/*
* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Jason Bevins (original libnoise code)
* Copyright � 2010 Thomas J. Hodge (java port of libnoise)
*
* This file is part of libnoiseforjava.
*
* libnoiseforjava is a Java port of the C++ library libnoise, which may be found at
* http://libnoise.sourceforge.net/. libnoise was developed by Jason Bevins, who may be
* contacted at jlbezigvins@gmzigail.com (for great email, take off every 'zig').
* Porting to Java was done by Thomas Hodge, who may be contacted at
* libnoisezagforjava@gzagmail.com (remove every 'zag').
*
* libnoiseforjava is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* libnoiseforjava is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
* libnoiseforjava. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
package libnoiseforjava.model;
import libnoiseforjava.module.ModuleBase;
public class Sphere
{
/// Model that defines the surface of a sphere.
///
/// @image html modelsphere.png
///
/// This model returns an output value from a noise module given the
/// coordinates of an input value located on the surface of a sphere.
///
/// To generate an output value, pass the (latitude, longitude)
/// coordinates of an input value to the getValue() method.
///
/// This model is useful for creating:
/// - seamless textures that can be mapped onto a sphere
/// - terrain height maps for entire planets
///
/// This sphere has a radius of 1.0 unit and its center is located at
/// the origin.
/// A pointer to the noise module used to generate the output values.
ModuleBase module;
public Sphere()
{
module = new ModuleBase(1);
}
Sphere(ModuleBase module)
{
this.module = module;
}
/// Returns the output value from the noise module given the
/// (latitude, longitude) coordinates of the specified input value
/// located on the surface of the sphere.
///
/// @param lat The latitude of the input value, in degrees.
/// @param lon The longitude of the input value, in degrees.
///
/// @returns The output value from the noise module.
///
/// @pre A noise module was passed to the setModule() method.
///
/// This output value is generated by the noise module passed to the
/// setModule() method.
///
/// Use a negative latitude if the input value is located on the
/// southern hemisphere.
///
/// Use a negative longitude if the input value is located on the
/// western hemisphere.
public double getValue (double lat, double lon)
{
assert (module != null);
double x, y, z;
double r = Math.cos(Math.toRadians(lat));
x = r * Math.cos (Math.toRadians(lon));
y = Math.sin (Math.toRadians(lat));
z = r * Math.sin (Math.toRadians(lon));
return module.getValue (x, y, z);
}
/// Returns the noise module that is used to generate the output
/// values.
///
/// @returns A reference to the noise module.
///
/// @pre A noise module was passed to the setModule() method.
public ModuleBase getModule ()
{
assert (module != null);
return module;
}
/// Sets the noise module that is used to generate the output values.
///
/// @param module The noise module that is used to generate the output
/// values.
///
/// This noise module must exist for the lifetime of this object,
/// until you pass a new noise module to this method.
public void setModule (ModuleBase module)
{
this.module = module;
}
}