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Diffstat (limited to 'src/core/frontend')
-rw-r--r-- | src/core/frontend/emu_window.h | 39 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/emu_window.h b/src/core/frontend/emu_window.h index 7006a37b3..75c2be4ae 100644 --- a/src/core/frontend/emu_window.h +++ b/src/core/frontend/emu_window.h @@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ namespace Core::Frontend { /** + * Represents a graphics context that can be used for background computation or drawing. If the + * graphics backend doesn't require the context, then the implementation of these methods can be + * stubs + */ +class GraphicsContext { +public: + /// Makes the graphics context current for the caller thread + virtual void MakeCurrent() = 0; + + /// Releases (dunno if this is the "right" word) the context from the caller thread + virtual void DoneCurrent() = 0; + + /// Swap buffers to display the next frame + virtual void SwapBuffers() = 0; +}; + +/** * Abstraction class used to provide an interface between emulation code and the frontend * (e.g. SDL, QGLWidget, GLFW, etc...). * @@ -30,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Core::Frontend { * - DO NOT TREAT THIS CLASS AS A GUI TOOLKIT ABSTRACTION LAYER. That's not what it is. Please * re-read the upper points again and think about it if you don't see this. */ -class EmuWindow { +class EmuWindow : public GraphicsContext { public: /// Data structure to store emuwindow configuration struct WindowConfig { @@ -40,17 +57,21 @@ public: std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> min_client_area_size; }; - /// Swap buffers to display the next frame - virtual void SwapBuffers() = 0; - /// Polls window events virtual void PollEvents() = 0; - /// Makes the graphics context current for the caller thread - virtual void MakeCurrent() = 0; - - /// Releases (dunno if this is the "right" word) the GLFW context from the caller thread - virtual void DoneCurrent() = 0; + /** + * Returns a GraphicsContext that the frontend provides that is shared with the emu window. This + * context can be used from other threads for background graphics computation. If the frontend + * is using a graphics backend that doesn't need anything specific to run on a different thread, + * then it can use a stubbed implemenation for GraphicsContext. + * + * If the return value is null, then the core should assume that the frontend cannot provide a + * Shared Context + */ + virtual std::unique_ptr<GraphicsContext> CreateSharedContext() const { + return nullptr; + } /** * Signal that a touch pressed event has occurred (e.g. mouse click pressed) |