roleplay/client/shader_src/ui_text.comp

#version 450
#extension GL_EXT_buffer_reference : require

struct Symbol {
  int top;
  uint left;
  uint width;
  uint height;
  uint advance;
};

struct Character {
  vec3 pos;
  vec4 color;
  float size;
  uint code;
};

struct String {
  vec3 pos;
  vec4 color;
  float size;
  uint offset;
  uint len;
};

layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer SymbolList{ 
	Symbol symbols[];
};

layout(buffer_reference, std430) writeonly buffer CharacterList{ 
	Character characters[];
};

layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Characters{ 
	uint codes[];
};

layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Strings{ 
	String strings[];
};

layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Font {
  uint num_symbols;
  uint width;
  uint height;
  SymbolList symbol_list;
} font;

layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer DrawCommand {
  uint vertex_count;
  uint instance_count;
  uint first_vertx;
  uint first_instance;
};

layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Pointers {
  Strings strings;
  Characters codes;
  CharacterList characters;
  DrawCommand draw;
};

layout(std430, push_constant) uniform Push {
  Pointers pointers;
} push;

layout(local_size_x = 1) in;

void main() {
  uint gID = gl_GlobalInvocationID.x;
  String string = push.pointers.strings.strings[gID];

  uint buffer_pos = atomicAdd(push.pointers.draw.instance_count, string.len);
  float x = 0;
  for(uint i = 0; i < string.len; i++) {
    Symbol symbol = font.symbol_list.symbols[push.pointers.codes.codes[buffer_pos + i]];
    push.pointers.characters.characters[buffer_pos + i].pos = string.pos + vec3(x, 0, 0);
    x += string.size*symbol.advance/font.width;
    push.pointers.characters.characters[buffer_pos + i].size = string.size;
    push.pointers.characters.characters[buffer_pos + i].color = string.color;
    push.pointers.characters.characters[buffer_pos + i].code = push.pointers.codes.codes[buffer_pos + i];
  }
  // Write the characters to push.pointers.characters.characters[buffer_pos:buffer_pos+string.len)
}