Crate glium [−] [src]

Easy-to-use, high-level, OpenGL3+ wrapper.

Initialization

This library defines the DisplayBuild trait which is implemented on glium::glutin::WindowBuilder.

Initialization is done by creating a WindowBuilder and calling build_glium.

extern crate glium;

fn main() {
    use glium::DisplayBuild;

    let display = glium::glutin::WindowBuilder::new()
        .with_dimensions(1024, 768)
        .with_title(format!("Hello world"))
        .build_glium()
        .unwrap();
}

The display object is the most important object of this library and is used when you build buffers, textures, etc. and when you draw. You can clone it and pass it around. However it doesn't implement the Send and Sync traits, meaning that you can't pass it to another thread.

The display has ownership of the window, and also provides some methods related to domains such as events handling.

Overview

OpenGL is similar to a drawing software: you draw something, then draw over it, then over it again, etc. until you are satisfied of the result.

Once you have a display, you can call let mut frame = display.draw(); to start drawing. This frame object implements the Surface trait and provides some functions such as clear_color, but also allows you to draw with the rendering pipeline.

In order to draw something, you will need to pass:

A source of vertices (see the vertex module)
A source of indices (see the index module)
A program that contains the shader that the GPU will execute (see the program module)
A list of uniforms for the program (see the uniforms module)
Draw parameters to customize the drawing process (see the draw_parameters module)

Once you have finished drawing, you can call frame.finish() to swap buffers and present the result to the user.

OpenGL equivalents in glium

Bind points: Glium automatically binds and unbinds buffers, textures, etc. in an optimized way.
Buffers: Buffers are strongly typed and can be used through vertex::VertexBuffer, index::IndexBuffer or uniforms::UniformBuffer.
Debug output: If you compile in debug mode, glium registers a debug output callback and panicks if an OpenGL error happens.
Framebuffer Objects: FBOs are automatically managed by glium and are stored in the Context object. You can specify the attachments that you wish with the framebuffer module.
Instancing: Instancing is done either by passing a vertex::EmptyInstanceAttributes marker or one or several references to vertex buffers wrapped inside a PerInstance struct. See the vertex module for more infos.
Memory barriers: Calling glMemoryBarrier is automatically handled by glium, however you still need to call memoryBarrier() in your GLSL code in some situations.
Programs: See the program module.
Query objects: The corresponding structs are in the draw_parameters module. They are passed as draw parameters.
Renderbuffer: See the framebuffer module.
Render to texture: If you just want to draw on a texture, you can call texture.as_surface(). For more advanced options, see the framebuffer module.
Samplers: Samplers are automatically managed by glium and are stored in the Context object. You can specify how a texture should be sampled by using a Sampler dummy object in the uniforms module.
Shaders: You can't manually create individual shaders. Instead you must create whole programs at once.
Textures: Textures are strongly typed and are found in the texture module.
Uniform blocks: If your program uses uniform blocks, you must pass a reference to a uniform buffer for the name of the block when drawing.
Vertex array objects: VAOs are automatically managed by glium if the backend supports them.

Reexports

pub use draw_parameters::{BlendingFunction, LinearBlendingFactor, BackfaceCullingMode};

pub use draw_parameters::{DepthTest, PolygonMode, DrawParameters, StencilTest, StencilOperation};

pub use draw_parameters::{Smooth};

pub use vertex::{Vertex};

pub use program::{ProgramCreationError};

pub use program::ProgramCreationError::{CompilationError, LinkingError, ShaderTypeNotSupported};

pub use texture::{Texture, Texture2d};

Modules

backend	The `backend` module allows one to link between glium and the OpenGL context..
buffer	A buffer is a memory location accessible to the video card.
debug
draw_parameters	Describes miscellaneous parameters to be used when drawing.
framebuffer	Framebuffers allow you to customize the color, depth and stencil buffers you will draw on.
glutin
index	In order to draw, you need to provide a source of indices which is used to link the vertices together into primitives.
pixel_buffer	Pixel buffers are buffers that contain two-dimensional texture data.
program
texture	A texture is an image loaded in video memory, which can be sampled in your shaders.
uniforms	A uniform is a global variable in your program. In order to draw something, you will need to give `glium` the values of all your uniforms. Objects that implement the `Uniform` trait are here to do that.
vertex	Contains everything related to vertex sources.

Macros

assert_no_gl_error!	Calls the `assert_no_error` method on a `glium::Display` instance with file and line number information.
implement_buffer_content!	Implements the `glium::buffer::Content` trait for the given type.
implement_uniform_block!	Implements the `glium::uniforms::UniformBlock` trait for the given type.
implement_vertex!	Implements the `glium::vertex::Vertex` trait for the given type.
program!	Builds a program depending on the GLSL version supported by the backend.
uniform!	Returns an implementation-defined type which implements the `Uniform` trait.

Structs

BlitTarget	Area of a surface in pixels. Similar to a `Rect` except that dimensions can be negative.
Frame	Implementation of `Surface`, targeting the default framebuffer.
IndexBuffer	A list of indices loaded in the graphics card's memory.
LinearSyncFence	Prototype for a `SyncFence`.
Program	A combination of shaders linked together.
Rect	Area of a surface in pixels.
SyncFence	Provides a way to wait for a server-side operation to be finished.
Version	Describes a version.
VertexBuffer	A list of vertices loaded in the graphics card's memory.

Enums

Api	Describes an OpenGL-related API.
DrawError	Error that can happen while drawing.
GliumCreationError	Error that can happen while creating a glium display.
Handle	Handle to a shader or a program.
SwapBuffersError	Error that can happen when swapping buffers.

Traits

CapabilitiesSource	Trait for objects that describe the capabilities of an OpenGL backend.
DisplayBuild	Objects that can build a facade object.
GlObject	Trait for objects that are OpenGL objects.
Surface	Object that can be drawn upon.

Functions

get_supported_glsl_version

Given an API version, this function returns the GLSL version that the implementation is required to support.

Type Definitions

Display	The main object of this library. Controls the whole display.
VertexFormat	Describes the layout of each vertex in a vertex buffer.