using Terraria.ModLoader;
using Terraria;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using System;

namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Rarities
{
    public class AvalianItem : ModRarity
    {
        public override Color RarityColor
        {
            get
            {
                float time = Main.GlobalTimeWrappedHourly;

                // Base color cycle: bright cyan <-> deep teal
                const float cycleHz = 0.8f; // cycles per second
                float t = (float)((Math.Sin(time * cycleHz * MathHelper.TwoPi) + 1f) * 0.5f); // 0..1

                Color brightCyan = new Color(0, 255, 255);      // Bright cyan
                Color deepTeal = new Color(0, 128, 160);        // Deep teal
                Color baseColor = Color.Lerp(deepTeal, brightCyan, t);

                // Add a subtle shimmer effect (faster, gentler than pulse)
                const float shimmerHz = 2.0f;
                float shimmer = (float)((Math.Sin(time * shimmerHz * MathHelper.TwoPi) + 1f) * 0.5f);
                float brightness = 1f + 0.15f * shimmer; // subtle +15% max brightness variation

                return baseColor * brightness;
            }
        }
    }
}