{
  "name": "BackgroundSetting",
  "main": {
    "name": "BackgroundSetting",
    "namespace": "sofa::component::setting",
    "module": "Sofa.Component.Setting",
    "include": "sofa/component/setting/BackgroundSetting.h",
    "doc": "Background setting.\n\nClass for the configuration of background settings.",
    "inherits": [
      "ConfigurationSetting"
    ],
    "templates": [],
    "data_fields": [
      {
        "name": "d_color",
        "type": "sofa::type::RGBAColor",
        "xmlname": "color",
        "help": "Color of the background"
      }
    ],
    "links": [],
    "methods": []
  },
  "desc": {
    "description": "The `BackgroundSetting` component in the SOFA framework is responsible for configuring the visual appearance of the background within simulations, specifically setting the color and potentially an image to use as the background. It inherits from `ConfigurationSetting`, indicating its role in defining settings that impact the simulation's visual environment.\n\nThis component interacts with other components through the configuration and rendering pipelines of SOFA. By modifying the `d_color` field, users can specify a custom RGBA color for the background. Additionally, an image can be specified via the `d_image` field to set a more complex or textured background.\n\nUsage involves specifying the desired background settings in the simulation's configuration file or through API calls during runtime. The `BackgroundSetting` component ensures that these settings are correctly applied and maintained throughout the simulation."
  },
  "maths": {
    "maths": "The `BackgroundSetting` component in the SOFA framework is primarily responsible for configuring the visual appearance of the background within simulations, specifically setting the color and potentially an image to be used as the background. This component does not directly contribute to any governing equations or operators typically associated with finite element methods (FEM), such as mass matrix \\(M\\), stiffness matrix \\(K\\), internal force vector \\(f_{int}\\), residual vector \\(R\\), etc. Instead, it plays a role in the broader simulation environment by defining settings that impact the visual context of the simulation.\n\n### Governing Equations and Operators\n- **Mass Matrix \\(M\\)**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Stiffness Matrix \\(K\\)**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Internal Force Vector \\(f_{int}\\)**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Residual Vector \\(R\\)**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n\n### Constitutive or Kinematic Laws\n- **Strain Measures**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Stress Tensors**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Hyperelastic Potentials**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Damping Models**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n- **Constraint Jacobians**: Not applicable to `BackgroundSetting`.\n\n### Role in the Global FEM Pipeline\nThe `BackgroundSetting` component is not directly involved in any of the core steps of the global FEM pipeline such as assembly, time integration, nonlinear solve, linear solve, constraint handling, or mappings. Instead, it influences the configuration and rendering pipelines by providing settings for visual elements.\n\n### Numerical Methods or Discretization Choices\n- **Color Configuration**: The `BackgroundSetting` component allows users to set the color of the background using an RGBA (Red, Green, Blue, Alpha) color model through the `d_color` field. This configuration is purely a rendering setting and does not involve any numerical methods or discretization choices typical in FEM simulations.\n- **Image Configuration**: The component also supports specifying an image to be used as the background via the `d_image` field. This involves loading and displaying an image, which again is a visual setting rather than a computational one.\n\n### Fit into Variational / Lagrangian Mechanics Framework\nThe `BackgroundSetting` does not contribute any variational or Lagrangian mechanics content to the simulation framework. It merely provides configuration for the visual environment of the simulation, ensuring that users can customize the background color and image for better visualization purposes."
  },
  "summary": {
    "abstract": "Configures the visual appearance of the background by setting its RGBA color.",
    "sheet": "# BackgroundSetting\n\n## Overview\nThe `BackgroundSetting` component configures the visual appearance of the background within simulations, specifically setting the color using an RGBA model. It inherits from `ConfigurationSetting`, indicating its role in defining settings that impact the simulation's visual environment.\n\n## Parameters and Data\n- **d_color**: Controls the color of the background. Type: `sofa::type::RGBAColor`. Default value is not specified."
  }
}