Added preliminary binary serialization code in btCollisionWorld.cpp, with example in Bullet/Demos/BasicDemo.cpp

(work-in-progress, some initial working version should be ready very soon, for Bullet 2.76)

src/BulletCollision/CollisionDispatch/btCollisionWorld.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ subject to the following restrictions:
 #include "LinearMath/btAabbUtil2.h"
 #include "LinearMath/btQuickprof.h"
 #include "LinearMath/btStackAlloc.h"
+#include "LinearMath/btSerializer.h"
 
 //#define USE_BRUTEFORCE_RAYBROADPHASE 1
 //RECALCULATE_AABB is slower, but benefit is that you don't need to call 'stepSimulation'  or 'updateAabbs' before using a rayTest
@@ -1228,4 +1229,52 @@ void	btCollisionWorld::debugDrawWorld()
 
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+
+
+void	btCollisionWorld::serialize(btDefaultSerializer* serializer)
+{
+	
+
+	const bool VOID_IS_8 = ((sizeof(void*)==8));
+
+	if (VOID_IS_8)
+	{
+		//64bit not yet supported (soon)
+		btAssert(0);
+		return;
+	} else
+	{
+		serializer->initDNA((const char*)sBulletDNAstr,sBulletDNAlen);
+	}
+
+	int i;
+
+	//serialize all collision objects
+	for (i=0;i<m_collisionObjects.size();i++)
+	{
+		btCollisionObject* colObj = m_collisionObjects[i];
+		int len = colObj->calculateSerializeBufferSize();
+		btChunk* chunk = serializer->allocate(len,1);
+		const char* structType = colObj->serialize(chunk->m_oldPtr);
+		chunk->m_dna_nr = serializer->getReverseType(structType);
+		chunk->m_chunkCode = BT_COLLISIONOBJECT_CODE;
+		chunk->m_oldPtr = colObj;
+	}
+
+	
+#if 0
+	{
+		//serialize all collision shapes
+	int len = boxShape->calculateSerializeBufferSize();
+	btChunk* chunk = serializer->allocate(len,1);
+	const char* structType = boxShape->serialize(chunk->m_oldPtr);
+	chunk->m_dna_nr = serializer->getReverseType(structType);
+	chunk->m_chunkCode = BT_BOXSHAPE_CODE;
+	chunk->m_oldPtr = boxShape;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	serializer->writeDNA();
 }

src/BulletCollision/CollisionDispatch/btCollisionWorld.h

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class btStackAlloc;
 class btCollisionShape;
 class btConvexShape;
 class btBroadphaseInterface;
+class btDefaultSerializer;
+
 #include "LinearMath/btVector3.h"
 #include "LinearMath/btTransform.h"
 #include "btCollisionObject.h"
@@ -420,6 +422,9 @@ public:
 		m_forceUpdateAllAabbs = forceUpdateAllAabbs;
 	}
 
+	///Preliminary serialization test for Bullet 2.76. Loading those files requires a separate parser (to be added in the Bullet/Extras)
+	void	serialize(btDefaultSerializer* serializer);
+
 };