ViewTransform.hpp

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#pragma once
 
#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 
namespace MayaFlux::Kinesis {
 
/**
 * @struct ViewTransform
 * @brief View and projection matrices as a named push constant slot
 *
 * Two glm::mat4 fields (128 bytes total) that map directly to a vertex
 * shader push constant block. No Camera class, no scene graph, no
 * transform hierarchy. The third dimension is not special: it is a
 * push constant slot that the user may optionally supply, which
 * enables depth testing and provides view/projection matrices to the
 * vertex shader.
 *
 * Construction uses free functions (look_at, perspective, ortho) or
 * direct assignment. Both matrices can be driven by signal graph node
 * outputs for audio-reactive or algorithmically controlled viewpoints.
 */
struct ViewTransform {
    glm::mat4 view { 1.0F };
    glm::mat4 projection { 1.0F };
};
 
static_assert(sizeof(ViewTransform) == 128,
    "ViewTransform must be exactly 128 bytes (Vulkan minimum push constant size)");
 
/**
 * @brief Construct view matrix from eye position, target, and up vector
 * @param eye Observer position in source space
 * @param target Point the observer is looking at
 * @param up Up direction (default: positive Y)
 * @return ViewTransform with view matrix set, projection identity
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline ViewTransform look_at(
    const glm::vec3& eye,
    const glm::vec3& target,
    const glm::vec3& up = glm::vec3(0.0F, 1.0F, 0.0F))
{
    return { .view = glm::lookAt(eye, target, up) };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Construct perspective projection matrix
 * @param fov_radians Vertical field of view in radians
 * @param aspect Width / height aspect ratio
 * @param near Near clip plane distance
 * @param far Far clip plane distance
 * @return ViewTransform with projection matrix set, view identity
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline ViewTransform perspective(
    float fov_radians,
    float aspect,
    float near,
    float far)
{
    return { .projection = glm::perspective(fov_radians, aspect, near, far) };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Construct orthographic projection matrix
 * @param left Left clipping plane
 * @param right Right clipping plane
 * @param bottom Bottom clipping plane
 * @param top Top clipping plane
 * @param near Near clipping plane (default: -1.0)
 * @param far Far clipping plane (default: 1.0)
 * @return ViewTransform with projection matrix set, view identity
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline ViewTransform ortho(
    float left, float right,
    float bottom, float top,
    float near = -1.0F, float far = 1.0F)
{
    return { .projection = glm::ortho(left, right, bottom, top, near, far) };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Construct complete ViewTransform from look-at and perspective parameters
 * @param eye Observer position in source space
 * @param target Point the observer is looking at
 * @param fov_radians Vertical field of view in radians
 * @param aspect Width / height aspect ratio
 * @param near Near clip plane distance
 * @param far Far clip plane distance
 * @param up Up direction (default: positive Y)
 * @return ViewTransform with both view and projection matrices set
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline ViewTransform look_at_perspective(
    const glm::vec3& eye,
    const glm::vec3& target,
    float fov_radians,
    float aspect,
    float near,
    float far,
    const glm::vec3& up = glm::vec3(0.0F, 1.0F, 0.0F))
{
    return {
        .view = glm::lookAt(eye, target, up),
        .projection = glm::perspective(fov_radians, aspect, near, far)
    };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Convert window pixel coordinates to NDC.
 * @param window_x   X in window space [0, width]
 * @param window_y   Y in window space [0, height] (top-left origin)
 * @param width      Window width in pixels
 * @param height     Window height in pixels
 * @return NDC (x, y, 0) in [-1, +1], center origin, +Y up
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline glm::vec3 to_ndc(
    double window_x, double window_y,
    uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
{
    return {
        (static_cast<float>(window_x) / static_cast<float>(width)) * 2.0F - 1.0F,
        1.0F - (static_cast<float>(window_y) / static_cast<float>(height)) * 2.0F,
        0.0F
    };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Convert window pixel coordinates to NDC, corrected for aspect ratio.
 *
 * The shorter dimension maps to [-1, +1]; the longer dimension extends beyond.
 * Circles drawn in NDC space remain circular in window space.
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline glm::vec3 to_ndc_aspect(
    double window_x, double window_y,
    uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
{
    const float aspect = static_cast<float>(width) / static_cast<float>(height);
    float x = (static_cast<float>(window_x) / static_cast<float>(width)) * 2.0F - 1.0F;
    float y = 1.0F - (static_cast<float>(window_y) / static_cast<float>(height)) * 2.0F;
    if (aspect >= 1.0F) {
        x *= aspect; // width is longer: extend X beyond [-1,+1]
    } else {
        y /= aspect; // height is longer: extend Y beyond [-1,+1]
    }
    return { x, y, 0.0F };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Convert NDC to window pixel coordinates.
 * @param ndc   NDC position (z ignored)
 * @param width  Window width in pixels
 * @param height Window height in pixels
 * @return Window coordinates (top-left origin, +Y down)
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline glm::vec2 to_window(
    const glm::vec3& ndc,
    uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
{
    return {
        (ndc.x + 1.0F) * 0.5F * static_cast<float>(width),
        (1.0F - ndc.y) * 0.5F * static_cast<float>(height)
    };
}
 
/**
 * @brief Aspect ratio from pixel dimensions.
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline float aspect_ratio(uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
{
    return static_cast<float>(width) / static_cast<float>(height);
}
 
/**
 * @brief Check if a window-space point is within bounds.
 */
[[nodiscard]] inline bool in_bounds(
    double window_x, double window_y,
    uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
{
    return window_x >= 0.0
        && window_x < static_cast<double>(width)
        && window_y >= 0.0
        && window_y < static_cast<double>(height);
}
 
} // namespace MayaFlux::Kinesis