--- title: "BaseFilterShader" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # BaseFilterShader This is a base class for all filters that use a shader. Most filters will extend this class. It takes care of setting up the shader program and vertex buffer layout. It also provides the `run` method which handles the rendering of the filter. When rendering, it generates a new DrawingContext to render to, and releases the input DrawingContext. Note: be careful when using `gl_FragCoord` in shader code. This built-in variable gives you the "window relative" coordinate of the pixel being processed. But this is actually relative to the framebuffer size, and Phaser treats all framebuffers except the main canvas as being vertically flipped. This means that `gl_FragCoord.y = 0` in a shader will be the bottom of a framebuffer, but the top of the canvas. This means `gl_FragCoord` gives different results when it's inside a framebuffer (like a Render Texture or Filter) compared to the main canvas. Be aware of this restriction when writing shaders. **Constructor** `new BaseFilterShader(name, manager, [fragmentShaderKey], [fragmentShaderSource], [shaderAdditions])` **Parameters** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | name | string | No | The name of the filter. | | manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this filter. | | fragmentShaderKey | string | Yes | The key of the fragment shader source in the shader cache. This will only be used if `fragmentShaderSource` is not set. | | fragmentShaderSource | string | Yes | The fragment shader source. | | shaderAdditions | Array.\<[Phaser.Types.Renderer.WebGL.ShaderAdditionConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-renderer-webgl.md#ShaderAdditionConfig)> | Yes | An array of shader additions to apply to the shader program. | --- **Scope**: static **Extends** > [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefilter.md) > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L14](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L14) Since: 4.0.0 ## Inherited Members **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager) - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name) --- ## Public Members ### indexBuffer #### indexBuffer: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLBufferWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglbufferwrapper.md) **Description:** The index buffer defining vertex order. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L96](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L96) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### programManager #### programManager: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.ProgramManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-programmanager.md) **Description:** The program manager used to create and manage shader programs. This contains shader variants. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L121](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L121) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### vertexBufferLayout #### vertexBufferLayout: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLVertexBufferLayoutWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglvertexbufferlayoutwrapper.md) **Description:** The vertex buffer layout for this RenderNode. This consists of 4 vertices forming the corners of a quad. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L105](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L105) Since: 4.0.0 --- ## Inherited Methods **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin) - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend) - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug) --- ## Public Methods ### run #### \ run(controller, inputDrawingContext, [outputDrawingContext], [padding]) **Description:** Runs the filter shader. This method handles the full rendering pipeline for the filter: it acquires an output DrawingContext (or uses the one provided), computes padded quad vertices, populates the vertex buffer, sets up textures and uniforms via the shader program, issues the draw call, and releases the input context. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-controller.md) | No | The filter controller that owns this filter. | | inputDrawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The input drawing context containing the source texture. | | outputDrawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | Yes | An optional output drawing context. If not provided, one will be obtained from the pool. | | padding | [Phaser.Geom.Rectangle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/geom-rectangle.md) | Yes | Optional padding Rectangle to apply. If not provided, the controller's padding is used. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilter#run **Returns:** [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) - The output drawing context containing the filtered result. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L151](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L151) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### setupTextures #### \ setupTextures(controller, textures, drawingContext) **Description:** Run any necessary modifications on the textures array. Override this method to handle texture inputs. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-controller.md) | No | The filter controller. | | textures | Array.\<[Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md)> | No | The array of textures to modify in-place. | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The drawing context in use. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L313](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L313) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### setupUniforms #### \ setupUniforms(controller, drawingContext) **Description:** Set up the uniforms for this shader, based on the controller. Override this method to handle uniform setup. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-controller.md) | No | The filter controller. | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The drawing context in use. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L328](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L328) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### updateShaderConfig #### \ updateShaderConfig(controller, drawingContext) **Description:** Set up the shader configuration for this shader. Override this method to handle shader configuration. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-controller.md) | No | The filter controller. | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The drawing context in use. | > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L299](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/BaseFilterShader.js#L299) Since: 4.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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