TypeDesc.h

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//
// Copyright Contributors to the MaterialX Project
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//

#ifndef MATERIALX_TYPEDESC_H
#define MATERIALX_TYPEDESC_H

/// @file
/// Type descriptor for a MaterialX data type.

#include <MaterialXGenShader/Export.h>

MATERIALX_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

using ChannelMap = std::unordered_map<char, int>;

/// @class TypeDesc
/// A type descriptor for MaterialX data types.
/// All types need to have a type descriptor registered in order for shader generators
/// to know about the type. A unique type descriptor pointer is the identifier used for
/// types, and can be used for type comparisons as well as getting more information
/// about the type. All standard library data types are registered by default and their
/// type descriptors can be accessed from the Type namespace, e.g. MaterialX::Type::FLOAT.
/// If custom types are used they must be registered by calling TypeDesc::registerType().
/// Descriptors for registered types can be retreived using TypeDesc::get(), see below.
class MX_GENSHADER_API TypeDesc
{
  public:
    enum BaseType
    {
        BASETYPE_NONE,
        BASETYPE_BOOLEAN,
        BASETYPE_INTEGER,
        BASETYPE_FLOAT,
        BASETYPE_STRING,
        BASETYPE_STRUCT,
        BASETYPE_LAST
    };

    enum Semantic
    {
        SEMANTIC_NONE,
        SEMANTIC_COLOR,
        SEMANTIC_VECTOR,
        SEMANTIC_MATRIX,
        SEMANTIC_FILENAME,
        SEMANTIC_CLOSURE,
        SEMANTIC_SHADER,
        SEMANTIC_MATERIAL,
        SEMANTIC_ENUM,
        SEMANTIC_LAST
    };

    /// Register a type descriptor for a MaterialX data type.
    /// Throws an exception if a type with the same name is already registered.
    static const TypeDesc* registerType(const string& name, unsigned char basetype, unsigned char semantic = SEMANTIC_NONE,
                                        size_t size = 1, bool editable = true, const ChannelMap& channelMapping = ChannelMap());

    /// Equality operator overload
    bool operator==(const TypeDesc& rhs) const;

    /// Inequality operator overload
    bool operator!=(const TypeDesc& rhs) const;

    /// Get a type descriptor for given name.
    /// Returns an empty shared pointer if no type with the given name is found.
    static const TypeDesc* get(const string& name);

    /// Return the name of the type.
    const string& getName() const { return _name; }

    /// Return the basetype for the type.
    unsigned char getBaseType() const { return _basetype; }

    /// Returns the channel index for the supplied channel name.
    /// Will return -1 on failure to find a matching index.
    int getChannelIndex(char channel) const;

    /// Return the semantic for the type.
    unsigned char getSemantic() const { return _semantic; }

    /// Return the number of elements the type is composed of.
    /// Will return 1 for scalar types and a size greater than 1 for aggregate type.
    /// For array types 0 is returned since the number of elements is undefined
    /// until an array is instantiated.
    size_t getSize() const { return _size; }

    /// Returns true if the type is editable by users.
    /// Editable types are allowed to be published as shader uniforms
    /// and hence must be presentable in a user interface.
    bool isEditable() const { return _editable; }

    /// Return true if the type is a scalar type.
    bool isScalar() const { return _size == 1; }

    /// Return true if the type is an aggregate type.
    bool isAggregate() const { return _size > 1; }

    /// Return true if the type is an array type.
    bool isArray() const { return _size == 0; }

    /// Return true if the type is an aggregate of 2 floats.
    bool isFloat2() const { return _size == 2 && (_semantic == SEMANTIC_COLOR || _semantic == SEMANTIC_VECTOR); }

    /// Return true if the type is an aggregate of 3 floats.
    bool isFloat3() const { return _size == 3 && (_semantic == SEMANTIC_COLOR || _semantic == SEMANTIC_VECTOR); }

    /// Return true if the type is an aggregate of 4 floats.
    bool isFloat4() const { return _size == 4 && (_semantic == SEMANTIC_COLOR || _semantic == SEMANTIC_VECTOR); }

    /// Return true if the type represents a closure.
    bool isClosure() const { return (_semantic == SEMANTIC_CLOSURE || _semantic == SEMANTIC_SHADER || _semantic == SEMANTIC_MATERIAL); }

  private:
    TypeDesc(const string& name, unsigned char basetype, unsigned char semantic, size_t size,
             bool editable, const ChannelMap& channelMapping);

    const string _name;
    const unsigned char _basetype;
    const unsigned char _semantic;
    const size_t _size;
    const bool _editable;
    const ChannelMap _channelMapping;
};

namespace Type
{

/// Type descriptors for all standard types.
/// These are always registered by default.
///
/// TODO: Add support for the standard array types.
///
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* NONE;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* BOOLEAN;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* INTEGER;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* INTEGERARRAY;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* FLOAT;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* FLOATARRAY;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* VECTOR2;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* VECTOR3;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* VECTOR4;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* COLOR3;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* COLOR4;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* MATRIX33;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* MATRIX44;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* STRING;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* FILENAME;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* BSDF;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* EDF;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* VDF;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* SURFACESHADER;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* VOLUMESHADER;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* DISPLACEMENTSHADER;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* LIGHTSHADER;
extern MX_GENSHADER_API const TypeDesc* MATERIAL;

} // namespace Type

MATERIALX_NAMESPACE_END

#endif