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28 changes: 27 additions & 1 deletion build.zig
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Expand Up @@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ pub const Backend = enum {
sdl2_opengl3,
osx_metal,
sdl2,
sdl2_renderer,
sdl3,
sdl3_gpu,
sdl3_opengl3,
sdl3_renderer,
sdl3_gpu,
};

pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -348,6 +350,18 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
.flags = cflags,
});
},
.sdl2_renderer => {
if (b.lazyDependency("zsdl", .{})) |zsdl| {
imgui.addIncludePath(zsdl.path("libs/sdl2/include"));
}
imgui.addCSourceFiles(.{
.files = &.{
"libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp",
"libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.cpp",
},
.flags = cflags,
});
},
.sdl3_gpu => {
if (b.lazyDependency("zsdl", .{})) |zsdl| {
imgui.addIncludePath(zsdl.path("libs/sdl3/include"));
Expand All @@ -360,6 +374,18 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
.flags = cflags,
});
},
.sdl3_renderer => {
if (b.lazyDependency("zsdl", .{})) |zsdl| {
imgui.addIncludePath(zsdl.path("libs/sdl3/include"));
}
imgui.addCSourceFiles(.{
.files = &.{
"libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp",
"libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdlrenderer3.cpp",
},
.flags = cflags,
});
},
.sdl3_opengl3 => {
if (b.lazyDependency("zsdl", .{})) |zsdl| {
imgui.addIncludePath(zsdl.path("libs/sdl3/include/SDL3"));
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ static const Uint32 SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN = 0x10000000;
// FIX(zig-gamedev):
extern "C" {

bool ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForOpenGL(SDL_Window* window, void* sdl_gl_context);
bool ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForOther(SDL_Window* window);
bool ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForOpenGL(SDL_Window* window, void* sdl_gl_context);
bool ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForSDLRenderer(SDL_Window* window, SDL_Renderer* renderer);
void ImGui_ImplSDL2_Shutdown();
void ImGui_ImplSDL2_NewFrame();
bool ImGui_ImplSDL2_ProcessEvent(const SDL_Event* event);
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288 changes: 288 additions & 0 deletions libs/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.cpp
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@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
// dear imgui: Renderer Backend for SDL_Renderer for SDL2
// (Requires: SDL 2.0.17+)

// Note that SDL_Renderer is an _optional_ component of SDL2, which IMHO is now largely obsolete.
// For a multi-platform app consider using other technologies:
// - SDL3+SDL_GPU: SDL_GPU is SDL3 new graphics abstraction API. You will need to update to SDL3.
// - SDL2+DirectX, SDL2+OpenGL, SDL2+Vulkan: combine SDL with dedicated renderers.
// If your application wants to render any non trivial amount of graphics other than UI,
// please be aware that SDL_Renderer currently offers a limited graphic API to the end-user
// and it might be difficult to step out of those boundaries.

// Implemented features:
// [X] Renderer: User texture binding. Use 'SDL_Texture*' as ImTextureID. Read the FAQ about ImTextureID!
// [X] Renderer: Large meshes support (64k+ vertices) even with 16-bit indices (ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasVtxOffset).
// [X] Renderer: Expose selected render state for draw callbacks to use. Access in '(ImGui_ImplXXXX_RenderState*)GetPlatformIO().Renderer_RenderState'.

// You can copy and use unmodified imgui_impl_* files in your project. See examples/ folder for examples of using this.
// Prefer including the entire imgui/ repository into your project (either as a copy or as a submodule), and only build the backends you need.
// Learn about Dear ImGui:
// - FAQ https://dearimgui.com/faq
// - Getting Started https://dearimgui.com/getting-started
// - Documentation https://dearimgui.com/docs (same as your local docs/ folder).
// - Introduction, links and more at the top of imgui.cpp

// CHANGELOG
// 2025-01-18: Use endian-dependent RGBA32 texture format, to match SDL_Color.
// 2024-10-09: Expose selected render state in ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_RenderState, which you can access in 'void* platform_io.Renderer_RenderState' during draw callbacks.
// 2024-05-14: *BREAKING CHANGE* ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer3_RenderDrawData() requires SDL_Renderer* passed as parameter.
// 2023-05-30: Renamed imgui_impl_sdlrenderer.h/.cpp to imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.h/.cpp to accommodate for upcoming SDL3.
// 2022-10-11: Using 'nullptr' instead of 'NULL' as per our switch to C++11.
// 2021-12-21: Update SDL_RenderGeometryRaw() format to work with SDL 2.0.19.
// 2021-12-03: Added support for large mesh (64K+ vertices), enable ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasVtxOffset flag.
// 2021-10-06: Backup and restore modified ClipRect/Viewport.
// 2021-09-21: Initial version.

#include "imgui.h"
#ifndef IMGUI_DISABLE
#include "imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.h"
#include <stdint.h> // intptr_t

// Clang warnings with -Weverything
#if defined(__clang__)
#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-conversion" // warning: implicit conversion changes signedness
#endif

// SDL
#include <SDL.h>
#if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,17)
#error This backend requires SDL 2.0.17+ because of SDL_RenderGeometry() function
#endif

// FIX(zig-gamedev):
extern "C" {

bool ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Init(SDL_Renderer* renderer);
void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Shutdown();
void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_NewFrame();
void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data, SDL_Renderer* renderer);

}

// SDL_Renderer data
struct ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data
{
SDL_Renderer* Renderer; // Main viewport's renderer
SDL_Texture* FontTexture;
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data() { memset((void*)this, 0, sizeof(*this)); }
};

// Backend data stored in io.BackendRendererUserData to allow support for multiple Dear ImGui contexts
// It is STRONGLY preferred that you use docking branch with multi-viewports (== single Dear ImGui context + multiple windows) instead of multiple Dear ImGui contexts.
static ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_GetBackendData()
{
return ImGui::GetCurrentContext() ? (ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data*)ImGui::GetIO().BackendRendererUserData : nullptr;
}

// Functions
bool ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Init(SDL_Renderer* renderer)
{
ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
IM_ASSERT(io.BackendRendererUserData == nullptr && "Already initialized a renderer backend!");
IM_ASSERT(renderer != nullptr && "SDL_Renderer not initialized!");

// Setup backend capabilities flags
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* bd = IM_NEW(ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data)();
io.BackendRendererUserData = (void*)bd;
io.BackendRendererName = "imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2";
io.BackendFlags |= ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasVtxOffset; // We can honor the ImDrawCmd::VtxOffset field, allowing for large meshes.

bd->Renderer = renderer;

return true;
}

void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Shutdown()
{
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_GetBackendData();
IM_ASSERT(bd != nullptr && "No renderer backend to shutdown, or already shutdown?");
ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();

ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_DestroyDeviceObjects();

io.BackendRendererName = nullptr;
io.BackendRendererUserData = nullptr;
io.BackendFlags &= ~ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasVtxOffset;
IM_DELETE(bd);
}

static void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_SetupRenderState(SDL_Renderer* renderer)
{
// Clear out any viewports and cliprect set by the user
// FIXME: Technically speaking there are lots of other things we could backup/setup/restore during our render process.
SDL_RenderSetViewport(renderer, nullptr);
SDL_RenderSetClipRect(renderer, nullptr);
}

void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_NewFrame()
{
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_GetBackendData();
IM_ASSERT(bd != nullptr && "Context or backend not initialized! Did you call ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Init()?");

if (!bd->FontTexture)
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_CreateDeviceObjects();
}

void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data, SDL_Renderer* renderer)
{
// If there's a scale factor set by the user, use that instead
// If the user has specified a scale factor to SDL_Renderer already via SDL_RenderSetScale(), SDL will scale whatever we pass
// to SDL_RenderGeometryRaw() by that scale factor. In that case we don't want to be also scaling it ourselves here.
float rsx = 1.0f;
float rsy = 1.0f;
SDL_RenderGetScale(renderer, &rsx, &rsy);
ImVec2 render_scale;
render_scale.x = (rsx == 1.0f) ? draw_data->FramebufferScale.x : 1.0f;
render_scale.y = (rsy == 1.0f) ? draw_data->FramebufferScale.y : 1.0f;

// Avoid rendering when minimized, scale coordinates for retina displays (screen coordinates != framebuffer coordinates)
int fb_width = (int)(draw_data->DisplaySize.x * render_scale.x);
int fb_height = (int)(draw_data->DisplaySize.y * render_scale.y);
if (fb_width == 0 || fb_height == 0)
return;

// Backup SDL_Renderer state that will be modified to restore it afterwards
struct BackupSDLRendererState
{
SDL_Rect Viewport;
bool ClipEnabled;
SDL_Rect ClipRect;
};
BackupSDLRendererState old = {};
old.ClipEnabled = SDL_RenderIsClipEnabled(renderer) == SDL_TRUE;
SDL_RenderGetViewport(renderer, &old.Viewport);
SDL_RenderGetClipRect(renderer, &old.ClipRect);

// Setup desired state
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_SetupRenderState(renderer);

// Setup render state structure (for callbacks and custom texture bindings)
ImGuiPlatformIO& platform_io = ImGui::GetPlatformIO();
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_RenderState render_state;
render_state.Renderer = renderer;
platform_io.Renderer_RenderState = &render_state;

// Will project scissor/clipping rectangles into framebuffer space
ImVec2 clip_off = draw_data->DisplayPos; // (0,0) unless using multi-viewports
ImVec2 clip_scale = render_scale;

// Render command lists
for (int n = 0; n < draw_data->CmdListsCount; n++)
{
const ImDrawList* draw_list = draw_data->CmdLists[n];
const ImDrawVert* vtx_buffer = draw_list->VtxBuffer.Data;
const ImDrawIdx* idx_buffer = draw_list->IdxBuffer.Data;

for (int cmd_i = 0; cmd_i < draw_list->CmdBuffer.Size; cmd_i++)
{
const ImDrawCmd* pcmd = &draw_list->CmdBuffer[cmd_i];
if (pcmd->UserCallback)
{
// User callback, registered via ImDrawList::AddCallback()
// (ImDrawCallback_ResetRenderState is a special callback value used by the user to request the renderer to reset render state.)
if (pcmd->UserCallback == ImDrawCallback_ResetRenderState)
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_SetupRenderState(renderer);
else
pcmd->UserCallback(draw_list, pcmd);
}
else
{
// Project scissor/clipping rectangles into framebuffer space
ImVec2 clip_min((pcmd->ClipRect.x - clip_off.x) * clip_scale.x, (pcmd->ClipRect.y - clip_off.y) * clip_scale.y);
ImVec2 clip_max((pcmd->ClipRect.z - clip_off.x) * clip_scale.x, (pcmd->ClipRect.w - clip_off.y) * clip_scale.y);
if (clip_min.x < 0.0f) { clip_min.x = 0.0f; }
if (clip_min.y < 0.0f) { clip_min.y = 0.0f; }
if (clip_max.x > (float)fb_width) { clip_max.x = (float)fb_width; }
if (clip_max.y > (float)fb_height) { clip_max.y = (float)fb_height; }
if (clip_max.x <= clip_min.x || clip_max.y <= clip_min.y)
continue;

SDL_Rect r = { (int)(clip_min.x), (int)(clip_min.y), (int)(clip_max.x - clip_min.x), (int)(clip_max.y - clip_min.y) };
SDL_RenderSetClipRect(renderer, &r);

const float* xy = (const float*)(const void*)((const char*)(vtx_buffer + pcmd->VtxOffset) + offsetof(ImDrawVert, pos));
const float* uv = (const float*)(const void*)((const char*)(vtx_buffer + pcmd->VtxOffset) + offsetof(ImDrawVert, uv));
#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,19)
const SDL_Color* color = (const SDL_Color*)(const void*)((const char*)(vtx_buffer + pcmd->VtxOffset) + offsetof(ImDrawVert, col)); // SDL 2.0.19+
#else
const int* color = (const int*)(const void*)((const char*)(vtx_buffer + pcmd->VtxOffset) + offsetof(ImDrawVert, col)); // SDL 2.0.17 and 2.0.18
#endif

// Bind texture, Draw
SDL_Texture* tex = (SDL_Texture*)pcmd->GetTexID();
SDL_RenderGeometryRaw(renderer, tex,
xy, (int)sizeof(ImDrawVert),
color, (int)sizeof(ImDrawVert),
uv, (int)sizeof(ImDrawVert),
draw_list->VtxBuffer.Size - pcmd->VtxOffset,
idx_buffer + pcmd->IdxOffset, pcmd->ElemCount, sizeof(ImDrawIdx));
}
}
}
platform_io.Renderer_RenderState = nullptr;

// Restore modified SDL_Renderer state
SDL_RenderSetViewport(renderer, &old.Viewport);
SDL_RenderSetClipRect(renderer, old.ClipEnabled ? &old.ClipRect : nullptr);
}

// Called by Init/NewFrame/Shutdown
bool ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_CreateFontsTexture()
{
ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_GetBackendData();

// Build texture atlas
unsigned char* pixels;
int width, height;
io.Fonts->GetTexDataAsRGBA32(&pixels, &width, &height); // Load as RGBA 32-bit (75% of the memory is wasted, but default font is so small) because it is more likely to be compatible with user's existing shaders. If your ImTextureId represent a higher-level concept than just a GL texture id, consider calling GetTexDataAsAlpha8() instead to save on GPU memory.

// Upload texture to graphics system
// (Bilinear sampling is required by default. Set 'io.Fonts->Flags |= ImFontAtlasFlags_NoBakedLines' or 'style.AntiAliasedLinesUseTex = false' to allow point/nearest sampling)
bd->FontTexture = SDL_CreateTexture(bd->Renderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA32, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, width, height);
if (bd->FontTexture == nullptr)
{
SDL_Log("error creating texture");
return false;
}
SDL_UpdateTexture(bd->FontTexture, nullptr, pixels, 4 * width);
SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(bd->FontTexture, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
SDL_SetTextureScaleMode(bd->FontTexture, SDL_ScaleModeLinear);

// Store our identifier
io.Fonts->SetTexID((ImTextureID)(intptr_t)bd->FontTexture);

return true;
}

void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_DestroyFontsTexture()
{
ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_GetBackendData();
if (bd->FontTexture)
{
io.Fonts->SetTexID(0);
SDL_DestroyTexture(bd->FontTexture);
bd->FontTexture = nullptr;
}
}

bool ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_CreateDeviceObjects()
{
return ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_CreateFontsTexture();
}

void ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_DestroyDeviceObjects()
{
ImGui_ImplSDLRenderer2_DestroyFontsTexture();
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#if defined(__clang__)
#pragma clang diagnostic pop
#endif

#endif // #ifndef IMGUI_DISABLE
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