TSL: Introduce float packing / unpacking intrinsics

src/Three.TSL.js

@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ export const output = TSL.output;
 export const outputStruct = TSL.outputStruct;
 export const overlay = TSL.overlay;
 export const overloadingFn = TSL.overloadingFn;
+export const packHalf2x16 = TSL.packHalf2x16;
+export const packSnorm2x16 = TSL.packSnorm2x16;
+export const packUnorm2x16 = TSL.packUnorm2x16;
 export const parabola = TSL.parabola;
 export const parallaxDirection = TSL.parallaxDirection;
 export const parallaxUV = TSL.parallaxUV;
@@ -583,6 +586,9 @@ export const uniformCubeTexture = TSL.uniformCubeTexture;
 export const uniformGroup = TSL.uniformGroup;
 export const uniformFlow = TSL.uniformFlow;
 export const uniformTexture = TSL.uniformTexture;
+export const unpackHalf2x16 = TSL.unpackHalf2x16;
+export const unpackSnorm2x16 = TSL.unpackSnorm2x16;
+export const unpackUnorm2x16 = TSL.unpackUnorm2x16;
 export const unpremultiplyAlpha = TSL.unpremultiplyAlpha;
 export const userData = TSL.userData;
 export const uv = TSL.uv;

src/nodes/TSL.js

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export * from './math/BitcastNode.js';
 export * from './math/BitcountNode.js';
 export * from './math/Hash.js';
 export * from './math/MathUtils.js';
+export * from './math/PackFloatNode.js';
+export * from './math/UnpackFloatNode.js';
 export * from './math/TriNoise3D.js';
 
 // utils

src/nodes/math/PackFloatNode.js

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import TempNode from '../core/TempNode.js';
+import { nodeProxyIntent } from '../tsl/TSLCore.js';
+
+/**
+ * This node represents an operation that packs floating-point values of a vector into an unsigned 32-bit integer
+ *
+ * @augments TempNode
+ */
+class PackFloatNode extends TempNode {
+
+	static get type() {
+
+		return 'PackFloatNode';
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param {'snorm' | 'unorm' | 'float16'} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the float values are mapped to the integer range.
+	 * @param {Node} vectorNode - The vector node to be packed
+	 */
+	constructor( encoding, vectorNode ) {
+
+		super();
+
+		/**
+		 * The vector to be packed.
+		 *
+		 * @type {Node}
+		 */
+		this.vectorNode = vectorNode;
+
+		/**
+		 * The numeric encoding.
+		 *
+		 * @type {string}
+		 */
+		this.encoding = encoding;
+
+		/**
+		 * This flag can be used for type testing.
+		 *
+		 * @type {boolean}
+		 * @readonly
+		 * @default true
+		 */
+		this.isPackFloatNode = true;
+
+	}
+
+	getNodeType() {
+
+		return 'uint';
+
+	}
+
+	generate( builder ) {
+
+		const inputType = this.vectorNode.getNodeType( builder );
+		return `${ builder.getFloatPackingMethod( this.encoding ) }(${ this.vectorNode.build( builder, inputType )})`;
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+export default PackFloatNode;
+
+/**
+ * Converts each component of the normalized float to 16-bit integer values. The results are packed into a single unsigned integer.
+ * round(clamp(c, -1, +1) * 32767.0)
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<vec2>} value - The 2-component vector to be packed
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const packSnorm2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( PackFloatNode, 'snorm' ).setParameterLength( 1 );
+
+/**
+ * Converts each component of the normalized float to 16-bit integer values. The results are packed into a single unsigned integer.
+ * round(clamp(c, 0, +1) * 65535.0)
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<vec2>} value - The 2-component vector to be packed
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const packUnorm2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( PackFloatNode, 'unorm' ).setParameterLength( 1 );
+
+/**
+ * Converts each component of the vec2 to 16-bit floating-point values. The results are packed into a single unsigned integer.
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<vec2>} value - The 2-component vector to be packed
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const packHalf2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( PackFloatNode, 'float16' ).setParameterLength( 1 );

src/nodes/math/UnpackFloatNode.js

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import TempNode from '../core/TempNode.js';
+import { nodeProxyIntent } from '../tsl/TSLCore.js';
+
+/**
+ * This node represents an operation that unpacks values from a 32-bit unsigned integer, reinterpreting the results as a floating-point vector
+ *
+ * @augments TempNode
+ */
+class UnpackFloatNode extends TempNode {
+
+	static get type() {
+
+		return 'UnpackFloatNode';
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param {'snorm' | 'unorm' | 'float16'} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the integer values are mapped to the float range
+	 * @param {Node} uintNode - The uint node to be unpacked
+	 */
+	constructor( encoding, uintNode ) {
+
+		super();
+
+		/**
+		 * The unsigned integer to be unpacked.
+		 *
+		 * @type {Node}
+		 */
+		this.uintNode = uintNode;
+
+		/**
+		 * The numeric encoding.
+		 *
+		 * @type {string}
+		 */
+		this.encoding = encoding;
+
+		/**
+		 * This flag can be used for type testing.
+		 *
+		 * @type {boolean}
+		 * @readonly
+		 * @default true
+		 */
+		this.isUnpackFloatNode = true;
+
+	}
+
+	getNodeType() {
+
+		return 'vec2';
+
+	}
+
+	generate( builder ) {
+
+		const inputType = this.uintNode.getNodeType( builder );
+		return `${ builder.getFloatUnpackingMethod( this.encoding ) }(${ this.uintNode.build( builder, inputType )})`;
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+export default UnpackFloatNode;
+
+/**
+ * Unpacks a 32-bit unsigned integer into two 16-bit values, interpreted as normalized signed integers. Returns a vec2 with both values.
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<uint>} value - The unsigned integer to be unpacked
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const unpackSnorm2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( UnpackFloatNode, 'snorm' ).setParameterLength( 1 );
+
+/**
+ * Unpacks a 32-bit unsigned integer into two 16-bit values, interpreted as normalized unsigned integers. Returns a vec2 with both values.
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<uint>} value - The unsigned integer to be unpacked
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const unpackUnorm2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( UnpackFloatNode, 'unorm' ).setParameterLength( 1 );
+
+/**
+ * Unpacks a 32-bit unsigned integer into two 16-bit values, interpreted as 16-bit floating-point numbers. Returns a vec2 with both values.
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node<uint>} value - The unsigned integer to be unpacked
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+export const unpackHalf2x16 = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxyIntent( UnpackFloatNode, 'float16' ).setParameterLength( 1 );

src/renderers/webgl-fallback/nodes/GLSLNodeBuilder.js

@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ const glslMethods = {
 	bitcast_uint_float: 'uintBitsToFloat',
 	bitcast_float_uint: 'floatBitsToUint',
 	bitcast_uint_int: 'tsl_bitcast_uint_to_int',
-	bitcast_int_uint: 'tsl_bitcast_int_to_uint'
+	bitcast_int_uint: 'tsl_bitcast_int_to_uint',
+	floatpack_snorm_2x16: 'packSnorm2x16',
+	floatpack_unorm_2x16: 'packUnorm2x16',
+	floatpack_float16_2x16: 'packHalf2x16',
+	floatunpack_snorm_2x16: 'unpackSnorm2x16',
+	floatunpack_unorm_2x16: 'unpackUnorm2x16',
+	floatunpack_float16_2x16: 'unpackHalf2x16'
 };
 
 const precisionLib = {
@@ -184,6 +190,30 @@ class GLSLNodeBuilder extends NodeBuilder {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the float packing method name for a given numeric encoding.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the float values are mapped to the integer range.
+	 * @returns {string} The resolved GLSL float packing method name.
+	 */
+	getFloatPackingMethod( encoding ) {
+
+		return this.getMethod( `floatpack_${ encoding }_2x16` );
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the float unpacking method name for a given numeric encoding.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the integer values are mapped to the float range.
+	 * @returns {string} The resolved GLSL float unpacking method name.
+	 */
+	getFloatUnpackingMethod( encoding ) {
+
+		return this.getMethod( `floatunpack_${ encoding }_2x16` );
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the native snippet for a ternary operation.
 	 *

src/renderers/webgpu/nodes/WGSLNodeBuilder.js

@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ const wgslMethods = {
 	equals_bvec3: 'tsl_equals_bvec3',
 	equals_bvec4: 'tsl_equals_bvec4',
 	inversesqrt: 'inverseSqrt',
-	bitcast: 'bitcast<f32>'
+	bitcast: 'bitcast<f32>',
+	floatpack_snorm_2x16: 'pack2x16snorm',
+	floatpack_unorm_2x16: 'pack2x16unorm',
+	floatpack_float16_2x16: 'pack2x16float',
+	floatunpack_snorm_2x16: 'unpack2x16snorm',
+	floatunpack_unorm_2x16: 'unpack2x16unorm',
+	floatunpack_float16_2x16: 'unpack2x16float'
 };
 
 //
@@ -1990,6 +1996,30 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the float packing method name for a given numeric encoding.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the float values are mapped to the integer range.
+	 * @returns {string} The resolve WGSL float packing method name.
+	 */
+	getFloatPackingMethod( encoding ) {
+
+		return this.getMethod( `floatpack_${ encoding }_2x16` );
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the float unpacking method name for a given numeric encoding.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} encoding - The numeric encoding that describes how the integer values are mapped to the float range.
+	 * @returns {string} The resolve WGSL float unpacking method name.
+	 */
+	getFloatUnpackingMethod( encoding ) {
+
+		return this.getMethod( `floatunpack_${ encoding }_2x16` );
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the native snippet for a ternary operation.
 	 *