VulkanInstanceProviderType

All Known Implementing Classes:: VulkanLWJGLInstanceProvider

public interface VulkanInstanceProviderType

Functions to provide Vulkan instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

VulkanInstanceType

createInstance(VulkanInstanceCreateInfo info, Optional<VulkanHostAllocatorType> allocator)

Create a new instance.

Map<String, VulkanExtensionProperties>

extensions()

VulkanVersion

findSupportedInstanceVersion()

Map<String, VulkanLayerProperties>

layers()

VulkanVersion

minimumRequiredVersion()

String

providerName()

String

providerVersion()

Method Details
- minimumRequiredVersion
  
  VulkanVersion minimumRequiredVersion()
  
  Returns:
  
  The minimum version required by the instance provider
- providerName
  
  String providerName()
  
  Returns:
  
  The name of the (software) provider
- providerVersion
  
  String providerVersion()
  
  Returns:
  
  The version of the (software) provider
- findSupportedInstanceVersion
  
  VulkanVersion findSupportedInstanceVersion()
  
  Returns:
  
  The supported instance version
- extensions
  
  Map<String, VulkanExtensionProperties> extensions() throws VulkanException
  
  Returns:
  
  The available instance extensions
  
  Throws:
  
  VulkanException - On errors
- layers
  
  Map<String, VulkanLayerProperties> layers() throws VulkanException
  
  Returns:
  
  The available layers
  
  Throws:
  
  VulkanException - On errors
- createInstance
  
  VulkanInstanceType createInstance(VulkanInstanceCreateInfo info, Optional<VulkanHostAllocatorType> allocator) throws VulkanException
  
  Create a new instance.
  
  Parameters:
  
  info - The creation info
  
  allocator - The optional host allocator
  
  Returns:
  
  A new instance
  
  Throws:
  
  VulkanException - On errors