Animatable for colors

Cargo.toml

@@ -1013,6 +1013,17 @@ description = "Create and play an animation defined by code that operates on the
 category = "Animation"
 wasm = true
 
+[[example]]
+name = "color_animation"
+path = "examples/animation/color_animation.rs"
+doc-scrape-examples = true
+
+[package.metadata.example.color_animation]
+name = "Color animation"
+description = "Demonstrates how to animate colors using mixing and splines in different color spaces"
+category = "Animation"
+wasm = true
+
 [[example]]
 name = "cubic_curve"
 path = "examples/animation/cubic_curve.rs"

crates/bevy_animation/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["bevy"]
 # bevy
 bevy_app = { path = "../bevy_app", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_asset = { path = "../bevy_asset", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
+bevy_color = { path = "../bevy_color", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_core = { path = "../bevy_core", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_derive = { path = "../bevy_derive", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_log = { path = "../bevy_log", version = "0.14.0-dev" }

crates/bevy_animation/src/animatable.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::util;
+use bevy_color::{ClampColor, Laba, LinearRgba, Oklaba, Xyza};
 use bevy_ecs::world::World;
 use bevy_math::*;
 use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
@@ -57,6 +58,31 @@ macro_rules! impl_float_animatable {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! impl_color_animatable {
+    ($ty: ident) => {
+        impl Animatable for $ty {
+            #[inline]
+            fn interpolate(a: &Self, b: &Self, t: f32) -> Self {
+                let value = *a * (1. - t) + *b * t;
+                value.clamped()
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn blend(inputs: impl Iterator<Item = BlendInput<Self>>) -> Self {
+                let mut value = Default::default();
+                for input in inputs {
+                    if input.additive {
+                        value += input.weight * input.value;
+                    } else {
+                        value = Self::interpolate(&value, &input.value, input.weight);
+                    }
+                }
+                value.clamped()
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 impl_float_animatable!(f32, f32);
 impl_float_animatable!(Vec2, f32);
 impl_float_animatable!(Vec3A, f32);
@@ -67,6 +93,11 @@ impl_float_animatable!(DVec2, f64);
 impl_float_animatable!(DVec3, f64);
 impl_float_animatable!(DVec4, f64);
 
+impl_color_animatable!(LinearRgba);
+impl_color_animatable!(Laba);
+impl_color_animatable!(Oklaba);
+impl_color_animatable!(Xyza);
+
 // Vec3 is special cased to use Vec3A internally for blending
 impl Animatable for Vec3 {
     #[inline]

crates/bevy_color/src/lib.rs

@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_componentwise_point {
             }
         }
 
+        impl std::ops::AddAssign<Self> for $ty {
+            fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
+                *self = *self + rhs;
+            }
+        }
+
         impl std::ops::Sub<Self> for $ty {
             type Output = Self;
 
@@ -180,6 +186,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_componentwise_point {
             }
         }
 
+        impl std::ops::SubAssign<Self> for $ty {
+            fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
+                *self = *self - rhs;
+            }
+        }
+
         impl std::ops::Mul<f32> for $ty {
             type Output = Self;
 
@@ -200,6 +212,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_componentwise_point {
             }
         }
 
+        impl std::ops::MulAssign<f32> for $ty {
+            fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: f32) {
+                *self = *self * rhs;
+            }
+        }
+
         impl std::ops::Div<f32> for $ty {
             type Output = Self;
 
@@ -210,6 +228,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_componentwise_point {
             }
         }
 
+        impl std::ops::DivAssign<f32> for $ty {
+            fn div_assign(&mut self, rhs: f32) {
+                *self = *self / rhs;
+            }
+        }
+
         impl bevy_math::cubic_splines::Point for $ty {}
     };
 }

examples/README.md

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Example | Description
 [Animated Fox](../examples/animation/animated_fox.rs) | Plays an animation from a skinned glTF
 [Animated Transform](../examples/animation/animated_transform.rs) | Create and play an animation defined by code that operates on the `Transform` component
 [Animation Graph](../examples/animation/animation_graph.rs) | Blends multiple animations together with a graph
+[Color animation](../examples/animation/color_animation.rs) | Demonstrates how to animate colors using mixing and splines in different color spaces
 [Cubic Curve](../examples/animation/cubic_curve.rs) | Bezier curve example showing a cube following a cubic curve
 [Custom Skinned Mesh](../examples/animation/custom_skinned_mesh.rs) | Skinned mesh example with mesh and joints data defined in code
 [Morph Targets](../examples/animation/morph_targets.rs) | Plays an animation from a glTF file with meshes with morph targets

examples/animation/color_animation.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+//! Demonstrates how to animate colors in different color spaces using mixing and splines.
+
+use bevy::{math::cubic_splines::Point, prelude::*};
+
+// We define this trait so we can reuse the same code for multiple color types that may be implemented using curves.
+trait CurveColor: Point + Into<Color> + Send + Sync + 'static {}
+impl<T: Point + Into<Color> + Send + Sync + 'static> CurveColor for T {}
+
+// We define this trait so we can reuse the same code for multiple color types that may be implemented using mixing.
+trait MixedColor: Mix + Into<Color> + Send + Sync + 'static {}
+impl<T: Mix + Into<Color> + Send + Sync + 'static> MixedColor for T {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Component)]
+struct Curve<T: CurveColor>(CubicCurve<T>);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Component)]
+struct Mixed<T: MixedColor>([T; 4]);
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_systems(Startup, setup)
+        .add_systems(
+            Update,
+            (
+                animate_curve::<LinearRgba>,
+                animate_curve::<Oklaba>,
+                animate_curve::<Xyza>,
+                animate_mixed::<Hsla>,
+                animate_mixed::<Srgba>,
+                animate_mixed::<Oklcha>,
+            ),
+        )
+        .run();
+}
+
+fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands.spawn(Camera2dBundle::default());
+
+    // The color spaces `Oklaba`, `Laba`, `LinearRgba` and `Xyza` all are either perceptually or physically linear.
+    // This property allows us to define curves, e.g. bezier curves through these spaces.
+
+    // Define the control points for the curve.
+    // For more information, please see the cubic curve example.
+    let colors = [
+        LinearRgba::WHITE,
+        LinearRgba::rgb(1., 1., 0.), // Yellow
+        LinearRgba::RED,
+        LinearRgba::BLACK,
+    ];
+    // Spawn a sprite using the provided colors as control points.
+    spawn_curve_sprite(&mut commands, 275., colors);
+
+    // Spawn another sprite using the provided colors as control points after converting them to the `Xyza` color space.
+    spawn_curve_sprite(&mut commands, 175., colors.map(Xyza::from));
+
+    spawn_curve_sprite(&mut commands, 75., colors.map(Oklaba::from));
+
+    // Other color spaces like `Srgba` or `Hsva` are neither perceptually nor physically linear.
+    // As such, we cannot use curves in these spaces.
+    // However, we can still mix these colours and animate that way. In fact, mixing colors works in any color space.
+
+    // Spawn a spritre using the provided colors for mixing.
+    spawn_mixed_sprite(&mut commands, -75., colors.map(Hsla::from));
+
+    spawn_mixed_sprite(&mut commands, -175., colors.map(Srgba::from));
+
+    spawn_mixed_sprite(&mut commands, -275., colors.map(Oklcha::from));
+}
+
+fn spawn_curve_sprite<T: CurveColor>(commands: &mut Commands, y: f32, points: [T; 4]) {
+    commands.spawn((
+        SpriteBundle {
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(0., y, 0.),
+            sprite: Sprite {
+                custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(75., 75.)),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        Curve(CubicBezier::new([points]).to_curve()),
+    ));
+}
+
+fn spawn_mixed_sprite<T: MixedColor>(commands: &mut Commands, y: f32, colors: [T; 4]) {
+    commands.spawn((
+        SpriteBundle {
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(0., y, 0.),
+            sprite: Sprite {
+                custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(75., 75.)),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        Mixed(colors),
+    ));
+}
+
+fn animate_curve<T: CurveColor>(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut query: Query<(&mut Transform, &mut Sprite, &Curve<T>)>,
+) {
+    let t = (time.elapsed_seconds().sin() + 1.) / 2.;
+
+    for (mut transform, mut sprite, cubic_curve) in &mut query {
+        // position takes a point from the curve where 0 is the initial point
+        // and 1 is the last point
+        sprite.color = cubic_curve.0.position(t).into();
+        transform.translation.x = 600. * (t - 0.5);
+    }
+}
+
+fn animate_mixed<T: MixedColor>(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut query: Query<(&mut Transform, &mut Sprite, &Mixed<T>)>,
+) {
+    let t = (time.elapsed_seconds().sin() + 1.) / 2.;
+
+    for (mut transform, mut sprite, mixed) in &mut query {
+        sprite.color = {
+            // First, we determine the amount of intervals between colors.
+            // For four colors, there are three intervals between those colors;
+            let intervals = (mixed.0.len() - 1) as f32;
+
+            // Next we determine the index of the first of the two colorts to mix.
+            let start_i = (t * intervals).floor().min(intervals - 1.);
+
+            // Lastly we determine the 'local' value of t in this interval.
+            let local_t = (t * intervals) - start_i;
+
+            let color = mixed.0[start_i as usize].mix(&mixed.0[start_i as usize + 1], local_t);
+            color.into()
+        };
+        transform.translation.x = 600. * (t - 0.5);
+    }
+}