calculate proper numbers of needed border colors

examples/boxes/main.cpp

@@ -365,7 +365,11 @@ static void addColoredBorderRectangles( QskLinearBox* parent )
 
     box = new Box( parent );
     box->setBorderWidth( 20 );
-    box->setBorderGradient( { Qt::Vertical, Qt::magenta, Qt::cyan } );
+    QskGradient gradient1( Qt::Vertical, { { 0.0, Qt::blue }, { 0.7, Qt::yellow }, { 1.0, Qt::darkRed } } );
+    QskGradient gradient2( Qt::Vertical, { { 0.0, Qt::black }, { 0.3, Qt::white }, { 0.7, Qt::white }, { 1.0, Qt::black } } );
+    QskGradient gradient3( Qt::green );
+    QskGradient gradient4( Qt::Vertical, Qt::magenta, Qt::cyan );
+    box->setBorderGradients( gradient1, gradient2, gradient3, gradient4 );
 }
 
 class TabView : public QskTabView

src/nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "QskGradient.h"
 #include "QskVertex.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
+
 using namespace QskVertex;
 
 namespace
@@ -427,23 +429,51 @@ static inline void qskCreateBorder(
     const QskGradient gradientTop = colors.gradient( Qsk::Top );
     const QskGradient gradientBottom = colors.gradient( Qsk::Bottom );
 
-    ( line++ )->setLine( in.right, in.bottom, out.right, out.bottom, gradientBottom.startColor() ); // ###
+    // qdebug
-    ( line++ )->setLine( in.left, in.bottom, out.left, out.bottom, gradientBottom.endColor() );
 
-    if ( gradientLeft != gradientBottom )
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : gradientBottom.stops() )
-        ( line++ )->setLine( in.left, in.bottom, out.left, out.bottom, gradientLeft.startColor() );
+    {
+        const Color c( stop.color() );
+        const qreal x1 = in.right - stop.position() * ( in.right - in.left );
+        const qreal x2 = out.right - stop.position() * ( out.right - out.left );
+        const qreal y1 = in.bottom;
+        const qreal y2 = out.bottom;
 
-    ( line++ )->setLine( in.left, in.top, out.left, out.top, gradientLeft.endColor() );
+        ( line++ )->setLine( x1, y1, x2, y2, c );
+    }
 
-    if ( gradientTop != gradientLeft )
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : gradientLeft.stops() )
-        ( line++ )->setLine( in.left, in.top, out.left, out.top, gradientTop.startColor() );
+    {
+        const Color c( stop.color() );
+        const qreal x1 = in.left;
+        const qreal x2 = out.left;
+        const qreal y1 = in.bottom + stop.position() * ( in.top - in.bottom );
+        const qreal y2 = out.bottom + stop.position() * ( out.top - out.bottom );
 
-    ( line++ )->setLine( in.right, in.top, out.right, out.top, gradientTop.endColor() );
+        ( line++ )->setLine( x1, y1, x2, y2, c );
+    }
 
-    if ( gradientRight != gradientTop )
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : gradientTop.stops() )
-        ( line++ )->setLine( in.right, in.top, out.right, out.top, gradientRight.startColor() );
+    {
+        const Color c( stop.color() );
+        const qreal x1 = in.left + stop.position() * ( in.right - in.left );
+        const qreal x2 = out.left + stop.position() * ( out.right - out.left );
+        const qreal y1 = in.top;
+        const qreal y2 = out.top;
 
-    ( line++ )->setLine( in.right, in.bottom, out.right, out.bottom, gradientRight.endColor() );
+        ( line++ )->setLine( x1, y1, x2, y2, c );
+    }
+
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : gradientRight.stops() )
+    {
+        const Color c( stop.color() );
+        const qreal x1 = in.right;
+        const qreal x2 = out.right;
+        const qreal y1 = in.bottom + stop.position() * ( in.top - in.bottom );
+        const qreal y2 = out.bottom + stop.position() * ( out.top - out.bottom );
+
+        ( line++ )->setLine( x1, y1, x2, y2, c );
+    }
 }
 
 void QskBoxRenderer::renderRectBorder(
@@ -533,18 +563,21 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderRect(
                 // we might need extra lines to separate colors
                 // at the non closing corners
 
-                if ( bc.gradient( Qsk::Left ) != bc.gradient( Qsk::Bottom ) )
+                // ### As an optimization we could check orientation and colors
-                    borderLineCount++;
+                // to test whether colors are the same
+                const int additionalLines = -1
+                    + bc.gradient( Qsk::Left ).stops().count() - 1
+                    + bc.gradient( Qsk::Top ).stops().count() - 1
+                    + bc.gradient( Qsk::Right ).stops().count() - 1
+                    + bc.gradient( Qsk::Bottom ).stops().count() - 1;
 
-                if ( bc.gradient( Qsk::Top ) != bc.gradient( Qsk::Left ) )
+                borderLineCount += qMax( additionalLines, 0 );
-                    borderLineCount++;
-
-                if ( bc.gradient( Qsk::Right ) != bc.gradient( Qsk::Top ) )
-                    borderLineCount++;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    qDebug() << "border lines:" << borderLineCount;
+
     auto line = allocateLines< ColoredLine >( geometry, borderLineCount + fillLineCount );
 
     if ( fillLineCount > 0 )