Added example buffer function.

src/dawn/display/font/TrueTypeTexture.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "TrueTypeTexture.hpp"
 #include "assert/assert.hpp"
 #include "util/Math.hpp"
+#include "display/mesh/QuadMesh.hpp"
 
 using namespace Dawn;
 
@@ -129,5 +130,66 @@ struct TrueTypeCharacter TrueTypeTexture::getCharacterData(wchar_t c) {
   return this->characterData[c];
 }
 
+glm::vec2 TrueTypeTexture::bufferStringToMesh(
+  std::shared_ptr<Mesh> mesh,
+  const std::wstring text,
+  glm::vec2 position,
+  bool_t flipY
+) {
+  assertNotNull(mesh, "Mesh must be supplied and not null");
+  assertTrue(text.size() > 0, "Text must be at least one character long.");
+
+  // Create mesh buffers
+  mesh->createBuffers(
+    text.length() * QUAD_VERTICE_COUNT,
+    text.length() * QUAD_INDICE_COUNT
+  );
+  
+  // Foreach char
+  size_t i = 0;
+  glm::vec2 size = { 0, 0 };
+  for(wchar_t c : text) {
+    // Get the character data
+    auto info = this->getCharacterData(c);
+
+    // Buffer the quad
+    glm::vec4 quad = glm::vec4(
+      position.x,
+      position.y,
+      position.x + info.size.x,
+      position.y + info.size.y
+    );
+    if(flipY) {
+      QuadMesh::buffer(
+        mesh,
+        quad,
+        glm::vec4(
+          info.quad.x,
+          info.quad.w,
+          info.quad.z,
+          info.quad.y
+        ),
+        i * QUAD_VERTICE_COUNT,
+        i * QUAD_INDICE_COUNT
+      );
+    } else {
+      QuadMesh::buffer(
+        mesh,
+        quad,
+        info.quad,
+        i * QUAD_VERTICE_COUNT,
+        i * QUAD_INDICE_COUNT
+      );
+    }
+    position += info.advance;
+    size += info.advance;
+
+    // Increment i
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  return size;
+}
+
 TrueTypeTexture::~TrueTypeTexture() {
 }

src/dawn/display/font/TrueTypeTexture.hpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "display/Texture.hpp"
 #include "TrueTypeCharacter.hpp"
+#include "display/mesh/Mesh.hpp"
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
 
@@ -41,6 +42,22 @@ namespace Dawn {
        */
       struct TrueTypeCharacter getCharacterData(wchar_t c);
 
+      /**
+       * Buffers a string to the given mesh.
+       * 
+       * @param mesh Mesh to buffer to.
+       * @param text Text to buffer.
+       * @param position Position to buffer to.
+       * @param flipY Whether or not to flip the Y axis.
+       * @return The size of the string.
+       */
+      glm::vec2 bufferStringToMesh(
+        std::shared_ptr<Mesh> mesh,
+        const std::wstring text,
+        glm::vec2 &position,
+        bool_t flipY = false
+      );
+
       /**
        * Destroys this true type face texture.
        */