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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2012 jMonkeyEngine
+ * All rights reserved.
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+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+package jme3test.post;
+
+import com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication;
+import com.jme3.input.KeyInput;
+import com.jme3.input.controls.ActionListener;
+import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
+import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
+import com.jme3.material.Material;
+import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
+import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
+import com.jme3.post.FilterPostProcessor;
+import com.jme3.post.filters.BloomFilter;
+import com.jme3.post.filters.BloomFilter.GlowMode;
+import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.ShadowMode;
+import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
+import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme3.scene.debug.WireFrustum;
+import com.jme3.scene.shape.Box;
+import com.jme3.util.SkyFactory;
+
+public class TestBloomAlphaThreshold extends SimpleApplication
+{
+
+	float angle;
+	Spatial lightMdl;
+	Spatial teapot;
+	Geometry frustumMdl;
+	WireFrustum frustum;
+	boolean active = true;
+	FilterPostProcessor fpp;
+
+	public static void main(String[] args)
+	{
+		TestBloomAlphaThreshold app = new TestBloomAlphaThreshold();
+		app.start();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void simpleInitApp()
+	{
+		// put the camera in a bad position
+		cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(-2.336393f, 11.91392f, -10));
+		cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.23602544f, 0.11321983f, -0.027698677f, 0.96473104f));
+		// cam.setFrustumFar(1000);
+
+		Material mat = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Light/Lighting.j3md");
+
+		mat.setFloat("Shininess", 15f);
+		mat.setBoolean("UseMaterialColors", true);
+		mat.setColor("Ambient", ColorRGBA.Yellow.mult(0.2f));
+		mat.setColor("Diffuse", ColorRGBA.Yellow.mult(0.2f));
+		mat.setColor("Specular", ColorRGBA.Yellow.mult(0.8f));
+		mat.setColor("GlowColor", ColorRGBA.Green);
+
+		Material matSoil = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Light/Lighting.j3md");
+		matSoil.setFloat("Shininess", 15f);
+		matSoil.setBoolean("UseMaterialColors", true);
+		matSoil.setColor("Ambient", ColorRGBA.Gray);
+		matSoil.setColor("Diffuse", ColorRGBA.Black);
+		matSoil.setColor("Specular", ColorRGBA.Gray);
+
+		teapot = assetManager.loadModel("Models/Teapot/Teapot.obj");
+		teapot.setLocalTranslation(0, 0, 10);
+
+		teapot.setMaterial(mat);
+		teapot.setShadowMode(ShadowMode.CastAndReceive);
+		teapot.setLocalScale(10.0f);
+		rootNode.attachChild(teapot);
+
+		Geometry soil = new Geometry("soil", new Box(new Vector3f(0, -13, 550), 800, 10, 700));
+		soil.setMaterial(matSoil);
+		soil.setShadowMode(ShadowMode.CastAndReceive);
+		rootNode.attachChild(soil);
+
+		Material matBox = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
+		matBox.setTexture("ColorMap", assetManager.loadTexture("Textures/glass.dds"));
+		matBox.setFloat("AlphaDiscardThreshold", 0.5f);
+
+		Geometry box = new Geometry("box", new Box(new Vector3f(-3.5f, 10, -2), 2, 2, 2));
+		box.setMaterial(matBox);
+		// box.setShadowMode(ShadowMode.CastAndReceive);
+		rootNode.attachChild(box);
+
+		DirectionalLight light = new DirectionalLight();
+		light.setDirection(new Vector3f(-1, -1, -1).normalizeLocal());
+		light.setColor(ColorRGBA.White.mult(1.5f));
+		rootNode.addLight(light);
+
+		// load sky
+		Spatial sky = SkyFactory.createSky(assetManager, "Textures/Sky/Bright/FullskiesBlueClear03.dds", false);
+		sky.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Never);
+		rootNode.attachChild(sky);
+
+		fpp = new FilterPostProcessor(assetManager);
+		int numSamples = getContext().getSettings().getSamples();
+		if (numSamples > 0)
+		{
+			fpp.setNumSamples(numSamples);
+		}
+
+		BloomFilter bloom = new BloomFilter(GlowMode.Objects);
+		bloom.setDownSamplingFactor(2);
+		bloom.setBlurScale(1.37f);
+		bloom.setExposurePower(3.30f);
+		bloom.setExposureCutOff(0.2f);
+		bloom.setBloomIntensity(2.45f);
+		BloomUI ui = new BloomUI(inputManager, bloom);
+
+		viewPort.addProcessor(fpp);
+		fpp.addFilter(bloom);
+		initInputs();
+
+	}
+
+	private void initInputs()
+	{
+		inputManager.addMapping("toggle", new KeyTrigger(KeyInput.KEY_SPACE));
+
+		ActionListener acl = new ActionListener()
+		{
+
+			@Override
+			public void onAction(String name, boolean keyPressed, float tpf)
+			{
+				if (name.equals("toggle") && keyPressed)
+				{
+					if (active)
+					{
+						active = false;
+						viewPort.removeProcessor(fpp);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						active = true;
+						viewPort.addProcessor(fpp);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
+		inputManager.addListener(acl, "toggle");
+
+	}
+
+}
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