adding device selection, buffer creation and pipeline creation to Metal backend

.github/workflows/metal-test-macos.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: Metal
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
+      - '!.github/workflows/metal-test-macos.yml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+      - 'README.md'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [macOS-latest]
+        arch: [x86_64]
+        confs:
+        - { mode: debug, archive: yes }
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip') }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Get current date as package key
+      id: cache_key
+      run: echo "key=$(date +'%W')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Force xmake to a specific folder (for cache)
+    - name: Set xmake env
+      run: echo "XMAKE_GLOBALDIR=${{ runner.workspace }}/xmake-global" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    # Install xmake
+    - name: Setup xmake
+      uses: xmake-io/github-action-setup-xmake@v1
+      with:
+        xmake-version: branch@dev
+        actions-cache-folder: .xmake-cache-W${{ steps.cache_key.outputs.key }}
+
+    # Update xmake repository (in order to have the file that will be cached)
+    - name: Update xmake repository
+      run: xmake repo --update
+
+    # Fetch xmake dephash
+    - name: Retrieve dependencies hash
+      id: dep_hash
+      run: echo "hash=$(xmake l utils.ci.packageskey)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    # Cache xmake dependencies
+    - name: Restore cached xmake dependencies
+      id: restore-depcache
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{ env.XMAKE_GLOBALDIR }}/.xmake/packages
+        key: MacOS-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.confs.mode }}${{ matrix.confs.cache_key }}-${{ steps.dep_hash.outputs.hash }}-W${{ steps.cache_key.outputs.key }}
+
+    # Setup compilation mode and install project dependencies
+    - name: Configure xmake and install dependencies
+      run: xmake config --examples=y --arch=${{ matrix.arch }} --mode=${{ matrix.confs.mode }} ${{ matrix.confs.config }} --ccache=n --yes
+
+    # Save dependencies
+    - name: Save cached xmake dependencies
+      if: ${{ !steps.restore-depcache.outputs.cache-hit }}
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{ env.XMAKE_GLOBALDIR }}/.xmake/packages
+        key: ${{ steps.restore-depcache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+
+    # Cache assets downloading
+    - name: Restore cached assets
+      id: restore-assets
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: assets
+        key: assets-${{ hashFiles('assets/examples_version.txt', 'assets/unittests_version.txt') }}
+
+    - name: Test Metal
+      run: |
+        xmake build --yes MetalExample
+        xmake run --yes MetalExample

Examples/Metal/main.c

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+void DebugCallBack(PulseDebugMessageSeverity severity, const char* message)
+{
+	if(severity == PULSE_DEBUG_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Pulse Error: %s\n", message);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	else if(severity == PULSE_DEBUG_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING)
+		fprintf(stderr, "Pulse Warning: %s\n", message);
+	else
+		printf("Pulse: %s\n", message);
+}
+
+#define BUFFER_SIZE (256 * sizeof(uint32_t))
+
+const char* msl_source = 
+"#include <metal_stdlib>\n \
+using namespace metal;\
+\
+kernel void Main(device int* ssbo [[ buffer(0) ]], uint3 grid [[ thread_position_in_grid ]]) \
+{ \
+	uint idx = grid.x * grid.y; \
+	ssbo[idx] = static_cast<int>(idx); \
+}";
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	PulseBackend backend = PulseLoadBackend(PULSE_BACKEND_METAL, PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT, PULSE_HIGH_DEBUG);
+	PulseSetDebugCallback(backend, DebugCallBack);
+	PulseDevice device = PulseCreateDevice(backend, NULL, 0);
+
+	PulseBufferCreateInfo buffer_create_info = { 0 };
+	buffer_create_info.size = BUFFER_SIZE;
+	buffer_create_info.usage = PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_READ | PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_WRITE | PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DOWNLOAD;
+	PulseBuffer buffer = PulseCreateBuffer(device, &buffer_create_info);
+
+	// GPU computations
+	{
+		PulseComputePipelineCreateInfo info = { 0 };
+		info.code_size = strlen(msl_source);
+		info.code = (const uint8_t*)msl_source;
+		info.entrypoint = "Main";
+		info.format = PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT;
+		info.num_readwrite_storage_buffers = 1;
+		PulseComputePipeline pipeline = PulseCreateComputePipeline(device, &info);
+
+		PulseDestroyComputePipeline(device, pipeline);
+	}
+
+	PulseDestroyBuffer(device, buffer);
+
+	PulseDestroyDevice(device);
+	PulseUnloadBackend(backend);
+	puts("Successfully executed Pulse example using Metal !");
+	return 0;
+}
+

Examples/Metal/xmake.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+target("MetalExample")
+	add_deps("pulse_gpu")
+	add_files("*.c")
+target_end()

Examples/xmake.lua

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ option("examples", { description = "Build the examples", default = false })
 
 if has_config("examples") then
 	set_group("Examples")
-	if not is_plat("wasm") and has_config("vulkan") then
+	if has_config("vulkan") then
 		includes("Vulkan/xmake.lua")
 	end
+	if has_config("metal") then
+		includes("Metal/xmake.lua")
+	end
 	if has_config("webgpu") then
 		includes("WebGPU/xmake.lua")
 	end

Includes/PulseProfile.h

@@ -48,8 +48,23 @@ extern "C" {
 	#define PULSE_PLAT_LINUX
 	#define PULSE_PLAT_POSIX
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
-	#define PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+	#define PULSE_PLAT_APPLE
 	#define PULSE_PLAT_POSIX
+	#include <TargetConditionals.h>
+	#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
+		 // iOS, tvOS, or watchOS Simulator
+		#define PULSE_PLAT_IOS
+	#elif TARGET_OS_MACCATALYST
+		 // Mac's Catalyst (ports iOS API into Mac, like UIKit).
+		#define PULSE_PLAT_IOS
+	#elif TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+		// iOS, tvOS, or watchOS device
+		#define PULSE_PLAT_IOS
+	#elif TARGET_OS_MAC
+		#define PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+	#else
+		#error "Unknown Apple platform"
+	#endif
 #elif defined(unix) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix)
 	#define PULSE_PLAT_UNIX
 	#define PULSE_PLAT_POSIX

Sources/Backends/Metal/Metal.h

@@ -9,7 +9,22 @@
 #ifndef PULSE_METAL_H_
 #define PULSE_METAL_H_
 
-PulseBackendFlags MetalCheckSupport(PulseBackendFlags candidates, PulseShaderFormatsFlags shader_formats_used); // Return PULSE_BACKEND_METAL in case of success and PULSE_BACKEND_INVALID otherwise
+#define METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(handle, cast) ((cast)handle->driver_data)
+
+#define CHECK_METAL_RETVAL(backend, handle, error, retval) \
+	do { \
+		if(!(handle)) \
+		{ \
+			if(backend != PULSE_NULL_HANDLE && PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(backend)) \
+				PulseLogError(backend, "(Metal) call to a Metal function failed"); \
+			PulseSetInternalError(error); \
+			return retval; \
+		} \
+	} while(0) \
+
+#define CHECK_METAL(backend, handle, error) CHECK_METAL_RETVAL(backend, handle, error, )
+
+PulseBackendFlags MetalCheckSupport(PulseBackendFlags candidates, PulseShaderFormatsFlags shader_formats_used); // Returns corresponding PULSE_BACKEND enum in case of success and PULSE_BACKEND_INVALID otherwise
 
 #endif // PULSE_METAL_H_
 

Sources/Backends/Metal/Metal.m

@@ -6,20 +6,32 @@
 #include "../../PulseInternal.h"
 
 #include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalDevice.h"
 
 PulseBackendFlags MetalCheckSupport(PulseBackendFlags candidates, PulseShaderFormatsFlags shader_formats_used)
 {
 	if(candidates != PULSE_BACKEND_ANY && (candidates & PULSE_BACKEND_METAL) == 0)
 		return PULSE_BACKEND_INVALID;
-	if((shader_formats_used & PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT) == 0 && (shader_formats_used & PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_METALLIB_BIT) == 0)
+	if((shader_formats_used & (PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT | PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_METALLIB_BIT)) == 0)
 		return PULSE_BACKEND_INVALID;
-	return PULSE_BACKEND_INVALID; // Not supported yet
+	return PULSE_BACKEND_METAL;
+}
+
+bool MetalLoadBackend(PulseBackend backend, PulseDebugLevel debug_level)
+{
+	PULSE_UNUSED(backend);
+	PULSE_UNUSED(debug_level);
+	return true;
+}
+
+void MetalUnloadBackend(PulseBackend backend)
+{
 }
 
 PulseBackendHandler MetalDriver = {
-	.PFN_LoadBackend = PULSE_NULLPTR,
-	.PFN_UnloadBackend = PULSE_NULLPTR,
-	.PFN_CreateDevice = PULSE_NULLPTR,
+	.PFN_LoadBackend = MetalLoadBackend,
+	.PFN_UnloadBackend = MetalUnloadBackend,
+	.PFN_CreateDevice = MetalCreateDevice,
 	.backend = PULSE_BACKEND_METAL,
 	.supported_shader_formats = PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT | PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_METALLIB_BIT,
 	.driver_data = PULSE_NULLPTR

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalBuffer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_BUFFER_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_BUFFER_H_
+
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalBuffer
+{
+	id<MTLBuffer> buffer;
+} MetalBuffer;
+
+PulseBuffer MetalCreateBuffer(PulseDevice device, const PulseBufferCreateInfo* create_infos);
+bool MetalMapBuffer(PulseBuffer buffer, PulseMapMode mode, void** data);
+void MetalUnmapBuffer(PulseBuffer buffer);
+bool MetalCopyBufferToBuffer(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseBufferRegion* src, const PulseBufferRegion* dst);
+bool MetalCopyBufferToImage(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseBufferRegion* src, const PulseImageRegion* dst);
+void MetalDestroyBuffer(PulseDevice device, PulseBuffer buffer);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_BUFFER_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalBuffer.m

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalBuffer.h"
+#include "MetalDevice.h"
+#include "MetalCommandList.h"
+
+PulseBuffer MetalCreateBuffer(PulseDevice device, const PulseBufferCreateInfo* create_infos)
+{
+	@autoreleasepool
+	{
+		MetalDevice* metal_device = (MetalDevice*)METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, MetalDevice*);
+
+		PulseBuffer buffer = (PulseBuffer)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseBufferHandler));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(buffer, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		MetalBuffer* metal_buffer = (MetalBuffer*)calloc(1, sizeof(MetalBuffer));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(metal_buffer, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		uint32_t size = PULSE_ALIGN_UP(create_infos->size, 4);
+
+		buffer->device = device;
+		buffer->driver_data = metal_buffer;
+		buffer->size = size;
+		buffer->usage = create_infos->usage;
+
+		MTLResourceOptions options;
+		if((create_infos->usage & (PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_UPLOAD | PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DOWNLOAD)) == 0) // Is storage only
+			options = MTLResourceStorageModePrivate;
+		else if((create_infos->usage & PULSE_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DOWNLOAD) == 0)
+			options = MTLResourceCPUCacheModeWriteCombined;
+		else
+			options = MTLResourceCPUCacheModeDefaultCache;
+
+		metal_buffer->buffer = [metal_device->device newBufferWithLength:size options:options];
+		CHECK_METAL_RETVAL(device->backend, metal_buffer->buffer, PULSE_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		return buffer;
+	}
+}
+
+bool MetalMapBuffer(PulseBuffer buffer, PulseMapMode mode, void** data)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+void MetalUnmapBuffer(PulseBuffer buffer)
+{
+}
+
+bool MetalCopyBufferToBuffer(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseBufferRegion* src, const PulseBufferRegion* dst)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool MetalCopyBufferToImage(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseBufferRegion* src, const PulseImageRegion* dst)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyBuffer(PulseDevice device, PulseBuffer buffer)
+{
+	MetalBuffer* metal_buffer = METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(buffer, MetalBuffer*);
+	metal_buffer->buffer = nil;
+	free(metal_buffer);
+	free(buffer);
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalCommandList.h

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_COMMAND_LIST_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_COMMAND_LIST_H_
+
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <tinycthread.h>
+
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalFence.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalCommandList
+{
+	int dummy;
+} MetalCommandList;
+
+PulseCommandList MetalRequestCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandListUsage usage);
+bool MetalSubmitCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd, PulseFence fence);
+void MetalReleaseCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_COMMAND_LIST_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalCommandList.m

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalFence.h"
+#include "MetalDevice.h"
+#include "MetalCommandList.h"
+#include "MetalComputePass.h"
+#include "MetalComputePipeline.h"
+#include "MetalBuffer.h"
+
+PulseCommandList MetalRequestCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandListUsage usage)
+{
+	PULSE_CHECK_HANDLE_RETVAL(device, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+	PulseCommandList cmd = (PulseCommandList)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseCommandListHandler));
+	PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(cmd, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+	return cmd;
+}
+
+bool MetalSubmitCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd, PulseFence fence)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalReleaseCommandList(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd)
+{
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalComputePass.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PASS_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PASS_H_
+
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+PulseComputePass MetalCreateComputePass(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd);
+void MetalDestroyComputePass(PulseDevice device, PulseComputePass pass);
+
+PulseComputePass MetalBeginComputePass(PulseCommandList cmd);
+void MetalEndComputePass(PulseComputePass pass);
+void MetalBindStorageBuffers(PulseComputePass pass, const PulseBuffer* buffers, uint32_t num_buffers);
+void MetalBindUniformData(PulseComputePass pass, uint32_t slot, const void* data, uint32_t data_size);
+void MetalBindStorageImages(PulseComputePass pass, const PulseImage* images, uint32_t num_images);
+void MetalBindComputePipeline(PulseComputePass pass, PulseComputePipeline pipeline);
+void MetalDispatchComputations(PulseComputePass pass, uint32_t groupcount_x, uint32_t groupcount_y, uint32_t groupcount_z);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PASS_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalComputePass.m

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalComputePass.h"
+#include "MetalCommandList.h"
+
+PulseComputePass MetalCreateComputePass(PulseDevice device, PulseCommandList cmd)
+{
+	PULSE_UNUSED(device);
+	PulseComputePass pass = (PulseComputePass)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseComputePassHandler));
+	PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(pass, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+	return pass;
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyComputePass(PulseDevice device, PulseComputePass pass)
+{
+}
+
+PulseComputePass MetalBeginComputePass(PulseCommandList cmd)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalEndComputePass(PulseComputePass pass)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalBindStorageBuffers(PulseComputePass pass, const PulseBuffer* buffers, uint32_t num_buffers)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalBindUniformData(PulseComputePass pass, uint32_t slot, const void* data, uint32_t data_size)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalBindStorageImages(PulseComputePass pass, const PulseImage* images, uint32_t num_images)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalBindComputePipeline(PulseComputePass pass, PulseComputePipeline pipeline)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalDispatchComputations(PulseComputePass pass, uint32_t groupcount_x, uint32_t groupcount_y, uint32_t groupcount_z)
+{
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalComputePipeline.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_H_
+
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalComputePipeline
+{
+	id<MTLComputePipelineState> pipeline;
+} MetalComputePipeline;
+
+PulseComputePipeline MetalCreateComputePipeline(PulseDevice device, const PulseComputePipelineCreateInfo* info);
+void MetalDestroyComputePipeline(PulseDevice device, PulseComputePipeline pipeline);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalComputePipeline.m

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalDevice.h"
+#include "MetalComputePipeline.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalLibraryFunction
+{
+	id<MTLLibrary> library;
+	id<MTLFunction> function;
+} MetalLibraryFunction;
+
+static bool MetalIsValidMetalLibrary(const uint8_t* code, uint32_t code_size)
+{
+    // Metal libraries have a 4 byte header containing `MTLB`.
+    if(code_size < 4 || code == PULSE_NULLPTR)
+        return false;
+    return memcmp(code, "MTLB", 4) == 0;
+}
+
+static MetalLibraryFunction MetalCompileShader(PulseDevice device, const PulseComputePipelineCreateInfo* info)
+{
+	MetalDevice* metal_device = (MetalDevice*)METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, MetalDevice*);
+
+	MetalLibraryFunction library_function = { nil, nil };
+	id<MTLLibrary> library;
+	NSError* error;
+
+	const char* entrypoint = (info->entrypoint == PULSE_NULLPTR) ? "main0" : info->entrypoint;
+
+	if(info->format == PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_MSL_BIT)
+	{
+		NSString* code_string = [[NSString alloc] initWithBytes:info->code length:info->code_size encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+		library = [metal_device->device newLibraryWithSource:code_string options:nil error:&error];
+	}
+	else if(info->format == PULSE_SHADER_FORMAT_METALLIB_BIT)
+	{
+		if(!MetalIsValidMetalLibrary(info->code, info->code_size))
+		{
+			if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+				PulseLogError(device->backend, "(Metal) provided shader code is not a valid Metal library");
+			return library_function;
+		}
+		dispatch_data_t data = dispatch_data_create(info->code, info->code_size, dispatch_get_global_queue(0, 0), DISPATCH_DATA_DESTRUCTOR_DEFAULT);
+		library = [metal_device->device newLibraryWithData:data error:&error];
+	}
+
+	if(library == nil)
+	{
+		if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+			PulseLogErrorFmt(device->backend, "(Metal) creating MTLLibrary failed due to %s", [[error description] cStringUsingEncoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]]);
+		return library_function;
+	}
+	else if(error != nil && PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+		PulseLogWarningFmt(device->backend, "(Metal) creating MTLLibrary failed due to %s", [[error description] cStringUsingEncoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]]);
+
+	id<MTLFunction> function = [library newFunctionWithName:@(entrypoint)];
+	if(function == nil)
+	{
+		PulseLogError(device->backend, "(Metal) creating MTLLibrary failed");
+		return library_function;
+	}
+
+	library_function.library = library;
+	library_function.function = function;
+	return library_function;
+}
+
+PulseComputePipeline MetalCreateComputePipeline(PulseDevice device, const PulseComputePipelineCreateInfo* info)
+{
+	@autoreleasepool
+	{
+		PulseComputePipelineHandler* pipeline = (PulseComputePipelineHandler*)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseComputePipelineHandler));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(pipeline, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		MetalComputePipeline* metal_pipeline = (MetalComputePipeline*)calloc(1, sizeof(MetalComputePipeline));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(metal_pipeline, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		MetalLibraryFunction library_function = MetalCompileShader(device, info);
+		if(library_function.library == nil || library_function.function == nil)
+		{
+			if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+				PulseLogError(device->backend, "(Metal) failed to compile shader");
+			PulseSetInternalError(PULSE_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+			return PULSE_NULL_HANDLE;
+		}
+
+		pipeline->driver_data = metal_pipeline;
+
+		if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_HIGH_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+			PulseLogInfoFmt(device->backend, "(Metal) created new compute pipeline %p", pipeline);
+		return pipeline;
+	}
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyComputePipeline(PulseDevice device, PulseComputePipeline pipeline)
+{
+	MetalComputePipeline* metal_pipeline = METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(pipeline, MetalComputePipeline*);
+	metal_pipeline->pipeline = nil;
+	free(metal_pipeline);
+	if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_HIGH_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+		PulseLogInfoFmt(device->backend, "(Metal) destroyed compute pipeline %p", pipeline);
+	free(pipeline);
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalDevice.h

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_DEVICE_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_DEVICE_H_
+
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalDevice
+{
+	id<MTLDevice> device;
+	id<MTLCommandQueue> queue;
+} MetalDevice;
+
+PulseDevice MetalCreateDevice(PulseBackend backend, PulseDevice* forbiden_devices, uint32_t forbiden_devices_count);
+void MetalDestroyDevice(PulseDevice device);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_DEVICE_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalDevice.m

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalComputePipeline.h"
+#include "MetalCommandList.h"
+#include "MetalDevice.h"
+#include "MetalFence.h"
+#include "MetalBuffer.h"
+#include "MetalImage.h"
+#include "MetalComputePass.h"
+
+static uint64_t MetalScoreDevice(id<MTLDevice> device)
+{
+	uint64_t score = 0;
+
+	if(!device.lowPower)
+		score += 1000;
+
+	// A GPU with dedicated memory is typically a dedicated one
+	if(!device.hasUnifiedMemory)
+		score += 10000;
+
+	score += device.maxThreadsPerThreadgroup.width;
+	score += device.maxThreadsPerThreadgroup.height;
+	score += device.maxThreadsPerThreadgroup.depth;
+	score += device.maxThreadgroupMemoryLength;
+
+	return score;
+}
+
+static bool MetalIsDeviceForbidden(id<MTLDevice> device, PulseDevice* forbiden_devices, uint32_t forbiden_devices_count)
+{
+	if(!device)
+		return true;
+	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < forbiden_devices_count; i++)
+	{
+		if(device.registryID == METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(forbiden_devices[i], MetalDevice*)->device.registryID)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+PulseDevice MetalCreateDevice(PulseBackend backend, PulseDevice* forbiden_devices, uint32_t forbiden_devices_count)
+{
+	@autoreleasepool
+	{
+		PULSE_UNUSED(forbiden_devices);
+		PULSE_UNUSED(forbiden_devices_count);
+
+		PULSE_CHECK_HANDLE_RETVAL(backend, PULSE_NULLPTR);
+
+		PulseDevice pulse_device = (PulseDeviceHandler*)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseDeviceHandler));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(pulse_device, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		MetalDevice* metal_device = (MetalDevice*)calloc(1, sizeof(MetalDevice));
+		PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(metal_device, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+		uint64_t best = 0;
+		NSArray<id<MTLDevice>>* devices = MTLCopyAllDevices();
+		for(id<MTLDevice> candidate in devices)
+		{
+			if(MetalIsDeviceForbidden(candidate, forbiden_devices, forbiden_devices_count))
+				continue;
+			uint64_t current = MetalScoreDevice(candidate);
+			if(current > best)
+			{
+				best = current;
+				metal_device->device = candidate;
+			}
+		}
+#endif
+		if(!metal_device->device)
+		{
+			#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+				if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_HIGH_LEVEL_DEBUG(backend))
+					PulseLogError(backend, "(Metal) failed to select device, falling back on default device");
+			#endif
+			id<MTLDevice> device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+			if(!MetalIsDeviceForbidden(device, forbiden_devices, forbiden_devices_count))
+				metal_device->device = device;
+		}
+
+		if(!metal_device->device)
+		{
+			if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_LOW_LEVEL_DEBUG(backend))
+				PulseLogError(backend, "(Metal) failed to retrieve default device");
+			return PULSE_NULL_HANDLE;
+		}
+
+		metal_device->queue = [metal_device->device newCommandQueue];
+
+		pulse_device->driver_data = metal_device;
+		pulse_device->backend = backend;
+		PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE(Metal);
+
+		if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_HIGH_LEVEL_DEBUG(backend))
+			PulseLogInfoFmt(backend, "(Metal) created device from %s", [metal_device->device.name UTF8String]);
+		return pulse_device;
+	}
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyDevice(PulseDevice device)
+{
+	MetalDevice* metal_device = (MetalDevice*)METAL_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, MetalDevice*);
+	if(PULSE_IS_BACKEND_HIGH_LEVEL_DEBUG(device->backend))
+		PulseLogInfoFmt(device->backend, "(Metal) destroyed device created from %s", [metal_device->device.name UTF8String]);
+	metal_device->queue = nil;
+	free(metal_device);
+	free(device);
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalFence.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_FENCE_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_FENCE_H_
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalFence
+{
+	int dummy;
+} MetalFence;
+
+PulseFence MetalCreateFence(PulseDevice device);
+void MetalDestroyFence(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+bool MetalIsFenceReady(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+bool MetalWaitForFences(PulseDevice device, const PulseFence* fences, uint32_t fences_count, bool wait_for_all);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_FENCE_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalFence.m

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalFence.h"
+#include "MetalCommandList.h"
+
+PulseFence MetalCreateFence(PulseDevice device)
+{
+	PulseFence fence = (PulseFence)calloc(1, sizeof(PulseFence));
+	PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(fence, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+	return fence;
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyFence(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence)
+{
+	free(fence);
+}
+
+bool MetalIsFenceReady(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool MetalWaitForFences(PulseDevice device, const PulseFence* fences, uint32_t fences_count, bool wait_for_all)
+{
+	return true;
+}

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalImage.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_METAL_IMAGE_H_
+#define PULSE_METAL_IMAGE_H_
+
+#include "Metal.h"
+
+typedef struct MetalImage
+{
+	int dummy;
+} MetalImage;
+
+PulseImage MetalCreateImage(PulseDevice device, const PulseImageCreateInfo* create_infos);
+bool MetalIsImageFormatValid(PulseDevice device, PulseImageFormat format, PulseImageType type, PulseImageUsageFlags usage);
+bool MetalCopyImageToBuffer(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseImageRegion* src, const PulseBufferRegion* dst);
+bool MetalBlitImage(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseImageRegion* src, const PulseImageRegion* dst);
+void MetalDestroyImage(PulseDevice device, PulseImage image);
+
+#endif // PULSE_METAL_IMAGE_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_METAL_BACKEND

Sources/Backends/Metal/MetalImage.m

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "../../PulseInternal.h"
+#include "Metal.h"
+#include "MetalImage.h"
+
+PulseImage MetalCreateImage(PulseDevice device, const PulseImageCreateInfo* create_infos)
+{
+}
+
+bool MetalIsImageFormatValid(PulseDevice device, PulseImageFormat format, PulseImageType type, PulseImageUsageFlags usage)
+{
+}
+
+bool MetalCopyImageToBuffer(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseImageRegion* src, const PulseBufferRegion* dst)
+{
+}
+
+bool MetalBlitImage(PulseCommandList cmd, const PulseImageRegion* src, const PulseImageRegion* dst)
+{
+}
+
+void MetalDestroyImage(PulseDevice device, PulseImage image)
+{
+}

Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanDevice.c

@@ -167,13 +167,17 @@ PulseDevice VulkanCreateDevice(PulseBackend backend, PulseDevice* forbiden_devic
 	instance->vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(device->physical, &device->memory_properties);
 	instance->vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(device->physical, &device->features);
 
+	const char* extensions[] = {
+		"VK_KHR_portability_subset",
+	};
+
 	VkDeviceCreateInfo create_info = { 0 };
 	create_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO;
 	create_info.queueCreateInfoCount = unique_queues_count;
 	create_info.pQueueCreateInfos = queue_create_infos;
 	create_info.pEnabledFeatures = &device->features;
-	create_info.enabledExtensionCount = 0;
-	create_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = PULSE_NULLPTR;
+	create_info.enabledExtensionCount = 1;
+	create_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions;
 	create_info.enabledLayerCount = 0;
 	create_info.ppEnabledLayerNames = PULSE_NULLPTR;
 	create_info.flags = 0;

Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanInstance.c

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static VkInstance VulkanCreateInstance(PulseBackend backend, const char** extens
 	create_info.pApplicationInfo = &app_info;
 	create_info.enabledExtensionCount = extensions_count;
 	create_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions_enabled;
-	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_APPLE
 		create_info.flags = VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
 	#else
 		create_info.flags = 0;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static VkInstance VulkanCreateInstance(PulseBackend backend, const char** extens
 
 bool VulkanInitInstance(PulseBackend backend, VulkanInstance* instance, PulseDebugLevel debug_level)
 {
-	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_APPLE
 		const char* extensions[] = {
 			VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME,
 		};

Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.c

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ bool VulkanInitLoader()
 		const char* libnames[] = {
 			"vulkan-1.dll"
 		};
-	#elif defined(PULSE_PLAT_MACOS)
+	#elif defined(PULSE_PLAT_APPLE)
 		const char* libnames[] = {
 			"libvulkan.dylib",
 			"libvulkan.1.dylib",

Sources/PulseDefs.h

@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 	#endif
 #endif
 
+#define PULSE_ALIGN_UP(val, alignment) ((val + alignment - 1) & ~(alignment - 1))
+
 #define PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(fn, _namespace) pulse_device->PFN_##fn = _namespace##fn;
 #define PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE(_namespace) \
 	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(DestroyDevice, _namespace) \

Sources/PulseInternal.c

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	PULSE_IMPORT_API FARPROC __stdcall GetProcAddress(HMODULE, LPCSTR);
 	PULSE_IMPORT_API int __stdcall FreeLibrary(HMODULE);
 #else
-	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_MACOS
+	#ifdef PULSE_PLAT_APPLE
 		#include <stdlib.h>
 	#endif
 	#include <dlfcn.h>

xmake.lua

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ local backends = {
 		end,
 		before_build = function(target, os)
 			local gles_dir = target:pkg("opengl-headers"):installdir()
-			os.runv("python", {"Scripts/GenerateOpenGLDefs.py", "Sources/Backends/OpenGL/OpenGLFunctions.h", gles_dir .. "/include/GLES3/gl32.h", "Sources/Backends/OpenGL/OpenGLWraps.h"})
+			os.runv("python3", {"Scripts/GenerateOpenGLDefs.py", "Sources/Backends/OpenGL/OpenGLFunctions.h", gles_dir .. "/include/GLES3/gl32.h", "Sources/Backends/OpenGL/OpenGLWraps.h"})
 		end
 	},
 }
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ target("pulse_gpu")
 			add_headerfiles("Sources/Backends/" .. name .. "/**.h", { prefixdir = "private", install = false })
 			add_headerfiles("Sources/Backends/" .. name .. "/**.inl", { prefixdir = "private", install = false })
 
-			add_files("Sources/Backends/" .. name .. "/**.c")
+			-- Checks if there are C files in the backend directory and add them if so
+			local cfiles = os.files("Sources/Backends/" .. name .. "/**.c")
+			if #cfiles > 0 then
+				add_files("Sources/Backends/" .. name .. "/**.c")
+			end
 
 			if module.custom then
 				module.custom()