@plastic-software/three 0.178.0 → 0.179.0

package/src/math/Matrix4.js

@@ -1103,11 +1103,13 @@ class Matrix4 {
 	 * @param {number} near - The distance from the camera to the near plane.
 	 * @param {number} far - The distance from the camera to the far plane.
 	 * @param {(WebGLCoordinateSystem|WebGPUCoordinateSystem)} [coordinateSystem=WebGLCoordinateSystem] - The coordinate system.
+	 * @param {boolean} [reversedDepth=false] - Whether to use a reversed depth.
 	 * @return {Matrix4} A reference to this matrix.
 	 */
-	makePerspective( left, right, top, bottom, near, far, coordinateSystem = WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
+	makePerspective( left, right, top, bottom, near, far, coordinateSystem = WebGLCoordinateSystem, reversedDepth = false ) {
 
 		const te = this.elements;
+
 		const x = 2 * near / ( right - left );
 		const y = 2 * near / ( top - bottom );
 
@@ -1116,19 +1118,28 @@ class Matrix4 {
 
 		let c, d;
 
-		if ( coordinateSystem === WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
+		if ( reversedDepth ) {
 
-			c = - ( far + near ) / ( far - near );
-			d = ( - 2 * far * near ) / ( far - near );
+			c = near / ( far - near );
+			d = ( far * near ) / ( far - near );
 
-		} else if ( coordinateSystem === WebGPUCoordinateSystem ) {
+		} else {
 
-			c = - far / ( far - near );
-			d = ( - far * near ) / ( far - near );
+			if ( coordinateSystem === WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
 
-		} else {
+				c = - ( far + near ) / ( far - near );
+				d = ( - 2 * far * near ) / ( far - near );
+
+			} else if ( coordinateSystem === WebGPUCoordinateSystem ) {
+
+				c = - far / ( far - near );
+				d = ( - far * near ) / ( far - near );
 
-			throw new Error( 'THREE.Matrix4.makePerspective(): Invalid coordinate system: ' + coordinateSystem );
+			} else {
+
+				throw new Error( 'THREE.Matrix4.makePerspective(): Invalid coordinate system: ' + coordinateSystem );
+
+			}
 
 		}
 
@@ -1152,39 +1163,49 @@ class Matrix4 {
 	 * @param {number} near - The distance from the camera to the near plane.
 	 * @param {number} far - The distance from the camera to the far plane.
 	 * @param {(WebGLCoordinateSystem|WebGPUCoordinateSystem)} [coordinateSystem=WebGLCoordinateSystem] - The coordinate system.
+	 * @param {boolean} [reversedDepth=false] - Whether to use a reversed depth.
 	 * @return {Matrix4} A reference to this matrix.
 	 */
-	makeOrthographic( left, right, top, bottom, near, far, coordinateSystem = WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
+	makeOrthographic( left, right, top, bottom, near, far, coordinateSystem = WebGLCoordinateSystem, reversedDepth = false ) {
 
 		const te = this.elements;
-		const w = 1.0 / ( right - left );
-		const h = 1.0 / ( top - bottom );
-		const p = 1.0 / ( far - near );
-
-		const x = ( right + left ) * w;
-		const y = ( top + bottom ) * h;
 
-		let z, zInv;
+		const x = 2 / ( right - left );
+		const y = 2 / ( top - bottom );
 
-		if ( coordinateSystem === WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
+		const a = - ( right + left ) / ( right - left );
+		const b = - ( top + bottom ) / ( top - bottom );
 
-			z = ( far + near ) * p;
-			zInv = - 2 * p;
+		let c, d;
 
-		} else if ( coordinateSystem === WebGPUCoordinateSystem ) {
+		if ( reversedDepth ) {
 
-			z = near * p;
-			zInv = - 1 * p;
+			c = 1 / ( far - near );
+			d = far / ( far - near );
 
 		} else {
 
-			throw new Error( 'THREE.Matrix4.makeOrthographic(): Invalid coordinate system: ' + coordinateSystem );
+			if ( coordinateSystem === WebGLCoordinateSystem ) {
+
+				c = - 2 / ( far - near );
+				d = - ( far + near ) / ( far - near );
+
+			} else if ( coordinateSystem === WebGPUCoordinateSystem ) {
+
+				c = - 1 / ( far - near );
+				d = - near / ( far - near );
+
+			} else {
+
+				throw new Error( 'THREE.Matrix4.makeOrthographic(): Invalid coordinate system: ' + coordinateSystem );
+
+			}
 
 		}
 
-		te[ 0 ] = 2 * w;	te[ 4 ] = 0;		te[ 8 ] = 0; 		te[ 12 ] = - x;
-		te[ 1 ] = 0; 		te[ 5 ] = 2 * h;	te[ 9 ] = 0; 		te[ 13 ] = - y;
-		te[ 2 ] = 0; 		te[ 6 ] = 0;		te[ 10 ] = zInv;	te[ 14 ] = - z;
+		te[ 0 ] = x;		te[ 4 ] = 0;		te[ 8 ] = 0; 		te[ 12 ] = a;
+		te[ 1 ] = 0; 		te[ 5 ] = y;		te[ 9 ] = 0; 		te[ 13 ] = b;
+		te[ 2 ] = 0; 		te[ 6 ] = 0;		te[ 10 ] = c;		te[ 14 ] = d;
 		te[ 3 ] = 0; 		te[ 7 ] = 0;		te[ 11 ] = 0;		te[ 15 ] = 1;
 
 		return this;

package/src/math/Spherical.js

@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class Spherical {
 	 * Sets the spherical components from the given Cartesian coordinates.
 	 *
 	 * @param {number} x - The x value.
-	 * @param {number} y - The x value.
-	 * @param {number} z - The x value.
+	 * @param {number} y - The y value.
+	 * @param {number} z - The z value.
 	 * @return {Spherical} A reference to this spherical.
 	 */
 	setFromCartesianCoords( x, y, z ) {

package/src/nodes/Nodes.js

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export { default as ReflectorNode } from './utils/ReflectorNode.js';
 export { default as RTTNode } from './utils/RTTNode.js';
 export { default as MemberNode } from './utils/MemberNode.js';
 export { default as DebugNode } from './utils/DebugNode.js';
+export { default as EventNode } from './utils/EventNode.js';
 
 // accessors
 export { default as UniformArrayNode } from './accessors/UniformArrayNode.js';

package/src/nodes/TSL.js

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export * from './utils/ReflectorNode.js';
 export * from './utils/RTTNode.js';
 export * from './utils/PostProcessingUtils.js';
 export * from './utils/SampleNode.js';
+export * from './utils/EventNode.js';
 
 // three.js shading language
 export * from './tsl/TSLBase.js';

package/src/nodes/accessors/Camera.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { builtin } from './BuiltinNode.js';
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<uint>}
  */
-export const cameraIndex = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 0, 'uint' ).label( 'u_cameraIndex' ).setGroup( sharedUniformGroup( 'cameraIndex' ) ).toVarying( 'v_cameraIndex' );
+export const cameraIndex = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 0, 'uint' ).setName( 'u_cameraIndex' ).setGroup( sharedUniformGroup( 'cameraIndex' ) ).toVarying( 'v_cameraIndex' );
 
 /**
  * TSL object that represents the `near` value of the camera used for the current render.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const cameraIndex = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 0, 'uint' ).label( 'u_cameraIn
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<float>}
  */
-export const cameraNear = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'float' ).label( 'cameraNear' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.near );
+export const cameraNear = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'float' ).setName( 'cameraNear' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.near );
 
 /**
  * TSL object that represents the `far` value of the camera used for the current render.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const cameraNear = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'float' ).label( 'cameraNear' )
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<float>}
  */
-export const cameraFar = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'float' ).label( 'cameraFar' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.far );
+export const cameraFar = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'float' ).setName( 'cameraFar' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.far );
 
 /**
  * TSL object that represents the projection matrix of the camera used for the current render.
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ export const cameraProjectionMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { camera } ) => {
 
 		}
 
-		const cameraProjectionMatrices = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).label( 'cameraProjectionMatrices' );
+		const cameraProjectionMatrices = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).setName( 'cameraProjectionMatrices' );
 
 		cameraProjectionMatrix = cameraProjectionMatrices.element( camera.isMultiViewCamera ? builtin( 'gl_ViewID_OVR' ) : cameraIndex ).toVar( 'cameraProjectionMatrix' );
 
 	} else {
 
-		cameraProjectionMatrix = uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'cameraProjectionMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.projectionMatrix );
+		cameraProjectionMatrix = uniform( 'mat4' ).setName( 'cameraProjectionMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.projectionMatrix );
 
 	}
 
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export const cameraProjectionMatrixInverse = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { camera } )
 
 		}
 
-		const cameraProjectionMatricesInverse = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).label( 'cameraProjectionMatricesInverse' );
+		const cameraProjectionMatricesInverse = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).setName( 'cameraProjectionMatricesInverse' );
 
 		cameraProjectionMatrixInverse = cameraProjectionMatricesInverse.element( camera.isMultiViewCamera ? builtin( 'gl_ViewID_OVR' ) : cameraIndex ).toVar( 'cameraProjectionMatrixInverse' );
 
 	} else {
 
-		cameraProjectionMatrixInverse = uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'cameraProjectionMatrixInverse' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.projectionMatrixInverse );
+		cameraProjectionMatrixInverse = uniform( 'mat4' ).setName( 'cameraProjectionMatrixInverse' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.projectionMatrixInverse );
 
 	}
 
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ export const cameraViewMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { camera } ) => {
 
 		}
 
-		const cameraViewMatrices = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).label( 'cameraViewMatrices' );
+		const cameraViewMatrices = uniformArray( matrices ).setGroup( renderGroup ).setName( 'cameraViewMatrices' );
 
 		cameraViewMatrix = cameraViewMatrices.element( camera.isMultiViewCamera ? builtin( 'gl_ViewID_OVR' ) : cameraIndex ).toVar( 'cameraViewMatrix' );
 
 	} else {
 
-		cameraViewMatrix = uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'cameraViewMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.matrixWorldInverse );
+		cameraViewMatrix = uniform( 'mat4' ).setName( 'cameraViewMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.matrixWorldInverse );
 
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const cameraViewMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { camera } ) => {
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<mat4>}
  */
-export const cameraWorldMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'cameraWorldMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.matrixWorld );
+export const cameraWorldMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat4' ).setName( 'cameraWorldMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.matrixWorld );
 
 /**
  * TSL object that represents the normal matrix of the camera used for the current render.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const cameraWorldMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'cameraW
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<mat3>}
  */
-export const cameraNormalMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat3' ).label( 'cameraNormalMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.normalMatrix );
+export const cameraNormalMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat3' ).setName( 'cameraNormalMatrix' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera } ) => camera.normalMatrix );
 
 /**
  * TSL object that represents the position in world space of the camera used for the current render.
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ export const cameraNormalMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( 'mat3' ).label( 'camera
  * @tsl
  * @type {UniformNode<vec3>}
  */
-export const cameraPosition = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( new Vector3() ).label( 'cameraPosition' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera }, self ) => self.value.setFromMatrixPosition( camera.matrixWorld ) );
+export const cameraPosition = /*@__PURE__*/ uniform( new Vector3() ).setName( 'cameraPosition' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( ( { camera }, self ) => self.value.setFromMatrixPosition( camera.matrixWorld ) );

package/src/nodes/accessors/Normal.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { positionView } from './Position.js';
 import { directionToFaceDirection } from '../display/FrontFacingNode.js';
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the normal attribute of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the normal attribute of the current rendered object in local space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { directionToFaceDirection } from '../display/FrontFacingNode.js';
 export const normalGeometry = /*@__PURE__*/ attribute( 'normal', 'vec3' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the vertex normal in local space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the vertex normal of the current rendered object in local space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const normalLocal = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( builder ) => {
 }, 'vec3' ).once() )().toVar( 'normalLocal' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the flat vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the flat vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const normalLocal = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( builder ) => {
 export const normalFlat = /*@__PURE__*/ positionView.dFdx().cross( positionView.dFdy() ).normalize().toVar( 'normalFlat' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const normalViewGeometry = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( builder ) => {
 }, 'vec3' ).once() )().toVar( 'normalViewGeometry' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the vertex normal in world space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the vertex normal of the current rendered object in world space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export const normalWorldGeometry = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( builder ) => {
 }, 'vec3' ).once() )();
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const normalView = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { subBuildFn, material, context
 }, 'vec3' ).once( [ 'NORMAL', 'VERTEX' ] ) )().toVar( 'normalView' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal in world space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the vertex normal of the current rendered object in world space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export const normalView = /*@__PURE__*/ ( Fn( ( { subBuildFn, material, context
 export const normalWorld = /*@__PURE__*/ normalView.transformDirection( cameraViewMatrix ).toVar( 'normalWorld' );
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed clearcoat vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the clearcoat vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const transformNormalToView = /*@__PURE__*/ Fn( ( [ normal ], builder ) =
 // Deprecated
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export const transformedNormalView = ( Fn( () => { // @deprecated, r177
 } ).once( [ 'NORMAL', 'VERTEX' ] ) )();
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal in world space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the transformed vertex normal of the current rendered object in world space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export const transformedNormalWorld = ( Fn( () => { // @deprecated, r177
 } ).once( [ 'NORMAL', 'VERTEX' ] ) )();
 
 /**
- * TSL object that represents the transformed clearcoat vertex normal in view space of the current rendered object.
+ * TSL object that represents the transformed clearcoat vertex normal of the current rendered object in view space.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @type {Node<vec3>}

package/src/nodes/accessors/ReferenceNode.js

@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ class ReferenceNode extends Node {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the label for the internal uniform.
+	 * Sets the name for the internal uniform.
 	 *
 	 * @param {string} name - The label to set.
 	 * @return {ReferenceNode} A reference to this node.
 	 */
-	label( name ) {
+	setName( name ) {
 
 		this.name = name;
 
@@ -229,6 +229,21 @@ class ReferenceNode extends Node {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the label for the internal uniform.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated
+	 * @param {string} name - The label to set.
+	 * @return {ReferenceNode} A reference to this node.
+	 */
+	label( name ) {
+
+		console.warn( 'THREE.TSL: "label()" has been deprecated. Use "setName()" instead.' ); // @deprecated r179
+
+		return this.setName( name );
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the node type which automatically defines the internal
 	 * uniform type.
@@ -267,7 +282,7 @@ class ReferenceNode extends Node {
 
 		}
 
-		if ( this.name !== null ) node.label( this.name );
+		if ( this.name !== null ) node.setName( this.name );
 
 		this.node = node.getSelf();
 

package/src/nodes/accessors/SceneNode.js

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class SceneNode extends Node {
 
 		} else if ( scope === SceneNode.BACKGROUND_ROTATION ) {
 
-			output = uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'backgroundRotation' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( () => {
+			output = uniform( 'mat4' ).setName( 'backgroundRotation' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( () => {
 
 				const background = scene.background;
 

package/src/nodes/accessors/StorageTextureNode.js

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class StorageTextureNode extends TextureNode {
 		const { uvNode, storeNode, depthNode } = properties;
 
 		const textureProperty = super.generate( builder, 'property' );
-		const uvSnippet = uvNode.build( builder, 'uvec2' );
+		const uvSnippet = uvNode.build( builder, this.value.is3DTexture === true ? 'uvec3' : 'uvec2' );
 		const storeSnippet = storeNode.build( builder, 'vec4' );
 		const depthSnippet = depthNode ? depthNode.build( builder, 'int' ) : null;
 

package/src/nodes/accessors/TextureNode.js

@@ -554,6 +554,18 @@ class TextureNode extends UniformNode {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * TSL function for creating a texture node that fetches/loads texels without interpolation.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Node<uvec2>} uvNode - The uv node.
+	 * @returns {TextureNode} A texture node representing the texture load.
+	 */
+	load( uvNode ) {
+
+		return this.sample( uvNode ).setSampler( false );
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Samples a blurred version of the texture by defining an internal bias.
 	 *

package/src/nodes/core/ArrayNode.js

@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ class ArrayNode extends TempNode {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of elements in the node array.
+	 *
+	 * @param {NodeBuilder} builder - The current node builder.
+	 * @return {number} The number of elements in the node array.
+	 */
+	getArrayCount( /*builder*/ ) {
+
+		return this.count;
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the node's type.
 	 *

package/src/nodes/core/AssignNode.js

@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class AssignNode extends TempNode {
 
 		const { targetNode, sourceNode } = this;
 
+		const targetProperties = builder.getNodeProperties( targetNode );
+		targetProperties.assign = true;
+
 		const properties = builder.getNodeProperties( this );
 		properties.sourceNode = sourceNode;
 		properties.targetNode = targetNode.context( { assign: true } );

package/src/nodes/core/ContextNode.js

@@ -131,16 +131,35 @@ export default ContextNode;
  */
 export const context = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeProxy( ContextNode ).setParameterLength( 1, 2 );
 
+/**
+ * TSL function for defining a name for the context value for a given node.
+ *
+ * @tsl
+ * @function
+ * @param {Node} node - The node whose context should be modified.
+ * @param {string} name - The name to set.
+ * @returns {ContextNode}
+ */
+export const setName = ( node, name ) => context( node, { nodeName: name } );
+
 /**
  * TSL function for defining a label context value for a given node.
  *
  * @tsl
  * @function
+ * @deprecated
  * @param {Node} node - The node whose context should be modified.
  * @param {string} name - The name/label to set.
  * @returns {ContextNode}
  */
-export const label = ( node, name ) => context( node, { label: name } );
+export function label( node, name ) {
+
+	console.warn( 'THREE.TSL: "label()" has been deprecated. Use "setName()" instead.' ); // @deprecated r179
+
+	return setName( node, name );
+
+}
 
 addMethodChaining( 'context', context );
 addMethodChaining( 'label', label );
+addMethodChaining( 'setName', setName );

package/src/nodes/core/Node.js

@@ -480,10 +480,22 @@ class Node extends EventDispatcher {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of elements in the node array.
+	 *
+	 * @param {NodeBuilder} builder - The current node builder.
+	 * @return {?number} The number of elements in the node array.
+	 */
+	getArrayCount( /*builder*/ ) {
+
+		return null;
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Represents the setup stage which is the first step of the build process, see {@link Node#build} method.
-	 * This method is often overwritten in derived modules to prepare the node which is used as the output/result.
-	 * The output node must be returned in the `return` statement.
+	 * This method is often overwritten in derived modules to prepare the node which is used as a node's output/result.
+	 * If an output node is prepared, then it must be returned in the `return` statement of the derived module's setup function.
 	 *
 	 * @param {NodeBuilder} builder - The current node builder.
 	 * @return {?Node} The output node.

package/src/nodes/core/NodeBuilder.js

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 		/**
 		 * A reference to the current fog node.
 		 *
-		 * @type {?FogNode}
+		 * @type {?Node}
 		 * @default null
 		 */
 		this.fogNode = null;
@@ -1747,23 +1747,6 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the array length.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Node} node - The node.
-	 * @return {?number} The array length.
-	 */
-	getArrayCount( node ) {
-
-		let count = null;
-
-		if ( node.isArrayNode ) count = node.count;
-		else if ( node.isVarNode && node.node.isArrayNode ) count = node.node.count;
-
-		return count;
-
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns an instance of {@link NodeVar} for the given variable node.
 	 *
@@ -1807,7 +1790,7 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 
 			//
 
-			const count = this.getArrayCount( node );
+			const count = node.getArrayCount( this );
 
 			nodeVar = new NodeVar( name, type, readOnly, count );
 
@@ -2233,6 +2216,28 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Executes the node in a specific build stage.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Node} node - The node to execute.
+	 * @param {string} buildStage - The build stage to execute the node in.
+	 * @param {Node|string|null} output - Expected output type. For example 'vec3'.
+	 * @return {Node|string|null} The result of the node build.
+	 */
+	flowBuildStage( node, buildStage, output = null ) {
+
+		const previousBuildStage = this.getBuildStage();
+
+		this.setBuildStage( buildStage );
+
+		const result = node.build( this, output );
+
+		this.setBuildStage( previousBuildStage );
+
+		return result;
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Runs the node flow through all the steps of creation, 'setup', 'analyze', 'generate'.
 	 *
@@ -2743,7 +2748,7 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 
 		}
 
-		// setup() -> stage 1: create possible new nodes and returns an output reference node
+		// setup() -> stage 1: create possible new nodes and/or return an output reference node
 		// analyze()   -> stage 2: analyze nodes to possible optimization and validation
 		// generate()  -> stage 3: generate shader
 

package/src/nodes/core/NodeUtils.js

@@ -138,10 +138,13 @@ export function* getNodeChildren( node, toJSON = false ) {
 
 			yield { property, childNode: object };
 
-		} else if ( typeof object === 'object' ) {
+		} else if ( object && Object.getPrototypeOf( object ) === Object.prototype ) {
 
 			for ( const subProperty in object ) {
 
+				// Ignore private properties.
+				if ( subProperty.startsWith( '_' ) === true ) continue;
+
 				const child = object[ subProperty ];
 
 				if ( child && ( child.isNode === true || toJSON && typeof child.toJSON === 'function' ) ) {