PilotLightTech / PilotLightTech/pilotlight

[FEATURE]: Headless Graphics Ext Access

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backend: All extension: Graphics type: Feature
Dominant language
C
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Forks
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Description

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What is the feature?

The ability to run the graphics extension headless for offscreen rendering or GPU accelerated calculations would be nice.

Desribe alternatives you have considered?

NA.

System

Graphics

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the graphics extension entry point and reviewing how the existing graphics system initializes its rendering context. Compare the current Metal and Vulkan paths, then define what headless offscreen rendering and GPU-accelerated calculations must support before implementation; done means both use cases work without a display.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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