automatic detenction of texture mode and batching based on it

src/game/scenes/ingame.c

@@ -11,38 +11,31 @@ static void ingame_tick(struct state *state) {
     world_drawdef(scn->world);
     player_calc(scn->player);
 
-    for (size_t i = 100000; --i;)
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 32, .y = 64, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/light.png",
-            .color = (t_color){255, 0, 0, 255},
-            .blend = false });
+        .color = (t_color){255, 0, 0, 255}, });
 
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 48, .y = 64, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/light.png",
-        .color = (t_color){0, 255, 0, 255},
-        .blend = true });
+        .color = (t_color){0, 255, 0, 255}, });
 
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 64, .y = 64, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/light.png",
-        .color = (t_color){0, 0, 255, 255},
-        .blend = true });
+        .color = (t_color){0, 0, 255, 255}, });
 
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 32, .y = 32, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/player/baron-walk.png",
         .color = (t_color){255, 255, 255, 255},
-        .rotation = (float)M_PI * 2 * (float)(ctx.tick_count % 64) / 64,
-        .blend = true });
+        .rotation = (float)M_PI * 2 * (float)(ctx.tick_count % 64) / 64, });
 
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 64, .y = 32, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/player/baron-walk.png",
         .color = (t_color){255, 255, 255, 255},
-        .rotation = (float)M_PI / 64,
-        .blend = true });
+        .rotation = (float)M_PI / 64, });
 
     push_sprite_ex((t_frect){ .x = 96, .y = 32, .w = 64, .h = 64 }, (t_push_sprite_args){
         .path = "/assets/player/baron-walk.png",
-        .color = (t_color){255, 255, 255, 255},
-        .blend = true });
+        .color = (t_color){255, 255, 255, 255}, });
 
     unfurl_triangle("/assets/big-violet.png",
                     (t_fvec3){ -1, -1, 0 },

src/private/rendering.h

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ struct sprite_primitive {
     t_texture_key texture_key;
     bool flip_x;
     bool flip_y;
-    bool blend; /* must be explicitly stated, textures having alpha channel isn't enough */
 };
 
 struct rect_primitive {

src/private/textures.h

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define PRIVATE_TEXTURES_H
 
 #include "../util.h"
+#include "../textures/modes.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <stb_rect_pack.h>
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ struct texture {
     t_rect srcrect;             /* position in atlas */
     SDL_Surface *data;          /* original image data */
     int atlas_index;
-    GLuint loner_texture;       /* stored directly for loners, == 0 means atlas_index should be used*/
+    GLuint loner_texture;       /* stored directly for loners, == 0 means atlas_index should be used */
+    enum texture_mode mode;
 };
 
 

src/rendering.c

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static void render_2d(void) {
     glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
     glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
-    glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
     glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
     const size_t render_queue_len = arrlenu(ctx.render_queue_2d);
@@ -107,11 +106,12 @@ static void render_2d(void) {
 static void render_space(void) {
     glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
     glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-    glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
+    glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
     glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
     glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
     glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
 
     /* solid white, no modulation */

src/rendering.h

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ typedef struct push_sprite_args {
     float rotation;
     bool flip_x;
     bool flip_y;
-    bool blend;
 } t_push_sprite_args;
 
 /* clears all render queues */

src/rendering/sprites.h

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void push_sprite(char *path, t_frect rect) {
         .texture_key = textures_get_key(&ctx.texture_cache, path),
         .flip_x = false,
         .flip_y = false,
-        .blend = true,
     };
 
     struct primitive_2d primitive = {
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ void push_sprite_ex(t_frect rect, t_push_sprite_args args) {
         .texture_key = textures_get_key(&ctx.texture_cache, args.path),
         .flip_x = args.flip_x,
         .flip_y = args.flip_y,
-        .blend = args.blend,
     };
 
     struct primitive_2d primitive = {
@@ -101,16 +99,16 @@ void push_sprite_ex(t_frect rect, t_push_sprite_args args) {
 
 
 static struct sprite_batch {
-    int atlas_id;
     size_t size;             /* how many primitives are in current batch */
-    bool blend;              /* whether it's blended or not */
+    int atlas_id;
+    enum texture_mode mode;
     bool constant_colored;   /* whether colored batch is uniformly colored */
 } collect_sprite_batch(const struct primitive_2d *primitives, size_t len) {
     /* assumes that first primitive is already a sprite */
     struct sprite_batch batch = {
         .atlas_id =
             textures_get_atlas_id(&ctx.texture_cache, primitives[0].sprite.texture_key),
-        .blend = primitives[0].sprite.blend,
+        .mode = textures_get_mode(&ctx.texture_cache, primitives[0].sprite.texture_key),
         .constant_colored = true,
     };
 
@@ -128,7 +126,8 @@ static struct sprite_batch {
             break;
 
         /* only collect the same blend modes */
-        if (current->sprite.blend != batch.blend)
+        const enum texture_mode mode = textures_get_mode(&ctx.texture_cache, current->sprite.texture_key);
+        if (mode != batch.mode)
             break;
 
         /* only collect the same texture atlases */
@@ -156,13 +155,23 @@ static void render_sprites(const struct primitive_2d primitives[],
     if (vertex_array == 0)
         glGenBuffers(1, &vertex_array);
 
-    if (batch.blend) {
+    if (batch.mode == TEXTURE_MODE_GHOSTLY) {
         glEnable(GL_BLEND);
         glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
         glDepthFunc(GL_ALWAYS);
+        glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
+        glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
+    } else if (batch.mode == TEXTURE_MODE_SEETHROUGH) {
+        glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+        glDepthFunc(GL_ALWAYS);
+        glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
+        glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
+        glAlphaFunc(GL_EQUAL, 1.0f);
     } else {
         glDisable(GL_BLEND);
         glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
+        glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
+        glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
     }
 
     size_t payload_size;
@@ -186,7 +195,8 @@ static void render_sprites(const struct primitive_2d primitives[],
         void *const payload = glMapBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_WRITE_ONLY);
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < batch.size; ++i) {
-            const size_t cur = !batch.blend ? batch.size - i - 1: i; /* render opaques front to back */
+            /* render opaques front to back */
+            const size_t cur = batch.mode == TEXTURE_MODE_GHOSTLY ? i : batch.size - i - 1;
             const struct sprite_primitive sprite = primitives[cur].sprite;
 
             const t_rect srcrect =

src/textures.c

@@ -293,6 +293,34 @@ void textures_dump_atlases(struct texture_cache *cache) {
 }
 
 
+static enum texture_mode infer_texture_mode(SDL_Surface *surface) {
+    const uint32_t amask = surface->format->Amask;
+    if (amask == 0)
+        return TEXTURE_MODE_OPAQUE;
+
+    enum texture_mode result = TEXTURE_MODE_OPAQUE;
+
+    SDL_LockSurface(surface);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < surface->w * surface->h; ++i) {
+        /* TODO: don't assume 32 bit depth ? */
+        t_color color;
+        SDL_GetRGBA(((uint32_t *)surface->pixels)[i], surface->format, &color.r, &color.g, &color.b, &color.a);
+
+        if (color.a == 0)
+            result = TEXTURE_MODE_SEETHROUGH;
+        else if (color.a != 255) {
+            result = TEXTURE_MODE_GHOSTLY;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    SDL_UnlockSurface(surface);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 static t_texture_key textures_load(struct texture_cache *cache, const char *path) {
     /* no need to do anything if it was loaded already */
     const ptrdiff_t i = shgeti(cache->hash, path);
@@ -300,8 +328,10 @@ static t_texture_key textures_load(struct texture_cache *cache, const char *path
         return (t_texture_key){ (uint16_t)i };
 
     SDL_Surface *surface = image_to_surface(path);
-    struct texture new_texture = {0};
-    new_texture.data = surface;
+    struct texture new_texture = {
+        .data = surface,
+        .mode = infer_texture_mode(surface),
+    };
 
     /* it's a "loner texture," it doesn't fit in an atlas so it's not in one */
     if (surface->w >= TEXTURE_ATLAS_SIZE || surface->h >= TEXTURE_ATLAS_SIZE) {
@@ -472,6 +502,17 @@ void textures_bind(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key, GLenum
 }
 
 
+enum texture_mode textures_get_mode(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key) {
+    if (m_texture_key_is_valid(key)) {
+        return cache->hash[key.id].value.mode;
+    } else {
+        CRY("Texture binding failed.",
+            "Tried to get texture that isn't loaded.");
+        return TEXTURE_MODE_GHOSTLY;
+    }
+}
+
+
 size_t textures_get_num_atlases(const struct texture_cache *cache) {
     return cache->atlas_index + 1;    
 }

src/textures.h

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define TEXTURES_H
 
 #include "private/textures.h"
+#include "textures/modes.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ int32_t textures_get_atlas_id(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key k
 /* binds atlas texture in opengl state */
 void textures_bind(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key, GLenum target);
 
+/* returns helpful information about contents of alpha channel in given texture */
+enum texture_mode textures_get_mode(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key);
+
 /* returns the number of atlases in the cache */
 size_t textures_get_num_atlases(const struct texture_cache *cache);
 

src/textures/modes.h

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef TEXTURES_MODES_H
+#define TEXTURES_MODES_H
+
+/* alpha channel information */
+enum texture_mode {
+	TEXTURE_MODE_OPAQUE, 		/* all pixels are solid */
+	TEXTURE_MODE_SEETHROUGH,	/* some pixels are alpha zero */
+	TEXTURE_MODE_GHOSTLY,		/* arbitrary alpha values */
+};
+
+#endif