More work done on the ray

build/RayCaster.cpp

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+#include "RayCaster.h"
+#include <util.hpp>
+#include <Ray.h>
+
+
+RayCaster::RayCaster(Map *map,
+					 sf::Vector3<int> map_dimensions,
+                     sf::Vector2<int> viewport_resolution,
+                     sf::Vector3<float> camera_direction,
+                     sf::Vector3<float> camera_position) {
+
+	// Override values
+	//this.map_dimensions = new Vector3<int> (50, 50, 50);
+	//this.resolution = new Vector2<int> (200, 200);
+	//this.camera_direction = new Vector3<float> (1f, 0f, .8f);
+	//this.camera_position = new Vector3<float> (1, 10, 10);
+
+	
+	this->map_dimensions = map_dimensions;
+	map = map;
+
+	resolution = viewport_resolution;
+	image = new sf::Uint8[resolution.x, resolution.y];
+
+
+	this->camera_direction = camera_direction;
+	camera_direction_cartesian = Normalize(SphereToCart(camera_direction));
+
+	this->camera_position = camera_position;
+
+}
+
+
+RayCaster::~RayCaster() {
+}
+
+
+
+sf::Uint8* RayCaster::Cast() {
+
+		// The radian increment each ray is spaced from one another
+		double y_increment_radians = DegreesToRadians(40.0 / resolution.y);
+		double x_increment_radians = DegreesToRadians(50.0 / resolution.x);
+
+
+		// A reference to the positive X axis as our base viewport point
+		sf::Vector3f base_direction(1, 0, 0);
+
+		// Start the loop at the bottom left, scan right and work up
+		for (int x = 0; x < resolution.x / 2; x++) {
+			for (int y = -resolution.y / 2; y < resolution.y / 2; y++) {
+
+				// The direction the final ray will point.
+				// First take a reference to the base direction to setup the viewport
+				//Vector3<float> ray_direction = new Vector3<float> (base_direction);
+
+				// New method to cast rays using the original intended Spherical coords
+				// instead of that malarchy with converting them to cartesian from the formula
+
+
+				sf::Vector3f ray_direction(
+					camera_direction.x + 1.0f,
+					camera_direction.y + (float)(y_increment_radians * y),
+					camera_direction.z + (float)(x_increment_radians * x)
+				);
+
+				sf::Vector3f ray_cartesian = Normalize(SphereToCart(ray_direction));
+				sf::Vector3f cam_cartesian = Normalize(SphereToCart(camera_direction));
+
+				if ((y == -99 || y == 0 || y == 99) && (/*x == 99 || x == 0 || */x == -99)) {
+					std::cout << "X : " << x << "\n";
+					std::cout << "Y : " << y << "\n";
+					std::cout << ray_direction.x << " : " << ray_direction.y << " : " << ray_direction.z << "\n";
+				}
+
+				// Setup the ray
+				Ray r(map, resolution, sf::Vector2i(x, y), camera_position, ray_direction);
+
+				// Cast it
+				///image[x + 100, y + 100] = r.Cast();
+			}
+		}
+		return image;
+	}

build/RayCaster.h

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+#pragma once
+#include <SFML/System/Vector3.hpp>
+#include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>
+#include <Map.h>
+
+class RayCaster {
+public:
+	RayCaster(Map *map,
+			 sf::Vector3<int> map_dimensions,
+			 sf::Vector2<int> viewport_resolution,
+			 sf::Vector3<float> camera_direction,
+			 sf::Vector3<float> camera_position);
+	~RayCaster();
+
+
+	sf::Uint8* Cast();
+
+private:
+
+	sf::Vector3<int> map_dimensions;
+	Map *map;
+
+	// The XY resolution of the viewport
+	sf::Vector2<int> resolution;
+
+	// The pixel array, maybe do RBGA? Are there even 4 byte data types?
+	sf::Uint8 *image;
+
+	// The direction of the camera in POLAR coordinates
+	sf::Vector3<float> camera_direction;
+
+
+	// Convert the polar coordinates to CARTESIAN
+	sf::Vector3<float> camera_direction_cartesian;
+
+	// The world-space position of the camera
+	sf::Vector3<float> camera_position;
+};
+