Add getters and From implementations to BufferSlice.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ By @cwfitzgerald in [#7030](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7030).
 
   By @kpreid in [#7063](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7063).
 
-- Added `Buffer` methods corresponding to `BufferSlice` methods, so you can skip creating a `BufferSlice` when it offers no benefit, and `BufferSlice::slice()` for sub-slicing a slice. By @kpreid in [#7123](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7123).
+- Add `Buffer` methods corresponding to `BufferSlice` methods, so you can skip creating a `BufferSlice` when it offers no benefit, and `BufferSlice::slice()` for sub-slicing a slice. By @kpreid in [#7123](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7123).
+- Add `BufferSlice::buffer()`, `BufferSlice::offset()` and `BufferSlice::size()`. By @kpreid in [#7148](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7148).
+- Add `impl From<BufferSlice> for BufferBinding` and `impl From<BufferSlice> for BindingResource`, allowing `BufferSlice`s to be easily used in creating bind groups. By @kpreid in [#7148](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/7148).
 
 - Add `util::StagingBelt::allocate()` so the staging belt can be used to write textures. By @kpreid in [#6900](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6900).
 - Added `CommandEncoder::transition_resources()` for native API interop, and allowing users to slightly optimize barriers. By @JMS55 in [#6678](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6678).

tests/validation_tests/api/buffer.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 //! Tests of [`wgpu::Buffer`] and related.
 
+use core::num::NonZero;
+
 mod buffer_slice {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const ARBITRARY_DESC: &wgpu::BufferDescriptor = &wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        label: None,
+        size: 100,
+        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+        mapped_at_creation: false,
+    };
+
     #[test]
     fn reslice_success() {
         let (device, _queue) = crate::request_noop_device();
-
-        let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-            label: None,
-            size: 100,
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-            mapped_at_creation: false,
-        });
+        let buffer = device.create_buffer(ARBITRARY_DESC);
 
         assert_eq!(buffer.slice(10..90).slice(10..70), buffer.slice(20..80));
     }
@@ -19,14 +24,52 @@ mod buffer_slice {
     #[should_panic = "slice offset 10 size 80 is out of range for buffer of size 80"]
     fn reslice_out_of_bounds() {
         let (device, _queue) = crate::request_noop_device();
-
-        let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-            label: None,
-            size: 100,
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-            mapped_at_creation: false,
-        });
+        let buffer = device.create_buffer(ARBITRARY_DESC);
 
         buffer.slice(10..90).slice(10..90);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn getters() {
+        let (device, _queue) = crate::request_noop_device();
+        let buffer = device.create_buffer(ARBITRARY_DESC);
+
+        let slice_with_size = buffer.slice(10..90);
+        assert_eq!(
+            (
+                slice_with_size.buffer(),
+                slice_with_size.offset(),
+                slice_with_size.size()
+            ),
+            (&buffer, 10, NonZero::new(80).unwrap())
+        );
+
+        let slice_without_size = buffer.slice(10..);
+        assert_eq!(
+            (
+                slice_without_size.buffer(),
+                slice_without_size.offset(),
+                slice_without_size.size()
+            ),
+            (&buffer, 10, NonZero::new(90).unwrap())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_buffer_binding() {
+        let (device, _queue) = crate::request_noop_device();
+        let buffer = device.create_buffer(ARBITRARY_DESC);
+
+        // BindingResource doesn’t implement PartialEq, so use matching
+        let wgpu::BindingResource::Buffer(wgpu::BufferBinding {
+            buffer: b,
+            offset: 50,
+            size: Some(size),
+        }) = wgpu::BindingResource::from(buffer.slice(50..80))
+        else {
+            panic!("didn't match")
+        };
+        assert_eq!(b, &buffer);
+        assert_eq!(size, NonZero::new(30).unwrap());
+    }
 }

wgpu/src/api/buffer.rs

@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ impl Buffer {
 ///
 /// You can pass buffer slices to methods like [`RenderPass::set_vertex_buffer`]
 /// and [`RenderPass::set_index_buffer`] to indicate which portion of the buffer
-/// a draw call should consult.
+/// a draw call should consult. You can also convert it to a [`BufferBinding`]
+/// with `.into()`.
 ///
 /// To access the slice's contents on the CPU, you must first [map] the buffer,
 /// and then call [`BufferSlice::get_mapped_range`] or
@@ -506,6 +507,48 @@ impl<'a> BufferSlice<'a> {
             readable: self.buffer.usage.contains(BufferUsages::MAP_READ),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the buffer this is a slice of.
+    ///
+    /// You should usually not need to call this, and if you received the buffer from code you
+    /// do not control, you should refrain from accessing the buffer outside the bounds of the
+    /// slice. Nevertheless, it’s possible to get this access, so this method makes it simple.
+    pub fn buffer(&self) -> &'a Buffer {
+        self.buffer
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the offset in [`Self::buffer()`] this slice starts at.
+    pub fn offset(&self) -> BufferAddress {
+        self.offset
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the size of this slice.
+    pub fn size(&self) -> BufferSize {
+        self.size.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            (|| BufferSize::new(self.buffer.size().checked_sub(self.offset)?))()
+                .expect("can't happen: slice has incorrect size for its buffer")
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<BufferSlice<'a>> for crate::BufferBinding<'a> {
+    /// Convert a [`BufferSlice`] to an equivalent [`BufferBinding`],
+    /// provided that it will be used without a dynamic offset.
+    fn from(value: BufferSlice<'a>) -> Self {
+        BufferBinding {
+            buffer: value.buffer,
+            offset: value.offset,
+            size: value.size,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<BufferSlice<'a>> for crate::BindingResource<'a> {
+    /// Convert a [`BufferSlice`] to an equivalent [`BindingResource::Buffer`],
+    /// provided that it will be used without a dynamic offset.
+    fn from(value: BufferSlice<'a>) -> Self {
+        crate::BindingResource::Buffer(crate::BufferBinding::from(value))
+    }
 }
 
 /// The mapped portion of a buffer, if any, and its outstanding views.