# Create 3D Graphics in JavaScript Using WebGL
_by Keith Peters_

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In this course, we’ll get started creating content with WebGL without any frameworks. You’ll write raw JavaScript code and shaders in GLSL. This intro course covers setting up WebGL in an HTML application and learning the basics of 3d vertices, shaders, drawing modes, animation, interaction and transformations.

Each lesson's code is in its corresponding lesson folder. Plunks are drawn from the lesson's branch.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
</head>
<body>
  <canvas id="canvas" width="600" height="600"></canvas>
  <script id="shader-vs" type="x-shader/x-vertex">
    attribute vec4 coords;
    attribute float pointSize;
    void main(void) {
      gl_Position = coords;
      gl_PointSize = pointSize;
    }
    </script>
    
    <script id="shader-fs" type="x-shader/x-fragment">
    precision mediump float;
    uniform vec4 color;
    void main(void) {
      gl_FragColor = color;
    }
    </script>
    <script src="lib/script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
var gl,
    shaderProgram,
    vertices;

initGL();
createShaders();
createVertices();
draw();

function initGL() {
  var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
  console.log(canvas);
  gl = canvas.getContext("webgl");
  gl.viewport(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  gl.clearColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
}

function createShaders() {
  var vertexShader = getShader(gl, "shader-vs");
  var fragmentShader = getShader(gl, "shader-fs");
  
  shaderProgram = gl.createProgram();
  gl.attachShader(shaderProgram, vertexShader);
  gl.attachShader(shaderProgram, fragmentShader);
  gl.linkProgram(shaderProgram);
  gl.useProgram(shaderProgram);
}

function createVertices() {
  vertices = [
    -0.9, -0.9, 0.0,
     0.9, -0.9, 0.0,
     0.0,  0.9, 0.0
  ];
    
  var buffer = gl.createBuffer();
  gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer);
  gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array(vertices), gl.STATIC_DRAW);
  
  var coords = gl.getAttribLocation(shaderProgram, "coords");
//   gl.vertexAttrib3f(coords, 0.5, 0.5, 0);
  gl.vertexAttribPointer(coords, 3, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
  gl.enableVertexAttribArray(coords);
  gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, null);
  
  var pointSize = gl.getAttribLocation(shaderProgram, "pointSize");
  gl.vertexAttrib1f(pointSize, 20);
  
  var color = gl.getUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "color");
  gl.uniform4f(color, 0, 0, 0, 1);
}

function draw() {
  gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
  gl.drawArrays(gl.TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
}

  /*
   * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGL_API/Tutorial/Adding_2D_content_to_a_WebGL_context
   */
  function getShader(gl, id) {
    var shaderScript, theSource, currentChild, shader;

    shaderScript = document.getElementById(id);

    if (!shaderScript) {
      return null;
    }

    theSource = "";
    currentChild = shaderScript.firstChild;

    while (currentChild) {
      if (currentChild.nodeType == currentChild.TEXT_NODE) {
        theSource += currentChild.textContent;
      }

      currentChild = currentChild.nextSibling;
    }
    if (shaderScript.type == "x-shader/x-fragment") {
      shader = gl.createShader(gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER);
    } else if (shaderScript.type == "x-shader/x-vertex") {
      shader = gl.createShader(gl.VERTEX_SHADER);
    } else {
      // Unknown shader type
      return null;
    }
    gl.shaderSource(shader, theSource);

// Compile the shader program
    gl.compileShader(shader);

// See if it compiled successfully
    if (!gl.getShaderParameter(shader, gl.COMPILE_STATUS)) {
      alert("An error occurred compiling the shaders: " + gl.getShaderInfoLog(shader));
      return null;
    }

    return shader;
  }