Adding WebGL texture types

Increasing Access

p5.js's addition of shaders meant that a lot more was possible with the library, but the lack of precise texture control means that people either have to waste memory, speed, or themselves poke into the WebGL and p5.js code to get all the data needed for creating more specific textures. For example, if someone wanted 1d or 3d textures, or if they wanted to use UNSIGNED_BYTE textures.

Most appropriate sub-area of p5.js?

• Accessibility
• Color
• Core/Environment/Rendering
• Data
• DOM
• Events
• Image
• IO
• Math
• Typography
• Utilities
• WebGL
• Build Process
• Unit Testing
• Internalization
• Friendly Errors
• Other (specify if possible)

Feature request details

Give a function similar to the createImage function for WebGL only that gives control over the WebGL parameters of the texture while also working with the other parts of the p5 library.

Start by reviewing the existing createImage API and the WebGL rendering area described in the issue. Define what texture parameters and texture types need to be exposed, then verify that the new function works with the other p5.js APIs and supports the requested 1D, 3D, and UNSIGNED_BYTE texture use cases.