Diligent Engine - v2.4.f

API Changes

• Added UnifiedMemoryCPUAccess member to GraphicsAdapterInfo struct (API Version 240072)
  • An application should check allowed unified memory access types before creating unified buffers
• Added GPU vendor and memory size detection (API Version 240071)
  • Added ADAPTER_VENDOR enum
  • Added GraphicsAdapterInfo struct
  • Added GraphicsAdapterInfo AdapterInfo member to DeviceCaps struct
  • Removed ADAPTER_TYPE AdaterType from DeviceCaps struct
• Reworked texture format properties (API Version 240070)
  • Added RESOURCE_DIMENSION_SUPPORT enum
  • Reworked TextureFormatInfoExt struct
• Added option to disable/enable device features during initialization (API Version 240069)
  • Added DEVICE_FEATURE_STATE enum
  • Changed the types of members of DeviceFeatures struct from bool to DEVICE_FEATURE_STATE
  • Added DeviceFeatures Features member to EngineCreateInfo struct
• Enabled mesh shaders (API Version 240068)
  • Added PIPELINE_TYPE enum
  • Replaced IsComputePipline member of PipelineStateDesc struct with PIPELINE_TYPE PipelineType
  • Added new mesh shader types
  • Added mesh shader draw commands
• Added QUERY_TYPE_DURATION query type (API Version 240067)
• Added USAGE_UNIFIED usage type (API Version 240066)
• Added render passes (API Version 240065)
• Added CREATE_SHADER_SOURCE_INPUT_STREAM_FLAGS enum and IShaderSourceInputStreamFactory::CreateInputStream2 method (API Version 240064)
• Added ISwapChain::SetMaximumFrameLatency function (API Version 240061)
• Added EngineGLCreateInfo::CreateDebugContext member (API Version 240060)
• Added SHADER_SOURCE_LANGUAGE_GLSL_VERBATIM value (API Version 240059).
• Added GLBindTarget parameter to IRenderDeviceGL::CreateTextureFromGLHandle method (API Version 240058).

Samples and Tutorials

• Added HelloAR Android sample
• Added Tutorial19 - Render Passes
• Added Tutorial20 - Mesh Shader