Snowfall WebGL Shader

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// https://github.com/bsehovac/shader-program

class Shader {

  constructor( holder, options = {} ) {

    options = Object.assign( {
      antialias: false,
      depthTest: false,
      mousemove: false,
      autosize: true,
      side: 'front',
      vertex: `
        precision highp float;

        attribute vec4 a_position;
        attribute vec4 a_color;

        uniform float u_time;
        uniform vec2 u_resolution;
        uniform vec2 u_mousemove;
        uniform mat4 u_projection;

        varying vec4 v_color;

        void main() {

          gl_Position = u_projection * a_position;
          gl_PointSize = (10.0 / gl_Position.w) * 100.0;

          v_color = a_color;

        }`,
      fragment: `
        precision highp float;

        uniform sampler2D u_texture;
        uniform int u_hasTexture;

        varying vec4 v_color;

        void main() {

          if ( u_hasTexture == 1 ) {

            gl_FragColor = v_color * texture2D(u_texture, gl_PointCoord);

          } else {

            gl_FragColor = v_color;

          }

        }`,
      uniforms: {},
      buffers: {},
      camera: {},
      texture: null,
      onUpdate: ( () => {} ),
      onResize: ( () => {} ),
    }, options )

    const uniforms = Object.assign( {
      time: { type: 'float', value: 0 },
      hasTexture: { type: 'int', value: 0 },
      resolution: { type: 'vec2', value: [ 0, 0 ] },
      mousemove: { type: 'vec2', value: [ 0, 0 ] },
      projection: { type: 'mat4', value: [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ] },
    }, options.uniforms )

    const buffers = Object.assign( {
      position: { size: 3, data: [] },
      color: { size: 4, data: [] },
    }, options.buffers )

    const camera = Object.assign( {
      fov: 60,
      near: 1,
      far: 10000,
      aspect: 1,
      z: 100,
      perspective: true,
    }, options.camera )

    const canvas = document.createElement( 'canvas' )
    const gl = canvas.getContext( 'webgl', { antialias: options.antialias } )

    if ( ! gl ) return false

    this.count = 0
    this.gl = gl
    this.canvas = canvas
    this.camera = camera
    this.holder = holder
    this.onUpdate = options.onUpdate
    this.onResize = options.onResize
    this.data = {}

    holder.appendChild( canvas )

    this.createProgram( options.vertex, options.fragment )

    this.createBuffers( buffers )
    this.createUniforms( uniforms )

    this.updateBuffers()
    this.updateUniforms()

    this.createTexture( options.texture )

    gl.enable( gl.BLEND )
    gl.enable( gl.CULL_FACE )
    gl.blendFunc( gl.SRC_ALPHA, gl.ONE )
    gl[ options.depthTest ? 'enable' : 'disable' ]( gl.DEPTH_TEST )

    if ( options.autosize )
      window.addEventListener( 'resize', e => this.resize( e ), false )
    if ( options.mousemove )
      window.addEventListener( 'mousemove', e => this.mousemove( e ), false )

    this.resize()

    this.update = this.update.bind( this )
    this.time = { start: performance.now(), old: performance.now() }
    this.update()

  }

  mousemove( e ) {

    let x = e.pageX / this.width * 2 - 1
    let y = e.pageY / this.height * 2 - 1

    this.uniforms.mousemove = [ x, y ]

  }

  resize( e ) {

    const holder = this.holder
    const canvas = this.canvas
    const gl = this.gl

    const width = this.width = holder.offsetWidth
    const height = this.height = holder.offsetHeight
    const aspect = this.aspect = width / height
    const dpi = devicePixelRatio

    canvas.width = width * dpi
    canvas.height = height * dpi
    canvas.style.width = width + 'px'
    canvas.style.height = height + 'px'

    gl.viewport( 0, 0, width * dpi, height * dpi )
    gl.clearColor( 0, 0, 0, 0 )

    this.uniforms.resolution = [ width, height ]
    this.uniforms.projection = this.setProjection( aspect )

    this.onResize( width, height, dpi )

  }

  setProjection( aspect ) {

    const camera = this.camera

    if ( camera.perspective ) {

      camera.aspect = aspect

      const fovRad = camera.fov * ( Math.PI / 180 )
      const f = Math.tan( Math.PI * 0.5 - 0.5 * fovRad )
      const rangeInv = 1.0 / ( camera.near - camera.far )

      const matrix = [
        f / camera.aspect, 0, 0, 0,
        0, f, 0, 0,
        0, 0, (camera.near + camera.far) * rangeInv, -1,
        0, 0, camera.near * camera.far * rangeInv * 2, 0
      ]

      matrix[ 14 ] += camera.z
      matrix[ 15 ] += camera.z

      return matrix

    } else {

      return [
         2 / this.width, 0, 0, 0,
         0, -2 / this.height, 0, 0,
         0, 0, 1, 0,
        -1, 1, 0, 1,
      ]

    }

  }

  createShader( type, source ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const shader = gl.createShader( type )

    gl.shaderSource( shader, source )
    gl.compileShader( shader )

    if ( gl.getShaderParameter (shader, gl.COMPILE_STATUS ) ) {

      return shader

    } else {

      console.log( gl.getShaderInfoLog( shader ) )
      gl.deleteShader( shader )

    }

  }

  createProgram( vertex, fragment ) {

    const gl = this.gl

    const vertexShader = this.createShader( gl.VERTEX_SHADER, vertex )
    const fragmentShader = this.createShader( gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER, fragment )

    const program = gl.createProgram()

    gl.attachShader( program, vertexShader )
    gl.attachShader( program, fragmentShader )
    gl.linkProgram( program )

    if ( gl.getProgramParameter( program, gl.LINK_STATUS ) ) {

      gl.useProgram( program )
      this.program = program

    } else {

      console.log( gl.getProgramInfoLog( program ) )
      gl.deleteProgram( program )

    }

  }

  createUniforms( data ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const uniforms = this.data.uniforms = data
    const values = this.uniforms = {}

    Object.keys( uniforms ).forEach( name => {

      const uniform = uniforms[ name ]

      uniform.location = gl.getUniformLocation( this.program, 'u_' + name )

      Object.defineProperty( values, name, {
        set: value => {

          uniforms[ name ].value = value
          this.setUniform( name, value )

        },
        get: () => uniforms[ name ].value
      } )

    } )

  }

  setUniform( name, value ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const uniform = this.data.uniforms[ name ]

    uniform.value = value

    switch ( uniform.type ) {
      case 'int': {
        gl.uniform1i( uniform.location, value )
        break
      }
      case 'float': {
        gl.uniform1f( uniform.location, value )
        break
      }
      case 'vec2': {
        gl.uniform2f( uniform.location, ...value )
        break
      }
      case 'vec3': {
        gl.uniform3f( uniform.location, ...value )
        break
      }
      case 'vec4': {
        gl.uniform4f( uniform.location, ...value )
        break
      }
      case 'mat2': {
        gl.uniformMatrix2fv( uniform.location, false, value )
        break
      }
      case 'mat3': {
        gl.uniformMatrix3fv( uniform.location, false, value )
        break
      }
      case 'mat4': {
        gl.uniformMatrix4fv( uniform.location, false, value )
        break
      }
    }

    // ivec2       : uniform2i,
    // ivec3       : uniform3i,
    // ivec4       : uniform4i,
    // sampler2D   : uniform1i,
    // samplerCube : uniform1i,
    // bool        : uniform1i,
    // bvec2       : uniform2i,
    // bvec3       : uniform3i,
    // bvec4       : uniform4i,

  }

  updateUniforms() {

    const gl = this.gl
    const uniforms = this.data.uniforms

    Object.keys( uniforms ).forEach( name => {

      const uniform = uniforms[ name ]

      this.uniforms[ name ] = uniform.value

    } )

  }

  createBuffers( data ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const buffers = this.data.buffers = data
    const values = this.buffers = {}

    Object.keys( buffers ).forEach( name => {

      const buffer = buffers[ name ]

      buffer.buffer = this.createBuffer( 'a_' + name, buffer.size )

      Object.defineProperty( values, name, {
        set: data => {

          buffers[ name ].data = data
          this.setBuffer( name, data )

          if ( name == 'position' )
            this.count = buffers.position.data.length / 3

        },
        get: () => buffers[ name ].data
      } )

    } )

  }

  createBuffer( name, size ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const program = this.program

    const index = gl.getAttribLocation( program, name )
    const buffer = gl.createBuffer()

    gl.bindBuffer( gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer )
    gl.enableVertexAttribArray( index )
    gl.vertexAttribPointer( index, size, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0 )

    return buffer

  }

  setBuffer( name, data ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const buffers = this.data.buffers

    if ( name == null && ! gl.bindBuffer( gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, null ) ) return

    gl.bindBuffer( gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffers[ name ].buffer )
    gl.bufferData( gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array( data ), gl.STATIC_DRAW )

  }

  updateBuffers() {

    const gl = this.gl
    const buffers = this.buffers

    Object.keys( buffers ).forEach( name =>
      buffers[ name ] = buffer.data
    )

    this.setBuffer( null )

  }

  createTexture( src ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const texture = gl.createTexture()

    gl.bindTexture( gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture )
    gl.texImage2D( gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, 1, 1, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ] ) )

    this.texture = texture

    if ( src ) {

      this.uniforms.hasTexture = 1
      this.loadTexture( src )

    }

  }

  loadTexture( src ) {

    const gl = this.gl
    const texture = this.texture

    const textureImage = new Image()

    textureImage.onload = () => {

      gl.bindTexture( gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture )

      gl.texImage2D( gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, textureImage )

      gl.texParameteri( gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.LINEAR )
      gl.texParameteri( gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.LINEAR )

      gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE)
      gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE)

    }

    textureImage.src = src

  }

  update() {

    const gl = this.gl

    const now = performance.now()
    const elapsed = ( now - this.time.start ) / 5000
    const delta = now - this.time.old
    this.time.old = now

    this.uniforms.time = elapsed

    if ( this.count > 0 ) {
      gl.clear( gl.COLORBUFFERBIT )
      gl.drawArrays( gl.POINTS, 0, this.count )
    }

    this.onUpdate( delta )

    requestAnimationFrame( this.update )

  }

}

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// const stats = new Stats()
// document.body.appendChild( stats.domElement )

const holder = document.querySelector( '.snow' )
const count = parseInt( holder.getAttribute( 'count' ) )

let wind = {
  current: 0,
  force: 0.1,
  target: 0.1,
  min: 0.1,
  max: 0.25,
  easing: 0.005
}

const snow = new Shader( holder, {
  depthTest: false,
  texture: snowflake,
  uniforms: {
    worldSize: { type: 'vec3', value: [ 0, 0, 0 ] },
    gravity: { type: 'float', value: 100 },
    wind:{ type: 'float', value: 0 },
  },
  buffers: {
    size: { size: 1, data: [] },
    rotation: { size: 3, data: [] },
    speed: { size: 3, data: [] },
  },
  vertex: `
    precision highp float;

    attribute vec4 a_position;
    attribute vec4 a_color;
    attribute vec3 a_rotation;
    attribute vec3 a_speed;
    attribute float a_size;

    uniform float u_time;
    uniform vec2 u_mousemove;
    uniform vec2 u_resolution;
    uniform mat4 u_projection;
    uniform vec3 u_worldSize;
    uniform float u_gravity;
    uniform float u_wind;

    varying vec4 v_color;
    varying float v_rotation;

    void main() {

      v_color = a_color;
      v_rotation = a_rotation.x + u_time * a_rotation.y;

      vec3 pos = a_position.xyz;

      pos.x = mod(pos.x + u_time + u_wind * a_speed.x, u_worldSize.x * 2.0) - u_worldSize.x;
      pos.y = mod(pos.y - u_time * a_speed.y * u_gravity, u_worldSize.y * 2.0) - u_worldSize.y;

      pos.x += sin(u_time * a_speed.z) * a_rotation.z;
      pos.z += cos(u_time * a_speed.z) * a_rotation.z;

      gl_Position = u_projection * vec4( pos.xyz, a_position.w );
      gl_PointSize = ( a_size / gl_Position.w ) * 100.0;

    }`,
  fragment: `
    precision highp float;

    uniform sampler2D u_texture;

    varying vec4 v_color;
    varying float v_rotation;

    void main() {

      vec2 rotated = vec2(
        cos(v_rotation) * (gl_PointCoord.x - 0.5) + sin(v_rotation) * (gl_PointCoord.y - 0.5) + 0.5,
        cos(v_rotation) * (gl_PointCoord.y - 0.5) - sin(v_rotation) * (gl_PointCoord.x - 0.5) + 0.5
      );

      vec4 snowflake = texture2D(u_texture, rotated);

      gl_FragColor = vec4(snowflake.rgb, snowflake.a * v_color.a);

    }`,
  onResize( w, h, dpi ) {
    const position = [], color = [], size = [], rotation = [], speed = []

    // z in range from -80 to 80, camera distance is 100
    // max height at z of -80 is 110
    const height = 110
    const width = w / h * height
    const depth = 80

    Array.from( { length: w / h * count }, snowflake =>  {

      position.push(
        -width + Math.random() * width * 2,
        -height + Math.random() * height * 2,
        Math.random() * depth * 2
      )

      speed.push(// 0, 0, 0 )
        1 + Math.random(),
        1 + Math.random(),
        Math.random() * 10
      ) // x, y, sinusoid

      rotation.push(
        Math.random() * 2 * Math.PI,
        Math.random() * 20,
        Math.random() * 10
      ) // angle, speed, sinusoid

      color.push(
        1,
        1,
        1,
        0.1 + Math.random() * 0.2
      )

      size.push(
        5 * Math.random() * 5 * ( h * dpi / 1000 )
      )

    } )

    this.uniforms.worldSize = [ width, height, depth ]

    this.buffers.position = position
    this.buffers.color = color
    this.buffers.rotation = rotation
    this.buffers.size = size
    this.buffers.speed = speed
  },
  onUpdate( delta ) {
    wind.force += ( wind.target - wind.force ) * wind.easing
    wind.current += wind.force * ( delta * 0.2 )
    this.uniforms.wind = wind.current

    if ( Math.random() > 0.995 ) {
      wind.target = ( wind.min + Math.random() * ( wind.max - wind.min ) ) * ( Math.random() > 0.5 ? -1 : 1 )
      console.log( wind.target )
    }

    // stats.update()
  },
} )

scripts

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/stats.js/r16/Stats.min.js"></script>

snowfall-webgl-shader.markdown

Snowfall WebGL Shader

Snowfall made with native WebGL shader

A Pen by Boris Šehovac on CodePen.

License.

style.css

html, body { height: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: #0F2027; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0F2027, #080e10); }
canvas { display: block; }
.snow { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; }