resources/shaders/algorithms/normal.frag


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// Requirements:
// #define NORMAL_ACCURACY 0.01
// GetDist: (vec3 position) => float
// GetDist should return the closest object point distance from position (in the whole scene)

/**
 * Compute the normal of an object at a given surface point
 * this can be usefull for lighting etc..
 * This function exploit the fact that the gradient on a given surface point in 3D space
 * given the normal direction (source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradient#Dimension_3_:_gradient_normal_%C3%A0_une_surface_en_un_point,_plan_tangent)
 * 
 * 
 */
vec3 GetNormal(vec3 point_position) {
	float point_distance = GetDist(point_position);
    vec2 epsilon = vec2(NORMAL_ACCURACY, 0); // Just a convenient way to use NORMAL_ACCURACY and 0
    // Compute the gradient
    vec3 gradient = point_distance - vec3(
        GetDist(point_position-epsilon.xyy),
        GetDist(point_position-epsilon.yxy),
        GetDist(point_position-epsilon.yyx));
    
    return normalize(gradient);
}