- // Requests that this effect adds itself to the given effect chain.
- // For most effects, the default will be fine, but for effects that
- // consist of multiple passes, it is often useful to replace this
- // with something that adds completely different things to the chain.
- virtual void add_self_to_effect_chain(EffectChain *graph, Effect *input);
+ // Whether this effect wants to output to a different size than
+ // its input(s). If you set this to true, the output will be
+ // bounced to a texture (similarly to if the next effect set
+ // needs_texture_bounce()).
+ virtual bool changes_output_size() const { return false; }
+
+ // If changes_output_size() is true, you must implement this to tell
+ // the framework what output size you want.
+ //
+ // Note that it is explicitly allowed to change width and height
+ // from frame to frame; EffectChain will reallocate textures as needed.
+ virtual void get_output_size(unsigned *width, unsigned *height) const {
+ assert(false);
+ }
+
+ // How many inputs this effect will take (a fixed number).
+ // If you have only one input, it will be called INPUT() in GLSL;
+ // if you have several, they will be INPUT1(), INPUT2(), and so on.
+ virtual unsigned num_inputs() const { return 1; }
+
+ // Let the effect rewrite the effect chain as it sees fit.
+ // Most effects won't need to do this, but this is very useful
+ // if you have an effect that consists of multiple sub-effects
+ // (for instance, two passes). The effect is given to its own
+ // pointer, and it can add new ones (by using add_node()
+ // and connect_node()) as it sees fit. This is called at
+ // EffectChain::finalize() time, when the entire graph is known,
+ // in the order that the effects were originally added.
+ //
+ // Note that if the effect wants to take itself entirely out
+ // of the chain, it must set “disabled” to true and then disconnect
+ // itself from all other effects.
+ virtual void rewrite_graph(EffectChain *graph, Node *self) {}