issue #11: changed the light direction vector to a vec4, now using th…

…e w component to determine if a light is a directional light or a point light

SpacePirates/levels/TestLevel.cpp

@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ void TestLevel::load() {
     cube->shader.setFloat("material.specular", 0.7f, 0.6f, 0.6f); // red shiny
     cube->shader.setFloat("material.shininess", 25);
 
-    cube->shader.setFloat("dlight.ambient", 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f);
-    cube->shader.setFloat("dlight.diffuse", 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f); // darken the light a bit to fit the scene
-    cube->shader.setFloat("dlight.specular", 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+    cube->shader.setFloat("light.ambient", 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f);
+    cube->shader.setFloat("light.diffuse", 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f); // darken the light a bit to fit the scene
+    cube->shader.setFloat("light.specular", 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 }
 
 void TestLevel::update() {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void TestLevel::update() {
     float lightZ = cos(getTime()) * radius;
     lamp->setPosition(vec3(lightX, 1.0f, lightZ));
     // cout << "lightPos: " << lamp->getPosition().x << ", " << lamp->getPosition().y << ", " << lamp->getPosition().z << endl;
-    cube->shader.setFloat("dlight.direction", lamp->getPosition().x, lamp->getPosition().y, lamp->getPosition().z);
+    cube->shader.setFloat("light.direction", lamp->getPosition().x, lamp->getPosition().y, lamp->getPosition().z, 1.0f);
 
     vec3 camPos = GameWindow::getInstance()->mainCamera.get()->getPosition();
     // cout << "camPos: " << camPos.x << ", " << camPos.y << ", " << camPos.z << endl;

SpacePirates/normal.frag

@@ -8,21 +8,22 @@ struct Material {
     float shininess;
 }; 
 
-struct DirectionalLight {
-    vec3 direction;
+struct Light {
+    // directional light if w == 0
+    vec4 direction;
 
     vec3 ambient;
     vec3 diffuse;
     vec3 specular;
 };
 
 in vec2 TexCoords;
-in vec3 FragPos;  
-in vec3 Normal;  
-  
+in vec3 FragPos;
+in vec3 Normal;
+
 uniform vec3 viewPos;
 uniform Material material;
-uniform DirectionalLight dlight;
+uniform Light light;
 uniform float time;
 
 void main()
@@ -32,20 +33,29 @@ void main()
     vec3 textSpec = texture(material.specular, TexCoords).rgb;
 
     // ambient
-    vec3 ambient = dlight.ambient * textDiff;
-
-    // diffuse 
+    vec3 ambient = light.ambient * textDiff;
+
+    vec3 lightDir;
+    // check if this is a directional light
+    if (light.direction.w == 0.0) {
+        lightDir = normalize(-light.direction.xyz);
+    } // else if it's a point light
+    else if (light.direction.w == 1.0) {
+        lightDir = normalize(light.direction.xyz);
+    }
+
+    // diffuse
     vec3 norm = normalize(Normal);
     //vec3 lightDir = normalize(light.position - FragPos);
-    vec3 lightDir = normalize(dlight.direction);
+    //vec3 lightDir = normalize(light.direction.xyz);
     float diff = max(dot(norm, lightDir), 0.0);
-    vec3 diffuse = dlight.diffuse * diff * textDiff;
-    
+    vec3 diffuse = light.diffuse * diff * textDiff;
+
     // specular
     vec3 viewDir = normalize(viewPos - FragPos);
-    vec3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, norm);  
+    vec3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, norm);
     float spec = pow(max(dot(viewDir, reflectDir), 0.0), material.shininess);
-    vec3 specular = dlight.specular * (spec * textSpec);  
+    vec3 specular = light.specular * (spec * textSpec);
 
     vec3 textEmit;
 
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ void main()
     } else {
         textEmit = texture(material.emission, vec2(TexCoords.x, TexCoords.y + time)).rgb;
     }
-        
+
     vec3 result = ambient + diffuse + specular + textEmit;
     FragColor = vec4(result, 1.0);
-} 
+}