimulus is inside another stimulus.

        Parameters
        ----------
        stimulus : expyriment stimulus
            the other stimulus
        mode : mode (str), optional
            "visible": based on non-transparent pixels or
            "rectangle": based on pixels in pygame surface
            (default = visible")

        Returns
        -------
        out : bool

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        if mode == "visible":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            self_size = self.surface_size
            other_size = stimulus.surface_size
            self_pos = (
                self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2 - self_size[0] / 2,
                - self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2 - self_size[1] / 2)
            other_pos = (
                stimulus.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2 - other_size[0] / 2,
                - stimulus.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2 - other_size[1] / 2)
            offset = (-self_pos[0] + other_pos[0], -self_pos[1] + other_pos[1])
            self_mask = pygame.mask.from_surface(self._get_surface())
            other_mask = pygame.mask.from_surface(stimulus._get_surface())
            overlap = self_mask.overlap_area(other_mask, offset)
            if overlap > 0 and overlap == self_mask.count():
                return True
            else:
                return False

        elif mode == "surface":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            sx = self.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
            sy = self.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            selfrect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), self.surface_size)
            selfrect.center = (sx, sy)
            ox = stimulus.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
            oy = stimulus.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            stimrect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), stimulus.surface_size)
            stimrect.right = stimrect.right + 1
            stimrect.bottom = stimrect.bottom + 1
            stimrect.center = (ox, oy)
            if selfrect.contains(stimrect):
                return True
            else:
                return False

    def overlapping_with_stimulus(self, stimulus, mode="visible",
                                  use_absolute_position=True):
        """Check if stimulus is overlapping with another stimulus.

        Parameters
        ----------
        stimulus : expyriment stimulus
            the other stimulus
        mode : mode (str), optional
            "visible": based on non-transparent pixels or
            "surface": based on pixels in pygame surface
            (default = visible")
        use_absolute_position : bool, optional
            use absolute_position of stimuli (default) instead of position

        Returns
        -------
        overlapping : bool
            are stimuli overlapping or not
        overlap : (int, int)
            the overlap (x, y) in pixels. If mode is 'surface', the argument
            will always be None.

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        if mode == "visible":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            self_size = self.surface_size
            other_size = stimulus.surface_size
            if use_absolute_position:
                self_pos = (self.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2 -
                            self_size[0] / 2,
                            - self.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2 -
                            self_size[1] / 2)
                other_pos = (stimulus.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                             - other_size[0] / 2,
                             - stimulus.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] /
                             2 - other_size[1] / 2)
            else:
                self_pos = (self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2 -
                            self_size[0] / 2,
                            - self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2 -
                            self_size[1] / 2)
                other_pos = (stimulus.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2 -
                             other_size[0] / 2,
                             - stimulus.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2 -
                             other_size[1] / 2)
            offset = (-self_pos[0] + other_pos[0], -self_pos[1] + other_pos[1])
            self_mask = pygame.mask.from_surface(self._get_surface())
            other_mask = pygame.mask.from_surface(stimulus._get_surface())
            overlap = self_mask.overlap_area(other_mask, offset)
            if overlap > 0:
                return True, overlap
            else:
                return False, overlap
        elif mode == "surface":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            if use_absolute_position:
                sx = self.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                sy = self.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
                ox = stimulus.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                oy = stimulus.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            else:
                sx = self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                sy = self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
                ox = stimulus.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                oy = stimulus.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            selfrect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), self.surface_size)
            selfrect.center = (sx, sy)
            stimrect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), stimulus.surface_size)
            stimrect.right = stimrect.right + 1
            stimrect.bottom = stimrect.bottom + 1
            stimrect.center = (ox, oy)
            if selfrect.colliderect(stimrect):
                return True, None
            else:
                return False, None

    def overlapping_with_position(self, position, mode="visible",
                                  use_absolute_position=True):
        """Check if stimulus is overlapping with a certain position.

        Parameters
        ----------
        position : (int, int)
            position to check for overlapping
        mode : mode (str), optional
            "visible": based on non-transparent pixels or
            "rectangle": based on pixels in pygame surface
            (default = visible")
        use_absolute_position : bool, optional
            use absolute_position of stimulus (default) instead of position

        Returns
        -------
        overlapping : bool

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        if mode == "visible":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            self_size = self.surface_size
            if use_absolute_position:
                self_pos = (
                    (self.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2) -
                    self_size[0] / 2,
                    (-self.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2) -
                    self_size[1] / 2)
            else:
                self_pos = (
                    (self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2) - self_size[0] / 2,
                    (-self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2) - self_size[1] /
                    2)
            pos = (position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2,
                   - position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2)
            offset = (int(pos[0] - self_pos[0]), int(pos[1] - self_pos[1]))
            self_mask = pygame.mask.from_surface(self._get_surface())
            overlap = False
            if 0 <= offset[0] < self_size[0] and 0 <= offset[1] < self_size[1]:
                overlap = self_mask.get_at(offset)
                if overlap > 0:
                    overlap = True
                else:
                    overlap = False
            return overlap

        elif mode == "surface":
            screen_size = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface.get_size()
            if use_absolute_position:
                sx = self.absolute_position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                sy = self.absolute_position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            else:
                sx = self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2
                sy = self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2
            selfrect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), self.surface_size)
            selfrect.center = (sx, sy)
            p = (position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2,
                 position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2)
            if selfrect.collidepoint(p):
                return True
            else:
                return False

    def plot(self, stimulus):
        """Plot the stimulus on the surface of another stimulus.

        Use this to plot more than one stimulus and to present them at the
        same time afterwards by presenting the stimulus on which they were
        plotted on.

        Parameters
        ----------
        stimulus : expyriment stimulus
            stimulus to whose surface should be plotted

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if not stimulus._set_surface(stimulus._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "plot()"))
        stimulus.unload(keep_surface=True)
        self._parent = stimulus
        rect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), self.surface_size)
        stimulus_surface_size = stimulus.surface_size
        rect.center = [self.position[0] + stimulus_surface_size[0] / 2,
                       - self.position[1] + stimulus_surface_size[1] / 2]
        stimulus._get_surface().blit(self._get_surface(), rect)
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                "Stimulus,plotted,{0},{1}".format(self.id, stimulus.id), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def clear_surface(self):
        """Clear the stimulus surface.

        Surfaces are automatically created after any surface operation
        (presenting, plotting, rotating, scaling, flipping etc.) and preloading.
        If the stimulus was preloaded, this method unloads the stimulus.
        This method is functionally equivalent with unload(keep_surface=False).

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if self.is_preloaded:
            self.unload(keep_surface=False)
        self._is_compressed = False
        self._set_surface(None)
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                            "Stimulus,surface cleared,{0}".format(self.id), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def compress(self):
        """"Compress the stimulus.

        This will create a temporary file on the disk where the surface of the
        stimululs is written to.
        The surface will now be read from the disk to free memory.
        Compressed stimuli cannot do surface operations!
        Preloading comressed stimuli is possible and highly recommended.
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        """

        start = get_time()
        if self.is_compressed is False:
            if self._compression_filename is None:
                fid, self._compression_filename = tempfile.mkstemp(
                    dir=defaults.tempdir, suffix=".tga")
                os.close(fid)
            pygame.image.save(self._get_surface(), self._compression_filename)
            self._is_compressed = True
            self._surface = None

            if self._logging:
                expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                                "Stimulus,compressed,{0}".format(self.id), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def decompress(self):
        """Decompress the stimulus.

        This will decompress the stimulus.
        The surface will now be read from memory again.
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        """

        start = get_time()
        if self.is_compressed:
            self._surface = pygame.image.load(
                self._compression_filename).convert_alpha()
            self._is_compressed = False

            if self._logging:
                expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                            "Stimulus,decompressed,{0}".format(self.id), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def preload(self, inhibit_ogl_compress=False):
        """Preload the stimulus to memory.

        This will prepare the stimulus for a fast presentation.
        In OpenGL mode this method creates an OpenGL texture based on the
        surface of the stimulus.
        When OpenGL is switched off, this method will create a surface if it
        doesn't exists yet.
        If stimuli are not preloaded manually, this will happen
        automatically during presentation. However, stimulus presentation will
        take some time then!

        Always preload your stimuli when a timing acurate presentation is
        needed!

        Parameters
        ----------
        inhibit_ogl_compress : bool, optional
            inhibits OpenGL stimuli to be automatically compressed
            (default=False)

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if not expyriment._active_exp.is_initialized:
            message = "Can't preload stimulus. Expyriment needs to be " + \
                      "initilized before preloading a stimulus."
            raise RuntimeError(message)
        self._was_compressed_before_preload = self.is_compressed
        if not self.is_preloaded:
            if expyriment._active_exp.screen.open_gl:
                self._ogl_screen = _LaminaPanelSurface(
                    self._get_surface(),
                    position=self.position)
                if not inhibit_ogl_compress:
                    self.compress()
            else:
                self.decompress()
                self._set_surface(self._get_surface())
            self._is_preloaded = True
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                                "Stimulus,preloaded,{0}".format(self.id), 2)

        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def unload(self, keep_surface=False):
        """Unload the stimulus from memory.

        This will unload preloaded stimuli.
        In OpenGL mode, this method will remove the reference to the OpenGL
        texture and the surface (when 'keep_surface' is False).
        When OpenGL is switched off, the reference to the surface will be
        removed (when 'keep_surface' is False).

        Parameters
        ----------
        keep_surface : bool, optional
            keep the surface after unload (default=False)

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        See Also
        --------
        clear_surface.

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if expyriment._active_exp.screen.open_gl:
            self._ogl_screen = None
            if self.is_preloaded and not self._was_compressed_before_preload \
                and keep_surface:
                self.decompress()
        else:  # Pygame surface
            if self.is_preloaded and self._was_compressed_before_preload \
                and keep_surface:
                self.compress()
        if self.is_preloaded and self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log("Stimulus,unloaded,{0}"\
                                       .format(self.id), 2)
        if not keep_surface:
            self._is_compressed = False
            self._surface = None
            if self._logging:
                expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log("Stimulus,surface cleared,{0}"\
                                       .format(self.id), 2)

        self._is_preloaded = False
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    @property
    def is_preloaded(self):
        """Getter for is_preloaded."""

        return self._is_preloaded

    def present(self, clear=True, update=True):
        """Present the stimulus on the screen.

        This clears and updates the screen automatically.
        When not preloaded, depending on the size of the stimulus, this method
        can take some time to compute!

        Parameters
        ----------
        clear : bool, optional
            if True the screen will be cleared automatically
            (default = True)
        update : bool, optional
            if False the screen will be not be updated automatically
            (default = True)

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        """

        if not expyriment._active_exp.is_initialized or\
                             expyriment._active_exp.screen is None:
            raise RuntimeError("Cannot not find a screen!")

        start = get_time()
        preloading_required = not(self.is_preloaded)

        if clear:
            expyriment._active_exp.screen.clear()
        if preloading_required:
            # Check if stimulus has surface
            keep_surface = self.has_surface
            self.preload(inhibit_ogl_compress=True)

        if expyriment._active_exp.screen.open_gl:
            self._ogl_screen.display()
        else:
            screen = expyriment._active_exp.screen.surface
            rect = pygame.Rect((0, 0), self.surface_size)
            screen_size = screen.get_size()
            rect.center = [self.position[0] + screen_size[0] / 2,
                           - self.position[1] + screen_size[1] / 2]
            screen.blit(self._get_surface(), rect)
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log("Stimulus,presented,{0}"\
                                   .format(self.id), 1)
        if update:
            expyriment._active_exp.screen.update()
        if preloading_required:
            self.unload(keep_surface=keep_surface)

        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def save(self, filename):
        """Save the stimulus as image.

        Parameters
        ----------
        filename : str
            name of the file to write (possible extensions are BMP, TGA, PNG,
            or JPEG with TGA being the default)

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        parts = filename.split(".")
        if len(parts) > 1:
            parts[-1] = parts[-1].lower()
        else:
            parts.append("tga")
        filename = ".".join(parts)
        pygame.image.save(self._get_surface(), unicode2str(filename))

    def picture(self):
        """Return the stimulus as Picture stimulus.

        This will create a temporary file on the hard disk where the image is
        saved to.

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        import _picture
        fid, location = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=defaults.tempdir,
                                         suffix=".tga")
        os.close(fid)
        pygame.image.save(self._get_surface(), location)
        return _picture.Picture(filename=location)

    def rotate(self, degree):
        """Rotate the stimulus.

        This is a surface operation. After this, a surface will be present!
        Rotating goes along with a quality loss. Thus, rotating an already
        rotated stimulus is not a good idea.

        Parameters
        ----------
        degree : int
            degree to rotate counterclockwise

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if not self._set_surface(self._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "rotate()"))
        self.unload(keep_surface=True)
        self._set_surface(pygame.transform.rotate(self._get_surface(),
                                                  degree))
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                "Stimulus,rotated,{0}, degree={1}".format(self.id, degree))
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def scale(self, factors):
        """Scale the stimulus.

        This is a surface operation. After this, a surface will be present!
        Negative scaling values will flip the stimulus.
        Scaling goes along with a quality loss. Thus, scaling an already
        scaled stimulus is not a good idea.

        Parameters
        ----------
        factors : (int, int) or (float, float)
            tuple representing the x and y factors to scale or a single number.
            In the case of a single number x and y scaling will be the
            identical (i.e., proportional scaling)

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if not self._set_surface(self._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "scale()"))
        self.unload(keep_surface=True)
        flip = [False, False]
        if type(factors) in [types.IntType, types.FloatType]:
            factors = [factors, factors]
        else:
            factors = list(factors)
        if factors[0] < 0:
            flip[0] = True
            factors[0] = abs(factors[0])
        if factors[1] < 0:
            flip[1] = True
            factors[1] = abs(factors[1])
        self._set_surface(pygame.transform.smoothscale(
            self._get_surface(),
            (int(round(self.surface_size[0] * factors[0])),
             int(round(self.surface_size[1] * factors[1])))))
        if True in flip:
            self.flip(flip)
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                "Stimulus,sclaed,{0}, factors={1}".format(self.id, factors), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def flip(self, booleans):
        """Flip the stimulus.

        This is a surface operation. After this, a surface will be present!

        Parameters
        ----------
        booleans : (bool, bool)
            booleans to flip or not

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if not self._set_surface(self._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "flip()"))
        self.unload(keep_surface=True)
        self._set_surface(pygame.transform.flip(self._get_surface(),
                                                  booleans[0], booleans[1]))
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
            "Stimulus,flipped,{0}, booleans={1}".format(self.id, booleans), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def blur(self, level):
        """Blur the stimulus.

        This blurs the stimulus, by scaling it down and up by the factor of
        'level'.

        Parameters
        ----------
        level : int
            level of bluring

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        self.scale((1.0 / level, 1.0 / level))
        self.scale((level, level))
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                "Stimulus,blured,{0}, level={1}".format(self.id, level), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def scramble(self, grain_size):
        """Scramble the stimulus.

        Attention: If the surface size is not a multiple of the grain size,
        you may loose some pixels on the edge.

        Parameters
        ----------
        grain_size : int or (int, int)
            size of a grain (use tuple of integers for different width & height)

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """

        start = get_time()
        if type(grain_size) is int:
            grain_size = [grain_size, grain_size]
        # Make Rect list
        if not self._set_surface(self._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "scramble()"))
        s = self.surface_size
        source = []
        for r in range(s[1] / int(grain_size[1])):
            for c in range(s[0] / int(grain_size[0])):
                xy = (c * int(grain_size[0]), r * int(grain_size[1]))
                source.append(pygame.Rect(xy, grain_size))
        # Make copy and shuffle
        dest = copy.deepcopy(source)
        random.shuffle(dest)
        # Create a new surface
        tmp_surface = pygame.surface.Surface(
            s, pygame.SRCALPHA).convert_alpha()
        for n, s in enumerate(source):
            tmp_surface.blit(self._get_surface(), dest[n], s)
        self._set_surface(tmp_surface)

        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                            "Stimulus,scrambled,{0}, grain_size={1}".format(
                                     self.id, grain_size), 2)
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)

    def add_noise(self, grain_size, percentage, colour):
        """Add visual noise on top of the stimulus.

        This function might take very long for large stimuli.

        Parameters
        ----------
        grain_size : int
            size of the grains for the noise
        percentage : int
            percentage of covered area
        colour : (int, int, int)
            colour (RGB) of the noise

        Returns
        -------
        time : int
            the time it took to execute this method

        Notes
        -----
        Depending on the size of the stimulus, this method may take some time
        to compute!

        """
        import _rectangle
        start = get_time()
        if not self._set_surface(self._get_surface()):
            raise RuntimeError(Visual._compression_exception_message.format(
                "add_noise()"))
        self.unload(keep_surface=True)
        number_of_pixel_x = int(self.surface_size[0] / grain_size) + 1
        number_of_pixel_y = int(self.surface_size[1] / grain_size) + 1
        seq = range(number_of_pixel_x * number_of_pixel_y)
        random.seed()
        random.shuffle(seq)

        for idx in seq[:int(len(seq) * (percentage) / 100.0)]:
            x = (idx % number_of_pixel_x) * grain_size
            x = int(self.surface_size[0] / 2 - grain_size / 2 - x)
            y = (idx / number_of_pixel_x) * grain_size
            y = int(self.surface_size[1] / 2 - grain_size / 2 - y)
            dot = _rectangle.Rectangle(size=(grain_size, grain_size),
                            position=(x, y), colour=colour)
            dot.plot(self)
        if self._logging:
            expyriment._active_exp._event_file_log(
                    "Stimulus,noise added,{0}, grain_size={1}, percentage={2}"\
                        .format(self.id, grain_size, percentage))
        return int((get_time() - start) * 1000)