add 'culling' property & optimize generated chunk meshes & fix faces culling when 'light-passing' is false

src/voxels/Block.cpp

@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@ std::optional<BlockModel> BlockModel_from(std::string_view str) {
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+std::string to_string(CullingMode mode) {
+    switch (mode) {
+        case CullingMode::DEFAULT:
+            return "default";
+        case CullingMode::OPTIONAL:
+            return "optional";
+        case CullingMode::DISABLED:
+            return "disabled";
+        default:
+            return "unknown";
+    }
+}
+
+std::optional<CullingMode> CullingMode_from(std::string_view str) {
+    if (str == "default") {
+        return CullingMode::DEFAULT;
+    } else if (str == "optional") {
+        return CullingMode::OPTIONAL;
+    } else if (str == "disabled") {
+        return CullingMode::DISABLED;
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 CoordSystem::CoordSystem(glm::ivec3 axisX, glm::ivec3 axisY, glm::ivec3 axisZ)
     : axisX(axisX), axisY(axisY), axisZ(axisZ) {
     fix = glm::ivec3(0);

src/voxels/Block.hpp

@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ enum class BlockModel {
 std::string to_string(BlockModel model);
 std::optional<BlockModel> BlockModel_from(std::string_view str);
 
+enum class CullingMode {
+    DEFAULT,
+    OPTIONAL,
+    DISABLED,
+};
+
+std::string to_string(CullingMode mode);
+std::optional<CullingMode> CullingMode_from(std::string_view str);
+
 using BoxModel = AABB;
 
 /// @brief Common kit of block properties applied to groups of blocks
@@ -142,6 +151,9 @@ public:
 
     std::string modelName = "";
 
+    /// @brief Culling mode
+    CullingMode culling = CullingMode::DEFAULT;
+
     /// @brief Does the block passing lights into itself
     bool lightPassing = false;