Add Model::setLightPosition.

+ Convert some std::strings to QStrings.

src/app/qtkscene.cpp

@@ -485,13 +485,7 @@ void QtkScene::update()
   // Helper lambda to set the light position used by GLSL shaders on the model.
   // TODO: This could be a helper function on the Model class.
   auto setLightPosition = [](const std::string & lightName, Model * model) {
-    if (auto light = MeshRenderer::getInstance(lightName.c_str()); light) {
+
-      QVector3D position = light->getTransform().getTranslation();
-      model->setUniform("uLight.position", position);
-    } else {
-      qDebug() << "[QtkScene] Failed to set light position: "
-               << lightName.c_str();
-    }
   };
 
   QMatrix4x4 posMatrix;

src/designer-plugins/toolbox.cpp

@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ void ToolBox::createPageProperties(const Object * object)
   ui->toolBox->setCurrentWidget(widget);
 
   auto * layout = new QFormLayout;
-  layout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Name:")),
+  layout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Name:")), new QLabel(object->getName()));
-                 new QLabel(object->getName().c_str()));
 
   layout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Type:")),
                  new QLabel(type == Object::Type::QTK_MESH ? "Mesh" : "Model"));

src/designer-plugins/treeview.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void Qtk::TreeView::updateView(const Qtk::Scene * scene)
   mSceneName = scene->getSceneName();
   auto objects = scene->getObjects();
   for (const auto & object : objects) {
-    QStringList list(QStringList(QString(object->getName().c_str())));
+    QStringList list(QStringList(QString(object->getName())));
     ui->treeWidget->insertTopLevelItem(0, new QTreeWidgetItem(list));
   }
 }

src/qtk/meshrenderer.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ MeshRenderer::MeshRenderer(const char * name, const ShapeBase & shape) :
 
 MeshRenderer::~MeshRenderer()
 {
-  sInstances.remove(mName.c_str());
+  sInstances.remove(mName);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************

src/qtk/model.cpp

@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ void Model::flipTexture(const std::string & fileName, bool flipX, bool flipY)
   }
 }
 
+void Model::setLightPosition(const QString & lightName, const char * uniform)
+{
+  if (auto light = MeshRenderer::getInstance(lightName); light) {
+    QVector3D position = light->getTransform().getTranslation();
+    setUniform(uniform, position);
+  } else {
+    qDebug() << "[QtkScene] Failed to set " << mName
+             << "light position: " << lightName;
+  }
+}
+
 // Static function to access ModelManager for getting Models by name
 Model * Qtk::Model::getInstance(const char * name)
 {
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ void Model::loadModel(const std::string & path)
   sortModelMeshes();
 
   // Object finished loading, insert it into ModelManager
-  mManager.insert(getName().c_str(), this);
+  mManager.insert(getName(), this);
 }
 
 void Model::processNode(aiNode * node, const aiScene * scene)

src/qtk/model.h

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Qtk
         loadModel(mModelPath);
       }
 
-      inline ~Model() override { mManager.remove(getName().c_str()); }
+      inline ~Model() override { mManager.remove(getName()); }
 
       /*************************************************************************
        * Public Methods
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ namespace Qtk
         }
       }
 
+      /**
+       * Sets the position of a light used in GLSL unfiroms.
+       *
+       * @param lightName Object name of the light
+       */
+      void setLightPosition(const QString & lightName,
+                            const char * uniform = "uLight.position");
+
       /*************************************************************************
        * Accessors
        ************************************************************************/

src/qtk/object.h

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Qtk
         return mShape.mVertices;
       }
 
-      [[nodiscard]] inline std::string getName() const { return mName; }
+      [[nodiscard]] inline QString getName() const { return mName; }
 
       [[nodiscard]] inline const Type & getType() const { return mType; }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace Qtk
        * Setters
        ************************************************************************/
 
-      virtual inline void setName(const std::string & name) { mName = name; }
+      virtual inline void setName(const QString & name) { mName = name; }
 
       virtual inline void setColors(const Colors & value)
       {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace Qtk
       Transform3D mTransform;
       Shape mShape;
       Texture mTexture;
-      std::string mName;
+      QString mName;
       bool mBound;
       Type mType = QTK_OBJECT;
   };

src/qtk/scene.cpp

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ std::vector<Object *> Scene::getObjects() const
 Object * Scene::getObject(const QString & name) const
 {
   for (const auto & object : getObjects()) {
-    if (object->getName() == name.toStdString()) {
+    if (object->getName() == name) {
       return object;
     }
   }
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ void Scene::initSceneObjectName(Object * object)
   // If the object name exists make it unique.
   auto count = ++mObjectCount[object->getName()];
   if (count > 1) {
-    object->setName(object->getName() + " (" + std::to_string(count) + ")");
+    object->setName(object->getName() + " (" + QString::number(count) + ")");
   }
 }

src/qtk/scene.h

@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ namespace Qtk
        */
       [[nodiscard]] uint64_t getObjectCount(const QString & name)
       {
-        return mObjectCount.count(name.toStdString())
+        return mObjectCount.count(name) ? mObjectCount[name] : 0;
-                   ? mObjectCount[name.toStdString()]
-                   : 0;
       }
 
       /**
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ namespace Qtk
       /* MeshRenderers used simple geometry. */
       std::vector<MeshRenderer *> mMeshes {};
       /* Track count of objects with same initial name. */
-      std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> mObjectCount;
+      std::unordered_map<QString, uint64_t> mObjectCount;
   };
 }  // namespace Qtk