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Class: ShaderBRDF

ShaderBRDF

A shader class implementing various BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) rendering modes. Extends the base Shader class to provide specialized material rendering capabilities.

Shader Features:

  • Implements the Ward BRDF model for physically-based rendering
  • Supports both directional and spot lights
  • Handles normal mapping for more detailed surface rendering
  • Supports different color spaces (linear and sRGB) for input textures
  • Multiple visualization modes for material analysis (diffuse, specular, normals, monochrome, etc.)
  • Configurable surface roughness range for varying material appearance
  • Ambient light contribution to simulate indirect light

Required Textures:

  • uTexKd: Diffuse color texture (optional)
  • uTexKs: Specular color texture (optional)
  • uTexNormals: Normal map for surface detail
  • uTexGloss: Glossiness map (optional)

new ShaderBRDF( [options])

Creates a new ShaderBRDF instance.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
options Object <optional>
 {}

Configuration options for the shader.

Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
mode string <optional>
 'color'

Rendering mode to use:

  • 'color': Full BRDF rendering using Ward model with ambient light
  • 'diffuse': Shows only diffuse component (kd)
  • 'specular': Shows only specular component (ks * spec * NdotL)
  • 'normals': Visualizes surface normals
  • 'monochrome': Renders using a single material color with diffuse lighting
colorspaces Object <optional>

Color space configurations.

Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
kd string <optional>
 'sRGB'

Color space for diffuse texture ('linear' or 'sRGB').
ks string <optional>
 'linear'

Color space for specular texture ('linear' or 'sRGB').
brightness number <optional>
 1.0

Overall brightness multiplier.
gamma number <optional>
 2.2

Gamma correction value.
alphaLimits Array.<number> <optional>
 [0.01, 0.5]

Range for surface roughness [min, max].
monochromeMaterial Array.<number> <optional>
 [0.80, 0.79, 0.75]

RGB color for monochrome mode.
kAmbient number <optional>
 0.02

Ambient light coefficient.
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Examples
// Create a basic BRDF shader with default settings
const shader = new ShaderBRDF({});
// Create a BRDF shader with custom settings
const shader = new ShaderBRDF({
  mode: 'color',
  colorspaces: { kd: 'sRGB', ks: 'linear' },
  brightness: 1.2,
  gamma: 2.2,
  alphaLimits: [0.05, 0.4],
  kAmbient: 0.03
});

Extends

Methods

addFilter(filter)

Adds a filter to the shader pipeline.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
filter Object

Filter to add
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allUniforms()

Returns all uniform variables associated with the shader and its filters. Combines uniforms from both the base shader and all active filters into a single object.

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Combined uniform variables

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Object.<string, Object>

clearFilters()

Clears all filters from the shader pipeline.

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getUniform(name)

Gets a uniform variable by name. Searches both shader uniforms and filter uniforms.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Uniform variable name
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Uniform object if found

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removeFilter(name)

Removes a filter from the pipeline by name.

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Name Type Description
name string

Name of filter to remove
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setLight(light, light[0, light[1, light[2, light[3)

Sets the light properties for the shader.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
light Array.<number>

4D vector containing light information
light[0 number

X coordinate of light position/direction
light[1 number

Y coordinate of light position/direction
light[2 number

Z coordinate of light position/direction
light[3 number

Light type flag (0 for directional, 1 for spot)
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setMode(mode)

Sets the rendering mode for the shader.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
mode string

The rendering mode to use
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If an invalid mode is specified

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setTileSize(size)

Sets tile dimensions for shader calculations.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
size Array.<number>

[width, height] of tile in pixels
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setUniform(name, value)

Sets a uniform variable value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Uniform variable name
value number | boolean | Array

Value to set
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If uniform doesn't exist

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vertShaderSrc(gl)

Gets vertex shader source code. Default implementation provides basic vertex transformation and texture coordinate passing.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
gl WebGL2RenderingContext

WebGL2 context
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Vertex shader source code

Type
string

Events

update

Fired when shader state changes (uniforms, filters, etc).

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