GLDF Viewer (egui)

Cross-platform GLDF (Global Lighting Data Format) viewer built with egui.

Features

• Cross-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and WebAssembly (WASM)
• Native performance: Built with Rust and egui for fast, responsive UI
• File support: View GLDF files with embedded photometry, images, and 3D geometry
• Export: Export to JSON or XML formats
• Dark/Light mode: Toggle between themes

Running

Native (Desktop)

cargo run -p gldf-rs-egui --release

Or build the release binary:

cargo build -p gldf-rs-egui --release
./target/release/gldf-viewer-egui

Web (WASM)

First, install Trunk:

cargo install trunk

Then build and serve:

cd gldf-rs-egui
trunk serve

Open http://127.0.0.1:8080 in your browser.

For a release build:

trunk build --release

Project Structure

gldf-rs-egui/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs          # Native entry point
│   ├── lib.rs           # Library exports
│   ├── app.rs           # Application state and logic
│   ├── web.rs           # WASM entry point
│   └── ui/              # UI components
│       ├── mod.rs       # UI module with menu/status bar
│       ├── sidebar.rs   # Navigation sidebar
│       ├── welcome.rs   # Welcome/drop zone view
│       ├── overview.rs  # Overview dashboard
│       ├── header.rs    # Header information view
│       ├── files.rs     # Files list view
│       ├── light_sources.rs  # Light sources view
│       ├── variants.rs  # Variants view
│       ├── statistics.rs    # Statistics view
│       ├── raw_data.rs  # Raw JSON view
│       └── file_viewer.rs   # Embedded file viewer
├── index.html           # WASM HTML template
├── Trunk.toml          # Trunk configuration
└── Cargo.toml          # Dependencies

Usage

1. Open a file:

   • Drag and drop a .gldf file onto the window
   • Use File > Open... menu (native only)

2. Navigate:

   • Use the sidebar to switch between views
   • Overview shows a summary dashboard
   • Raw Data shows the JSON representation

3. Export:

   • File > Export JSON...
   • File > Export XML...

Dependencies

• egui - Immediate mode GUI
• eframe - Framework for egui
• gldf-rs - GLDF parsing library
• rfd - Native file dialogs

License

GPL-3.0-or-later