Class GraphicsContext

Performs primitive-based rendering, creates resources, handles system-level variables, adjusts gamma ramp levels, and generates shaders.

Inheritance

object

GraphicsContext

Implements

IGetNativePointers

Namespace: Evergine.Common.Graphics

Assembly: Evergine.Common.dll

Syntax

public abstract class GraphicsContext : IGetNativePointers

Fields

TimestampFrequency

The rate at which the GPU timestamp counter increments.

Declaration

public ulong TimestampFrequency

Field Value

Type	Description
ulong

Properties

AvailablePointerKeys

Gets a list of all available keys to obtain native pointers.

Declaration

public virtual IEnumerable<string> AvailablePointerKeys { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<string>

BackendType

Gets the backend type (DirectX, OpenGL, etc.)

Declaration

public abstract GraphicsBackend BackendType { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
GraphicsBackend

Capabilities

Gets the capabilities of this graphics context.

Declaration

public abstract GraphicsContextCapabilities Capabilities { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
GraphicsContextCapabilities

DefaultBufferUploaderSize

Gets or sets a value indicating the size in bytes of the buffer uploader.

Declaration

public ulong DefaultBufferUploaderSize { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ulong

Remarks

To upload buffers and textures efficiently to dedicated GPU memory, first a large buffer is created in shared GPU memory. Before using these buffers and textures, a parallel copy queue executes all the copy commands at once. The initial size of these uploaders is defined by this property. The default value is (256 * 1024 * 1024).

DefaultSampler

Gets the default Sampler state used when a sampler is missing in a resource set.

Declaration

public SamplerState DefaultSampler { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
SamplerState

DefaultTextureUploaderSize

Gets or sets a value indicating the size in bytes of the texture uploader.

Declaration

public ulong DefaultTextureUploaderSize { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ulong

Remarks

To upload buffers and textures efficiently to dedicated GPU memory, first a big buffer is created in shared GPU memory. Before using these buffers and textures, a parallel copy queue executes all the copy commands at once. The initial size of these uploaders is defined by this property. The default value is (256 * 1024 * 1024).

Factory

Gets or sets the resource factory.

Declaration

public ResourceFactory Factory { get; protected set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ResourceFactory

IsValidationLayerEnabled

Gets a value indicating whether the validation layer is enabled or disabled.

Declaration

public bool IsValidationLayerEnabled { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

NativeDevicePointer

Gets the native device pointer.

Declaration

public abstract nint NativeDevicePointer { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
nint

ValidationLayer

Gets the graphics validation layer pointer.

Declaration

public ValidationLayer ValidationLayer { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ValidationLayer

Methods

CreateDefaultSampler()

Creates the default sampler.

Declaration

protected virtual void CreateDefaultSampler()

CreateDevice(ValidationLayer)

Initializes the graphics context to be used in a compute shader.

Declaration

public void CreateDevice(ValidationLayer validationLayer = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ValidationLayer	validationLayer	Indicates whether the validation layer is active or not.

CreateDeviceInternal()

Initializes the graphics context to be used in a compute shader.

Declaration

public abstract void CreateDeviceInternal()

CreateSwapChain(SwapChainDescription)

Initializes the swap chain.

Declaration

public abstract SwapChain CreateSwapChain(SwapChainDescription description)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SwapChainDescription	description	The swap chain descriptor.

Returns

Type	Description
SwapChain	Created Swap chain.

Dispose()

Performs tasks defined by the application associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

Declaration

public void Dispose()

Dispose(bool)

Releases unmanaged and optionally managed resources.

Declaration

protected abstract void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	disposing	`true` to release both managed and unmanaged resources; `false` to release only unmanaged resources.

GenerateTextureMipmapping(Texture)

Generates mipmapping texture levels.

Declaration

public abstract bool GenerateTextureMipmapping(Texture texture)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Texture	texture	The texture for which mipmapping is generated.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if the mipmapping has been generated.

GetNativePointer(string, out nint)

Obtains a native pointer for this graphics context using the given key.

Declaration

public virtual bool GetNativePointer(string pointerKey, out nint nativePointer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	pointerKey	The pointer key.
nint	nativePointer	The native pointer.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if there is an available pointer with this key.

InternalUpdateBufferData(Buffer, nint, uint, uint)

Fills the buffer from a pointer.

Declaration

protected abstract void InternalUpdateBufferData(Buffer buffer, nint source, uint sourceSizeInBytes, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Buffer	buffer	Buffer instance.
nint	source	The data pointer.
uint	sourceSizeInBytes	The size in bytes.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The offset in bytes.

MapMemory(GraphicsResource, MapMode, uint)

Maps a Buffer or Texture to a CPU-accessible data region.

Declaration

public abstract MappedResource MapMemory(GraphicsResource resource, MapMode mode, uint subResource = 0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GraphicsResource	resource	The graphics resource to map.
MapMode	mode	The MapMode used to map the resource.
uint	subResource	The subresource to map. Subresources are indexed first by mip slice and then by array layer. Applies only to Textures.

Returns

Type	Description
MappedResource	A MappedResource structure describing the mapped data region.

ShaderCompile(string, string, ShaderStages)

Converts the shader source into bytecode.

Declaration

public CompilationResult ShaderCompile(string shaderSource, string entryPoint, ShaderStages stage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	shaderSource	The shader source text.
string	entryPoint	The entry point function name.
ShaderStages	stage	The shader stage, ShaderStages.

Returns

Type	Description
CompilationResult	The shader bytecode.

ShaderCompile(string, string, ShaderStages, CompilerParameters)

Converts the shader source into bytecode.

Declaration

public abstract CompilationResult ShaderCompile(string shaderSource, string entryPoint, ShaderStages stage, CompilerParameters parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	shaderSource	The shader source text.
string	entryPoint	The entry point function name.
ShaderStages	stage	The shader stage, ShaderStages.
CompilerParameters	parameters	The compiler parameters.

Returns

Type	Description
CompilationResult	The shader bytecode.

SyncUpcopyQueue()

Syncs the current buffer data in the copyQueue. Internal function used in the UploadBuffer strategy.

Declaration

public virtual void SyncUpcopyQueue()

UnmapMemory(GraphicsResource, uint)

Invalidates a previously-mapped data region for the given Buffer or Texture.

Declaration

public abstract void UnmapMemory(GraphicsResource resource, uint subResource = 0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GraphicsResource	resource	The graphics resource to unmap.
uint	subResource	The subresource to unmap. Subresources are indexed first by mip slice and then by array layer. Only for Textures.

UpdateBufferData(Buffer, nint, uint, uint)

Fills the buffer from a pointer.

Declaration

public void UpdateBufferData(Buffer buffer, nint source, uint sourceSizeInBytes, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Buffer	buffer	Buffer instance.
nint	source	The data pointer.
uint	sourceSizeInBytes	The size in bytes.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The offset in bytes.

UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer, ref T, uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer buffer, ref T data, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Buffer	buffer	Buffer instance.
T	data	The data array.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer, T[], uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer buffer, T[] data, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Buffer	buffer	Buffer instance.
T[]	data	The data array.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer, T[], uint, uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateBufferData<T>(Buffer buffer, T[] data, uint count, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Buffer	buffer	The buffer instance.
T[]	data	The data array.
uint	count	The number of elements.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset in bytes.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

UpdateTextureData(Texture, nint, uint, uint)

Fills the buffer from a pointer.

Declaration

public abstract void UpdateTextureData(Texture texture, nint source, uint sourceSizeInBytes, uint subResource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Texture	texture	Texture instance.
nint	source	The data pointer.
uint	sourceSizeInBytes	The size in bytes.
uint	subResource	The sub-resource index.

UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture, ref T, uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture texture, ref T data, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Texture	texture	The texture instance.
T	data	The data array.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture, T[], uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture texture, T[] data, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Texture	texture	The texture instance.
T[]	data	The data array.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset in bytes.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture, T[], uint, uint)

Fills the buffer with a data array.

Declaration

public void UpdateTextureData<T>(Texture texture, T[] data, uint count, uint destinationOffsetInBytes = 0) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Texture	texture	Texture instance.
T[]	data	The data array.
uint	count	The number of elements.
uint	destinationOffsetInBytes	The destination offset.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The data type.

Implements

IGetNativePointers

Extension Methods

ReflectionHelper.GetMemberAssembly(object)

ReflectionHelper.GetTypeName(object)