web-html5-scripts/animations/infinity-tunnel/apxlmx.js

/**
 * A basic Web GL class. This provides a very basic setup for GLSL shader code.
 * Currently it doesn't support anything except for clip-space 3d, but this was
 * done so that we could start writing fragments right out of the gate. My
 * Intention is to update it with particle and polygonal 3d support later on.
 *
 * @class WTCGL
 * @author Liam Egan <liam@wethecollective.com>
 * @version 0.0.8
 * @created Jan 16, 2019
 */
class WTCGL {  

	/**
	 * The WTCGL Class constructor. If construction of the webGL context fails 
   * for any reason this will return null.
   * 
   * @TODO make the dimension properties properly optional
   * @TODO provide the ability to allow for programmable buffers
	 *
	 * @constructor
	 * @param {HTMLElement} el The canvas element to use as the root
	 * @param {string} vertexShaderSource The vertex shader source
	 * @param {string} fragmentShaderSource The fragment shader source
   * @param {number} [width] The width of the webGL context. This will default to the canvas dimensions
   * @param {number} [height] The height of the webGL context. This will default to the canvas dimensions
   * @param {number} [pxratio=1] The pixel aspect ratio of the canvas
   * @param {boolean} [styleElement] A boolean indicating whether to apply a style property to the canvas (resizing the canvas by the inverse of the pixel ratio)
   * @param {boolean} [webgl2] A boolean indicating whether to try to create a webgl2 context instead of a regulart context
	 */
  constructor(el, vertexShaderSource, fragmentShaderSource, width, height, pxratio, styleElement, webgl2) {
    this.run = this.run.bind(this);
    
    this._onRun = ()=>{};
    
    // Destructure if an object is aprovided instead a series of parameters
    if(el instanceof Object && el.el) {
      ({el, vertexShaderSource, fragmentShaderSource, width, height, pxratio, webgl2, styleElement} = el);
    }

    // If the HTML element isn't a canvas, return null
    if(!el instanceof HTMLElement || el.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'canvas') {
      console.log('Provided element should be a canvas element');
      return null;
    }
    
    this._el = el;
    // The context should be either webgl2, webgl or experimental-webgl
    if(webgl2 === true) {
      this.isWebgl2 = true;
      this._ctx = this._el.getContext("webgl2", this.webgl_params) || this._el.getContext("webgl", this.webgl_params) || this._el.getContext("experimental-webgl", this.webgl_params);
    } else {
      this.isWebgl2 = false;
      this._ctx = this._el.getContext("webgl", this.webgl_params) || this._el.getContext("experimental-webgl", this.webgl_params);
    }
    
    // Set up the extensions
    this._ctx.getExtension('OES_standard_derivatives');
    this._ctx.getExtension('EXT_shader_texture_lod');
    this._ctx.getExtension('OES_texture_float');
    this._ctx.getExtension('WEBGL_color_buffer_float');
    this._ctx.getExtension('OES_texture_float_linear');
    this._ctx.getExtension('EXT_color_buffer_float');
    
    // We can't make the context so return an error
    if (!this._ctx) {
      console.log('Browser doesn\'t support WebGL ');
      return null;
    }
        
    // Create the shaders
    this._vertexShader = WTCGL.createShaderOfType(this._ctx, this._ctx.VERTEX_SHADER, vertexShaderSource);
    this._fragmentShader = WTCGL.createShaderOfType(this._ctx, this._ctx.FRAGMENT_SHADER, fragmentShaderSource);
    
    // Create the program and link the shaders
    this._program = this._ctx.createProgram();
    this._ctx.attachShader(this._program, this._vertexShader);
    this._ctx.attachShader(this._program, this._fragmentShader);
    this._ctx.linkProgram(this._program);
    
    // If we can't set up the params, this means the shaders have failed for some reason
    if (!this._ctx.getProgramParameter(this._program, this._ctx.LINK_STATUS)) {
      console.log('Unable to initialize the shader program: ' + this._ctx.getProgramInfoLog(this._program));
      return null;
    }

    // Initialise the vertex buffers
    this.initBuffers([
      -1.0,  1.0, -1.,
       1.0,  1.0, -1.,
      -1.0, -1.0, -1.,
       1.0, -1.0, -1.,
    ]);
    
    // Initialise the frame buffers
    this.frameBuffers = [];
    
    // The program information object. This is essentially a state machine for the webGL instance
    this._programInfo = {
      attribs: {
        vertexPosition: this._ctx.getAttribLocation(this._program, 'a_position'),
      },
      uniforms: {
        projectionMatrix: this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, 'u_projectionMatrix'),
        modelViewMatrix: this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, 'u_modelViewMatrix'),
        resolution: this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, 'u_resolution'),
        time: this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, 'u_time'),
      },
    };
    
    // Tell WebGL to use our program when drawing
    this._ctx.useProgram(this._program);
    
    this.pxratio = pxratio;

    this.styleElement = styleElement !== true;
    
    this.resize(width, height);
  }


  /**
   * Public methods
   */
  
  addFrameBuffer(w, h, tiling = 0, buffertype = 0) {
    // create to render to
    const gl = this._ctx;
    const targetTextureWidth = w * this.pxratio;
    const targetTextureHeight = h * this.pxratio;
    const targetTexture = gl.createTexture();
    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, targetTexture);
    {
      // define size and format of level 0
      const level = 0;
      let internalFormat = gl.RGBA;
      const border = 0;
      let format = gl.RGBA;
      let t;
      if(buffertype & WTCGL.TEXTYPE_FLOAT) {
        const e = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_float');
        window.extension = e;
        t = e.FLOAT;
        // internalFormat = gl.RGBA32F;
      } else if(buffertype & WTCGL.TEXTYPE_HALF_FLOAT_OES) {
        // t = gl.renderer.isWebgl2 ? e.HALF_FLOAT : e.HALF_FLOAT_OES;
        //     gl.renderer.extensions['OES_texture_half_float'] ? gl.renderer.extensions['OES_texture_half_float'].HALF_FLOAT_OES : 
        //     gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE;
        const e = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_half_float');
        t = this.isWebgl2 ? gl.HALF_FLOAT : e.HALF_FLOAT_OES;
        // format = gl.RGBA;
        if(this.isWebgl2) {
          internalFormat = gl.RGBA16F;
        }
        // internalFormat = gl.RGB32F;
        // format = gl.RGB32F;
        // window.gl = gl
        // t = e.HALF_FLOAT_OES;
      } else {
        t = gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE;
      }
      const type = t;
      const data = null;
      gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, level, internalFormat,
                    targetTextureWidth, targetTextureHeight, border,
                    format, type, data);
      // gl.generateMipmap(gl.TEXTURE_2D);

      // set the filtering so we don't need mips
      gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
      gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
      
      // Set the parameters based on the passed type
      if(tiling === WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_TILE) {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
      } else if(tiling === WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_MIRROR) {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.MIRRORED_REPEAT);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.MIRRORED_REPEAT);
      } else if(tiling === WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_REGULAR) {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
      }
    }
    
    // Create and bind the framebuffer
    const fb = gl.createFramebuffer();
    gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, fb);

    // attach the texture as the first color attachment
    const attachmentPoint = gl.COLOR_ATTACHMENT0;
    const level = 0;
    gl.framebufferTexture2D(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, attachmentPoint, gl.TEXTURE_2D, targetTexture, level);

    return {
      w: w * this.pxratio,
      h: h * this.pxratio,
      fb: fb,
      frameTexture: targetTexture
    };
  }
  

	/**
	 * Resizes the canvas to a specified width and height, respecting the pixel ratio
	 *
	 * @param  {number} w The width of the canvas
	 * @param  {number} h The height of the canvas
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  resize(w, h) {
    this.width = w;
    this.height = h;
    this._el.width = w * this.pxratio;
    this._el.height = h * this.pxratio;
    this._size = [w * this.pxratio, h * this.pxratio];
    if(this.styleElement) {
      this._el.style.width = w + 'px';
      this._el.style.height = h + 'px';
    }
    
    this._ctx.viewportWidth = w * this.pxratio;
    this._ctx.viewportHeight = h * this.pxratio;
    
    this._ctx.uniform2fv( this._programInfo.uniforms.resolution, this._size);
    
    this.initBuffers(this._positions);
  }
  
	/**
	 * Initialise a provided vertex buffer
	 *
	 * @param  {array} positions The vertex positions to initialise
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  initBuffers(positions) {
    this._positions = positions;
    this._positionBuffer = this._ctx.createBuffer();
    
    this._ctx.bindBuffer(this._ctx.ARRAY_BUFFER, this._positionBuffer);
    
    this._ctx.bufferData(this._ctx.ARRAY_BUFFER,
                  new Float32Array(positions),
                  this._ctx.STATIC_DRAW);
  }
  
	/**
	 * Add a uniform to the program. At this time the following types are supported:
   * - Float - WTCGL.TYPE_FLOAT
   * - Vector 2 - WTCGL.TYPE_V2
   * - Vector 3 - WTCGL.TYPE_V3
   * - Vector 4 - WTCGL.TYPE_V4
	 *
	 * @param  {string} name The name of the uniform. N.B. your name will be prepended with a `u_` in your shaders. So providing a name of `foo` here will result in a uniform named `u_foo`
	 * @param  {WTCGL.UNIFORM_TYPE} type The unfiform type 
	 * @param  {number|array} value The unfiform value. The type depends on the uniform type being created 
	 * @return {WebGLUniformLocation} The uniform location for later reference
	 */
  addUniform(name, type, value) {
    let uniform = this._programInfo.uniforms[name];
    uniform = this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, `u_${name}`);
    switch(type) {
      case WTCGL.TYPE_INT : 
        if(!isNaN(value)) this._ctx.uniform1i( uniform, value);
        break;
      case WTCGL.TYPE_FLOAT : 
        if(!isNaN(value)) this._ctx.uniform1f( uniform, value);
        break;
      case WTCGL.TYPE_V2 : 
        if(value instanceof Array && value.length === 2.) this._ctx.uniform2fv( uniform, value);
        break;
      case WTCGL.TYPE_V3 : 
        if(value instanceof Array && value.length === 3.) this._ctx.uniform3fv( uniform, value);
        break;
      case WTCGL.TYPE_V4 : 
        if(value instanceof Array && value.length === 4.) this._ctx.uniform4fv( uniform, value);
        break;
      case WTCGL.TYPE_BOOL : 
        if(!isNaN(value)) this._ctx.uniform1i( uniform, value);
        break;
    }
    this._programInfo.uniforms[name] = uniform;
    return uniform;
  }

  /**
   * Adds a texture to the program and links it to a named uniform. Providing the type changes the tiling properties of the texture. Possible values for type:
   * - WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_REGULAR - No tiling, clamp to edges and doesn't need to be power of 2.
   * - WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_TILE - full x and y tiling, needs to be power of 2.
   * - WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_MIRROR - mirror tiling, needs to be power of 2.
   *
   * @public
	 * @param  {string} name The name of the uniform. N.B. your name will be prepended with a `u_` in your shaders. So providing a name of `foo` here will result in a uniform named `u_foo`
   * @param  {WTCGL.TYPE_IMAGETYPE} type The type of texture to create. This is basically the tiling behaviour of the texture as described above
	 * @param  {Image} image The image object to add to the texture
   * @return {WebGLTexture} The texture object
   */
  addTexture(name, type, image, liveUpdate = false) {
    
    var texture = this._ctx.createTexture();
    this._ctx.pixelStorei(this._ctx.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, true);
    this._ctx.bindTexture(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, texture);
    
    // this._ctx.generateMipmap(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D);
 
    // Set the parameters based on the passed type
    if(type === WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_MIRROR) {
      this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, this._ctx.MIRRORED_REPEAT);
      this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, this._ctx.MIRRORED_REPEAT);
    } else if(type === WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_REGULAR) {
      this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, this._ctx.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
      this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, this._ctx.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
    }
    
    this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, this._ctx.LINEAR);
    // this._ctx.texParameteri(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, this._ctx.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, this._ctx.LINEAR);
 
    // Upload the image into the texture.
    this._ctx.texImage2D(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, 0, this._ctx.RGBA, this._ctx.RGBA, this._ctx.UNSIGNED_BYTE, image);
 
    // add the texture to the array of textures.
    this.pushTexture(name, texture, image, this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, liveUpdate);
    
    
    return texture;
  }
  
  pushTexture(name, texture, image, target, liveUpdate = false) {
    let textures = this.textures;
    
    textures.push({ name: name, tex: texture, liveUpdate: liveUpdate, image: image, target: target });
    
    // Finally set the this.textures (this is just to get around the funnyness of default getters)
    this.textures = textures;
  }

	/**
	 * Updates a texture location for a given WebGLTexture with an image
	 *
	 * @param  {WebGLTexture} texture The texture location to update
	 * @param  {Image} image The image object to add to the texture
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  updateTexture(texture, image, name) {
    
    let uniform = this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, `u_${name}`);
    // Set the texture unit to the uniform
    this._ctx.uniform1i(uniform, 0);
    this._ctx.activeTexture(this._ctx.TEXTURE0);
    
    this._ctx.bindTexture(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, texture);
    // Upload the image into the texture.
    this._ctx.texImage2D(this._ctx.TEXTURE_2D, 0, this._ctx.RGBA, this._ctx.RGBA, this._ctx.UNSIGNED_BYTE, image);
  }

	/**
	 * Initialise texture locations in the program
	 *
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  initTextures() {
    for(let i = 0; i < this.textures.length; i++) {
      let name = this.textures[i].name;
      let uniform = this._programInfo.uniforms[name];
      uniform = this._ctx.getUniformLocation(this._program, `u_${name}`);

      // Set the texture unit to the uniform
      this._ctx.uniform1i(uniform, i);

      // find the active texture based on the index
      this._ctx.activeTexture(this._ctx[`TEXTURE${i}`]);

      // Finally, bind the texture
      this._ctx.bindTexture(this.textures[i].target, this.textures[i].tex);
    }
  }
  
	/**
	 * The run loop. This function is run as a part of a RaF and updates the internal
   * time uniform (`u_time`).
	 *
   * @param  {number} delta The delta time provided by the RaF loop
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  run(delta) {
    this.running && requestAnimationFrame(this.run);
    
    const runFunction = () => {
      this.time = this.startTime + delta * .0002;
      this.onRun(delta);
      this.render();
    }
    
    if(this.frameRate) {
      let now = Date.now();
      let elapsed = now - this._then;

      if (elapsed > this.frameRate) {
        this._then = now - (elapsed % this.frameRate);

        runFunction();
      }
    } else {
      runFunction();
    }
  }
  
	/**
	 * Render the program
	 *
	 * @return {Void}
	 */
  render(buffer = {}) {
    this._ctx.bindFramebuffer(this._ctx.FRAMEBUFFER, buffer.fb || null);
    // Update the time uniform
    this._ctx.uniform1f( this._programInfo.uniforms.time, this.time);
    
    this.textures.forEach((textureInfo) => {
      if(textureInfo.liveUpdate === true) {
        this.updateTexture(textureInfo.tex, textureInfo.image, textureInfo.name);
      }
    });

    this._ctx.viewport(0, 0, buffer.w || this._ctx.viewportWidth, buffer.h || this._ctx.viewportHeight);
    if(this.clearing) {
      this._ctx.clearColor(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
      // this._ctx.clearDepth(1.0);
      // this._ctx.enable(this._ctx.DEPTH_TEST);
      // this._ctx.depthFunc(this._ctx.LEQUAL);
      
      this._ctx.blendFunc(this._ctx.SRC_ALPHA, this._ctx.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);

      this._ctx.clear( this._ctx.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
    }

    this._ctx.bindBuffer(this._ctx.ARRAY_BUFFER, this._positionBuffer);
    this._ctx.vertexAttribPointer(
        this._programInfo.attribs.vertexPosition,
        3,
        this._ctx.FLOAT,
        false,
        0,
        0);
    this._ctx.enableVertexAttribArray(this._programInfo.attribs.vertexPosition);

    // Set the shader uniforms
    this.includePerspectiveMatrix && this._ctx.uniformMatrix4fv( this._programInfo.uniforms.projectionMatrix, false, this.perspectiveMatrix);
    this.includeModelViewMatrix && this._ctx.uniformMatrix4fv( this._programInfo.uniforms.modelViewMatrix, false, this.modelViewMatrix);

    this._ctx.drawArrays(this._ctx.TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
  }


  /**
   * Getters and setters
   */

  /**
   * The default webGL parameters to be used for the program.
   * This is read only and should only be overridden as a part of a subclass.
   *
   * @readonly
   * @type {object}
   * @default { alpha: true }
   */
  get webgl_params() {
    return { alpha: true };
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) Whether the element should include styling as a part of
   * its rendition.
   *
   * @type {boolean}
   * @default true
   */
  set styleElement(value) {
    this._styleElement = value === true;
    if(this._styleElement === false && this._el) {
      this._el.style.width = '';
      this._el.style.height = '';
    }
  }
  get styleElement() {
    return this._styleElement !== false;
  }

  /**
   * (getter/setter) startTime. This is a value to begin the `u_time` 
   * unform at. This is here in case you want `u_time` to begin at a 
   * specific value other than 0.
   *
   * @type {number}
   * @default 0
   */
  set startTime(value) {
    if(!isNaN(value)) {
      this._startTime = value;
    }
  }
  get startTime() {
    return this._startTime || 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) time. This is the time that the program currently
   * sits at. By default this value is set as a part of the run loop
   * however this is a public property so that we can specify time
   * for rendition outside of the run loop.
   *
   * @type {number}
   * @default 0
   */
  set time(value) {
    if(!isNaN(value)) {
      this._time = value;
    }
  }
  get time() {
    return this._time || 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) includePerspectiveMatrix. This determines whether the 
   * perspecive matrix is included in the program. This doesn't really make
   * a difference right now, but this is here to provide future interoperability.
   *
   * @type {boolean}
   * @default false
   */
  set includePerspectiveMatrix(value) {
    this._includePerspectiveMatrix = value === true;
  }
  get includePerspectiveMatrix() {
    return this._includePerspectiveMatrix === true;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) includeModelViewMatrix. This determines whether the 
   * model view matrix is included in the program. This doesn't really make
   * a difference right now, but this is here to provide future interoperability.
   *
   * @type {boolean}
   * @default false
   */
  set includeModelViewMatrix(value) {
    this._includeModelViewMatrix = value === true;
  }
  get includeModelViewMatrix() {
    return this._includeModelViewMatrix === true;
  }

  /**
   * (getter/setter) textures. The array of textures to initialise into the program.
   *
   * @private
   * @type {array}
   * @default []
   */
  set textures(value) {
    if(value instanceof Array) {
      this._textures = value;
    }
  }
  get textures() {
    return this._textures || [];
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) clearing. Specifies whether the program should clear the screen 
   * before drawing anew.
   *
   * @type {boolean}
   * @default false
   */
  set clearing(value) {
    this._clearing = value === true;
  }
  get clearing() {
    return this._clearing === true;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) running. Specifies whether the programming is running. Setting 
   * this to true will create a RaF loop which will call the run function.
   *
   * @type {boolean}
   * @default false
   */
  set running(value) {
    if(!this.running && value === true) {
      
      this._then = Date.now();
      
      requestAnimationFrame(this.run);
    } 
    this._running = value === true;
  }
  get running() {
    return this._running === true;
  }
  
  set frameRate(value) {
    if(!isNaN(value)) this._frameRate = 1000 / value;
  }
  get frameRate() {
    return this._frameRate || null;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) pxratio. The 1-dimensional pixel ratio of the application.
   * This should be used either for making a program look good on high density
   * screens or for raming down pixel density for performance.
   *
   * @type {number}
   * @default 1
   */
  set pxratio(value) {
    if(value > 0) this._pxratio = value;
  }
  get pxratio() {
    return this._pxratio || 1;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) perspectiveMatrix. Calculate a perspective matrix, a 
   * special matrix that is used to simulate the distortion of perspective in 
   * a camera. Our field of view is 45 degrees, with a width/height ratio 
   * that matches the display size of the canvas and we only want to see 
   * objects between 0.1 units and 100 units away from the camera.
   *
   * @readonly
   * @type {mat4}
   */
  get perspectiveMatrix() {
    const fieldOfView = 45 * Math.PI / 180;   // in radians
    const aspect = this._size.w / this._size.h;
    const zNear = 0.1;
    const zFar = 100.0;
    const projectionMatrix = mat4.create();
    // note: glmatrix.js always has the first argument
    // as the destination to receive the result.
    mat4.perspective(projectionMatrix,
                     fieldOfView,
                     aspect,
                     zNear,
                     zFar);
    
    return projectionMatrix;
  }
  
  /**
   * (getter/setter) perspectiveMatrix. Calculate a model view matrix.
   *
   * @readonly
   * @type {mat4}
   */
  get modelViewMatrix() {
    // Set the drawing position to the "identity" point, which is
    // the center of the scene.
    const modelViewMatrix = mat4.create();
    
    // Now move the drawing position a bit to where we want to
    // start drawing the square.
    mat4.translate(modelViewMatrix,     // destination matrix
                   modelViewMatrix,     // matrix to translate
                   [-0.0, 0.0, -1.]);  // amount to translate
    
    return modelViewMatrix;
  }
  
  set onRun(runMethod) {
    if(typeof runMethod == 'function') {
      this._onRun = runMethod.bind(this);
    }
  }
  get onRun() {
    return this._onRun;
  }
  
  get context() {
    return this._ctx || null;
  }
  
  /**
   * Static Methods
   */

	/**
	 * Create a shader of a given type given a context, type and source.
	 *
   * @static
	 * @param  {WebGLContext} ctx The context under which to create the shader
	 * @param  {WebGLShaderType} type The shader type, vertex or fragment
	 * @param  {string} source The shader source.
	 * @return {WebGLShader} The created shader
	 */
  static createShaderOfType(ctx, type, source) {
    const shader = ctx.createShader(type);
    ctx.shaderSource(shader, source);
    ctx.compileShader(shader);
    
    if (!ctx.getShaderParameter(shader, ctx.COMPILE_STATUS)) {
      console.log('An error occurred compiling the shaders: ' + ctx.getShaderInfoLog(shader));
      ctx.deleteShader(shader);
      return null;
    }
    
    return shader;
  }
}

WTCGL.TYPE_INT = 0;
WTCGL.TYPE_FLOAT = 1;
WTCGL.TYPE_V2 = 2;
WTCGL.TYPE_V3 = 3;
WTCGL.TYPE_V4 = 4;
WTCGL.TYPE_BOOL = 5;

WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_REGULAR = 0;
WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_TILE = 1;
WTCGL.IMAGETYPE_MIRROR = 2;

WTCGL.TEXTYPE_FLOAT = 0;
WTCGL.TEXTYPE_UNSIGNED_BYTE = 1;
WTCGL.TEXTYPE_HALF_FLOAT_OES = 2;