voxelThing/source/playerController.c

// playerController.c
// Player controller for Voxelthing

#include"raylib.h"
#include"raymath.h"
#include "rlgl.h"
#include"playerController.h"
#include"blockTypes.h"

float yaw = 0;
float pitch = 0;

// A basic free moving, 'noclip' style camera to get going with the most basic interactions.
// returns yaw because I'm confused and am trying to help
void UpdateFreeCamera(Camera3D *cam, float speed, float *yawOut, float *pitchOut) {
    Vector2 mouseDelta = GetMouseDelta();

    yaw   += mouseDelta.x * -0.002f;
    pitch += mouseDelta.y * -0.002f;
    *yawOut = yaw;
    *pitchOut = pitch;

    // Clamp pitch
    float clampLimit = PI / 1.80f;
    if (pitch > clampLimit) pitch = clampLimit;
    if (pitch < -clampLimit) pitch = -clampLimit;

    // Compute forward vector from yaw/pitch
    Vector3 forward = {
        cosf(pitch) * sinf(yaw),
        sinf(pitch),
        cosf(pitch) * cosf(yaw)
    };

    Vector3 right = {
        sinf(yaw - PI / 2.0f),
        0.0f,
        cosf(yaw - PI / 2.0f)
    };

    // Movement input
    Vector3 movement = {0};
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_W)) movement = Vector3Add(movement, forward);
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_S)) movement = Vector3Subtract(movement, forward);
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_A)) movement = Vector3Subtract(movement, right);
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_D)) movement = Vector3Add(movement, right);
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_SPACE)) movement.y += 1.0f;
    if (IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT)) movement.y -= 1.0f;

    // Apply movement
    if (Vector3Length(movement) > 0.0f)
        movement = Vector3Scale(Vector3Normalize(movement), speed * GetFrameTime());
    cam->position = Vector3Add(cam->position, movement);

    // Update target so that the camera looks forward
    cam->target = Vector3Add(cam->position, forward);
    // return the value of cameraYaw...
}

// An implementation of DDA (digital differential analyzer), steps through each voxel boundary along a ray cast from origin along direction to maxDistance
RaycastHit RaycastChunk(const Chunk *chunk, Vector3 origin, Vector3 direction, float maxDistance) {
    RaycastHit result = {0}; // Initialize result: no hit, zeroed values

    direction = Vector3Normalize(direction); // Ensure direction is a unit vector

    // Nudge the origin slightly to avoid precision issues at block boundaries
    origin = Vector3Add(origin, Vector3Scale(direction, 0.001f));

    // Determine the next voxel boundary to cross along each axis
    float nextX = (direction.x >= 0) ? ceilf(origin.x) : floorf(origin.x);
    float nextY = (direction.y >= 0) ? ceilf(origin.y) : floorf(origin.y);
    float nextZ = (direction.z >= 0) ? ceilf(origin.z) : floorf(origin.z);

    // Get integer voxel coordinates for current position
    int x = (int)floorf(origin.x);
    int y = (int)floorf(origin.y);
    int z = (int)floorf(origin.z);

    // Determine step direction: +1 or -1 along each axis
    int stepX = (direction.x >= 0) ? 1 : -1;
    int stepY = (direction.y >= 0) ? 1 : -1;
    int stepZ = (direction.z >= 0) ? 1 : -1;

    // How far to travel along the ray to cross a voxel in each axis
    float tDeltaX = (direction.x == 0) ? INFINITY : fabsf(1.0f / direction.x);
    float tDeltaY = (direction.y == 0) ? INFINITY : fabsf(1.0f / direction.y);
    float tDeltaZ = (direction.z == 0) ? INFINITY : fabsf(1.0f / direction.z);

    // Distance from origin to the first voxel boundary (for each axis)
    float tMaxX = (direction.x == 0) ? INFINITY : (nextX - origin.x) / direction.x;
    float tMaxY = (direction.y == 0) ? INFINITY : (nextY - origin.y) / direction.y;
    float tMaxZ = (direction.z == 0) ? INFINITY : (nextZ - origin.z) / direction.z;

    float t = 0.0f; // Total traveled distance along the ray
    Vector3 lastNormal = {0}; // Which face was entered (used for highlighting/interactions)

    // Walk the ray through the voxel grid until we exceed maxDistance
    while (t < maxDistance) {
        // Check if the current voxel is inside the chunk bounds
        if (x >= 0 && y >= 0 && z >= 0 &&
            x < CHUNK_SIZE_X && y < CHUNK_SIZE_Y && z < CHUNK_SIZE_Z) {

            int blockID = chunk->blocks[x][y][z].type;

        // If it's not air, we hit something!
        if (blockID != BLOCK_AIR) {
            result.hit = true;
            result.blockID = blockID;
            result.position = (Vector3){x, y, z};
            result.normal = lastNormal;
            result.t = t;
            return result;
        }
            }

            // Move to the next voxel along the smallest tMax (i.e., the closest boundary)
            if (tMaxX < tMaxY && tMaxX < tMaxZ) {
                x += stepX;
                t = tMaxX;
                tMaxX += tDeltaX;
                lastNormal = (Vector3){-stepX, 0, 0}; // Normal points opposite the ray step
            } else if (tMaxY < tMaxZ) {
                y += stepY;
                t = tMaxY;
                tMaxY += tDeltaY;
                lastNormal = (Vector3){0, -stepY, 0};
            } else {
                z += stepZ;
                t = tMaxZ;
                tMaxZ += tDeltaZ;
                lastNormal = (Vector3){0, 0, -stepZ};
            }
    }

    // If no block was hit, return default (no hit)
    return result;
}

void DrawFaceHighlight(Vector3 blockPos, Vector3 normal) {
    Vector3 center = Vector3Add(blockPos, (Vector3){0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f});
    Vector3 faceCenter = Vector3Add(center, Vector3Scale(normal, 0.51f));

    Vector3 u = {0}, v = {0};

    if (normal.x != 0) {
        u = (Vector3){0, 0, 0.5f};
        v = (Vector3){0, 0.5f, 0};
    } else if (normal.y != 0) {
        u = (Vector3){0.5f, 0, 0};
        v = (Vector3){0, 0, 0.5f};
    } else {
        u = (Vector3){0.5f, 0, 0};
        v = (Vector3){0, 0.5f, 0};
    }

    Vector3 corners[4] = {
        Vector3Add(Vector3Add(faceCenter, u), v),
        Vector3Add(Vector3Subtract(faceCenter, u), v),
        Vector3Add(Vector3Subtract(faceCenter, u), Vector3Negate(v)),
        Vector3Add(Vector3Add(faceCenter, u), Vector3Negate(v))
    };

    // Flip winding for certain normals so the face always faces outward
    bool flip = false;
    if (normal.x == 1 || normal.y == 1 || normal.z == -1) flip = true;

    rlBegin(RL_QUADS);
    rlColor4ub(0, 255, 0, 100);

    if (flip) {
        for (int i = 3; i >= 0; i--) {
            rlVertex3f(corners[i].x, corners[i].y, corners[i].z);
        }
    } else {
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
            rlVertex3f(corners[i].x, corners[i].y, corners[i].z);
        }
    }

    rlEnd();
}