Add camera to follow image being repositioned.

parade.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var config = {
     playDuration: 16, // seconds. how long should audio play after dragging/pressing next. Something like audio duration / nr of images. Note that if everything is sorted interview will just continue;
     textColor: "orange",
     font: "bold 70px Arial",
+    returnToSpectatorCamTimeout: 3000, // ms, when dragging weight slider, after release, how long should it take before reversing to spectator camera position
 }
 
 // polyfill
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class Parade {
         // });
         this.audioEl.addEventListener('seeking',(e)=>{
             this.t = parseInt(e.target.currentTime * 1000);
-            console.log('restore timer',this.t,e);
+            // console.log('restore timer',this.t,e);
         });
 
         if(!time) return;
@@ -200,6 +201,13 @@ class Parade {
         // set maximum to last image index
         this.sorterTemplate.content.querySelector('.weight').max = this.images.length - 1;
 
+        this.followCameraTimeout = null;
+        document.body.addEventListener('mouseup', () => {
+            // because the movement of the image can be a bit slower, we set a timeout instead
+            // of going straight back into spectator position
+            this.followCameraTimeout = setTimeout(this.stopFollowSortingImage.bind(this), this.config['returnToSpectatorCamTimeout']);
+        });
+
         this.changeSorterImage();
     }
 
@@ -242,11 +250,23 @@ class Parade {
         // weightEl.value = parseInt(image.info['weight']);
         weightEl.value = parseInt(this.imageToSort.position); // don't use weight, but the image's actual position
         weightEl.addEventListener('input', this.changeSorterWeight.bind(this));
+        weightEl.addEventListener('mousedown', this.followSortingImage.bind(this));
 
         sorterContent.innerHTML = "";
         sorterContent.appendChild(clone);
     }
 
+    followSortingImage() {
+        clearTimeout(this.followCameraTimeout); // cancel any pending return to spectator cam
+        // this.imgCamera.lockedTarget = this.imageToSort.mesh;
+        this.imgCamera.parent = this.imageToSort.mesh;
+        this.scene.activeCamera = this.imgCamera;
+    }
+
+    stopFollowSortingImage() {
+        this.scene.activeCamera = this.spectatorCamera;
+    }
+
     changeSorterWeight(ev) {
         this.play();
 
@@ -366,15 +386,41 @@ class Parade {
         // let camera = new BABYLON.UniversalCamera("camera1", new BABYLON.Vector3( 0.0, 0.0, 120.86337575312979), this.scene);
         // camera.rotation = new BABYLON.Vector3(0, Math.PI, 0);
         // camera.fov = 1.1; // default: 0.8
-        let camera = new BABYLON.UniversalCamera("camera2", new BABYLON.Vector3( -11.79906036421707, -0.7028999316894499, 32.43524104627659 ), this.scene);
+
-        camera.rotation = new BABYLON.Vector3(-0.16070762395712468, 2.4005702973639886, 0);
+        // CAM 1: the specatator position.
-        camera.fov = 1.5;
+        this.spectatorCamera = new BABYLON.UniversalCamera("SpectatorCam", new BABYLON.Vector3( -11.79906036421707, -0.7028999316894499, 32.43524104627659 ), this.scene);
-        // camera.rotation = new BABYLON.Vector3(0.1, 0,0);
+        this.spectatorCamera.rotation = new BABYLON.Vector3(-0.16070762395712468, 2.4005702973639886, 0);
-        // camera.lowerRadiusLimit = 6;
+        this.spectatorCamera.fov = 1.5;
-        // camera.upperRadiusLimit = 20;
+        // this.spectatorCamera.rotation = new BABYLON.Vector3(0.1, 0,0);
+        // this.spectatorCamera.lowerRadiusLimit = 6;
+        // this.spectatorCamera.upperRadiusLimit = 20;
         // This attaches the camera to the canvas
-        camera.attachControl(this.canvasEl, true);
+        this.spectatorCamera.attachControl(this.canvasEl, true);
+    
         
+        // CAM 2: follow/track the image when we're editing its weight.
+        // Parameters: name, position, scene
+        this.imgCamera = new BABYLON.ArcRotateCamera("FollowCam", 20,  20, 10, new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 0, 0), this.scene);
+        this.imgCamera.position = new BABYLON.Vector3(20,10,-20);
+
+        // // this.imgCamera = new BABYLON.FollowCamera("FollowCam", new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 10, -10), this.scene);
+        // // The goal distance of camera from target
+        // this.imgCamera.radius = 50;
+        // // The goal height of camera above local origin (centre) of target
+        // this.imgCamera.heightOffset = 20;
+        // // The goal rotation of camera around local origin (centre) of target in x y plane
+        // this.imgCamera.rotationOffset = 120; //degree
+        // // Acceleration of camera in moving from current to goal position
+        // this.imgCamera.cameraAcceleration = 0.1;
+        // // The speed at which acceleration is halted
+        // this.imgCamera.maxCameraSpeed = 100
+        // This attaches the camera to the canvas (disabled for now)
+        // this.imgCamera.attachControl(this.canvasEl, true);
+        // this.imgCamera.lockedTarget = null; // So far there's nothing to track yet
+
+
+        this.scene.activeCamera = this.spectatorCamera;
+
         for(let i in this.images) {
             // create the Meshes with the images in the scene
             this.images[i].makeMesh(this.scene, this.config);
@@ -382,6 +428,9 @@ class Parade {
 
 
         this.lastRenderTime = window.performance.now();
+
+        // this.scene.registerBeforeRender(this.animate.bind(this)); // we now do this in renderLoop().. for some reason works better/different?
+
         return this.scene;
     }
 }