package  {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.utils.Timer;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.TimerEvent;
	
	public class LoadAnim extends Sprite{
		
		private var _anim		:Sprite;
		private var _rotate		:Number = 0;
		private var _animTimer	:Timer;
		private var _animColor	:Number;
		
		public function LoadAnim(color:Number = 0xFFFFFF) 
		{
			_animColor = color;
			_anim = new Sprite();
			addChild(_anim);
			makeAnim();
		}
		public function stopAnim():void
		{
			removeChild(_anim);
			_animTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, rotateMe);
			_animTimer.stop();
		}
		private function makeAnim():void
		{
			renderAnime();
			
			_animTimer = new Timer(70);
			_animTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, rotateMe);
			_animTimer.start();
			
		}
		private function rotateMe(evt:TimerEvent):void
		{
			
			_rotate = _rotate + 30;
			if(_rotate == 360)_rotate = 0;
			//trace("timer " + _rotate);
			renderAnime(_rotate);
		}
		private function renderAnime(startAng:Number = 0):void
		{
			clearAnim();
			var theStar:Sprite = new Sprite()
			for(var i:uint = 0; i <= 12; i++){
				var theShape = getShape();
					theShape.rotation = (i * 30) + startAng;
					theShape.alpha = 0 + (1/12 * i);
				theStar.addChild(theShape);
			}
			_anim.addChild(theStar);
		}
		private function clearAnim():void
		{
			if( _anim.numChildren == 0 ) return;
			_anim.removeChildAt(0);
		}
		private function getShape():Sprite
		{
			var shape:Sprite = new Sprite();
				shape.graphics.beginFill(_animColor, 1);
				shape.graphics.moveTo(-1, -12);
				shape.graphics.lineTo(2, -12);
				shape.graphics.lineTo(1, -5);
				shape.graphics.lineTo(0, -5);
				shape.graphics.lineTo(-1, -12);
				shape.graphics.endFill();
			return shape;
		}
	}
	
}