# You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License # or the Artistic License (the same terms as Perl itself) # # (C) Paul Evans, 2013-2016 -- leonerd@leonerd.org.uk package Tickit::RenderBuffer; use strict; use warnings; our $VERSION = '0.61'; use Carp; use Scalar::Util qw( refaddr ); # Load the XS code require Tickit; use Tickit::Utils qw( textwidth ); use Tickit::Rect; use Tickit::Pen 0.31; use Struct::Dumb qw( readonly_struct ); # Exported API constants use Exporter 'import'; our @EXPORT_OK = qw( LINE_SINGLE LINE_DOUBLE LINE_THICK CAP_START CAP_END CAP_BOTH ); use constant { LINE_SINGLE => 0x01, LINE_DOUBLE => 0x02, LINE_THICK => 0x03, }; use constant { CAP_START => 0x01, CAP_END => 0x02, CAP_BOTH => 0x03, }; =head1 NAME C<Tickit::RenderBuffer> - efficiently render text and line-drawing =head1 SYNOPSIS package Tickit::Widget::Something; ... sub render_to_rb { my $self = shift; my ( $rb, $rect ) = @_; $rb->eraserect( $rect ); $rb->text_at( 2, 2, "Hello, world!", $self->pen ); } Z<> $win->set_on_expose( sub { my ( $win, $rb, $rect ) = @_; $rb->eraserect( $rect ); $rb->text_at( 2, 2, "Hello, world!" ); }); =head1 DESCRIPTION Provides a buffer of pending rendering operations to apply to the terminal. The buffer is modified by rendering operations performed by widgets or other code, and flushed to the terminal when complete. This provides the following advantages: =over 2 =item * Changes can be made in any order, and will be flushed in top-to-bottom, left-to-right order, minimising cursor movements. =item * Buffered content can be overwritten or partly erased once stored, simplifying some styles of drawing operation. Large areas can be erased, and then redrawn with text or lines, without causing a double-drawing flicker on the output terminal. =item * The buffer supports line-drawing, complete with merging of line segments that meet in a character cell. Boxes, grids, and other shapes can be easily formed by drawing separate line segments, and the C<RenderBuffer> will handle the corners and other junctions formed. =item * A single buffer can be passed around all of the windows or widgets to properly combine line segments and layering effects, making it possible to create many kinds of sub-divided or layered output. =back Drawing methods come in two forms; absolute, and cursor-relative: =over 2 =item * Absolute methods, identified by their name having a suffixed C<_at>, operate on a position within the buffer specified by their argument. =item * Cursor-relative methods, identified by their lack of C<_at> suffix, operate at and update the position of the "virtual cursor". This is a position within the buffer that can be set using the C<goto> method. The position of the virtual cursor is not affected by the absolute-position methods. =back =head2 State Stack The C<RenderBuffer> stores a stack of saved state. The state of the buffer can be stored using the C<save> method, so that changes can be made, before finally restoring back to that state using C<restore>. The following items of state are saved: =over 2 =item * The virtual cursor position =item * The clipping rectangle =item * The render pen =item * The translation offset =item * The set of masked regions =back When the state is saved to the stack, the render pen is remembered and merged with any pen set using the C<setpen> method. The queued content to render is not part of the state stack. It is intended that the state stack be used to implement recursive delegation of drawing operations down a tree of code, allowing child contexts to be created by saving state and modifying it, to later restore it again afterwards. =cut =head1 CONSTRUCTOR =cut =head2 new $rb = Tickit::RenderBuffer->new( %args ) Returns a new instance of a C<Tickit::RenderBuffer>. Takes the following named arguments: =over 8 =item lines => INT =item cols => INT The size of the buffer area. =back =cut sub new { my $class = shift; my %args = @_; my $lines = $args{lines}; my $cols = $args{cols}; return $class->_xs_new( $lines, $cols ); } =head1 METHODS =cut =head2 lines =head2 cols $lines = $rb->lines $cols = $rb->cols Returns the size of the buffer area =cut =head2 line =head2 col $line = $rb->line $col = $rb->col Returns the current position of the virtual cursor, or C<undef> if it is not set. =cut =head2 save $rb->save Pushes a new state-saving context to the stack, which can later be returned to by the C<restore> method. =cut =head2 savepen $rb->savepen Pushes a new state-saving context to the stack that only stores the pen. This can later be returned to by the C<restore> method, but will only restore the pen. Other attributes such as the virtual cursor position will be unaffected. This may be more efficient for rendering runs of text in a different pen, than multiple calls to C<text> or C<erase> using the same pen. For a single call it is better just to pass a different pen directly. =cut =head2 restore $rb->restore Pops and restores a saved state previously created with C<save>. =cut =head2 clip $rb->clip( $rect ) Restricts the clipping rectangle of drawing operations to be no further than the limits of the given rectangle. This will apply to subsequent rendering operations but does not affect existing content, nor the actual rendering to the terminal. Clipping rectangles cumulative; each call further restricts the drawing region. To revert back to a larger drawing area, use the C<save> and C<restore> stack. =cut =head2 mask $rb->mask( $rect ) Masks off the given area against any further changes. This will apply to subsequent rendering operations but does not affect the existing content, nor the actual rendering to the terminal. Areas within the clipping region may be arbitrarily masked. Masks are scoped to the depth of the stack they are applied at; once the C<restore> method is invoked, any masks applied since its corresponding C<save> will be removed. =head2 translate $rb->translate( $downward, $rightward ) Applies a translation to the coordinate system used by C<goto> and the absolute-position methods C<*_at>. After this call, all positions used will be offset by the given amount. =cut =head2 reset $rb->reset Removes any pending changes and reverts the C<RenderBuffer> to its default empty state. Undefines the virtual cursor position, resets the clipping rectangle, and clears the stack of saved state. =cut =head2 clear $rb->clear( $pen ) Resets every cell in the buffer to an erased state. A shortcut to calling C<erase_at> for every line. =cut =head2 goto $rb->goto( $line, $col ) Sets the position of the virtual cursor. =cut =head2 setpen $rb->setpen( $pen ) Sets the rendering pen to use for drawing operations. If a pen is set then a C<$pen> argument is optional to any of the drawing methods. If a pen argument is supplied as well as having a stored pen, then the attributes are merged, with the directly-applied pen taking precedence. Successive calls to this method will replace the active pen used, but if there is a saved state on the stack it will be merged with the rendering pen of the most recent saved state. This method may be preferrable to passing pens into multiple C<text> or C<erase> calls as it may be more efficient than merging the same pen on every call. If the original pen is still required afterwards, the C<savepen> / C<restore> pair may be useful. =cut =head2 skip_at $rb->skip_at( $line, $col, $len ) Sets the range of cells given to a skipped state. No content will be drawn here, nor will any content existing on the terminal be erased. Initially, or after calling C<reset>, all cells are set to this state. =cut =head2 skip $rb->skip( $len ) Sets the range of cells at the virtual cursor position to a skipped state, and updates the position. =cut =head2 skip_to $rb->skip_to( $col ) Sets the range of cells from the virtual cursor position until before the given column to a skipped state, and updates the position to the column. If the position is already past this column then the cursor is moved backwards and no buffer changes are made. =cut =head2 text_at $cols = $rb->text_at( $line, $col, $text, $pen ) Sets the range of cells starting at the given position, to render the given text in the given pen. Returns the number of columns wide the actual C<$text> is (which may be more than was actually printed). =cut =head2 text $cols = $rb->text( $text, $pen ) Sets the range of cells at the virtual cursor position to render the given text in the given pen, and updates the position. Returns the number of columns wide the actual C<$text> is (which may be more than was actually printed). =cut =head2 erase_at $rb->erase_at( $line, $col, $len, $pen ) Sets the range of cells given to erase with the given pen. =cut =head2 erase $rb->erase( $len, $pen ) Sets the range of cells at the virtual cursor position to erase with the given pen, and updates the position. =cut =head2 erase_to $rb->erase_to( $col, $pen ) Sets the range of cells from the virtual cursor position until before the given column to erase with the given pen, and updates the position to the column. If the position is already past this column then the cursor is moved backwards and no buffer changes are made. =cut =head2 eraserect $rb->eraserect( $rect, $pen ) Sets the range of cells given by the rectangle to erase with the given pen. =cut =head1 LINE DRAWING The C<RenderBuffer> supports storing line-drawing characters in cells, and can merge line segments where they meet, attempting to draw the correct character for the segments that meet in each cell. There are three exported constants giving supported styles of line drawing: =over 4 =item * LINE_SINGLE A single, thin line =item * LINE_DOUBLE A pair of double, thin lines =item * LINE_THICK A single, thick line =back Note that linedrawing is performed by Unicode characters, and not every possible combination of line segments of differing styles meeting in a cell is supported by Unicode. The following sets of styles may be relied upon: =over 4 =item * Any possible combination of only C<SINGLE> segments, C<THICK> segments, or both. =item * Any combination of only C<DOUBLE> segments, except cells that only have one of the four borders occupied. =item * Any combination of C<SINGLE> and C<DOUBLE> segments except where the style changes between C<SINGLE> to C<DOUBLE> on a vertical or horizontal run. =back Other combinations are not directly supported (i.e. any combination of C<DOUBLE> and C<THICK> in the same cell, or any attempt to change from C<SINGLE> to C<DOUBLE> in either the vertical or horizontal direction). To handle these cases, a cell may be rendered with a substitution character which replaces a C<DOUBLE> or C<THICK> segment with a C<SINGLE> one within that cell. The effect will be the overall shape of the line is retained, but close to the edge or corner it will have the wrong segment type. Conceptually, every cell involved in line drawing has a potential line segment type at each of its four borders to its neighbours. Horizontal lines are drawn though the vertical centre of each cell, and vertical lines are drawn through the horizontal centre. There is a choice of how to handle the ends of line segments, as to whether the segment should go to the centre of each cell, or should continue through the entire body of the cell and stop at the boundary. By default line segments will start and end at the centre of the cells, so that horizontal and vertical lines meeting in a cell will form a neat corner. When drawing isolated lines such as horizontal or vertical rules, it is preferrable that the line go right through the cells at the start and end. To control this behaviour, the C<$caps> bitmask is used. C<CAP_START> and C<CAP_END> state that the line should consume the whole of the start or end cell, respectively; C<CAP_BOTH> is a convenient shortcut specifying both behaviours. A rectangle may be formed by combining two C<hline_at> and two C<vline_at> calls, without end caps: $rb->hline_at( $top, $left, $right, $style, $pen ); $rb->hline_at( $bottom, $left, $right, $style, $pen ); $rb->vline_at( $top, $bottom, $left, $style, $pen ); $rb->vline_at( $top, $bottom, $right, $style, $pen ); =cut =head2 hline_at $rb->hline_at( $line, $startcol, $endcol, $style, $pen, $caps ) Draws a horizontal line between the given columns (both are inclusive), in the given line style, with the given pen. =cut =head2 vline_at $rb->vline_at( $startline, $endline, $col, $style, $pen, $caps ) Draws a vertical line between the centres of the given lines (both are inclusive), in the given line style, with the given pen. =cut =head2 linebox_at $rb->linebox_at( $startline, $endline, $startcol, $endcol, $style, $pen ) A convenient shortcut to calling two C<hline_at> and two C<vline_at> in order to draw a rectangular box. =cut sub linebox_at { my $self = shift; my ( $startline, $endline, $startcol, $endcol, $style, $pen ) = @_; $self->hline_at( $startline, $startcol, $endcol, $style, $pen ); $self->hline_at( $endline, $startcol, $endcol, $style, $pen ); $self->vline_at( $startline, $endline, $startcol, $style, $pen ); $self->vline_at( $startline, $endline, $endcol, $style, $pen ); } =head2 char_at $rb->char_at( $line, $col, $codepoint, $pen ) Sets the given cell to render the given Unicode character (as given by codepoint number, not character string) in the given pen. =cut =head2 char $rb->char( $codepoint, $pen ) Sets the cell at the virtual cursor position to render the given Unicode character (as given by codepoint number, not character string) in the given pen, and updates the position. While this is also achieveable by the C<text> and C<text_at> methods, these methods are implemented without storing a text segment, so can be more efficient than many single-column wide C<text_at> calls. =cut =head2 get_cell $cell = $rb->get_cell( $line, $col ) Returns a structure containing the content stored in the given cell. The C<$cell> structure responds to the following methods: =over 4 =item $cell->char On a skipped cell, returns C<undef>. On a text or char cell, returns the unicode codepoint number. On a line or erased cell, returns 0. =item $cell->linemask On a line cell, returns a representation of the line segments in the cell. This is a sub-structure with four fields; C<north>, C<south>, C<east>, C<west> to represent the four cell borders; the value of each is either zero, or one of the C<LINE_> constants. On any other kind of cell, returns C<undef>. =item $cell->pen Returns the C<Tickit::Pen> for non-skipped cells, or C<undef> for skipped cells. =back =cut readonly_struct Cell => [qw( char linemask pen )]; readonly_struct LineMask => [qw( north south east west )]; sub get_cell { my $self = shift; my ( $line, $col ) = @_; my ( $text, $pen, $north, $south, $east, $west ) = $self->_xs_get_cell( $line, $col ); if( !defined $text ) { # SKIP return Cell( undef, undef, undef ); } if( !length $text ) { # ERASE return Cell( 0, undef, $pen ); } if( !defined $north ) { # TEXT or CHAR return Cell( ord $text, undef, $pen ); } else { # LINE return Cell( 0, LineMask( $north, $south, $east, $west ), $pen ); } } =head2 flush_to_term $rb->flush_to_term( $term ) Renders the stored content to the given L<Tickit::Term>. After this, the buffer will be cleared and reset back to initial state. =cut =head1 AUTHOR Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> =cut 0x55AA;