Aldaron's Device Interface 0.3.1
Aldaron's Device Interface, or ADI is a rust library for creating cross-platform applications and video games. It's goal is to be an powerful, easy-to-use, and minimal SDL-esque library. It is developed by Plop Grizzly.
Documentation
The documentation for ADI can be found at http://plopgrizzly.tech/adi/.
Supported Platforms
These are the platforms that ADI currently supports.
- Vulkan + XCB + Linux
- Vulkan + Windows
These are some planned platforms.
- Vulkan + Wayland + Linux
- Vulkan + Android
- Vulkan + Direct to Display + Raspberry Pi
- Metal + MacOS
- Metal + IOS
- Vulkan + Nintendo Switch
- WebGL + Web Assembly
- OpenGL + Windows
- OpenGL + MacOS
- No OS on Arm
- No OS on X86
- Arduino
- Aldaros ( a planned OS written using No OS on Arm or X86 )
- Vulkan + Direct to Display + Linux w/o Desktop Environment
If you'd like to help port the library to any of these platforms or others, contact me at jeron.lau@plopgrizzly.tech. I'll appreciate any help.
Devices
These are the current supported devices for each supported platform
| Platform | Clock | Screen ( Input ) | Speakers | Network | Storage | USB | Bluetooth | Microphone | Camera | Haptic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulkan + XCB on Linux | Supported | Supported | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I | N.Y.I | N.Y.I | N.Y.I |
| Vulkan on Windows | Supported | Supported | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I. | N.Y.I | N.Y.I | N.Y.I | N.Y.I |
adi_clock 0.2.0
The CPU's clock and timer devices.
| Platform | Animate | Stopwatch | Sleep | Schedule Timer | Tell Time | Tell Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
adi_screen 0.2.0
Video display, accessed through a window. Because it's through a window, this module takes care of input, too.
| Platform | Window | Touch | Touchpad | Mouse | Keyboard | Joystick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulkan + XCB on Linux | Yes | NYI | Yes | Yes | Physical | Yes |
| Vulkan on Windows | Yes | NYI | NYI | Yes | Physical | NYI |
Speakers
Audio Output
Network
Send and receive packets over Ethernet or Wifi.
Storage
Hard drive, Solid state drive, USB drive, CD/DVD, and SD card
USB
Send and recieve packets over USB between a Computer and an Arduino, Tablet, or Phone.
Bluetooth
Send and receive packets over bluetooth.
Microphone
Record Audio from a Microphone.
Camera
Record Video from a Webcam or other Camera.
Haptic
Cause vibrations in a Joystick, Phone or Other controller.
Contributing
If you'd like to help implement any of these unsupported devices for specific platforms, contact me at jeron.lau@plopgrizzly.tech. I'll appreciate any help.