Moai mesh vs props performance test

gistfile1.lua

MOAISim.openWindow ( "test", 1536, 2048 )

viewport = MOAIViewport.new ()
viewport:setSize ( 1536, 2048 )
viewport:setScale ( 1536, 2048 )

layerMesh = MOAILayer.new ()
layerMesh:setViewport ( viewport )
layerMesh:setSortMode ( MOAILayer.SORT_NONE )

layerProp = MOAILayer.new ()
layerProp:setViewport ( viewport )
layerProp:setSortMode ( MOAILayer.SORT_NONE )

renderTable = { layerMesh }

MOAIGfxDevice.getFrameBuffer():setRenderTable(renderTable)

local function initBuffers(numSprites)
    local vertexFormat = MOAIVertexFormat.new ()

    vertexFormat:declareCoord ( 1, MOAIVertexFormat.GL_FLOAT, 3 )
    vertexFormat:declareUV ( 2, MOAIVertexFormat.GL_FLOAT, 2 )
    vertexFormat:declareColor ( 3, MOAIVertexFormat.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE )

    vbo = MOAIVertexBuffer.new ()
    vbo:setFormat ( vertexFormat )
    vbo:reserveVerts ( 4 * numSprites )

    ibo = MOAIIndexBuffer.new ()
    ibo:reserve ( 6 * numSprites )

    curSprite = 0
end

local function addSprite(x, y)
    vbo:writeFloat ( x - 32, y + 32, 0 )
    vbo:writeFloat ( 0, 0 )
    vbo:writeColor32 ( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

    vbo:writeFloat ( x + 32, y + 32, 0 )
    vbo:writeFloat ( 1, 0 )
    vbo:writeColor32 ( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

    vbo:writeFloat ( x + 32, y - 32, 0 )
    vbo:writeFloat ( 1, 1 )
    vbo:writeColor32 ( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

    vbo:writeFloat ( x - 32, y - 32, 0 )
    vbo:writeFloat ( 0, 1 )
    vbo:writeColor32 ( 1, 1, 1, 1 )


    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 1, curSprite * 4 + 1 )
    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 2, curSprite * 4 + 4 )
    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 3, curSprite * 4 + 3 )
    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 4, curSprite * 4 + 1 )
    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 5, curSprite * 4 + 3 )
    ibo:setIndex ( curSprite * 6 + 6, curSprite * 4 + 2 )

    curSprite = curSprite + 1
end

gfxQuad = MOAIGfxQuad2D.new ()
gfxQuad:setTexture ( "moai.png" )
gfxQuad:setRect ( -32, -32, 32, 32 )
gfxQuad:setUVRect ( 0, 0, 1, 1 )

local function makeProp(x, y)
    local prop = MOAIProp2D.new ()
    prop:setDeck ( gfxQuad )
    prop:setLoc ( x, y )
    layerProp:insertProp ( prop )
end

local n = 2000
initBuffers(n)

for i = 1, n do
    x = math.random(-768, 768)
    y = math.random(-1024, 1024)
    addSprite(x, y)
    makeProp(x, y)
end

vbo:bless()

mesh = MOAIMesh.new ()
mesh:setTexture ( "moai.png" )
mesh:setVertexBuffer ( vbo )
mesh:setIndexBuffer ( ibo )
mesh:setPrimType ( MOAIMesh.GL_TRIANGLES )

prop = MOAIProp.new ()
prop:setDeck ( mesh )
layerMesh:insertProp ( prop )

local function switch()
    renderTable[1] = renderTable[1] == layerMesh and layerProp or layerMesh
end

local onTouch = function(eventType, idx, x, y, tapCount)
    if eventType == MOAITouchSensor.TOUCH_UP then
        switch()
    end
end

local onClick = function(down)
    if not down then
        switch()
    end
end

if MOAIInputMgr.device.touch then
    MOAIInputMgr.device.touch:setCallback(onTouch)
else
    MOAIInputMgr.device.mouseLeft:setCallback(onClick)
end