lyra-game/src/render/render_job.rs

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ pub struct RenderJob {
     pub entity: Entity,
     pub shader_id: u64,
     pub mesh_uuid: uuid::Uuid,
+    pub transform_id: u32,
 }
 
 impl RenderJob {
-    pub fn new(entity: Entity, shader_id: u64, mesh_buffer_id: uuid::Uuid) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(entity: Entity, shader_id: u64, mesh_buffer_id: uuid::Uuid, transform_id: u32) -> Self {
         Self {
             entity,
             shader_id,
             mesh_uuid: mesh_buffer_id,
+            transform_id
         }
     }
 }

lyra-game/src/render/renderer.rs

@@ -374,12 +374,13 @@ impl BasicRenderer {
 
     /// Processes the mesh for the renderer, storing and creating buffers as needed. Returns true if a new mesh was processed.
     fn process_mesh(&mut self, entity: Entity, transform: Transform, mesh: &Mesh, mesh_uuid: Uuid) -> bool {
-        if self.transform_buffers.should_expand() {
+        let _ = transform;
+        /* if self.transform_buffers.should_expand() {
             self.transform_buffers.expand_buffers(&self.device);
         }
 
         self.transform_buffers.update_or_insert(&self.queue, &self.render_limits,
-            mesh_uuid, || ( transform.calculate_mat4(), glam::Mat3::from_quat(transform.rotation) ));
+            entity, || ( transform.calculate_mat4(), glam::Mat3::from_quat(transform.rotation) )); */
 
         #[allow(clippy::map_entry)]
         if !self.mesh_buffers.contains_key(&mesh_uuid) {
@@ -451,10 +452,12 @@ impl Renderer for BasicRenderer {
                         self.check_mesh_buffers(entity, &mesh_han);
                     }
                     
+                    let transform_id = self.transform_buffers.push_transform(&self.queue, &self.render_limits, interop_pos.calculate_mat4(), glam::Mat3::from_quat(interop_pos.rotation));
+                    
                     let material = mesh.material.as_ref().unwrap()
                         .data_ref().unwrap();
                     let shader = material.shader_uuid.unwrap_or(0);
-                    let job = RenderJob::new(entity, shader, mesh_han.uuid());
+                    let job = RenderJob::new(entity, shader, mesh_han.uuid(), transform_id);
                     self.render_jobs.push_back(job);
                 }
             }
@@ -479,10 +482,12 @@ impl Renderer for BasicRenderer {
                                     self.check_mesh_buffers(entity, &mesh_han);
                                 }
 
+                                let transform_id = self.transform_buffers.push_transform(&self.queue, &self.render_limits, mesh_interpo.calculate_mat4(), glam::Mat3::from_quat(mesh_interpo.rotation));
+                                
                                 let material = mesh.material.as_ref().unwrap()
                                     .data_ref().unwrap();
                                 let shader = material.shader_uuid.unwrap_or(0);
-                                let job = RenderJob::new(entity, shader, mesh_han.uuid());
+                                let job = RenderJob::new(entity, shader, mesh_han.uuid(), transform_id);
                                 self.render_jobs.push_back(job);
                             }
                         }
@@ -576,9 +581,11 @@ impl Renderer for BasicRenderer {
                     }
 
                     // Get the bindgroup for job's transform and bind to it using an offset.
-                    let transform_indices = *self.transform_buffers.transform_indices(job.mesh_uuid).unwrap();
+                    /* let transform_indices = *self.transform_buffers.transform_indices(job.entity).unwrap();
-                    let bindgroup = self.transform_buffers.bind_group(transform_indices).unwrap();
+                    let bindgroup = self.transform_buffers.bind_group(transform_indices).unwrap(); */
-                    let offset = TransformBuffers::index_offset(&self.render_limits, transform_indices) as u32;
+
+                    let bindgroup = self.transform_buffers.bind_group(job.transform_id);
+                    let offset = self.transform_buffers.buffer_offset(job.transform_id);//TransformBuffers::index_offset(&self.render_limits, transform_indices) as u32;
                     render_pass.set_bind_group(1, bindgroup, &[ offset, offset, ]);
 
                     render_pass.set_bind_group(2, &self.camera_buffer.bindgroup(), &[]);

lyra-game/src/render/transform_buffer_storage.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use std::{collections::{VecDeque, HashMap}, num::NonZeroU64};
+use std::num::NonZeroU64;
 
-use uuid::Uuid;
 use wgpu::Limits;
 
 use std::mem;
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ pub(crate) struct TransformBufferIndices {
 /// A struct representing a single transform buffer. There can be multiple of these
 pub(crate) struct TransformBufferEntry {
     pub len: usize,
-    pub transform_buf: wgpu::Buffer,
-    pub normal_mat_buf: wgpu::Buffer,
     pub bindgroup: wgpu::BindGroup,
+    pub transform_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+    pub normal_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
 }
 
 /// A helper struct for managing the Transform buffers for meshes.
@@ -31,14 +30,8 @@ pub(crate) struct TransformBufferEntry {
 /// to insert, update, and retrieve the transforms.
 pub(crate) struct TransformBuffers {
     pub bindgroup_layout: wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
-    pub just_updated: HashMap<Uuid, TransformBufferIndices>,
+    pub entries: Vec<TransformBufferEntry>,
-    pub not_updated: HashMap<Uuid, TransformBufferIndices>,
+    limits: wgpu::Limits,
-    pub dead_indices: VecDeque<TransformBufferIndices>,
-    pub next_indices: TransformBufferIndices,
-    /// (transform count, buffer, bindgroup)
-    pub buffer_bindgroups: Vec<TransformBufferEntry>,
-    /// The max amount of transforms in a buffer
-    pub max_transform_count: usize,
 }
 
 impl TransformBuffers {
@@ -72,13 +65,9 @@ impl TransformBuffers {
         });
 
         let mut s = Self {
-            max_transform_count: limits.max_uniform_buffer_binding_size as usize / (mem::size_of::<glam::Mat4>() * 2),
-            buffer_bindgroups: Vec::new(),
             bindgroup_layout,
-            just_updated: HashMap::new(),
+            entries: vec![],
-            not_updated: HashMap::new(),
+            limits,
-            dead_indices: VecDeque::new(),
-            next_indices: TransformBufferIndices::default(),
         };
 
         // create the first uniform buffer
@@ -87,93 +76,27 @@ impl TransformBuffers {
         s
     }
 
-    /// Update an transform in the buffer.
+    pub fn push_transform(&mut self, queue: &wgpu::Queue, limits: &Limits, transform: glam::Mat4, normal_matrix: glam::Mat3) -> u32 {
-    /// 
+        let entry = self.entries.iter_mut().next().unwrap(); // TODO: use other buffers than just the first
-    /// # Panics
-    /// Panics if the entity isn't stored, you can check if it is before with [`TransformBuffers:contains`].
-    pub fn update_transform(&mut self, queue: &wgpu::Queue, limits: &Limits, uuid: Uuid, transform: glam::Mat4, normal_matrix: glam::Mat3) -> TransformBufferIndices {
-        let indices = self.not_updated.remove(&uuid)
-            .or_else(|| self.just_updated.remove(&uuid))
-            .expect("Use 'insert_entity' for new entities");
-        self.just_updated.insert(uuid, indices);
 
         let normal_matrix = glam::Mat4::from_mat3(normal_matrix);
 
-        let buffer = self.buffer_bindgroups.get(indices.buffer_index).unwrap();
+        // write the transform and normal to the end of the transform
-        let offset = Self::index_offset(limits, indices);
+        //let offset = (mem::size_of::<glam::Mat4>() * entry.len) as u64;
-        queue.write_buffer(&buffer.transform_buf, offset, bytemuck::bytes_of(&transform));
+        let offset = Self::get_buffer_offset(limits, entry.len as u32) as _;
-        queue.write_buffer(&buffer.normal_mat_buf, offset, bytemuck::bytes_of(&normal_matrix));
+        queue.write_buffer(&entry.transform_buffer, offset, bytemuck::bytes_of(&transform));
-        indices
+        queue.write_buffer(&entry.normal_buffer, offset, bytemuck::bytes_of(&normal_matrix));
-    }
-
-    /// Insert a new transform into the buffer, returns where in the buffer it was stored.
-    pub fn insert_transform(&mut self, queue: &wgpu::Queue, limits: &Limits, uuid: Uuid, transform: glam::Mat4, normal_matrix: glam::Mat3) -> TransformBufferIndices {
-        let indices = match self.dead_indices.pop_front() {
-            Some(indices) => indices,
-            None => {
-                let indices = &mut self.next_indices;
-                let this_idx = *indices;
-                let entry = self.buffer_bindgroups.get_mut(indices.buffer_index).unwrap();
-
-                if entry.len >= self.max_transform_count {
-                    panic!("Transform buffer is filled and 'next_indices' was not incremented! Was a new buffer created?");
-                }
 
+        let index = entry.len;
         entry.len += 1;
-                indices.transform_index += 1;
+        index as _
-                this_idx
-            }
-        };
-
-        self.just_updated.insert(uuid, indices);
-        self.update_transform(queue, limits, uuid, transform, normal_matrix)
-    }
-
-    /// Update or insert a transform
-    pub fn update_or_insert<TFn>(&mut self, queue: &wgpu::Queue, limits: &Limits, uuid: Uuid, transform_fn: TFn) -> TransformBufferIndices
-        where TFn: Fn() -> (glam::Mat4, glam::Mat3)
-    {   
-        let (tran, norm) = transform_fn();
-        if self.contains(uuid) {
-            self.update_transform(queue, limits, uuid, tran, norm)
-        } else {
-            self.insert_transform(queue, limits, uuid, tran, norm)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if the transform related to the `uuid` is stored (does not mean its up-to-date).
-    pub fn contains(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> bool {
-        self.not_updated.contains_key(&uuid) || self.just_updated.contains_key(&uuid)
     }
 
     /// Collect the dead transforms and prepare self to check next time.
     pub fn tick(&mut self) {
-        // take the dead entities, these were ones that were not updated this tick
+        for entry in self.entries.iter_mut() {
-        let dead: VecDeque<TransformBufferIndices> = self.not_updated.values().copied().collect();
+            entry.len = 0;
-        self.dead_indices = dead;
-
-        self.not_updated = self.just_updated.clone();
-        self.just_updated.clear();
         }
-
-    /// Returns the offset for the transform index in the buffer
-    pub fn index_offset(limits: &Limits, indices: TransformBufferIndices) -> u64 {
-        indices.transform_index as u64 * limits.min_uniform_buffer_offset_alignment as u64
-    }
-
-    /// Returns whether or not the transform buffers should be expanded
-    pub fn should_expand(&self) -> bool {
-        if let Some(entry) = self.buffer_bindgroups.last() {
-            entry.len >= self.max_transform_count
-        } else {
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the bind group for the index
-    pub fn bind_group(&self, index: TransformBufferIndices) -> Option<&wgpu::BindGroup> {
-        self.buffer_bindgroups.get(index.buffer_index)
-            .map(|entry| &entry.bindgroup)
     }
 
     /// Expand the Transform buffers by adding another uniform buffer binding.
@@ -186,7 +109,7 @@ impl TransformBuffers {
 
         let transform_buffer = device.create_buffer(
             &wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-                label: Some(&format!("B_Transform_{}", self.buffer_bindgroups.len())),
+                label: Some(&format!("B_Transform_{}", self.entries.len())),
                 usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::UNIFORM | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
                 size: max_buffer_sizes,
                 mapped_at_creation: false,
@@ -195,7 +118,7 @@ impl TransformBuffers {
 
         let normal_mat_buffer = device.create_buffer(
             &wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-                label: Some(&format!("B_NormalMatrix_{}", self.buffer_bindgroups.len())),
+                label: Some(&format!("B_NormalMatrix_{}", self.entries.len())),
                 usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::UNIFORM | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
                 size: max_buffer_sizes,
                 mapped_at_creation: false,
@@ -236,15 +159,37 @@ impl TransformBuffers {
 
         let entry = TransformBufferEntry {
             bindgroup: transform_bind_group,
-            transform_buf: transform_buffer,
+            transform_buffer,
-            normal_mat_buf: normal_mat_buffer,
+            normal_buffer: normal_mat_buffer,
             len: 0,
         };
-        self.buffer_bindgroups.push(entry);
+        self.entries.push(entry);
     }
 
-    /// Returns the indices of the Transform 
+    pub fn bind_group(&self, transform_id: u32) -> &wgpu::BindGroup {
-    pub fn transform_indices(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Option<&TransformBufferIndices> {
+        let _ = transform_id;
-        self.just_updated.get(&uuid).or_else(|| self.not_updated.get(&uuid))
+
+        let entry = self.entries.iter().next().unwrap(); // TODO: use other buffers than just the first
+        &entry.bindgroup
+    }
+
+    /// Get the buffer offset for a transform using wgpu limits.
+    /// 
+    /// If its possible to borrow immutably, use [`TransformBuffers::buffer_offset`].
+    fn get_buffer_offset(limits: &wgpu::Limits, transform_id: u32) -> u32 {
+        //let entry = self.entries.iter().next().unwrap(); // TODO: use other buffers than just the first
+
+        transform_id * limits.min_uniform_buffer_offset_alignment as u32//mem::size_of::<glam::Mat4>() as u32
+    }
+
+    pub fn buffer_offset(&self, transform_id: u32) -> u32 {
+        Self::get_buffer_offset(&self.limits, transform_id)
     }
 }
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, bytemuck::Pod, bytemuck::Zeroable)]
+struct TransformNormalMatPair {
+    transform: glam::Mat4,
+    normal_mat: glam::Mat4,
+}