Threading with SDL

[user1234]

On Tuesday, 19 November 2024 at 09:08:46 UTC, Adrian Preuß wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I'm looking at **D** right now because I find it much easier to 
> create native applications as opposed to C++.
>
> I have the following project structure:
> ```
>     - main.d (Booting)
>     - client.d
>     - Renderer.d
>         - Manager
>             - SDL2.d
>             - GLFW.d
>         - RenderingTargets
>             - DirectX.d
Well given the informations>             - Vulkan.d
>             - OpenGL.d
> ```
>
> A new client instance is created in main.d. This will later 
> serve as the “main game” instance.
>
> A new instance of Renderer.d is created here. This contains the 
> window manager (e.g. via `SDL2` or `GLFW`) and the respective 
> rendering engine (`Vulkan`, `DirectX`, `OpenGL`, etc.).
>
> However, as soon as I initialize the window in SDL2.d and then 
> want to render it, the whole thing blocks the client.
>
> The RenderingTarget must create `SDL2` or `GLFW` as an instance 
> here, as there are differences between the individual graphics 
> interfaces and `GLFW`, for example, does not support DirectX.
>
> How can I implement the whole thing thread-based so that the 
> client functions are executed as soon as `SDL2` blocks the 
> application?

Given the information it's hard to reply but I'd say pass a 
delegate instead of using static constructors, so that when the 
basement is there, the basement can launch what depends on it.