refactor: use coordinate array for selection

allows upcoming feature for users to select non-rectangular blocks

src/components/canvas/Canvas.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function Canvas() {
 	const { settings } = useContext(SettingsContext);
 	const { missingTexture, solidTextures } = useContext(TexturesContext);
 	const { isDark } = useContext(ThemeContext);
-	const { tool, radius, selectedBlock, selectionBoxBounds, cssCursor, setTool, setSelectedBlock, setSelectionBoxBounds, setCssCursor } =
+	const { tool, radius, selectedBlock, selectionCoords, cssCursor, setTool, setSelectedBlock, setSelectionCoords, setCssCursor } =
 		useContext(ToolContext);
 
 	const textures = useTextures(version);
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ function Canvas() {
 
 	const [mousePosition, setMousePosition] = useState<Position>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
 	const [mouseCoords, setMouseCoords] = useState<Position>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
-	const mouseMovement = useRef<Position>();
+	const mouseMovementRef = useRef<Position>();
 	const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
+	const dragStartCoordsRef = useRef<Position>();
 
 	const [holdingAlt, setHoldingAlt] = useState(false);
-	const selectionBoxBoundsRef = useRef<BoundingBox>();
 	const oldToolRef = useRef<Tool>();
+	const selectionCoordsRef = useRef<CoordinateArray>(selectionCoords);
 
 	const visibleArea = useMemo(() => {
 		const blockSize = 16 * scale;
@@ -97,9 +98,12 @@ function Canvas() {
 			return { x, y };
 		};
 
-		// Check if a block is within the selection bounds
+		// Check if a block is within the selection
-		const isInSelection = (x: number, y: number) => {
+		const isInSelection = (x: number, y: number): boolean => {
-			return x >= selectionBoxBounds.minX && x < selectionBoxBounds.maxX && y >= selectionBoxBounds.minY && y < selectionBoxBounds.maxY;
+			if (selectionCoords.length !== 0) {
+				return selectionCoords.some(([x2, y2]) => x2 === x && y2 === y);
+			}
+			return false;
 		};
 
 		const eraseTool = () => {
@@ -118,39 +122,26 @@ function Canvas() {
 
 		switch (tool) {
 			case "move": {
-				if (!mouseMovement.current) return;
+				const mouseMovement = mouseMovementRef.current;
-				const { x: movementX, y: movementY } = mouseMovement.current;
+				if (!mouseMovement) return;
 
-				setSelectionBoxBounds((prev) => {
+				// Increase each coordinate in the selection by the mouse movement
-					const newBounds = {
+				setSelectionCoords((prev) => prev.map(([x, y]) => [x + mouseMovement.x, y + mouseMovement.y]));
-						minX: prev.minX + movementX,
-						minY: prev.minY + movementY,
-						maxX: prev.maxX + movementX,
-						maxY: prev.maxY + movementY,
-					};
 
-					selectionBoxBoundsRef.current = newBounds;
+				// Increase each block in the selection by the mouse movement
-					return newBounds;
+				setBlocks((prev) =>
-				});
+					prev.map((block) => {
-
+						if (isInSelection(block.x, block.y)) {
-				setBlocks((prev) => {
-					return prev.map((block) => {
-						if (
-							block.x >= selectionBoxBounds.minX &&
-							block.x < selectionBoxBounds.maxX &&
-							block.y >= selectionBoxBounds.minY &&
-							block.y < selectionBoxBounds.maxY
-						) {
 							return {
 								...block,
-								x: block.x + movementX,
+								x: block.x + mouseMovement.x,
-								y: block.y + movementY,
+								y: block.y + mouseMovement.y,
 							};
 						}
-						return block;
-					});
-				});
 
+						return block;
+					})
+				);
 				break;
 			}
 			case "pencil": {
@@ -190,7 +181,7 @@ function Canvas() {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-	}, [tool, mouseCoords, selectedBlock, blocks, radius, selectionBoxBounds, setBlocks]);
+	}, [tool, mouseCoords, selectedBlock, blocks, radius, selectionCoords, setSelectionCoords, setBlocks]);
 
 	const onMouseMove = useCallback(
 		(e: React.MouseEvent) => {
@@ -213,7 +204,7 @@ function Canvas() {
 			});
 			setMouseCoords(newMouseCoords);
 
-			mouseMovement.current = {
+			mouseMovementRef.current = {
 				x: newMouseCoords.x - oldMouseCoords.x,
 				y: newMouseCoords.y - oldMouseCoords.y,
 			};
@@ -226,24 +217,30 @@ function Canvas() {
 							y: prevCoords.y + e.movementY,
 						}));
 						break;
-					case "rectangle-select":
+					case "rectangle-select": {
-						setSelectionBoxBounds((prev) => {
+						const dragStartCoords = dragStartCoordsRef.current;
-							const newBounds = {
+						if (!dragStartCoords) return;
-								...prev,
-								maxX: mouseCoords.x + 1,
-								maxY: mouseCoords.y + 1,
-							};
 
-							selectionBoxBoundsRef.current = newBounds;
+						setSelectionCoords(() => {
-							return newBounds;
+							const newSelection: CoordinateArray = [];
+
+							// todo: fix dragging from bottom to top
+							for (let x = dragStartCoords.x; x < mouseCoords.x + 1; x++) {
+								for (let y = dragStartCoords.y; y < mouseCoords.y + 1; y++) {
+									newSelection.push([x, y]);
+								}
+							}
+
+							return newSelection;
 						});
 						break;
+					}
 				}
 
 				onToolUse();
 			}
 		},
-		[dragging, coords, scale, tool, mouseCoords, onToolUse, setCoords, setSelectionBoxBounds]
+		[dragging, coords, scale, tool, mouseCoords, onToolUse, setCoords, setSelectionCoords]
 	);
 
 	const onMouseDown = useCallback(() => {
@@ -251,18 +248,11 @@ function Canvas() {
 		onToolUse();
 		updateCssCursor();
 
-		if (tool == "rectangle-select") {
+		dragStartCoordsRef.current = mouseCoords;
-			const newBounds = {
-				minX: mouseCoords.x,
-				minY: mouseCoords.y,
-				maxX: mouseCoords.x,
-				maxY: mouseCoords.y,
-			};
 
-			selectionBoxBoundsRef.current = newBounds;
+		// Clear selection on click
-			setSelectionBoxBounds(newBounds);
+		if (tool === "rectangle-select") setSelectionCoords([]);
-		}
+	}, [onToolUse, updateCssCursor, mouseCoords, tool, setSelectionCoords]);
-	}, [onToolUse, updateCssCursor, tool, setSelectionBoxBounds, mouseCoords]);
 
 	const onMouseUp = useCallback(() => {
 		setDragging(false);
@@ -332,10 +322,7 @@ function Canvas() {
 				setCssCursor("zoom-out");
 				break;
 			case "Delete": {
-				if (!selectionBoxBoundsRef.current) return;
+				setBlocks((prev) => prev.filter((b) => !selectionCoordsRef.current.some(([x2, y2]) => x2 === b.x && y2 === b.y)));
-				const bounds = selectionBoxBoundsRef.current;
-
-				setBlocks((prev) => prev.filter((b) => !(b.x >= bounds.minX && b.x < bounds.maxX && b.y >= bounds.minY && b.y < bounds.maxY)));
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -356,6 +343,10 @@ function Canvas() {
 		}
 	};
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		selectionCoordsRef.current = selectionCoords;
+	}, [selectionCoords]);
+
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const container = stageContainerRef.current;
 		if (!container) return;
@@ -421,7 +412,7 @@ function Canvas() {
 				<Container x={coords.x} y={coords.y} scale={scale}>
 					{settings.canvasBorder && <CanvasBorder canvasSize={canvasSize} isDark={isDark} />}
 					<Cursor mouseCoords={mouseCoords} radius={radius} isDark={isDark} />
-					<SelectionBox bounds={selectionBoxBounds} coords={coords} scale={scale} isDark={isDark} />
+					<SelectionBox selection={selectionCoords} coords={coords} scale={scale} isDark={isDark} />
 				</Container>
 
 				{settings.grid && (

src/components/canvas/SelectionBox.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useApp } from "@pixi/react";
 import { DashLineShader, SmoothGraphics } from "@pixi/graphics-smooth";
 
 interface Props {
-	bounds: BoundingBox;
+	selection: CoordinateArray;
 	coords: Position;
 	scale: number;
 	isDark: boolean;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 const shader = new DashLineShader({ dash: 8, gap: 5 });
 
-function SelectionBox({ bounds, coords, scale, isDark }: Props) {
+function SelectionBox({ selection, coords, scale, isDark }: Props) {
 	const app = useApp();
 	const selectionRef = useRef<SmoothGraphics>();
 
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ function SelectionBox({ bounds, coords, scale, isDark }: Props) {
 		const graphics = selectionRef.current;
 		graphics.clear();
 		graphics.lineStyle({ width: 1, color: isDark ? 0xffffff : 0x000000, shader });
-		graphics.drawRect(
+
-			bounds.minX * 16 * scale,
+		selection.forEach(([x, y]) => {
-			bounds.minY * 16 * scale,
+			const rectX = x * 16 * scale;
-			(bounds.maxX - bounds.minX) * 16 * scale,
+			const rectY = y * 16 * scale;
-			(bounds.maxY - bounds.minY) * 16 * scale
+
-		);
+			graphics.drawRect(rectX, rectY, 16 * scale, 16 * scale);
+			// todo: remove lines on adjacent rectangles
+		});
 	};
 
 	useEffect(() => {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ function SelectionBox({ bounds, coords, scale, isDark }: Props) {
 		drawSelection();
 	}, [coords]);
 
-	useEffect(drawSelection, [bounds]);
+	useEffect(drawSelection, [selection]);
 
 	return null;
 }

src/components/menubar/EditMenu.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function EditMenu() {
 				<MenubarItem onClick={cut}>Cut</MenubarItem>
 
 				<MenubarSeparator />
-				<MenubarItem onClick={() => setSelectionBoxBounds({ minX: 0, minY: 0, maxX: 0, maxY: 0 })}>Clear Selection</MenubarItem>
+				<MenubarItem onClick={() => setSelectionBoxBounds([])}>Clear Selection</MenubarItem>
 			</MenubarContent>
 		</MenubarMenu>
 	);

src/context/Tool.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ interface Context {
 	tool: Tool;
 	radius: number;
 	selectedBlock: string;
-	selectionBoxBounds: BoundingBox;
+	selectionCoords: CoordinateArray;
 	cssCursor: string;
 	setTool: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Tool>>;
 	setRadius: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
 	setSelectedBlock: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
-	setSelectionBoxBounds: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<BoundingBox>>;
+	setSelectionCoords: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<CoordinateArray>>;
 	setCssCursor: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const ToolProvider = ({ children }: Props) => {
 	const [tool, setTool] = useState<Tool>("hand");
 	const [radius, setRadius] = useState(1);
 	const [selectedBlock, setSelectedBlock] = useState("stone");
-	const [selectionBoxBounds, setSelectionBoxBounds] = useState<BoundingBox>({ minX: 0, minY: 0, maxX: 0, maxY: 0 });
+	const [selectionCoords, setSelectionCoords] = useState<CoordinateArray>([]);
 	const [cssCursor, setCssCursor] = useState("crosshair");
 
 	useEffect(() => {
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ export const ToolProvider = ({ children }: Props) => {
 				tool,
 				radius,
 				selectedBlock,
-				selectionBoxBounds,
+				selectionCoords,
 				cssCursor,
 				setTool,
 				setRadius,
 				setSelectedBlock,
-				setSelectionBoxBounds,
+				setSelectionCoords,
 				setCssCursor,
 			}}
 		>

src/types.d.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ interface Block extends Position {
 	name: string;
 }
 
+type CoordinateArray = [number, number][];
+
 type Tool = "hand" | "move" | "rectangle-select" | "pencil" | "eraser" | "eyedropper" | "zoom";
 
 interface Settings {