Camera doesn't inherit from Object; defines its own origin.

src/camera.cc

@@ -29,6 +29,27 @@ Camera::~Camera()
 { }
 
 
+/*
+ * Camera::GetOrigin --
+ */
+const Vector3&
+Camera::GetOrigin()
+    const
+{
+    return mOrigin;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Camera::SetOrigin --
+ */
+void
+Camera::SetOrigin(const Vector3 &origin)
+{
+    mOrigin = origin;
+}
+
+
 const Vector3&
 Camera::get_direction()
     const
@@ -101,7 +122,7 @@ PerspectiveCamera::compute_primary_ray(const int x,
     Vector3 direction = LinearCombination(1.0, get_direction(),
                                           x0, GetRight(),
                                           y0, GetUp());
-    return Ray(get_origin(), direction);
+    return Ray(GetOrigin(), direction);
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Orthographic Camera
@@ -139,7 +160,7 @@ OrthographicCamera::compute_primary_ray(const int x,
     double x0 = (x + 0.5) / width + 0.5;
     double y0 = ((height - 1.0) - (y - 0.5)) / height - 0.5;
 
-    Vector3 origin = LinearCombination(1.0, get_origin(),
+    Vector3 origin = LinearCombination(1.0, GetOrigin(),
                                        x0, GetRight(),
                                        y0, GetUp());
     return Ray(origin, get_direction());

src/camera.h

@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@
 #define __CAMERA_H__
 
 #include "basics.h"
-#include "object.h"
 
 
 struct Camera
-    : public Object
 {
-public:
     Camera();
     Camera(const Camera& other);
     virtual ~Camera();
 
-    const Vector3 &get_direction() const;
+    const Vector3& GetOrigin() const;
-    void set_direction(const Vector3 &d);
+    void SetOrigin(const Vector3& origin);
-    float get_angle() const;
+
+    const Vector3& get_direction() const;
+    void set_direction(const Vector3& direction);
 
     const Vector3& GetRight() const;
     void SetRight(const Vector3& right);
+
     const Vector3& GetUp() const;
     void SetUp(const Vector3& up);
 
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ public:
                                     const int y, const int height) const = 0;
 
 private:
+    /**
+     * The location of the camera in the scene. Depending on the type of camera,
+     * this is the point from which rays will be emitted.
+     */
+    Vector3 mOrigin;
+
     /** A normalized vector defining where the camera is pointed. */
     Vector3 mDirection;
 

src/yaml/cameraParser.cc

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ CameraParser::HandleOriginEvent(yaml_event_t& event)
     }
 
     auto onDone = [this](Vector3 origin) {
-        mCamera->set_origin(origin);
+        mCamera->SetOrigin(origin);
         mSection = NoSection;
         SetShouldExpectKey(true);
     };