private string sceneJSON(List <GH_String> meshList, List <GH_String> meshMaterialList, List <GH_String> meshLayerList, List <GH_String> linesList, List <GH_String> linesMaterialList, List <GH_String> lineLayerList, List <GH_String> viewList, Dictionary <string, List <Element> > defLayers)
{
//create a dynamic object to populate
dynamic jason = new ExpandoObject();
//populate metadata object
jason.metadata = new ExpandoObject();
jason.metadata.version = 4.3;
jason.metadata.type = "Object";
jason.metadata.generator = "vA3C_Grasshopper_Exporter";
int size = meshList.Count + linesList.Count;
//populate mesh geometries:
jason.geometries = new object[size]; //array for geometry - both lines and meshes
jason.materials = new object[size]; //array for materials - both lines and meshes
#region Mesh management
int meshCounter = 0;
Dictionary <string, object> MeshDict = new Dictionary <string, object>();
Dictionary <string, va3cAttributesCatcher> attrDict = new Dictionary <string, va3cAttributesCatcher>();
foreach (GH_String m in meshList)
{
bool alreadyExists = false;
//deserialize the geometry and attributes, and add them to our object
va3cGeometryCatcher c = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cGeometryCatcher>(m.Value);
va3cAttributesCatcher ac = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cAttributesCatcher>(m.Value);
jason.geometries[meshCounter] = c;
attrDict.Add(c.uuid, ac);
//now that we have different types of materials, we need to know which catcher to call
//use the va3cBaseMaterialCatcher class to determine a material's type, then call the appropriate catcher
//object mc;
va3cBaseMaterialCatcher baseCatcher = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cBaseMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[meshCounter].Value);
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshFaceMaterial")
{
va3cMeshFaceMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshFaceMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[meshCounter].Value);
foreach (var existingMaterial in jason.materials)
{
try
{
if (existingMaterial.type == "MeshFaceMaterial")
{
//check if all the properties match a material that already exists
if (mc.materials == existingMaterial.materials)
{
mc.uuid = existingMaterial.uuid;
alreadyExists = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch { }
}
//only add it if it does not exist
if (!alreadyExists)
{
jason.materials[meshCounter] = mc;
}
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshPhongMaterial")
{
va3cMeshPhongMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshPhongMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[meshCounter].Value);
foreach (var existingMaterial in jason.materials)
{
try
{
if (existingMaterial.type == "MeshPhongMaterial")
{
//check if all the properties match a material that already exists
if (mc.color == existingMaterial.color && mc.ambient == existingMaterial.ambient && mc.emissive == existingMaterial.emissive &&
mc.side == existingMaterial.side && mc.opacity == existingMaterial.opacity && mc.shininess == existingMaterial.shininess &&
mc.specular == existingMaterial.specular && mc.transparent == existingMaterial.transparent && mc.wireframe == existingMaterial.wireframe)
{
mc.uuid = existingMaterial.uuid;
alreadyExists = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch { }
}
//only add it if it does not exist
if (!alreadyExists)
{
jason.materials[meshCounter] = mc;
}
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshLambertMaterial")
{
va3cMeshLambertMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshLambertMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[meshCounter].Value);
foreach (var existingMaterial in jason.materials)
{
try
{
if (existingMaterial.type == "MeshLambertMaterial")
{
//check if all the properties match a material that already exists
if (mc.color == existingMaterial.color && mc.ambient == existingMaterial.ambient && mc.emissive == existingMaterial.emissive &&
mc.side == existingMaterial.side && mc.opacity == existingMaterial.opacity && mc.shading == existingMaterial.shading)
{
mc.uuid = existingMaterial.uuid;
alreadyExists = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch
{}
}
//only add it if it does not exist
if (!alreadyExists)
{
jason.materials[meshCounter] = mc;
}
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshBasicMaterial")
{
va3cMeshBasicMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshBasicMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[meshCounter].Value);
foreach (var existingMaterial in jason.materials)
{
try
{
if (existingMaterial.type == "MeshBasicMaterial")
{
//check if all the properties match a material that already exists
if (
mc.color == existingMaterial.color && mc.transparent == existingMaterial.transparent &&
mc.side == existingMaterial.side && mc.opacity == existingMaterial.opacity)
{
mc.uuid = existingMaterial.uuid;
alreadyExists = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch
{ }
}
//only add it if it does not exist
if (!alreadyExists)
{
jason.materials[meshCounter] = mc;
}
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
meshCounter++;
}
#endregion
#region Line management
//populate line geometries
int lineCounter = meshCounter;
int lineMaterialCounter = 0;
Dictionary <string, object> LineDict = new Dictionary <string, object>();
foreach (GH_String l in linesList)
{
bool alreadyExists = false;
//deserialize the line and the material
va3cLineCatcher lc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cLineCatcher>(l.Value);
va3cLineBasicMaterialCatcher lmc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cLineBasicMaterialCatcher>(linesMaterialList[lineMaterialCounter].Value);
//add the deserialized values to the jason object
jason.geometries[lineCounter] = lc;
foreach (var existingMaterial in jason.materials)
{
try
{
if (existingMaterial.type == "LineBasicMaterial")
{
//check if all the properties match a material that already exists
if (
lmc.color == existingMaterial.color && lmc.linewidth == existingMaterial.linewidth &&
lmc.opacity == existingMaterial.opacity)
{
lmc.uuid = existingMaterial.uuid;
alreadyExists = true;
break;
}
}
}
catch
{ }
}
//only add it if it does not exist
if (!alreadyExists)
{
jason.materials[meshCounter + lineMaterialCounter] = lmc;
}
//populate dict to match up materials and lines
LineDict.Add(lc.uuid, lmc.uuid);
//increment counters
lineCounter++;
lineMaterialCounter++;
}
#endregion
//make a new array that has the correct size according to the number of materials in the scene
object[] myMaterials = jason.materials;
myMaterials = myMaterials.Where(mat => mat != null).ToArray();
jason.materials = myMaterials;
#region Camera management
//populate line geometries
int viewCounter = 0;
Dictionary <string, List <object> > viewDict = new Dictionary <string, List <object> >();
foreach (GH_String l in viewList)
{
//deserialize the line and the material
va3cCameraCatcher lc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cCameraCatcher>(l.Value);
List <object> viewSettings = new List <object>();
viewSettings.Add(lc.eye);
viewSettings.Add(lc.target);
viewDict.Add(lc.name, viewSettings);
//increment counters
viewCounter++;
}
#endregion
jason.OOO = new ExpandoObject();
//create scene:
jason.OOO.uuid = System.Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.type = "Scene";
int[] numbers = new int[16] {
1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
};
jason.OOO.matrix = numbers;
jason.OOO.children = new object[meshList.Count + linesList.Count];
jason.OOO.userData = new ExpandoObject();
//create childern
//loop over meshes and lines
int i = 0;
foreach (var g in MeshDict.Keys) //meshes
{
jason.OOO.children[i] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.children[i].uuid = Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.children[i].name = "mesh" + i.ToString();
jason.OOO.children[i].type = "Mesh";
jason.OOO.children[i].geometry = g;
jason.OOO.children[i].material = MeshDict[g];
jason.OOO.children[i].matrix = numbers;
jason.OOO.children[i].userData = attrDict[g].userData;
i++;
}
int lineCount = 0;
foreach (var l in LineDict.Keys)
{
jason.OOO.children[i] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.children[i].uuid = Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.children[i].name = "line " + i.ToString();
jason.OOO.children[i].type = "Line";
jason.OOO.children[i].geometry = l;
jason.OOO.children[i].material = LineDict[l];
jason.OOO.children[i].matrix = numbers;
jason.OOO.children[i].userData = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.children[i].userData.layer = lineLayerList[lineCount].Value;
i++;
lineCount++;
}
jason.OOO.userData.views = new object[viewList.Count];
int j = 0;
foreach (var n in viewDict.Keys)
{
jason.OOO.userData.views[j] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.userData.views[j].name = n;
jason.OOO.userData.views[j].eye = viewDict[n][0];
jason.OOO.userData.views[j].target = viewDict[n][1];
j++;
}
jason.OOO.userData.layers = new object[defLayers.Keys.Count];
int li = 0;
foreach (var n in defLayers.Keys)
{
jason.OOO.userData.layers[li] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.userData.layers[li].name = n;
li++;
}
return(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jason));
}
private string sceneJSON(List <GH_String> meshList, List <GH_String> meshMaterialList, List <GH_String> linesList, List <GH_String> linesMaterialList)
{
//defense - if the material lists are longer than the geometry lists, trim them to be the same length
if (meshMaterialList.Count > meshList.Count)
{
meshMaterialList.RemoveRange(meshList.Count - 1, meshMaterialList.Count - meshList.Count);
}
if (linesMaterialList.Count > linesList.Count)
{
linesMaterialList.RemoveRange(linesList.Count - 1, linesMaterialList.Count - linesList.Count);
}
//create a dynamic object to populate
dynamic jason = new ExpandoObject();
//populate metadata object
jason.metadata = new ExpandoObject();
jason.metadata.version = 4.3;
jason.metadata.type = "Object";
jason.metadata.generator = "vA3C_Grasshopper_Exporter";
//populate mesh geometries:
jason.geometries = new object[meshList.Count + linesList.Count]; //array for geometry - both lines and meshes
int meshCounter = 0;
jason.materials = new object[meshMaterialList.Count + linesMaterialList.Count]; //array for materials - both lines and meshes
int matCounter = 0;
Dictionary <string, object> MeshDict = new Dictionary <string, object>();
Dictionary <string, va3cAttributesCatcher> attrDict = new Dictionary <string, va3cAttributesCatcher>();
foreach (GH_String m in meshList)
{
//get the last material if the list lengths don't match
if (matCounter == meshMaterialList.Count)
{
matCounter = meshMaterialList.Count - 1;
}
//deserialize the geometry and attributes, and add them to our object
va3cGeometryCatcher c = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cGeometryCatcher>(m.Value);
va3cAttributesCatcher ac = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cAttributesCatcher>(m.Value);
jason.geometries[meshCounter] = c;
attrDict.Add(c.uuid, ac);
//now that we have different types of materials, we need to know which catcher to call
//use the va3cBaseMaterialCatcher class to determine a material's type, then call the appropriate catcher
//object mc;
va3cBaseMaterialCatcher baseCatcher = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cBaseMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[matCounter].Value);
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshFaceMaterial")
{
va3cMeshFaceMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshFaceMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[matCounter].Value);
jason.materials[matCounter] = mc;
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshPhongMaterial")
{
va3cMeshPhongMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshPhongMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[matCounter].Value);
jason.materials[matCounter] = mc;
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshLambertMaterial")
{
va3cMeshLambertMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshLambertMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[matCounter].Value);
jason.materials[matCounter] = mc;
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
if (baseCatcher.type == "MeshBasicMaterial")
{
va3cMeshBasicMaterialCatcher mc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cMeshBasicMaterialCatcher>(meshMaterialList[matCounter].Value);
jason.materials[matCounter] = mc;
MeshDict.Add(c.uuid, mc.uuid);
}
matCounter++;
meshCounter++;
}
//populate line geometries
int lineCounter = meshCounter;
int lineMaterialCounter = 0;
Dictionary <string, object> LineDict = new Dictionary <string, object>();
foreach (GH_String l in linesList)
{
//get the last material if the list lengths don't match
if (lineMaterialCounter == linesMaterialList.Count)
{
lineMaterialCounter = linesMaterialList.Count - 1;
}
//deserialize the line and the material
va3cLineCatcher lc = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cLineCatcher>(l.Value);
va3cLineBasicMaterialCatcher lmc =
JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <va3cLineBasicMaterialCatcher>(linesMaterialList[lineMaterialCounter].Value);
//add the deserialized values to the jason object
jason.geometries[lineCounter] = lc;
jason.materials[matCounter + lineMaterialCounter] = lmc;
//populate dict to match up materials and lines
LineDict.Add(lc.uuid, lmc.uuid);
//increment counters
lineCounter++;
lineMaterialCounter++;
}
jason.OOO = new ExpandoObject();
//create scene:
jason.OOO.uuid = System.Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.type = "Scene";
int[] numbers = new int[16] {
1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
};
jason.OOO.matrix = numbers;
jason.OOO.children = new object[meshList.Count + linesList.Count];
//create childern
//loop over meshes and lines
int i = 0;
foreach (var g in MeshDict.Keys) //meshes
{
jason.OOO.children[i] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.children[i].uuid = Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.children[i].name = "mesh" + i.ToString();
jason.OOO.children[i].type = "Mesh";
jason.OOO.children[i].geometry = g;
jason.OOO.children[i].material = MeshDict[g];
jason.OOO.children[i].matrix = numbers;
jason.OOO.children[i].userData = attrDict[g].userData;
i++;
}
foreach (var l in LineDict.Keys)
{
jason.OOO.children[i] = new ExpandoObject();
jason.OOO.children[i].uuid = Guid.NewGuid();
jason.OOO.children[i].name = "line " + i.ToString();
jason.OOO.children[i].type = "Line";
jason.OOO.children[i].geometry = l;
jason.OOO.children[i].material = LineDict[l];
jason.OOO.children[i].matrix = numbers;
i++;
}
return(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jason));
}