source: opengl-game/vulkan-buffer.hpp@ 8dcbf62

#ifndef _VULKAN_BUFFER_H
#define _VULKAN_BUFFER_H

/* 
* This class is intended to be used with Storage Buffers and Uniform Buffers.
*/

template<class T>
class VulkanBuffer {

   public:

      // TODO: Make these private (maybe make a getter for numObjects)
      // Externally, they are only used in resizeBufferSet
      size_t capacity;
      size_t numObjects;

      VulkanBuffer();
      VulkanBuffer(size_t capacity, size_t minOffsetAlignment);
      ~VulkanBuffer();

      VulkanBuffer<T>& operator=(const VulkanBuffer<T>& other);

      void add(T obj);

      // TODO: Add a resize function

   private:

      size_t alignment;

      T* srcData; // TODO: Rename this to something else probably and rename rawData to data
      vector<T>* vData;

      // Remember that this is a pointer to the mapped video memory
      // Maybe rename it to mappedData or something to make that clearer
      void* rawData;
};

// Currently, for SSBOs, I store the per-object values (usually just the model matrix), on each object, so they
// are not in their own array and therefore cannot be pushed to the GPU as one block. The updates must happen
// separately per object.

// Since Sascha WIllems' dynamic UBO example works the same way (iirc), I can implement dynamic UBOs like that as well
// for now. Would be nice to plan for potentially storing the ubo data on the CPU in a contiguous block in the future,
// assuming that would make updates easier. Keep in mind that this only makes sense if all or most of the objects
// in the ubo get updated every frame.

// ============================= TODO: Also, check when it makes sense to have a staging buffer for copying data to the GPU
// and see if I actually need to use it everywhere I currently am. I think this is mentioned in Sascha WIllems dubo example
// or some other Vulkan website I recently bookmarked

template<class T>
VulkanBuffer<T>::VulkanBuffer()
                              : alignment(0)
                              , capacity(0)
                              , numObjects(0)
                              , srcData(nullptr)
                              , rawData(nullptr)
                              , vData(nullptr) {
}

template<class T>
VulkanBuffer<T>::VulkanBuffer(size_t capacity, size_t minOffsetAlignment)
                              : alignment(sizeof(T))
                              , capacity(capacity)
                              , numObjects(0)
                              , srcData(nullptr)
                              , rawData(nullptr)
                              , vData(nullptr) {
   if (minOffsetAlignment > 0) {
      alignment = (alignment + minOffsetAlignment - 1) & ~(minOffsetAlignment - 1);
   }

   srcData = (T*)malloc(capacity * alignment);
}

template<class T>
VulkanBuffer<T>::~VulkanBuffer() {
   if (srcData != nullptr) {
      free(srcData);
   }
}

template<class T>
VulkanBuffer<T>& VulkanBuffer<T>::operator=(const VulkanBuffer<T>& other) {
   if (this == &other) {
      return *this;
   }

   /*
   // assume *this manages a reusable resource, such as a heap-allocated buffer mArray
   if (size != other.size) {        // resource in *this cannot be reused
      delete[] mArray;              // release resource in *this
      mArray = nullptr;
      size = 0;                     // preserve invariants in case next line throws
      mArray = new int[other.size]; // allocate resource in *this
      size = other.size;
   }
   */

   if (srcData != nullptr) {
      free(srcData);
      srcData = nullptr;
   }

   alignment = other.alignment;
   capacity = other.capacity;

   srcData = (T*)malloc(capacity * alignment);
   // TODO: Check for failure

   memcpy(srcData, other.srcData, capacity * alignment);

   return *this;
}

template<class T>
void VulkanBuffer<T>::add(T obj) {
   numObjects++;
}

#endif // _VULKAN_BUFFER_H