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//Copyright (C) 2010-2012 by Jason L. McKesson
//This file is licensed under the MIT License.
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <glload/gl_3_2_comp.h>
//#include <gl/glew.h> //Q: Why can't I include this header?
#include <GL/freeglut.h>
GLuint CreateShader(GLenum eShaderType, const std::string &strShaderFile)
{
GLuint shader = glCreateShader(eShaderType);
const char *strFileData = strShaderFile.c_str();
glShaderSource(shader, 1, &strFileData, NULL);
glCompileShader(shader);
GLint status;
glGetShaderiv(shader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &status);
if (status == GL_FALSE)
{
GLint infoLogLength;
glGetShaderiv(shader, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &infoLogLength);
GLchar *strInfoLog = new GLchar[infoLogLength + 1];
glGetShaderInfoLog(shader, infoLogLength, NULL, strInfoLog);
const char *strShaderType = NULL;
switch(eShaderType)
{
case GL_VERTEX_SHADER: strShaderType = "vertex"; break;
case GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER: strShaderType = "geometry"; break;
case GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER: strShaderType = "fragment"; break;
}
fprintf(stderr, "Compile failure in %s shader:\n%s\n", strShaderType, strInfoLog);
delete[] strInfoLog;
}
return shader;
}
GLuint CreateProgram(const std::vector<GLuint> &shaderList)
{
GLuint program = glCreateProgram();
for(size_t iLoop = 0; iLoop < shaderList.size(); iLoop++)
glAttachShader(program, shaderList[iLoop]);
glLinkProgram(program);
GLint status;
glGetProgramiv (program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &status);
if (status == GL_FALSE)
{
GLint infoLogLength;
glGetProgramiv(program, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &infoLogLength);
GLchar *strInfoLog = new GLchar[infoLogLength + 1];
glGetProgramInfoLog(program, infoLogLength, NULL, strInfoLog);
fprintf(stderr, "Linker failure: %s\n", strInfoLog);
delete[] strInfoLog;
}
for(size_t iLoop = 0; iLoop < shaderList.size(); iLoop++)
glDetachShader(program, shaderList[iLoop]);
return program;
}
GLuint theProgram;
const std::string strVertexShader(
"#version 330\n"
"layout(location = 0) in vec4 position;\n"
"void main()\n"
"{\n"
" gl_Position = position;\n"
"}\n"
);
const std::string strFragmentShader(
"#version 330\n"
"out vec4 outputColor;\n"
"void main()\n"
"{\n"
" outputColor = vec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);\n"
"}\n"
);
void InitializeProgram()
{
std::vector<GLuint> shaderList;
shaderList.push_back(CreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, strVertexShader));
shaderList.push_back(CreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, strFragmentShader));
theProgram = CreateProgram(shaderList);
std::for_each(shaderList.begin(), shaderList.end(), glDeleteShader);
}
const float vertexPositions[] = {
0.75f, 0.75f, 0.0f, 1.0f,
0.75f, -0.75f, 0.0f, 1.0f,
-0.75f, -0.75f, 0.0f, 1.0f,
};
GLuint positionBufferObject;
GLuint vao;
void InitializeVertexBuffer()
{
glGenBuffers(1, &positionBufferObject);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, positionBufferObject);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertexPositions), vertexPositions, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
}
//Called after the window and OpenGL are initialized. Called exactly once, before the main loop.
void init()
{
InitializeProgram();
InitializeVertexBuffer();
glGenVertexArrays(1, &vao);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
}
//Called to update the display.
//You should call glutSwapBuffers after all of your rendering to display what you rendered.
//If you need continuous updates of the screen, call glutPostRedisplay() at the end of the function.
void display()
{
glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glUseProgram(theProgram);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, positionBufferObject);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
glUseProgram(0);
glutSwapBuffers();
}
//Called whenever the window is resized. The new window size is given, in pixels.
//This is an opportunity to call glViewport or glScissor to keep up with the change in size.
void reshape (int w, int h)
{
glViewport(0, 0, (GLsizei) w, (GLsizei) h);
}
//Called whenever a key on the keyboard was pressed.
//The key is given by the ''key'' parameter, which is in ASCII.
//It's often a good idea to have the escape key (ASCII value 27) call glutLeaveMainLoop() to
//exit the program.
void keyboard(unsigned char key, int x, int y)
{
switch (key)
{
case 27:
glutLeaveMainLoop();
return;
}
}
unsigned int defaults(unsigned int displayMode, int &width, int &height) {return displayMode;}
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