magnum/src/Math/Geometry/Distance.h

#ifndef Magnum_Math_Geometry_Distance_h
#define Magnum_Math_Geometry_Distance_h
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/** @file
 * @brief Class Magnum::Math::Geometry::Distance
 */

#include "Math/Functions.h"
#include "Math/Matrix.h"
#include "Math/Vector3.h"

namespace Magnum { namespace Math { namespace Geometry {

/** @brief Functions for computing distances */
class Distance {
    public:
        Distance() = delete;

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of line and point in 2D
         * @param a         First point of the line
         * @param b         Second point of the line
         * @param point     Point
         *
         * The distance *d* is computed from point **p** and line defined by **a**
         * and **b** using @ref Matrix::determinant() "determinant": @f[
         *      d = \frac{|det(b - a a - point)|} {|b - a|}
         * @f]
         * Source: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Point-LineDistance2-Dimensional.html
         * @see linePointSquared(const Vector2&, const Vector2&, const Vector2&)
         */
        template<class T> inline static T linePoint(const Vector2<T>& a, const Vector2<T>& b, const Vector2<T>& point) {
            return std::abs(Matrix<2, T>(b - a, a - point).determinant())/(b - a).length();
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of line and point in 2D, squared
         * @param a         First point of the line
         * @param b         Second point of the line
         * @param point     Point
         *
         * More efficient than linePoint(const Vector2&, const Vector2&, const Vector2&)
         * for comparing distance with other values, because it doesn't
         * compute the square root.
         */
        template<class T> inline static T linePointSquared(const Vector2<T>& a, const Vector2<T>& b, const Vector2<T>& point) {
            Vector2<T> bMinusA = b - a;
            return Math::pow<2>(Matrix<2, T>(bMinusA, a - point).determinant())/bMinusA.dot();
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of line and point in 3D
         * @param a         First point of the line
         * @param b         Second point of the line
         * @param point     Point
         *
         * The distance *d* is computed from point **p** and line defined by **a**
         * and **b** using @ref Vector3::cross() "cross product": @f[
         *      d = \frac{|(\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol a) \times (\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol b)|}
         *      {|\boldsymbol b - \boldsymbol a|}
         * @f]
         * Source: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Point-LineDistance3-Dimensional.html
         * @see linePointSquared(const Vector3&, const Vector3&, const Vector3&)
         */
        template<class T> inline static T linePoint(const Vector3<T>& a, const Vector3<T>& b, const Vector3<T>& point) {
            return std::sqrt(linePointSquared(a, b, point));
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of line and point in 3D, squared
         *
         * More efficient than linePoint(const Vector3&, const Vector3&, const Vector3&)
         * for comparing distance with other values, because it doesn't
         * compute the square root.
         */
        template<class T> static T linePointSquared(const Vector3<T>& a, const Vector3<T>& b, const Vector3<T>& point) {
            return Vector3<T>::cross(point - a, point - b).dot()/(b - a).dot();
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Dístance of point from line segment in 2D
         * @param a         Starting point of the line
         * @param b         Ending point of the line
         * @param point     Point
         *
         * Returns distance of point from line segment or from its
         * starting/ending point, depending on where the point lies.
         *
         * Determining whether the point lies next to line segment or outside
         * is done using Pythagorean theorem. If the following equation
         * applies, the point **p** lies outside line segment closer to **a**: @f[
         *      |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol b|^2 > |\boldsymbol b - \boldsymbol a|^2 + |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol a|^2
         * @f]
         * On the other hand, if the following equation applies, the point
         * lies outside line segment closer to **b**: @f[
         *      |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol a|^2 > |\boldsymbol b - \boldsymbol a|^2 + |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol b|^2
         * @f]
         * The last alternative is when the following equation applies. The
         * point then lies between **a** and **b** and the distance is
         * computed the same way as in linePoint(). @f[
         *      |\boldsymbol b - \boldsymbol a|^2 > |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol a|^2 + |\boldsymbol p - \boldsymbol b|^2
         * @f]
         *
         * @see lineSegmentPointSquared()
         */
        template<class T> inline static T lineSegmentPoint(const Vector2<T>& a, const Vector2<T>& b, const Vector2<T>& point) {
            Vector2<T> pointMinusA = point - a;
            Vector2<T> pointMinusB = point - b;
            Vector2<T> bMinusA = b - a;
            T pointDistanceA = pointMinusA.dot();
            T pointDistanceB = pointMinusB.dot();
            T bDistanceA = bMinusA.dot();

            /* Point is before A */
            if(pointDistanceB > bDistanceA + pointDistanceA)
                return std::sqrt(pointDistanceA);

            /* Point is after B */
            if(pointDistanceA > bDistanceA + pointDistanceB)
                return std::sqrt(pointDistanceB);

            /* Between A and B */
            return std::abs(Matrix<2, T>(bMinusA, -pointMinusA).determinant())/std::sqrt(bDistanceA);
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of point from line segment in 2D, squared
         *
         * More efficient than lineSegmentPoint() for comparing distance with
         * other values, because it doesn't compute the square root.
         */
        template<class T> static T lineSegmentPointSquared(const Vector2<T>& a, const Vector2<T>& b, const Vector2<T>& point) {
            Vector2<T> pointMinusA = point - a;
            Vector2<T> pointMinusB = point - b;
            Vector2<T> bMinusA = b - a;
            T pointDistanceA = pointMinusA.dot();
            T pointDistanceB = pointMinusB.dot();
            T bDistanceA = bMinusA.dot();

            /* Point is before A */
            if(pointDistanceB > bDistanceA + pointDistanceA)
                return pointDistanceA;

            /* Point is after B */
            if(pointDistanceA > bDistanceA + pointDistanceB)
                return pointDistanceB;

            /* Between A and B */
            return Math::pow<2>(Matrix<2, T>(bMinusA, -pointMinusA).determinant())/bDistanceA;
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Dístance of point from line segment in 3D
         * @param a         Starting point of the line
         * @param b         Ending point of the line
         * @param point     Point
         *
         * Similar to 2D implementation
         * lineSegmentPoint(const Vector2&, const Vector2&, const Vector2&).
         *
         * @see lineSegmentPointSquared(const Vector3&, const Vector3&, const Vector3&)
         */
        template<class T> inline static T lineSegmentPoint(const Vector3<T>& a, const Vector3<T>& b, const Vector3<T>& point) {
            return std::sqrt(lineSegmentPointSquared(a, b, point));
        }

        /**
         * @brief %Distance of point from line segment in 3D, squared
         *
         * More efficient than lineSegmentPoint(const Vector3&, const Vector3&, const Vector3&) for comparing distance with
         * other values, because it doesn't compute the square root.
         */
        template<class T> static T lineSegmentPointSquared(const Vector3<T>& a, const Vector3<T>& b, const Vector3<T>& point) {
            Vector3<T> pointMinusA = point - a;
            Vector3<T> pointMinusB = point - b;
            T pointDistanceA = pointMinusA.dot();
            T pointDistanceB = pointMinusB.dot();
            T bDistanceA = (b - a).dot();

            /* Point is before A */
            if(pointDistanceB > bDistanceA + pointDistanceA)
                return pointDistanceA;

            /* Point is after B */
            if(pointDistanceA > bDistanceA + pointDistanceB)
                return pointDistanceB;

            /* Between A and B */
            return Vector3<T>::cross(pointMinusA, pointMinusB).dot()/bDistanceA;
        }
};

}}}

#endif