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+#ifndef _NBL_BUILTIN_HLSL_TRANSFORMATION_MATRIX_UTILS_INCLUDED_
+#define _NBL_BUILTIN_HLSL_TRANSFORMATION_MATRIX_UTILS_INCLUDED_
+
+#include <nbl/builtin/hlsl/cpp_compat.hlsl>
+
+namespace nbl
+{
+namespace hlsl
+{
+//TODO: stolen from cameraz branch, don't have epsilonEqual here, maybe uncomment when merging from imguizmo-lights branch
+//// TODO: -> move somewhere else and nbl:: to implement it
+//template<typename T, typename E = double>
+//bool isOrthoBase(const T& x, const T& y, const T& z, const E epsilon = 1e-6)
+//{
+//	auto isNormalized = [](const auto& v, const auto& epsilon) -> bool
+//	{
+//		return glm::epsilonEqual(glm::length(v), 1.0, epsilon);
+//	};
+//
+//	auto isOrthogonal = [](const auto& a, const auto& b, const auto& epsilon) -> bool
+//	{
+//		return glm::epsilonEqual(glm::dot(a, b), 0.0, epsilon);
+//	};
+//
+//	return isNormalized(x, epsilon) && isNormalized(y, epsilon) && isNormalized(z, epsilon) &&
+//		isOrthogonal(x, y, epsilon) && isOrthogonal(x, z, epsilon) && isOrthogonal(y, z, epsilon);
+//}
+//// <-
+
+template<typename T>
+matrix<T, 4, 4> getMatrix3x4As4x4(const matrix<T, 3, 4>& mat)
+{
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> output;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+		output[i] = mat[i];
+	output[3] = float32_t4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+matrix<T, 4, 4> getMatrix3x3As4x4(const matrix<T, 3, 3>& mat)
+{
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> output;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+		output[i] = float32_t4(mat[i], 1.0f);
+	output[3] = float32_t4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+template<typename Tout, typename Tin, uint32_t N>
+inline vector<Tout, N> getCastedVector(const vector<Tin, N>& in)
+{
+	vector<Tout, N> out;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+		out[i] = (Tout)(in[i]);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+template<typename Tout, typename Tin, uint32_t N, uint32_t M>
+inline matrix<Tout, N, M> getCastedMatrix(const matrix<Tin, N, M>& in)
+{
+	matrix<Tout, N, M> out;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+		out[i] = getCastedVector<Tout>(in[i]);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+// TODO: use portable_float when merged
+//! multiplies matrices a and b, 3x4 matrices are treated as 4x4 matrices with 4th row set to (0, 0, 0 ,1)
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 3, 4> concatenateBFollowedByA(const matrix<T, 3, 4>& a, const matrix<T, 3, 4>& b)
+{
+	const auto a4x4 = getMatrix3x4As4x4(a);
+	const auto b4x4 = getMatrix3x4As4x4(b);
+	return matrix<T, 3, 4>(mul(a4x4, b4x4));
+}
+
+// /Arek: glm:: for normalize till dot product is fixed (ambiguity with glm namespace + linker issues)
+
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 3, 4> buildCameraLookAtMatrixLH(
+	const vector<T, 3>& position,
+	const vector<T, 3>& target,
+	const vector<T, 3>& upVector)
+{
+	const vector<T, 3> zaxis = glm::normalize(target - position);
+	const vector<T, 3> xaxis = glm::normalize(hlsl::cross(upVector, zaxis));
+	const vector<T, 3> yaxis = hlsl::cross(zaxis, xaxis);
+
+	matrix<T, 3, 4> r;
+	r[0] = vector<T, 4>(xaxis, -hlsl::dot(xaxis, position));
+	r[1] = vector<T, 4>(yaxis, -hlsl::dot(yaxis, position));
+	r[2] = vector<T, 4>(zaxis, -hlsl::dot(zaxis, position));
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 3, 4> buildCameraLookAtMatrixRH(
+	const vector<T, 3>& position,
+	const vector<T, 3>& target,
+	const vector<T, 3>& upVector)
+{
+	const vector<T, 3> zaxis = glm::normalize(position - target);
+	const vector<T, 3> xaxis = glm::normalize(hlsl::cross(upVector, zaxis));
+	const vector<T, 3> yaxis = hlsl::cross(zaxis, xaxis);
+
+	matrix<T, 3, 4> r;
+	r[0] = vector<T, 4>(xaxis, -hlsl::dot(xaxis, position));
+	r[1] = vector<T, 4>(yaxis, -hlsl::dot(yaxis, position));
+	r[2] = vector<T, 4>(zaxis, -hlsl::dot(zaxis, position));
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+// TODO: test, check if there is better implementation
+// TODO: move quaternion to nbl::hlsl
+// TODO: why NBL_REF_ARG(MatType) doesn't work?????
+
+//! Replaces curent rocation and scale by rotation represented by quaternion `quat`, leaves 4th row and 4th colum unchanged
+template<typename T, uint32_t N>
+inline void setRotation(matrix<T, N, 4>& outMat, NBL_CONST_REF_ARG(core::quaternion) quat)
+{
+	static_assert(N == 3 || N == 4);
+
+	outMat[0] = vector<T, 4>(
+		1 - 2 * (quat.y * quat.y + quat.z * quat.z),
+		2 * (quat.x * quat.y - quat.z * quat.w),
+		2 * (quat.x * quat.z + quat.y * quat.w),
+		outMat[0][3]
+	);
+
+	outMat[1] = vector<T, 4>(
+		2 * (quat.x * quat.y + quat.z * quat.w),
+		1 - 2 * (quat.x * quat.x + quat.z * quat.z),
+		2 * (quat.y * quat.z - quat.x * quat.w),
+		outMat[1][3]
+	);
+
+	outMat[2] = vector<T, 4>(
+		2 * (quat.x * quat.z - quat.y * quat.w),
+		2 * (quat.y * quat.z + quat.x * quat.w),
+		1 - 2 * (quat.x * quat.x + quat.y * quat.y),
+		outMat[2][3]
+	);
+}
+
+template<typename T, uint32_t N>
+inline void setTranslation(matrix<T, N, 4>& outMat, NBL_CONST_REF_ARG(vector<T, 3>) translation)
+{
+	static_assert(N == 3 || N == 4);
+
+	outMat[0].w = translation.x;
+	outMat[1].w = translation.y;
+	outMat[2].w = translation.z;
+}
+
+
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 4, 4> buildProjectionMatrixPerspectiveFovRH(float fieldOfViewRadians, float aspectRatio, float zNear, float zFar)
+{
+	const float h = core::reciprocal<float>(tanf(fieldOfViewRadians * 0.5f));
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(aspectRatio == 0.f); //division by zero
+	const float w = h / aspectRatio;
+
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(zNear == zFar); //division by zero
+
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> m;
+	m[0] = vector<T, 4>(w, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[1] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, -h, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[2] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, -zFar / (zFar - zNear), -zNear * zFar / (zFar - zNear));
+	m[3] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, -1.f, 0.f);
+
+	return m;
+}
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 4, 4> buildProjectionMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(float fieldOfViewRadians, float aspectRatio, float zNear, float zFar)
+{
+	const float h = core::reciprocal<float>(tanf(fieldOfViewRadians * 0.5f));
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(aspectRatio == 0.f); //division by zero
+	const float w = h / aspectRatio;
+
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(zNear == zFar); //division by zero
+
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> m;
+	m[0] = vector<T, 4>(w, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[1] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, -h, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[2] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, zFar / (zFar - zNear), -zNear * zFar / (zFar - zNear));
+	m[3] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, 1.f, 0.f);
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 4, 4> buildProjectionMatrixOrthoRH(float widthOfViewVolume, float heightOfViewVolume, float zNear, float zFar)
+{
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(widthOfViewVolume == 0.f); //division by zero
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(heightOfViewVolume == 0.f); //division by zero
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(zNear == zFar); //division by zero
+
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> m;
+	m[0] = vector<T, 4>(2.f / widthOfViewVolume, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[1] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, -2.f / heightOfViewVolume, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[2] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, -1.f / (zFar - zNear), -zNear / (zFar - zNear));
+	m[3] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+inline matrix<T, 4, 4> buildProjectionMatrixOrthoLH(float widthOfViewVolume, float heightOfViewVolume, float zNear, float zFar)
+{
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(widthOfViewVolume == 0.f); //division by zero
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(heightOfViewVolume == 0.f); //division by zero
+	_NBL_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(zNear == zFar); //division by zero
+
+	matrix<T, 4, 4> m;
+	m[0] = vector<T, 4>(2.f / widthOfViewVolume, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[1] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, -2.f / heightOfViewVolume, 0.f, 0.f);
+	m[2] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, 1.f / (zFar - zNear), -zNear / (zFar - zNear));
+	m[3] = vector<T, 4>(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
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