particles.h

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/*
Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Alexander Scholz
 
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*/
#ifndef YOURGAME_PARTICLES_H
#define YOURGAME_PARTICLES_H
 
#include <vector>
#include <random>
#include <ctime>
#include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
namespace yourgame
{
    namespace math
    {
        class Particles
        {
        public:
            struct Config
            {
                size_t count = 100;                                                
                unsigned int seed = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::time(nullptr)); 
                bool scatterOnInit = true;                                         
                bool scatterOnSpawn = false;                                       
                bool respawn = true;                                               
                glm::vec3 origin = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};                             
                glm::vec3 emitterA = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};                           
                glm::vec3 emitterB = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};                           
                glm::vec3 emitterC = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};                           
                glm::vec3 baseDirection = {0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f};                      
                glm::vec3 noisDirection = {0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f};                      
                float baseVelocity = 1.5f;                                         
                float noisVelocity = 0.2f;                                         
                float baseLifetime = 3.0f;                                         
                float noisLifetime = 0.4f;                                         
            };
 
            Particles(const Config cfg);
 
            virtual void tick(float dt);
            void reset();
            Config m_cfg;
            std::vector<glm::vec4> m_positionData;
            std::vector<float> m_progressData;
 
        private:
            struct Part
            {
                glm::vec3 pos;
                glm::vec3 move;
                float lifetime;
                float totalLifeInv;
                float progress;
            };
            std::default_random_engine m_rndgen;
            std::uniform_real_distribution<float> m_unirnd;
            std::vector<Part> m_parts;
            Part spawn();
            float rnd1();
        };
    } // namespace math
} // namespace yourgame
 
#endif