Example for Generating Shader Code for an MDL Material

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This example illustrates the necessary steps from loading an MDL module and processing a material up to the point where shader code is generated and potentially serialized. In addition to the more complex Example for a Microsoft DXR-based MDL-enabled Path Tracer and Example for Compiled Distribution Functions (PTX), this example focuses only on the key steps required for code generation without any renderer specific work in order to provide a quick and precise overview.

New Topics

• Different compilation modes and options between
• Target code generation for a material with multiple functions
• Target code serialization

Detailed Description

Different compilation modes and options between

Please refer to Instance-compilation and class-compilation and the Example for Compilation of MDL Materials for an introduction in instance and class compilation modes.

When in class compilation mode, there are options to enable individual optimizations to narrow the performance gap towards instance compilation while sacrificing parts of the real-time parameter edits.

fold_ternary_on_df, fold_all_bool_parameters, and fold_all_enum_parameters reduce branching within the material by evaluating the corresponding conditions during compilation. The unused cases are not handled by the generated code anymore and therefore require recompilation and code regeneration whenever such a condition variable changed. The benefit of these optimizations are twofold, less branching for faster execution times and smaller generated code which potentially reduces the compile time of the generated code as well.

Target code generation for a material with multiple functions

Depending on the renderer, code for multiple functions of an MDL material needs to be generated in order to produce a full-featured rendering.

When integrating MDL into a renderer one would start with the "surface.scattering" expression which is responsible for the scattering behavior and thereby the most important aspect of the visual appearance. In addition to that, "geometry.cutout_opacity" is required the handle transparent or semi-transparent surfaces like leafs of a plant or wire fences. There are more expressions to account for and the example shows how to select them and how to register them at a link unit for code generation. For the actual use in a renderer please have a look at the more complex examples mentioned above.

Target code serialization

The target code can also be serialized for later reuse. This can reduce the startup time for larger scenes that have been loaded before or for materials that are very likely to appear in a lot of scenes. The glTF-support materials used by the example DXR could be good candidates for such likely used materials.

When deserializing a previously serialized target code object the entire code generation can be skipped. Additional time can be saved when also storing the compiled shaders along with the target code. See Example for a Microsoft DXR-based MDL-enabled Path Tracer which makes use of this feature when enabled using the CLI or the user interface.

The hash of the mi::neuraylib::ICompiled_material is used as an identifier to store the information during serialization and to select to stored data when loading. Changes in MDL SDK version for instance are detected during deserializing. This helps to avoid problems with outdated cached data.

Example Source

Source Code Location: examples/mdl_sdk/code_gen/example_code_gen.cpp

/******************************************************************************
 * Copyright 2024 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 // examples/mdl_sdk/code_gen/example_code_gen.cpp
 //
 // Loads an MDL material and processes it up to code generation and beyond.
 
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cctype>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
 
#include "example_shared.h"
 
using TD = mi::neuraylib::Target_function_description;  // only for readability
 
class Options
{
public:
    static void print_usage(std::ostream& s);
 
    bool parse(int argc, char* argv[]);
 
    bool m_help = false;
    bool m_nostdpath = false;
    std::vector<std::string> m_mdl_paths;
    std::string m_output_file;
 
    bool m_use_class_compilation = true;
    bool m_fold_ternary_on_df = false;
    bool m_fold_all_bool_parameters = false;
    bool m_fold_all_enum_parameters = false;
    bool m_single_init = false;
    bool m_ignore_noinline = true;
    bool m_disable_pdf = false;
    bool m_enable_aux = false;
    std::string m_lambda_return_mode;
    bool m_warn_spectrum_conv = false;
    std::string m_backend = "hlsl";
    bool m_use_derivatives = false;
    std::string m_num_texture_results = "16";
    bool m_dump_metadata = false;
    bool m_adapt_normal = false;
    bool m_adapt_microfacet_roughness = false;
    bool m_experimental = false;
 
    std::string m_qualified_material_name = "::nvidia::sdk_examples::tutorials::example_material";
 
    std::vector<TD> m_descs;
    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<std::string> > m_desc_strs;  // collection for storing the strings
 
    std::string m_distilling_target = "";
};
 
void dump_dag(
    mi::neuraylib::ITransaction *transaction,
    mi::neuraylib::IMdl_factory *mdl_factory,
    const mi::neuraylib::ICompiled_material *cm,
    std::ostream &s)
{
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IType_factory> tf(
        mdl_factory->create_type_factory(transaction));
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IValue_factory> vf(
        mdl_factory->create_value_factory(transaction));
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IExpression_factory> ef(
        mdl_factory->create_expression_factory(transaction));
 
    for (mi::Size i = 0; i < cm->get_parameter_count(); ++i) {
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IValue> argument(cm->get_argument(i));
        std::stringstream name;
        name << i;
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::IString> result(
            vf->dump(argument.get(), name.str().c_str(), 1));
        const char *pn = cm->get_parameter_name(i);
        if (!pn)
            pn = "n/a";
        s << "    argument (original parameter name: " << pn << ") "
            << result->get_c_str() << std::endl;
    }
 
    for (mi::Uint32 i = 0; i < cm->get_temporary_count(); ++i) {
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IExpression> temporary(cm->get_temporary(i));
        std::stringstream name;
        name << i;
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::IString> result(
            ef->dump(temporary.get(), name.str().c_str(), 1));
        s << "    temporary " << result->get_c_str() << std::endl;
    }
 
    mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IExpression_direct_call> body(cm->get_body());
    mi::base::Handle<const mi::IString> result(
        ef->dump(body.get(), 0, 1));
    s << "    body " << result->get_c_str() << std::endl;
}
 
void dump_metadata(mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::ITarget_code> code, std::ostream& out)
{
    out << "/* String table\n";
    for (mi::Size i = 0, n = code->get_string_constant_count(); i < n; ++i)
    {
        const char* c = code->get_string_constant(i);
        out << "   " << i << ": \"" << c << "\"\n";
    }
    out << "*/\n\n";
 
    out << "/* Texture table\n";
    for (mi::Size i = 0, n = code->get_texture_count(); i < n; ++i)
    {
        const char* c = code->get_texture(i);
        if (!c || strlen(c) == 0)
            c = code->get_texture_url(i);
        const char* b = code->get_texture_is_body_resource(i) ? "(body)" : "(non-body)";
        out << "   " << i << ": \"" << c << "\" " << b << "\n";
    }
    out << "*/\n\n";
 
    out << "/* Light Profile table\n";
    for (mi::Size i = 0, n = code->get_light_profile_count(); i < n; ++i)
    {
        const char* c = code->get_light_profile(i);
        if (!c || strlen(c) == 0)
            c = code->get_light_profile_url(i);
        const char* b = code->get_light_profile_is_body_resource(i) ? "(body)" : "(non-body)";
        out << "   " << i << ": \"" << c << "\" " << b << "\n";
    }
    out << "*/\n\n";
 
    out << "/* BSDF measurement table\n";
    for (mi::Size i = 0, n = code->get_bsdf_measurement_count(); i < n; ++i)
    {
        const char* c = code->get_bsdf_measurement(i);
        if (!c || strlen(c) == 0)
            c = code->get_bsdf_measurement_url(i);
        const char* b = code->get_bsdf_measurement_is_body_resource(i) ? "(body)" : "(non-body)";
        out << "   " << i << ": \"" << c << "\" " << b << "\n";
    }
    out << "*/\n\n";
}
 
void code_gen(mi::neuraylib::INeuray* neuray, Options& options)
{
    // Access the database and create a transaction.
    // This is required for loading MDL modules and their dependencies.
    // All loaded elements are stored in the DB as soon as the transaction is
    // committed. Until then, changes are only visible to the current open transaction.
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IDatabase> database(
        neuray->get_api_component<mi::neuraylib::IDatabase>());
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IScope> scope(database->get_global_scope());
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::ITransaction> trans(scope->create_transaction());
    {
        mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_impexp_api> mdl_impexp_api(
            neuray->get_api_component<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_impexp_api>());
 
        mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_factory> mdl_factory(
            neuray->get_api_component<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_factory>());
 
        // The context is used to pass options to different components and operations.
        // It also carries errors, warnings, and warnings produces by the operations.
        mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_execution_context> context(
            mdl_factory->create_execution_context());
 
        // Enable experimental features if requested
        if (options.m_experimental)
            context->set_option("experimental", true);
 
        // Split the material name passed on the command line into a module
        // and (unqualified) material name
        // The expected input is fully-qualified absolute MDL material name of the form:
        // [::<package>]::<module>::<material>
        std::string module_name, material_name;
        if (!mi::examples::mdl::parse_cmd_argument_material_name(
            options.m_qualified_material_name, module_name, material_name))
                exit_failure("Failed to parse the qualified material name: %s",
                    options.m_qualified_material_name.c_str());
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // Load the selected module.
        mdl_impexp_api->load_module(trans.get(), module_name.c_str(), context.get());
        if (!print_messages(context.get()))
            exit_failure("Failed to load the selected module.");
 
        // Access the module by name, which has to be queried using the factory.
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::IString> module_db_name(
            mdl_factory->get_db_module_name(module_name.c_str()));
 
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IModule> module(
            trans->access<mi::neuraylib::IModule>(module_db_name->get_c_str()));
        if (!module)
            exit_failure("Failed to access the loaded module.");
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // Access the material definition of the selected material.
        // A module can export multiple materials or none at all.
        std::string material_db_name
            = std::string(module_db_name->get_c_str()) + "::" + material_name;
        material_db_name = mi::examples::mdl::add_missing_material_signature(
            module.get(), material_db_name);
        if (material_db_name.empty())
            exit_failure("Failed to find the material '%s' in the module '%s'.",
                material_name.c_str(), module_name.c_str());
 
        // Check if there is such a definition.
        // This is not really required here because the definition wrapper in the next step
        // will also check if the definition is valid.
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IFunction_definition> material_definition(
            trans->access<mi::neuraylib::IFunction_definition>(material_db_name.c_str()));
        if (!material_definition)
            exit_failure("Failed to access the material definition.");
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // Create an instance of the material.
        // An easy way to do that is by using the definition wrapper which makes sure that there
        // are valid parameters set even when there are no default values defined in MDL source.
        mi::neuraylib::Definition_wrapper dw(
            trans.get(), material_db_name.c_str(), mdl_factory.get());
        if (!dw.is_valid())
            exit_failure("Failed to access the material definition.");
 
        mi::Sint32 result = -1;
        mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IFunction_call> material_instance(
            dw.create_instance<mi::neuraylib::IFunction_call>(nullptr, &result));
        if (result != 0)
            exit_failure("Failed to create a material instance of: %s::%s (%d)",
                module_name.c_str(), material_name.c_str(), result);
 
        // Alternatively, the instance can be created without the definition wrapper using:
        // material_definition->create_function_call(...)
        // In that case the API user needs to provide a argument list at least for those parameters
        // that do not have a default value.
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // The next step is to create a compiled material. This already applies some optimizations
        // depending on the following flags and context options.
 
        // class and instance compilation is a trade-off between real-time parameter editing and
        // performance optimization.
        const mi::Uint32 flags = options.m_use_class_compilation
            ? mi::neuraylib::IMaterial_instance::CLASS_COMPILATION
            : mi::neuraylib::IMaterial_instance::DEFAULT_OPTIONS; // Instance Compilation
 
        // Set more optimization options (by default, they are all disabled)
        // The first three only affect class compilation and allow to select individual
        // optimizations to narrow the performance gap towards instance compilation while
        // sacrificing some parts of the real-time parameter edits.
        context->set_option("fold_ternary_on_df", options.m_fold_ternary_on_df);
        context->set_option("fold_all_bool_parameters", options.m_fold_all_bool_parameters);
        context->set_option("fold_all_enum_parameters", options.m_fold_all_enum_parameters);
        context->set_option("ignore_noinline", options.m_ignore_noinline);
 
        mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMaterial_instance> material_instance2(
            material_instance->get_interface<mi::neuraylib::IMaterial_instance>());
        mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::ICompiled_material> compiled_material(
            material_instance2->create_compiled_material(flags, context.get()));
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // In case the material should be distilled before generating code,
        // the compiled material will be transformed before going on.
        // Usually distilling is used to simplify a material or to convert it to an uber-shader.
 
        if (!options.m_distilling_target.empty()) {
            mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_distiller_api> distiller(
                neuray->get_api_component<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_distiller_api>());
 
            // check if the selected target is known
            bool target_supported = false;
            for (mi::Size i = 0, n = distiller->get_target_count(); i < n; ++i) {
                if (options.m_distilling_target == distiller->get_target_name(i)) {
                    target_supported = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (!target_supported)
                exit_failure("Distilling target '%s' is unknown.",
                    options.m_distilling_target.c_str());
 
            // The compiled material is transformed to match a given target.
            // Depending on the input and the selected target, the resulting material
            // will match the original in appearance to some extend.
            mi::Sint32 result = 0;
            compiled_material = distiller->distill_material(
                compiled_material.get(), options.m_distilling_target.c_str(), nullptr, &result);
 
            if (result != 0)
                exit_failure("Failed to distill a material instance of: %s::%s (%d)",
                    module_name.c_str(), material_name.c_str(), result);
        }
 
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        if (options.m_backend == "dag") {
            if (!options.m_output_file.empty())
            {
                std::ofstream file_stream;
                file_stream.open(options.m_output_file.c_str());
                if (file_stream)
                {
                    file_stream << "\n\n\n";
                    dump_dag(trans.get(), mdl_factory.get(), compiled_material.get(), file_stream);
                    file_stream << "\n\n\n";
                    file_stream.close();
                }
            } else {
                std::cout << "\n\n\n";
                dump_dag(trans.get(), mdl_factory.get(), compiled_material.get(), std::cout);
                std::cout << "\n\n\n";
            }
        } else {
 
            // For generating code we now need to select a back-end
            mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api> mdl_backend_api(
                neuray->get_api_component<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api>());
 
            mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend> backend;
            if (options.m_backend == "glsl")
                backend = mdl_backend_api->get_backend(mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api::MB_GLSL);
            else if (options.m_backend == "hlsl")
                backend = mdl_backend_api->get_backend(mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api::MB_HLSL);
            else if (options.m_backend == "ptx")
                backend = mdl_backend_api->get_backend(mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api::MB_CUDA_PTX);
            else if (options.m_backend == "llvm")
                backend = mdl_backend_api->get_backend(mi::neuraylib::IMdl_backend_api::MB_LLVM_IR);
            else
                exit_failure("Selected back-end '%s' is invalid or not supported.",
                    options.m_backend.c_str());
 
            // back-end specific options
            backend->set_option("texture_runtime_with_derivs",
                options.m_use_derivatives ? "on" : "off");
            backend->set_option("num_texture_results", options.m_num_texture_results.c_str());
            backend->set_option("num_texture_spaces", "4");
            backend->set_option("jit_warn_spectrum_conversion",
                options.m_warn_spectrum_conv ? "on" : "off");
            backend->set_option("use_renderer_adapt_normal",
                options.m_adapt_normal ? "on" : "off");
            backend->set_option("use_renderer_adapt_microfacet_roughness",
                options.m_adapt_microfacet_roughness ? "on" : "off");
            backend->set_option("enable_pdf",
                !options.m_disable_pdf ? "on" : "off");
            backend->set_option("enable_auxiliary",
                options.m_enable_aux ? "on" : "off");
            if (!options.m_lambda_return_mode.empty()) {
                if (backend->set_option(
                       "lambda_return_mode", options.m_lambda_return_mode.c_str()) != 0) {
                    exit_failure("Setting 'lambda_return_mode' option failed.");
                }
            }
 
            // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            // and we need a link unit that will contain all the functions we want to generate code for
            mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::ILink_unit> link_unit(
                backend->create_link_unit(trans.get(), context.get()));
            if (!print_messages(context.get()))
                exit_failure("Failed to create a link unit for the %s back-end",
                    options.m_backend.c_str());
 
            if (options.m_descs.empty()) {
                // select some default expressions to generate code for.
                // The functions to select depends on the renderer.
                // To get started, generating 'surface.scattering' would be enough
                // (see the other examples, like DXR, for how to consume the generated code in a shader).
                auto &descs = options.m_descs;
                descs.push_back(TD("ior", "ior"));
                descs.push_back(TD("thin_walled", "thin_walled"));
                descs.push_back(TD("surface.scattering", "surface_scattering"));
                descs.push_back(TD("surface.emission.emission", "surface_emission_emission"));
                descs.push_back(TD("surface.emission.intensity", "surface_emission_intensity"));
                descs.push_back(TD("surface.emission.mode", "surface_emission_mode"));
                descs.push_back(TD("backface.scattering", "backface_scattering"));
                descs.push_back(TD("backface.emission.emission", "backface_emission_emission"));
                descs.push_back(TD("backface.emission.intensity", "backface_emission_intensity"));
                descs.push_back(TD("backface.emission.mode", "backface_emission_mode"));
                descs.push_back(TD("volume.absorption_coefficient", "volume_absorption_coefficient"));
                descs.push_back(TD("volume.scattering_coefficient", "volume_scattering_coefficient"));
                descs.push_back(TD("geometry.normal", "geometry_normal"));
                descs.push_back(TD("geometry.cutout_opacity", "geometry_cutout_opacity"));
                descs.push_back(TD("geometry.displacement", "geometry_displacement"));
            }
 
            if (options.m_single_init)
                options.m_descs.insert(options.m_descs.begin(), TD("init", "init"));
 
            link_unit->add_material(
                compiled_material.get(), options.m_descs.data(), options.m_descs.size(), context.get());
            if (!print_messages(context.get()))
                exit_failure("Failed to select functions for code generation.");
 
            // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            // Translating the link unit into the target language is the last step and the only one
            // that can be time consuming. All the steps before are designed to be lightweight for
            // interactively changing materials and parameters.
            mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::ITarget_code> target_code(
                backend->translate_link_unit(link_unit.get(), context.get()));
            if (!print_messages(context.get()))
                exit_failure("Failed to translate the link unit to %s code.",
                    options.m_backend.c_str());
 
            // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            // The resulting target code contains all the information that is required for rendering.
            // This includes the actual shader code, resources, constants and an argument block
            // that contains raw parameter data for real-time parameter editing.
 
            // Print the generated code. Note, this is not enough. A renderer needs to handle resources,
            // argument blocks and so on as well. Additionally, a renderer runtime is required
            // as an interface between the generated code and the applications resource pipeline.
            if (!options.m_output_file.empty())
            {
                std::ofstream file_stream;
                file_stream.open(options.m_output_file.c_str());
                if (file_stream)
                {
                    file_stream << target_code->get_code();
                    if (options.m_dump_metadata)
                        dump_metadata(target_code, file_stream);
                    file_stream.close();
                }
            }
            else {
                std::cout << "\n\n\n" << target_code->get_code() << "\n\n\n";
                if (options.m_dump_metadata)
                    dump_metadata(target_code, std::cout);
            }
 
            // Serialization is not supported by the LLVM-IR backend.
            if (options.m_backend != "llvm") {
                // If disabled, instance specific data is discarded. this makes sense for applications
                // that use class compilation and reuse materials that only differ in their parameter
                // set, meaning that they have the same hash and thereby the same generated code but
                // different argument blocks. These argument blocks be created separately using the
                // target code and also the deserialized target code.
                context->set_option("serialize_class_instance_data", true);
 
                // Serialize the target code object into a buffer.
                mi::base::Handle<const mi::neuraylib::IBuffer> tc_buffer(
                    target_code->serialize(context.get()));
                if (!print_messages(context.get()))
                    exit_failure("MDL target code serialization failed.");
 
                // Access the serialized target code data.
                // This is usually stored in some kind of cache along with other application data.
                // For deserialization, use backend->deserialize_target_code(...)
                /*const size_t tc_buffer_size =*/ tc_buffer->get_data_size();
                /*const mi::Uint8* tc_buffer_data =*/ tc_buffer->get_data();
            }
        }
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // The target code can also be serialized for later reuse.
        // This can make sense to reduce startup time for larger scenes that have been loaded
        // before. A key for this kind of cache is the hash of a compiled material:
        mi::base::Uuid hash = compiled_material->get_hash();
        std::cout << "compiled material hash: \n" << std::hex << hash.m_id1 << " " << hash.m_id2
                    << " " << hash.m_id3 << " " << hash.m_id4 << std::dec  <<"\n";
    }
 
    // All transactions need to get committed or aborted before closing the application.
    // The code above is inside a block to ensure that we do not keep handles to database objects
    // while closing the transaction. This would result in an inconsistent state and produce an
    // error message.
    trans->commit();
}
 
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
int MAIN_UTF8(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    // Parse command line options
    Options options;
    mi::examples::mdl::Configure_options configure_options;
    if (!options.parse(argc, argv))
    {
        options.print_usage(std::cout);
        exit_failure("Failed to parse command line arguments.");
    }
    if (options.m_help) {
        options.print_usage(std::cout);
        exit_success();
    }
 
    // Apply the search path setup described on the command line
    configure_options.additional_mdl_paths = options.m_mdl_paths;
 
    if (options.m_nostdpath)
    {
        configure_options.add_admin_space_search_paths = false;
        configure_options.add_user_space_search_paths = false;
        configure_options.add_example_search_path = false;
    }
 
    // Access the MDL SDK
    mi::base::Handle<mi::neuraylib::INeuray> neuray(mi::examples::mdl::load_and_get_ineuray());
    if (!neuray.is_valid_interface())
        exit_failure("Failed to load the SDK.");
 
    // Configure the MDL SDK
    if (!mi::examples::mdl::configure(neuray.get(), configure_options))
        exit_failure("Failed to initialize the SDK.");
 
    // Load the distilling plugin
    if (mi::examples::mdl::load_plugin(neuray.get(), "mdl_distiller" MI_BASE_DLL_FILE_EXT) != 0)
        exit_failure("Failed to load the mdl_distiller plugin.");
 
    // Start the MDL SDK
    mi::Sint32 ret = neuray->start();
    if (ret != 0)
        exit_failure("Failed to initialize the SDK. Result code: %d", ret);
 
    // the main content of the example
    code_gen(neuray.get(), options);
 
    // Shut down the MDL SDK
    if (neuray->shutdown() != 0)
        exit_failure("Failed to shutdown the SDK.");
 
    // Unload the MDL SDK
    neuray = nullptr;
    if (!mi::examples::mdl::unload())
        exit_failure("Failed to unload the SDK.");
 
    exit_success();
}
 
// Convert command line arguments to UTF8 on Windows
COMMANDLINE_TO_UTF8
 
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
void Options::print_usage(std::ostream& s)
{
    s << R"(
code_gen [options] <qualified_material_name>
 
options:
 
  -h|--help                     Print this usage message and exit.
  -p|--mdl_path <path>          Add the given path to the MDL search path.
  -n|--nostdpath                Prevent adding the MDL system and user search
                                path(s) to the MDL search path.
  -o|--output <file>            Export the module to this file. Default: stdout
  -b|--backend <backend>        Select the back-end to generate code for. One of
                                {DAG, GLSL, HLSL, PTX, LLVM}. Default: HLSL
  -e|--expr_path <path>         Add an MDL expression path to generate, like \"surface.scattering\".
                                Defaults to a set of expression paths.
  -d|--derivatives              Generate code with derivative support.
  -i|--instance_compilation     Use instance compilation instead of class compilation.
  -t|--text_results <num>       Number of float4 texture result slots in the state. Default: 16
  -M|--dump-meta-data           Print all generated meta data tables.
  --ft                          Fold ternary operators when used on distribution functions.
  --fb                          Fold boolean parameters.
  --fe                          Fold enum parameters.
  --single-init                 Compile in single init mode.
  --dian                        Disable ignoring anno::noinline() annotations.
  --disable_pdf                 Disable generation of separate PDF function.
  --enable_aux                  Enable generation of auxiliary function.
  --lambda_return_mode <mode>   Set how base types and vector types are returned for PTX and LLVM
                                backends. One of {default, sret, value}.
  --adapt_normal                Enable renderer callback to adapt the normal.
  --adapt_microfacet_roughness  Enable renderer callback to adapt the roughness for
                                microfacet BSDFs.
  --experimental                Enable experimental compiler features (for internal testing).
  --warn-spectrum-conv          Warn if a spectrum constructor is converted into RGB.)";
 
    s << R"(
  --distill <target>            Distill the material before running the code generation.)";
 
    s << std::endl;
}
 
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
bool Options::parse(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
    {
        const std::string arg = argv[i];
        if (arg[0] == '-') {
            if (arg == "-h" || arg == "--help")
                m_help = true;
            else if (arg == "-n" || arg == "--nostdpath")
                m_nostdpath = true;
            else if (arg == "-d" || arg == "--derivatives")
                m_use_derivatives = true;
            else if (arg == "-i" || arg == "--instance_compilation")
                m_use_class_compilation = false;
            else if (arg == "--ft")
                m_fold_ternary_on_df = true;
            else if (arg == "--fb")
                m_fold_all_bool_parameters = true;
            else if (arg == "--fe")
                m_fold_all_enum_parameters = true;
            else if (arg == "--single-init")
                m_single_init = true;
            else if (arg == "--dian")
                m_ignore_noinline = false;
            else if (arg == "--disable_pdf")
                m_disable_pdf = true;
            else if (arg == "--enable_aux")
                m_enable_aux = true;
            else if (arg == "--lambda_return_mode") {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for --lambda_return_mode missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_lambda_return_mode = argv[++i];
            }
            else if (arg == "--adapt_normal")
                m_adapt_normal = true;
            else if (arg == "--adapt_microfacet_roughness")
                m_adapt_microfacet_roughness = true;
            else if (arg == "--experimental")
                m_experimental = true;
            else if (arg == "--warn-spectrum-conv")
                m_warn_spectrum_conv = true;
            else if (arg == "-p" || arg == "--mdl_path")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for -p|--mdl_path missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_mdl_paths.push_back(argv[++i]);
            }
            else if (arg == "-o" || arg == "--output")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for -o|--output missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_output_file = argv[++i];
            }
            else if (arg == "-b" || arg == "--backend")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for -b|--backend missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_backend = argv[++i];
                std::transform(m_backend.begin(), m_backend.end(), m_backend.begin(),
                    [](unsigned char c) { return std::tolower(c); });
            }
            else if (arg == "-e" || arg == "--expr_path")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for -e|--expr_path missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                std::string expr = argv[++i];
                std::string func_name = expr;
                std::transform(func_name.begin(), func_name.end(), func_name.begin(),
                    [](unsigned char c) { return char(c) == '.' ? '_' : c; });
                m_desc_strs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<std::string>(new std::string(expr)));
                m_desc_strs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<std::string>(new std::string(func_name)));
                m_descs.push_back(TD(
                    m_desc_strs[m_desc_strs.size() - 2].get()->c_str(),
                    m_desc_strs.back().get()->c_str()));
            }
            else if (arg == "-t" || arg == "--text_results")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for -t|--text_results missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_num_texture_results = argv[++i];
            }
            else if (arg == "-M" || arg == "--dump_meta_data")
                m_dump_metadata = true;
            else if (arg == "--distill")
            {
                if (i == argc - 1)
                {
                    std::cerr << "error: Argument for --distill missing." << std::endl;
                    return false;
                }
                m_distilling_target = argv[++i];
            }
            else
            {
                std::cerr << "error: Unknown option \"" << arg << "\"." << std::endl;
                return false;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (i != argc - 1)
            {
                std::cerr << "error: Unexpected argument \"" << arg << "\"." << std::endl;
                return false;
            }
            m_qualified_material_name = arg;
        }
    }
 
    if (!m_help)
    {
        if (m_qualified_material_name.empty())
        {
            std::cerr << "error: Qualified material name missing." << std::endl;
            return false;
        }
 
        if (m_backend != "dag" && m_backend != "glsl" && m_backend != "hlsl" &&
            m_backend != "ptx" && m_backend != "llvm")
        {
            std::cerr << "error: Back-end is missing or invalid." << std::endl;
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

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