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SunLight (Experimental)

SunLight is a directional light source simulating the sun. Sun position calculations are based on article and inspired by SunCalc.

Usage​

Create a sun light source.

import {_SunLight as SunLight} from '@deck.gl/core';

new SunLight({
  timestamp: 1554927200000, 
  color: [255, 0, 0],
  intensity: 1
});

constructor​

The constructor for the SunLight class. Use this to create a new SunLight.

const sunLight = new SunLight({timestamp, color, intensity});
  • timestamp - (number) - Unix timestamp in milliseconds.
  • color - (array) RGB color of sun light source, default value is [255, 255, 255].
  • intensity - (number) Strength of sun light source, default value is 1.0.

Source​

/modules/core/src/effects/lighting/sun-light.ts