From 8a071f18b3e104c4ef64c393b5b7f8cc1672f42a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Hefta-Gaub <brad@highfidelity.io>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:18:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] more work

---
 .../src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp      | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h  |  6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
index 2c769c37d4..abeae690f0 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ bool HMDScriptingInterface::setHandLasers(int hands, bool enabled, const glm::ve
         color, direction);
 }
 
+bool HMDScriptingInterface::setExtraLaser(const vec3& worldStart, bool enabled, const vec4& color, const vec3& direction) const {
+    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+    offscreenUi->executeOnUiThread([offscreenUi, enabled] {
+        offscreenUi->getDesktop()->setProperty("hmdHandMouseActive", enabled);
+    });
+
+    mat4 extraLaserPose;
+    return qApp->getActiveDisplayPlugin()->setExtraLaser(extraLaserPose,
+        enabled ? DisplayPlugin::HandLaserMode::Overlay : DisplayPlugin::HandLaserMode::None,
+        color, direction);
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::disableExtraLaser() const {
+    setExtraLaser(vec3(0), false, vec4(0), vec3(0));
+}
+
 void HMDScriptingInterface::disableHandLasers(int hands) const {
     setHandLasers(hands, false, vec4(0), vec3(0));
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
index 4148b1cb4a..101c7f6445 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isHandControllerAvailable();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setHandLasers(int hands, bool enabled, const glm::vec4& color, const glm::vec3& direction) const;
-
     Q_INVOKABLE void disableHandLasers(int hands) const;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool setExtraLaser(const vec3& worldStart, bool enabled, const vec4& color, const vec3& direction) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE void disableExtraLaser() const;
+
+
     /// Suppress the activation of any on-screen keyboard so that a script operation will 
     /// not be interrupted by a keyboard popup
     /// Returns false if there is already an active keyboard displayed.