@woosh/meep-engine/src/engine/graphics/geometry/buffered/geometry_compute_vertex_normals_unindexed.js

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import { array_copy } from "../../../../core/collection/array/array_copy.js";
import { geometry_construct_triangle_normal } from "../geometry_construct_triangle_normal.js";

const scratch_v3 = new Float64Array(3);

/**
 * @param {Array.<number>|Float32Array} positions
 * @param {Array.<number>|Float32Array} normals
 * @param {number} vertex_count
 */
export function geometry_compute_vertex_normals_unindexed(
    positions,
    normals,
    vertex_count
) {

    for (let i = 0; i < vertex_count; i += 3) {

        // each sequential 3 vertices make up a unique triangle

        const a = i;
        const b = i + 1;
        const c = i + 2;

        geometry_construct_triangle_normal(
            scratch_v3, 0,
            a, b, c, positions
        );

        // accumulate

        array_copy(scratch_v3, 0, normals, a * 3, 3);
        array_copy(scratch_v3, 0, normals, b * 3, 3);
        array_copy(scratch_v3, 0, normals, c * 3, 3);

    }

    // no need to normalize, that's already handled during normal construction for each triangle
}