Initial works for actial animation sampling and graph evaluation.

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraph.cc

@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+bool AnimGraph::init(AnimGraphContext& context) {
+  for (size_t i = 2; i < m_nodes.size(); i++) {
+    if (!m_nodes[i]->Init(context)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 void AnimGraph::updateOrderedNodes() {
   m_eval_ordered_nodes.clear();
   updateOrderedNodesRecursive(0);
@@ -69,8 +79,6 @@ void AnimGraph::markActiveNodes() {
 }
 
 void AnimGraph::prepareNodeEval(size_t node_index) {
-  AnimNode* node = m_nodes[node_index];
-
   for (size_t i = 0, n = m_node_output_connections[node_index].size(); i < n;
        i++) {
     AnimGraphConnection& output_connection =
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ void AnimGraph::prepareNodeEval(size_t node_index) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    (*output_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr_ptr) =
+    (*output_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr_ptr) =
         m_anim_data_work_buffer.peek();
     m_anim_data_work_buffer.pop();
   }
@@ -94,14 +102,12 @@ void AnimGraph::prepareNodeEval(size_t node_index) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    (*input_connection.m_target_socket.m_value.ptr_ptr) =
+    (*input_connection.m_target_socket.m_reference.ptr_ptr) =
-        (*input_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr_ptr);
+        (*input_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr_ptr);
   }
 }
 
 void AnimGraph::finishNodeEval(size_t node_index) {
-  AnimNode* node = m_nodes[node_index];
-
   for (size_t i = 0, n = m_node_input_connections[node_index].size(); i < n;
        i++) {
     AnimGraphConnection& input_connection =
@@ -112,8 +118,8 @@ void AnimGraph::finishNodeEval(size_t node_index) {
     }
 
     m_anim_data_work_buffer.push(
-        static_cast<AnimData*>(input_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr));
+        static_cast<AnimData*>(input_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr));
-    (*input_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr_ptr) = nullptr;
+    (*input_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr_ptr) = nullptr;
   }
 }
 
@@ -126,8 +132,8 @@ void AnimGraph::evalInputNode() {
     if (graph_input_connection.m_source_socket.m_type
         != SocketType::SocketTypeAnimation) {
       memcpy(
-          *graph_input_connection.m_target_socket.m_value.ptr_ptr,
+          *graph_input_connection.m_target_socket.m_reference.ptr_ptr,
-          graph_input_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr,
+          graph_input_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr,
           sizeof(void*));
       printf("bla");
     } else {
@@ -144,8 +150,8 @@ void AnimGraph::evalOutputNode() {
     if (graph_output_connection.m_source_socket.m_type
         != SocketType::SocketTypeAnimation) {
       memcpy(
-          graph_output_connection.m_target_socket.m_value.ptr,
+          graph_output_connection.m_target_socket.m_reference.ptr,
-          graph_output_connection.m_source_socket.m_value.ptr,
+          graph_output_connection.m_source_socket.m_reference.ptr,
           graph_output_connection.m_target_socket.m_type_size);
     } else {
       // TODO: how to deal with anim data outputs?
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ void AnimGraph::evalSyncTracks() {
 }
 
 void AnimGraph::updateTime(float dt) {
-  const std::vector<AnimGraphConnection> graph_output_inputs =
+  const std::vector<AnimGraphConnection>& graph_output_inputs =
       m_node_input_connections[0];
   for (size_t i = 0, n = graph_output_inputs.size(); i < n; i++) {
     AnimNode* node = graph_output_inputs[i].m_source_node;
@@ -182,11 +188,11 @@ void AnimGraph::updateTime(float dt) {
     }
 
     int node_index = node->m_index;
-    const std::vector<AnimGraphConnection> node_input_connections =
-        m_node_input_connections[node_index];
     float node_time_now = node->m_time_now;
     float node_time_last = node->m_time_last;
 
+    const std::vector<AnimGraphConnection>& node_input_connections =
+        m_node_input_connections[node_index];
     for (size_t i = 0, n = node_input_connections.size(); i < n; i++) {
       AnimNode* input_node = node_input_connections[i].m_source_node;
 
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ void AnimGraph::updateTime(float dt) {
   }
 }
 
-void AnimGraph::evaluate() {
+void AnimGraph::evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) {
   constexpr int eval_stack_size = 5;
   int eval_stack_index = eval_stack_size;
   AnimData eval_buffers[eval_stack_size];
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ void AnimGraph::evaluate() {
 
     prepareNodeEval(node->m_index);
 
-    node->Evaluate();
+    node->Evaluate(context);
 
     finishNodeEval(node->m_index);
   }

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraph.h

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct AnimGraph {
     delete m_socket_accessor;
   }
 
+  bool init(AnimGraphContext& context);
+
   void updateOrderedNodes();
   void updateOrderedNodesRecursive(int node_index);
   void markActiveNodes();
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ struct AnimGraph {
     return node->m_state != AnimNodeEvalState::Deactivated;
   }
 
-
   void evalInputNode();
   void prepareNodeEval(size_t node_index);
   void finishNodeEval(size_t node_index);
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ struct AnimGraph {
 
   void evalSyncTracks();
   void updateTime(float dt);
-  void evaluate();
+  void evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context);
   void reset() {
     for (size_t i = 0, n = m_nodes.size(); i < n; i++) {
       m_nodes[i]->m_time_now = 0.f;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ struct AnimGraph {
   void* getInputPtr(const std::string& name) const {
     const Socket* input_socket = getInputSocket(name);
     if (input_socket != nullptr) {
-      return input_socket->m_value.ptr;
+      return input_socket->m_reference.ptr;
     }
 
     return nullptr;

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphData.h

@@ -5,18 +5,29 @@
 #ifndef ANIMTESTBED_ANIMGRAPHDATA_H
 #define ANIMTESTBED_ANIMGRAPHDATA_H
 
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <iostream>
 
 #include "SyncTrack.h"
+#include "ozz/base/containers/vector.h"
+#include <ozz/base/maths/soa_transform.h>
+#include "ozz/animation/runtime/skeleton.h"
 
 //
 // Data types
 //
 
+struct AnimGraph;
+
+struct AnimGraphContext {
+  AnimGraph* m_graph = nullptr;
+  ozz::animation::Skeleton* m_skeleton = nullptr;
+};
+
 struct AnimData {
-  float m_bone_transforms[16];
+  ozz::vector<ozz::math::SoaTransform> m_local_matrices;
 };
 
 typedef float Vec3[3];
@@ -33,6 +44,8 @@ enum class SocketType {
   SocketTypeLast
 };
 
+constexpr size_t cSocketStringValueMaxLength = 256;
+
 static const char* SocketTypeNames[] =
     {"", "Bool", "Animation", "Float", "Vec3", "Quat", "String"};
 
@@ -42,10 +55,18 @@ struct Socket {
   std::string m_name;
   SocketType m_type = SocketType::SocketTypeUndefined;
   union SocketValue {
+    bool flag;
+    float float_value;
+    float vec3[3];
+    float quat[4];
+    char str[cSocketStringValueMaxLength];
+  };
+  SocketValue m_value = { 0 };
+  union SocketReference {
     void* ptr;
     void** ptr_ptr;
   };
-  SocketValue m_value = {nullptr};
+  SocketReference m_reference;
   int m_flags = 0;
   size_t m_type_size = 0;
 };
@@ -118,22 +139,25 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessorBase {
       return default_value;
     }
 
-    return *static_cast<T*>(socket->m_value.ptr);
+    return *static_cast<T*>(socket->m_reference.ptr);
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  void SetSocketValue(
+  void SetSocketReferenceValue(Socket* socket, T value) {
-      const std::vector<Socket>& sockets,
+    std::cerr << "Could not find template specialization for socket type "
-      const std::string& name,
+              << static_cast<int>(socket->m_type) << " ("
-      const T& value) {
+              << SocketTypeNames[static_cast<int>(socket->m_type)] << ")."
-    const Socket* socket = FindSocket(sockets, name);
+              << std::endl;
-    if (socket == nullptr) {
+//    *static_cast<T*>(socket->m_value.ptr) = value;
-      std::cerr << "Error: could not set value of socket with name " << name
-                << ": no socket found." << std::endl;
-      return;
   }
 
-    *static_cast<T*>(socket->m_value.ptr) = value;
+  template <typename T>
+  void SetSocketValue(Socket* socket, T value) {
+    std::cerr << "Could not find template specialization for socket type "
+              << static_cast<int>(socket->m_type) << " ("
+              << SocketTypeNames[static_cast<int>(socket->m_type)] << ")."
+              << std::endl;
+    //    *static_cast<T*>(socket->m_value.ptr) = value;
   }
 
   template <typename T>
@@ -183,7 +207,7 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessorBase {
       return false;
     }
 
-    socket->m_value.ptr = value_ptr;
+    socket->m_reference.ptr = value_ptr;
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -192,8 +216,14 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessorBase {
     return RegisterSocket(m_properties, name, value);
   }
   template <typename T>
-  void SetProperty(const std::string& name, const T& value) {
+  void SetPropertyReferenceValue(const std::string& name, T value) {
-    SetSocketValue(m_properties, name, value);
+    Socket* socket = FindSocket(m_properties, name);
+    SetSocketReferenceValue<T>(socket, value);
+  }
+  template <typename T>
+  void SetPropertyValue(const std::string& name, T value) {
+    Socket* socket = FindSocket(m_properties, name);
+    SetSocketValue<T>(socket, value);
   }
   template <typename T>
   T GetProperty(const std::string& name, T default_value) {
@@ -240,9 +270,90 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessorBase {
   }
 };
 
+//
+// SetSocketReferenceValue<> specializations
+//
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const bool&>(Socket* socket, const bool& value) {
+  *static_cast<bool*>(socket->m_reference.ptr) = value;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const float&>(Socket* socket, const float& value) {
+  *static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr) = value;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const Vec3&>(Socket* socket, const Vec3& value) {
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[0] = value[0];
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[1] = value[1];
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[2] = value[2];
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const Quat&>(Socket* socket, const Quat& value) {
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[0] = value[0];
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[1] = value[1];
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[2] = value[2];
+  static_cast<float*>(socket->m_reference.ptr)[3] = value[3];
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const std::string&>(Socket* socket, const std::string& value) {
+  *static_cast<std::string*>(socket->m_reference.ptr) = value;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketReferenceValue<const char*>(Socket* socket, const char* value) {
+  std::string value_string (value);
+  SetSocketReferenceValue<const std::string&>(socket, value_string);
+}
+
+//
+// SetSocketValue<> specializations
+//
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const bool&>(Socket* socket, const bool& value) {
+  socket->m_value.flag = value;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const float&>(Socket* socket, const float& value) {
+  socket->m_value.float_value = value;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const Vec3&>(Socket* socket, const Vec3& value) {
+  socket->m_value.vec3[0] = value[0];
+  socket->m_value.vec3[1] = value[1];
+  socket->m_value.vec3[2] = value[2];
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const Quat&>(Socket* socket, const Quat& value) {
+  socket->m_value.quat[0] = value[0];
+  socket->m_value.quat[1] = value[1];
+  socket->m_value.quat[2] = value[2];
+  socket->m_value.quat[3] = value[3];
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const std::string&>(Socket* socket, const std::string& value) {
+  constexpr size_t string_max_length = sizeof(socket->m_value.str) - 1;
+  strncpy(socket->m_value.str, value.data(), string_max_length);
+  socket->m_value.str[value.size() > string_max_length ? string_max_length : value.size() ] = 0;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline void NodeSocketAccessorBase::SetSocketValue<const char*>(Socket* socket, const char* value) {
+  SetSocketValue<const std::string&>(socket, value);
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 struct NodeSocketAccessor : public NodeSocketAccessorBase {
   virtual ~NodeSocketAccessor() {}
 };
 
+
+
 #endif  //ANIMTESTBED_ANIMGRAPHDATA_H

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphEditor.cc

@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
     if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeFloat) {
       ImGui::SliderFloat(
           property.m_name.c_str(),
-          reinterpret_cast<float*>(property.m_value.ptr),
+          reinterpret_cast<float*>(property.m_reference.ptr),
           -100.f,
           100.f);
     } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeBool) {
       ImGui::Checkbox(
           property.m_name.c_str(),
-          reinterpret_cast<bool*>(property.m_value.ptr));
+          reinterpret_cast<bool*>(property.m_reference.ptr));
     } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeString) {
       std::string* property_string =
-          reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(property.m_value.ptr);
+          reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(property.m_reference.ptr);
       char string_buf[256];
       memset(string_buf, 0, sizeof(string_buf));
       strncpy(

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphNodes.cc

@@ -3,3 +3,83 @@
 //
 
 #include "AnimGraphNodes.h"
+
+#include "ozz/base/log.h"
+#include "ozz/animation/runtime/blending_job.h"
+#include "ozz/animation/runtime/animation.h"
+#include "ozz/base/io/archive.h"
+#include "ozz/base/io/stream.h"
+
+void Blend2Node::Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) {
+  assert (i_input0 != nullptr);
+  assert (i_input1 != nullptr);
+  assert (i_blend_weight != nullptr);
+  assert (o_output != nullptr);
+
+  // perform blend
+  ozz::animation::BlendingJob::Layer layers[2];
+  layers[0].transform = make_span(i_input0->m_local_matrices);
+  layers[0].weight = (1.0f - *i_blend_weight);
+
+  layers[1].transform = make_span(i_input1->m_local_matrices);
+  layers[1].weight = (*i_blend_weight);
+
+  ozz::animation::BlendingJob blend_job;
+  blend_job.threshold = ozz::animation::BlendingJob().threshold;
+  blend_job.layers = layers;
+  blend_job.bind_pose = context.m_skeleton->joint_bind_poses();
+  blend_job.output = make_span(o_output->m_local_matrices);
+
+  if (!blend_job.Run()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Error blending animations." << std::endl;
+  }
+  bool m_sync_blend = false;
+}
+
+//
+// AnimSamplerNode
+//
+AnimSamplerNode::~AnimSamplerNode() noexcept {
+  delete m_animation;
+  m_animation = nullptr;
+}
+
+bool AnimSamplerNode::Init(AnimGraphContext& context) {
+  assert (m_animation == nullptr);
+  m_animation = new ozz::animation::Animation();
+
+  assert(m_filename.size() != 0);
+  ozz::io::File file(m_filename.c_str(), "rb");
+  if (!file.opened()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Failed to open animation file " << m_filename << "."
+                    << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+  ozz::io::IArchive archive(&file);
+  if (!archive.TestTag<ozz::animation::Animation>()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Failed to load animation instance from file "
+                    << m_filename << "." << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  assert (context.m_skeleton != nullptr);
+  const int num_soa_joints = context.m_skeleton->num_soa_joints();
+  const int num_joints = context.m_skeleton->num_joints();
+  m_sampling_cache.Resize(num_joints);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+void AnimSamplerNode::Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) {
+  assert (o_output != nullptr);
+
+  ozz::animation::SamplingJob sampling_job;
+  sampling_job.animation = m_animation;
+  sampling_job.cache = &m_sampling_cache;
+  sampling_job.ratio = m_time_now;
+  sampling_job.output = make_span(o_output->m_local_matrices);
+
+  if (!sampling_job.Run()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Error sampling animation." << std::endl;
+  }
+}

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphNodes.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "AnimGraphData.h"
 #include "SyncTrack.h"
+#include "ozz/animation/runtime/sampling_job.h"
 
 struct AnimNode;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ struct AnimNode {
 
   virtual ~AnimNode(){};
 
+  virtual bool Init(AnimGraphContext& context) { return true; };
+
   virtual void MarkActiveInputs(const std::vector<AnimGraphConnection>& inputs) {
     for (size_t i = 0, n = inputs.size(); i < n; i++) {
       AnimNode* input_node = inputs[i].m_source_node;
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ struct AnimNode {
     m_state = AnimNodeEvalState::TimeUpdated;
   }
 
-  virtual void Evaluate(){};
+  virtual void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context){};
 };
 
 
@@ -116,26 +119,7 @@ struct Blend2Node : public AnimNode {
     }
   }
 
-  virtual void UpdateTime(float dt, std::vector<NodeInput>& inputs) {
+  virtual void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) override;
-    if (!m_sync_blend) {
-      m_time_now = m_time_now + dt;
-    }
-
-    for (size_t i = 0, n = inputs.size(); i < n; i++) {
-      AnimNode* input_node = inputs[i].m_node;
-      if (input_node == nullptr) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (input_node->m_state != AnimNodeEvalState::Deactivated) {
-        if (!m_sync_blend) {
-          input_node->m_time_now = m_time_now;
-        }
-        input_node->m_state = AnimNodeEvalState::TimeUpdated;
-        continue;
-      }
-    }
-  }
 };
 
 template <>
@@ -171,14 +155,21 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessor<Blend2Node> : public NodeSocketAccessorBase {
 //
 struct SpeedScaleNode : public AnimNode {
   AnimData* i_input = nullptr;
-  AnimData* i_output = nullptr;
+  AnimData* o_output = nullptr;
   float* i_speed_scale = nullptr;
 
-  virtual void UpdateTime(float time_last, float time_now) {
+  void UpdateTime(float time_last, float time_now) override {
     m_time_last = time_last;
     m_time_now = time_last + (time_now - time_last) * (*i_speed_scale);
     m_state = AnimNodeEvalState::TimeUpdated;
   }
+
+  void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) override {
+    assert (i_input != nullptr);
+    assert (o_output != nullptr);
+
+    o_output->m_local_matrices = i_input->m_local_matrices;
+  };
 };
 
 template <>
@@ -191,7 +182,7 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessor<SpeedScaleNode> : public NodeSocketAccessorBase {
         SocketFlags::SocketFlagAffectsTime);
     RegisterInput("Input", &node->i_input);
 
-    RegisterOutput("Output", &node->i_output);
+    RegisterOutput("Output", &node->o_output);
   }
 };
 
@@ -201,6 +192,12 @@ struct NodeSocketAccessor<SpeedScaleNode> : public NodeSocketAccessorBase {
 struct AnimSamplerNode : public AnimNode {
   AnimData* o_output = nullptr;
   std::string m_filename;
+  ozz::animation::SamplingCache m_sampling_cache;
+  ozz::animation::Animation* m_animation = nullptr;
+
+  virtual ~AnimSamplerNode();
+  virtual bool Init(AnimGraphContext& context) override;
+  virtual void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) override;
 };
 
 template <>
@@ -221,7 +218,7 @@ struct MathAddNode : public AnimNode {
   float* i_input1 = nullptr;
   float o_output = 0.f;
 
-  void Evaluate() override {
+  void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) override {
     assert (i_input0 != nullptr);
     assert (i_input1 != nullptr);
 
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ struct MathFloatToVec3Node : public AnimNode {
   float* i_input2 = nullptr;
   Vec3 o_output = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f};
 
-  void Evaluate() override {
+  void Evaluate(AnimGraphContext& context) override {
     assert (i_input0 != nullptr);
     assert (i_input1 != nullptr);
     assert (i_input2 != nullptr);

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphResource.cc

@@ -27,25 +27,23 @@ json sSocketToJson(const Socket& socket) {
   result["name"] = socket.m_name;
   result["type"] = sSocketTypeToStr(socket.m_type);
 
-  if (socket.m_value.ptr != nullptr) {
+  if (socket.m_reference.ptr != nullptr) {
     if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeBool) {
-      result["value"] = *reinterpret_cast<bool*>(socket.m_value.ptr);
+      result["value"] = socket.m_value.flag;
     } else if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeAnimation) {
     } else if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeFloat) {
-      result["value"] = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(socket.m_value.ptr);
+      result["value"] = socket.m_value.float_value;
     } else if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeVec3) {
-      Vec3& vec3 = *reinterpret_cast<Vec3*>(socket.m_value.ptr);
+      result["value"][0] = socket.m_value.vec3[0];
-      result["value"][0] = vec3[0];
+      result["value"][1] = socket.m_value.vec3[1];
-      result["value"][1] = vec3[1];
+      result["value"][2] = socket.m_value.vec3[2];
-      result["value"][2] = vec3[2];
     } else if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeQuat) {
-      Quat& quat = *reinterpret_cast<Quat*>(socket.m_value.ptr);
+      result["value"][0] = socket.m_value.quat[0];
-      result["value"][0] = quat[0];
+      result["value"][1] = socket.m_value.quat[1];
-      result["value"][1] = quat[1];
+      result["value"][2] = socket.m_value.quat[2];
-      result["value"][2] = quat[2];
+      result["value"][3] = socket.m_value.quat[3];
-      result["value"][3] = quat[3];
     } else if (socket.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeString) {
-      result["value"] = *reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(socket.m_value.ptr);
+      result["value"] = std::string(socket.m_value.str);
     } else {
       std::cerr << "Invalid socket type '" << static_cast<int>(socket.m_type)
                 << "'." << std::endl;
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ json sSocketToJson(const Socket& socket) {
 Socket sJsonToSocket(const json& json_data) {
   Socket result;
   result.m_type = SocketType::SocketTypeUndefined;
-  result.m_value.ptr = nullptr;
+  result.m_reference.ptr = nullptr;
   result.m_name = json_data["name"];
 
   std::string type_string = json_data["type"];
@@ -129,29 +127,30 @@ AnimNodeResource sAnimGraphNodeFromJson(const json& json_node) {
 
     if (sSocketTypeToStr(property.m_type) == json_property["type"]) {
       if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeBool) {
-        result.m_socket_accessor->SetProperty<bool>(
+        property.m_value.flag = json_property["value"];
-            property.m_name,
-            json_property["value"]);
       } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeAnimation) {
       } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeFloat) {
-        result.m_socket_accessor->SetProperty<float>(
+        property.m_value.float_value = json_property["value"];
-            property.m_name,
-            json_property["value"]);
       } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeVec3) {
-        Vec3* property_vec3 = reinterpret_cast<Vec3*>(property.m_value.ptr);
+        property.m_value.vec3[0] = json_property["value"][0];
-        (*property_vec3)[0] = json_property["value"][0];
+        property.m_value.vec3[1] = json_property["value"][1];
-        (*property_vec3)[1] = json_property["value"][1];
+        property.m_value.vec3[2] = json_property["value"][2];
-        (*property_vec3)[2] = json_property["value"][2];
       } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeQuat) {
-        Quat* property_quat = reinterpret_cast<Quat*>(property.m_value.ptr);
+        Quat* property_quat = reinterpret_cast<Quat*>(property.m_reference.ptr);
-        (*property_quat)[0] = json_property["value"][0];
+        property.m_value.quat[0] = json_property["value"][0];
-        (*property_quat)[1] = json_property["value"][1];
+        property.m_value.quat[1] = json_property["value"][1];
-        (*property_quat)[2] = json_property["value"][2];
+        property.m_value.quat[2] = json_property["value"][2];
-        (*property_quat)[3] = json_property["value"][3];
+        property.m_value.quat[3] = json_property["value"][3];
       } else if (property.m_type == SocketType::SocketTypeString) {
-        result.m_socket_accessor->SetProperty<std::string>(
+        std::string value_str = json_property["value"];
-            property.m_name,
+        size_t string_length = value_str.size();
-            json_property["value"]);
+        constexpr size_t string_max_length = sizeof(property.m_value.str) - 1;
+        if (string_length > string_max_length) {
+          std::cerr << "Warning: string '" << value_str << "' too long, truncating to " << string_max_length << " bytes." << std::endl;
+          string_length = string_max_length;
+        }
+        memcpy (property.m_value.str, value_str.data(), string_length);
+        property.m_value.str[string_length] = 0;
       } else {
         std::cerr << "Invalid type for property '" << property.m_name
                   << "'. Cannot parse json to type '"
@@ -345,6 +344,7 @@ AnimGraph AnimGraphResource::createInstance() const {
   createRuntimeNodeInstances(result);
   prepareGraphIOData(result);
   connectRuntimeNodes(result);
+  setRuntimeNodeProperties(result);
 
   result.updateOrderedNodes();
   result.reset();
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void AnimGraphResource::prepareGraphIOData(AnimGraph& instance) const {
 
   int input_block_offset = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < graph_inputs.size(); i++) {
-    graph_inputs[i].m_value.ptr =
+    graph_inputs[i].m_reference.ptr =
         (void*)&instance.m_input_buffer[input_block_offset];
     input_block_offset += sizeof(void*);
   }
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void AnimGraphResource::prepareGraphIOData(AnimGraph& instance) const {
 
   int output_block_offset = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < graph_outputs.size(); i++) {
-    graph_outputs[i].m_value.ptr =
+    graph_outputs[i].m_reference.ptr =
         (void*)&instance.m_output_buffer[output_block_offset];
     output_block_offset += graph_outputs[i].m_type_size;
   }
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ void AnimGraphResource::connectRuntimeNodes(AnimGraph& instance) const {
     //
     // Wire up outputs to inputs.
     //
-    (*target_socket->m_value.ptr_ptr) = source_socket->m_value.ptr;
+    (*target_socket->m_reference.ptr_ptr) = source_socket->m_reference.ptr;
-    //      (*source_socket->m_value.ptr_ptr) = target_socket->m_value.ptr;
+    //      (*source_socket->m_reference.ptr_ptr) = target_socket->m_reference.ptr;
 
     size_t target_node_index = target_node->m_index;
 
@@ -516,3 +516,39 @@ void AnimGraphResource::connectRuntimeNodes(AnimGraph& instance) const {
   }
 }
 
+void AnimGraphResource::setRuntimeNodeProperties(AnimGraph& instance) const {
+  for (int i = 2; i < m_nodes.size(); i++) {
+    const AnimNodeResource& node_resource = m_nodes[i];
+
+    NodeSocketAccessorBase* node_instance_accessor =
+        AnimNodeAccessorFactory(node_resource.m_type_name, instance.m_nodes[i]);
+
+    std::vector<Socket>& resource_properties = node_resource.m_socket_accessor->m_properties;
+    for (size_t j = 0, n = resource_properties.size(); j < n; j++) {
+      const Socket& property = resource_properties[j];
+      const std::string& name = property.m_name;
+
+      switch (property.m_type) {
+        case SocketType::SocketTypeBool:
+          node_instance_accessor->SetPropertyReferenceValue<const bool&>(name, property.m_value.flag);
+          break;
+        case SocketType::SocketTypeFloat:
+          node_instance_accessor->SetPropertyReferenceValue(name, property.m_value.float_value);
+          break;
+        case SocketType::SocketTypeVec3:
+          node_instance_accessor->SetPropertyReferenceValue(name, property.m_value.vec3);
+          break;
+        case SocketType::SocketTypeQuat:
+          node_instance_accessor->SetPropertyReferenceValue(name, property.m_value.quat);
+          break;
+        case SocketType::SocketTypeString:
+          node_instance_accessor->SetPropertyReferenceValue(name, property.m_value.str);
+          break;
+        default:
+          std::cerr << "Invalid socket type " << static_cast<int>(property.m_type) << std::endl;
+      }
+    }
+
+    delete node_instance_accessor;
+  }
+}

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphResource.h

@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ struct AnimGraphResource {
   }
 
   AnimGraph createInstance() const;
+
   void createRuntimeNodeInstances(AnimGraph& instance) const;
   void prepareGraphIOData(AnimGraph& instance) const;
   void connectRuntimeNodes(AnimGraph& instance) const;
+  void setRuntimeNodeProperties(AnimGraph& instance) const;
 };
 
 #endif  //ANIMTESTBED_ANIMGRAPHRESOURCE_H

tests/AnimGraphResourceTests.cc

@@ -2,11 +2,36 @@
 // Created by martin on 04.02.22.
 //
 
+#include "ozz/base/io/archive.h"
+#include "ozz/base/io/stream.h"
+#include "ozz/base/log.h"
+
 #include "AnimGraph/AnimGraph.h"
 #include "AnimGraph/AnimGraphEditor.h"
 #include "AnimGraph/AnimGraphResource.h"
 #include "catch.hpp"
 
+bool load_skeleton (ozz::animation::Skeleton& skeleton, const char* filename) {
+  assert(filename);
+  ozz::io::File file(filename, "rb");
+  if (!file.opened()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Failed to open skeleton file " << filename << "."
+                    << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+  ozz::io::IArchive archive(&file);
+  if (!archive.TestTag<ozz::animation::Skeleton>()) {
+    ozz::log::Err() << "Failed to load skeleton instance from file " << filename
+                    << "." << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Once the tag is validated, reading cannot fail.
+  archive >> skeleton;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("BasicGraph", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
   AnimGraphResource graph_resource;
 
@@ -23,7 +48,9 @@ TEST_CASE("BasicGraph", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
 
   AnimNodeResource& walk_node = graph_resource.m_nodes[walk_node_index];
   walk_node.m_name = "WalkAnim";
+  walk_node.m_socket_accessor->SetPropertyValue("Filename", "data/walk.anim.ozz");
   AnimNodeResource& run_node = graph_resource.m_nodes[run_node_index];
+  run_node.m_socket_accessor->SetPropertyValue("Filename", "data/run.anim.ozz");
   run_node.m_name = "RunAnim";
   AnimNodeResource& blend_node = graph_resource.m_nodes[blend_node_index];
   blend_node.m_name = "BlendWalkRun";
@@ -35,30 +62,27 @@ TEST_CASE("BasicGraph", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
   REQUIRE(blend_node.m_socket_accessor->GetInputIndex("Input0") == 0);
   REQUIRE(blend_node.m_socket_accessor->GetInputIndex("Input1") == 1);
 
-  AnimGraphConnectionResource walk_to_blend;
+  graph_resource.connectSockets(walk_node, "Output", blend_node, "Input0");
-  walk_to_blend.source_node_index = walk_node_index;
+  graph_resource.connectSockets(run_node, "Output", blend_node, "Input1");
-  walk_to_blend.source_socket_name = "Output";
+  graph_resource.connectSockets(
-  walk_to_blend.target_node_index = blend_node_index;
+      blend_node,
-  walk_to_blend.target_socket_name = "Input0";
+      "Output",
-  graph_resource.m_connections.push_back(walk_to_blend);
+      graph_resource.getGraphOutputNode(),
-
+      "GraphOutput");
-  AnimGraphConnectionResource run_to_blend;
-  run_to_blend.source_node_index = run_node_index;
-  run_to_blend.source_socket_name = "Output";
-  run_to_blend.target_node_index = blend_node_index;
-  run_to_blend.target_socket_name = "Input1";
-  graph_resource.m_connections.push_back(run_to_blend);
-
-  AnimGraphConnectionResource blend_to_output;
-  blend_to_output.source_node_index = blend_node_index;
-  blend_to_output.source_socket_name = "Output";
-  blend_to_output.target_node_index = 0;
-  blend_to_output.target_socket_name = "GraphOutput";
-  graph_resource.m_connections.push_back(blend_to_output);
 
   graph_resource.saveToFile("WalkGraph.animgraph.json");
+  AnimGraphResource graph_resource_loaded;
+  graph_resource_loaded.loadFromFile("WalkGraph.animgraph.json");
 
-  AnimGraph graph = graph_resource.createInstance();
+  AnimGraph graph = graph_resource_loaded.createInstance();
+  AnimGraphContext graph_context;
+  graph_context.m_graph = &graph;
+
+  ozz::animation::Skeleton skeleton;
+  REQUIRE(load_skeleton(skeleton, "data/skeleton.ozz"));
+  graph_context.m_skeleton = &skeleton;
+
+  REQUIRE(graph.init(graph_context));
 
   REQUIRE(graph.m_nodes.size() == 5);
   REQUIRE(graph.m_nodes[0]->m_node_type_name == "BlendTree");
@@ -97,7 +121,14 @@ TEST_CASE("BasicGraph", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
       graph.m_node_output_connections[anim_sampler_index1][0].m_target_node
       == blend2_instance);
 
-  // Emulate evaluation
+  // Ensure animation sampler nodes use the correct files
+  REQUIRE(anim_sampler_walk->m_filename == "data/walk.anim.ozz");
+  REQUIRE(anim_sampler_walk->m_animation != nullptr);
+
+  REQUIRE(anim_sampler_run->m_filename == "data/run.anim.ozz");
+  REQUIRE(anim_sampler_run->m_animation != nullptr);
+
+  WHEN("Emulating Graph Evaluation") {
     CHECK(graph.m_anim_data_work_buffer.m_available_data.size() == 5);
     graph.prepareNodeEval(walk_node_index);
     graph.finishNodeEval(walk_node_index);
@@ -116,14 +147,15 @@ TEST_CASE("BasicGraph", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
 
     graph.prepareNodeEval(0);
     const Socket* graph_output_socket = graph.getOutputSocket("GraphOutput");
-  CHECK(blend2_instance->o_output == (*graph_output_socket->m_value.ptr_ptr));
+    CHECK(blend2_instance->o_output == (*graph_output_socket->m_reference.ptr_ptr));
     AnimData* graph_output =
-      static_cast<AnimData*>(*graph_output_socket->m_value.ptr_ptr);
+        static_cast<AnimData*>(*graph_output_socket->m_reference.ptr_ptr);
     graph.finishNodeEval(0);
     CHECK(blend2_instance->o_output == nullptr);
-  CHECK(graph_output == (*graph_output_socket->m_value.ptr_ptr));
+    CHECK(graph_output == (*graph_output_socket->m_reference.ptr_ptr));
     CHECK(graph.m_anim_data_work_buffer.m_available_data.size() == 5);
   }
+}
 
 TEST_CASE("InputAttributeConversion", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
   int node_id = 3321;
@@ -250,15 +282,17 @@ TEST_CASE("ResourceSaveLoadMathGraphInputs", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
         *graph_float_input = 123.456f;
 
         AND_WHEN("Evaluating Graph") {
+          AnimGraphContext context = {&anim_graph, nullptr};
+
           anim_graph.updateTime(0.f);
-          anim_graph.evaluate();
+          anim_graph.evaluate(context);
 
           Socket* float_output_socket =
               anim_graph.getOutputSocket("GraphFloatOutput");
           Socket* vec3_output_socket =
               anim_graph.getOutputSocket("GraphVec3Output");
           Vec3& vec3_output =
-              *static_cast<Vec3*>(vec3_output_socket->m_value.ptr);
+              *static_cast<Vec3*>(vec3_output_socket->m_reference.ptr);
 
           THEN("output vector components equal the graph input vaulues") {
             CHECK(vec3_output[0] == *graph_float_input);
@@ -380,8 +414,10 @@ TEST_CASE("SimpleMathEvaluations", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
       *graph_float_input = 123.456f;
 
       AND_WHEN("Evaluating Graph") {
+        AnimGraphContext context = {&anim_graph, nullptr};
+
         anim_graph.updateTime(0.f);
-        anim_graph.evaluate();
+        anim_graph.evaluate(context);
 
         Socket* float0_output_socket =
             anim_graph.getOutputSocket("GraphFloat0Output");
@@ -394,9 +430,12 @@ TEST_CASE("SimpleMathEvaluations", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
         REQUIRE(float1_output_socket != nullptr);
         REQUIRE(float2_output_socket != nullptr);
 
-        float& float0_output = *static_cast<float*>(float0_output_socket->m_value.ptr);
+        float& float0_output =
-        float& float1_output = *static_cast<float*>(float1_output_socket->m_value.ptr);
+            *static_cast<float*>(float0_output_socket->m_reference.ptr);
-        float& float2_output = *static_cast<float*>(float2_output_socket->m_value.ptr);
+        float& float1_output =
+            *static_cast<float*>(float1_output_socket->m_reference.ptr);
+        float& float2_output =
+            *static_cast<float*>(float2_output_socket->m_reference.ptr);
 
         THEN("output vector components equal the graph input vaulues") {
           CHECK(float0_output == Approx(*graph_float_input));
@@ -502,7 +541,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphInputOutputConnectivity", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
           dynamic_cast<Blend2Node*>(anim_graph.m_nodes[blend2_node_index]);
 
       REQUIRE(
-          *anim_graph.m_socket_accessor->m_outputs[0].m_value.ptr_ptr
+          *anim_graph.m_socket_accessor->m_outputs[0].m_reference.ptr_ptr
           == blend2_node->i_blend_weight);
       float* float_input_ptr = (float*)anim_graph.getInput("GraphFloatInput");
       REQUIRE(float_input_ptr == blend2_node->i_blend_weight);
@@ -640,7 +679,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphInputOutputConnectivity", "[AnimGraphResource]") {
           sampler_node
           == anim_graph.getAnimNodeForInput(speed_scale_node_index, "Input"));
 
-      REQUIRE(speed_scale_node->i_output == blend2_node->i_input1);
+      REQUIRE(speed_scale_node->o_output == blend2_node->i_input1);
       REQUIRE(
           speed_scale_node
           == anim_graph.getAnimNodeForInput(blend2_node_index, "Input1"));