Vulkan API bindings adding type safety, RAII-based resource management, exception handling and ecosystem integration; streamlines instance creation, error handling and graphics resource lifetime.
Kotlin Multiplatform bindings for Vulkan API, which add features like type safety, RAII, exceptions and integration with the Kotlin ecosystem.
Add entries to the version catalog:
[versions]
vulkan-kotlin = "1.4.350-1"
[libraries]
vulkan-kotlin = { module = "io.technoirlab.vulkan:vulkan-kotlin", version.ref = "vulkan-kotlin" }
Add vulkan-kotlin dependency to a Kotlin Multiplatform project:
kotlin {
sourceSets.commonMain {
dependencies {
implementation(libs.vulkan.kotlin)
}
}
}
Load Vulkan API and create an instance:
val vulkan = Vulkan()
val instance = vulkan.createInstance()
On Apple platforms, Vulkan() appends bundled SwiftPM driver manifests to VK_ADD_DRIVER_FILES
and validation layer directories to VK_ADD_LAYER_PATH before initializing the loader.
Existing entries are preserved, and bundled and system-installed ICDs are discovered together.
The loader's
still apply: takes precedence over the deprecated , and
either overrides additive and default driver discovery. overrides additive
explicit-layer discovery. Driver selection and disable filters are left unchanged. Applications select
physical devices according to their requirements and must still package the runtime libraries
and resource bundles with valid manifest paths.
For more information, please see the API reference and the sample project.
On Android, add the following as a direct child of the <manifest> element in AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.vulkan.version"
android:version="0x00404000"
android:required="true" />
Kotlin wrappers use assertions to check for invalid API usage. By default, assertions are disabled and get stripped by the Kotlin compiler. To enable assertions for debug binaries, add the following to the application module:
kotlin {
targets.withType<KotlinNativeTarget>().configureEach {
binaries.configureEach {
if (buildType == NativeBuildType.DEBUG) {
freeCompilerArgs += "-ea"
}
}
}
}
VK_DRIVER_FILESVK_ICD_FILENAMESVK_LAYER_PATHSurfaced from shared tags and platforms — no rankings paid for.