# T2 Add a lambertian material inherits class material ### T2.1 Add a function near\_zero() in vec.h to check if a vector is close to zero in length ```cpp class vec3 { ... double length_squared() const { return e[0]*e[0] + e[1]*e[1] + e[2]*e[2]; } // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bool near_zero() const { // Return true if the vector is close to zero in all dimensions. auto s = 1e-8; return (std::fabs(e[0]) < s) && (std::fabs(e[1]) < s) && (std::fabs(e[2]) < s); } // <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ... }; ``` ### T2.2 Add a lambertian class in material.h The lambertian class inherits from material and implements the scatter() method. It calculates a random scattered ray direction at the hit point and sets the attenuation to its albedo colour.

class material {
  public:
    virtual ~material() = default;

    virtual bool scatter(
        const ray& r_in, const hit_record& rec, color & attenuation, ray& scattered
    ) const {
        return false;
    }
};

// >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
class lambertian : public material {
  private:
    color albedo;
  public:
    lambertian(const color& albedo) : albedo(albedo) {}

  bool scatter(const ray& r_in, const hit_record& rec, color& attenuation, ray& scattered)
    const override {
        auto scatter_direction = rec.normal + random_unit_vector();

        // Catch degenerate scatter direction
        if (scatter_direction.near_zero())
            scatter_direction = rec.normal;

        scattered = ray(rec.p, scatter_direction);
        attenuation = albedo;
        return true;
    }
};

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