[Feature]: Abstract Layer for Vulkan Shader

[GADDQ]

Area

Rendering

What problem are you trying to solve?

Most of people didn't have the ability to full handle the power of Vulkan, it's difficult to learn, so i think it will be convenient if there have a abstract layer for Vulkan.

Proposed solution

A abstract layer could build some shader automaticly and conveniently.

Alternatives considered

No response

Additional context

No response

[GADDQ]

就是提前封装好一些函数可以直接调用来生成一些简单的shader 毕竟vulkan确实不好学 能给这方面的门槛放低一些是极好的

[ChenlizheMe]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm not entirely sure I fully understand the request — could you clarify a bit more?

Just to clarify the current situation: the engine already provides an abstraction layer over Vulkan in its C++ core. Engine users don't need to manually deal with low-level Vulkan resources like instances, queues, descriptor sets, or barriers.

For shaders, Infernux currently has a GLSL-based abstraction with @import support, which essentially works like a text-based ShaderGraph. It helps with modularity and code reuse across shaders. A visual node-based shader editor is also planned for future releases.

So I think the abstraction layer and automatic shader generation might be two separate things. Could you help clarify what specific pain point you're trying to address?

[GADDQ]

Yes, a visual node-based shader editor, that's what I am trying to talk, thx