A camera component that provides view and projection matrices based on its SceneNode transform. Use setActive() to mark this camera as the active camera for rendering. More...

#include <CameraComponent.h>

Inheritance diagram for Engine::Components::Camera:

Collaboration diagram for Engine::Components::Camera:

Public Member Functions
	Camera (Entities::Scene *owningScene, std::shared_ptr< Entities::SceneNode > sceneNode, float fov=60.0f, float nearPlane=0.01f, float farPlane=1000.0f)
	Constructs a camera component with default parameters.
	~Camera () override=default
void	beginPlay () override
	Called when the component is added to the scene or the game starts.
void	tick (double deltaTime) override
	Called every frame if ticking is enabled.
void	endPlay () override
	Called when the component is removed or the game ends.
void	setActive (bool active)
	Sets this camera as the active camera for rendering.
bool	isActive () const
	Checks if this camera is currently the active camera.
virtual glm::mat4	getViewMatrix () const
	Gets the view matrix computed from the camera's world transform.
virtual glm::mat4	getProjectionMatrix () const
	Gets the projection matrix based on FOV, aspect ratio, and clipping planes.
virtual glm::mat4	getEyeViewMatrix (size_t eyeIndex) const
	Gets the view matrix for a specific eye. Base returns getViewMatrix() for both (mono).
virtual glm::mat4	getEyeProjectionMatrix (size_t eyeIndex) const
	Gets the projection matrix for a specific eye. Base returns getProjectionMatrix() for both (mono).
glm::mat4	getViewProjectionMatrix () const
	Gets the combined view-projection matrix.
void	setFov (float fov)
	Sets the vertical field of view.
float	getFov () const
	Gets the vertical field of view.
void	setAspectRatio (float aspectRatio)
	Sets the aspect ratio (width / height)
float	getAspectRatio () const
	Gets the aspect ratio.
void	setNearPlane (float nearPlane)
	Sets the near clipping plane distance.
float	getNearPlane () const
	Gets the near clipping plane distance.
void	setFarPlane (float farPlane)
	Sets the far clipping plane distance.
float	getFarPlane () const
	Gets the far clipping plane distance.
glm::vec3	getWorldPosition () const
	Gets the camera's world position from its scene node.
glm::vec3	getForwardVector () const
	Gets the forward direction vector of the camera.
glm::vec3	getRightVector () const
	Gets the right direction vector of the camera.
glm::vec3	getUpVector () const
	Gets the up direction vector of the camera.
std::shared_ptr< Entities::SceneNode >	getSceneNode () const
	Gets the scene node associated with this camera.
Public Member Functions inherited from Engine::Components::Logic
	Logic (Entities::Scene *owningScene)
virtual	~Logic ()=default
virtual std::string	getComponentName () const
	Gets the component type name for debugging/UI.
bool	hasBegunPlay () const
bool	canTick () const
	Checks if the component is currently set to tick.
void	setCanTick (bool enable)
	Enables or disables ticking for this component.
Entities::Entity *	getOwningEntity () const
	Gets the entity this component belongs to.

Static Public Attributes
static constexpr bool	IsUnique = true
static constexpr const char *	ComponentName = "Camera"
Static Public Attributes inherited from Engine::Components::Logic
static constexpr bool	IsUnique = false
	Defines whether multiple instances of this component can exist on the same entity. Defaults to false (multiple allowed). Override in derived classes with static constexpr bool IsUnique = true; if needed.
static constexpr const char *	ComponentName = "Logic"
	Fallback component type name. Derived classes may override getComponentName() for custom labels.

Private Member Functions
void	updateProjectionMatrix ()

Private Attributes
std::shared_ptr< Entities::SceneNode >	sceneNode_
entt::entity	cameraEntity_ = entt::null
float	fov_
float	nearPlane_
float	farPlane_
float	aspectRatio_ = 16.0f / 9.0f
glm::mat4	cachedProjectionMatrix_ {1.0f}
bool	projectionDirty_ = true

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from Engine::Components::Logic
Entities::Scene *	getScene () const
	Gets the scene this component belongs to.
Core::SceneManager *	getSceneManager () const
	Helper to get the SceneManager from the owning scene.

Detailed Description

A camera component that provides view and projection matrices based on its SceneNode transform. Use setActive() to mark this camera as the active camera for rendering.

Definition at line 13 of file CameraComponent.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Camera()

Engine::Components::Camera::Camera	(	Entities::Scene *	owningScene,
		std::shared_ptr< Entities::SceneNode >	sceneNode,
		float	fov = 60.0f,
		float	nearPlane = 0.01f,
		float	farPlane = 1000.0f )

Constructs a camera component with default parameters.

Parameters

owningScene	The scene this component belongs to
sceneNode	The scene node providing the camera's transform
fov	Vertical field of view in degrees (default: 60)
nearPlane	Near clipping plane distance (default: 0.01)
farPlane	Far clipping plane distance (default: 1000)

◆ ~Camera()

Engine::Components::Camera::~Camera ( )

overridedefault

Member Function Documentation

◆ beginPlay()

void Engine::Components::Camera::beginPlay ( )

overridevirtual

Called when the component is added to the scene or the game starts.

Reimplemented from Engine::Components::Logic.

◆ endPlay()

void Engine::Components::Camera::endPlay ( )

overridevirtual

Called when the component is removed or the game ends.

Reimplemented from Engine::Components::Logic.

◆ getAspectRatio()

float Engine::Components::Camera::getAspectRatio ( ) const

inlinenodiscard

Gets the aspect ratio.

Returns: Aspect ratio (width / height)

Definition at line 102 of file CameraComponent.h.

References aspectRatio_.

◆ getEyeProjectionMatrix()

virtual glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::getEyeProjectionMatrix ( size_t eyeIndex ) const

nodiscardvirtual

Gets the projection matrix for a specific eye. Base returns getProjectionMatrix() for both (mono).

Parameters

eyeIndex 0 = left eye, 1 = right eye

Reimplemented in Engine::Components::VrCamera.

◆ getEyeViewMatrix()

virtual glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::getEyeViewMatrix ( size_t eyeIndex ) const

nodiscardvirtual

Gets the view matrix for a specific eye. Base returns getViewMatrix() for both (mono).

Parameters

eyeIndex 0 = left eye, 1 = right eye

Reimplemented in Engine::Components::VrCamera.

◆ getFarPlane()

float Engine::Components::Camera::getFarPlane ( ) const

inlinenodiscard

Gets the far clipping plane distance.

Returns: Far plane distance

Definition at line 126 of file CameraComponent.h.

References farPlane_.

◆ getForwardVector()

glm::vec3 Engine::Components::Camera::getForwardVector ( ) const

nodiscard

Gets the forward direction vector of the camera.

Returns: Normalized forward direction in world space

◆ getFov()

float Engine::Components::Camera::getFov ( ) const

inlinenodiscard

Gets the vertical field of view.

Returns: FOV in degrees

Definition at line 90 of file CameraComponent.h.

References fov_.

◆ getNearPlane()

float Engine::Components::Camera::getNearPlane ( ) const

inlinenodiscard

Gets the near clipping plane distance.

Returns: Near plane distance

Definition at line 114 of file CameraComponent.h.

References nearPlane_.

◆ getProjectionMatrix()

virtual glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::getProjectionMatrix ( ) const

nodiscardvirtual

Gets the projection matrix based on FOV, aspect ratio, and clipping planes.

Returns: Projection matrix

◆ getRightVector()

glm::vec3 Engine::Components::Camera::getRightVector ( ) const

nodiscard

Gets the right direction vector of the camera.

Returns: Normalized right direction in world space

◆ getSceneNode()

std::shared_ptr< Entities::SceneNode > Engine::Components::Camera::getSceneNode ( ) const

inlinenodiscard

Gets the scene node associated with this camera.

Returns: The camera's scene node

Definition at line 156 of file CameraComponent.h.

References sceneNode_.

◆ getUpVector()

glm::vec3 Engine::Components::Camera::getUpVector ( ) const

nodiscard

Gets the up direction vector of the camera.

Returns: Normalized up direction in world space

◆ getViewMatrix()

virtual glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::getViewMatrix ( ) const

nodiscardvirtual

Gets the view matrix computed from the camera's world transform.

Returns: View matrix (inverse of world matrix)

◆ getViewProjectionMatrix()

glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::getViewProjectionMatrix ( ) const

nodiscard

Gets the combined view-projection matrix.

Returns: Projection * View matrix

◆ getWorldPosition()

glm::vec3 Engine::Components::Camera::getWorldPosition ( ) const

nodiscard

Gets the camera's world position from its scene node.

Returns: Camera position in world space

◆ isActive()

bool Engine::Components::Camera::isActive ( ) const

nodiscard

Checks if this camera is currently the active camera.

Returns: true if this is the active camera

◆ setActive()

void Engine::Components::Camera::setActive ( bool active )

Sets this camera as the active camera for rendering.

Parameters

active If true, this camera becomes the active camera (removing active tag from others)

◆ setAspectRatio()

void Engine::Components::Camera::setAspectRatio ( float aspectRatio )

Sets the aspect ratio (width / height)

Parameters

aspectRatio New aspect ratio

◆ setFarPlane()

void Engine::Components::Camera::setFarPlane ( float farPlane )

Sets the far clipping plane distance.

Parameters

farPlane Far plane distance

◆ setFov()

void Engine::Components::Camera::setFov ( float fov )

Sets the vertical field of view.

Parameters

fov	Field of view in degrees

◆ setNearPlane()

void Engine::Components::Camera::setNearPlane ( float nearPlane )

Sets the near clipping plane distance.

Parameters

nearPlane Near plane distance

◆ tick()

void Engine::Components::Camera::tick ( double deltaTime )

overridevirtual

Called every frame if ticking is enabled.

Parameters

deltaTime Time elapsed since last frame.

Reimplemented from Engine::Components::Logic.

Reimplemented in Engine::Components::VrCamera.

◆ updateProjectionMatrix()

void Engine::Components::Camera::updateProjectionMatrix ( )

private

Member Data Documentation

◆ aspectRatio_

float Engine::Components::Camera::aspectRatio_ = 16.0f / 9.0f

private

Definition at line 167 of file CameraComponent.h.

Referenced by getAspectRatio().

◆ cachedProjectionMatrix_

glm::mat4 Engine::Components::Camera::cachedProjectionMatrix_ {1.0f}

mutableprivate

Definition at line 169 of file CameraComponent.h.

◆ cameraEntity_

entt::entity Engine::Components::Camera::cameraEntity_ = entt::null

private

Definition at line 162 of file CameraComponent.h.

◆ ComponentName

const char* Engine::Components::Camera::ComponentName = "Camera"

staticconstexpr

Definition at line 16 of file CameraComponent.h.

◆ farPlane_

float Engine::Components::Camera::farPlane_

private

Definition at line 166 of file CameraComponent.h.

Referenced by getFarPlane().

◆ fov_

float Engine::Components::Camera::fov_

private

Definition at line 164 of file CameraComponent.h.

Referenced by getFov().

◆ IsUnique

bool Engine::Components::Camera::IsUnique = true

staticconstexpr

Definition at line 15 of file CameraComponent.h.

◆ nearPlane_

float Engine::Components::Camera::nearPlane_

private

Definition at line 165 of file CameraComponent.h.

Referenced by getNearPlane().

◆ projectionDirty_

bool Engine::Components::Camera::projectionDirty_ = true

private

Definition at line 170 of file CameraComponent.h.

◆ sceneNode_

std::shared_ptr<Entities::SceneNode> Engine::Components::Camera::sceneNode_

private

Definition at line 161 of file CameraComponent.h.

Referenced by getSceneNode().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

/home/magerbeton/Documents/gl3-vulkan/Engine/include/Engine/Component/CameraComponent.h

Public Member Functions

Static Public Attributes

Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Camera()

◆ ~Camera()

Member Function Documentation

◆ beginPlay()

◆ endPlay()

◆ getAspectRatio()

◆ getEyeProjectionMatrix()

◆ getEyeViewMatrix()

◆ getFarPlane()

◆ getForwardVector()

◆ getFov()

◆ getNearPlane()

◆ getProjectionMatrix()

◆ getRightVector()

◆ getSceneNode()

◆ getUpVector()

◆ getViewMatrix()

◆ getViewProjectionMatrix()

◆ getWorldPosition()

◆ isActive()

◆ setActive()

◆ setAspectRatio()

◆ setFarPlane()

◆ setFov()

◆ setNearPlane()

◆ tick()

◆ updateProjectionMatrix()

Member Data Documentation

◆ aspectRatio_

◆ cachedProjectionMatrix_

◆ cameraEntity_

◆ ComponentName

◆ farPlane_

◆ fov_

◆ IsUnique

◆ nearPlane_

◆ projectionDirty_

◆ sceneNode_