saschawillems/vulkan

How saschawillems/vulkan works

This repository is a collection of C++ Vulkan graphics and compute examples, backed by a reusable runtime framework and platform entry points. The main workflow is to launch a sample, initialize Vulkan and its presentation target, run a rendering or compute demonstration, and show the result. The README documents broad sample families; the supplied tree does not include the examples directory, so those capabilities are represented through the existing Apple example selector. Runtime links are limited to relationships supported by the sampled source or README; most implementation wiring was not sampled.

Main entry points: vulkanexamplebase.cpp Example framework · DemoViewController.h Platform apps · examples.h Example selector · Entrypoints.h Runtime entry points

Components 18

Platform entry points

Platform apps apple/ios/DemoViewController.h
Example selector apple/examples.h

Vulkan runtime

Runtime entry points base/Entrypoints.h
Example framework base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
Vulkan device base/VulkanDevice.cpp
Presentation base/VulkanSwapChain.cpp
Validation tools base/VulkanDebug.cpp
Launch options base/CommandLineParser.hpp

Example capabilities

Basic graphics apple/examples.h
Advanced rendering apple/examples.h
Compute shaders apple/examples.h
Ray tracing apple/examples.h
glTF and PBR apple/examples.h

Rendering resources

Buffers and textures base/VulkanBuffer.cpp
glTF assets base/VulkanglTFModel.cpp
UI overlay base/VulkanUIOverlay.cpp

Other components

Example user
Vulkan API

Connections 19

Example user → Platform apps: launches
Platform apps → Example selector: selects sample
Example selector → Runtime entry points: starts runtime
Example user → Launch options: sets options
Runtime entry points → Example framework: enters
Example framework → Vulkan device: initializes
Example framework → Presentation: presents through
Example framework → Validation tools: configures
Example framework → Basic graphics: hosts
Example framework → Advanced rendering: hosts
Example framework → Compute shaders: hosts
Example framework → Ray tracing: hosts
Example framework → glTF and PBR: hosts
Basic graphics → Buffers and textures: uses
Advanced rendering → Buffers and textures: uses
glTF and PBR → glTF assets: loads models
Example framework → UI overlay: provides UI
Vulkan device → Vulkan API: calls
Presentation → Vulkan API: calls

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