clean up blaze buffer uniform creation

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer.java

@@ -26,21 +26,16 @@ public class BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer {}
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.PolygonMode;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.shaders.UniformType;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeDhVertexFormatUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.BlazeVertexFormatBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
@@ -51,13 +46,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3d;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition;
-import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
 
 /**
  * Handles rendering the wireframe particles 
@@ -119,7 +111,7 @@ public class BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer extends AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer
 	private GpuBuffer boxVertexBuffer;
 	private GpuBuffer boxIndexBuffer;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer uniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper uniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("debugWireframeUniformBlock");
 	
 	
 	
@@ -263,14 +255,7 @@ public class BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer extends AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer
 		
 		// uniforms
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putMat4f() // uTransform
-				.putVec4() // uColor
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
-			
 			Vec3d camPos = MC_RENDER.getCameraExactPosition();
 			Vec3f camPosFloatThisFrame = new Vec3f((float) camPos.x, (float) camPos.y, (float) camPos.z);
 			
@@ -288,23 +273,15 @@ public class BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer extends AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer
 			
 			
 			// upload data //
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-				.putMat4f(transformMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uTransform
-				.putVec4(
+			this.uniformBufferWrapper
+				.putMat4f(transformMatrix) // uTransform
+				.putVec4f(
 					box.color.getRed() / 255.0f,
 					box.color.getGreen() / 255.0f,
 					box.color.getBlue() / 255.0f,
 					box.color.getAlpha() / 255.0f) // uColor
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.uniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("uniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.uniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.uniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			commandEncoder.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -317,7 +294,7 @@ public class BlazeDebugWireframeRenderer extends AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer
 			BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper))
 		{
 			// Bind instance data //
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("uniformBlock", this.uniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("uniformBlock", this.uniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(this.pipeline);
 			renderPassWrapper.setIndexBuffer(this.boxIndexBuffer);

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer.java

@@ -24,17 +24,10 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer {}
 
 #else
 
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.BlendFunction;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.PolygonMode;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.shaders.UniformType;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiBlockMaterial;
@@ -52,7 +45,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.BlazeVertexFormat
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureViewWrapper;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.misc.LightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
@@ -73,15 +66,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IProfilerWrap
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhGenericRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
-import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 /**
@@ -116,7 +104,7 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 	
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer vertUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper vertUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("vertUniformBlock");
 	
 	
 	
@@ -427,28 +415,6 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 				
 				// uniforms
 				{
-					int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-						.putIVec3() // uOffsetChunk
-						.putVec3() // uOffsetSubChunk
-						.putIVec3() // uCameraPosChunk
-						.putVec3() // uCameraPosSubChunk
-						
-						.putVec3() // aTranslateChunk
-						.putVec3() // aTranslateSubChunk
-						
-						.putMat4f() // uProjectionMvm
-						.putInt() // uSkyLight
-						.putInt() // uBlockLight
-						
-						.putFloat() // uNorthShading
-						.putFloat() // uSouthShading
-						.putFloat() // uEastShading
-						.putFloat() // uWestShading
-						.putFloat() // uTopShading
-						.putFloat() // uBottomShading
-						.get();
-					
-					
 					// create data //
 					
 					Mat4f projectionMvmMatrix = new Mat4f(renderEventParam.dhProjectionMatrix);
@@ -457,31 +423,29 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 					
 					// upload data //
 					
-					ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-					buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-					buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-						.putIVec3(
+					this.vertUniformBufferWrapper
+						.putVec3i(
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().x),
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().y),
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().z)
 						) // uOffsetChunk
-						.putVec3(
+						.putVec3f(
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().x),
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().y),
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(boxGroup.getOriginBlockPos().z)
 						) // uOffsetSubChunk
-						.putIVec3(
+						.putVec3i(
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.x),
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.y),
 							LodUtil.getChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.z)
 						) // uCameraPosChunk
-						.putVec3(
+						.putVec3f(
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.x),
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.y),
 							LodUtil.getSubChunkPosFromDouble(camPos.z)
 						) // uCameraPosSubChunk
 						
-						.putMat4f(projectionMvmMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uProjectionMvm
+						.putMat4f(projectionMvmMatrix) // uProjectionMvm
 						.putInt(boxGroup.getSkyLight()) // uSkyLight
 						.putInt(boxGroup.getBlockLight()) // uBlockLight
 						
@@ -492,13 +456,8 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 						.putFloat(shading.top)
 						.putFloat(shading.bottom)
 						
-						.get()
+						.finishAndUpload()
 					;
-					
-					this.vertUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("vertUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.vertUniformBuffer);
-					GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.vertUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-					
-					COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 				}
 				
 				
@@ -567,7 +526,7 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 			// Bind instance data //
 			
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertUniformBlock", this.vertUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertUniformBlock", this.vertUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			// set pipeline
 			renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(this.pipeline);
@@ -633,9 +592,9 @@ public class BlazeDhGenericObjectRenderer implements IDhGenericRenderer
 		// close is called outside the render thread and buffer closing must be done on the render thread
 		RenderThreadTaskHandler.INSTANCE.queueRunningOnRenderThread("Generic Obj Cleanup", () ->
 		{
-			if (this.vertUniformBuffer != null)
+			if (this.vertUniformBufferWrapper != null)
 			{
-				this.vertUniformBuffer.close();
+				this.vertUniformBufferWrapper.close();
 			}
 		});
 	}

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/BlazeDhTerrainRenderer.java

@@ -5,29 +5,22 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer {}
 
 #else
 
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.BlendFunction;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.PolygonMode;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.shaders.UniformType;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiBeforeBufferRenderEvent;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiBeforeRenderPassEvent;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeDhVertexFormatUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.BlazeVertexFormatBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureViewWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeLodUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.buffer.BlazeVertexBufferWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.misc.LightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.bufferBuilding.LodBufferContainer;
@@ -47,13 +40,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRender
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhTerrainRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.objects.IVertexBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
-import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
-import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
-
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
 
 /** Renders rendering DH's LOD terrain. */
 public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
@@ -72,8 +58,8 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 	private RenderPipeline transparentPipeline;
 	private boolean init = false;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
-	private GpuBuffer vertSharedUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("fragUniformBlock");
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper vertSharedUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("vertSharedUniformBlock");
 	
 	
 	
@@ -184,7 +170,7 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 				for (int lodIndex = 0; lodIndex < bufferContainers.size(); lodIndex++)
 				{
 					LodBufferContainer bufferContainer = bufferContainers.get(lodIndex);
-					bufferContainer.uniformContainer.tryUpload();
+					bufferContainer.uniformContainer.tryUpload(bufferContainer);
 				}
 			}
 			
@@ -207,55 +193,25 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 				
 				// upload data //
 				
-				int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-					.putInt() // uIsWhiteWorld
-					
-					.putFloat() // uWorldYOffset
-					.putFloat() // uMircoOffset
-					.putFloat() // uEarthRadius
-					
-					.putVec3() // uCameraPos
-					.putMat4f() // uCombinedMatrix
-					.get();
-				
 				int i = Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.enableWhiteWorld.get() ? 1 : 0;
 				
-				ByteBuffer buffer = MemoryUtil.memAlloc(uniformBufferSize);
-				buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-				Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
+				this.vertSharedUniformBufferWrapper
 					.putInt(i) // uIsWhiteWorld
 					
 					.putFloat((float) renderEventParam.worldYOffset) // uWorldYOffset
 					.putFloat(0.01f) // uMircoOffset // 0.01 block offset
 					.putFloat(earthCurveRatio) // uEarthRadius
 					
-					.putVec3(
+					.putVec3f(
 						(float) renderEventParam.exactCameraPosition.x,
 						(float) renderEventParam.exactCameraPosition.y,
 						(float) renderEventParam.exactCameraPosition.z) // uCameraPos
-					.putMat4f(combinedMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uCombinedMatrix
-					.get();
-				
-				this.vertSharedUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("vertSharedUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.vertSharedUniformBuffer);
-				GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.vertSharedUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-				
-				COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
-				
-				MemoryUtil.memFree(buffer);
+					.putMat4f(combinedMatrix) // uCombinedMatrix
+					.finishAndUpload();
 			}
 			
 			profiler.popPush("set frag uniforms");
 			{
-				int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-					.putFloat() // uClipDistance
-					.putFloat() // uNoiseIntensity
-					.putInt() // uNoiseSteps
-					.putInt() // uNoiseDropoff
-					.putInt() // uDitherDhRendering
-					.putInt() // uNoiseEnabled
-					.get();
-				
-				
 				// create data //
 				
 				float dhNearClipDistance = RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneInBlocks();
@@ -267,24 +223,15 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 				
 				
 				// upload data //
-				
-				ByteBuffer buffer = MemoryUtil.memAlloc(uniformBufferSize);
-				buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-				buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
+				this.fragUniformBufferWrapper
 					.putFloat(dhNearClipDistance) // uClipDistance
 					.putFloat(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseIntensity.get()) // uNoiseIntensity
 					.putInt(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseSteps.get()) // uNoiseSteps
 					.putInt(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseDropoff.get()) // uNoiseDropoff
 					.putInt(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.ditherDhFade.get() ? 1 : 0) // uDitherDhRendering
 					.putInt(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.enableNoiseTexture.get() ? 1 : 0) // uNoiseEnabled
-					.get()
+					.finishAndUpload()
 				;
-				
-				this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("fragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-				GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-				
-				COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
-				MemoryUtil.memFree(buffer);
 			}
 			
 			
@@ -310,8 +257,8 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 					renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(opaquePass ? this.opaquePipeline : this.transparentPipeline);
 					
 					// shared uniforms
-					renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
-					renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertSharedUniformBlock", this.vertSharedUniformBuffer);
+					renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
+					renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertSharedUniformBlock", this.vertSharedUniformBufferWrapper);
 					
 					
 					
@@ -335,7 +282,7 @@ public class BlazeDhTerrainRenderer implements IDhTerrainRenderer
 							}
 						}
 						
-						renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertUniqueUniformBlock", uniformWrapper.gpuBuffer);
+						renderPassWrapper.setUniform("vertUniqueUniformBlock", uniformWrapper);
 						
 						
 						

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/apply/BlazeDhApplyRenderer.java

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer {}
 #else
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.BlendFunction;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
@@ -36,13 +33,13 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.textures.*;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeDhVertexFormatUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.BlazeVertexFormatBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureViewWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazePostProcessUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRender
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 	
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("baseFragUniformBlock");
 	
 	protected GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer;
 	
@@ -104,7 +99,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 	 */
 	private final String[] uniformNames;
 	/** will be an empty array if unneeded */
-	private final GpuBuffer[] uniformBuffers;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper[] uniformBufferWrappers;
 	
 	
 	
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 		this.fragmentShaderPath = fragmentShaderPath;
 		
 		this.uniformNames = uniformNames;
-		this.uniformBuffers = new GpuBuffer[this.uniformNames.length];
+		this.uniformBufferWrappers = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper[this.uniformNames.length];
 	}
 	
 	private void tryInit(
@@ -214,7 +209,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 	//========//
 	//region
 	
-	public void setUniform(String uniformName, GpuBuffer uniformBuffer)
+	public void setUniform(String uniformName, BlazeUniformBufferWrapper uniformBufferWrapper)
 	{
 		// the uniform array should be short enough (less than 10 items)
 		// where a sequential search should be plenty fast
@@ -223,7 +218,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 			String nameAtIndex = this.uniformNames[i];
 			if (nameAtIndex.equals(uniformName))
 			{
-				this.uniformBuffers[i] = uniformBuffer;
+				this.uniformBufferWrappers[i] = uniformBufferWrapper;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -239,23 +234,10 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 		this.dummyDepthTextureWrapper.tryCreateOrResize();
 		
 		
-		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putInt() // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get();
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-				.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get()
-			;
-			
-			this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("baseFragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
-		}
+		this.fragUniformBufferWrapper
+			.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
+			.finishAndUpload();
+		;
 		
 		try (RenderPassWrapper renderPassWrapper = new RenderPassWrapper(
 			this::getIdentifierName,
@@ -268,7 +250,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 			for (int i = 0; i < this.uniformNames.length; i++)
 			{
 				String uniformName = this.uniformNames[i];
-				GpuBuffer uniformBuffer = this.uniformBuffers[i];
+				BlazeUniformBufferWrapper uniformBuffer = this.uniformBufferWrappers[i];
 				if (uniformBuffer == null)
 				{
 					throw new IllegalStateException("Missing uniform ["+uniformName+"], please set the uniform before rendering.");	
@@ -277,7 +259,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 				renderPassWrapper.setUniform(uniformName, uniformBuffer);
 			}
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("baseFragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("baseFragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setVertexBuffer(this.vboGpuBuffer);
 			renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(this.pipeline);
@@ -290,7 +272,7 @@ public class BlazeDhApplyRenderer
 		// so we can check if they're missing during next frame's rendering
 		if (ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD)
 		{
-			Arrays.fill(this.uniformBuffers, null);
+			Arrays.fill(this.uniformBufferWrappers, null);
 		}
 	}
 	

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/postProcessing/BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer.java

@@ -25,22 +25,18 @@ public class BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer {}
 #else
 	
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.BlazeDhMetaRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.apply.BlazeDhCopyRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazePostProcessUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureViewWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.minecraft.MinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
@@ -51,12 +47,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.RenderUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhFarFadeRenderer;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
 
 /**
  * Fades out DH's far clip plane
@@ -74,7 +64,7 @@ public class BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer implements IDhFarFadeRenderer
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	private boolean init = false;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("fragUniformBlock");
 	
 	private GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer;
 	
@@ -162,14 +152,6 @@ public class BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer implements IDhFarFadeRenderer
 		this.dhFadeDepthTextureWrapper.tryCreateOrResize();
 		
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putFloat() // uStartFadeBlockDistance
-				.putFloat() // uEndFadeBlockDistance
-				.putMat4f() // uDhInvMvmProj
-				.putInt() // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
 			
 			float dhFarClipDistance = RenderUtil.getFarClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks();
@@ -187,21 +169,13 @@ public class BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer implements IDhFarFadeRenderer
 			
 			
 			// upload data //
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
+			fragUniformBufferWrapper
 				.putFloat(fadeStartDistance) // uStartFadeBlockDistance
 				.putFloat(fadeEndDistance) // uEndFadeBlockDistance
-				.putMat4f(inverseDhMvmProjMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uDhInvMvmProj
+				.putMat4f(inverseDhMvmProjMatrix) // uDhInvMvmProj
 				.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("fragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -224,7 +198,7 @@ public class BlazeDhFarFadeRenderer implements IDhFarFadeRenderer
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhDepthTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper);
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhColorTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhColorTextureWrapper);
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setVertexBuffer(this.vboGpuBuffer);
 			renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(this.pipeline);

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/postProcessing/BlazeDhFogRenderer.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazePostProcessUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
@@ -47,13 +47,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRender
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhFogRenderer;
 
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.BlendFunction;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ public class BlazeDhFogRenderer implements IDhFogRenderer
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	private boolean init = false;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("dh_fog_frag_uniform");
 	
 	private GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer;
 	
@@ -181,48 +176,6 @@ public class BlazeDhFogRenderer implements IDhFogRenderer
 		this.fogDepthTextureWrapper.tryCreateOrResize();
 		
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				
-				// fog uniforms
-				.putVec4() // uFogColor
-				.putFloat() //uFogScale
-				.putFloat() //uFogVerticalScale
-				// only used for debugging
-				.putInt() //uFogDebugMode  // 1 = render everything with fog color // 7 = use debug rendering
-				.putInt() //uFogFalloffType
-				
-				// fog config
-				.putFloat() // uFarFogStart
-				.putFloat() // uFarFogLength
-				.putFloat() // uFarFogMin
-				.putFloat() // uFarFogRange 
-				.putFloat() // uFarFogDensity
-				
-				// height fog config
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogStart
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogLength
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogMin
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogRange
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogDensity
-				
-				// ??
-				.putInt() // uHeightFogEnabled
-				.putInt() // uHeightFogFalloffType
-				.putInt() // uHeightBasedOnCamera
-				.putFloat() // uHeightFogBaseHeight
-				.putInt() // uHeightFogAppliesUp
-				.putInt() // uHeightFogAppliesDown
-				.putInt() // uUseSphericalFog
-				.putInt() // uHeightFogMixingMode
-				.putFloat() // uCameraBlockYPos
-				
-				.putMat4f() // uInvMvmProj
-				
-				.putInt() // uIsReverseZDepth
-				
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
 			
 			int lodDrawDistance = Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.lodChunkRenderDistanceRadius.get() * LodUtil.CHUNK_WIDTH;
@@ -242,12 +195,9 @@ public class BlazeDhFogRenderer implements IDhFogRenderer
 			
 			// upload data //
 			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-				
+			this.fragUniformBufferWrapper
 				// fog uniforms
-				.putVec4(
+				.putVec4f(
 					fogColor.getRed() / 255.0f, 
 					fogColor.getGreen() / 255.0f, 
 					fogColor.getBlue() / 255.0f, 
@@ -282,17 +232,12 @@ public class BlazeDhFogRenderer implements IDhFogRenderer
 				.putInt(heightFogMixingMode.value) // uHeightFogMixingMode
 				.putFloat((float)MC_RENDER.getCameraExactPosition().y) // uCameraBlockYPos
 				
-				.putMat4f(inverseMvmProjMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uInvMvmProj
+				.putMat4f(inverseMvmProjMatrix) // uInvMvmProj
 				
 				.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
 				
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("fragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -312,7 +257,7 @@ public class BlazeDhFogRenderer implements IDhFogRenderer
 		{
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhDepthTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper);
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setVertexBuffer(this.vboGpuBuffer); // vertex buffer can only be "0" lol
 			renderPassWrapper.setPipeline(this.pipeline);

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/postProcessing/BlazeDhSsaoRenderer.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazePostProcessUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
@@ -42,20 +42,11 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRen
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhSsaoRenderer;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.BlendFunction;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 
 #if MC_VER <= MC_26_1_2
@@ -84,8 +75,8 @@ public class BlazeDhSsaoRenderer implements IDhSsaoRenderer
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	private boolean init = false;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
-	private GpuBuffer applyFragUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("fragUniformBlock");
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper applyFragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("applyFragUniformBlock");
 	
 	private GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer;
 	
@@ -181,34 +172,14 @@ public class BlazeDhSsaoRenderer implements IDhSsaoRenderer
 		
 		// frag uniforms
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putInt() // uSampleCount\
-				
-				.putFloat() // uRadius
-				.putFloat() // uStrength
-				.putFloat() // uMinLight
-				.putFloat() // uBias
-				.putFloat() // uFadeDistanceInBlocks
-				
-				.putMat4f() // uInvProj
-				.putMat4f() // uProj
-				
-				.putInt() // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
-			
 			Mat4f projMatrix = new Mat4f(renderParams.dhProjectionMatrix);
 			Mat4f invertedProjMatrix = new Mat4f(renderParams.dhProjectionMatrix);
 			invertedProjMatrix.invert();
 			
 			
 			// upload data //
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
+			this.fragUniformBufferWrapper
 				.putInt(6) // uSampleCount
 				
 				.putFloat(4.0f) // uRadius
@@ -217,29 +188,16 @@ public class BlazeDhSsaoRenderer implements IDhSsaoRenderer
 				.putFloat(0.02f) // uBias
 				.putFloat(1_600.0f) // uFadeDistanceInBlocks
 				
-				.putMat4f(invertedProjMatrix.createJomlMatrix())
-				.putMat4f(projMatrix.createJomlMatrix())
+				.putMat4f(invertedProjMatrix)
+				.putMat4f(projMatrix)
 				
 				.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("fragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		// apply frag uniforms
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putVec2() // uViewSize
-				.putInt() // uBlurRadius
-				.putFloat() // uNearClipPlane
-				.putFloat() // uFarClipPlane
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
 			
 			float viewWidth = (float)MC_RENDER.getTargetFramebufferViewportWidth();
@@ -250,27 +208,19 @@ public class BlazeDhSsaoRenderer implements IDhSsaoRenderer
 			
 			
 			// upload data //
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-				.putVec2(viewWidth, viewHeight) // uViewSize
+			this.applyFragUniformBufferWrapper
+				.putVec2f(viewWidth, viewHeight) // uViewSize
 				.putInt(2) // uBlurRadius
 				.putFloat(nearClipPlane) // uNearClipPlane
 				.putFloat(farClipPlane) // uFarClipPlane
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.applyFragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("applyFragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.applyFragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.applyFragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		
 		this.renderSsaoToTexture();
 		
-		this.applyRenderer.setUniform("applyFragUniformBlock", this.applyFragUniformBuffer);
+		this.applyRenderer.setUniform("applyFragUniformBlock", this.applyFragUniformBufferWrapper);
 		this.applyRenderer.render(this.ssaoColorTextureWrapper.texture, BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper.texture, BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhColorTextureWrapper.texture);
 		
 	}
@@ -284,7 +234,7 @@ public class BlazeDhSsaoRenderer implements IDhSsaoRenderer
 		{
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhDepthTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper);
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setVertexBuffer(this.vboGpuBuffer);
 			

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/postProcessing/BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer.java

@@ -25,25 +25,18 @@ public class BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer {}
 #else
 	
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.PolygonMode;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.shaders.UniformType;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.BlazeDhMetaRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.apply.BlazeDhCopyRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazePostProcessUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPassWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.RenderPipelineBuilderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureViewWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.BlazeTextureWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.minecraft.MinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
@@ -56,13 +49,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhVanillaFadeRenderer;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
-
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.util.OptionalDouble;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
 
 /**
  * Fades the vanilla chunks
@@ -84,7 +70,7 @@ public class BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer implements IDhVanillaFadeRenderer
 	private RenderPipeline pipeline;
 	private boolean init = false;
 	
-	private GpuBuffer fragUniformBuffer;
+	private final BlazeUniformBufferWrapper fragUniformBufferWrapper = new BlazeUniformBufferWrapper("fragUniformBlock");
 	
 	private GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer;
 	
@@ -175,17 +161,6 @@ public class BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer implements IDhVanillaFadeRenderer
 		
 		
 		{
-			int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-				.putInt() // uOnlyRenderLods
-				.putFloat() // uStartFadeBlockDistance
-				.putFloat() // uEndFadeBlockDistance
-				.putFloat() // uMaxLevelHeight
-				.putMat4f() // uDhInvMvmProj
-				.putMat4f() // uMcInvMvmProj
-				.putInt() // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get();
-			
-			
 			// create data //
 			
 			float dhNearClipDistance = RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneInBlocks();
@@ -213,24 +188,16 @@ public class BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer implements IDhVanillaFadeRenderer
 			
 			
 			// upload data //
-			
-			ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(uniformBufferSize);
-			buffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			buffer = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
+			this.fragUniformBufferWrapper
 				.putInt(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get() ? 1 : 0) // uOnlyRenderLods
 				.putFloat(fadeStartDistance) // uStartFadeBlockDistance
 				.putFloat(fadeEndDistance) // uEndFadeBlockDistance
 				.putFloat(renderParams.clientLevelWrapper.getMaxHeight()) // uMaxLevelHeight
-				.putMat4f(inverseDhMvmProjMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uDhInvMvmProj
-				.putMat4f(inverseMcMvmProjMatrix.createJomlMatrix()) // uMcInvMvmProj
+				.putMat4f(inverseDhMvmProjMatrix) // uDhInvMvmProj
+				.putMat4f(inverseMcMvmProjMatrix) // uMcInvMvmProj
 				.putInt((RENDER_API_DEF.getRenderDepth() == EDhRenderDepth.REVERSE_Z) ? 1 : 0) // uIsReverseZDepth
-				.get()
+				.finishAndUpload()
 			;
-			
-			this.fragUniformBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer("fragUniformBlock", uniformBufferSize, this.fragUniformBuffer);
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.fragUniformBuffer, 0, uniformBufferSize);
-			
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -252,7 +219,7 @@ public class BlazeVanillaFadeRenderer implements IDhVanillaFadeRenderer
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhDepthTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhDepthTextureWrapper);
 			renderPassWrapper.bindTexture("uDhColorTexture", BlazeDhMetaRenderer.INSTANCE.dhColorTextureWrapper);
 			
-			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBuffer);
+			renderPassWrapper.setUniform("fragUniformBlock", this.fragUniformBufferWrapper);
 			
 			renderPassWrapper.setVertexBuffer(this.vboGpuBuffer);
 			

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/wrappers/RenderPassWrapper.java

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderPass;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.texture.IDhBlazeTexture;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform.BlazeUniformBufferWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalDouble;
 import java.util.OptionalInt;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class RenderPassWrapper implements AutoCloseable
 		#endif
 	}
 	
-	public void setUniform(String uniformName, GpuBuffer uniformBuffer) { this.renderPass.setUniform(uniformName, uniformBuffer); }
+	public void setUniform(String uniformName, BlazeUniformBufferWrapper uniformBuffer) { this.renderPass.setUniform(uniformName, uniformBuffer.getGpuBuffer()); }
 	
 	public void setPipeline(RenderPipeline pipeline) { this.renderPass.setPipeline(pipeline); }
 	

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/wrappers/uniform/BlazeLodUniformBufferWrapper.java

@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@ public class BlazeLodUniformBufferWrapper {}
 
 #else
 
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.bufferBuilding.LodBufferContainer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.objects.ILodContainerUniformBufferWrapper;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-
 public class BlazeLodUniformBufferWrapper extends BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements ILodContainerUniformBufferWrapper
 {
 	
@@ -37,35 +33,22 @@ public class BlazeLodUniformBufferWrapper extends BlazeUniformBufferWrapper impl
 	//region
 	
 	@Override
-	public void createUniformData(LodBufferContainer bufferContainer)
-	{
-		Vec3f modelOffset = new Vec3f(
-			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getX()),
-			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getY()),
-			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getZ()));
-		
-		// upload data //
-		
-		int uniformBufferSize = new Std140SizeCalculator()
-			.putVec3() // uModelOffset
-			.get();
-		
-		ByteBuffer buffer = this.getOrCreateBuffer(uniformBufferSize);
-		Std140Builder.intoBuffer(buffer)
-			.putVec3(modelOffset.x, modelOffset.y, modelOffset.z) // uModelOffset
-			.get();
-		
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void tryUpload()
+	public void tryUpload(LodBufferContainer bufferContainer)
 	{
 		if (this.uploaded)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		this.upload();
+		Vec3f modelOffset = new Vec3f(
+			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getX()),
+			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getY()),
+			(float) (bufferContainer.minCornerBlockPos.getZ()));
+		
+		// upload data //
+		this
+			.putVec3f(modelOffset.x, modelOffset.y, modelOffset.z) // uModelOffset
+			.finishAndUpload();
 		
 		this.uploaded = true;
 	}

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/wrappers/uniform/BlazeUniformBufferWrapper.java

@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.wrappers.uniform;
 
 #if MC_VER <= MC_1_21_10
-public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper {}
+public class BlazeNewUniformBufferWrapper {}
 
 #else
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBuffer;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140Builder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.buffers.Std140SizeCalculator;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.CommandEncoder;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.GpuDevice;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.blaze.util.BlazeUniformUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.objects.IUniformBufferWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements IUniformBufferWrapper
+public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements AutoCloseable
 {
 	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
@@ -27,11 +32,22 @@ public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements IUniformBufferWrapper
 	
 	private final String name;
 	
-	private int cpuBufferSize = 0;
-	private int gpuBufferSize = 0;
+	/** measured in bytes */
+	private int bufferSize = 0;
 	
 	private ByteBuffer cpuBuffer = null;
-	public GpuBuffer gpuBuffer = null;
+	
+	private GpuBuffer gpuBuffer = null;
+	public GpuBuffer getGpuBuffer() { return this.gpuBuffer; }
+	private GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = null;
+	
+	/** the element count the current CPU Buffer is sized for */
+	private int previousElementCount = 0;
+	/** how many elements are currently in flight (ie being added to the buffer right now) */
+	private int elementCount = 0;
+	/** used to resize the buffers dur first-time setup */
+	private final ArrayList<EUniformElement> uniformElementTypes = new ArrayList<>(0);
+	private Std140Builder uniformBufferBuilder = null;
 	
 	
 	
@@ -46,63 +62,136 @@ public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements IUniformBufferWrapper
 	
 	
 	
-	//========//
-	// render //
-	//========//
+	//=================//
+	// element builder //
+	//=================//
 	//region
 	
-	protected ByteBuffer getOrCreateBuffer(int size)
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putVec2f(float x, float y)
 	{
-		if (this.cpuBuffer == null 
-			|| this.cpuBufferSize != size)
-		{
-			this.cpuBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(size);
-			this.cpuBuffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
-			
-			this.cpuBufferSize = size;
-		}
-		
-		return this.cpuBuffer;
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.VEC2f);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putVec2(x,y);
+		return this;
 	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void upload() throws IllegalStateException
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putVec3i(int x, int y, int z)
 	{
-		if (this.cpuBuffer == null)
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.VEC3i);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putIVec3(x,y,z);
+		return this;
+	}
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putVec3f(float x, float y, float z)
+	{
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.VEC3f);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putVec3(x,y,z);
+		return this;
+	}
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putVec4f(float x, float y, float z, float w)
+	{
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.VEC4f);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putVec4(x,y,z,w);
+		return this;
+	}
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putMat4f(Mat4f matrix)
+	{
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.MAT4f);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putMat4f(matrix.createJomlMatrix());
+		return this;
+	}
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putFloat(float f)
+	{
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.FLOAT);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putFloat(f);
+		return this;
+	}
+	public BlazeUniformBufferWrapper putInt(int i)
+	{
+		this.putElement(EUniformElement.INT);
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder.putInt(i);
+		return this;
+	}
+	private void putElement(EUniformElement elementTypeEnum)
+	{
+		this.uniformElementTypes.add(elementTypeEnum);
+		
+		boolean createNewBuilder = (this.elementCount == 0);
+		this.elementCount++;
+		if (this.elementCount > this.previousElementCount)
 		{
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Upload called before buffer was created");
+			this.recreateCpuBuffer();
+			createNewBuilder = true;
 		}
 		
-		if (this.gpuBuffer == null
-			|| this.gpuBufferSize != this.cpuBufferSize)
+		if (createNewBuilder)
 		{
-			if (this.gpuBuffer != null)
+			this.uniformBufferBuilder = Std140Builder.intoBuffer(this.cpuBuffer);
+		}
+	}
+	private void recreateCpuBuffer()
+	{
+		ByteBuffer oldBuffer = this.cpuBuffer;
+		
+		int size = calcBufferSize(this.uniformElementTypes);
+		this.cpuBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAlloc(size);
+		this.cpuBuffer.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
+		
+		if (oldBuffer != null)
+		{
+			oldBuffer.position(0);
+			this.cpuBuffer.put(oldBuffer);
+			MemoryUtil.memFree(oldBuffer);
+		}
+		
+		this.bufferSize = size;
+		this.previousElementCount = this.elementCount;
+	}
+	private static int calcBufferSize(ArrayList<EUniformElement> uniformElements)
+	{
+		Std140SizeCalculator calculator = new Std140SizeCalculator();
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < uniformElements.size(); i++)
+		{
+			EUniformElement element = uniformElements.get(i);
+			switch (element)
 			{
-				this.gpuBuffer.close();
+				case VEC2f -> calculator.putVec2();
+				case VEC3i -> calculator.putIVec3();
+				case VEC3f -> calculator.putVec3();
+				case VEC4f -> calculator.putVec4();
+				case MAT4f -> calculator.putMat4f();
+				case INT -> calculator.putInt();
+				case FLOAT -> calculator.putFloat();
+				
+				default -> throw new UnsupportedOperationException("No definition for element type ["+element.name()+"]");
 			}
-			
-			int usage = GpuBuffer.USAGE_COPY_DST
-				| GpuBuffer.USAGE_VERTEX
-				| GpuBuffer.USAGE_UNIFORM;
-			this.gpuBuffer = GPU_DEVICE.createBuffer(this::getBufferName, usage, this.cpuBufferSize);
-			
-			this.gpuBufferSize = this.cpuBufferSize;
 		}
 		
-		
-		
-		int byteSize = (this.cpuBuffer.limit() - this.cpuBuffer.position());
-		GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.gpuBuffer, /*offset*/0, byteSize);
-		if (!bufferSlice.buffer().isClosed())
-		{
-			COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, this.cpuBuffer);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			LOGGER.warn("Uploading to buffer ["+this.name+"] failed due to already being closed");
-		}
+		return calculator.get();
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public void finishAndUpload()
+	{
+		// re-create the GPU buffer if needed
+		GpuBuffer oldGpuBuffer = this.gpuBuffer;
+		this.gpuBuffer = BlazeUniformUtil.createBuffer(this.name, this.bufferSize, this.gpuBuffer);
+		
+		boolean createNewBufferSlice = (this.bufferSlice == null || this.gpuBuffer != oldGpuBuffer);
+		if (createNewBufferSlice)
+		{
+			this.bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.gpuBuffer, 0, this.bufferSize);
+		}
+		
+		// upload to GPU
+		this.cpuBuffer.position(0);
+		COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(this.bufferSlice, this.cpuBuffer);
+		
+		
+		// clear the element tracking for next time
+		this.elementCount = 0;
+		this.uniformElementTypes.clear();
+		this.uniformBufferBuilder = null;
 	}
-	private String getBufferName() { return this.name; }
 	
 	//endregion
 	
@@ -120,11 +209,35 @@ public class BlazeUniformBufferWrapper implements IUniformBufferWrapper
 		{
 			this.gpuBuffer.close();
 		}
+		
+		if (this.cpuBuffer != null)
+		{
+			MemoryUtil.memFree(this.cpuBuffer);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
+	//================//
+	// helper classes //
+	//================//
+	//region
+	
+	private enum EUniformElement
+	{
+		VEC2f,
+		VEC3f,
+		VEC3i,
+		VEC4f,
+		MAT4f,
+		INT,
+		FLOAT,
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
 }
 #endif

common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/openGl/glObject/GlDummyUniformData.java

@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.objects.ILodCont
  */
 public class GlDummyUniformData implements ILodContainerUniformBufferWrapper
 {
-	@Override public void createUniformData(LodBufferContainer bufferContainer) { }
-	@Override public void tryUpload() { }
-	@Override public void upload() { }
+	@Override public void tryUpload(LodBufferContainer bufferContainer) { }
 	@Override public void close() { }
 	
 }