[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
public class VertexElementAttribute : Attribute
{
    static Dictionary<Type, VertexElement[]> ms_elementCache = new Dictionary<Type, VertexElement[]>();

    public static VertexElement[] GetVertexElements(Type vertexType)
    {
        if (!vertexType.IsValueType || vertexType.IsPrimitive || vertexType.IsEnum)
            throw new ArgumentException("The type specified must be a structure.", "vertexType");

        VertexElement[] vertexElements;
        if (!ms_elementCache.TryGetValue(vertexType, out vertexElements))
        {
            FieldInfo[] fields = vertexType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance |
                                                        BindingFlags.Public |
                                                        BindingFlags.NonPublic);
            if (fields != null)
            {
                List<VertexElement> elementList = new List<VertexElement>();
                for (int f = 0; f < fields.Length; f++)
                {
                    object[] veAttribs = fields[f].GetCustomAttributes(typeof(VertexElementAttribute), false);
                    if (veAttribs == null || veAttribs.Length < 1)
                        continue;

                    VertexElementAttribute vertexAttrib = veAttribs[0] as VertexElementAttribute;
                    if (vertexAttrib == null)
                        continue;

                    VertexElement newElement = new VertexElement();
                    newElement.Name = vertexAttrib.Name;
                    newElement.Normalized = vertexAttrib.Normalized;
                    newElement.Type = vertexAttrib.DataType;
                    newElement.Size = vertexAttrib.Size;
                    newElement.Offset = Marshal.OffsetOf(vertexType, fields[f].Name);
                    elementList.Add(newElement);
                }

                if (elementList.Count > 0)
                {
                    vertexElements = elementList.ToArray();
                    ms_elementCache.Add(vertexType, vertexElements);
                }
            }
        }

        VertexElement[] result = null;
        if (vertexElements != null)
        {
            result = new VertexElement[vertexElements.Length];
            Array.Copy(vertexElements, result, vertexElements.Length);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static bool Apply(Type vertexType, ShaderProgram program, int stride = 0)
    {
        VertexElement[] vertexElements = GetVertexElements(vertexType);
        if (vertexElements != null)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < vertexElements.Length; i++)
            {
                vertexElements[i].Apply(program, stride);
            }
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    public string Name { get; set; }
    public VertexAttribPointerType DataType { get; set; }
    public int Size { get; set; }
    public bool Normalized { get; set; }

    public VertexElementAttribute(string name, VertexAttribPointerType dataType, int size, bool normalized = false)
        : base()
    {
        Name = name;
        DataType = dataType;
        Size = size;
        Normalized = normalized;
    }
}