ModelRenderer.h

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/*
 * Home to the ModelRenderer class, an abstract base class that manages
 * a per-frame list of submitted models, as well as simple helper
 * classes.
 */

#ifndef INCLUDED_MODELRENDERER
#define INCLUDED_MODELRENDERER

#include <memory>

#include "graphics/MeshManager.h"
#include "graphics/RenderableObject.h"
#include "graphics/SColor.h"
#include "renderer/VertexArray.h"

class RenderModifier;
typedef shared_ptr<RenderModifier> RenderModifierPtr;

class LitRenderModifier;
typedef shared_ptr<LitRenderModifier> LitRenderModifierPtr;

class ModelVertexRenderer;
typedef shared_ptr<ModelVertexRenderer> ModelVertexRendererPtr;

class ModelRenderer;
typedef shared_ptr<ModelRenderer> ModelRendererPtr;

class CModel;
class CShaderDefines;

/**
 * Class CModelRData: Render data that is maintained per CModel.
 * ModelRenderer implementations may derive from this class to store
 * per-CModel data.
 *
 * The main purpose of this class over CRenderData is to track which
 * ModelRenderer the render data belongs to (via the key that is passed
 * to the constructor). When a model changes the renderer it uses
 * (e.g. via run-time modification of the renderpath configuration),
 * the old ModelRenderer's render data is supposed to be replaced by
 * the new data.
 */
class CModelRData : public CRenderData
{
public:
    CModelRData(const void* key) : m_Key(key) { }

    /**
     * GetKey: Retrieve the key that can be used to identify the
     * ModelRenderer that created this data.
     *
     * @return The opaque key that was passed to the constructor.
     */
    const void* GetKey() const { return m_Key; }

private:
    /// The key for model renderer identification
    const void* m_Key;
};


/**
 * Class ModelRenderer: Abstract base class for all model renders.
 *
 * A ModelRenderer manages a per-frame list of models.
 *
 * It is supposed to be derived in order to create new ways in which
 * the per-frame list of models can be managed (for batching, for
 * transparent rendering, etc.) or potentially for rarely used special
 * effects.
 *
 * A typical ModelRenderer will delegate vertex transformation/setup
 * to a ModelVertexRenderer.
 * It will delegate fragment stage setup to a RenderModifier.
 *
 * For most purposes, you should use a BatchModelRenderer with
 * specialized ModelVertexRenderer and RenderModifier implementations.
 *
 * It is suggested that a derived class implement the provided generic
 * Render function, however in some cases it may be necessary to supply
 * a Render function with a different prototype.
 *
 * ModelRenderer also contains a number of static helper functions
 * for building vertex arrays.
 */
class ModelRenderer
{
public:
    ModelRenderer() { }
    virtual ~ModelRenderer() { }

    /**
     * Initialise global settings.
     * Should be called before using the class.
     */
    static void Init();

    /**
     * Submit: Submit a model for rendering this frame.
     *
     * preconditions : The model must not have been submitted to any
     * ModelRenderer in this frame. Submit may only be called
     * after EndFrame and before PrepareModels.
     *
     * @param model The model that will be added to the list of models
     * submitted this frame.
     */
    virtual void Submit(int cullGroup, CModel* model) = 0;

    /**
     * PrepareModels: Calculate renderer data for all previously
     * submitted models.
     *
     * Must be called before any rendering calls and after all models
     * for this frame have been submitted.
     */
    virtual void PrepareModels() = 0;

    /**
     * EndFrame: Remove all models from the list of submitted
     * models.
     */
    virtual void EndFrame() = 0;

    /**
     * Render: Render submitted models, using the given RenderModifier to setup
     * the fragment stage.
     *
     * @note It is suggested that derived model renderers implement and use
     * this Render functions. However, a highly specialized model renderer
     * may need to "disable" this function and provide its own Render function
     * with a different prototype.
     *
     * preconditions  : PrepareModels must be called after all models have been
     * submitted and before calling Render.
     *
     * @param modifier The RenderModifier that specifies the fragment stage.
     * @param flags If flags is 0, all submitted models are rendered.
     * If flags is non-zero, only models that contain flags in their
     * CModel::GetFlags() are rendered.
     */
    virtual void Render(const RenderModifierPtr& modifier, const CShaderDefines& context, int cullGroup, int flags) = 0;

    /**
     * CopyPositionAndNormals: Copy unanimated object-space vertices and
     * normals into the given vertex array.
     *
     * @param mdef The underlying CModelDef that contains mesh data.
     * @param Position Points to the array that will receive
     * position vectors. The array behind the iterator
     * must be large enough to hold model->GetModelDef()->GetNumVertices()
     * vertices.
     * @param Normal Points to the array that will receive normal vectors.
     * The array behind the iterator must be as large as the Position array.
     */
    static void CopyPositionAndNormals(
            const CModelDefPtr& mdef,
            const VertexArrayIterator<CVector3D>& Position,
            const VertexArrayIterator<CVector3D>& Normal);

    /**
     * BuildPositionAndNormals: Build animated vertices and normals,
     * transformed into world space.
     *
     * @param model The model that is to be transformed.
     * @param Position Points to the array that will receive
     * transformed position vectors. The array behind the iterator
     * must be large enough to hold model->GetModelDef()->GetNumVertices()
     * vertices. It must allow 16 bytes to be written to each element
     * (i.e. provide 4 bytes of padding after each CVector3D).
     * @param Normal Points to the array that will receive transformed
     * normal vectors. The array behind the iterator must be as large as
     * the Position array.
     */
    static void BuildPositionAndNormals(
            CModel* model,
            const VertexArrayIterator<CVector3D>& Position,
            const VertexArrayIterator<CVector3D>& Normal);

    /**
     * BuildColor4ub: Build lighting colors for the given model,
     * based on previously calculated world space normals.
     *
     * @param model The model that is to be lit.
     * @param Normal Array of the model's normal vectors, animated and
     * transformed into world space.
     * @param Color Points to the array that will receive the lit vertex color.
     * The array behind the iterator must large enough to hold
     * model->GetModelDef()->GetNumVertices() vertices.
     */
    static void BuildColor4ub(
            CModel* model,
            const VertexArrayIterator<CVector3D>& Normal,
            const VertexArrayIterator<SColor4ub>& Color);

    /**
     * BuildUV: Copy UV coordinates into the given vertex array.
     *
     * @param mdef The model def.
     * @param UV Points to the array that will receive UV coordinates.
     * The array behind the iterator must large enough to hold
     * mdef->GetNumVertices() vertices.
     */
    static void BuildUV(
            const CModelDefPtr& mdef,
            const VertexArrayIterator<float[2]>& UV,
            int UVset);

    /**
     * BuildIndices: Create the indices array for the given CModelDef.
     *
     * @param mdef The model definition object.
     * @param Indices The index array, must be able to hold
     * mdef->GetNumFaces()*3 elements.
     */
    static void BuildIndices(
            const CModelDefPtr& mdef,
            const VertexArrayIterator<u16>& Indices);

    /**
     * GenTangents: Generate tangents for the given CModelDef.
     *
     * @param mdef The model definition object.
     * @param newVertices An out vector of the unindexed vertices with tangents added.
     * The new vertices cannot be used with existing face index and must be welded/reindexed.
     */
    static void GenTangents(const CModelDefPtr& mdef, std::vector<float>& newVertices, bool gpuSkinning);
};


struct ShaderModelRendererInternals;

/**
 * Implementation of ModelRenderer that loads the appropriate shaders for
 * rendering each model, and that batches by shader (and by mesh and texture).
 *
 * Note that the term "Shader" is somewhat misleading, as this handled
 * fixed-function rendering using the same API as real GLSL/ARB shaders.
 */
class ShaderModelRenderer : public ModelRenderer
{
    friend struct ShaderModelRendererInternals;

public:
    ShaderModelRenderer(ModelVertexRendererPtr vertexrender);
    virtual ~ShaderModelRenderer();

    // Batching implementations
    virtual void Submit(int cullGroup, CModel* model);
    virtual void PrepareModels();
    virtual void EndFrame();
    virtual void Render(const RenderModifierPtr& modifier, const CShaderDefines& context, int cullGroup, int flags);

private:
    ShaderModelRendererInternals* m;
};

#endif // INCLUDED_MODELRENDERER