godot-demo-projects/viewport/dynamic_split_screen/CameraController.gd

extends Spatial

# Handle the motion of both players' camera as well as communication with the
# SplitScreen shader to achieve the dynamic split screen effet
# 
# Cameras are place on the segment joining the two players, either in the middle 
# if players are close enough or at a fixed distance if they are not.
# In the first case, both cameras being at the same location, only the view of 
# the first one is used for the entire screen thus allowing the players to play 
# on a unsplit screen.
# In the second case, the screen is split in two with a line perpendicular to the
# segement joining the two players.
# 
# The points of customization are:
#   max_separation: the distance between players at which the view starts to split
#   split_line_thickness: the thickness of the split line in pixels
#   split_line_color: color of the split line
#   adaptive_split_line_thickness: if true, the split line thickness will vary 
#       depending on the distance between players. If false, the thickness will
#       be constant and equal to split_line_thickness

export(float) var max_separation = 20.0
export(float) var split_line_thickness = 3.0
export(Color, RGBA) var split_line_color = Color.black
export(bool) var adaptive_split_line_thickness = true

onready var player1 = $'../Player1'
onready var player2 = $'../Player2'
onready var camera1: Camera = $'Viewport1/Camera1'
onready var camera2: Camera = $'Viewport2/Camera2'
onready var view: TextureRect = $'View'


func _ready():
	_on_size_changed()
	_update_splitscreen()
	
	get_viewport().connect("size_changed", self, "_on_size_changed")
	
	view.material.set_shader_param('viewport1', $Viewport1.get_texture())
	view.material.set_shader_param('viewport2', $Viewport2.get_texture())


func _process(_delta):
	_move_cameras()
	_update_splitscreen()


func _move_cameras():
	var position_difference = _compute_position_difference_in_world()
	
	var distance = clamp(_compute_horizontal_length(position_difference), 0, max_separation)

	position_difference = position_difference.normalized() * distance

	camera1.translation.x = player1.translation.x + position_difference.x / 2.0
	camera1.translation.z = player1.translation.z + position_difference.z / 2.0

	camera2.translation.x = player2.translation.x - position_difference.x / 2.0
	camera2.translation.z = player2.translation.z - position_difference.z / 2.0


func _update_splitscreen():
	var screen_size = get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size
	var player1_position = camera1.unproject_position(player1.translation) / screen_size
	var player2_position = camera2.unproject_position(player2.translation) / screen_size
	
	var thickness
	if adaptive_split_line_thickness:
		var position_difference = _compute_position_difference_in_world()
		var distance = _compute_horizontal_length(position_difference)
		thickness = lerp(0, split_line_thickness, (distance - max_separation) / max_separation)
		thickness = clamp(thickness, 0, split_line_thickness)
	else:
		thickness = split_line_thickness
	
	view.material.set_shader_param('split_active', _get_split_state())
	view.material.set_shader_param('player1_position', player1_position)
	view.material.set_shader_param('player2_position', player2_position)
	view.material.set_shader_param('split_line_thickness', thickness)
	view.material.set_shader_param('split_line_color', split_line_color)


# Split screen is active if players are too far apart from each other.
# Only the horizontal components (x, z) are used for distance computation
func _get_split_state():
	var position_difference = _compute_position_difference_in_world()
	var separation_distance = _compute_horizontal_length(position_difference)
	return separation_distance > max_separation


func _on_size_changed():
	var screen_size = get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size
	
	$Viewport1.size = screen_size
	$Viewport2.size = screen_size
	view.rect_size = screen_size
	
	view.material.set_shader_param('viewport_size', screen_size)


func _compute_position_difference_in_world():
	return player2.translation - player1.translation


func _compute_horizontal_length(vec):
	return Vector2(vec.x, vec.z).length()