Implement BOTI portal rendering with server-client chunk streaming

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BOTI (Bigger On The Inside) allows viewing TARDIS interior from exterior and vice versa. Initial implementation had skeleton code with TODOs and critical bugs preventing any rendering.

Core Implementation

Separate portal worlds per view direction

• InteriorPortalDataManager - maintains fake ClientWorld for TARDIS interior chunks
• ExteriorPortalDataManager - maintains fake ClientWorld for exterior chunks
• Each manages independent WorldRenderer and chunk storage
• Prevents portal chunks from contaminating actual client.world

Server-side chunk streaming

• BOTIPortalTracker - tracks which players view which portals, sends chunks to viewers
• ServerChunkManagerMixin - hooks chunk loading to notify tracker
• BOTIChunkDataS2CPacket - wraps ChunkDataS2CPacket with routing metadata (TARDIS ID, view direction)
• Prevents vanilla client from auto-loading portal chunks into wrong world

Per-TARDIS renderer management

• Replaced static renderers with Map<UUID, WorldGeometryRenderer> for interior/exterior
• LRU eviction (MAX_RENDERERS=10) prevents memory exhaustion
• Proper cleanup on disconnect/world unload

Critical Fixes

Stack overflow on chunk load

• onChunkLoad() calling sendChunkToPlayer() → world.getChunk() → infinite recursion
• Fixed: onChunkLoad() only logs, tick() handles sending

Renderer-world mismatch

• TardisDoorBOTI was using interior renderer to render exterior world
• TardisExteriorBOTI was using exterior renderer to render interior world
• Fixed: swapped renderer getters to match data managers

Lag on relog with open doors

• Each chunk load triggered markAllRenderersDirty() individually (hundreds per frame)
• Fixed: batch callbacks, flush once per render frame via flushPendingCallbacks()

Lighting

• Added LightmapTextureManager.pack(blockLight, skyLight) to block entity rendering
• Block rendering uses world lighting automatically via BlockRenderManager

View bobbing

• Applied inverse bobbing transformations before camera transforms to stabilize portal view

Packet Flow

Client renders portal → StartWatchingPortalC2SPacket → server
Server: BOTIPortalTracker.tick() → BOTIChunkDataS2CPacket → client
Client: routes by tardisId+direction → Interior/ExteriorPortalDataManager
PortalDataManager: loads into fake world, sets pending callback
Render frame: flushPendingCallbacks() → markRenderersDirty() once
WorldGeometryRenderer: rebuilds geometry from fake world chunks

Technical Details

• TARDIS interior dimension: ait-tardis:{uuid}
• ThreadLocal re-entry guard in mixin prevents future recursion
• Chunk center positioned at actual door locations, not hardcoded 0,0
• View bobbing compensation: calculateInverseBobbing() applied to matrices

Original prompt

BOTI (Bigger On The Inside) Implementation Improvements

Overview

The BOTI effect allows players to see the TARDIS interior/exterior through the doors, creating the "bigger on the inside" illusion from Doctor Who. The current implementation on finally-real-boti has a working interior-to-exterior view (TardisDoorBOTI), but needs several critical improvements.

Priority Tasks (marked with [!!])

1. [!!] Fix Lighting for the Rendered World Inside BOTI

The WorldGeometryRenderer currently renders chunks but lighting appears broken/dark. The lighting data needs to be properly applied when rendering.

Current Code Location: src/main/java/dev/loqor/portal/client/WorldGeometryRenderer.java

The PortalDataManager already handles LightData in readLightData() method, but the WorldGeometryRenderer.renderTerrain() method doesn't properly use light values when rendering blocks. The block rendering uses blockRenderManager.renderBlock() which should receive proper light levels.

Required Changes:

• Ensure light data from PortalDataManager is properly propagated to the fake ClientWorld
• In WorldGeometryRenderer.buildSectionToMap(), get proper light values using world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, pos) and world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, pos)
• Pack light values using LightmapTextureManager.pack() and ensure they're used in block rendering
• The renderBlockEntities() method should also use proper light levels for each block entity

2. [!!] Make TardisExteriorBOTI Work with Real BOTI Rendering (Remove EndGateway Shader)

Currently TardisExteriorBOTI uses RenderLayer.getEndGateway() as a placeholder instead of actual interior world rendering.

Current Code Location: src/main/java/dev/amble/ait/client/boti/TardisExteriorBOTI.java

// Line 78-79 - This needs to be replaced with actual interior rendering:
RenderLayer whichOne = AITModClient.CONFIG.greenScreenBOTI ?
        RenderLayer.getDebugFilledBox() : RenderLayer.getEndGateway();

Required Changes:

• Create a new WorldGeometryRenderer instance for exterior-to-interior viewing (similar to TardisDoorBOTI.interiorRenderer)
• The exterior BOTI should render the TARDIS interior dimension chunks
• Position the fake player/camera in the TARDIS dimension at the interior door position
• Mirror the approach from TardisDoorBOTI.renderInteriorDoorBoti() but in reverse:
  • Camera is outside at exterior position
  • Render target is interior dimension at door position
  • Apply proper coordinate transformations between exterior and interior

3. Implement Bidirectional Portal Rendering for Multiple TARDIS Instances

The system needs to support multiple TARDISes being viewed simultaneously.

Required Changes:

• Instead of static interiorRenderer in TardisDoorBOTI, create a per-TARDIS renderer map: Map<UUID, WorldGeometryRenderer>
• Same for TardisExteriorBOTI - each TARDIS exterior needs its own renderer for the interior
• Clean up renderers when TARDIS is unloaded or doors close
• Consider memory management - limit total active renderers

4. Player Chunk Tracking System

Players watching chunks through BOTI portals need proper chunk data sent to them.

Current partial implementation: PortalDataManager handles packets but there's no server-side tracking.

Required Changes:
Create a new BOTIPortalTracker system:

// New file: src/main/java/dev/loqor/portal/server/BOTIPortalTracker.java
public class BOTIPortalTracker {
    // Track which players are viewing which portals
    private final Map<ServerPlayerEntity, Set<PortalView>> playerPortalViews = new WeakHashMap<>();
    
    // PortalView contains: TARDIS UUID, direction (interior/exterior), chunk positions being viewed
    
    // Methods needed:
    void onPlayerStartWatchingPortal(ServerPlayerEntity player, UUID tardisId, boolean isExteriorView);
    void onPlayerStopWatchingPortal(ServerPlayerEntity player, UUID tardisId);
    void tick(); // Send chunk updates to players viewing portals
    void onChunkLoad(ServerWorld world, ChunkPos pos); // Notify relevant players
    void onChunkUnload(ServerWorld world, ChunkPos pos); // Clean up
}

Server-side packet handling:

• When a player's client requests portal chunk data, create a fake ServerPlayerEntity in the target dimension
• Intercept and redirect relevant packets (chunk data, light updates, block updates) to the real player
• Use the existing Gaslighter3000 pattern from src/main/java/dev/drtheo/gaslighter/ for packet interception

5. Fix View Bobbing Issues

The rendered world wobbles when view bobbing is enabled.

Current Code Location: TardisDoorBOTI.java has calculateInverseBobbing() methods but they're not being applied.

// Lines 93-120 define the inverse bobbing calculations but they're not used in render()

Required Changes:

• Apply the inverse bobbing transformations to the interiorMatrices before ren...

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