Shader (class)

Experimental Feature (LunaLua ≥ v0.7.3.2) This features has been recently added to LunaLua.

Shaders are small GPU programs that can modify vertecies and fragments. In LunaLua you can create Shader-Programs with the Shader-Class. A Shader-Object can then be used in conjunction with Graphics.glDraw.

The shader language used here is GLSL because the new render engine is implemented with OpenGL. Be sure to call Graphics.isOpenGLEnabled first to ensure that OpenGL is available. A quick start with GLSL can be found here.

Shader class
Type	Function/Field	Return values/Value type	Description
Constructor	myShader = Shader()	Shader	Creates a new Shader-Object. This Shader-Object is not valid until Shader:compileFromSource or Shader:compileFromFile was called.
function	Shader:compileFromSource(string vertexSource, string fragmentSource)	nil	Compiles the vertex and fragment source code into a shader program.
function	Shader:compileFromFile(string vertexSourceFilename, string fragmentSourceFilename)	nil	Reads the vertex and fragment code from the file and compiles the source code into a shader program.
function	Shader:getAttributeInfo()	table	Returns a table with information of all active attributes. The key of the table is the variable name. The value represents another table with the specific information.
function	Shader:getUniformInfo()	table	Returns a table with information of all active uniforms. The key of the table is the variable name. The value represents another table with the specific information.
Field	Shader.isCompiled	boolean	Returns whether the Shader has been successfully compiled.

Attribute/Uniform info

These are the values which you can query with Shader:getAttributeInfo and Shader:getUniformInfo

Type	Name	Description
number	id	The attribute/uniform location.
string	name	The name with a possible array suffix. If the attribute/uniform is not an array, then the value is the same.
string	rawName	The name without any qualifier.
number	arrayCount	How many elements the array can contain. This is only needed if the attribute/uniform is an array.
number	arrayDepth	The dimension of the array. If it is not an array, then the value is 0. For an array the value is 1.
number	type	The datatype of the array.