vertex format: half float conversion

README.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Inspired by and ported from Christophe Riccio's ([@Groovounet](https://github.co
 |[fbo_multisample](http://webglsamples.org/WebGL2Samples/#fbo_multisample)|:white_check_mark:|:x: crashed|:x: WebGL: renderbufferStorageMultisample: Multisampling is still under development, and is currently disabled|:x: crashed|
 |[fbo_new_blend_equation](http://webglsamples.org/WebGL2Samples/#fbo_new_blend_equation)|:white_check_mark:|:grey_question:|:white_check_mark:|:grey_question:|
 |[buffer_copy](http://webglsamples.org/WebGL2Samples/#buffer_copy)|:white_check_mark:|:grey_question:|:white_check_mark:|:grey_question:|
+|[geo_texture_format](http://webglsamples.org/WebGL2Samples/#geo_texture_format)|:white_check_mark:|:grey_question:|:x:Error: WebGL: drawElementsInstanced: integer overflow occured while checking vertex attrib 3|:grey_question:|
 
 ## Running the Samples Locally
 

index.html

@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ <h1>WebGL 2.0 Samples</h1>
             ],
             "Buffer Objects":[
                 "buffer_copy"
+            ],
+            "Geometry": [
+                "geo_vertex_format"
             ]
         };
 

samples/HalfFloatUtility.js

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+
+var HalfFloat = HalfFloat || {};
+
+(function(){
+    'use strict';
+
+    var exponent = 0;
+    var mantissa = 0;
+
+    var bits = 0;
+
+    var data64 = new DataView(new ArrayBuffer(8));
+    var data16 = new DataView(new ArrayBuffer(2));
+
+    var UNIT_VALUE = 1 / 1024;
+
+    // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28688838/convert-a-number-into-a-16-bit-float-stored-as-bytes-and-back
+    // http://croquetweak.blogspot.de/2014/08/deconstructing-floats-frexp-and-ldexp.html
+    function frexp(value) {
+        if (value === 0) {
+            mantissa = 0;
+            exponent = 0;
+            return;
+        }
+        data64.setFloat64(0, value);
+        bits = (data64.getUint32(0) >>> 20) & 0x7FF;
+        if (bits === 0) {
+            data64.setFloat64(0, value * Math.pow(2, 64));
+            bits = ((data64.getUint32(0) >>> 20) & 0x7FF) - 64;
+        }
+        exponent = bits - 1022;
+        mantissa = ldexp(value, -exponent);
+    }
+
+    function ldexp(f, e) {
+        // avoid multiplying by infinity and zero
+        return e > 1023 ? f * Math.pow(2, 1023) * Math.pow(2, e - 1023) : 
+            e < -1074 ? f * Math.pow(2, -1074) * Math.pow(2, e + 1074) : f * Math.pow(2, e);
+    }
+
+    var signBit;
+    var sign;
+    var exp;
+    var frac;   
+    HalfFloat.encodeFloat16AsInt16 = function(value) {
+        // Inf unhandled here
+
+        // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-precision_floating-point_format
+        frexp(value);
+
+        if(mantissa === 0) {
+            // zero
+            data16.setInt16(0, 0);
+            return data16.getInt16(0);
+        }
+
+        signBit = mantissa < 0 ? 1 : 0;
+        sign = signBit << 15;
+        exp = 0;
+        frac = 0;
+
+        if ( exponent <= -14) {
+            // subnormal value
+            frac = Math.abs(mantissa * Math.pow(2, exponent + 14)) / UNIT_VALUE;
+            data16.setInt16(0, sign + exp + frac);
+            return data16.getInt16(0);
+        }
+
+        // normalized value
+        if(mantissa < 1.0) {
+            mantissa = mantissa * 2 - 1;
+            exponent = exponent - 1;
+        }
+
+        exp = (exponent + 15) << 10;
+        frac = Math.abs(mantissa) / UNIT_VALUE;
+
+        data16.setInt16(0, sign + exp + frac);
+
+        return data16.getInt16(0); 
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a float 16 array buffer which is actually encoded as Int16Array
+     * @param numArray: javaScript number Array
+     */
+    var i;
+    HalfFloat.Float16Array = function(numArray){
+        var float16Array = new Int16Array(new ArrayBuffer(2 * numArray.length));
+        var tmpArray = new Array(numArray.length);        
+        for (i = 0; i < numArray.length; ++i) {
+            tmpArray[i] = HalfFloat.encodeFloat16AsInt16(numArray[i]);
+        }
+        float16Array.set(tmpArray, 0);
+        return float16Array;
+    };
+
+})();