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/*
Open Asset Import Library (assimp)
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*/
#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_EXPORT
#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_FBX_EXPORTER

#include "FBXExporter.h"
#include "FBXExportNode.h"
#include "FBXExportProperty.h"
#include "FBXCommon.h"
#include "FBXUtil.h"

#include <assimp/version.h> // aiGetVersion
#include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
#include <assimp/Exporter.hpp>
#include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
#include <assimp/StreamWriter.h> // StreamWriterLE
#include <assimp/Exceptional.h> // DeadlyExportError
#include <assimp/material.h> // aiTextureType
#include <assimp/scene.h>
#include <assimp/mesh.h>

// Header files, standard library.
#include <memory> // shared_ptr
#include <string>
#include <sstream> // stringstream
#include <ctime> // localtime, tm_*
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <vector>
#include <array>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <numeric>

// RESOURCES:
// https://code.blender.org/2013/08/fbx-binary-file-format-specification/
// https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Mont29/Foundation/FBX_File_Structure

const ai_real DEG = ai_real( 57.29577951308232087679815481 ); // degrees per radian

using namespace Assimp;
using namespace Assimp::FBX;

// some constants that we'll use for writing metadata
namespace Assimp {
namespace FBX {
    const std::string EXPORT_VERSION_STR = "7.5.0";
    const uint32_t EXPORT_VERSION_INT = 7500; // 7.5 == 2016+
    // FBX files have some hashed values that depend on the creation time field,
    // but for now we don't actually know how to generate these.
    // what we can do is set them to a known-working version.
    // this is the data that Blender uses in their FBX export process.
    const std::string GENERIC_CTIME = "1970-01-01 10:00:00:000";
    const std::string GENERIC_FILEID =
        "\x28\xb3\x2a\xeb\xb6\x24\xcc\xc2\xbf\xc8\xb0\x2a\xa9\x2b\xfc\xf1";
    const std::string GENERIC_FOOTID =
        "\xfa\xbc\xab\x09\xd0\xc8\xd4\x66\xb1\x76\xfb\x83\x1c\xf7\x26\x7e";
    const std::string FOOT_MAGIC =
        "\xf8\x5a\x8c\x6a\xde\xf5\xd9\x7e\xec\xe9\x0c\xe3\x75\x8f\x29\x0b";
    const std::string COMMENT_UNDERLINE =
        ";------------------------------------------------------------------";
}

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Worker function for exporting a scene to binary FBX.
    // Prototyped and registered in Exporter.cpp
    void ExportSceneFBX (
        const char* pFile,
        IOSystem* pIOSystem,
        const aiScene* pScene,
        const ExportProperties* pProperties
    ){
        // initialize the exporter
        FBXExporter exporter(pScene, pProperties);

        // perform binary export
        exporter.ExportBinary(pFile, pIOSystem);
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Worker function for exporting a scene to ASCII FBX.
    // Prototyped and registered in Exporter.cpp
    void ExportSceneFBXA (
        const char* pFile,
        IOSystem* pIOSystem,
        const aiScene* pScene,
        const ExportProperties* pProperties

    ){
        // initialize the exporter
        FBXExporter exporter(pScene, pProperties);

        // perform ascii export
        exporter.ExportAscii(pFile, pIOSystem);
    }

} // end of namespace Assimp

FBXExporter::FBXExporter ( const aiScene* pScene, const ExportProperties* pProperties )
: binary(false)
, mScene(pScene)
, mProperties(pProperties)
, outfile()
, connections()
, mesh_uids()
, material_uids()
, node_uids() {
    // will probably need to determine UIDs, connections, etc here.
    // basically anything that needs to be known
    // before we start writing sections to the stream.
}

void FBXExporter::ExportBinary (
    const char* pFile,
    IOSystem* pIOSystem
){
    // remember that we're exporting in binary mode
    binary = true;

    // we're not currently using these preferences,
    // but clang will cry about it if we never touch it.
    // TODO: some of these might be relevant to export
    (void)mProperties;

    // open the indicated file for writing (in binary mode)
    outfile.reset(pIOSystem->Open(pFile,"wb"));
    if (!outfile) {
        throw DeadlyExportError(
            "could not open output .fbx file: " + std::string(pFile)
        );
    }

    // first a binary-specific file header
    WriteBinaryHeader();

    // the rest of the file is in node entries.
    // we have to serialize each entry before we write to the output,
    // as the first thing we write is the byte offset of the _next_ entry.
    // Either that or we can skip back to write the offset when we finish.
    WriteAllNodes();

    // finally we have a binary footer to the file
    WriteBinaryFooter();

    // explicitly release file pointer,
    // so we don't have to rely on class destruction.
    outfile.reset();
}

void FBXExporter::ExportAscii (
    const char* pFile,
    IOSystem* pIOSystem
){
    // remember that we're exporting in ascii mode
    binary = false;

    // open the indicated file for writing in text mode
    outfile.reset(pIOSystem->Open(pFile,"wt"));
    if (!outfile) {
        throw DeadlyExportError(
            "could not open output .fbx file: " + std::string(pFile)
        );
    }

    // write the ascii header
    WriteAsciiHeader();

    // write all the sections
    WriteAllNodes();

    // make sure the file ends with a newline.
    // note: if the file is opened in text mode,
    // this should do the right cross-platform thing.
    outfile->Write("\n", 1, 1);

    // explicitly release file pointer,
    // so we don't have to rely on class destruction.
    outfile.reset();
}

void FBXExporter::WriteAsciiHeader()
{
    // basically just a comment at the top of the file
    std::stringstream head;
    head << "; FBX " << EXPORT_VERSION_STR << " project file\n";
    head << "; Created by the Open Asset Import Library (Assimp)\n";
    head << "; http://assimp.org\n";
    head << "; -------------------------------------------------\n";
    const std::string ascii_header = head.str();
    outfile->Write(ascii_header.c_str(), ascii_header.size(), 1);
}

void FBXExporter::WriteAsciiSectionHeader(const std::string& title)
{
    StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
    std::stringstream s;
    s << "\n\n; " << title << '\n';
    s << FBX::COMMENT_UNDERLINE << "\n";
    outstream.PutString(s.str());
}

void FBXExporter::WriteBinaryHeader()
{
    // first a specific sequence of 23 bytes, always the same
    const char binary_header[24] = "Kaydara FBX Binary\x20\x20\x00\x1a\x00";
    outfile->Write(binary_header, 1, 23);

    // then FBX version number, "multiplied" by 1000, as little-endian uint32.
    // so 7.3 becomes 7300 == 0x841C0000, 7.4 becomes 7400 == 0xE81C0000, etc
    {
        StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
        outstream.PutU4(EXPORT_VERSION_INT);
    } // StreamWriter destructor writes the data to the file

    // after this the node data starts immediately
    // (probably with the FBXHEaderExtension node)
}

void FBXExporter::WriteBinaryFooter()
{
    outfile->Write(NULL_RECORD.c_str(), NULL_RECORD.size(), 1);

    outfile->Write(GENERIC_FOOTID.c_str(), GENERIC_FOOTID.size(), 1);

    // here some padding is added for alignment to 16 bytes.
    // if already aligned, the full 16 bytes is added.
    size_t pos = outfile->Tell();
    size_t pad = 16 - (pos % 16);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < pad; ++i) {
        outfile->Write("\x00", 1, 1);
    }

    // not sure what this is, but it seems to always be 0 in modern files
    for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
        outfile->Write("\x00", 1, 1);
    }

    // now the file version again
    {
        StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
        outstream.PutU4(EXPORT_VERSION_INT);
    } // StreamWriter destructor writes the data to the file

    // and finally some binary footer added to all files
    for (size_t i = 0; i < 120; ++i) {
        outfile->Write("\x00", 1, 1);
    }
    outfile->Write(FOOT_MAGIC.c_str(), FOOT_MAGIC.size(), 1);
}

void FBXExporter::WriteAllNodes ()
{
    // header
    // (and fileid, creation time, creator, if binary)
    WriteHeaderExtension();

    // global settings
    WriteGlobalSettings();

    // documents
    WriteDocuments();

    // references
    WriteReferences();

    // definitions
    WriteDefinitions();

    // objects
    WriteObjects();

    // connections
    WriteConnections();

    // WriteTakes? (deprecated since at least 2015 (fbx 7.4))
}

//FBXHeaderExtension top-level node
void FBXExporter::WriteHeaderExtension ()
{
    if (!binary) {
        // no title, follows directly from the top comment
    }
    FBX::Node n("FBXHeaderExtension");
    StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
    int indent = 0;

    // begin node
    n.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);

    // write properties
    // (none)

    // finish properties
    n.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent, 0);

    // begin children
    n.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);

    indent = 1;

    // write child nodes
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "FBXHeaderVersion", int32_t(1003), outstream, binary, indent
    );
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "FBXVersion", int32_t(EXPORT_VERSION_INT), outstream, binary, indent
    );
    if (binary) {
        FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
            "EncryptionType", int32_t(0), outstream, binary, indent
        );
    }

    FBX::Node CreationTimeStamp("CreationTimeStamp");
    time_t rawtime;
    time(&rawtime);
    struct tm * now = localtime(&rawtime);
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Version", int32_t(1000));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Year", int32_t(now->tm_year + 1900));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Month", int32_t(now->tm_mon + 1));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Day", int32_t(now->tm_mday));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Hour", int32_t(now->tm_hour));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Minute", int32_t(now->tm_min));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Second", int32_t(now->tm_sec));
    CreationTimeStamp.AddChild("Millisecond", int32_t(0));
    CreationTimeStamp.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

    std::stringstream creator;
    creator << "Open Asset Import Library (Assimp) " << aiGetVersionMajor()
            << "." << aiGetVersionMinor() << "." << aiGetVersionRevision();
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "Creator", creator.str(), outstream, binary, indent
    );

    //FBX::Node sceneinfo("SceneInfo");
    //sceneinfo.AddProperty("GlobalInfo" + FBX::SEPARATOR + "SceneInfo");
    // not sure if any of this is actually needed,
    // so just write an empty node for now.
    //sceneinfo.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

    indent = 0;

    // finish node
    n.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);

    // that's it for FBXHeaderExtension...
    if (!binary) { return; }

    // but binary files also need top-level FileID, CreationTime, Creator:
    std::vector<uint8_t> raw(GENERIC_FILEID.size());
    for (size_t i = 0; i < GENERIC_FILEID.size(); ++i) {
        raw[i] = uint8_t(GENERIC_FILEID[i]);
    }
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "FileId", raw, outstream, binary, indent
    );
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "CreationTime", GENERIC_CTIME, outstream, binary, indent
    );
    FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
        "Creator", creator.str(), outstream, binary, indent
    );
}

void FBXExporter::WriteGlobalSettings ()
{
    if (!binary) {
        // no title, follows directly from the header extension
    }
    FBX::Node gs("GlobalSettings");
    gs.AddChild("Version", int32_t(1000));

    FBX::Node p("Properties70");
    p.AddP70int("UpAxis", 1);
    p.AddP70int("UpAxisSign", 1);
    p.AddP70int("FrontAxis", 2);
    p.AddP70int("FrontAxisSign", 1);
    p.AddP70int("CoordAxis", 0);
    p.AddP70int("CoordAxisSign", 1);
    p.AddP70int("OriginalUpAxis", 1);
    p.AddP70int("OriginalUpAxisSign", 1);
    p.AddP70double("UnitScaleFactor", 1.0);
    p.AddP70double("OriginalUnitScaleFactor", 1.0);
    p.AddP70color("AmbientColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
    p.AddP70string("DefaultCamera", "Producer Perspective");
    p.AddP70enum("TimeMode", 11);
    p.AddP70enum("TimeProtocol", 2);
    p.AddP70enum("SnapOnFrameMode", 0);
    p.AddP70time("TimeSpanStart", 0); // TODO: animation support
    p.AddP70time("TimeSpanStop", FBX::SECOND); // TODO: animation support
    p.AddP70double("CustomFrameRate", -1.0);
    p.AddP70("TimeMarker", "Compound", "", ""); // not sure what this is
    p.AddP70int("CurrentTimeMarker", -1);
    gs.AddChild(p);

    gs.Dump(outfile, binary, 0);
}

void FBXExporter::WriteDocuments ()
{
    if (!binary) {
        WriteAsciiSectionHeader("Documents Description");
    }
    
    // not sure what the use of multiple documents would be,
    // or whether any end-application supports it
    FBX::Node docs("Documents");
    docs.AddChild("Count", int32_t(1));
    FBX::Node doc("Document");

    // generate uid
    int64_t uid = generate_uid();
    doc.AddProperties(uid, "", "Scene");
    FBX::Node p("Properties70");
    p.AddP70("SourceObject", "object", "", ""); // what is this even for?
    p.AddP70string("ActiveAnimStackName", ""); // should do this properly?
    doc.AddChild(p);

    // UID for root node in scene hierarchy.
    // always set to 0 in the case of a single document.
    // not sure what happens if more than one document exists,
    // but that won't matter to us as we're exporting a single scene.
    doc.AddChild("RootNode", int64_t(0));

    docs.AddChild(doc);
    docs.Dump(outfile, binary, 0);
}

void FBXExporter::WriteReferences ()
{
    if (!binary) {
        WriteAsciiSectionHeader("Document References");
    }
    // always empty for now.
    // not really sure what this is for.
    FBX::Node n("References");
    n.force_has_children = true;
    n.Dump(outfile, binary, 0);
}


// ---------------------------------------------------------------
// some internal helper functions used for writing the definitions
// (before any actual data is written)
// ---------------------------------------------------------------

size_t count_nodes(const aiNode* n) {
    size_t count = 1;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < n->mNumChildren; ++i) {
        count += count_nodes(n->mChildren[i]);
    }
    return count;
}

bool has_phong_mat(const aiScene* scene)
{
    // just search for any material with a shininess exponent
    for (size_t i = 0; i < scene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        aiMaterial* mat = scene->mMaterials[i];
        float shininess = 0;
        mat->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS, shininess);
        if (shininess > 0) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

size_t count_images(const aiScene* scene) {
    std::unordered_set<std::string> images;
    aiString texpath;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < scene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        aiMaterial* mat = scene->mMaterials[i];
        for (
            size_t tt = aiTextureType_DIFFUSE;
            tt < aiTextureType_UNKNOWN;
            ++tt
        ){
            const aiTextureType textype = static_cast<aiTextureType>(tt);
            const size_t texcount = mat->GetTextureCount(textype);
            for (unsigned int j = 0; j < texcount; ++j) {
                mat->GetTexture(textype, j, &texpath);
                images.insert(std::string(texpath.C_Str()));
            }
        }
    }
    return images.size();
}

size_t count_textures(const aiScene* scene) {
    size_t count = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < scene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        aiMaterial* mat = scene->mMaterials[i];
        for (
            size_t tt = aiTextureType_DIFFUSE;
            tt < aiTextureType_UNKNOWN;
            ++tt
        ){
            // TODO: handle layered textures
            if (mat->GetTextureCount(static_cast<aiTextureType>(tt)) > 0) {
                count += 1;
            }
        }
    }
    return count;
}

size_t count_deformers(const aiScene* scene) {
    size_t count = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < scene->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
        const size_t n = scene->mMeshes[i]->mNumBones;
        if (n) {
            // 1 main deformer, 1 subdeformer per bone
            count += n + 1;
        }
    }
    return count;
}

void FBXExporter::WriteDefinitions ()
{
    // basically this is just bookkeeping:
    // determining how many of each type of object there are
    // and specifying the base properties to use when otherwise unspecified.

    // ascii section header
    if (!binary) {
        WriteAsciiSectionHeader("Object definitions");
    }

    // we need to count the objects
    int32_t count;
    int32_t total_count = 0;

    // and store them
    std::vector<FBX::Node> object_nodes;
    FBX::Node n, pt, p;

    // GlobalSettings
    // this seems to always be here in Maya exports
    n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "GlobalSettings");
    count = 1;
    n.AddChild("Count", count);
    object_nodes.push_back(n);
    total_count += count;

    // AnimationStack / FbxAnimStack
    // this seems to always be here in Maya exports,
    // but no harm seems to come of leaving it out.
    count = mScene->mNumAnimations;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "AnimationStack");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxAnimStack");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70string("Description", "");
        p.AddP70time("LocalStart", 0);
        p.AddP70time("LocalStop", 0);
        p.AddP70time("ReferenceStart", 0);
        p.AddP70time("ReferenceStop", 0);
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // AnimationLayer / FbxAnimLayer
    // this seems to always be here in Maya exports,
    // but no harm seems to come of leaving it out.
    // Assimp doesn't support animation layers,
    // so there will be one per aiAnimation
    count = mScene->mNumAnimations;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "AnimationLayer");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FBXAnimLayer");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70("Weight", "Number", "", "A", double(100));
        p.AddP70bool("Mute", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("Solo", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("Lock", 0);
        p.AddP70color("Color", 0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
        p.AddP70("BlendMode", "enum", "", "", int32_t(0));
        p.AddP70("RotationAccumulationMode", "enum", "", "", int32_t(0));
        p.AddP70("ScaleAccumulationMode", "enum", "", "", int32_t(0));
        p.AddP70("BlendModeBypass", "ULongLong", "", "", int64_t(0));
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // NodeAttribute
    // this is completely absurd.
    // there can only be one "NodeAttribute" template,
    // but FbxSkeleton, FbxCamera, FbxLight all are "NodeAttributes".
    // so if only one exists we should set the template for that,
    // otherwise... we just pick one :/.
    // the others have to set all their properties every instance,
    // because there's no template.
    count = 1; // TODO: select properly
    if (count) {
        // FbxSkeleton
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "NodeAttribute");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxSkeleton");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70color("Color", 0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
        p.AddP70double("Size", 33.333333333333);
        p.AddP70("LimbLength", "double", "Number", "H", double(1));
        // note: not sure what the "H" flag is for - hidden?
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Model / FbxNode
    // <~~ node hierarchy
    count = int32_t(count_nodes(mScene->mRootNode)) - 1; // (not counting root node)
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Model");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxNode");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70enum("QuaternionInterpolate", 0);
        p.AddP70vector("RotationOffset", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("RotationPivot", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("ScalingOffset", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("ScalingPivot", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationActive", 0);
        p.AddP70vector("TranslationMin", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("TranslationMax", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMinX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMinY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMinZ", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMaxX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMaxY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("TranslationMaxZ", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("RotationOrder", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationSpaceForLimitOnly", 0);
        p.AddP70double("RotationStiffnessX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("RotationStiffnessY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("RotationStiffnessZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("AxisLen", 10.0);
        p.AddP70vector("PreRotation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("PostRotation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationActive", 0);
        p.AddP70vector("RotationMin", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("RotationMax", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMinX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMinY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMinZ", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMaxX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMaxY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("RotationMaxZ", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("InheritType", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingActive", 0);
        p.AddP70vector("ScalingMin", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("ScalingMax", 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMinX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMinY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMinZ", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMaxX", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMaxY", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("ScalingMaxZ", 0);
        p.AddP70vector("GeometricTranslation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("GeometricRotation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("GeometricScaling", 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampRangeX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampRangeY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampRangeZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampRangeX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampRangeY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampRangeZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampStrengthX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampStrengthY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MinDampStrengthZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampStrengthX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampStrengthY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("MaxDampStrengthZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("PreferedAngleX", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("PreferedAngleY", 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("PreferedAngleZ", 0.0);
        p.AddP70("LookAtProperty", "object", "", "");
        p.AddP70("UpVectorProperty", "object", "", "");
        p.AddP70bool("Show", 1);
        p.AddP70bool("NegativePercentShapeSupport", 1);
        p.AddP70int("DefaultAttributeIndex", -1);
        p.AddP70bool("Freeze", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("LODBox", 0);
        p.AddP70(
            "Lcl Translation", "Lcl Translation", "", "A",
            double(0), double(0), double(0)
        );
        p.AddP70(
            "Lcl Rotation", "Lcl Rotation", "", "A",
            double(0), double(0), double(0)
        );
        p.AddP70(
            "Lcl Scaling", "Lcl Scaling", "", "A",
            double(1), double(1), double(1)
        );
        p.AddP70("Visibility", "Visibility", "", "A", double(1));
        p.AddP70(
            "Visibility Inheritance", "Visibility Inheritance", "", "",
            int32_t(1)
        );
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Geometry / FbxMesh
    // <~~ aiMesh
    count = mScene->mNumMeshes;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Geometry");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxMesh");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70color("Color", 0, 0, 0);
        p.AddP70vector("BBoxMin", 0, 0, 0);
        p.AddP70vector("BBoxMax", 0, 0, 0);
        p.AddP70bool("Primary Visibility", 1);
        p.AddP70bool("Casts Shadows", 1);
        p.AddP70bool("Receive Shadows", 1);
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Material / FbxSurfacePhong, FbxSurfaceLambert, FbxSurfaceMaterial
    // <~~ aiMaterial
    // basically if there's any phong material this is defined as phong,
    // and otherwise lambert.
    // More complex materials cause a bare-bones FbxSurfaceMaterial definition
    // and are treated specially, as they're not really supported by FBX.
    // TODO: support Maya's Stingray PBS material
    count = mScene->mNumMaterials;
    if (count) {
        bool has_phong = has_phong_mat(mScene);
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Material");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate");
        if (has_phong) {
            pt.AddProperty("FbxSurfacePhong");
        } else {
            pt.AddProperty("FbxSurfaceLambert");
        }
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        if (has_phong) {
            p.AddP70string("ShadingModel", "Phong");
        } else {
            p.AddP70string("ShadingModel", "Lambert");
        }
        p.AddP70bool("MultiLayer", 0);
        p.AddP70colorA("EmissiveColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70numberA("EmissiveFactor", 1.0);
        p.AddP70colorA("AmbientColor", 0.2, 0.2, 0.2);
        p.AddP70numberA("AmbientFactor", 1.0);
        p.AddP70colorA("DiffuseColor", 0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
        p.AddP70numberA("DiffuseFactor", 1.0);
        p.AddP70vector("Bump", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("NormalMap", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("BumpFactor", 1.0);
        p.AddP70colorA("TransparentColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70numberA("TransparencyFactor", 0.0);
        p.AddP70color("DisplacementColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("DisplacementFactor", 1.0);
        p.AddP70color("VectorDisplacementColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70double("VectorDisplacementFactor", 1.0);
        if (has_phong) {
            p.AddP70colorA("SpecularColor", 0.2, 0.2, 0.2);
            p.AddP70numberA("SpecularFactor", 1.0);
            p.AddP70numberA("ShininessExponent", 20.0);
            p.AddP70colorA("ReflectionColor", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
            p.AddP70numberA("ReflectionFactor", 1.0);
        }
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Video / FbxVideo
    // one for each image file.
    count = int32_t(count_images(mScene));
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Video");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxVideo");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70bool("ImageSequence", 0);
        p.AddP70int("ImageSequenceOffset", 0);
        p.AddP70double("FrameRate", 0.0);
        p.AddP70int("LastFrame", 0);
        p.AddP70int("Width", 0);
        p.AddP70int("Height", 0);
        p.AddP70("Path", "KString", "XRefUrl", "", "");
        p.AddP70int("StartFrame", 0);
        p.AddP70int("StopFrame", 0);
        p.AddP70double("PlaySpeed", 0.0);
        p.AddP70time("Offset", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("InterlaceMode", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("FreeRunning", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("Loop", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("AccessMode", 0);
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Texture / FbxFileTexture
    // <~~ aiTexture
    count = int32_t(count_textures(mScene));
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Texture");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxFileTexture");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70enum("TextureTypeUse", 0);
        p.AddP70numberA("Texture alpha", 1.0);
        p.AddP70enum("CurrentMappingType", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("WrapModeU", 0);
        p.AddP70enum("WrapModeV", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("UVSwap", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("PremultiplyAlpha", 1);
        p.AddP70vectorA("Translation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vectorA("Rotation", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vectorA("Scaling", 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
        p.AddP70vector("TextureRotationPivot", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70vector("TextureScalingPivot", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        p.AddP70enum("CurrentTextureBlendMode", 1);
        p.AddP70string("UVSet", "default");
        p.AddP70bool("UseMaterial", 0);
        p.AddP70bool("UseMipMap", 0);
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // AnimationCurveNode / FbxAnimCurveNode
    count = mScene->mNumAnimations * 3;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "AnimationCurveNode");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "FbxAnimCurveNode");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        p.AddP70("d", "Compound", "", "");
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // AnimationCurve / FbxAnimCurve
    count = mScene->mNumAnimations * 9;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "AnimationCurve");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Pose
    count = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
        aiMesh* mesh = mScene->mMeshes[i];
        if (mesh->HasBones()) { ++count; }
    }
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Pose");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // Deformer
    count = int32_t(count_deformers(mScene));
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "Deformer");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // (template)
    count = 0;
    if (count) {
        n = FBX::Node("ObjectType", "");
        n.AddChild("Count", count);
        pt = FBX::Node("PropertyTemplate", "");
        p = FBX::Node("Properties70");
        pt.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild(pt);
        object_nodes.push_back(n);
        total_count += count;
    }

    // now write it all
    FBX::Node defs("Definitions");
    defs.AddChild("Version", int32_t(100));
    defs.AddChild("Count", int32_t(total_count));
    for (auto &n : object_nodes) { defs.AddChild(n); }
    defs.Dump(outfile, binary, 0);
}


// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// some internal helper functions used for writing the objects section
// (which holds the actual data)
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

aiNode* get_node_for_mesh(unsigned int meshIndex, aiNode* node)
{
    for (size_t i = 0; i < node->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
        if (node->mMeshes[i] == meshIndex) {
            return node;
        }
    }
    for (size_t i = 0; i < node->mNumChildren; ++i) {
        aiNode* ret = get_node_for_mesh(meshIndex, node->mChildren[i]);
        if (ret) { return ret; }
    }
    return nullptr;
}

aiMatrix4x4 get_world_transform(const aiNode* node, const aiScene* scene)
{
    std::vector<const aiNode*> node_chain;
    while (node != scene->mRootNode) {
        node_chain.push_back(node);
        node = node->mParent;
    }
    aiMatrix4x4 transform;
    for (auto n = node_chain.rbegin(); n != node_chain.rend(); ++n) {
        transform *= (*n)->mTransformation;
    }
    return transform;
}

int64_t to_ktime(double ticks, const aiAnimation* anim) {
    if (anim->mTicksPerSecond <= 0) {
        return static_cast<int64_t>(ticks) * FBX::SECOND;
    }
    return (static_cast<int64_t>(ticks) / static_cast<int64_t>(anim->mTicksPerSecond)) * FBX::SECOND;
}

int64_t to_ktime(double time) {
    return (static_cast<int64_t>(time * FBX::SECOND));
}

void FBXExporter::WriteObjects ()
{
    if (!binary) {
        WriteAsciiSectionHeader("Object properties");
    }
    // numbers should match those given in definitions! make sure to check
    StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
    FBX::Node object_node("Objects");
    int indent = 0;
    object_node.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);
    object_node.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
    object_node.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);

    bool bJoinIdenticalVertices = mProperties->GetPropertyBool("bJoinIdenticalVertices", true);
    std::vector<std::vector<int32_t>> vVertexIndice;//save vertex_indices as it is needed later

    // geometry (aiMesh)
    mesh_uids.clear();
    indent = 1;
    for (size_t mi = 0; mi < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++mi) {
        // it's all about this mesh
        aiMesh* m = mScene->mMeshes[mi];

        // start the node record
        FBX::Node n("Geometry");
        int64_t uid = generate_uid();
        mesh_uids.push_back(uid);
        n.AddProperty(uid);
        n.AddProperty(FBX::SEPARATOR + "Geometry");
        n.AddProperty("Mesh");
        n.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);
        n.DumpProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
        n.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
        n.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);
        indent = 2;

        // output vertex data - each vertex should be unique (probably)
        std::vector<double> flattened_vertices;
        // index of original vertex in vertex data vector
        std::vector<int32_t> vertex_indices;
        // map of vertex value to its index in the data vector
        std::map<aiVector3D,size_t> index_by_vertex_value;
        if(bJoinIdenticalVertices){
            int32_t index = 0;
            for (size_t vi = 0; vi < m->mNumVertices; ++vi) {
                aiVector3D vtx = m->mVertices[vi];
                auto elem = index_by_vertex_value.find(vtx);
                if (elem == index_by_vertex_value.end()) {
                    vertex_indices.push_back(index);
                    index_by_vertex_value[vtx] = index;
                    flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx[0]);
                    flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx[1]);
                    flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx[2]);
                    ++index;
                } else {
                    vertex_indices.push_back(int32_t(elem->second));
                }
            }
        }
        else { // do not join vertex, respect the export flag
            vertex_indices.resize(m->mNumVertices);
            std::iota(vertex_indices.begin(), vertex_indices.end(), 0);
            for(unsigned int v = 0; v < m->mNumVertices; ++ v) {
                aiVector3D vtx = m->mVertices[v];
                flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx.x);
                flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx.y);
                flattened_vertices.push_back(vtx.z);
            }
        }
        vVertexIndice.push_back(vertex_indices);

        FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
            "Vertices", flattened_vertices, outstream, binary, indent
        );

        // output polygon data as a flattened array of vertex indices.
        // the last vertex index of each polygon is negated and - 1
        std::vector<int32_t> polygon_data;
        for (size_t fi = 0; fi < m->mNumFaces; ++fi) {
            const aiFace &f = m->mFaces[fi];
            for (size_t pvi = 0; pvi < f.mNumIndices - 1; ++pvi) {
                polygon_data.push_back(vertex_indices[f.mIndices[pvi]]);
            }
            polygon_data.push_back(
                -1 - vertex_indices[f.mIndices[f.mNumIndices-1]]
            );
        }
        FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
            "PolygonVertexIndex", polygon_data, outstream, binary, indent
        );

        // here could be edges but they're insane.
        // it's optional anyway, so let's ignore it.

        FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
            "GeometryVersion", int32_t(124), outstream, binary, indent
        );

        // normals, if any
        if (m->HasNormals()) {
            FBX::Node normals("LayerElementNormal", int32_t(0));
            normals.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);
            normals.DumpProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            normals.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            normals.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);
            indent = 3;
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Version", int32_t(101), outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Name", "", outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "MappingInformationType", "ByPolygonVertex",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );
            // TODO: vertex-normals or indexed normals when appropriate
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "ReferenceInformationType", "Direct",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );
            std::vector<double> normal_data;
            normal_data.reserve(3 * polygon_data.size());
            for (size_t fi = 0; fi < m->mNumFaces; ++fi) {
                const aiFace &f = m->mFaces[fi];
                for (size_t pvi = 0; pvi < f.mNumIndices; ++pvi) {
                    const aiVector3D &n = m->mNormals[f.mIndices[pvi]];
                    normal_data.push_back(n.x);
                    normal_data.push_back(n.y);
                    normal_data.push_back(n.z);
                }
            }
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Normals", normal_data, outstream, binary, indent
            );
            // note: version 102 has a NormalsW also... not sure what it is,
            // so we can stick with version 101 for now.
            indent = 2;
            normals.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);
        }

        // colors, if any
        // TODO only one color channel currently
        const int32_t colorChannelIndex = 0;
        if (m->HasVertexColors(colorChannelIndex)) {
            FBX::Node vertexcolors("LayerElementColor", int32_t(colorChannelIndex));
            vertexcolors.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);
            vertexcolors.DumpProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            vertexcolors.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            vertexcolors.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);
            indent = 3;
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Version", int32_t(101), outstream, binary, indent
            );
            char layerName[8];
            sprintf(layerName, "COLOR_%d", colorChannelIndex);
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Name", (const char*)layerName, outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "MappingInformationType", "ByPolygonVertex",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "ReferenceInformationType", "Direct",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );
            std::vector<double> color_data;
            color_data.reserve(4 * polygon_data.size());
            for (size_t fi = 0; fi < m->mNumFaces; ++fi) {
                const aiFace &f = m->mFaces[fi];
                for (size_t pvi = 0; pvi < f.mNumIndices; ++pvi) {
                    const aiColor4D &c = m->mColors[colorChannelIndex][f.mIndices[pvi]];
                    color_data.push_back(c.r);
                    color_data.push_back(c.g);
                    color_data.push_back(c.b);
                    color_data.push_back(c.a);
                }
            }
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Colors", color_data, outstream, binary, indent
            );
            indent = 2;
            vertexcolors.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);
        }
        
        // uvs, if any
        for (size_t uvi = 0; uvi < m->GetNumUVChannels(); ++uvi) {
            if (m->mNumUVComponents[uvi] > 2) {
                // FBX only supports 2-channel UV maps...
                // or at least i'm not sure how to indicate a different number
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "Only 2-channel UV maps supported by FBX,";
                err << " but mesh " << mi;
                if (m->mName.length) {
                    err << " (" << m->mName.C_Str() << ")";
                }
                err << " UV map " << uvi;
                err << " has " << m->mNumUVComponents[uvi];
                err << " components! Data will be preserved,";
                err << " but may be incorrectly interpreted on load.";
                ASSIMP_LOG_WARN(err.str());
            }
            FBX::Node uv("LayerElementUV", int32_t(uvi));
            uv.Begin(outstream, binary, indent);
            uv.DumpProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            uv.EndProperties(outstream, binary, indent);
            uv.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, indent);
            indent = 3;
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Version", int32_t(101), outstream, binary, indent
            );
            // it doesn't seem like assimp keeps the uv map name,
            // so just leave it blank.
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "Name", "", outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "MappingInformationType", "ByPolygonVertex",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "ReferenceInformationType", "IndexToDirect",
                outstream, binary, indent
            );

            std::vector<double> uv_data;
            std::vector<int32_t> uv_indices;
            std::map<aiVector3D,int32_t> index_by_uv;
            int32_t index = 0;
            for (size_t fi = 0; fi < m->mNumFaces; ++fi) {
                const aiFace &f = m->mFaces[fi];
                for (size_t pvi = 0; pvi < f.mNumIndices; ++pvi) {
                    const aiVector3D &uv =
                        m->mTextureCoords[uvi][f.mIndices[pvi]];
                    auto elem = index_by_uv.find(uv);
                    if (elem == index_by_uv.end()) {
                        index_by_uv[uv] = index;
                        uv_indices.push_back(index);
                        for (unsigned int x = 0; x < m->mNumUVComponents[uvi]; ++x) {
                            uv_data.push_back(uv[x]);
                        }
                        ++index;
                    } else {
                        uv_indices.push_back(elem->second);
                    }
                }
            }
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "UV", uv_data, outstream, binary, indent
            );
            FBX::Node::WritePropertyNode(
                "UVIndex", uv_indices, outstream, binary, indent
            );
            indent = 2;
            uv.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);
        }

        // i'm not really sure why this material section exists,
        // as the material is linked via "Connections".
        // it seems to always have the same "0" value.
        FBX::Node mat("LayerElementMaterial", int32_t(0));
        mat.AddChild("Version", int32_t(101));
        mat.AddChild("Name", "");
        mat.AddChild("MappingInformationType", "AllSame");
        mat.AddChild("ReferenceInformationType", "IndexToDirect");
        std::vector<int32_t> mat_indices = {0};
        mat.AddChild("Materials", mat_indices);
        mat.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

        // finally we have the layer specifications,
        // which select the normals / UV set / etc to use.
        // TODO: handle multiple uv sets correctly?
        FBX::Node layer("Layer", int32_t(0));
        layer.AddChild("Version", int32_t(100));
        FBX::Node le("LayerElement");
        le.AddChild("Type", "LayerElementNormal");
        le.AddChild("TypedIndex", int32_t(0));
        layer.AddChild(le);
        // TODO only 1 color channel currently
        le = FBX::Node("LayerElement");
        le.AddChild("Type", "LayerElementColor");
        le.AddChild("TypedIndex", int32_t(0));
        layer.AddChild(le);
        le = FBX::Node("LayerElement");
        le.AddChild("Type", "LayerElementMaterial");
        le.AddChild("TypedIndex", int32_t(0));
        layer.AddChild(le);
        le = FBX::Node("LayerElement");
        le.AddChild("Type", "LayerElementUV");
        le.AddChild("TypedIndex", int32_t(0));
        layer.AddChild(le);
        layer.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

        for(unsigned int lr = 1; lr < m->GetNumUVChannels(); ++ lr)
        {
            FBX::Node layerExtra("Layer", int32_t(lr));
            layerExtra.AddChild("Version", int32_t(100));
            FBX::Node leExtra("LayerElement");
            leExtra.AddChild("Type", "LayerElementUV");
            leExtra.AddChild("TypedIndex", int32_t(lr));
            layerExtra.AddChild(leExtra);
            layerExtra.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);
        }
        // finish the node record
        indent = 1;
        n.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);
    }

    // aiMaterial
    material_uids.clear();
    for (size_t i = 0; i < mScene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        // it's all about this material
        aiMaterial* m = mScene->mMaterials[i];

        // these are used to receive material data
        float f; aiColor3D c;

        // start the node record
        FBX::Node n("Material");

        int64_t uid = generate_uid();
        material_uids.push_back(uid);
        n.AddProperty(uid);

        aiString name;
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_NAME, name);
        n.AddProperty(name.C_Str() + FBX::SEPARATOR + "Material");

        n.AddProperty("");

        n.AddChild("Version", int32_t(102));
        f = 0;
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS, f);
        bool phong = (f > 0);
        if (phong) {
            n.AddChild("ShadingModel", "phong");
        } else {
            n.AddChild("ShadingModel", "lambert");
        }
        n.AddChild("MultiLayer", int32_t(0));

        FBX::Node p("Properties70");

        // materials exported using the FBX SDK have two sets of fields.
        // there are the properties specified in the PropertyTemplate,
        // which are those supported by the modernFBX SDK,
        // and an extra set of properties with simpler names.
        // The extra properties are a legacy material system from pre-2009.
        //
        // In the modern system, each property has "color" and "factor".
        // Generally the interpretation of these seems to be
        // that the colour is multiplied by the factor before use,
        // but this is not always clear-cut.
        //
        // Usually assimp only stores the colour,
        // so we can just leave the factors at the default "1.0".

        // first we can export the "standard" properties
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_AMBIENT, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            p.AddP70colorA("AmbientColor", c.r, c.g, c.b);
            //p.AddP70numberA("AmbientFactor", 1.0);
        }
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_DIFFUSE, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            p.AddP70colorA("DiffuseColor", c.r, c.g, c.b);
            //p.AddP70numberA("DiffuseFactor", 1.0);
        }
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_TRANSPARENT, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            // "TransparentColor" / "TransparencyFactor"...
            // thanks FBX, for your insightful interpretation of consistency
            p.AddP70colorA("TransparentColor", c.r, c.g, c.b);
            // TransparencyFactor defaults to 0.0, so set it to 1.0.
            // note: Maya always sets this to 1.0,
            // so we can't use it sensibly as "Opacity".
            // In stead we rely on the legacy "Opacity" value, below.
            // Blender also relies on "Opacity" not "TransparencyFactor",
            // probably for a similar reason.
            p.AddP70numberA("TransparencyFactor", 1.0);
        }
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_REFLECTIVE, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            p.AddP70colorA("ReflectionColor", c.r, c.g, c.b);
        }
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_REFLECTIVITY, f) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            p.AddP70numberA("ReflectionFactor", f);
        }
        if (phong) {
            if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_SPECULAR, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
                p.AddP70colorA("SpecularColor", c.r, c.g, c.b);
            }
            if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS_STRENGTH, f) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
                p.AddP70numberA("ShininessFactor", f);
            }
            if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS, f) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
                p.AddP70numberA("ShininessExponent", f);
            }
            if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_REFLECTIVITY, f) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
                p.AddP70numberA("ReflectionFactor", f);
            }
        }

        // Now the legacy system.
        // For safety let's include it.
        // thrse values don't exist in the property template,
        // and usually are completely ignored when loading.
        // One notable exception is the "Opacity" property,
        // which Blender uses as (1.0 - alpha).
        c.r = 0.0f; c.g = 0.0f; c.b = 0.0f;
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_EMISSIVE, c);
        p.AddP70vector("Emissive", c.r, c.g, c.b);
        c.r = 0.2f; c.g = 0.2f; c.b = 0.2f;
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_AMBIENT, c);
        p.AddP70vector("Ambient", c.r, c.g, c.b);
        c.r = 0.8f; c.g = 0.8f; c.b = 0.8f;
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_DIFFUSE, c);
        p.AddP70vector("Diffuse", c.r, c.g, c.b);
        // The FBX SDK determines "Opacity" from transparency colour (RGB)
        // and factor (F) as: O = (1.0 - F * ((R + G + B) / 3)).
        // However we actually have an opacity value,
        // so we should take it from AI_MATKEY_OPACITY if possible.
        // It might make more sense to use TransparencyFactor,
        // but Blender actually loads "Opacity" correctly, so let's use it.
        f = 1.0f;
        if (m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_TRANSPARENT, c) == aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
            f = 1.0f - ((c.r + c.g + c.b) / 3.0f);
        }
        m->Get(AI_MATKEY_OPACITY, f);
        p.AddP70double("Opacity", f);
        if (phong) {
            // specular color is multiplied by shininess_strength
            c.r = 0.2f; c.g = 0.2f; c.b = 0.2f;
            m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_SPECULAR, c);
            f = 1.0f;
            m->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS_STRENGTH, f);
            p.AddP70vector("Specular", f*c.r, f*c.g, f*c.b);
            f = 20.0f;
            m->Get(AI_MATKEY_SHININESS, f);
            p.AddP70double("Shininess", f);
            // Legacy "Reflectivity" is F*F*((R+G+B)/3),
            // where F is the proportion of light reflected (AKA reflectivity),
            // and RGB is the reflective colour of the material.
            // No idea why, but we might as well set it the same way.
            f = 0.0f;
            m->Get(AI_MATKEY_REFLECTIVITY, f);
            c.r = 1.0f, c.g = 1.0f, c.b = 1.0f;
            m->Get(AI_MATKEY_COLOR_REFLECTIVE, c);
            p.AddP70double("Reflectivity", f*f*((c.r+c.g+c.b)/3.0));
        }

        n.AddChild(p);

        n.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);
    }

    // we need to look up all the images we're using,
    // so we can generate uids, and eliminate duplicates.
    std::map<std::string, int64_t> uid_by_image;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < mScene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        aiString texpath;
        aiMaterial* mat = mScene->mMaterials[i];
        for (
            size_t tt = aiTextureType_DIFFUSE;
            tt < aiTextureType_UNKNOWN;
            ++tt
        ){
            const aiTextureType textype = static_cast<aiTextureType>(tt);
            const size_t texcount = mat->GetTextureCount(textype);
            for (size_t j = 0; j < texcount; ++j) {
                mat->GetTexture(textype, (unsigned int)j, &texpath);
                const std::string texstring = texpath.C_Str();
                auto elem = uid_by_image.find(texstring);
                if (elem == uid_by_image.end()) {
                    uid_by_image[texstring] = generate_uid();
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // FbxVideo - stores images used by textures.
    for (const auto &it : uid_by_image) {
        FBX::Node n("Video");
        const int64_t& uid = it.second;
        const std::string name = ""; // TODO: ... name???
        n.AddProperties(uid, name + FBX::SEPARATOR + "Video", "Clip");
        n.AddChild("Type", "Clip");
        FBX::Node p("Properties70");
        // TODO: get full path... relative path... etc... ugh...
        // for now just use the same path for everything,
        // and hopefully one of them will work out.
        std::string path = it.first;
        // try get embedded texture
        const aiTexture* embedded_texture = mScene->GetEmbeddedTexture(it.first.c_str());
        if (embedded_texture != nullptr) {
            // change the path (use original filename, if available. If name is empty, concatenate texture index with file extension)
            std::stringstream newPath;
            if (embedded_texture->mFilename.length > 0) {
                newPath << embedded_texture->mFilename.C_Str();
            } else if (embedded_texture->achFormatHint[0]) {
                int texture_index = std::stoi(path.substr(1, path.size() - 1));
                newPath << texture_index << "." << embedded_texture->achFormatHint;
            }
            path = newPath.str();
            // embed the texture
            size_t texture_size = static_cast<size_t>(embedded_texture->mWidth * std::max(embedded_texture->mHeight, 1u));
            if (binary) {
                // embed texture as binary data
                std::vector<uint8_t> tex_data;
                tex_data.resize(texture_size);
                memcpy(&tex_data[0], (char*)embedded_texture->pcData, texture_size);
                n.AddChild("Content", tex_data);
            } else {
                // embed texture in base64 encoding
                std::string encoded_texture = FBX::Util::EncodeBase64((char*)embedded_texture->pcData, texture_size);
                n.AddChild("Content", encoded_texture);
            }
        }
        p.AddP70("Path", "KString", "XRefUrl", "", path);
        n.AddChild(p);
        n.AddChild("UseMipMap", int32_t(0));
        n.AddChild("Filename", path);
        n.AddChild("RelativeFilename", path);
        n.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);
    }

    // Textures
    // referenced by material_index/texture_type pairs.
    std::map<std::pair<size_t,size_t>,int64_t> texture_uids;
    const std::map<aiTextureType,std::string> prop_name_by_tt = {
        {aiTextureType_DIFFUSE,      "DiffuseColor"},
        {aiTextureType_SPECULAR,     "SpecularColor"},
        {aiTextureType_AMBIENT,      "AmbientColor"},
        {aiTextureType_EMISSIVE,     "EmissiveColor"},
        {aiTextureType_HEIGHT,       "Bump"},
        {aiTextureType_NORMALS,      "NormalMap"},
        {aiTextureType_SHININESS,    "ShininessExponent"},
        {aiTextureType_OPACITY,      "TransparentColor"},
        {aiTextureType_DISPLACEMENT, "DisplacementColor"},
        //{aiTextureType_LIGHTMAP, "???"},
        {aiTextureType_REFLECTION,   "ReflectionColor"}
        //{aiTextureType_UNKNOWN, ""}
    };
    for (size_t i = 0; i < mScene->mNumMaterials; ++i) {
        // textures are attached to materials
        aiMaterial* mat = mScene->mMaterials[i];
        int64_t material_uid = material_uids[i];

        for (
            size_t j = aiTextureType_DIFFUSE;
            j < aiTextureType_UNKNOWN;
            ++j
        ) {
            const aiTextureType tt = static_cast<aiTextureType>(j);
            size_t n = mat->GetTextureCount(tt);

            if (n < 1) { // no texture of this type
                continue;
            }

            if (n > 1) {
                // TODO: multilayer textures
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "Multilayer textures not supported (for now),";
                err << " skipping texture type " << j;
                err << " of material " << i;
                ASSIMP_LOG_WARN(err.str());
            }

            // get image path for this (single-image) texture
            aiString tpath;
            if (mat->GetTexture(tt, 0, &tpath) != aiReturn_SUCCESS) {
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "Failed to get texture 0 for texture of type " << tt;
                err << " on material " << i;
                err << ", however GetTextureCount returned 1.";
                throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
            }
            const std::string texture_path(tpath.C_Str());

            // get connected image uid
            auto elem = uid_by_image.find(texture_path);
            if (elem == uid_by_image.end()) {
                // this should never happen
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "Failed to find video element for texture with path";
                err << " \"" << texture_path << "\"";
                err << ", type " << j << ", material " << i;
                throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
            }
            const int64_t image_uid = elem->second;

            // get the name of the material property to connect to
            auto elem2 = prop_name_by_tt.find(tt);
            if (elem2 == prop_name_by_tt.end()) {
                // don't know how to handle this type of texture,
                // so skip it.
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "Not sure how to handle texture of type " << j;
                err << " on material " << i;
                err << ", skipping...";
                ASSIMP_LOG_WARN(err.str());
                continue;
            }
            const std::string& prop_name = elem2->second;

            // generate a uid for this texture
            const int64_t texture_uid = generate_uid();

            // link the texture to the material
            connections.emplace_back(
                "C", "OP", texture_uid, material_uid, prop_name
            );

            // link the image data to the texture
            connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", image_uid, texture_uid);

            // now write the actual texture node
            FBX::Node tnode("Texture");
            // TODO: some way to determine texture name?
            const std::string texture_name = "" + FBX::SEPARATOR + "Texture";
            tnode.AddProperties(texture_uid, texture_name, "");
            // there really doesn't seem to be a better type than this:
            tnode.AddChild("Type", "TextureVideoClip");
            tnode.AddChild("Version", int32_t(202));
            tnode.AddChild("TextureName", texture_name);
            FBX::Node p("Properties70");
            p.AddP70enum("CurrentTextureBlendMode", 0); // TODO: verify
            //p.AddP70string("UVSet", ""); // TODO: how should this work?
            p.AddP70bool("UseMaterial", 1);
            tnode.AddChild(p);
            // can't easily detrmine which texture path will be correct,
            // so just store what we have in every field.
            // these being incorrect is a common problem with FBX anyway.
            tnode.AddChild("FileName", texture_path);
            tnode.AddChild("RelativeFilename", texture_path);
            tnode.AddChild("ModelUVTranslation", double(0.0), double(0.0));
            tnode.AddChild("ModelUVScaling", double(1.0), double(1.0));
            tnode.AddChild("Texture_Alpha_Source", "None");
            tnode.AddChild(
                "Cropping", int32_t(0), int32_t(0), int32_t(0), int32_t(0)
            );
            tnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);
        }
    }

    // bones.
    //
    // output structure:
    // subset of node hierarchy that are "skeleton",
    // i.e. do not have meshes but only bones.
    // but.. i'm not sure how anyone could guarantee that...
    //
    // input...
    // well, for each mesh it has "bones",
    // and the bone names correspond to nodes.
    // of course we also need the parent nodes,
    // as they give some of the transform........
    //
    // well. we can assume a sane input, i suppose.
    //
    // so input is the bone node hierarchy,
    // with an extra thing for the transformation of the MESH in BONE space.
    //
    // output is a set of bone nodes,
    // a "bindpose" which indicates the default local transform of all bones,
    // and a set of "deformers".
    // each deformer is parented to a mesh geometry,
    // and has one or more "subdeformer"s as children.
    // each subdeformer has one bone node as a child,
    // and represents the influence of that bone on the grandparent mesh.
    // the subdeformer has a list of indices, and weights,
    // with indices specifying vertex indices,
    // and weights specifying the corresponding influence of this bone.
    // it also has Transform and TransformLink elements,
    // specifying the transform of the MESH in BONE space,
    // and the transformation of the BONE in WORLD space,
    // likely in the bindpose.
    //
    // the input bone structure is different but similar,
    // storing the number of weights for this bone,
    // and an array of (vertex index, weight) pairs.
    //
    // one sticky point is that the number of vertices may not match,
    // because assimp splits vertices by normal, uv, etc.

    // functor for aiNode sorting
    struct SortNodeByName
    {
        bool operator()(const aiNode *lhs, const aiNode *rhs) const
        {
            return strcmp(lhs->mName.C_Str(), rhs->mName.C_Str()) < 0;
        }
    };

    // first we should mark the skeleton for each mesh.
    // the skeleton must include not only the aiBones,
    // but also all their parent nodes.
    // anything that affects the position of any bone node must be included.
    // Use SorNodeByName to make sure the exported result will be the same across all systems
    // Otherwise the aiNodes of the skeleton would be sorted based on the pointer address, which isn't consistent
    std::vector<std::set<const aiNode*, SortNodeByName>> skeleton_by_mesh(mScene->mNumMeshes);
    // at the same time we can build a list of all the skeleton nodes,
    // which will be used later to mark them as type "limbNode".
    std::unordered_set<const aiNode*> limbnodes;
    
    //actual bone nodes in fbx, without parenting-up
    std::unordered_set<std::string> setAllBoneNamesInScene;
    for(unsigned int m = 0; m < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++ m)
    {
        aiMesh* pMesh = mScene->mMeshes[m];
        for(unsigned int b = 0; b < pMesh->mNumBones; ++ b)
            setAllBoneNamesInScene.insert(pMesh->mBones[b]->mName.data);
    }
    aiMatrix4x4 mxTransIdentity;
    
    // and a map of nodes by bone name, as finding them is annoying.
    std::map<std::string,aiNode*> node_by_bone;
    for (size_t mi = 0; mi < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++mi) {
        const aiMesh* m = mScene->mMeshes[mi];
        std::set<const aiNode*, SortNodeByName> skeleton;
        for (size_t bi =0; bi < m->mNumBones; ++bi) {
            const aiBone* b = m->mBones[bi];
            const std::string name(b->mName.C_Str());
            auto elem = node_by_bone.find(name);
            aiNode* n;
            if (elem != node_by_bone.end()) {
                n = elem->second;
            } else {
                n = mScene->mRootNode->FindNode(b->mName);
                if (!n) {
                    // this should never happen
                    std::stringstream err;
                    err << "Failed to find node for bone: \"" << name << "\"";
                    throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
                }
                node_by_bone[name] = n;
                limbnodes.insert(n);
            }
            skeleton.insert(n);
            // mark all parent nodes as skeleton as well,
            // up until we find the root node,
            // or else the node containing the mesh,
            // or else the parent of a node containig the mesh.
            for (
                const aiNode* parent = n->mParent;
                parent && parent != mScene->mRootNode;
                parent = parent->mParent
            ) {
                // if we've already done this node we can skip it all
                if (skeleton.count(parent)) {
                    break;
                }
                // ignore fbx transform nodes as these will be collapsed later
                // TODO: cache this by aiNode*
                const std::string node_name(parent->mName.C_Str());
                if (node_name.find(MAGIC_NODE_TAG) != std::string::npos) {
                    continue;
                }
                //not a bone in scene && no effect in transform
                if(setAllBoneNamesInScene.find(node_name)==setAllBoneNamesInScene.end()
                   && parent->mTransformation == mxTransIdentity) {
                        continue;
                }
                // otherwise check if this is the root of the skeleton
                bool end = false;
                // is the mesh part of this node?
                for (size_t i = 0; i < parent->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
                    if (parent->mMeshes[i] == mi) {
                        end = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                // is the mesh in one of the children of this node?
                for (size_t j = 0; j < parent->mNumChildren; ++j) {
                    aiNode* child = parent->mChildren[j];
                    for (size_t i = 0; i < child->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
                        if (child->mMeshes[i] == mi) {
                            end = true;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (end) { break; }
                }
                
                // if it was the skeleton root we can finish here
                if (end) { break; }
            }
        }
        skeleton_by_mesh[mi] = skeleton;
    }

    // we'll need the uids for the bone nodes, so generate them now
    for (size_t i = 0; i < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
        auto &s = skeleton_by_mesh[i];
        for (const aiNode* n : s) {
            auto elem = node_uids.find(n);
            if (elem == node_uids.end()) {
                node_uids[n] = generate_uid();
            }
        }
    }

    // now, for each aiMesh, we need to export a deformer,
    // and for each aiBone a subdeformer,
    // which should have all the skinning info.
    // these will need to be connected properly to the mesh,
    // and we can do that all now.
    for (size_t mi = 0; mi < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++mi) {
        const aiMesh* m = mScene->mMeshes[mi];
        if (!m->HasBones()) {
            continue;
        }
        // make a deformer for this mesh
        int64_t deformer_uid = generate_uid();
        FBX::Node dnode("Deformer");
        dnode.AddProperties(deformer_uid, FBX::SEPARATOR + "Deformer", "Skin");
        dnode.AddChild("Version", int32_t(101));
        // "acuracy"... this is not a typo....
        dnode.AddChild("Link_DeformAcuracy", double(50));
        dnode.AddChild("SkinningType", "Linear"); // TODO: other modes?
        dnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

        // connect it
        connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", deformer_uid, mesh_uids[mi]);

        //computed before
        std::vector<int32_t>& vertex_indices = vVertexIndice[mi];

        // TODO, FIXME: this won't work if anything is not in the bind pose.
        // for now if such a situation is detected, we throw an exception.
        std::set<const aiBone*> not_in_bind_pose;
        std::set<const aiNode*> no_offset_matrix;

        // first get this mesh's position in world space,
        // as we'll need it for each subdeformer.
        //
        // ...of course taking the position of the MESH doesn't make sense,
        // as it can be instanced to many nodes.
        // All we can do is assume no instancing,
        // and take the first node we find that contains the mesh.
        aiNode* mesh_node = get_node_for_mesh((unsigned int)mi, mScene->mRootNode);
        aiMatrix4x4 mesh_xform = get_world_transform(mesh_node, mScene);

        // now make a subdeformer for each bone in the skeleton
        const std::set<const aiNode*, SortNodeByName> skeleton= skeleton_by_mesh[mi];
        for (const aiNode* bone_node : skeleton) {
            // if there's a bone for this node, find it
            const aiBone* b = nullptr;
            for (size_t bi = 0; bi < m->mNumBones; ++bi) {
                // TODO: this probably should index by something else
                const std::string name(m->mBones[bi]->mName.C_Str());
                if (node_by_bone[name] == bone_node) {
                    b = m->mBones[bi];
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (!b) {
                no_offset_matrix.insert(bone_node);
            }

            // start the subdeformer node
            const int64_t subdeformer_uid = generate_uid();
            FBX::Node sdnode("Deformer");
            sdnode.AddProperties(
                subdeformer_uid, FBX::SEPARATOR + "SubDeformer", "Cluster"
            );
            sdnode.AddChild("Version", int32_t(100));
            sdnode.AddChild("UserData", "", "");

            std::set<int32_t> setWeightedVertex;
            // add indices and weights, if any
            if (b) {
                std::vector<int32_t> subdef_indices;
                std::vector<double> subdef_weights;
                int32_t last_index = -1;
                for (size_t wi = 0; wi < b->mNumWeights; ++wi) {
                    int32_t vi = vertex_indices[b->mWeights[wi].mVertexId];
                    bool bIsWeightedAlready = (setWeightedVertex.find(vi) != setWeightedVertex.end());
                    if (vi == last_index || bIsWeightedAlready) {
                        // only for vertices we exported to fbx
                        // TODO, FIXME: this assumes identically-located vertices
                        // will always deform in the same way.
                        // as assimp doesn't store a separate list of "positions",
                        // there's not much that can be done about this
                        // other than assuming that identical position means
                        // identical vertex.
                        continue;
                    }
                    setWeightedVertex.insert(vi);
                    subdef_indices.push_back(vi);
                    subdef_weights.push_back(b->mWeights[wi].mWeight);
                    last_index = vi;
                }
                // yes, "indexes"
                sdnode.AddChild("Indexes", subdef_indices);
                sdnode.AddChild("Weights", subdef_weights);
            }

            // transform is the transform of the mesh, but in bone space.
            // if the skeleton is in the bind pose,
            // we can take the inverse of the world-space bone transform
            // and multiply by the world-space transform of the mesh.
            aiMatrix4x4 bone_xform = get_world_transform(bone_node, mScene);
            aiMatrix4x4 inverse_bone_xform = bone_xform;
            inverse_bone_xform.Inverse();
            aiMatrix4x4 tr = inverse_bone_xform * mesh_xform;

            sdnode.AddChild("Transform", tr);


            sdnode.AddChild("TransformLink", bone_xform);
            // note: this means we ALWAYS rely on the mesh node transform
            // being unchanged from the time the skeleton was bound.
            // there's not really any way around this at the moment.

            // done
            sdnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

            // lastly, connect to the parent deformer
            connections.emplace_back(
                "C", "OO", subdeformer_uid, deformer_uid
            );

            // we also need to connect the limb node to the subdeformer.
            connections.emplace_back(
                "C", "OO", node_uids[bone_node], subdeformer_uid
            );
        }

        // if we cannot create a valid FBX file, simply die.
        // this will both prevent unnecessary bug reports,
        // and tell the user what they can do to fix the situation
        // (i.e. export their model in the bind pose).
        if (no_offset_matrix.size() && not_in_bind_pose.size()) {
            std::stringstream err;
            err << "Not enough information to construct bind pose";
            err << " for mesh " << mi << "!";
            err << " Transform matrix for bone \"";
            err << (*not_in_bind_pose.begin())->mName.C_Str() << "\"";
            if (not_in_bind_pose.size() > 1) {
                err << " (and " << not_in_bind_pose.size() - 1 << " more)";
            }
            err << " does not match mOffsetMatrix,";
            err << " and node \"";
            err << (*no_offset_matrix.begin())->mName.C_Str() << "\"";
            if (no_offset_matrix.size() > 1) {
                err << " (and " << no_offset_matrix.size() - 1 << " more)";
            }
            err << " has no offset matrix to rely on.";
            err << " Please ensure bones are in the bind pose to export.";
            throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
        }

    }

    // BindPose
    //
    // This is a legacy system, which should be unnecessary.
    //
    // Somehow including it slows file loading by the official FBX SDK,
    // and as it can reconstruct it from the deformers anyway,
    // this is not currently included.
    //
    // The code is kept here in case it's useful in the future,
    // but it's pretty much a hack anyway,
    // as assimp doesn't store bindpose information for full skeletons.
    //
    /*for (size_t mi = 0; mi < mScene->mNumMeshes; ++mi) {
        aiMesh* mesh = mScene->mMeshes[mi];
        if (! mesh->HasBones()) { continue; }
        int64_t bindpose_uid = generate_uid();
        FBX::Node bpnode("Pose");
        bpnode.AddProperty(bindpose_uid);
        // note: this uid is never linked or connected to anything.
        bpnode.AddProperty(FBX::SEPARATOR + "Pose"); // blank name
        bpnode.AddProperty("BindPose");

        bpnode.AddChild("Type", "BindPose");
        bpnode.AddChild("Version", int32_t(100));

        aiNode* mesh_node = get_node_for_mesh(mi, mScene->mRootNode);

        // next get the whole skeleton for this mesh.
        // we need it all to define the bindpose section.
        // the FBX SDK will complain if it's missing,
        // and also if parents of used bones don't have a subdeformer.
        // order shouldn't matter.
        std::set<aiNode*> skeleton;
        for (size_t bi = 0; bi < mesh->mNumBones; ++bi) {
            // bone node should have already been indexed
            const aiBone* b = mesh->mBones[bi];
            const std::string bone_name(b->mName.C_Str());
            aiNode* parent = node_by_bone[bone_name];
            // insert all nodes down to the root or mesh node
            while (
                parent
                && parent != mScene->mRootNode
                && parent != mesh_node
            ) {
                skeleton.insert(parent);
                parent = parent->mParent;
            }
        }

        // number of pose nodes. includes one for the mesh itself.
        bpnode.AddChild("NbPoseNodes", int32_t(1 + skeleton.size()));

        // the first pose node is always the mesh itself
        FBX::Node pose("PoseNode");
        pose.AddChild("Node", mesh_uids[mi]);
        aiMatrix4x4 mesh_node_xform = get_world_transform(mesh_node, mScene);
        pose.AddChild("Matrix", mesh_node_xform);
        bpnode.AddChild(pose);

        for (aiNode* bonenode : skeleton) {
            // does this node have a uid yet?
            int64_t node_uid;
            auto node_uid_iter = node_uids.find(bonenode);
            if (node_uid_iter != node_uids.end()) {
                node_uid = node_uid_iter->second;
            } else {
                node_uid = generate_uid();
                node_uids[bonenode] = node_uid;
            }

            // make a pose thingy
            pose = FBX::Node("PoseNode");
            pose.AddChild("Node", node_uid);
            aiMatrix4x4 node_xform = get_world_transform(bonenode, mScene);
            pose.AddChild("Matrix", node_xform);
            bpnode.AddChild(pose);
        }

        // now write it
        bpnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);
    }*/

    // TODO: cameras, lights

    // write nodes (i.e. model hierarchy)
    // start at root node
    WriteModelNodes(
        outstream, mScene->mRootNode, 0, limbnodes
    );

    // animations
    //
    // in FBX there are:
    // * AnimationStack - corresponds to an aiAnimation
    // * AnimationLayer - a combinable animation component
    // * AnimationCurveNode - links the property to be animated
    // * AnimationCurve - defines animation data for a single property value
    //
    // the CurveNode also provides the default value for a property,
    // such as the X, Y, Z coordinates for animatable translation.
    //
    // the Curve only specifies values for one component of the property,
    // so there will be a separate AnimationCurve for X, Y, and Z.
    //
    // Assimp has:
    // * aiAnimation - basically corresponds to an AnimationStack
    // * aiNodeAnim - defines all animation for one aiNode
    // * aiVectorKey/aiQuatKey - define the keyframe data for T/R/S
    //
    // assimp has no equivalent for AnimationLayer,
    // and these are flattened on FBX import.
    // we can assume there will be one per AnimationStack.
    //
    // the aiNodeAnim contains all animation data for a single aiNode,
    // which will correspond to three AnimationCurveNode's:
    // one each for translation, rotation and scale.
    // The data for each of these will be put in 9 AnimationCurve's,
    // T.X, T.Y, T.Z, R.X, R.Y, R.Z, etc.

    // AnimationStack / aiAnimation
    std::vector<int64_t> animation_stack_uids(mScene->mNumAnimations);
    for (size_t ai = 0; ai < mScene->mNumAnimations; ++ai) {
        int64_t animstack_uid = generate_uid();
        animation_stack_uids[ai] = animstack_uid;
        const aiAnimation* anim = mScene->mAnimations[ai];

        FBX::Node asnode("AnimationStack");
        std::string name = anim->mName.C_Str() + FBX::SEPARATOR + "AnimStack";
        asnode.AddProperties(animstack_uid, name, "");
        FBX::Node p("Properties70");
        p.AddP70time("LocalStart", 0); // assimp doesn't store this
        p.AddP70time("LocalStop", to_ktime(anim->mDuration, anim));
        p.AddP70time("ReferenceStart", 0);
        p.AddP70time("ReferenceStop", to_ktime(anim->mDuration, anim));
        asnode.AddChild(p);

        // this node absurdly always pretends it has children
        // (in this case it does, but just in case...)
        asnode.force_has_children = true;
        asnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

        // note: animation stacks are not connected to anything
    }

    // AnimationLayer - one per aiAnimation
    std::vector<int64_t> animation_layer_uids(mScene->mNumAnimations);
    for (size_t ai = 0; ai < mScene->mNumAnimations; ++ai) {
        int64_t animlayer_uid = generate_uid();
        animation_layer_uids[ai] = animlayer_uid;
        FBX::Node alnode("AnimationLayer");
        alnode.AddProperties(animlayer_uid, FBX::SEPARATOR + "AnimLayer", "");

        // this node absurdly always pretends it has children
        alnode.force_has_children = true;
        alnode.Dump(outstream, binary, indent);

        // connect to the relevant animstack
        connections.emplace_back(
            "C", "OO", animlayer_uid, animation_stack_uids[ai]
        );
    }

    // AnimCurveNode - three per aiNodeAnim
    std::vector<std::vector<std::array<int64_t,3>>> curve_node_uids;
    for (size_t ai = 0; ai < mScene->mNumAnimations; ++ai) {
        const aiAnimation* anim = mScene->mAnimations[ai];
        const int64_t layer_uid = animation_layer_uids[ai];
        std::vector<std::array<int64_t,3>> nodeanim_uids;
        for (size_t nai = 0; nai < anim->mNumChannels; ++nai) {
            const aiNodeAnim* na = anim->mChannels[nai];
            // get the corresponding aiNode
            const aiNode* node = mScene->mRootNode->FindNode(na->mNodeName);
            // and its transform
            const aiMatrix4x4 node_xfm = get_world_transform(node, mScene);
            aiVector3D T, R, S;
            node_xfm.Decompose(S, R, T);

            // AnimationCurveNode uids
            std::array<int64_t,3> ids;
            ids[0] = generate_uid(); // T
            ids[1] = generate_uid(); // R
            ids[2] = generate_uid(); // S

            // translation
            WriteAnimationCurveNode(outstream,
                ids[0], "T", T, "Lcl Translation",
                layer_uid, node_uids[node]
            );

            // rotation
            WriteAnimationCurveNode(outstream,
                ids[1], "R", R, "Lcl Rotation",
                layer_uid, node_uids[node]
            );

            // scale
            WriteAnimationCurveNode(outstream,
                ids[2], "S", S, "Lcl Scale",
                layer_uid, node_uids[node]
            );

            // store the uids for later use
            nodeanim_uids.push_back(ids);
        }
        curve_node_uids.push_back(nodeanim_uids);
    }

    // AnimCurve - defines actual keyframe data.
    // there's a separate curve for every component of every vector,
    // for example a transform curvenode will have separate X/Y/Z AnimCurve's
    for (size_t ai = 0; ai < mScene->mNumAnimations; ++ai) {
        const aiAnimation* anim = mScene->mAnimations[ai];
        for (size_t nai = 0; nai < anim->mNumChannels; ++nai) {
            const aiNodeAnim* na = anim->mChannels[nai];
            // get the corresponding aiNode
            const aiNode* node = mScene->mRootNode->FindNode(na->mNodeName);
            // and its transform
            const aiMatrix4x4 node_xfm = get_world_transform(node, mScene);
            aiVector3D T, R, S;
            node_xfm.Decompose(S, R, T);
            const std::array<int64_t,3>& ids = curve_node_uids[ai][nai];

            std::vector<int64_t> times;
            std::vector<float> xval, yval, zval;

            // position/translation
            for (size_t ki = 0; ki < na->mNumPositionKeys; ++ki) {
                const aiVectorKey& k = na->mPositionKeys[ki];
                times.push_back(to_ktime(k.mTime));
                xval.push_back(k.mValue.x);
                yval.push_back(k.mValue.y);
                zval.push_back(k.mValue.z);
            }
            // one curve each for X, Y, Z
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, T.x, times, xval, ids[0], "d|X");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, T.y, times, yval, ids[0], "d|Y");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, T.z, times, zval, ids[0], "d|Z");

            // rotation
            times.clear(); xval.clear(); yval.clear(); zval.clear();
            for (size_t ki = 0; ki < na->mNumRotationKeys; ++ki) {
                const aiQuatKey& k = na->mRotationKeys[ki];
                times.push_back(to_ktime(k.mTime));
                // TODO: aiQuaternion method to convert to Euler...
                aiMatrix4x4 m(k.mValue.GetMatrix());
                aiVector3D qs, qr, qt;
                m.Decompose(qs, qr, qt);
                qr *= DEG;
                xval.push_back(qr.x);
                yval.push_back(qr.y);
                zval.push_back(qr.z);
            }
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, R.x, times, xval, ids[1], "d|X");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, R.y, times, yval, ids[1], "d|Y");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, R.z, times, zval, ids[1], "d|Z");

            // scaling/scale
            times.clear(); xval.clear(); yval.clear(); zval.clear();
            for (size_t ki = 0; ki < na->mNumScalingKeys; ++ki) {
                const aiVectorKey& k = na->mScalingKeys[ki];
                times.push_back(to_ktime(k.mTime));
                xval.push_back(k.mValue.x);
                yval.push_back(k.mValue.y);
                zval.push_back(k.mValue.z);
            }
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, S.x, times, xval, ids[2], "d|X");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, S.y, times, yval, ids[2], "d|Y");
            WriteAnimationCurve(outstream, S.z, times, zval, ids[2], "d|Z");
        }
    }

    indent = 0;
    object_node.End(outstream, binary, indent, true);
}

// convenience map of magic node name strings to FBX properties,
// including the expected type of transform.
const std::map<std::string,std::pair<std::string,char>> transform_types = {
    {"Translation", {"Lcl Translation", 't'}},
    {"RotationOffset", {"RotationOffset", 't'}},
    {"RotationPivot", {"RotationPivot", 't'}},
    {"PreRotation", {"PreRotation", 'r'}},
    {"Rotation", {"Lcl Rotation", 'r'}},
    {"PostRotation", {"PostRotation", 'r'}},
    {"RotationPivotInverse", {"RotationPivotInverse", 'i'}},
    {"ScalingOffset", {"ScalingOffset", 't'}},
    {"ScalingPivot", {"ScalingPivot", 't'}},
    {"Scaling", {"Lcl Scaling", 's'}},
    {"ScalingPivotInverse", {"ScalingPivotInverse", 'i'}},
    {"GeometricScaling", {"GeometricScaling", 's'}},
    {"GeometricRotation", {"GeometricRotation", 'r'}},
    {"GeometricTranslation", {"GeometricTranslation", 't'}},
    {"GeometricTranslationInverse", {"GeometricTranslationInverse", 'i'}},
    {"GeometricRotationInverse", {"GeometricRotationInverse", 'i'}},
    {"GeometricScalingInverse", {"GeometricScalingInverse", 'i'}}
};

// write a single model node to the stream
void FBXExporter::WriteModelNode(
    StreamWriterLE& outstream,
    bool binary,
    const aiNode* node,
    int64_t node_uid,
    const std::string& type,
    const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,aiVector3D>>& transform_chain,
    TransformInheritance inherit_type
){
    const aiVector3D zero = {0, 0, 0};
    const aiVector3D one = {1, 1, 1};
    FBX::Node m("Model");
    std::string name = node->mName.C_Str() + FBX::SEPARATOR + "Model";
    m.AddProperties(node_uid, name, type);
    m.AddChild("Version", int32_t(232));
    FBX::Node p("Properties70");
    p.AddP70bool("RotationActive", 1);
    p.AddP70int("DefaultAttributeIndex", 0);
    p.AddP70enum("InheritType", inherit_type);
    if (transform_chain.empty()) {
        // decompose 4x4 transform matrix into TRS
        aiVector3D t, r, s;
        node->mTransformation.Decompose(s, r, t);
        if (t != zero) {
            p.AddP70(
                "Lcl Translation", "Lcl Translation", "", "A",
                double(t.x), double(t.y), double(t.z)
            );
        }
        if (r != zero) {
            p.AddP70(
                "Lcl Rotation", "Lcl Rotation", "", "A",
                double(DEG*r.x), double(DEG*r.y), double(DEG*r.z)
            );
        }
        if (s != one) {
            p.AddP70(
                "Lcl Scaling", "Lcl Scaling", "", "A",
                double(s.x), double(s.y), double(s.z)
            );
        }
    } else {
        // apply the transformation chain.
        // these transformation elements are created when importing FBX,
        // which has a complex transformation hierarchy for each node.
        // as such we can bake the hierarchy back into the node on export.
        for (auto &item : transform_chain) {
            auto elem = transform_types.find(item.first);
            if (elem == transform_types.end()) {
                // then this is a bug
                std::stringstream err;
                err << "unrecognized FBX transformation type: ";
                err << item.first;
                throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
            }
            const std::string &name = elem->second.first;
            const aiVector3D &v = item.second;
            if (name.compare(0, 4, "Lcl ") == 0) {
                // special handling for animatable properties
                p.AddP70(
                    name, name, "", "A",
                    double(v.x), double(v.y), double(v.z)
                );
            } else {
                p.AddP70vector(name, v.x, v.y, v.z);
            }
        }
    }
    m.AddChild(p);

    // not sure what these are for,
    // but they seem to be omnipresent
    m.AddChild("Shading", FBXExportProperty(true));
    m.AddChild("Culling", FBXExportProperty("CullingOff"));

    m.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
}

// wrapper for WriteModelNodes to create and pass a blank transform chain
void FBXExporter::WriteModelNodes(
    StreamWriterLE& s,
    const aiNode* node,
    int64_t parent_uid,
    const std::unordered_set<const aiNode*>& limbnodes
) {
    std::vector<std::pair<std::string,aiVector3D>> chain;
    WriteModelNodes(s, node, parent_uid, limbnodes, chain);
}

void FBXExporter::WriteModelNodes(
    StreamWriterLE& outstream,
    const aiNode* node,
    int64_t parent_uid,
    const std::unordered_set<const aiNode*>& limbnodes,
    std::vector<std::pair<std::string,aiVector3D>>& transform_chain
) {
    // first collapse any expanded transformation chains created by FBX import.
    std::string node_name(node->mName.C_Str());
    if (node_name.find(MAGIC_NODE_TAG) != std::string::npos) {
        auto pos = node_name.find(MAGIC_NODE_TAG) + MAGIC_NODE_TAG.size() + 1;
        std::string type_name = node_name.substr(pos);
        auto elem = transform_types.find(type_name);
        if (elem == transform_types.end()) {
            // then this is a bug and should be fixed
            std::stringstream err;
            err << "unrecognized FBX transformation node";
            err << " of type " << type_name << " in node " << node_name;
            throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
        }
        aiVector3D t, r, s;
        node->mTransformation.Decompose(s, r, t);
        switch (elem->second.second) {
        case 'i': // inverse
            // we don't need to worry about the inverse matrices
            break;
        case 't': // translation
            transform_chain.emplace_back(elem->first, t);
            break;
        case 'r': // rotation
            r *= float(DEG);
            transform_chain.emplace_back(elem->first, r);
            break;
        case 's': // scale
            transform_chain.emplace_back(elem->first, s);
            break;
        default:
            // this should never happen
            std::stringstream err;
            err << "unrecognized FBX transformation type code: ";
            err << elem->second.second;
            throw DeadlyExportError(err.str());
        }
        // now continue on to any child nodes
        for (unsigned i = 0; i < node->mNumChildren; ++i) {
            WriteModelNodes(
                outstream,
                node->mChildren[i],
                parent_uid,
                limbnodes,
                transform_chain
            );
        }
        return;
    }

    int64_t node_uid = 0;
    // generate uid and connect to parent, if not the root node,
    if (node != mScene->mRootNode) {
        auto elem = node_uids.find(node);
        if (elem != node_uids.end()) {
            node_uid = elem->second;
        } else {
            node_uid = generate_uid();
            node_uids[node] = node_uid;
        }
        connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", node_uid, parent_uid);
    }

    // what type of node is this?
    if (node == mScene->mRootNode) {
        // handled later
    } else if (node->mNumMeshes == 1) {
        // connect to child mesh, which should have been written previously
        connections.emplace_back(
            "C", "OO", mesh_uids[node->mMeshes[0]], node_uid
        );
        // also connect to the material for the child mesh
        connections.emplace_back(
            "C", "OO",
            material_uids[mScene->mMeshes[node->mMeshes[0]]->mMaterialIndex],
            node_uid
        );
        // write model node
        WriteModelNode(
            outstream, binary, node, node_uid, "Mesh", transform_chain
        );
    } else if (limbnodes.count(node)) {
        WriteModelNode(
            outstream, binary, node, node_uid, "LimbNode", transform_chain
        );
        // we also need to write a nodeattribute to mark it as a skeleton
        int64_t node_attribute_uid = generate_uid();
        FBX::Node na("NodeAttribute");
        na.AddProperties(
            node_attribute_uid, FBX::SEPARATOR + "NodeAttribute", "LimbNode"
        );
        na.AddChild("TypeFlags", FBXExportProperty("Skeleton"));
        na.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
        // and connect them
        connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", node_attribute_uid, node_uid);
    } else {
        // generate a null node so we can add children to it
        WriteModelNode(
            outstream, binary, node, node_uid, "Null", transform_chain
        );
    }

    // if more than one child mesh, make nodes for each mesh
    if (node->mNumMeshes > 1 || node == mScene->mRootNode) {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < node->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
            // make a new model node
            int64_t new_node_uid = generate_uid();
            // connect to parent node
            connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", new_node_uid, node_uid);
            // connect to child mesh, which should have been written previously
            connections.emplace_back(
                "C", "OO", mesh_uids[node->mMeshes[i]], new_node_uid
            );
            // also connect to the material for the child mesh
            connections.emplace_back(
                "C", "OO",
                material_uids[
                    mScene->mMeshes[node->mMeshes[i]]->mMaterialIndex
                ],
                new_node_uid
            );
            // write model node
            FBX::Node m("Model");
            // take name from mesh name, if it exists
            std::string name = mScene->mMeshes[node->mMeshes[i]]->mName.C_Str();
            name += FBX::SEPARATOR + "Model";
            m.AddProperties(new_node_uid, name, "Mesh");
            m.AddChild("Version", int32_t(232));
            FBX::Node p("Properties70");
            p.AddP70enum("InheritType", 1);
            m.AddChild(p);
            m.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
        }
    }

    // now recurse into children
    for (size_t i = 0; i < node->mNumChildren; ++i) {
        WriteModelNodes(
            outstream, node->mChildren[i], node_uid, limbnodes
        );
    }
}


void FBXExporter::WriteAnimationCurveNode(
    StreamWriterLE& outstream,
    int64_t uid,
    const std::string& name, // "T", "R", or "S"
    aiVector3D default_value,
    std::string property_name, // "Lcl Translation" etc
    int64_t layer_uid,
    int64_t node_uid
) {
    FBX::Node n("AnimationCurveNode");
    n.AddProperties(uid, name + FBX::SEPARATOR + "AnimCurveNode", "");
    FBX::Node p("Properties70");
    p.AddP70numberA("d|X", default_value.x);
    p.AddP70numberA("d|Y", default_value.y);
    p.AddP70numberA("d|Z", default_value.z);
    n.AddChild(p);
    n.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
    // connect to layer
    this->connections.emplace_back("C", "OO", uid, layer_uid);
    // connect to bone
    this->connections.emplace_back("C", "OP", uid, node_uid, property_name);
}


void FBXExporter::WriteAnimationCurve(
    StreamWriterLE& outstream,
    double default_value,
    const std::vector<int64_t>& times,
    const std::vector<float>& values,
    int64_t curvenode_uid,
    const std::string& property_link // "d|X", "d|Y", etc
) {
    FBX::Node n("AnimationCurve");
    int64_t curve_uid = generate_uid();
    n.AddProperties(curve_uid, FBX::SEPARATOR + "AnimCurve", "");
    n.AddChild("Default", default_value);
    n.AddChild("KeyVer", int32_t(4009));
    n.AddChild("KeyTime", times);
    n.AddChild("KeyValueFloat", values);
    // TODO: keyattr flags and data (STUB for now)
    n.AddChild("KeyAttrFlags", std::vector<int32_t>{0});
    n.AddChild("KeyAttrDataFloat", std::vector<float>{0,0,0,0});
    n.AddChild(
        "KeyAttrRefCount",
        std::vector<int32_t>{static_cast<int32_t>(times.size())}
    );
    n.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
    this->connections.emplace_back(
        "C", "OP", curve_uid, curvenode_uid, property_link
    );
}


void FBXExporter::WriteConnections ()
{
    // we should have completed the connection graph already,
    // so basically just dump it here
    if (!binary) {
        WriteAsciiSectionHeader("Object connections");
    }
    // TODO: comments with names in the ascii version
    FBX::Node conn("Connections");
    StreamWriterLE outstream(outfile);
    conn.Begin(outstream, binary, 0);
    conn.BeginChildren(outstream, binary, 0);
    for (auto &n : connections) {
        n.Dump(outstream, binary, 1);
    }
    conn.End(outstream, binary, 0, !connections.empty());
    connections.clear();
}

#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_FBX_EXPORTER
#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_EXPORT