mtsatellite/common/area.go

// Copyright 2014, 2015, 2017 by Sascha L. Teichmann
// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license
// that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package common

import "math"

type Area struct {
	X1, Z1 int16
	X2, Z2 int16
}

func (a Area) contains(x, z int16) bool {
	return x >= a.X1 && x <= a.X2 && z >= a.Z1 && z <= a.Z2
}

func (a Area) higher() bool {
	return a.Z2-a.Z1 > a.X2-a.X1
}

func areasContain(areas []Area, x, z int16) bool {
	for _, r := range areas {
		if r.contains(x, z) {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

// UncoveredAreas implements a greedy algorithm to figure out
// a list of disjunct areas of free regions in the domain
// to the (x, z) block plane.
// oldAreas are searched and found free areas are appended
// to newAreas which ist return.
// This is useful to spatial query only blocks from db
// that are not below already rendered blocks.
func UncoveredAreas(r *Renderer, newAreas, oldAreas []Area) []Area {
	yM := r.yMin

	// Scan old areas.
	for _, oldArea := range oldAreas {
		for z := oldArea.Z1; z <= oldArea.Z2; z++ {
			row := z * int16(r.width)
			for x := oldArea.X1; x <= oldArea.X2; x++ {
				// Uncovered and not in list of new areas?
				if yM[row+x] > math.MinInt32 || areasContain(newAreas, x, z) {
					continue
				}
				area := Area{X1: x, Z1: z, X2: x, Z2: z}
				// Try to extend the area in x and/or z till no further extension is possible.
				for extendDirs := 1 | 2; extendDirs != 0; {
					var xFirst bool
					// Try to extend in the direction with most gain
					// of blocks.
					if area.higher() { // Higher means to win more blocks in x direction.
						xFirst = true
					}
				dirs:
					for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
						if xFirst {
							// Extension in x possible?
							if extendDirs&1 == 1 {
								nx := area.X2 + 1
								if nx > oldArea.X2 {
									extendDirs &= ^1
									continue
								}
								// Scan line below current area if its fully free.
								for nz := area.Z1; nz <= area.Z2; nz++ {
									if yM[nz*int16(r.width)+nx] > math.MinInt32 || areasContain(newAreas, nx, nz) {
										extendDirs &= ^1
										continue dirs
									}
								}
								// free -> extend
								area.X2 = nx
							}
						} else if extendDirs&2 == 2 {
							// Symmetric case in z direction
							nz := area.Z2 + 1
							if nz > oldArea.Z2 {
								extendDirs &= ^2
								continue
							}
							// Scan line right beside the area if its free.
							row2 := nz * int16(r.width)
							for nx := area.X1; nx <= area.X2; nx++ {
								if yM[row2+nx] > math.MinInt32 || areasContain(newAreas, nx, nz) {
									extendDirs &= ^2
									continue dirs
								}
							}
							area.Z2 = nz
						}
						// Switch to other search direction (x -> z or z -> x)
						xFirst = !xFirst
					}
				}
				// At this point the area is extended to max.
				newAreas = append(newAreas, area)
			}
		}
	}
	return newAreas
}