SDL_openxr.h

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/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2026 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
 
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/**
 * # CategoryOpenXR
 *
 * Functions for creating OpenXR handles for SDL_gpu contexts.
 *
 * For the most part, OpenXR operates independent of SDL, but 
 * the graphics initialization depends on direct support from SDL_gpu.
 *
 */
 
#ifndef SDL_openxr_h_
#define SDL_openxr_h_
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_gpu.h>
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
#if defined(OPENXR_H_)
#define NO_SDL_OPENXR_TYPEDEFS 1
#endif /* OPENXR_H_ */
 
#if !defined(NO_SDL_OPENXR_TYPEDEFS)
#define XR_NULL_HANDLE 0
 
#if !defined(XR_DEFINE_HANDLE)
    #define XR_DEFINE_HANDLE(object) typedef Uint64 object;
#endif /* XR_DEFINE_HANDLE */
 
typedef enum XrStructureType {
    XR_TYPE_SESSION_CREATE_INFO = 8,
    XR_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO = 9,
} XrStructureType;
 
XR_DEFINE_HANDLE(XrInstance)
XR_DEFINE_HANDLE(XrSystemId)
XR_DEFINE_HANDLE(XrSession)
XR_DEFINE_HANDLE(XrSwapchain)
 
typedef struct {
    XrStructureType type;
    const void* next;
} XrSessionCreateInfo;
typedef struct {
    XrStructureType type;
    const void* next;
} XrSwapchainCreateInfo;
 
typedef enum XrResult {
    XR_ERROR_FUNCTION_UNSUPPORTED = -7,
    XR_ERROR_HANDLE_INVALID = -12,
} XrResult;
 
#define PFN_xrGetInstanceProcAddr SDL_FunctionPointer
#endif /* NO_SDL_OPENXR_TYPEDEFS */
 
/**
 * Creates an OpenXR session.
 *
 * The OpenXR system ID is pulled from the passed GPU context.
 *
 * \param device a GPU context.
 * \param createinfo the create info for the OpenXR session, sans the system
 *                   ID.
 * \param session a pointer filled in with an OpenXR session created for the
 *                given device.
 * \returns the result of the call.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUDeviceWithProperties
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC XrResult SDLCALL SDL_CreateGPUXRSession(SDL_GPUDevice *device, const XrSessionCreateInfo *createinfo, XrSession *session);
 
/**
 * Queries the GPU device for supported XR swapchain image formats.
 *
 * The returned pointer should be allocated with SDL_malloc() and will be
 * passed to SDL_free().
 *
 * \param device a GPU context.
 * \param session an OpenXR session created for the given device.
 * \param num_formats a pointer filled with the number of supported XR
 *                    swapchain formats.
 * \returns a 0 terminated array of supported formats or NULL on failure; call
 *          SDL_GetError() for more information. This should be freed with
 *          SDL_free() when it is no longer needed.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_GPUTextureFormat * SDLCALL SDL_GetGPUXRSwapchainFormats(SDL_GPUDevice *device, XrSession session, int *num_formats);
 
/**
 * Creates an OpenXR swapchain.
 *
 * The array returned via `textures` is sized according to
 * `xrEnumerateSwapchainImages`, and thus should only be accessed via index
 * values returned from `xrAcquireSwapchainImage`.
 *
 * Applications are still allowed to call `xrEnumerateSwapchainImages` on the
 * returned XrSwapchain if they need to get the exact size of the array.
 *
 * \param device a GPU context.
 * \param session an OpenXR session created for the given device.
 * \param createinfo the create info for the OpenXR swapchain, sans the
 *                   format.
 * \param format a supported format for the OpenXR swapchain.
 * \param swapchain a pointer filled in with the created OpenXR swapchain.
 * \param textures a pointer filled in with the array of created swapchain
 *                 images.
 * \returns the result of the call.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUDeviceWithProperties
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUXRSession
 * \sa SDL_GetGPUXRSwapchainFormats
 * \sa SDL_DestroyGPUXRSwapchain
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC XrResult SDLCALL SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain(
    SDL_GPUDevice *device,
    XrSession session,
    const XrSwapchainCreateInfo *createinfo, 
    SDL_GPUTextureFormat format,
    XrSwapchain *swapchain,
    SDL_GPUTexture ***textures);
 
/**
 * Destroys and OpenXR swapchain previously returned by
 * SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain.
 *
 * \param device a GPU context.
 * \param swapchain a swapchain previously returned by
 *                  SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain.
 * \param swapchainImages an array of swapchain images returned by the same
 *                        call to SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain.
 * \returns the result of the call.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUDeviceWithProperties
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUXRSession
 * \sa SDL_CreateGPUXRSwapchain
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC XrResult SDLCALL SDL_DestroyGPUXRSwapchain(SDL_GPUDevice *device, XrSwapchain swapchain, SDL_GPUTexture **swapchainImages);
 
/**
 * Dynamically load the OpenXR loader.
 *
 * This can be called at any time.
 *
 * SDL keeps a reference count of the OpenXR loader, calling this function
 * multiple times will increment that count, rather than loading the library
 * multiple times.
 *
 * If not called, this will be implicitly called when creating a GPU device
 * with OpenXR.
 *
 * This function will use the platform default OpenXR loader name, unless the
 * `SDL_HINT_OPENXR_LIBRARY` hint is set.
 *
 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
 *          information.
 *
 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_HINT_OPENXR_LIBRARY
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_OpenXR_LoadLibrary(void);
 
/**
 * Unload the OpenXR loader previously loaded by SDL_OpenXR_LoadLibrary.
 *
 * SDL keeps a reference count of the OpenXR loader, calling this function
 * will decrement that count. Once the reference count reaches zero, the
 * library is unloaded.
 *
 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_OpenXR_UnloadLibrary(void);
 
/**
 * Get the address of the `xrGetInstanceProcAddr` function.
 *
 * This should be called after either calling SDL_OpenXR_LoadLibrary() or
 * creating an OpenXR SDL_GPUDevice.
 *
 * The actual type of the returned function pointer is
 * PFN_xrGetInstanceProcAddr, but that isn't always available. You should
 * include the OpenXR headers before this header, or cast the return value of
 * this function to the correct type.
 *
 * \returns the function pointer for `xrGetInstanceProcAddr` or NULL on
 *          failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.6.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC PFN_xrGetInstanceProcAddr SDLCALL SDL_OpenXR_GetXrGetInstanceProcAddr(void);
 
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
 
#endif /* SDL_openxr_h_ */