org.sunflow
Class SunflowAPI

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.sunflow.SunflowAPI
All Implemented Interfaces:
SunflowAPIInterface
Direct Known Subclasses:
RealtimeBenchmark

public class SunflowAPI
extends java.lang.Object
implements SunflowAPIInterface

This API gives a simple interface for creating scenes procedurally. This is the main entry point to Sunflow. To use this class, extend from it and implement the build method which may execute arbitrary code to create a scene.


Field Summary
static java.lang.String DEFAULT_OPTIONS
           
static java.lang.String VERSION
           
 
Constructor Summary
SunflowAPI()
          Creates an empty scene.
 
Method Summary
 void build()
          This method does nothing, but may be overriden to create scenes procedurally.
 void camera(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String lensType)
          Defines a camera with a given name.
static SunflowAPI compile(java.lang.String code)
          Compile the specified code string via Janino.
static SunflowAPI create(java.lang.String filename, int frameNumber)
          Create an API object from the specified file.
 int currentFrame()
          Read the value of the current frame.
 void currentFrame(int currentFrame)
          Set the value of the current frame.
 void geometry(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String typeName)
          Defines a geometry with a given name.
 BoundingBox getBounds()
          Retrieve the bounding box of the scene.
 TextureCache getTextureCache()
           
 boolean include(java.lang.String filename)
          Parse the specified filename.
 void instance(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String geoname)
          Instance the specified geometry into the scene.
 void light(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String lightType)
          Defines a light source with a given name.
 Geometry lookupGeometry(java.lang.String name)
          Retrieve a geometry object by its name, or null if no geometry was found, or if the specified object is not a geometry.
 Modifier lookupModifier(java.lang.String name)
          Retrieve a modifier object by its name, or null if no modifier was found, or if the specified object is not a modifier.
 Shader lookupShader(java.lang.String name)
          Retrieve a shader object by its name, or null if no shader was found, or if the specified object is not a shader.
 void modifier(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String modifierType)
          Defines a modifier with a given name.
 void options(java.lang.String name)
          Defines an option object to hold the current parameters.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, boolean value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, float value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, int value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, int[] value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, Matrix4 value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, Point2 value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, Point3 value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String[] value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String colorspace, float... data)
          Declare a color parameter in the given colorspace using the specified name and value.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String interpolation, float[] data)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name.
 void parameter(java.lang.String name, Vector3 value)
          Declare a parameter with the specified name and value.
 void plugin(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String code)
          Declare a plugin of the specified type with the given name from a java code string.
 void remove(java.lang.String name)
          Remove the specified render object.
 void render(java.lang.String optionsName, Display display)
          Render using the specified options and the specified display.
 void reset()
          Reset the state of the API completely.
 java.lang.String resolveIncludeFilename(java.lang.String filename)
          Attempts to resolve the specified filename by checking it against the include search path.
 java.lang.String resolveTextureFilename(java.lang.String filename)
          Attempts to resolve the specified filename by checking it against the texture search path.
static void runSystemCheck()
          This is a quick system test which verifies that the user has launched Java properly.
 void searchpath(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String path)
          Add the specified path to the list of directories which are searched automatically to resolve scene filenames or textures.
 void shader(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String shaderType)
          Defines a shader with a given name.
static boolean translate(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String outputFilename)
          Translate specfied file into the native sunflow scene file format.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

VERSION

public static final java.lang.String VERSION
See Also:
Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_OPTIONS

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_OPTIONS
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

SunflowAPI

public SunflowAPI()
Creates an empty scene.

Method Detail

runSystemCheck

public static void runSystemCheck()
This is a quick system test which verifies that the user has launched Java properly.


reset

public final void reset()
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Reset the state of the API completely. The object table is cleared, and all search paths are set back to their default values.

Specified by:
reset in interface SunflowAPIInterface

plugin

public final void plugin(java.lang.String type,
                         java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String code)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a plugin of the specified type with the given name from a java code string. The code will be compiled with Janino and registered as a new plugin type upon success.

Specified by:
plugin in interface SunflowAPIInterface

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            boolean value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            int value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            float value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String colorspace,
                            float... data)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a color parameter in the given colorspace using the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
colorspace - color space or null to assume internal color space
data - floating point color data

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            Point3 value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            Vector3 value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            Point2 value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            Matrix4 value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            int[] value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String[] value)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name and value. This parameter will be added to the currently active parameter list.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
value - parameter value

parameter

public final void parameter(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String type,
                            java.lang.String interpolation,
                            float[] data)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Declare a parameter with the specified name. The type may be one of the follow: "float", "point", "vector", "texcoord", "matrix". The interpolation determines how the parameter is to be interpreted over surface (see ParameterList.InterpolationType). The data is specified in a flattened float array.

Specified by:
parameter in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - parameter name
type - parameter data type
interpolation - parameter interpolation mode
data - raw floating point data

remove

public void remove(java.lang.String name)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Remove the specified render object. Note that this may cause the removal of other objects which depended on it.

Specified by:
remove in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - name of the object to remove

searchpath

public final void searchpath(java.lang.String type,
                             java.lang.String path)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Add the specified path to the list of directories which are searched automatically to resolve scene filenames or textures. Currently the supported searchpath types are: "include" and "texture". All other types will be ignored.

Specified by:
searchpath in interface SunflowAPIInterface

resolveTextureFilename

public final java.lang.String resolveTextureFilename(java.lang.String filename)
Attempts to resolve the specified filename by checking it against the texture search path.

Parameters:
filename - filename
Returns:
a path which matches the filename, or filename if no matches are found

resolveIncludeFilename

public final java.lang.String resolveIncludeFilename(java.lang.String filename)
Attempts to resolve the specified filename by checking it against the include search path.

Parameters:
filename - filename
Returns:
a path which matches the filename, or filename if no matches are found

shader

public final void shader(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String shaderType)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines a shader with a given name. If the shader type name is left null, the shader with the given name will be updated (if it exists).

Specified by:
shader in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - a unique name given to the shader
shaderType - a shader plugin type

modifier

public final void modifier(java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.String modifierType)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines a modifier with a given name. If the modifier type name is left null, the modifier with the given name will be updated (if it exists).

Specified by:
modifier in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - a unique name given to the modifier
modifierType - a modifier plugin type name

geometry

public final void geometry(java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.String typeName)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines a geometry with a given name. The geometry is built from the specified type. Note that geometries may be created from Tesselatable objects or PrimitiveList objects. This means that two seperate plugin lists will be searched for the geometry type. Tesselatable objects are search first. If the type name is left null, the geometry with the given name will be updated (if it exists).

Specified by:
geometry in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - a unique name given to the geometry
typeName - a tesselatable or primitive plugin type name

instance

public final void instance(java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.String geoname)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Instance the specified geometry into the scene. If geoname is null, the specified instance object will be updated (if it exists). In order to change the instancing relationship of an existing instance, you should use the "geometry" string attribute.

Specified by:
instance in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - instance name
geoname - name of the geometry to instance

light

public final void light(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.String lightType)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines a light source with a given name. If the light type name is left null, the light source with the given name will be updated (if it exists).

Specified by:
light in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - a unique name given to the light source
lightType - a light source plugin type name

camera

public final void camera(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String lensType)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines a camera with a given name. The camera is built from the specified camera lens type plugin. If the lens type name is left null, the camera with the given name will be updated (if it exists). It is not currently possible to change the lens of a camera after it has been created.

Specified by:
camera in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
name - camera name
lensType - a camera lens plugin type name

options

public final void options(java.lang.String name)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Defines an option object to hold the current parameters. If the object already exists, the values will simply override previous ones.

Specified by:
options in interface SunflowAPIInterface

lookupGeometry

public final Geometry lookupGeometry(java.lang.String name)
Retrieve a geometry object by its name, or null if no geometry was found, or if the specified object is not a geometry.

Parameters:
name - geometry name
Returns:
the geometry object associated with that name

lookupShader

public final Shader lookupShader(java.lang.String name)
Retrieve a shader object by its name, or null if no shader was found, or if the specified object is not a shader.

Parameters:
name - shader name
Returns:
the shader object associated with that name

lookupModifier

public final Modifier lookupModifier(java.lang.String name)
Retrieve a modifier object by its name, or null if no modifier was found, or if the specified object is not a modifier.

Parameters:
name - modifier name
Returns:
the modifier object associated with that name

render

public final void render(java.lang.String optionsName,
                         Display display)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Render using the specified options and the specified display. If the specified options do not exist - defaults will be used.

Specified by:
render in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
optionsName - name of the RenderObject which contains the options
display - display object

include

public final boolean include(java.lang.String filename)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Parse the specified filename. The include paths are searched first. The contents of the file are simply added to the active scene. This allows to break up a scene into parts, even across file formats. The appropriate parser is chosen based on file extension.

Specified by:
include in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
filename - filename to load
Returns:
true upon sucess, false if an error occured.

getBounds

public final BoundingBox getBounds()
Retrieve the bounding box of the scene. This method will be valid only after a first call to render(String, Display) has been made.


build

public void build()
This method does nothing, but may be overriden to create scenes procedurally.


create

public static SunflowAPI create(java.lang.String filename,
                                int frameNumber)
Create an API object from the specified file. Java files are read by Janino and are expected to implement a build method (they implement a derived class of SunflowAPI. The build method is called if the code compiles succesfully. Other files types are handled by the parse method.

Parameters:
filename - filename to load
Returns:
a valid SunflowAPI object or null on failure

translate

public static boolean translate(java.lang.String filename,
                                java.lang.String outputFilename)
Translate specfied file into the native sunflow scene file format.

Parameters:
filename - input filename
outputFilename - output filename
Returns:
true upon success, false otherwise

compile

public static SunflowAPI compile(java.lang.String code)
Compile the specified code string via Janino. The code must implement a build method as described above. The build method is not called on the output, it is up the caller to do so.

Parameters:
code - java code string
Returns:
a valid SunflowAPI object upon succes, null otherwise.

currentFrame

public int currentFrame()
Read the value of the current frame. This value is intended only for procedural animation creation. It is not used by the Sunflow core in anyway. The default value is 1.

Returns:
current frame number

currentFrame

public void currentFrame(int currentFrame)
Description copied from interface: SunflowAPIInterface
Set the value of the current frame. This value is intended only for procedural animation creation. It is not used by the Sunflow core in anyway. The default value is 1.

Specified by:
currentFrame in interface SunflowAPIInterface
Parameters:
currentFrame - current frame number

getTextureCache

public TextureCache getTextureCache()