Introdicing the format factor and merging with master becasue of protocol change...

libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace gpu {
 class Backend;
 
 // Description of a scalar type
-enum Type {
+enum Type : uint8_t {
 
     FLOAT = 0,
     INT32,
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ enum Type {
     NINT8,
     NUINT8,
 
+    COMPRESSED,
+
     NUM_TYPES,
 
     BOOL = UINT8,
@@ -80,11 +82,13 @@ static const bool TYPE_IS_INTEGER[NUM_TYPES] = {
     false,
     false,
     false,
-    false
+    false,
+
+    false,
 };
 
 // Dimension of an Element
-enum Dimension {
+enum Dimension : uint8_t {
     SCALAR = 0,
     VEC2,
     VEC3,
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ enum Dimension {
     MAT2,
     MAT3,
     MAT4,
+    BLOB, // Blob element's size is defined from the type and semantic, it s counted as 1 component
     NUM_DIMENSIONS,
 };
 
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ static const int LOCATION_COUNT[NUM_DIMENSIONS] = {
     1,
     3,
     4,
+    1,
 };
 
 // Count (of scalars) in an Element for a given Dimension's location
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ static const int SCALAR_COUNT_PER_LOCATION[NUM_DIMENSIONS] = {
     4,
     3,
     4,
+    1,
 };
 
 // Count (of scalars) in an Element for a given Dimension
@@ -126,11 +133,12 @@ static const int SCALAR_COUNT[NUM_DIMENSIONS] = {
     4,
     9,
     16,
+    1,
 };
 
 // Semantic of an Element
 // Provide information on how to use the element
-enum Semantic {
+enum Semantic : uint8_t {
     RAW = 0, // used as RAW memory
 
     RED,
@@ -156,6 +164,8 @@ enum Semantic {
     SBGRA,
 
     // These are generic compression format smeantic for images
+    // THey must be used with Dim = BLOB and Type = Compressed
+    // THe size of a compressed element is defined from the semantic
     _FIRST_COMPRESSED,
 
     COMPRESSED_BC1_SRGB,
@@ -174,9 +184,58 @@ enum Semantic {
     SAMPLER,
     SAMPLER_MULTISAMPLE,
     SAMPLER_SHADOW,
-  
- 
-    NUM_SEMANTICS,
+
+
+    NUM_SEMANTICS, // total Number of semantics (not a valid Semantic)!
+};
+
+// Array providing the scaling factor to size in bytes depending on a given semantic
+static const int SEMANTIC_SIZE_FACTOR[NUM_SEMANTICS] = {
+    1, //RAW = 0, // used as RAW memory
+
+    1, //RED,
+    1, //RGB,
+    1, //RGBA,
+    1, //BGRA,
+
+    1, //XY,
+    1, //XYZ,
+    1, //XYZW,
+    1, //QUAT,
+    1, //UV,
+    1, //INDEX, //used by index buffer of a mesh
+    1, //PART, // used by part buffer of a mesh
+
+    1, //DEPTH, // Depth only buffer
+    1, //STENCIL, // Stencil only buffer
+    1, //DEPTH_STENCIL, // Depth Stencil buffer
+
+    1, //SRED,
+    1, //SRGB,
+    1, //SRGBA,
+    1, //SBGRA,
+
+    // These are generic compression format smeantic for images
+    // THey must be used with Dim = BLOB and Type = Compressed
+    // THe size of a compressed element is defined from the semantic
+    1, //_FIRST_COMPRESSED,
+
+    1, //COMPRESSED_BC1_SRGB,
+    1, //COMPRESSED_BC1_SRGBA,
+    1, //COMPRESSED_BC3_SRGBA,
+    1, //COMPRESSED_BC4_RED,
+    1, //COMPRESSED_BC5_XY,
+
+    1, //_LAST_COMPRESSED,
+
+    1, //R11G11B10,
+
+    1, //UNIFORM,
+    1, //UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+    1, //RESOURCE_BUFFER,
+    1, //SAMPLER,
+    1, //SAMPLER_MULTISAMPLE,
+    1, //SAMPLER_SHADOW,
 };
 
 // Element is a simple 16bit value that contains everything we need to know about an element
@@ -206,7 +265,7 @@ public:
     bool isInteger() const { return TYPE_IS_INTEGER[getType()]; }
 
     uint8 getScalarCount() const { return  SCALAR_COUNT[(Dimension)_dimension]; }
-    uint32 getSize() const { return SCALAR_COUNT[_dimension] * TYPE_SIZE[_type]; }
+    uint32 getSize() const { return (SCALAR_COUNT[_dimension] * TYPE_SIZE[_type] * SEMANTIC_SIZE_FACTOR[_semantic]); }
 
     uint8 getLocationCount() const { return  LOCATION_COUNT[(Dimension)_dimension]; }
     uint8 getLocationScalarCount() const { return  SCALAR_COUNT_PER_LOCATION[(Dimension)_dimension]; }