Attempted to use the vulkan.hpp but it's too much C++ for this. It took 5 hours to just get this one file converted.

json_mods.hpp

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
-#include <optional>
-
-#define ENROLL_COMPONENT(COMPONENT, ...)                         \
-    NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(COMPONENT, __VA_ARGS__);  \
-    template <> struct NameOf<COMPONENT> {                       \
-      static constexpr const char *name = #COMPONENT;            \
-    };
-
-// partial specialization (full specialization works too)
-namespace nlohmann {
-  template <typename T>
-    struct adl_serializer<std::optional<T>> {
-      static void to_json(json& j, const std::optional<T>& opt) {
-        if (opt == std::nullopt) {
-          j = nullptr;
-        } else {
-          j = *opt; // this will call adl_serializer<T>::to_json which will
-          // find the free function to_json in T's namespace!
-        }
-      }
-
-      static void from_json(const json& j, std::optional<T>& opt) {
-        if (j.is_null() || j == false) {
-          opt = std::nullopt;
-        } else {
-          opt = std::make_optional<T>(j.template get<T>());
-          // same as above, but with adl_serializer<T>::from_json
-        }
-      }
-    };
-}

meson.build

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ else
   })
 endif
 
-json = subproject('nlohmann_json').get_variable('nlohmann_json_dep')
 vkbootstrap_proj = cmake.subproject('vk-bootstrap', options: vk_opts)
 vkbootstrap = vkbootstrap_proj.get_variable('vk_bootstrap_dep')
 
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ dependencies += [
   glm,
   imgui,
   sdl2,
-  json,
 ]
 
 sources = [

trash_test.hpp

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "vk_types.h"
-#include "json_mods.hpp"
-
-template <typename T> struct NameOf;
-
-ENROLL_COMPONENT(VkSemaphoreCreateInfo, sType);
-ENROLL_COMPONENT(VkFenceCreateInfo, sType);
-ENROLL_COMPONENT(VkImageViewCreateInfo, sType, viewType, subresourceRange.baseMipLevel, subresourceRange.levelCount, subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer, subresourceRange.layerCount);

vk_engine.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define VMA_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "vk_mem_alloc.h"
 
-constexpr bool bUseValidationLayers = false;
+constexpr bool bUseValidationLayers = true;
 
 VulkanEngine* loadedEngine = nullptr;
 

vk_initializers.cpp

@@ -1,126 +1,76 @@
 #include <vk_initializers.h>
-#include <vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h>
-#include "trash_test.hpp"
-
-nlohmann::json DATA = nlohmann::json::parse(R"(
-  {
-  "VkSemaphoreCreateInfo": {
-    "draw": {
-        "sType": 9
-      }
-    },
-  "VkFenceCreateInfo": {
-    "draw": {
-        "sType": 8
-      }
-    },
-  "VkImageViewCreateInfo": {
-    "draw": {
-        "sType": 15,
-        "viewType": 1,
-        "subresourceRange.baseMipLevel": 0,
-        "subresourceRange.levelCount": 1,
-        "subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer": 0,
-        "subresourceRange.layerCount": 1
-      }
-    }
-  }
-)");
-
-template<typename COMPONENT> COMPONENT load(nlohmann::json &data, const std::string& profile) {
-  COMPONENT result{};
-  auto& type_stuff = data[NameOf<COMPONENT>::name];
-  auto& profile_data = type_stuff[profile];
-  nlohmann::from_json(profile_data, result);
-  return result;
-}
 
+// #if !defined( VULKAN_HPP_NO_CONSTRUCTORS ) && !defined( VULKAN_HPP_NO_STRUCT_CONSTRUCTORS )
+//
+#define VULKAN_HPP_NO_STRUCT_CONSTRUCTORS 1
+#define VULKAN_HPP_NO_CONSTRUCTORS 1
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
 
 VkCommandPoolCreateInfo vkinit::command_pool_create_info(uint32_t queueFamilyIndex,
     VkCommandPoolCreateFlags flags /*= 0*/)
 {
-    VkCommandPoolCreateInfo info = {};
-    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
-    info.pNext = nullptr;
-    info.queueFamilyIndex = queueFamilyIndex;
-    info.flags = flags;
-    return info;
+  return vk::CommandPoolCreateInfo{
+    .flags=vk::CommandPoolCreateFlags(flags),
+    .queueFamilyIndex=queueFamilyIndex
+  };
 }
 
 
 VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo vkinit::command_buffer_allocate_info(
     VkCommandPool pool, uint32_t count /*= 1*/)
 {
-    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo info = {};
-    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
-    info.pNext = nullptr;
-
-    info.commandPool = pool;
-    info.commandBufferCount = count;
-    info.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
-    return info;
+  return vk::CommandBufferAllocateInfo{
+    .commandPool=pool,
+    .level=vk::CommandBufferLevel::ePrimary,
+    .commandBufferCount=count
+  };
 }
 
 VkFenceCreateInfo vkinit::fence_create_info(VkFenceCreateFlags flags /*=0*/)
 {
-  auto info = load<VkFenceCreateInfo>(DATA, "draw");
-  info.flags = flags;
-  return info;
+  return vk::FenceCreateInfo{
+    .flags=vk::FenceCreateFlags(flags)
+  };
 }
 
 VkSemaphoreCreateInfo vkinit::semaphore_create_info(VkSemaphoreCreateFlags flags/*=0*/)
 {
-  auto info = load<VkSemaphoreCreateInfo>(DATA, "draw");
-  info.flags = flags;
-
-  return info;
+  return vk::SemaphoreCreateInfo{
+    .flags=vk::SemaphoreCreateFlags(flags)
+  };
 }
 
 VkCommandBufferBeginInfo vkinit::command_buffer_begin_info(VkCommandBufferUsageFlags flags /*= 0*/)
 {
-    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo info = {};
-    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
-    info.pNext = nullptr;
-
-    info.pInheritanceInfo = nullptr;
-    info.flags = flags;
-    return info;
+    return vk::CommandBufferBeginInfo{
+      .flags=vk::CommandBufferUsageFlags(flags)
+    };
 }
 
 VkImageSubresourceRange vkinit::image_subresource_range(VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask)
 {
-    VkImageSubresourceRange subImage {};
-    subImage.aspectMask = aspectMask;
-    subImage.baseMipLevel = 0;
-    subImage.levelCount = VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS;
-    subImage.baseArrayLayer = 0;
-    subImage.layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS;
-
-    return subImage;
+    return vk::ImageSubresourceRange{
+      vk::ImageAspectFlags(aspectMask),
+        0, VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS, 0, VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS
+    };
 }
 
 VkSemaphoreSubmitInfo vkinit::semaphore_submit_info(VkPipelineStageFlags2 stageMask, VkSemaphore semaphore)
 {
-	VkSemaphoreSubmitInfo submitInfo{};
-	submitInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_SUBMIT_INFO;
-	submitInfo.pNext = nullptr;
-	submitInfo.semaphore = semaphore;
-	submitInfo.stageMask = stageMask;
-	submitInfo.deviceIndex = 0;
-	submitInfo.value = 1;
-
-	return submitInfo;
+	return vk::SemaphoreSubmitInfo{
+      .semaphore=vk::Semaphore{semaphore},
+      .value=1,
+      .stageMask=vk::PipelineStageFlags2{stageMask},
+      .deviceIndex=0,
+    };
 }
 
 VkCommandBufferSubmitInfo vkinit::command_buffer_submit_info(VkCommandBuffer cmd)
 {
-	VkCommandBufferSubmitInfo info{};
-	info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_SUBMIT_INFO;
-	info.pNext = nullptr;
-	info.commandBuffer = cmd;
-	info.deviceMask = 0;
-
-	return info;
+	return vk::CommandBufferSubmitInfo{
+        .commandBuffer=cmd, // commandBuffer
+        .deviceMask=0, // deviceMask
+    };
 }
 
 VkSubmitInfo2 vkinit::submit_info(VkCommandBufferSubmitInfo* cmd, VkSemaphoreSubmitInfo* signalSemaphoreInfo,
@@ -144,51 +94,56 @@ VkSubmitInfo2 vkinit::submit_info(VkCommandBufferSubmitInfo* cmd, VkSemaphoreSub
 
 VkImageCreateInfo vkinit::image_create_info(VkFormat format, VkImageUsageFlags usageFlags, VkExtent3D extent)
 {
-  VkImageCreateInfo info{};
-  info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
-  info.pNext = nullptr;
-
-  info.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
-
-  info.format = format;
-  info.extent = extent;
-
-  info.mipLevels = 1;
-  info.arrayLayers = 1;
-
-  info.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
-
-  info.tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
-  info.usage = usageFlags;
-
-  return info;
+  return vk::ImageCreateInfo{
+    .flags=vk::ImageCreateFlags(0),
+    .imageType=vk::ImageType::e2D,
+    .format=vk::Format{format},
+    .extent=vk::Extent3D{extent.width, extent.height, extent.depth},
+    .mipLevels=1,
+    .arrayLayers=1,
+    .samples=vk::SampleCountFlagBits::e1,
+    .tiling=vk::ImageTiling::eOptimal,
+    .usage=vk::ImageUsageFlags{usageFlags},
+  };
 }
 
 VkImageViewCreateInfo vkinit::imageview_create_info(VkFormat format, VkImage image, VkImageAspectFlags aspectFlags)
 {
-  auto info = load<VkImageViewCreateInfo>(DATA, "draw");
-
-  info.image = image;
-  info.format = format;
-  info.subresourceRange.aspectMask = aspectFlags;
-
-  return info;
+  return vk::ImageViewCreateInfo{
+    .image=image,
+    .viewType=vk::ImageViewType::e2D,
+    .format=vk::Format{format},
+    .subresourceRange{
+      .aspectMask=vk::ImageAspectFlags{aspectFlags},
+      .baseMipLevel=0,
+      .levelCount=1,
+      .baseArrayLayer=0,
+      .layerCount=1,
+    }
+  };
 }
 
 VkRenderingAttachmentInfo vkinit::attachment_info(
     VkImageView view, VkClearValue* clear ,VkImageLayout layout /*= VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL*/)
 {
-    VkRenderingAttachmentInfo colorAttachment {};
-    colorAttachment.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDERING_ATTACHMENT_INFO;
-    colorAttachment.pNext = nullptr;
-
-    colorAttachment.imageView = view;
-    colorAttachment.imageLayout = layout;
-    colorAttachment.loadOp = clear ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
-    colorAttachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+    vk::RenderingAttachmentInfo colorAttachment{
+        .imageView=view,
+        .imageLayout=vk::ImageLayout(layout),
+        .loadOp=vk::AttachmentLoadOp(clear ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD),
+        .storeOp=vk::AttachmentStoreOp(VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE),
+    };
 
     if (clear) {
-        colorAttachment.clearValue = *clear;
+      vk::ArrayWrapper1D<float, 4> thefuckingcolor{{
+        clear->color.float32[0],
+        clear->color.float32[1],
+        clear->color.float32[2],
+        clear->color.float32[3],
+      }};
+
+      colorAttachment.clearValue = vk::ClearValue{
+        .color = thefuckingcolor
+      };
     }
 
     return colorAttachment;

wraps/nlohmann_json.wrap

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[wrap-file]
-directory = nlohmann_json-3.11.3
-lead_directory_missing = true
-source_url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v3.11.3/include.zip
-source_filename = nlohmann_json-3.11.3.zip
-source_hash = a22461d13119ac5c78f205d3df1db13403e58ce1bb1794edc9313677313f4a9d
-source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/nlohmann_json_3.11.3-1/nlohmann_json-3.11.3.zip
-wrapdb_version = 3.11.3-1
-
-[provide]
-nlohmann_json = nlohmann_json_dep