kindred-node

Builds on top of scene-tree to include a component system (see kindred-component) and game loop.

var Turntable = require('kindred-turntable-camera')
var Sphere = require('kindred-primitives/sphere')
var Render = require('kindred-renderer')
var Node = require('kindred-node')
 
var camera = Node().use(Turntable)
var sphere = Sphere()
var scene = Node.Scene({
  pixelRatio: window.devicePixelRatio || 1,
  background: [1, 1, 1]
})
 
scene.add(camera, sphere)
scene.loop(function (gl, width, height) {
  scene.step()
  Render.draw(gl, scene, camera)
})

Note: while this currently builds on top of scene-tree, it may fork into its own implementation for simplicity.

Usage

node = KindredNode(props)

Creates a new node. props is an optional object that may be supplied for assigning additional data to a node. This accepts any data you supply, but the following properties take on special behaviour:

• position: an [x, y, z] array specifying the node's position relative to its parent.
• scale: an [x, y, z] array specifying the node's scale. You can also pass in a single number.
• rotation: an [x, y, z, w] array specifying the node's rotation as a quaternion.

var Node = require('scene-tree')
 
var node = Node({
  position: [0, 1, 0],
  scale: 5,
  rotation: [0, 0, Math.PI / 2]
})

node.data

The data you supplied when creating the node is made accessible here.

var node = Node({
  position: [0, 1, 0],
  color: [1, 0, 1, 1]
})
 
console.log(node.data.position) // [0, 1, 0]
console.log(node.data.color) // [1, 0, 1, 1]

Wrangling Components

node.use(Component, props)

node.unuse(Component)

node.component(Component)

node.components()

Game Loop

scene.loop(options, eachFrame)

scene.perspective(fov, width, height, near, far)

scene.step(props)

scene.draw(gl, camera)

3D Transforms

node.setPosition(x, y, z)

Updates the node's position. Note that this method should be used instead of modifying node.data.position directly, as it also triggers an update of the node's matrices.

var node = Node()
 
node.setPosition(0, 1, 0)
node.setPosition([1, 1, 1])

node.setRotation(x, y, z)

Updates the node's rotation quaternion. Again, this should be called instead of modifying node.data.rotation directly.

var node = Node()
 
node.setRotation(0, 0, 0, 1)
node.setRotation([0, 0, 0, 1])

node.setEuler(x, y, z, order)

Update the node's rotation quaternion using euler (XYZ) angles. Optionally you can pass in an order string to specify the order in which to apply the rotations. This method is included for convenience, but is generally slower than using node.setRotation directly.

var node = Node()
 
node.setRotation(Math.PI, 1, Math.PI * 2)
node.setRotation(Math.PI, 1, Math.PI * 2, 'xyz')
node.setRotation([Math.PI, Math.PI, 1])
node.setRotation([Math.PI, Math.PI, 1], 'zxy')

node.setScale(x, y, z)

Updates the node's scale. Again, this should be called instead of modifying node.data.rotation directly.

var node = Node()
 
node.setScale(1, 2, 1)
node.setScale([2, 3, 2])
node.setScale(1.5)

node.modelMatrix

4x4 Float32Array matrix that contains the transformation required to place the node at its correct position in the scene.

node.normalMatrix

3x3 Float32Array matrix that contains the transformation required for the node's normals to correctly light the object given its new position in the scene.

Scene Hierarchy

node.add(children...)

Adds one or more children to a given node. Accepts a single node, an array of nodes, or a mixture of both across multiple arguments.

var root = Node()
 
root.add(Node())
root.add([Node(), Node(), Node()])
root.add(Node(), Node(), Node())

node.addOne(child)

node.add() without any of the sugar: adds a single child node.

var root = Node()
 
root.addOne(Node())

node.remove(child)

Removes child from node, if applicable.

var root = Node()
var child = Node()
 
root.add(child)
root.remove(child)

node.clear()

Removes any children attached to the given node.

var root = Node()
 
root.add(Node())
root.add(Node())
console.log(root.children.length) // 2
root.clear()
console.log(root.children.length) // 0

node.each(visitor)

Calls the visitor function on each descendent node in the tree (depth first, pre-order). Note that visitor is not called on node itself.

var root = Node({ id: 0 }).add(
  Node({ id: 1 }),
  Node({ id: 2 }),
  Node({ id: 3 }).add(
    Node({ id: 4 }),
    Node({ id: 5 })
  ),
)
 
root.each(function visitor (node) {
  console.log(node.data.id)
})
 
// 1
// 2
// 3
// 4
// 5

node.findup(visitor)

Walks up the tree from node until hitting the root element, calling visitor on each node along the way.

var child = Node({ id: 0 })
var root = Node({ id: 1 })
 
root.add(
  Node({ id: 2 }).add(Node({ id: 3 })),
  Node({ id: 4 }).add(child),
)
 
child.findup(function visitor (node) {
  console.log(node.data.id)
})
 
// 4
// 1

node.flat(output)

Returns a flat array of all the child nodes in a tree.

var root = Node({ id: 0 }).add(
  Node({ id: 1 }),
  Node({ id: 2 }),
  Node({ id: 3 }).add(
    Node({ id: 4 }),
    Node({ id: 5 })
  ),
)
 
var ids = root.flat().map(d => d.data.id)
console.log(ids) // [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

node.size()

Gets the total number of descendent nodes of node, not including node itself:

var root = Node({ id: 0 }).add(
  Node({ id: 1 }),
  Node({ id: 2 }),
  Node({ id: 3 }).add(
    Node({ id: 4 }),
    Node({ id: 5 })
  ),
)
 
console.log(root.size()) // 5

getNodeList = node.list([sortFunction])

Returns a function that sorts descendent nodes only as required using sortFunction, returning a flat array of the results. This is the preferred way to iterate over the elements in the tree when you're ready to render them.

var root = Node()
var getNodeList = root.list()
 
root.add(Node(), Node(), Node())
 
function render () {
  var nodes = getNodeList()
 
  for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
    draw(nodes[i])
  }
}

node.resetLists()

Call this on a node whenever something has occurred that would change its sort order, e.g. its position has been changed. This will reset any existing lists to sort their contents again, provided the root node is an ancestor of node.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md for details.