Im not new to programming, but I am to c++. I am writing a very basic Ogre application and the tutorial I followed has the main() loop right in with everything else. I am trying to figure out how to seperate it so I can have like a main.cpp and then ogre.cpp file. My reason is that I am extremely OCD and have to keep everything as organized as possible. Im still fairly new to what *should* go into headers and what should go into source files. I am assuming this code should be in a source file, and I know I can't include a source file in another except through inheritance. So should I put all of this into a header file with the exception of the #if defined(WIN32) through the #endif? Here is my code...

//Include all of files needed for the Project
#include "wo_Globals.h"

#if defined(WIN32)
#include "windows.h"

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd) {
#else
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
#endif

	//Initialize Ogre Variables
	Ogre::Root *mRoot;
	Ogre::RenderWindow *mWindow;
	Ogre::SceneManager *sceneMgr;
	Ogre::Camera *mCamera;
	Ogre::Viewport *viewPort;

	mRoot = new Root("", "");

	//Load Render System
#if defined(_DEBUG)
	mRoot->loadPlugin("RenderSystem_GL_d");
#else
	mRoot->loadPlugin("RenderSystem_GL");
#endif

	RenderSystemList *renderSystems = NULL;
	RenderSystemList::iterator r_it;

	renderSystems = mRoot->getAvailableRenderers();
	r_it = renderSystems->begin();
	mRoot->setRenderSystem(*r_it);
	mRoot->initialise(false);

	//Load Plugins
#if defined(_DEBUG)
	mRoot->loadPlugin("Plugin_CgProgramManager_d");
	mRoot->loadPlugin("Plugin_OctreeSceneManager_d");
#else
	mRoot->loadPlugin("Plugin_CgProgramManager");
	mRoot->loadPlugin("Plugin_OctreeSceneManager");
#endif

	//Initialize Resources
	ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation(
		"resource", "FileSystem", "General");

	ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().initialiseResourceGroup("General");

	//Hardcoded Defaults - Temp
	NameValuePairList opts;
	opts["resolution"] = "1024x768";
	opts["fullscreen"] = "false";
	opts["vsync"] = "false";

	//Create the actual Window
	mWindow = mRoot->createRenderWindow("Warlords", 1024, 768, false, &opts);

	//Create the Scene Manager, Camera, and Viewport
	sceneMgr = mRoot->createSceneManager(ST_GENERIC);
	mCamera = sceneMgr->createCamera("PlayerCam");
	mCamera->setNearClipDistance(5);
	viewPort = mWindow->addViewport(mCamera);
	viewPort->setBackgroundColour(ColourValue(0,0,0));

	mCamera->setAspectRatio((Real)1.333333);

	//For Input Handler
	unsigned long hWnd;
	mWindow->getCustomAttribute("WINDOW", &hWnd);

	//Setup the Inputer Handler
	Simulation *mSim = new Simulation();
	InputHandler *mHandler = new InputHandler(mSim, hWnd);
	mSim->requestStateChange(SIMULATION);

	//While Game State is not SHUTDOWN, Continue to Render
	while (mSim->getCurrentState() != SHUTDOWN) {

		mHandler->capture();

		WindowEventUtilities::messagePump();

		mRoot->renderOneFrame();
	}

	//Scene Cleanup Section
	delete mRoot;
	return 0;

}

Hello CrimsonGT,

I'd read the following article for a discussion on organizing code between source and header files: Organizing Code Files in C and C++

I'm not sure I understand your suggestion to move most of this code into a header. As you've correctly assumed that (typically) code belongs in source file(s), given most of your example is the code (function body) it shouldn't be moved into a header.

Cheers,

Tom

Basically I am trying to figure out how to JUST pull the Main() loop out of that code, and place it into a different source file, but have everything still work the same.