Introduces a full-featured render graph system with pass culling, resource aliasing, and automatic barrier generation. Refactors resource and barrier APIs, improves error handling, and unifies result types. Renderer and render passes now use the new graph-based workflow. Updates shader includes, adds a blit shader, and improves HLSL parsing. Removes dynamic descriptor heaps in favor of persistent ones. Project file now includes the render graph module. Lays the foundation for advanced rendering features and improved memory efficiency.
Major architecture upgrade:
- Add native render pass merging (hardware pass grouping, load/store op inference)
- Implement heap-based aliasing for textures & buffers (D3D12-style)
- Unify resource model: buffers and textures in one registry
- Extend builder API for buffer creation/usage, access flags, hints
- Improve barrier/state tracking (buffer hints, indirect argument state)
- Update caching, hashing, and debug output for new model
- Add enums/structs: AttachmentLoadOp, StoreOp, BufferHint, etc.
- D3D12 backend: support named resources, temp upload buffers, correct heap usage
- Update docs, benchmarks, and project files for new features
Brings render graph closer to AAA engine standards, enabling efficient memory usage, lower driver overhead, and a more flexible API.
Major refactor of graphics infrastructure:
- Introduce ICommandAllocator and D3D12CommandAllocator for explicit command buffer management.
- Change ICommandBuffer.Begin to require an allocator.
- Add IRenderTargetStrategy abstraction with swap chain and texture implementations.
- Update IRenderer to use RenderTargetStrategy instead of direct handle.
- Add DPI scaling support to swap chains (ScaleX/ScaleY, SetScale).
- RenderSystem now supports thread-safe swap chain resize requests.
- Remove persistent copy command buffer; use per-frame allocators.
- Make Logger public/static and clean up API visibility.
- Update .editorconfig and debug layer enablement.
These changes improve modularity, DPI-awareness, and future extensibility.
- Updated Misaki.HighPerformance package versions in Core and Graphics projects.
- Added IsTrimmable to Ghost.Engine.csproj for trimming support.
- Renamed GetOrRegisterComponent to GetOrRegisterComponentID and updated all usages.
- Component registration codegen now uses a static class with [ModuleInitializer], no longer requires [EngineEntry].
- Improved JSON serialization: added string support, introduced Utf8JsonObjectScope/ArrayScope, and new extension methods for cleaner JSON writing.
- Removed [SkipLocalsInit] from Hierarchy and LocalToWorld.
- Fixed Entity.Invalid to use INVALID_ID for both fields.
- Minor cleanup: clarified comments, reorganized Ghost.Generator in solution, and disabled component serialization generator.
Major ECS API overhaul: added ComponentSet, refactored ComponentRegistry, and updated all entity/component creation methods. Introduced robust custom serialization infrastructure and per-component source generators for registration and (de)serialization. Updated editor, engine, and test code to use new APIs. Improved code quality, naming, and performance throughout. Removed obsolete code and updated dependencies.
Implemented a transient render graph system as a proof of concept, including resource aliasing, pass culling, and typed pass data. Added new project `Ghost.RenderGraph.Concept` targeting `.NET 10.0`.
Refactored graphics-related components:
- Simplified resource state transitions in `RenderingContext`.
- Improved resize handling in `GraphicsTestWindow`.
- Updated `D3D12GraphicsEngine` to streamline frame rendering.
- Enhanced `D3D12ResourceDatabase` and `D3D12SwapChain` for better resource management.
Added detailed documentation:
- `ALIASING.md` explains resource aliasing techniques.
- `API_DESIGN.md` outlines the render graph API design.
Updated solution to include the new render graph project.
Updated multiple components to improve encapsulation, maintainability, and performance. Key changes include:
- Upgraded package dependencies in project files.
- Refactored `Mesh` and `RenderingContext` to use properties and added support for per-object constant buffers.
- Improved resource management in `D3D12CommandBuffer`, `D3D12CommandQueue`, and `D3D12ResourceAllocator` with better encapsulation and disposal handling.
- Added validation for constant buffer sizes in `D3D12PipelineLibrary`.
- Simplified `MeshBuilder` methods to accept allocators and removed hardcoded values.
- Enhanced debugging with `GPUResourceLeakException` and resource tracking updates.
- Updated shaders and rendering logic for testing, including hardcoded triangle rendering.
- Removed redundant base classes and interfaces for cleaner code structure.
- Updated namespaces from `Ghost.UnitTest` to `Ghost.Graphics.Test` across multiple files.
- Refactored `GraphicsTestWindow` to use a new `RenderSystem` configuration.
- Removed deprecated `Logger` and `SerializationTest` classes.
- Improved memory management in D3D12 components, including resource allocation and cleanup.
- Added `[SupportedOSPlatform]` attributes to specify Windows version compatibility.
- Updated `.editorconfig` settings and project references for consistency.
- Enabled `nativeDebugging` in `launchSettings.json`.
- Introduced `Handle<T>` and `Identifier<T>` for lightweight, strongly-typed resource identifiers.
- Replaced `BitSet` with `UnsafeBitSet` for improved performance and memory safety.
- Refactored `Mesh` and `Material` into `MeshClass` and `MaterialClass` for better GPU resource handling.
- Added `D3D12ResourceDatabase` to centralize GPU resource tracking and lifecycle management.
- Updated `D3D12ShaderCompiler` to load shaders from disk and dynamically populate constant buffers and textures.
- Enhanced `ICommandBuffer` with new upload operations for buffers and textures.
- Refactored `Vertex` struct for simplified memory layout and better performance.
- Updated `MeshBuilder` and rendering logic to align with new resource and shader structures.
- Added `BindlessDescriptor` support to `TextureHandle` and `BufferHandle`.
- Removed unused classes and performed general cleanup.
- Updated unit tests and demos to reflect the new architecture.
Refactored descriptor allocation and release logic by introducing `IDescriptorAllocator` and replacing `DescriptorHeapAllocator` with `D3D12DescriptorHeap`. Updated descriptor structs to include validation properties and improved memory management with `ReadOnlySpan`.
Enhanced shader compilation by introducing `ShaderStage` and `CompilerVersion` enums, enabling more flexible and maintainable shader handling.
Refactored `Mesh` to use `IBuffer` for vertex and index buffers, added bindless descriptor support, and improved resource cleanup.
Updated `RenderSystem` and other components for better initialization, error handling, and disposal logic. General improvements to code readability and maintainability.
