include/SDL3/SDL_metal.h

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2023 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>

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*/

/**
 *  \file SDL_metal.h
 *
 *  \brief Header file for functions to creating Metal layers and views on SDL windows.
 */

#ifndef SDL_metal_h_
#define SDL_metal_h_

#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 *  \brief A handle to a CAMetalLayer-backed NSView (macOS) or UIView (iOS/tvOS).
 *
 *  \note This can be cast directly to an NSView or UIView.
 */
typedef void *SDL_MetalView;

/**
 *  \name Metal support functions
 */
/* @{ */

/**
 * Create a CAMetalLayer-backed NSView/UIView and attach it to the specified
 * window.
 *
 * On macOS, this does *not* associate a MTLDevice with the CAMetalLayer on
 * its own. It is up to user code to do that.
 *
 * The returned handle can be casted directly to a NSView or UIView. To access
 * the backing CAMetalLayer, call SDL_Metal_GetLayer().
 *
 * \param window the window
 * \returns handle NSView or UIView
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Metal_DestroyView
 * \sa SDL_Metal_GetLayer
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_MetalView SDLCALL SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window * window);

/**
 * Destroy an existing SDL_MetalView object.
 *
 * This should be called before SDL_DestroyWindow, if SDL_Metal_CreateView was
 * called after SDL_CreateWindow.
 *
 * \param view the SDL_MetalView object
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Metal_CreateView
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_Metal_DestroyView(SDL_MetalView view);

/**
 * Get a pointer to the backing CAMetalLayer for the given view.
 *
 * \param view the SDL_MetalView object
 * \returns a pointer
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_Metal_CreateView
 */
extern DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_Metal_GetLayer(SDL_MetalView view);

/* @} *//* Metal support functions */

/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>

#endif /* SDL_metal_h_ */