Add font batch renderer

assets/glsl/batch-font.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#version 450 core
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 color;
+
+in vec4 v_color;
+in vec2 v_textureCoordinates;
+in flat float v_textureIndex;
+in float v_width;
+in float v_edge;
+in float v_borderWidth;
+in float v_borderEdge;
+in vec4 v_borderColor;
+in flat float v_offset;
+
+uniform sampler2D u_textures[32];
+
+float alpha(float textureAlpha)
+{
+	float distance = 1.0f - textureAlpha;
+	float alpha    = 1.0f - smoothstep(v_width, v_width + v_edge, distance);
+
+	return alpha;
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+	vec4 textureColor = v_color;
+	switch(int(v_textureIndex)) {
+		case 0:  break; // Texture unit 0 is reserved for no texture
+		case 1:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[1], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		// case 1:  textureColor *= texture(u_textures[1],  v_textureCoordinates); break;
+		case 2:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[2],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 3:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[3],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 4:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[4],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 5:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[5],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 6:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[6],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 7:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[7],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 8:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[8],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 9:  textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[9],  v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 10: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[10], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 11: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[11], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 12: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[12], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 13: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[13], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 14: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[14], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 15: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[15], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 16: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[16], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 17: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[17], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 18: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[18], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 19: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[19], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 20: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[20], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 21: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[21], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 22: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[22], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 23: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[23], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 24: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[24], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 25: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[25], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 26: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[26], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 27: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[27], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 28: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[28], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 29: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[29], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 30: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[30], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+		case 31: textureColor.a = alpha(texture(u_textures[31], v_textureCoordinates).a); break;
+	}
+	// textureColor.a = 1; // tmp
+	color = textureColor;
+}

assets/glsl/batch-font.vert

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#version 450 core
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 a_position;
+layout(location = 1) in vec4 a_color;
+layout(location = 2) in vec2 a_textureCoordinates;
+layout(location = 3) in float a_textureIndex;
+layout(location = 4) in float a_width;
+layout(location = 5) in float a_edge;
+layout(location = 6) in float a_borderWidth;
+layout(location = 7) in float a_borderEdge;
+layout(location = 8) in vec4 a_borderColor;
+layout(location = 9) in float a_offset;
+
+out vec4 v_color;
+out vec2 v_textureCoordinates;
+out flat float v_textureIndex;
+out float v_width;
+out float v_edge;
+out float v_borderWidth;
+out float v_borderEdge;
+out vec4 v_borderColor;
+out flat float v_offset;
+
+void main()
+{
+	v_color = a_color;
+	v_textureCoordinates = a_textureCoordinates;
+	v_textureIndex = a_textureIndex;
+	v_width = a_width;
+	v_edge = a_edge;
+	v_borderWidth = a_borderWidth;
+	v_borderEdge = a_borderEdge;
+	v_borderColor = a_borderColor;
+	v_offset = a_offset;
+	gl_Position = vec4(a_position, 1.0f);
+}

inferno/src/inferno/application.cpp

@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 #include "inferno/input.h"
 #include "inferno/inputcodes.h"
 #include "inferno/log.h"
-#include "inferno/settings.h"
 #include "inferno/render/buffer.h"
 #include "inferno/render/camera.h"
 #include "inferno/render/context.h"
+#include "inferno/render/font.h"
 #include "inferno/render/renderer.h"
 #include "inferno/render/shader.h"
 #include "inferno/render/texture.h"
+#include "inferno/settings.h"
 #include "inferno/time.h"
 #include "inferno/window.h"
 
@@ -49,14 +50,24 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		Renderer2D* renderer2D = new Renderer2D();
 		renderer2D->initialize();
 
+		RendererCharacter* rendererCharacter = new RendererCharacter();
+		rendererCharacter->initialize();
+
+		FontManager* fontManager = new FontManager();
+		fontManager->initialize();
+
 		// Load assets
 
 		m_texture = TextureManager::the().load("assets/gfx/test.png");
 		m_texture2 = TextureManager::the().load("assets/gfx/test-inverted.png");
+
+		m_font = FontManager::the().load("assets/fnt/dejavu-sans");
 	}
 
 	Application::~Application()
 	{
+		FontManager::the().destroy();
+		RendererCharacter::the().destroy();
 		Renderer2D::the().destroy();
 		TextureManager::the().destroy();
 		ShaderManager::the().destroy();
@@ -84,6 +95,63 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		Transform cube3({2.2f, 0.0f, 0.0f}, {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}, {1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f});
 		cube3.update();
 
+		Transform cube4({0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f}, {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}, {1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f});
+		cube4.update();
+
+		std::array<CharacterVertex, Renderer::vertexPerQuad> character;
+
+		// character.at(0).quad.textureCoordinates = { 0.0f, 0.0f }; // bottom left
+		// character.at(1).quad.textureCoordinates = { 1.0f, 0.0f };
+		// character.at(2).quad.textureCoordinates = { 1.0f, 1.0f }; // top right
+		// character.at(3).quad.textureCoordinates = { 0.0f, 1.0f };
+
+		auto f = FontManager::the().get("assets/fnt/dejavu-sans");
+		auto c = f->get('5');
+		dbg() << c->position << " " << c->size;
+
+		uint32_t textureWidth = f->texture()->width();
+		uint32_t textureHeight = f->texture()->height();
+		ASSERT(textureWidth == textureHeight, "Invalid font texture!");
+
+		float quadWidth  = (c->size.x / (float)textureWidth) - 0.04; // @Todo something wrong with the width
+		float quadHeight = c->size.y / (float)textureHeight;
+
+		character.at(0).quad.position = { -quadWidth, -quadHeight, 0.0f }; // bottom left
+		character.at(1).quad.position = {  quadWidth, -quadHeight, 0.0f }; // bottom right
+		character.at(2).quad.position = {  quadWidth,  quadHeight, 0.0f }; // top right
+		character.at(3).quad.position = { -quadWidth,  quadHeight, 0.0f }; // top left
+
+		glm::vec2 x {
+			1 - (textureWidth - c->position.x) / (float)textureWidth,
+			1 - (textureWidth - c->position.x - c->size.x) / (float)textureWidth
+		};
+		glm::vec2 y {
+			(textureHeight - c->position.y - c->size.y) / (float)textureHeight,
+			(textureHeight - c->position.y) / (float)textureHeight
+		};
+
+		dbg() << y;
+
+		character.at(0).quad.textureCoordinates = { x.x, y.x };
+		character.at(1).quad.textureCoordinates = { x.y, y.x };
+		character.at(2).quad.textureCoordinates = { x.y, y.y };
+		character.at(3).quad.textureCoordinates = { x.x, y.y };
+
+		character.at(0).quad.textureIndex = 1.0f;
+		character.at(1).quad.textureIndex = 1.0f;
+		character.at(2).quad.textureIndex = 1.0f;
+		character.at(3).quad.textureIndex = 1.0f;
+
+		// pos
+		// texcoords
+		//
+		// width
+		// edge
+		// borderwidth
+		// borderedge
+		// bordercolor
+		// offse
+
 		while(!m_window->shouldClose()) {
 
 			float time = Time::time();
@@ -104,12 +172,16 @@ namespace Inferno {
 			RenderCommand::clear();
 
 			Renderer2D::the().beginScene(m_cameraP); // camera, lights, environment
+			RendererCharacter::the().beginScene();
 
 			Renderer2D::the().drawQuad(std::make_shared<Transform>(cube), colors);
 			Renderer2D::the().drawQuad(std::make_shared<Transform>(cube2), { 0.5f, 0.6f, 0.8f, 1.0f }, m_texture);
 			Renderer2D::the().drawQuad(std::make_shared<Transform>(cube3), { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }, m_texture2);
 
+			RendererCharacter::the().drawCharacter(character, {1,1,1,1}, f->texture());
+
 			Renderer2D::the().endScene();
+			RendererCharacter::the().endScene();
 
 			m_window->render();
 

inferno/src/inferno/application.h

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace Inferno {
 
 	class Event;
+	class Font;
 	class KeyPressEvent;
 	class MousePositionEvent;
 	class OrthographicCamera;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		//
 		std::shared_ptr<Texture> m_texture;
 		std::shared_ptr<Texture> m_texture2;
+		std::shared_ptr<Font> m_font;
 		//
 
 		static Application* s_instance;

inferno/src/inferno/render/font.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#include <bits/stdint-uintn.h>
+#include <string> // std::getline
+
+#include "inferno/assertions.h"
+#include "inferno/file.h"
+#include "inferno/render/font.h"
+#include "inferno/render/texture.h"
+
+namespace Inferno {
+
+	Font::Font(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		std::string path = name + ".fnt";
+		std::string image = name + ".png";
+
+		std::string font = File::read(path);
+		parseFont(font);
+
+		m_texture = std::make_shared<Texture>(image);
+	}
+
+	void Font::parseFont(const std::string& font)
+	{
+		std::istringstream iss(font);
+		for (std::string line; std::getline(iss, line);) {
+
+			if (findAction(line).compare("char") != 0) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			const std::vector<std::string> data = findColumns(line);
+
+			unsigned char id = std::stoi(findValue("id", data));
+			Character character = {
+				{ std::stoi(findValue("x", data)), std::stoi(findValue("y", data)) },
+				{ std::stoi(findValue("width", data)), std::stoi(findValue("height", data)) },
+				{ std::stoi(findValue("xoffset", data)), std::stoi(findValue("yoffset", data)) },
+				std::stoi(findValue("xadvance", data))
+			};
+			m_characterList.emplace(id, std::make_shared<Character>(character));
+		}
+	}
+
+	const std::string Font::findAction(const std::string& line)
+	{
+		return line.substr(0, line.find(" "));
+	}
+
+	const std::vector<std::string> Font::findColumns(const std::string& line)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::string> elements;
+
+		size_t index = 0;
+		size_t find = 0;
+		size_t findFirstNotOf = 0;
+		// Loop over line characters
+		while (find != std::string::npos) {
+			find           = line.find(" ", index);
+			findFirstNotOf = line.find_first_not_of(" ", index);
+
+			// Add element
+			if (find > findFirstNotOf) {
+				elements.push_back(line.substr(index, find - findFirstNotOf));
+				index += 1 + find - findFirstNotOf;
+			}
+			// Skip double spaces
+			else {
+				index = findFirstNotOf;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return elements;
+	}
+
+	const std::string Font::findValue(const std::string& key, const std::vector<std::string>& columns)
+	{
+		size_t find = 0;
+		// Loop over columns
+		for (auto it = columns.begin(); it != columns.end(); it++) {
+			find = it->find(key + "=");
+			if (find != std::string::npos) {
+				return it->substr(key.length() + 1);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return "";
+	}
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	FontManager* FontManager::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+	void FontManager::initialize()
+	{
+		ASSERT(!s_instance, "FontManager already exists!");
+		s_instance = this;
+
+		dbg(Log::Info) << "FontManager initialized";
+	}
+
+	void FontManager::destroy()
+	{
+		delete s_instance;
+		s_instance = nullptr;
+	}
+
+	void FontManager::add(const std::string& name, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font)
+	{
+		// Construct (key, value) pair and insert it into the unordered_map
+		m_fontList.emplace(name, font);
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<Font> FontManager::load(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		if (exists(name)) {
+			return get(name);
+		}
+
+		std::shared_ptr<Font> font = std::make_shared<Font>(name);
+		add(name, font);
+		return get(name);
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<Font> FontManager::get(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		return exists(name) ? m_fontList.at(name) : nullptr;
+	}
+
+	bool FontManager::exists(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		return m_fontList.find(name) != m_fontList.end();
+	}
+
+	void FontManager::remove(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		if (exists(name)) {
+			m_fontList.erase(name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void FontManager::remove(const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font)
+	{
+		if (exists(font->name())) {
+			m_fontList.erase(font->name());
+		}
+	}
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	const LogStream& operator<<(const LogStream& stream, const glm::ivec2& value)
+	{
+		return stream << "{ " << value.x << ", " << value.y << " }";
+	}
+
+}

inferno/src/inferno/render/font.h

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#ifndef FONT_H
+#define FONT_H
+
+#include <cstdint>       // int32_t
+#include <memory>        // std::shared_ptr
+#include <string>        // std::string
+#include <unordered_map> // std::unordered_map
+#include <vector>        // std::vector
+
+#include <glm/ext/vector_int2.hpp> // glm::ivec2
+
+#include "inferno/log.h"
+
+namespace Inferno {
+
+class Texture;
+
+	struct Character {
+		glm::ivec2 position;  // Position
+		glm::ivec2 size;      // Width/height
+		glm::ivec2 offset;    // Offset from baseline to left / top of glyph
+		int32_t advance;      // Amount to advance to next glyph
+	};
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	class Font {
+	public:
+		Font(const std::string& name);
+		virtual ~Font() {}
+
+		inline const std::shared_ptr<Character>& get(unsigned char c) const { return m_characterList.at(c); }
+		inline const std::shared_ptr<Character>& operator[](unsigned char c) const { return m_characterList.at(c); }
+
+		inline std::string name() const { return m_name; }
+		inline const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& texture() const { return m_texture; }
+
+	private:
+		void parseFont(const std::string& font);
+		const std::string findAction(const std::string& line);
+		const std::vector<std::string> findColumns(const std::string& line);
+		const std::string findValue(const std::string& key, const std::vector<std::string>& columns);
+
+		std::string m_name;
+		std::shared_ptr<Texture> m_texture;
+		std::unordered_map<unsigned char, std::shared_ptr<Character>> m_characterList;
+	};
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	class FontManager {
+	public:
+		void initialize();
+		void destroy();
+
+		void add(const std::string& name, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font);
+		std::shared_ptr<Font> load(const std::string& name);
+		std::shared_ptr<Font> get(const std::string& name);
+		bool exists(const std::string& name);
+
+		void remove(const std::string& name);
+		void remove(const std::shared_ptr<Font>& shader);
+
+		static inline FontManager& the() { return *s_instance; }
+
+	private:
+		std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Font>> m_fontList;
+
+		static FontManager* s_instance;
+	};
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+
+	const LogStream& operator<<(const LogStream& stream, const glm::ivec2& value);
+
+}
+
+#endif // FONT_H
+
+// FontManager fm;
+// Font f = fm.load("path/to/font");
+// Font f2("path/to/font");
+// Character c = f['a'];
+
+// Look into using signed distance fields for texture map generation ? anti-aliasing for text
+// https://youtu.be/d8cfgcJR9Tk

inferno/src/inferno/render/renderer.cpp

@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		}
 
 		// Create shader
-		m_shader = ShaderManager::the().load("assets/glsl/batch-quad");
+		loadShader();
 		m_shader->bind();
 		m_shader->setInt("u_textures", samplers, textureUnitPerBatch);
 		m_shader->unbind();
+
+		// Create vertex array
+		m_vertexArray = std::make_shared<VertexArray>();
 	}
 
 	void Renderer::destroy()
@@ -121,13 +124,13 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 	void Renderer2D::initialize()
 	{
-		ASSERT(!s_instance, "ShaderManager already exists!");
+		ASSERT(!s_instance, "RendererCharacter already exists!");
 		s_instance = this;
 
 		Renderer::initialize();
 
 		// CPU
-// -----------------------------------------
+		// ---------------------------------
 
 		// Create array for storing quads vertices
 		m_vertexBufferBase = std::unique_ptr<QuadVertex[]>(new QuadVertex[vertexCount]);
@@ -139,22 +142,6 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		m_vertexPositions[2] = {  0.5f,  0.5f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
 		m_vertexPositions[3] = { -0.5f,  0.5f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
 
-// GPU
-// -----------------------------------------
-
-		// Create vertex array
-		m_vertexArray = std::make_shared<VertexArray>();
-
-		// Create vertex buffer
-		auto vertexBuffer = std::make_shared<VertexBuffer>(sizeof(QuadVertex) * vertexCount);
-		vertexBuffer->setLayout({
-			{ BufferElementType::Vec3,  "a_position" },
-			{ BufferElementType::Vec4,  "a_color" },
-			{ BufferElementType::Vec2,  "a_textureCoordinates" },
-			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_textureIndex" },
-		});
-		m_vertexArray->addVertexBuffer(std::move(vertexBuffer));
-
 		// Generate indices
 
 		uint32_t* indices = new uint32_t[indexCount];
@@ -171,6 +158,19 @@ namespace Inferno {
 			offset += vertexPerQuad;
 		}
 
+		// GPU
+		// ---------------------------------
+
+		// Create vertex buffer
+		auto vertexBuffer = std::make_shared<VertexBuffer>(sizeof(QuadVertex) * vertexCount);
+		vertexBuffer->setLayout({
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec3,  "a_position" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec4,  "a_color" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec2,  "a_textureCoordinates" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_textureIndex" },
+		});
+		m_vertexArray->addVertexBuffer(std::move(vertexBuffer));
+
 		// Create index buffer
 		auto indexBuffer = std::make_shared<IndexBuffer>(indices, sizeof(uint32_t) * indexCount);
 		m_vertexArray->setIndexBuffer(indexBuffer);
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		m_quadIndex++;
 	}
 
+	void Renderer2D::loadShader()
+	{
+		m_shader = ShaderManager::the().load("assets/glsl/batch-quad");
+	}
+
 	void Renderer2D::flush()
 	{
 		if (m_quadIndex == 0) {
@@ -244,13 +249,13 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		// Upload vertex data to GPU
 		m_vertexArray->getVertexBuffers().at(0)->uploadData(
 			m_vertexBufferBase.get(),
-			quadCount * vertexPerQuad * sizeof(QuadVertex));
+			m_quadIndex * vertexPerQuad * sizeof(QuadVertex));
 
 		bind();
 
 		// Render
 		m_shader->setFloat("u_projectionView", s_camera->projection() * s_camera->transform()->transform());
-		RenderCommand::drawIndexed(m_vertexArray, quadCount * indexPerQuad);
+		RenderCommand::drawIndexed(m_vertexArray, m_quadIndex * indexPerQuad);
 
 		unbind();
 	}
@@ -269,4 +274,152 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		startBatch();
 	}
 
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	RendererCharacter* RendererCharacter::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+	void RendererCharacter::initialize()
+	{
+		ASSERT(!s_instance, "RendererCharacter already exists!");
+		s_instance = this;
+
+		Renderer::initialize();
+
+		// CPU
+		// ---------------------------------
+
+		// Create array for storing quads vertices
+		m_vertexBufferBase = std::unique_ptr<CharacterVertex[]>(new CharacterVertex[vertexCount]);
+		m_vertexBufferPtr = m_vertexBufferBase.get();
+
+		// Generate indices
+
+		uint32_t* indices = new uint32_t[indexCount];
+
+		uint32_t offset = 0;
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < indexCount; i += indexPerQuad) {
+			indices[i + 0] = offset + 0;
+			indices[i + 1] = offset + 1;
+			indices[i + 2] = offset + 2;
+			indices[i + 3] = offset + 2;
+			indices[i + 4] = offset + 3;
+			indices[i + 5] = offset + 0;
+
+			offset += vertexPerQuad;
+		}
+
+		// GPU
+		// ---------------------------------
+
+		// Create vertex buffer
+		auto vertexBuffer = std::make_shared<VertexBuffer>(sizeof(CharacterVertex) * vertexCount);
+		vertexBuffer->setLayout({
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec3,  "a_position" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec4,  "a_color" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec2,  "a_textureCoordinates" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_textureIndex" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_width" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_edge" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_borderWidth" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_borderEdge" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Vec4,  "a_borderColor" },
+			{ BufferElementType::Float, "a_offset" },
+		});
+		m_vertexArray->addVertexBuffer(std::move(vertexBuffer));
+
+		// Create index buffer
+		auto indexBuffer = std::make_shared<IndexBuffer>(indices, sizeof(uint32_t) * indexCount);
+		m_vertexArray->setIndexBuffer(indexBuffer);
+		delete[] indices;
+
+		dbg() << "RendererCharacter initialized";
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::destroy()
+	{
+		delete s_instance;
+		s_instance = nullptr;
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::beginScene()
+	{
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::endScene()
+	{
+		nextBatch();
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::drawCharacter(std::array<CharacterVertex, vertexPerQuad>& characterQuad, glm::vec4 color, std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture)
+	{
+		drawCharacter(characterQuad, glm::mat4 { color, color, color, color }, texture);
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::drawCharacter(std::array<CharacterVertex, vertexPerQuad>& characterQuad, glm::mat4 color, std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture)
+	{
+		// Create a new batch if the quad limit has been reached
+		if (m_quadIndex >= quadCount) {
+			nextBatch();
+		}
+
+		uint32_t textureUnitIndex = addTextureUnit(texture);
+
+		// Add the quads 4 vertices
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < vertexPerQuad; i++) {
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->quad.position = characterQuad[i].quad.position;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->quad.color = characterQuad[i].quad.color;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->quad.textureCoordinates = characterQuad[i].quad.textureCoordinates;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->quad.textureIndex = (float)textureUnitIndex;
+
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->width = characterQuad[i].width;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->edge = characterQuad[i].edge;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->borderWidth = characterQuad[i].borderWidth;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->borderEdge = characterQuad[i].borderEdge;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->borderColor = characterQuad[i].borderColor;
+			m_vertexBufferPtr->offset = characterQuad[i].offset;
+
+			m_vertexBufferPtr++;
+		}
+
+		m_quadIndex++;
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::loadShader()
+	{
+		m_shader = ShaderManager::the().load("assets/glsl/batch-font");
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::flush()
+	{
+		if (m_quadIndex == 0) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Upload vertex data to GPU
+		m_vertexArray->getVertexBuffers().at(0)->uploadData(
+			m_vertexBufferBase.get(),
+			m_quadIndex * vertexPerQuad * sizeof(CharacterVertex));
+
+		bind();
+
+		// Render
+		RenderCommand::drawIndexed(m_vertexArray, m_quadIndex * indexPerQuad);
+
+		unbind();
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::startBatch()
+	{
+		m_quadIndex = 0;
+		m_vertexBufferPtr = m_vertexBufferBase.get();
+
+		m_textureUnitIndex = 1;
+	}
+
+	void RendererCharacter::nextBatch()
+	{
+		flush();
+		startBatch();
+	}
+
 }

inferno/src/inferno/render/renderer.h

@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		float textureIndex = 0; // @Todo get int to pass to fragment correctly
 	};
 
+	struct CharacterVertex {
+		QuadVertex quad;
+
+		float width = 0.44f;
+		float edge = 0.15f;
+
+		float borderWidth = 0.7f;
+		float borderEdge = 0.1f;
+		glm::vec4 borderColor { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
+		float offset = 0.0f;
+	};
+
 // -----------------------------------------
 
 	class RenderCommand {
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 		void bind();
 		void unbind();
+		virtual void loadShader() = 0;
 		virtual void flush() = 0;
 		virtual void startBatch() = 0;
 		virtual void nextBatch() = 0;
@@ -90,6 +103,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		static inline Renderer2D& the() { return *s_instance; }
 
 	private:
+		void loadShader() override;
 		void flush() override;
 		void startBatch() override;
 		void nextBatch() override;
@@ -106,6 +120,38 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		static Renderer2D* s_instance;
 	};
 
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+	class RendererCharacter final : public Renderer {
+	public:
+		static const uint32_t quadCount = 1000;
+		static const uint32_t vertexCount = quadCount * vertexPerQuad;
+		static const uint32_t indexCount = quadCount * indexPerQuad;
+
+		void initialize() override;
+		void destroy() override;
+
+		void beginScene();
+		void endScene();
+
+		void drawCharacter(std::array<CharacterVertex, vertexPerQuad>& characterQuad, glm::vec4 color, std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture);
+		void drawCharacter(std::array<CharacterVertex, vertexPerQuad>& characterQuad, glm::mat4 color, std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture);
+
+		static inline RendererCharacter& the() { return *s_instance; }
+
+	private:
+		void loadShader() override;
+		void flush() override;
+		void startBatch() override;
+		void nextBatch() override;
+
+		// CPU quad vertices
+		std::unique_ptr<CharacterVertex[]> m_vertexBufferBase = nullptr;
+		CharacterVertex* m_vertexBufferPtr = nullptr;
+
+		static RendererCharacter* s_instance;
+	};
+
 }
 
 #endif // RENDERER_H