Raytracer Node.js

A real-time raytracing engine built with Node.js, Express, and Socket.IO. This project implements a basic raytracer that can render 3D scenes in real-time through a web interface.

🚀 Features

• Real-time raytracing through web interface
• Support for basic 3D primitives
• Lighting and shading capabilities
• WebSocket-based rendering progress updates
• PNG image output

🏗️ Project Structure

• core/ - Core raytracing engine components
  • shader/ - Shading and material implementations
  • common/ - Common utilities and math functions
  • image/ - Image processing and output
  • light/ - Lighting implementations
  • primitive/ - 3D primitive objects
  • renderer/ - Main rendering engine
• public/ - Static web assets
• main.js - Express server and WebSocket setup

📦 Dependencies

• Express 3.1.0
• Socket.IO 0.9.13
• pngjs 0.4.0-alpha

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/raytracer_nodejs.git
   cd raytracer_nodejs

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   node main.js

4. Open your browser to http://localhost:8080

📝 Usage

1. Access the web interface at http://localhost:8080
2. Configure your scene parameters
3. Click render to start the raytracing process
4. View the real-time rendering progress
5. Save the final rendered image

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all contributors who have helped shape this project
• Inspired by classic raytracing techniques and modern web technologies