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vk_pipelines.cpp

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+#include "vk_pipelines.h"
+#include <fstream>
+#include "vk_initializers.h"
+#include <print>
+
+bool vkutil::load_shader_module(const char* filePath,
+    VkDevice device,
+    VkShaderModule* outShaderModule)
+{
+  std::ifstream file(filePath, std::ios::ate | std::ios::binary);
+
+  if(!file.is_open()) {
+    std::println("failed to open file: {}", filePath);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  size_t fileSize = (size_t)file.tellg();
+
+  //spirv expects the buffer to uint32
+  std::vector<uint32_t> buffer(fileSize / sizeof(uint32_t));
+  file.seekg(0);
+  file.read((char*)buffer.data(), fileSize);
+
+  file.close();
+
+  VkShaderModuleCreateInfo createInfo = {};
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
+  createInfo.pNext = nullptr;
+
+  // codeSize has to be in bytes
+  createInfo.codeSize = buffer.size() * sizeof(uint32_t);
+  createInfo.pCode = buffer.data();
+
+  VkShaderModule shaderModule;
+  if(vkCreateShaderModule(device, &createInfo, nullptr, &shaderModule) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    std::println("Error after vkCreateShaderModule");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  *outShaderModule = shaderModule;
+  return true;
+}