Assets/Scenes/Scene2.shade

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       Translate: {x: 0, y: 0.304069757, z: 1.73034382}
       Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
       Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
+      IsActive: true
     Camera Component:
       Position: {x: 0, y: 0.304069757, z: 1.73034382}
       Pitch: 0
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
       Near: 0.00999999978
       Far: 10000
       Perspective: true
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 1
   Name: Raccoon
@@ -24,12 +26,14 @@
   NumberOfChildren: 1
   Components:
     Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+      Translate: {x: -1.86388135, y: 0.0544953719, z: 0}
-      Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+      Rotate: {x: -0, y: 0, z: -0}
       Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
+      IsActive: true
     Renderable Component:
       Mesh: 149697411
       Material: 126974645
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 3
   Name: Bag
@@ -40,9 +44,11 @@
       Translate: {x: 0.006237939, y: -0.000393368304, z: 0}
       Rotate: {x: -0, y: 2.79945588, z: 0}
       Scale: {x: 1.0000881, y: 1, z: 1.0000881}
+      IsActive: true
     Renderable Component:
       Mesh: 144838771
       Material: 123745521
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 2
   Name: DirectionalLight
@@ -50,12 +56,13 @@
   NumberOfChildren: 0
   Components:
     Light Component:
-      Position: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+      Position: {x: 3, y: 4.5, z: 7}
       Type: Directional
-      Direction: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 1}
+      Direction: {x: -0.298000008, y: 0.522498012, z: 0.798600018}
       Color: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1, w: 1}
       Layer: 4294967295
       Strength: 0
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 4
   Name: AmbientLight
@@ -69,4 +76,20 @@
       Color: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1, w: 1}
       Layer: 4294967295
       Strength: 0.600000024
+      IsActive: true
+  Scripts: ~
+- EID: 5
+  Name: Floor
+  IsActive: true
+  NumberOfChildren: 0
+  Components:
+    Transform Component:
+      Translate: {x: 0, y: 0.0810000002, z: 0}
+      Rotate: {x: -1.57079637, y: 0, z: 0}
+      Scale: {x: 50, y: 50, z: 50}
+      IsActive: true
+    Renderable Component:
+      Mesh: 141771688
+      Material: 124370424
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~

Assets/Shaders/DeferredComposite_CS.glsl

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ struct DirectionalLightStruct
   uint isActive;
   uint cullingMask;
   vec4 diffuseColor;
+  mat4 pvMatrix;
+  uint shadowData;
 };
 
 struct AmbientLightStruct
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@ layout(set = 3, binding = 1, rgba32f) uniform image2D normals;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 2, rgba8) uniform image2D albedo;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 3, r32ui) uniform uimage2D lightLayerData;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 4, r8) uniform image2D ssaoBlurredImage;
-layout(set = 3, binding = 5, rgba8) uniform image2D targetImage;
+layout(set = 3, binding = 5, rgba8) uniform image2D positionWorldSpace;
+layout(set = 3, binding = 6, rgba8) uniform image2D targetImage;
+
+layout (set = 4, binding = 0) uniform sampler2D shadowMaps[]; // for textures (global)
 
 layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform LightCounts
 {
@@ -43,6 +48,25 @@ layout(std430, set = 1, binding = 4) buffer AmbientLightData
   AmbientLightStruct aLightData[];
 } AmbLightData;
 
+float CalcShadowValue (sampler2D shadowMap, vec4 worldSpaceFragPos, mat4 lightPV)
+{
+  vec4 fragPosLightPOV = lightPV * worldSpaceFragPos;
+  vec3 converted = (fragPosLightPOV.xyz / fragPosLightPOV.w) * vec3(0.5f) + vec3(0.5f);
+
+  float sampledDepth = texture(shadowMap, converted.xy).r;
+
+  if (converted.x < 0.0f || converted.x > 1.0f || converted.y < 0.0f || converted.y > 1.0f)
+    return 1.0f;
+
+  if (fragPosLightPOV.z > sampledDepth && fragPosLightPOV.w > 0.0f)
+  {
+    return 0.0f;
+  }
+  else
+    return 1.0f;
+  // return step (fragPosLightPOV.z, );
+}
+
 void main()
 { 
   // convenient variables
@@ -52,6 +76,9 @@ void main()
   vec3 pixelDiffuse = imageLoad (albedo, globalThread).rgb;
 
   // Get position of fragment in world space
+  vec4 positionWorld = vec4 (imageLoad (positionWorldSpace, globalThread).rgb, 1.0f);
+
+  // Get position of fragment in view spacee
   vec3 positionView = imageLoad (positions, globalThread).rgb;
 
   // normal of fragment
@@ -62,6 +89,18 @@ void main()
 
   vec3 fragColor = vec3 (0.0f);
 
+  vec4 shadowMapColor = vec4 (1.0f);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < lightCounts.ambientLights; ++i)
+  {
+    if ((lightLayer & AmbLightData.aLightData[i].cullingMask) != 0)
+    {
+      // Just do some add
+      //fragColor += pixelDiffuse.rgb * AmbLightData.aLightData[i].ambientColor.rgb * vec3 (0.5f);
+      fragColor += pixelDiffuse.rgb * AmbLightData.aLightData[i].ambientColor.rgb * vec3 (AmbLightData.aLightData[i].strength);
+    }
+  }
+
   for (int i = 0; i < lightCounts.directionalLights; ++i)
   {
     if ((lightLayer & DirLightData.dLightData[i].cullingMask) != 0)
@@ -74,16 +113,13 @@ void main()
 
       // Calculate the fragment color
       fragColor += DirLightData.dLightData[i].diffuseColor.rgb * diffuseStrength.rrr * pixelDiffuse;
-    }
-  }
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < lightCounts.ambientLights; ++i)
+      // If the shadow map is enabled (test the bit)
-  {
+      if ((DirLightData.dLightData[i].shadowData & uint(1)) == 1)
-    if ((lightLayer & AmbLightData.aLightData[i].cullingMask) != 0)
+      {
-    {
+        // calculate shadow map here
-      // Just do some add
+        fragColor *= CalcShadowValue (shadowMaps[0], positionWorld, DirLightData.dLightData[i].pvMatrix).xxx;
-      //fragColor += pixelDiffuse.rgb * AmbLightData.aLightData[i].ambientColor.rgb * vec3 (0.5f);
+      }
-      fragColor += pixelDiffuse.rgb * AmbLightData.aLightData[i].ambientColor.rgb * vec3 (AmbLightData.aLightData[i].strength);
     }
   }
 
@@ -92,6 +128,12 @@ void main()
 
   // store result into result image
   imageStore(targetImage, ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy), vec4(fragColor.rgb, 1.0f));
-  //imageStore(targetImage, ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy), vec4(ssaoVal.rrr, 1.0f));
+
+  // vec2 normTexCoords = vec2 (gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy) / vec2 (1024.0f);
+  // vec4 shadowMapVal = texture(shadowMaps[0], normTexCoords);
+  // if (normTexCoords.x > 1.0f || normTexCoords.y > 1.0f)
+  //   shadowMapVal = vec4(0.0f);
+
+  // imageStore(targetImage, ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy), shadowMapVal.xxxx);
 
 }

Assets/Shaders/ShadowMap_VS.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl : enable
+
+//#include "ShaderDescriptorDefinitions.glsl"
+
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 aVertexPos;
+layout(location = 4) in mat4 worldTransform;
+
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform CameraData
+{
+  vec4 position; 
+  mat4 vpMat;
+  mat4 viewMat;
+  mat4 projMat;
+} cameraData;
+
+void main()
+{
+  // clip space for rendering
+  gl_Position = cameraData.vpMat * worldTransform * vec4 (aVertexPos, 1.0f);
+}

Assets/Shaders/ShadowMap_VS.shshaderb.shmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: ShadowMap_VS
+ID: 44646107
+Type: 2

Assets/Shaders/TestCube_FS.glsl

@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ layout(location = 0) in struct
   vec4 vertPos; // location 0
   vec2 uv; // location = 1
   vec4 normal; // location = 2
+  vec4 worldPos; // location = 3 
 
 } In;
 
 // material stuff
-layout(location = 3) flat in struct
+layout(location = 4) flat in struct
 {
   int materialIndex;
   uint eid;
@@ -38,12 +39,14 @@ layout(location = 1) out uint outEntityID;
 layout(location = 2) out uint lightLayerIndices;
 layout(location = 3) out vec4 normals;
 layout(location = 4) out vec4 albedo;
+layout(location = 5) out vec4 worldSpacePosition;
 
 void main()
 {
   position = In.vertPos;
   normals = In.normal;
   albedo = texture(textures[nonuniformEXT(MatProp.data[In2.materialIndex].textureIndex)], In.uv) * MatProp.data[In2.materialIndex].color;
+  worldSpacePosition = In.worldPos;
 
   outEntityID = In2.eid;
   lightLayerIndices = In2.lightLayerIndex;

Assets/Shaders/TestCube_VS.glsl

@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ layout(location = 0) out struct
   vec4 vertPos; // location 0
   vec2 uv; // location = 1
   vec4 normal; // location = 2
+  vec4 worldPos; // location = 3 
 
 } Out;
 
 // material stuff
-layout(location = 3) out struct
+layout(location = 4) out struct
 {
   int materialIndex;
   uint eid;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ void main()
   // gBuffer position will be in view space
   Out.vertPos = modelViewMat * vec4(aVertexPos, 1.0f);
 
+  Out.worldPos = worldTransform * vec4 (aVertexPos, 1.0f);
+
   // uvs for texturing in fragment shader
   Out.uv = aUV;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Camera/SHCameraSystem.cpp

@@ -270,8 +270,12 @@ namespace SHADE
       camera.viewMatrix(1, 3) = -UP.Dot(camera.position + camera.offset);
       camera.viewMatrix(2, 3) = -view.Dot(camera.position + camera.offset);
 
-      
+      //SHVec3 target{ 0.0f,0.0f,-1.0f };
-      
+      //target = SHVec3::RotateX(target, SHMath::DegreesToRadians(camera.pitch));
+      //target = SHVec3::RotateY(target, SHMath::DegreesToRadians(camera.yaw));
+      //target += camera.position;
+
+      //camera.viewMatrix = SHMatrix::Transpose(SHMatrix::LookAtLH(camera.position, target, SHVec3(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f)));
 
       camera.dirtyView = false;
 		}
@@ -309,7 +313,9 @@ namespace SHADE
         camera.orthoProjMatrix(2, 3) = -n / (f-n);
         camera.orthoProjMatrix(3, 3) = 1.0f;
 
-        //camera.orthoProjMatrix = SHMatrix::OrthographicRH(camera.GetWidth(), camera.GetHeight(), camera.GetNear(), camera.GetFar());
+        //camera.perspProjMatrix = SHMatrix::OrthographicLH(9.0f, 9.0f, 0.1f, 20.0f);
+        camera.orthoProjMatrix = SHMatrix::OrthographicRH(camera.GetWidth(), camera.GetHeight(), camera.GetNear(), camera.GetFar());
+        //camera.perspProjMatrix = SHMatrix::OrthographicLH(5.0f, 5.0f, 0.1f, 20.0f);
         //camera.projMatrix.Transpose();
 
         camera.dirtyProj = false;

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/AssetBrowser/SHAssetBrowser.cpp

@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
     }
 
+    if (ImGui::IsItemHovered())
+    {
+      ImGui::BeginTooltip();
+      ImGui::Text("AssetID: %zu | Path: %s", asset->id, asset->path.c_str());
+      ImGui::EndTooltip();
+    }
+
     //TODO: Combine Draw asset and Draw Folder recursive drawing
     const ImColor treeLineColor = ImGui::GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_CheckMark);
     const float horizontalOffset = 0.0f;

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/SHEditor.cpp

@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     //auto const& renderers = gfxSystem->GetDefaultViewport()->GetRenderers();
     auto renderGraph = gfxSystem->GetRenderGraph();
-    auto renderPass = renderGraph->GetNode("ImGui Node")->GetRenderpass();
+    auto renderPass = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::IMGUI_PASS.data())->GetRenderpass();
 
     if(ImGui_ImplVulkan_Init(&initInfo, renderPass->GetVkRenderpass()) == false)
     {
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     ImGui_ImplVulkan_DestroyFontUploadObjects();
 
-    renderGraph->GetNode("ImGui Node")->GetSubpass("ImGui Draw")->AddExteriorDrawCalls([](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmd, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer, uint32_t frameIndex)
+    renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::IMGUI_PASS.data())->GetSubpass("ImGui Draw")->AddExteriorDrawCalls([](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmd, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer, uint32_t frameIndex)
     {
       cmd->BeginLabeledSegment("ImGui Draw");
       ImGui_ImplVulkan_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData(), cmd->GetVkCommandBuffer());

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorSetGroup.cpp

@@ -175,6 +175,27 @@ namespace SHADE
       writeInfo.descImageInfos[i].sampler = sampler ? sampler->GetVkSampler() : nullptr;
       writeInfo.descImageInfos[i].imageLayout = layout;
     }
+
+    // Rest is not used, so it doesn't matter what's in them, we just want to pacify Vulkan
+    for (uint32_t i = imageViewsAndSamplers.size(); i < writeInfo.descImageInfos.size(); ++i)
+    {
+    	writeInfo.descImageInfos[i].sampler = std::get<Handle<SHVkSampler>>(imageViewsAndSamplers.back())->GetVkSampler();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::ModifyWriteDescImage(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout> const& imageViewAndSampler, uint32_t descIndex) noexcept
+  {
+    // Find the target writeDescSet
+    BindingAndSetHash writeHash = binding;
+    writeHash |= static_cast<uint64_t>(set) << 32;
+    auto& writeInfo = updater.writeInfos[updater.writeHashMap.at(writeHash)];
+
+    // write sampler and image view
+    auto& [view, sampler, layout] = imageViewAndSampler;
+    writeInfo.descImageInfos[descIndex].imageView = view->GetImageView();
+    writeInfo.descImageInfos[descIndex].sampler = sampler ? sampler->GetVkSampler() : nullptr;
+    writeInfo.descImageInfos[descIndex].imageLayout = layout;
+
   }
 
   void SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::ModifyWriteDescBuffer(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, std::span<Handle<SHVkBuffer>> const& buffers, uint32_t offset, uint32_t range) noexcept
@@ -200,6 +221,28 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   }
 
+  void SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::UpdateDescriptorSetImage(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, uint32_t descArrayIndex) noexcept
+  {
+    vk::WriteDescriptorSet writeDescSet{};
+
+    // Get binding + set hash
+    BindingAndSetHash bsHash = SHVkUtil::GenBindingSetHash(set, binding);
+
+    // to index a write for a binding
+    uint32_t writeInfoIndex = updater.writeHashMap[bsHash];
+
+    // Initialize info for write
+    writeDescSet.descriptorType = layoutsUsed[set]->GetBindings()[binding].Type;
+    writeDescSet.dstArrayElement = descArrayIndex;
+    writeDescSet.dstSet = descSets[set];
+    writeDescSet.dstBinding = binding;
+
+    writeDescSet.pImageInfo = updater.writeInfos[writeInfoIndex].descImageInfos.data() + descArrayIndex;
+    writeDescSet.descriptorCount = 1u;
+
+    device->UpdateDescriptorSet(writeDescSet);
+  }
+
   void SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::UpdateDescriptorSetImages(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding) noexcept
   {
     vk::WriteDescriptorSet writeDescSet{};

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorSetGroup.h

@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Public member functions                                                     */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    void UpdateDescriptorSetImage (uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, uint32_t descArrayIndex) noexcept;
     void UpdateDescriptorSetImages(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding) noexcept;
     void UpdateDescriptorSetBuffer(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding) noexcept;
 
     void ModifyWriteDescImage(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, std::span<std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout>> const& imageViewsAndSamplers) noexcept;
+    void ModifyWriteDescImage(uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout> const& imageViewAndSampler, uint32_t descIndex) noexcept;
     void ModifyWriteDescBuffer (uint32_t set, uint32_t binding, std::span<Handle<SHVkBuffer>> const& buffers, uint32_t offset, uint32_t range) noexcept;
 
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Devices/SHVkLogicalDevice.cpp

@@ -183,33 +183,43 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*if (!extensionsSupported)
       SHUtil::ReportWarning("Some of the required extensions cannot be found on the physical device. ");*/
 
-    vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures features{}; // ADD MORE FEATURES HERE IF NEEDED
+    vk::PhysicalDeviceDescriptorIndexingFeatures descIndexingFeature
+    {
+      .shaderSampledImageArrayNonUniformIndexing = VK_TRUE,
+      .descriptorBindingPartiallyBound = VK_TRUE,
+      .descriptorBindingVariableDescriptorCount = VK_TRUE,
+      .runtimeDescriptorArray = VK_TRUE,
+    };
+
+    vk::PhysicalDeviceRobustness2FeaturesEXT robustFeatures
+    {
+      .nullDescriptor = VK_TRUE,
+    };
+
+    robustFeatures.pNext = &descIndexingFeature;
+
+    vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures2 features{}; // ADD MORE FEATURES HERE IF NEEDED
 
     // point and lines fill mode
-    features.fillModeNonSolid = VK_TRUE;
+    features.features.fillModeNonSolid = VK_TRUE;
-    features.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
+    features.features.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
-    features.multiDrawIndirect = VK_TRUE;
+    features.features.multiDrawIndirect = VK_TRUE;
-    features.independentBlend = VK_TRUE;
+    features.features.independentBlend = VK_TRUE;
+    features.features.wideLines = VK_TRUE;
 
-    // for wide lines
+    features.pNext = &robustFeatures;
-    features.wideLines = true;
-
-    vk::PhysicalDeviceDescriptorIndexingFeatures descIndexingFeature{};
-    descIndexingFeature.descriptorBindingVariableDescriptorCount = true;
-    descIndexingFeature.shaderSampledImageArrayNonUniformIndexing = true;
-    descIndexingFeature.runtimeDescriptorArray = true;
 
     // Prepare to create the device
     vk::DeviceCreateInfo deviceCreateInfo
     {
-      .pNext = &descIndexingFeature,
+      .pNext = &features,
       .queueCreateInfoCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(queueCreateInfos.size()),
       .pQueueCreateInfos = queueCreateInfos.data(),
       .enabledLayerCount = 0,       // deprecated and ignored
       .ppEnabledLayerNames = nullptr, // deprecated and ignored
       .enabledExtensionCount = !extensionsSupported ? 0 : static_cast<uint32_t>(requiredExtensions.size()),
       .ppEnabledExtensionNames = !extensionsSupported ? nullptr : requiredExtensions.data(),
-      .pEnabledFeatures = &features
+      //.pEnabledFeatures = &features
     };
 
     // Actually create the device

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Events/SHGraphicsEvents.h

@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     //! We need to get the light component and initialize the relevant variables.
     EntityID lightEntity;
+
+    //! Generate a renderer for the light component
+    bool generateRenderer;
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Images/SHVkSampler.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       .maxAnisotropy = 1.0f,
       .minLod        = params.minLod,
       .maxLod        = params.maxLod,
+      .borderColor   = vk::BorderColor::eFloatOpaqueWhite
     };
 
     // Create the sampler

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatch.cpp

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* SHBatch - Usage Functions                                                       */
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  void SHBatch::Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex)
+  void SHBatch::Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex, bool bindBatchPipeline/* = true*/)
   {
     if (frameIndex >= SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS)
     {
@@ -566,7 +566,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Bind all required objects before drawing
     static std::array<uint32_t, 1> dynamicOffset{ 0 };
     cmdBuffer->BeginLabeledSegment("SHBatch for Pipeline #" + std::to_string(pipeline.GetId().Data.Index));
-    cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(pipeline);
+
+    if (bindBatchPipeline)
+      cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(pipeline);
+
     cmdBuffer->BindVertexBuffer(SHGraphicsConstants::VertexBufferBindings::TRANSFORM, transformDataBuffer[frameIndex], 0);
     cmdBuffer->BindVertexBuffer(SHGraphicsConstants::VertexBufferBindings::INTEGER_DATA, instancedIntegerBuffer[frameIndex], 0);
     if (matPropsDescSet[frameIndex])

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatch.h

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         void UpdateTransformBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex);
         void UpdateInstancedIntegerBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex);
         void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex)  ;
-        void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex, bool bindBatchPipeline = true);
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Getter Functions                                                            */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHSuperBatch.cpp

@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
-  void SHSuperBatch::Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+  void SHSuperBatch::Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex, bool bindBatchPipeline /*= true*/) noexcept
   {
     // Build all batches
     for (auto& batch : batches)
     {
-      batch.Draw(cmdBuffer, frameIndex);
+      batch.Draw(cmdBuffer, frameIndex, bindBatchPipeline);
     }
   }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHSuperBatch.h

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         void Clear() noexcept;
         void UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
         void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
-        void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+        void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex, bool bindBatchPipeline = true) noexcept;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Getter Functions                                                            */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsPredefinedData.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace SHADE
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>>     SHGraphicsPredefinedData::predefinedLayouts;
   SHVertexInputState                               SHGraphicsPredefinedData::defaultVertexInputState;
+  SHVertexInputState                               SHGraphicsPredefinedData::shadowMapVertexInputState;
+
   std::vector<SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PerSystem> SHGraphicsPredefinedData::perSystemData;
 
   //SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PerSystem                  SHGraphicsPredefinedData::batchingSystemData;
@@ -150,12 +152,26 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout> fontDataDescSetLayout = logicalDevice->CreateDescriptorSetLayout({ fontBitmapBinding, fontMatrixBinding });
     SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSetLayout, fontDataDescSetLayout->GetVkHandle(), "[Descriptor Set Layout] Font Data");
 
+    // descriptor binding for storing shadow maps
+    SHVkDescriptorSetLayout::Binding shadowMapBinding
+    {
+      .Type = vk::DescriptorType::eCombinedImageSampler,
+      .Stage = vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eVertex | vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eFragment | vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eCompute,
+      .BindPoint = SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::IMAGE_AND_SAMPLERS_DATA,
+      .DescriptorCount = 200, // we can have up to 200 textures for now
+      .flags = vk::DescriptorBindingFlagBits::eVariableDescriptorCount,
+    };
+
+    // For global data (generic data and textures)
+    Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout> shadowMapDescLayout = logicalDevice->CreateDescriptorSetLayout({ shadowMapBinding });
+    SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSetLayout, shadowMapDescLayout->GetVkHandle(), "[Descriptor Set Layout] Shadow Maps");
 
     predefinedLayouts.push_back(staticGlobalLayout);
     predefinedLayouts.push_back(lightDataDescSetLayout);
     predefinedLayouts.push_back(cameraDataGlobalLayout);
     predefinedLayouts.push_back(materialDataPerInstanceLayout);
     predefinedLayouts.push_back(fontDataDescSetLayout);
+    predefinedLayouts.push_back(shadowMapDescLayout);
 
     perSystemData[SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(SystemType::BATCHING)].descSetLayouts = GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts
     (
@@ -179,7 +195,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     );
   }
 
-  void SHGraphicsPredefinedData::InitDefaultVertexInputState(void) noexcept
+  void SHGraphicsPredefinedData::InitPredefinedVertexInputState(void) noexcept
   {
     defaultVertexInputState.AddBinding(false, false, { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::FLOAT_3D) }); // positions at binding 0
     defaultVertexInputState.AddBinding(false, false, { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::FLOAT_2D) }); // UVs at binding 1
@@ -187,13 +203,16 @@ namespace SHADE
     defaultVertexInputState.AddBinding(false, false, { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::FLOAT_3D) }); // Tangents at binding 3
     defaultVertexInputState.AddBinding(true, true,   { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::MAT_4D)   }); // Transform at binding 4 - 7 (4 slots)
     defaultVertexInputState.AddBinding(true, true,   { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::UINT32_2D) }); // Instanced integer data at index 8
+
+    shadowMapVertexInputState.AddBinding(false, false, { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::FLOAT_3D)});
+    shadowMapVertexInputState.AddBinding(true, true, { SHVertexAttribute(SHAttribFormat::MAT_4D) }, 4, 4); // Transform at binding 4 - 7 (4 slots)
   }
 
   void SHGraphicsPredefinedData::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept
   {
     perSystemData.resize(SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(SystemType::NUM_TYPES));
     InitDescSetLayouts(logicalDevice);
-    InitDefaultVertexInputState();
+    InitPredefinedVertexInputState();
     InitDescMappings();
     InitDummyPipelineLayouts (logicalDevice);
   }
@@ -217,6 +236,11 @@ namespace SHADE
   }
 
 
+  SHVertexInputState const& SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetShadowMapViState(void) noexcept
+  {
+    return shadowMapVertexInputState;
+  }
+
   SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PerSystem const& SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetSystemData(SystemType systemType) noexcept
   {
     return perSystemData[static_cast<uint32_t>(systemType)];

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsPredefinedData.h

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       CAMERA = 0x04,
       MATERIALS = 0x08,
       FONT = 0x10,
+      SHADOW = 0x20,
     };
 
     enum class SystemType
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Default vertex input state (used by everything).
     static SHVertexInputState                           defaultVertexInputState;
 
+    //! vertex input state for shadow mapping
+    static SHVertexInputState                           shadowMapVertexInputState;
+
     //! Predefined data for each type of system
     static std::vector<PerSystem>                       perSystemData;
 
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     static void InitDescMappings            (void) noexcept;
     static void InitDummyPipelineLayouts    (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
     static void InitDescSetLayouts          (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
-    static void InitDefaultVertexInputState (void) noexcept;
+    static void InitPredefinedVertexInputState (void) noexcept;
 
   public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     static std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>>         GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts (SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PredefinedDescSetLayoutTypes types) noexcept;
     static SHVertexInputState const&                            GetDefaultViState (void) noexcept;
+    static SHVertexInputState const&                            GetShadowMapViState (void) noexcept;
     static PerSystem const&                                     GetSystemData (SystemType systemType) noexcept;
     static SHDescriptorMappings::MapType const&                 GetMappings (SystemType systemType) noexcept;
     //static PerSystem const&                                     GetBatchingSystemData(void) noexcept;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     CAMERA,
     MATERIALS,
     FONT,
-    RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE,
     RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE,
+    RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE,
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHDebugDrawSystem.cpp

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Register function for subpass
     //auto const& RENDERERS = gfxSystem->GetDefaultViewport()->GetRenderers();
     auto renderGraph = gfxSystem->GetRenderGraph();
-    auto subPass = renderGraph->GetNode("Debug Draw")->GetSubpass("Debug Draw");
+    auto subPass = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW.data())->GetSubpass("Debug Draw");
     subPass->AddExteriorDrawCalls([this](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer, uint32_t frameIndex)
     {
       // Set line width first
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
       cmdBuffer->EndLabeledSegment();
     });
-    auto subPassWithDepth = renderGraph->GetNode("Debug Draw with Depth")->GetSubpass("Debug Draw with Depth");
+    auto subPassWithDepth = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW_DEPTH_PASS.data())->GetSubpass("Debug Draw with Depth");
     subPassWithDepth->AddExteriorDrawCalls([this](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer, uint32_t frameIndex)
     {
       // Set line width first

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsConstants.h

@@ -31,68 +31,91 @@ namespace SHADE
       static constexpr uint32_t EDITOR = 0;
     };
 
-    //struct DescriptorSetIndex
+    struct RenderGraphEntityNames
-    //{
+    {
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
+      /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
+      /*!
-    //    \brief
+      
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for static global values like generic data, and
+        \brief
-    //      texture samplers
+          Name of G-Buffer render graph node.
-    //  */
+        
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
+      */
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t STATIC_GLOBALS = 0;
+      /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view GBUFFER_PASS = "G-Buffer";
-    //  /*!
-    //    \brief
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for dynamic global values like lights.
-    //  */
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t DYNAMIC_GLOBALS = 1;
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
-    //    \brief
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for high frequency changing global values like
-    //      camera matrices.
-    //  */
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t HIGH_FREQUENCY_GLOBALS = 2;
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
-    //    \brief
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for per-instance/material changing values.
-    //  */
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t PER_INSTANCE = 3;
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
-    //    \brief
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for render graph resources.  Unlike the sets from 
-    //      1 to 3 and 6, this set index does not have hard coded bindings and is 
-    //      NOT part of the layouts included in the global data.
-    //  */
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t RENDERGRAPH_RESOURCE = 4;
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
-    //    \brief
-    //      DescriptorSet Index for render graph node compute resources. For data 
-    //      that we wish to pass to compute shaders in the render graph, this is
-    //      the set to use. Unlike the sets from 1 to 3 and 6, this set index does not have
-    //      hard coded bindings and is NOT part of the layouts included in the global
-    //      data.
-    //  */
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t RENDERGRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE = 5;
 
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
+      /***************************************************************************/
-    //  /*!
+      /*!
-    //    \brief
+      
-    //      To store font data.
+        \brief
-    //      
+          Name of shadow map render graph node.
-    //  */
+
-    //  /***************************************************************************/
+      */
-    //  static constexpr uint32_t FONT_DATA = 4;
+      /***************************************************************************/
-    //};
+      static constexpr std::string_view SHADOW_MAP_PASS = "Shadow Map Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+      
+        \brief
+          Name of deferred composite render graph node.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS = "Deferred Comp Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+
+        \brief
+          Name of Debug Draw with Depth render graph node.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view DEBUG_DRAW_DEPTH_PASS = "Debug Draw with Depth Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+
+        \brief
+          Name of Debug Draw render graph node.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view DEBUG_DRAW = "Debug Draw Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+
+        \brief
+          Name of screen space pass render graph node.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view SCREEN_SPACE_PASS = "Screen Space Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+
+        \brief
+          Name of ImGui pass render graph node.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view IMGUI_PASS = "ImGui Pass";
+
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+
+        \brief
+          Name of deferred composite compute.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr std::string_view DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE = "Deferred Composite";
+
+
+
+    };
 
     struct DescriptorSetBindings
     {
@@ -158,6 +181,16 @@ namespace SHADE
       /***************************************************************************/
       static constexpr uint32_t FONT_MATRIX_DATA = 1;
 
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      /*!
+        \brief
+          Descriptor set binding for shadow map images.
+
+      */
+      /***************************************************************************/
+      static constexpr uint32_t SHADOW_MAP_IMAGE_SAMPLER_DATA = 0;
+
+
     };
 
     struct VertexBufferBindings

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHFreetypeInstance.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGlobalDescriptorSets.h"
+#include "Events/SHEvent.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightComponent.h"
+#include "Input/SHInputManager.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -124,6 +127,13 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     SHFreetypeInstance::Init();
 
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/DeferredComposite_CS.glsl", false);
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/SSAO_CS.glsl", false);
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/SSAOBlur_CS.glsl", false);
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/PureCopy_CS.glsl", false);
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/TestCube_VS.glsl", false);
+    SHAssetManager::CompileAsset("../../Assets/Shaders/TestCube_FS.glsl", false);
+
     // Load Built In Shaders
     static constexpr AssetID VS_DEFAULT    = 39210065;  defaultVertShader       = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(VS_DEFAULT);
     static constexpr AssetID FS_DEFAULT    = 46377769;  defaultFragShader       = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(FS_DEFAULT);
@@ -137,6 +147,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     static constexpr AssetID TEXT_FS       = 38024754;  textFS                  = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(TEXT_FS);
     static constexpr AssetID RENDER_SC_VS  = 48082949;  renderToSwapchainVS     = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(RENDER_SC_VS);
     static constexpr AssetID RENDER_SC_FS  = 36869006;  renderToSwapchainFS     = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(RENDER_SC_FS);
+    static constexpr AssetID SHADOW_MAP_VS = 44646107;  shadowMapVS             = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(SHADOW_MAP_VS);
+
   }
 
   void SHGraphicsSystem::InitRenderGraph(void) noexcept
@@ -169,6 +181,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Create Default Viewport
     worldViewport = AddViewport(vk::Viewport(0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(window->GetWindowSize().first), static_cast<float>(window->GetWindowSize().second), 0.0f, 1.0f));
 
+    shadowMapViewport = AddViewport(vk::Viewport(0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(SHLightingSubSystem::SHADOW_MAP_WIDTH), static_cast<float>(SHLightingSubSystem::SHADOW_MAP_HEIGHT), 0.0f, 1.0f));
+
     std::vector<Handle<SHVkCommandPool>> renderContextCmdPools{ swapchain->GetNumImages() };
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < renderContextCmdPools.size(); ++i)
     {
@@ -183,22 +197,24 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     // Initialize world render graph
     renderGraph->Init("World Render Graph", device, swapchain, &resourceManager, renderContextCmdPools);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Position", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Position", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Normals", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Position World Space", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Normals", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     //worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Tangents",            { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Albedo", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Albedo", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Depth Buffer", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eD32SfloatS8Uint);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Depth Buffer", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eD32SfloatS8Uint);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Entity ID", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Entity ID", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Light Layer Indices", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Light Layer Indices", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Scene", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Scene", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("SSAO", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("SSAO", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("SSAO Blur", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("SSAO Blur", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
-    renderGraph->AddResource("Present", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Present", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* MAIN NODE                                                             */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    auto gBufferNode = renderGraph->AddNode("G-Buffer",
+    auto gBufferNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data(),
+      //auto gBufferNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphNodeNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data()
       {
         "Position",
         "Entity ID",
@@ -207,7 +223,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         "Albedo",
         "Depth Buffer",
         "SSAO",
-        "SSAO Blur"
+        "SSAO Blur", 
+        "Position World Space"
       },
       {}); // no predecessors
 
@@ -220,6 +237,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Light Layer Indices");
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Normals");
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Albedo");
+    gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Position World Space");
     gBufferSubpass->AddDepthOutput("Depth Buffer", SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL);
 
 
@@ -254,53 +272,52 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Add another pass to blur SSAO
     Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> ssaoBlurPass = gBufferNode->AddNodeCompute("SSAO Blur Step", ssaoBlurShader, { "SSAO", "SSAO Blur" });
 
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* SHADOW MAP PASS                                                       */
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    // Shadow map pass will have no resources bound at first. Lighting system will add resources to the node.
-    // It will initially also not have any subpasses since they will be added for each light that casts shadows.
-    //auto shadowMapPass = renderGraph->AddNode("Shadow Map Pass", {}, {});
-
-
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* DEFERRED COMPOSITE NODE                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     // This pass will facilitate both lighting and shadows in 1 single pass.
-    auto deferredCompositeNode = renderGraph->AddNode("Deferred Comp Pass", 
+    auto deferredCompositeNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS.data(),
       {
         "Position",
         "Light Layer Indices",
         "Normals",
         "Albedo",
         "Scene",
-        "SSAO Blur"
+        "SSAO Blur",
+        "Position World Space"
       },
-      {"G-Buffer"});
+      { SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS .data()});
+
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* DEFERRED COMPOSITE SUBPASS INIT                                       */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    deferredCompositeNode->AddNodeCompute("Deferred Composite", deferredCompositeShader, { "Position", "Normals", "Albedo", "Light Layer Indices", "SSAO Blur", "Scene" });
+    auto deferredCompositeCompute = deferredCompositeNode->AddNodeCompute(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE.data(), deferredCompositeShader, {"Position", "Normals", "Albedo", "Light Layer Indices", "SSAO Blur", "Position World Space", "Scene"}, {}, SHLightingSubSystem::MAX_SHADOWS);
+    deferredCompositeCompute->AddPreComputeFunction([=](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex)
+      {
+        lightingSubSystem->PrepareShadowMapsForRead(cmdBuffer);
+      });
+
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* DEBUG DRAW PASS INIT                                                  */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     // Set up Debug Draw Passes
     // - Depth Tested
-    auto debugDrawNodeDepth = renderGraph->AddNode("Debug Draw with Depth", { "Scene", "Depth Buffer" }, {"G-Buffer", "Deferred Comp Pass"});
+    auto debugDrawNodeDepth = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW_DEPTH_PASS.data(), {"Scene", "Depth Buffer"}, {SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data(), SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS.data()});
     auto debugDrawDepthSubpass = debugDrawNodeDepth->AddSubpass("Debug Draw with Depth", worldViewport, worldRenderer);
     debugDrawDepthSubpass->AddColorOutput("Scene");
     debugDrawDepthSubpass->AddDepthOutput("Depth Buffer");
     // - No Depth Test
-    auto debugDrawNode = renderGraph->AddNode("Debug Draw", { "Scene" }, { "Debug Draw with Depth" });
+    auto debugDrawNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW.data(), {"Scene"}, {SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW_DEPTH_PASS.data()});
     auto debugDrawSubpass = debugDrawNode->AddSubpass("Debug Draw", worldViewport, worldRenderer);
     debugDrawSubpass->AddColorOutput("Scene");
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SCREEN SPACE PASS                                                     */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    auto screenSpaceNode = renderGraph->AddNode("Screen Space Pass", { "Scene", "Entity ID" }, {"Deferred Comp Pass", "G-Buffer", "Debug Draw" });
+    auto screenSpaceNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SCREEN_SPACE_PASS.data(), {"Scene", "Entity ID"}, {SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS.data(), SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data(), SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEBUG_DRAW.data()});
     auto uiSubpass = screenSpaceNode->AddSubpass("UI", worldViewport, screenRenderer);
     uiSubpass->AddColorOutput("Scene");
     uiSubpass->AddColorOutput("Entity ID");
@@ -315,16 +332,16 @@ namespace SHADE
 #ifdef SHEDITOR
     {
       // Dummy Node to transition scene render graph resource
-      auto dummyNode = renderGraph->AddNode("Dummy Pass", { "Scene" }, { "Screen Space Pass" });
+      auto dummyNode = renderGraph->AddNode("Dummy Pass", { "Scene" }, { SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SCREEN_SPACE_PASS .data()});
       auto dummySubpass = dummyNode->AddSubpass("Dummy Subpass", {}, {});
       dummySubpass->AddInput("Scene");
 
-      auto imGuiNode = renderGraph->AddNode("ImGui Node", { "Present" }, {});
+      auto imGuiNode = renderGraph->AddNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::IMGUI_PASS.data(), {"Present"}, {});
       auto imGuiSubpass = imGuiNode->AddSubpass("ImGui Draw", {}, {});
       imGuiSubpass->AddColorOutput("Present");
     }
 #else
-    renderGraph->AddRenderToSwapchainNode("Scene", "Present", { "Screen Space Pass" }, { renderToSwapchainVS, renderToSwapchainFS });
+    renderGraph->AddRenderToSwapchainNode("Scene", "Present", { SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SCREEN_SPACE_PASS .data()}, {renderToSwapchainVS, renderToSwapchainFS});
 #endif
 
 
@@ -393,12 +410,16 @@ namespace SHADE
     postOffscreenRenderSubSystem->Init(device, renderGraph->GetRenderGraphResource("Scene"), descPool);
 
     lightingSubSystem = resourceManager.Create<SHLightingSubSystem>();
-    lightingSubSystem->Init(device, descPool);
+    lightingSubSystem->Init(device, descPool, &resourceManager, samplerCache.GetSampler (device, SHVkSamplerParams
+        {
+          .addressMode = vk::SamplerAddressMode::eClampToBorder,
+        })
+      );
 
     textRenderingSubSystem = resourceManager.Create<SHTextRenderingSubSystem>();
 
     // initialize the text renderer
-    auto uiNode = renderGraph->GetNode("Screen Space Pass");
+    auto uiNode = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SCREEN_SPACE_PASS.data());
     textRenderingSubSystem->Init(device, uiNode->GetRenderpass(), uiNode->GetSubpass("UI"), descPool, textVS, textFS);
 
     SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetLightingSubSystem(lightingSubSystem);
@@ -426,7 +447,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     defaultMaterial = AddMaterial
     (
       defaultVertShader, defaultFragShader, 
-      renderGraph->GetNode("G-Buffer")->GetSubpass("G-Buffer Write")
+      renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data())->GetSubpass("G-Buffer Write")
     );
     defaultMaterial->SetProperty("data.textureIndex", defaultTexture->TextureArrayIndex);
   }
@@ -451,6 +472,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     InitMiddleEnd();
     InitSubsystems();
     InitBuiltInResources();
+    InitEvents();
   }
 
   void SHGraphicsSystem::Exit(void)
@@ -546,6 +568,15 @@ namespace SHADE
 #endif
     }
 
+    if (SHInputManager::GetKeyDown(SHInputManager::SH_KEYCODE::B))
+    {
+      auto& lightComps = SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHLightComponent>();
+      for (auto& comp : lightComps)
+      {
+      	comp.SetEnableShadow(true);
+      }
+    }
+
     renderGraph->Begin(frameIndex);
     auto cmdBuffer = renderGraph->GetCommandBuffer(frameIndex);
 
@@ -726,16 +757,61 @@ namespace SHADE
     renderers.erase(iter);
   }
 
-  SHEventHandle SHGraphicsSystem::ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent(SHEventPtr event) noexcept
+  SHEventHandle SHGraphicsSystem::ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent(SHEventPtr eventPtr) noexcept
   {
+    // we need to wait for the device to finish using the graph first
+    device->WaitIdle();
+
+    auto const&       EVENT_DATA       = reinterpret_cast<const SHEventSpec<SHLightEnableShadowEvent>*>(eventPtr.get())->data;
+    auto*             lightComp        = SHComponentManager::GetComponent<SHLightComponent>(EVENT_DATA->lightEntity);
+    std::string       resourceName     = "ShadowMap " + std::to_string(EVENT_DATA->lightEntity);
+    Handle<SHSubpass> companionSubpass = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data())->GetSubpass("G-Buffer Write");
+
+    if (EVENT_DATA->generateRenderer)
+    {
+      // Create new renderer for the light component and give it to the light component
+      Handle<SHRenderer> newRenderer = resourceManager.Create<SHRenderer>(device, swapchain->GetNumImages(), descPool, SHRenderer::PROJECTION_TYPE::ORTHOGRAPHIC);
+      lightComp->SetRenderer (newRenderer);
+
+      // assign shadow map index to light component
+      lightComp->SetShadowMapIndex (lightingSubSystem->GetNumShadowMaps());
+    }
+
     // Add the shadow map resource to the graph
+    renderGraph->AddResource(resourceName, {SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT}, false, SHLightingSubSystem::SHADOW_MAP_WIDTH, SHLightingSubSystem::SHADOW_MAP_HEIGHT, vk::Format::eD32Sfloat);
 
     // link resource to node. This means linking the resource and regenerating the node's renderpass and framebuffer.
+    auto shadowMapNode = renderGraph->AddNodeAfter(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SHADOW_MAP_PASS.data() + resourceName, {resourceName.c_str()}, SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data());
 
     // Add a subpass to render to that shadow map
+    auto newSubpass = shadowMapNode->RuntimeAddSubpass(resourceName + " Subpass", shadowMapViewport, lightComp->GetRenderer());
+    newSubpass->AddDepthOutput(resourceName, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH);
+
+    // regenerate the node
+    shadowMapNode->RuntimeStandaloneRegenerate();
+
+    // Create pipeline from new renderpass and subpass if it's not created yet
+    if (!shadowMapPipeline)
+    {
+      SHPipelineLibrary tempLibrary{};
+      Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> rgNode = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::SHADOW_MAP_PASS.data());
+
+      SHRasterizationState rasterState{};
+      rasterState.cull_mode = vk::CullModeFlagBits::eBack;
+
+      tempLibrary.Init(device);
+      tempLibrary.CreateGraphicsPipelines({ shadowMapVS, {} }, shadowMapNode->GetRenderpass(), newSubpass, SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetShadowMapViState(), rasterState);
+      shadowMapPipeline = tempLibrary.GetGraphicsPipeline({ shadowMapVS, {} });
+    }
+    newSubpass->SetCompanionSubpass(companionSubpass, shadowMapPipeline); // set companion subpass and pipeline 
     
-    //renderGraph->GetNode ();
+    // add the shadow map to the lighting system
-    return event->handle;
+    uint32_t const NEW_SHADOW_MAP_INDEX = lightingSubSystem->AddShadowMap(renderGraph->GetRenderGraphResource(resourceName), EVENT_DATA->lightEntity);
+
+    auto nodeCompute = renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS.data())->GetNodeCompute(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE.data());
+    nodeCompute->ModifyWriteDescImageComputeResource(SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::SHADOW_MAP_IMAGE_SAMPLER_DATA, lightingSubSystem->GetViewSamplerLayout(NEW_SHADOW_MAP_INDEX), NEW_SHADOW_MAP_INDEX);
+
+    return eventPtr->handle;
   }
 
   Handle<SHMaterial> SHGraphicsSystem::AddMaterial(Handle<SHVkShaderModule> vertShader, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> fragShader, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass)
@@ -1047,6 +1123,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     mousePickSubSystem->HandleResize();
     postOffscreenRenderSubSystem->HandleResize();
+    //lightingSubSystem->HandleResize(renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_PASS.data())->GetNodeCompute(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE.data()));
 
     worldViewport->SetWidth(static_cast<float>(resizeWidth));
     worldViewport->SetHeight(static_cast<float>(resizeHeight));
@@ -1079,7 +1156,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> SHGraphicsSystem::GetPrimaryRenderpass() const noexcept
   {
-    return renderGraph->GetNode(G_BUFFER_RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_NAME.data());
+    return renderGraph->GetNode(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS.data());
   }
 
   Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHGraphicsSystem::GetDebugDrawPipeline(DebugDrawPipelineType type) const noexcept

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Light functions                                                       */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    SHEventHandle ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent (SHEventPtr event) noexcept;
+    SHEventHandle ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent (SHEventPtr eventPtr) noexcept;
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Material Functions                                                          */
@@ -406,10 +406,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     SHWindow* GetWindow() noexcept { return window; }
 
   private:
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* Constants                                                                   */
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    static constexpr std::string_view G_BUFFER_RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_NAME = "G-Buffer";
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Data Members                                                                */
@@ -446,6 +442,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 #endif
 
     Handle<SHViewport>                                        worldViewport;    // Whole screen
+    Handle<SHViewport>                                        shadowMapViewport;
     std::vector<Handle<SHViewport>>                           viewports;        // Additional viewports
 
     // Renderers
@@ -469,6 +466,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHVkShaderModule>                                  textFS;
     Handle<SHVkShaderModule>                                  renderToSwapchainVS;
     Handle<SHVkShaderModule>                                  renderToSwapchainFS;
+    Handle<SHVkShaderModule>                                  shadowMapVS;
 
     // Fonts
     Handle<SHFont>                                            testFont;
@@ -483,6 +481,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      debugDrawWireMeshDepthPipeline;
     Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      debugDrawFilledPipeline;
     Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      debugDrawFilledDepthPipeline;
+    Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      shadowMapPipeline; // initialized only when a shadow map is needed
 
     // Built-In Textures
     Handle<SHTexture>                                         defaultTexture;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.cpp

@@ -122,4 +122,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     return cameraDirector;
   }
 
+  SHShaderCameraData SHRenderer::GetCPUCameraData(void) const noexcept
+  {
+    return cpuCameraData;
+  }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.h

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 // Project Includes
 #include "SHCamera.h"
 #include "Resource/SHHandle.h"
-#include "Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.h"
 #include "Math/SHMath.h"
 #include <vector>
+#include "Graphics/Pipeline/SHPipelineType.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /* Setters and Getters                                                         */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         Handle<SHCameraDirector>  GetCameraDirector (void) const noexcept;
+        SHShaderCameraData        GetCPUCameraData (void) const noexcept;
 
       private:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightComponent.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "SHLightComponent.h"
 #include "Graphics/Events/SHGraphicsEvents.h"
 #include "Events/SHEventManager.hpp"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     //indexInBuffer = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
     isActive = true;
     //Unbind();
+    renderer = {};
   }
 
 
@@ -116,11 +118,22 @@ namespace SHADE
       // Create new event and broadcast it
       SHLightEnableShadowEvent newEvent;
       newEvent.lightEntity = GetEID();
+      newEvent.generateRenderer = static_cast<bool>(!renderer);
 
       SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent<SHLightEnableShadowEvent>(newEvent, SH_GRAPHICS_LIGHT_ENABLE_SHADOW_EVENT);
     }
   }
 
+  void SHLightComponent::SetRenderer(Handle<SHRenderer> newRenderer) noexcept
+  {
+    renderer = newRenderer;
+  }
+
+  void SHLightComponent::SetShadowMapIndex(uint32_t index) noexcept
+  {
+    lightData.shadowMapIndex = index;
+  }
+
   SHLightData const& SHLightComponent::GetLightData(void) const noexcept
   {
     return lightData;
@@ -172,6 +185,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     return lightData.strength;
   }
 
+  Handle<SHRenderer> SHLightComponent::GetRenderer(void) const noexcept
+  {
+    return renderer;
+  }
+
 }
 
 RTTR_REGISTRATION

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightComponent.h

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 #include <rttr/registration>
 #include "ECS_Base/Components/SHComponent.h"
 #include "SHLightData.h"
+#include "Resource/SHHandle.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
+  class SHRenderer;
 
   class SH_API SHLightComponent final : public SHComponent
   {
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! GPU depends on the type of the light. 
     SHLightData lightData;
 
+    //! Renderer to calculate light world to projection matrix
+    Handle<SHRenderer> renderer;
+
     //! Since the lighting system is gonna be self contained and light weight, we store this
     //! so that we only write this to the CPU buffer when this light component change, we don't 
     //! rewrite everything. However we still write to the GPU buffer when everything changes.
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     //void SetBound          (uint32_t inIndexInBuffer) noexcept;
     void SetStrength       (float value) noexcept; // serialized
     void SetEnableShadow   (bool flag) noexcept;
+    void SetRenderer       (Handle<SHRenderer> newRenderer) noexcept;
+    void SetShadowMapIndex (uint32_t index) noexcept;
     
 
     SHLightData const& GetLightData     (void) const noexcept; 
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     //bool               GetBound         (void) const noexcept;
     //uint32_t           GetIndexInBuffer (void) const noexcept;
     float              GetStrength      (void) const noexcept;
+    Handle<SHRenderer> GetRenderer      (void) const noexcept;
     RTTR_ENABLE()
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightingSubSystem.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 #include "SHLightComponent.h"
 #include "Math/Vector/SHVec4.h"
 #include "Math/SHMatrix.h"
+#include "Graphics/Images/SHVkImageView.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Textures/SHVkSamplerCache.h"
+#include "Graphics/Images/SHVkSampler.h"
+#include "Graphics/Events/SHGraphicsEvents.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.h"
+#include "Math/Transform/SHTransformComponent.h"
+#include "Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNodeCompute.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -50,6 +57,19 @@ namespace SHADE
       //lightPtr->direction = lightData.direction;
       lightPtr->diffuseColor = lightData.color;
       lightPtr->active = lightComp->isActive;
+
+      // write view projection matrix if renderer is available
+      auto lightRenderer = lightComp->GetRenderer();
+      if (lightRenderer)
+      {
+        lightPtr->pvMatrix = lightRenderer->GetCPUCameraData().viewProjectionMatrix;
+
+        // Boolean to cast shadows in first 8 bits (1 byte)
+        lightPtr->shadowData = lightData.castShadows;
+        
+        // Next 24 bits for shadow map index
+        lightPtr->shadowData |= (lightData.shadowMapIndex << 8);
+      }
       break;
     }
     case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::POINT:
@@ -365,6 +385,32 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
+  void SHLightingSubSystem::UpdateShadowMapDesc(void) noexcept
+  {
+
+  }
+
+  SHMatrix SHLightingSubSystem::GetViewMatrix(SHLightComponent* lightComp) noexcept
+  {
+    switch (lightComp->GetLightData().type)
+    {
+    case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::DIRECTIONAL:
+      return SHMatrix::Transpose(SHMatrix::LookAtLH(lightComp->GetLightData().position, SHVec3::Normalise (lightComp->GetLightData().direction), SHVec3(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f)));
+      //return SHMatrix::Transpose(SHMatrix::LookAtLH(/*lightComp->GetLightData().position*/SHVec3(1.27862f, 4.78952f, 4.12811f), SHVec3(-0.280564f, -0.66262f, -0.69422f), SHVec3(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f)));
+    case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::POINT:
+      return {};
+    case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::SPOT:
+      return {};
+    case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::AMBIENT:
+      return {};
+    case SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES:
+      return {};
+    default:
+      return {};
+
+    }
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
   
@@ -375,13 +421,15 @@ namespace SHADE
   
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  void SHLightingSubSystem::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept
+  void SHLightingSubSystem::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, SHResourceHub* rh, Handle<SHVkSampler> inShadowMapSampler) noexcept
   {
     SHComponentManager::CreateComponentSparseSet<SHLightComponent>();
 
     logicalDevice = device;
+    resourceHub = rh;
     uint32_t constexpr NUM_LIGHT_TYPES = SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES);
 
+#pragma region LIGHTING
     std::vector<uint32_t> variableSizes{ NUM_LIGHT_TYPES };
     std::fill (variableSizes.begin(), variableSizes.end(), 1);
 
@@ -418,7 +466,22 @@ namespace SHADE
     	dynamicOffsets[i].resize(NUM_LIGHT_TYPES + 1); // +1 for the count
     }
 
+#pragma endregion
+
+#pragma region SHADOWS
+    //std::vector<uint32_t> shadowDescVariableSizes{ MAX_SHADOWS };
+    //shadowMapDescriptorSet = descPool->Allocate({SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PredefinedDescSetLayoutTypes::SHADOW)}, shadowDescVariableSizes);
+
+//#ifdef _DEBUG
+//    const auto& SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SETS = shadowMapDescriptorSet->GetVkHandle();
+//    for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SETS.size()); ++i)
+//      SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSet, SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SETS[i], "[Descriptor Set] Shadow Map Data Frame #" + std::to_string(i));
+//#endif
+
+    shadowMapSampler = inShadowMapSampler;
+    shadowMaps.clear();
     //numLightComponents = 0;
+#pragma endregion 
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -452,6 +515,12 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     for (auto& light : lightComps)
     {
+      if (auto renderer = light.GetRenderer())
+      {
+        //SHMatrix orthoMatrix = SHMatrix::OrthographicRH()
+        renderer->UpdateDataManual(frameIndex, GetViewMatrix(&light), SHMatrix::OrthographicLH(10.0f, 10.0f, 1.0f, 50.0f));
+      }
+
       auto enumValue = SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(light.GetLightData().type);
 
       // First we want to make sure the light is already bound to the system. if it
@@ -503,7 +572,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     // so we do it anyway. #NoteToSelf: if at any point it affects performance, do a check before computing.
     ComputeDynamicOffsets();
 
-
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -526,9 +594,101 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   }
 
+  uint32_t SHLightingSubSystem::AddShadowMap(Handle<SHRenderGraphResource> newShadowMap, EntityID lightEntity) noexcept
+  {
+    // Add to container of shadow maps
+    shadowMapIndexing.emplace(lightEntity, static_cast<uint32_t> (shadowMaps.size()));
+    shadowMaps.emplace_back(newShadowMap);
+
+    // Just use the image view stored in the resource
+    Handle<SHVkImageView> const NEW_IMAGE_VIEW = newShadowMap->GetImageView();
+
+    // Prepare to write to descriptor
+    shadowMapImageSamplers.emplace_back(NEW_IMAGE_VIEW, shadowMapSampler, vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal);
+
+    // Update descriptor set
+    //static constexpr uint32_t SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SET_INDEX = 0;
+    //uint32_t const SHADOW_MAP_DESC_ARRAY_INDEX = static_cast<uint32_t>(shadowMapImageSamplers.size()) - 1u;
+    //shadowMapDescriptorSet->ModifyWriteDescImage
+    //(
+    //  SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SET_INDEX,
+    //  SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::SHADOW_MAP_IMAGE_SAMPLER_DATA,
+    //  shadowMapImageSamplers[SHADOW_MAP_DESC_ARRAY_INDEX],
+    //  SHADOW_MAP_DESC_ARRAY_INDEX
+    //);
+
+    //// TODO: Definitely can be optimized by writing a function that modifies a specific descriptor in the array
+    //shadowMapDescriptorSet->UpdateDescriptorSetImages
+    //(
+    //  SHADOW_MAP_DESC_SET_INDEX,
+    //  SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::SHADOW_MAP_IMAGE_SAMPLER_DATA
+    //);
+
+    // add to barriers
+    shadowMapMemoryBarriers.push_back (vk::ImageMemoryBarrier
+      {
+        .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eDepthStencilAttachmentWrite,
+        .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
+        .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eDepthAttachmentOptimal,
+        .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal,
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .image = newShadowMap->GetImage()->GetVkImage(),
+        .subresourceRange = vk::ImageSubresourceRange
+        {
+          .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eDepth, 
+          .baseMipLevel = 0,
+          .levelCount = 1,
+          .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+          .layerCount = 1, 
+        }
+      });
+
+    // return new index of shadow map
+    return static_cast<uint32_t>(shadowMapImageSamplers.size()) - 1u;
+  }
+
+  void SHLightingSubSystem::PrepareShadowMapsForRead(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer) noexcept
+  {
+    // Issue barrier to transition shadow maps for reading in compute shader
+    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eEarlyFragmentTests | vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eLateFragmentTests, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, {}, {}, {}, shadowMapMemoryBarriers);
+  }
+
+  //void SHLightingSubSystem::HandleResize(Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> compute) noexcept
+  //{
+  //  uint32_t const NUM_SHADOW_MAPS = static_cast<uint32_t>(shadowMaps.size());
+  //  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < NUM_SHADOW_MAPS; ++i)
+  //  {
+  //    // Just use the image view stored in the resource
+  //    Handle<SHVkImageView> const NEW_IMAGE_VIEW = shadowMaps[i]->GetImageView();
+
+  //    // set new image view
+  //    std::get<Handle<SHVkImageView>>(shadowMapImageSamplers[i]) = NEW_IMAGE_VIEW;
+
+  //    // Set image for barrier
+  //    shadowMapMemoryBarriers[i].image = shadowMaps[i]->GetImage()->GetVkImage();
+  //  }
+
+  //  if (NUM_SHADOW_MAPS > 0)
+  //  {
+  //    // modify descriptors in render graph node compute
+  //    compute->ModifyWriteDescImageComputeResource (SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::SHADOW_MAP_IMAGE_SAMPLER_DATA, shadowMapImageSamplers);
+  //  }
+  //}
+
   Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> SHLightingSubSystem::GetLightDataDescriptorSet(void) const noexcept
   {
     return lightingDataDescSet;
   }
 
+  std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout> const& SHLightingSubSystem::GetViewSamplerLayout(uint32_t index) const noexcept
+  {
+    return shadowMapImageSamplers[index];
+  }
+
+  uint32_t SHLightingSubSystem::GetNumShadowMaps(void) const noexcept
+  {
+    return static_cast<uint32_t>(shadowMaps.size());
+  }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightingSubSystem.h

@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 #include "Resource/SHHandle.h"
 #include "Math/Vector/SHVec3.h"
 #include "Math/Vector/SHVec4.h"
+#include "Math/SHMatrix.h"
 #include "SHLightData.h"
 #include <array>
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsConstants.h"
+#include "Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphResource.h"
+#include "ECS_Base/SHECSMacros.h"
+
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -16,6 +20,10 @@ namespace SHADE
   class SHVkBuffer;
   class SHLightComponent;
   class SHVkCommandBuffer;
+  class SHSamplerCache;
+  class SHVkImageView;
+  class SHVkSampler;
+  class SHRenderGraphNodeCompute;
 
   // Represents how the data will be interpreted in GPU. we want to copy to a container of these before passing to GPU.
   struct SHDirectionalLightData 
@@ -34,6 +42,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Diffuse color emitted by the light
     alignas (16) SHVec4 diffuseColor;
 
+    //! Matrix for world to projection from light's perspective
+    SHMatrix pvMatrix;
+
+    //! Represents boolean for casting shadows in first byte and shadow map index in the other 3.
+    uint32_t shadowData;
+
   };
 
   // Represents how the data will be interpreted in GPU. we want to copy to a container of these before passing to GPU.
@@ -52,24 +66,27 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! when a fragment is being evaluated, the shader will use the fragment's
     //! layer value to AND with the light's. If result is 1, do lighting calculations.
     uint32_t cullingMask;
-
-
   };
 
   class SH_API SHLightingSubSystem
   {
   public:
     using DynamicOffsetArray = std::array<std::vector<uint32_t>, static_cast<uint32_t>(SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS)>;
-
+    static constexpr uint32_t MAX_SHADOWS = 200;
+    static constexpr uint32_t SHADOW_MAP_WIDTH = 1024;
+    static constexpr uint32_t SHADOW_MAP_HEIGHT = 1024;
 
   private:
     class PerTypeData
     {
+    public:
+
+
     private:
       /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
       /* STATIC MEMBER VARIABLES                                               */
       /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-      static constexpr uint32_t STARTING_NUM_LIGHTS = 50;
+      static constexpr uint32_t STARTING_NUM_LIGHTS  = 50;
 
       /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
       /* PRIVATE MEMBER VARIABLES                                              */
@@ -123,51 +140,90 @@ namespace SHADE
     };
 
   private:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* STATIC MEMBER VARIABLES                                               */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 
     //! logical device used for creation
-    Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice>                                                 logicalDevice;
+    Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice>                                                            logicalDevice;
 
     //! The descriptor set that will hold the lighting data. Each binding will hold a buffer, NUM_FRAMES times the size required.
-    Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>                                            lightingDataDescSet;
+    Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>                                                       lightingDataDescSet;
-
+                                                                                         
-    //! Each type will have some data associated with it for processing
+    //! Each type will have some data associated with it for processing                  
-    std::array<PerTypeData, static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES)>  perTypeData;
+    std::array<PerTypeData, static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES)>             perTypeData;
-
+                                                                                         
-    //! Container to store dynamic offsets for binding descriptor sets
+    //! Container to store dynamic offsets for binding descriptor sets                   
-    DynamicOffsetArray                                                        dynamicOffsets;
+    DynamicOffsetArray                                                                   dynamicOffsets;
-
+                                                                                         
-    //! holds the data that represents how many lights are in the scene
+    //! holds the data that represents how many lights are in the scene                  
-    std::array<uint32_t, static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES)>     lightCountsData;
+    std::array<uint32_t, static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_LIGHT_TYPE::NUM_TYPES)>                lightCountsData;
-
+                                                                                         
-    //! GPU buffer to hold lightCountData
+    //! GPU buffer to hold lightCountData                                                
-    Handle<SHVkBuffer>                                                        lightCountsBuffer;
+    Handle<SHVkBuffer>                                                                   lightCountsBuffer;
-
+                                                                                         
-    //! For padding in the buffer
+    //! For padding in the buffer                                                        
-    uint32_t                                                                  lightCountsAlignedSize;
+    uint32_t                                                                             lightCountsAlignedSize;
 
     //! Number of SHLightComponents recorded. If at the beginning of the run function the size returned by the dense
     //! set is less than the size recorded, rewrite all light components into the its respective buffers. If its more,
     //! don't do anything.
     //uint32_t                                                                  numLightComponents;
 
+    //! Handle to sampler that all shadow map descriptors will use
+    Handle<SHVkSampler>                                                                  shadowMapSampler;
+
+    //! For indexing shadow maps
+    std::unordered_map<EntityID, uint32_t>                                               shadowMapIndexing;
+
+    //! Shadow maps for every light that casts a shadow Order here doesn't matter. We just want to store it 
+    std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>>                                           shadowMaps;
+
+    //! Descriptor sets required to be given to the compute shader for shadow calculation. This will be a descriptor array.
+    //! It will also be preallocated. 
+    //Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>                                                       shadowMapDescriptorSet;
+
+    //! Combined image samplers for the texture descriptors
+    std::vector<std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout>> shadowMapImageSamplers;
+
+    //! Barriers required to transition the resources from whatever layout they are in (probably from VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL)
+    //! to VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL) 
+    std::vector<vk::ImageMemoryBarrier>                                                  shadowMapMemoryBarriers;
+
+    //! Resource hub from Graphics System
+    SHResourceHub*                                                                       resourceHub;
+    
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PRIVATE MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                              */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     void UpdateDescSet         (uint32_t binding) noexcept;
     void ComputeDynamicOffsets (void) noexcept;
     void ResetNumLights        (void) noexcept;
+    void UpdateShadowMapDesc   (void) noexcept;
+    SHMatrix GetViewMatrix     (SHLightComponent* lightComp) noexcept;
 
   public:
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept;
+    void Init                     (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, SHResourceHub* rh, Handle<SHVkSampler> inShadowMapSampler) noexcept;
-    void Run (SHMatrix const& viewMat, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    void Run                      (SHMatrix const& viewMat, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
-    void Exit (void) noexcept;
+    void Exit                     (void) noexcept;
+    void BindDescSet              (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    uint32_t AddShadowMap         (Handle<SHRenderGraphResource> newShadowMap, EntityID lightEntity) noexcept;
+    void PrepareShadowMapsForRead (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer) noexcept;
+    //void HandleResize             (Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> compute) noexcept;
+    //void RemoveShadowMap (uint32_t index) noexcept;
 
-    void BindDescSet (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> GetLightDataDescriptorSet (void) const noexcept;
+    std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout> const& GetViewSamplerLayout (uint32_t index) const noexcept;
+    uint32_t GetNumShadowMaps (void) const noexcept;
 
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Pipeline/SHPipelineLibrary.cpp

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 #include "SHpch.h"
 #include "SHPipelineLibrary.h"
 #include "Graphics/Devices/SHVkLogicalDevice.h"
-#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsPredefinedData.h"
 #include "Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.h"
 #include "Graphics/SHVkUtil.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
   
-  Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHPipelineLibrary::CreateGraphicsPipelines(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHVkRenderpass> renderpass, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) noexcept
+  Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHPipelineLibrary::CreateGraphicsPipelines(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHVkRenderpass> renderpass, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass, SHVertexInputState const& viState/* = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetDefaultViState()*/, SHRasterizationState const& rasterState) noexcept
   {
+    std::vector<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> modules{};
+    if (vsFsPair.first)
+      modules.push_back(vsFsPair.first);
+    if (vsFsPair.second)
+      modules.push_back(vsFsPair.second);
+
     SHPipelineLayoutParams params
     {
-      .shaderModules = {vsFsPair.first, vsFsPair.second},
+      .shaderModules = std::move(modules),
       .predefinedDescSetLayouts = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetSystemData(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::BATCHING).descSetLayouts
     };
 
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     // Create the pipeline and configure the default vertex input state
     auto newPipeline = logicalDevice->CreateGraphicsPipeline(pipelineLayout, nullptr, renderpass, subpass);
-    newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetVertexInputState(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetDefaultViState());
+    newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetVertexInputState(viState);
 
     SHColorBlendState colorBlendState{};
     colorBlendState.logic_op_enable = VK_FALSE;
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     auto const& subpassColorReferences = subpass->GetColorAttachmentReferences();
     colorBlendState.attachments.reserve(subpassColorReferences.size());
 
+
     for (auto& att : subpassColorReferences)
     {
     	colorBlendState.attachments.push_back(vk::PipelineColorBlendAttachmentState
@@ -47,6 +53,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
     newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetColorBlenState(colorBlendState);
+
+    newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetRasterizationState(rasterState);
     
     // Actually construct the pipeline
     newPipeline->ConstructPipeline();

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Pipeline/SHPipelineLibrary.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include "Graphics/Shaders/SHVkShaderModule.h"
 #include "Graphics/Pipeline/SHVkPipeline.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsPredefinedData.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHVkPipeline> CreateGraphicsPipelines         (
                                                      std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair,
                                                      Handle<SHVkRenderpass>                                               renderpass,
-                                                     Handle<SHSubpass>                                                    subpass
+                                                     Handle<SHSubpass>                                                    subpass,
+                                                     SHVertexInputState const&                                            viState = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetDefaultViState(),
+                                                     SHRasterizationState const&                                          rasterState = SHRasterizationState{}
                                                     ) noexcept;
     Handle<SHVkPipeline> GetGraphicsPipeline             (std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair) noexcept;
     bool                 CheckGraphicsPipelineExistence (std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair) noexcept;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Pipeline/SHPipelineState.cpp

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     return *this;
   }
 
-  void SHVertexInputState::AddBinding(bool instanced, bool calcOffset, std::initializer_list<SHVertexAttribute> inAttribs) noexcept
+  void SHVertexInputState::AddBinding(bool instanced, bool calcOffset, std::initializer_list<SHVertexAttribute> inAttribs, uint32_t fixedBinding /*= static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/, uint32_t fixedAttributeLocation/* = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/) noexcept
   {
     // add a binding and get ref to it
     bindings.emplace_back();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Offset is 0 at first (for first element)
     uint32_t offset = 0;
 
-    binding.binding = static_cast<uint32_t>(bindings.size() - 1);
+    binding.binding = (fixedBinding != static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)) ? fixedBinding : static_cast<uint32_t>(bindings.size() - 1);
 
     // for every attribute passed in
     for (auto const& attrib : inAttribs)
@@ -226,10 +226,11 @@ namespace SHADE
         auto& vertexAttrib = attributes.back();
 
         // The binding for that attribute description is index of the new binding created earlier in this function
-        vertexAttrib.binding = static_cast<uint32_t>(bindings.size() - 1);
+        vertexAttrib.binding = (fixedBinding != static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)) ? fixedBinding : static_cast<uint32_t>(bindings.size() - 1);
 
-        // Attribute location. New index is simply + 1 of the previous. Starts from 0 obviously
+         //Attribute location. New index is simply + 1 of the previous. Starts from 0 obviously
-        vertexAttrib.location = static_cast<uint32_t>(attributes.size () - 1);
+        vertexAttrib.location = (fixedAttributeLocation != static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)) ? fixedAttributeLocation + i : static_cast<uint32_t>(attributes.size () - 1);
+        //vertexAttrib.location = static_cast<uint32_t>(attributes.size() - 1);
 
         // Get the vkFormat associated with the SHAttribFormat
         vertexAttrib.format = format;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Pipeline/SHPipelineState.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     SHVertexInputState& operator= (SHVertexInputState const& rhs) noexcept;
     SHVertexInputState& operator= (SHVertexInputState&& rhs) noexcept;
 
-    void AddBinding(bool instanced, bool calcOffset, std::initializer_list<SHVertexAttribute> inAttribs) noexcept;
+    void AddBinding(bool instanced, bool calcOffset, std::initializer_list<SHVertexAttribute> inAttribs, uint32_t fixedBinding = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1), uint32_t fixedAttributeLocation = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)) noexcept;
 
     friend class SHVkPipelineState;
     friend class SHVkPipeline;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Pipeline/SHVkPipelineLayout.cpp

@@ -19,69 +19,71 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     for (auto& shaderModule : shaderModules)
     {
-      // References for convenience
+      if (shaderModule)
-      auto const& reflectedData = shaderModule->GetReflectedData();
-      auto const& pcInfo = reflectedData.GetPushConstantInfo();
-
-      // If a push constant block exists for the shader module  
-      if (pcInfo.memberCount != 0)
       {
-        bool exists = false;
+        // References for convenience
+        auto const& reflectedData = shaderModule->GetReflectedData();
+        auto const& pcInfo = reflectedData.GetPushConstantInfo();
 
-        // Check if push constant block already exists
+        // If a push constant block exists for the shader module  
-        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pcInfos.size(); ++i)
+        if (pcInfo.memberCount != 0)
         {
-          // If there is a block with the same name, member count and size
+          bool exists = false;
-          if (std::strcmp(pcInfos[i]->name, pcInfo.name) == 0 && pcInfos[i]->memberCount == pcInfo.memberCount && pcInfos[i]->size == pcInfo.size)
+
+          // Check if push constant block already exists
+          for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pcInfos.size(); ++i)
           {
-            // We just take the existing pc range we built earlier, and allow it to be accessed in potentially other shader stages
+            // If there is a block with the same name, member count and size
-            vkPcRanges[i].stageFlags |= shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
+            if (std::strcmp(pcInfos[i]->name, pcInfo.name) == 0 && pcInfos[i]->memberCount == pcInfo.memberCount && pcInfos[i]->size == pcInfo.size)
+            {
+              // We just take the existing pc range we built earlier, and allow it to be accessed in potentially other shader stages
+              vkPcRanges[i].stageFlags |= shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
 
-            // Set flag and stop checking
+              // Set flag and stop checking
-            exists = true;
+              exists = true;
-            break;
+              break;
-          }
+            }
-        }
-
-        // If the block doesn't exist yet
-        if (!exists)
-        {
-          // Loop through all member variables of the new push constant block 
-          for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pcInfo.memberCount; ++i)
-          {
-            std::string variableName;
-            variableName.reserve(50);
-            variableName += pcInfo.name;
-            variableName += ".";
-            variableName += pcInfo.members[i].name;
-
-            // Add the variable's offset info to the interface
-            pushConstantInterface.AddOffset(std::move(variableName), startOffset + pcInfo.members[i].offset);
           }
 
-          // New push constant range
+          // If the block doesn't exist yet
-          vk::PushConstantRange newRange;
+          if (!exists)
+          {
+            // Loop through all member variables of the new push constant block 
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pcInfo.memberCount; ++i)
+            {
+              std::string variableName;
+              variableName.reserve(50);
+              variableName += pcInfo.name;
+              variableName += ".";
+              variableName += pcInfo.members[i].name;
 
-          // set offset and size 
+              // Add the variable's offset info to the interface
-          newRange.offset = startOffset;
+              pushConstantInterface.AddOffset(std::move(variableName), startOffset + pcInfo.members[i].offset);
-          newRange.size = pcInfo.size;
+            }
 
-          // Stage flags will be whatever shader stage of the shader that contains the push constant block
+            // New push constant range
-          newRange.stageFlags = shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
+            vk::PushConstantRange newRange;
 
-          // Add to the list foe checking later 
+            // set offset and size 
-          pcInfos.push_back(&pcInfo);
+            newRange.offset = startOffset;
+            newRange.size = pcInfo.size;
 
-          // For pipeline layout to consume
+            // Stage flags will be whatever shader stage of the shader that contains the push constant block
-          vkPcRanges.push_back(newRange);
+            newRange.stageFlags = shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
 
-          // Next push constant block will start next to the previous push constant block
+            // Add to the list foe checking later 
-          startOffset += pcInfo.size;
+            pcInfos.push_back(&pcInfo);
+
+            // For pipeline layout to consume
+            vkPcRanges.push_back(newRange);
+
+            // Next push constant block will start next to the previous push constant block
+            startOffset += pcInfo.size;
+          }
+
+          stageFlags |= shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
         }
-
-      stageFlags |= shaderModule->GetShaderStageFlagBits();
       }
-
     }
 
     // After all the sizes of the push constant blocks have been added, record the size in the interface
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Now we take descriptor set info from all shaders and prepare some bindings for the descriptor set
     for (auto& shaderModule : shaderModules)
     {
+      if (!shaderModule)
+        continue;
+
       auto const& descBindingInfo = shaderModule->GetReflectedData().GetDescriptorBindingInfo();
       auto const& reflectedSets = descBindingInfo.GetReflectedSets();
 
@@ -200,10 +205,12 @@ namespace SHADE
                 newBinding.DescriptorCount = SHVkDescriptorSetLayout::Binding::VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_UPPER_BOUND;
 
                 // Set the flags for variable bindings 
-                newBinding.flags = vk::DescriptorBindingFlagBits::eVariableDescriptorCount;
+                newBinding.flags = vk::DescriptorBindingFlagBits::eVariableDescriptorCount | vk::DescriptorBindingFlagBits::ePartiallyBound;
               }
               else
+              {
                 SHLOG_ERROR("Variable size binding is detected, but the binding is not the last binding of the set and is therefore invalid. ");
+              }
             }
 
             setsWithBindings[CURRENT_SET].emplace_back(newBinding);
@@ -326,11 +333,10 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     for (auto& mod : shaderModules)
     {
-      mod->AddCallback([this]() 
+      if (mod)
-        {
+      {
-          RecreateIfNeeded();
+        mod->AddCallback([this]() { RecreateIfNeeded(); });
-        }
+      }
-      );
     }
 
     RecreateIfNeeded ();

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.cpp

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  void SHRenderGraph::AddResource(std::string resourceName, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, uint32_t w /*= static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/, uint32_t h /*= static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/, vk::Format format/* = vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm*/, uint8_t levels /*= 1*/, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags/* = {}*/, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags /*= {}*/)
+  void SHRenderGraph::AddResource(std::string resourceName, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, bool resizeWithWindow, uint32_t w /*= static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/, uint32_t h /*= static_cast<uint32_t>(-1)*/, vk::Format format/* = vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm*/, uint8_t levels /*= 1*/, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags/* = {}*/, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags /*= {}*/)
   {
     // If we set to 
     if (w == static_cast<uint32_t>(-1) && h == static_cast<uint32_t>(-1))
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       format = renderGraphStorage->swapchain->GetSurfaceFormatKHR().format;
     }
 
-    auto resource = renderGraphStorage->resourceHub->Create<SHRenderGraphResource>(renderGraphStorage, resourceName, typeFlags, format, w, h, levels, usageFlags, createFlags);
+    auto resource = renderGraphStorage->resourceHub->Create<SHRenderGraphResource>(renderGraphStorage, resourceName, typeFlags, format, w, h, levels, usageFlags, createFlags, resizeWithWindow);
     renderGraphStorage->graphResources->try_emplace(resourceName, resource);
   }
 
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     for (auto& affectedNode : affectedNodes)
       nodes[affectedNode]->CreateFramebuffer();
+
+    renderGraphStorage->graphResources->at(resourceName).Free();
+    renderGraphStorage->graphResources->erase (resourceName);
     /*
      * IMPORTANT NOTES
      * 
@@ -166,68 +169,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     for (uint32_t i = 0; auto& node : nodes)
     {
-      // key is handle ID, value is final layout.
+      node->StandaloneConfigureAttDesc(i == nodes.size() - 1);
-      std::unordered_map<uint32_t, vk::ImageLayout> resourceAttFinalLayouts;
-      if (node->subpasses.empty())
-      {
-        SHLOG_ERROR("Node does not contain a subpass. Cannot configure attachment descriptions as a result. ");
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // We first want to take all resources track their layout as undefined at the start of the node/renderpass
-      auto const resources = node->GetResources();
-      for (auto& resource : resources)
-      {
-        resource->GetInfoTracker()->TrackLayout(node, {}, vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined);
-      }
-
-      // attempt to get all final layouts for all resources
-      for (auto& subpass : node->subpasses)
-      {
-        for (auto& color : subpass->colorReferences)
-        {
-          // If final renderpass and attachment is a COLOR_PRESENT resource, make resource transition to present after last subpass
-          if (i == nodes.size() - 1 && (node->attResources[color.attachment]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)))
-            resourceAttFinalLayouts[color.attachment] = vk::ImageLayout::ePresentSrcKHR;
-          else
-            resourceAttFinalLayouts[color.attachment] = color.layout;
-
-          node->attResources[color.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(node, subpass, color.layout);
-        }
-
-        for (auto& depth : subpass->depthReferences)
-        {
-          resourceAttFinalLayouts[depth.attachment] = depth.layout;
-          node->attResources[depth.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(node, subpass, depth.layout);
-        }
-
-        for (auto& input : subpass->inputReferences)
-        {
-          resourceAttFinalLayouts[input.attachment] = input.layout;
-          node->attResources[input.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(node, subpass, input.layout);
-        }
-      }
-
-      for (uint32_t j = 0; j < node->attachmentDescriptions.size(); ++j)
-      {
-        auto& att = node->attachmentDescriptions[j];
-        auto& resource = node->attResources[j];
-
-        // If resource is from another render graph, use the final layout it had when it was last used in that graph. This is initialized in LinkNonOwningResource.
-        // We also want to load the attachment, not "don't care".
-        if (resource->resourceTypeFlags & SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED) && 
-            renderGraphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.contains(resource.GetId().Raw))
-        {
-          att.initialLayout = renderGraphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.at (resource.GetId().Raw);
-          att.loadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eLoad;
-          att.stencilLoadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eLoad;
-        }
-        else
-          att.initialLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined;
-
-        att.finalLayout = resourceAttFinalLayouts[j];
-        resource->GetInfoTracker()->TrackLayout(node, {}, att.finalLayout);
-      }
       ++i;
     }
 
@@ -333,6 +275,17 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
+  void SHRenderGraph::ReindexNodes(void) noexcept
+  {
+    nodeIndexing.clear();
+    uint32_t i = 0;
+    for (auto& node : nodes)
+    {
+    	nodeIndexing.emplace (node->name, i);
+      ++i;
+    }
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
 
@@ -473,6 +426,65 @@ namespace SHADE
     return node;
   }
 
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /*!
+  
+    \brief
+      This function is purely used for dynamic nodes (if such a thing were to
+      exist in our architecture). In other words, don't use this function unless
+      the new node is fully standalone and does not rely or is a prereq of
+      other nodes.
+    
+    \param nodeName
+      Name of new node
+
+    \param resourceInstruction
+      Resources for the node
+
+    \param nodeToAddAfter
+      The node to add the new node after.
+   
+    \return 
+  
+  */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> SHRenderGraph::AddNodeAfter(std::string nodeName, std::initializer_list<ResourceInstruction> resourceInstruction, std::string nodeToAddAfter) noexcept
+  {
+    if (nodeIndexing.contains(nodeName))
+    {
+      SHLOG_ERROR("Node already exists, cannot add node. ");
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    std::vector<SHAttachmentDescInitParams> descInitParams;
+    for (auto const& instruction : resourceInstruction)
+    {
+      // If the resource that the new node is requesting for exists, allow the graph to reference it
+      if (renderGraphStorage->graphResources->contains(instruction.resourceName))
+      {
+        descInitParams.push_back(
+          {
+            .resourceHdl = renderGraphStorage->graphResources->at(instruction.resourceName),
+            .dontClearOnLoad = instruction.dontClearOnLoad,
+          }
+        );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        SHLOG_ERROR("Resource doesn't exist in graph yet. Cannot create new node.");
+        return{};
+      }
+    }
+
+    // get target node
+    auto targetNode = nodes.begin() + nodeIndexing.at(nodeToAddAfter);
+
+    auto node = nodes.insert(targetNode, renderGraphStorage->resourceHub->Create<SHRenderGraphNode>(nodeName, renderGraphStorage, std::move(descInitParams), std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphNode>>()));
+    ReindexNodes ();
+    return *node;
+
+  }
+
   void SHRenderGraph::AddRenderToSwapchainNode(std::string toSwapchainResource, std::string swapchainResource, std::initializer_list<std::string> predecessorNodes, std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> shaderModules) noexcept
   {
     for (auto& node : predecessorNodes)
@@ -532,10 +544,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     ConfigureSubSystems();
   }
 
-  void SHRenderGraph::Regenerate(void) noexcept
-  {
-
-  }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
@@ -572,10 +580,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     
     for (auto& node : nodes)
     {
-      // bind static global data 
+      if (node->renderpass)
-      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
+      {
+        // bind static global data 
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
 
-      node->Execute(cmdBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
+        node->Execute(cmdBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
+      }
     }
 
     cmdBuffer->EndLabeledSegment();
@@ -605,8 +616,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     // resize resources
     for (auto& [name, resource] : *renderGraphStorage->graphResources)
     {
-      if (!renderGraphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.contains (resource.GetId().Raw))
+      if (resource->resizeWithWindow)
-    	  resource->HandleResize(newWidth, newHeight);
+      {
+        if (!renderGraphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.contains (resource.GetId().Raw))
+    	    resource->HandleResize(newWidth, newHeight);
+      }
     }
 
     for (auto& node : nodes)

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.h

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     void ConfigureRenderpasses           (void) noexcept;
     void ConfigureSubSystems             (void) noexcept;
     void ConfigureFramebuffers           (void) noexcept;
+    void ReindexNodes                    (void) noexcept;
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PRIVATE MEMBER VARIABLES                                              */
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ namespace SHADE
                               (
                                std::string                                           resourceName, 
                                std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, 
+                               bool                                                  resizeWithWindow = true,
                                uint32_t                                              w = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1), 
                                uint32_t                                              h = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1), 
                                vk::Format                                            format = vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm, 
@@ -123,6 +125,12 @@ namespace SHADE
                                std::initializer_list<ResourceInstruction> resourceInstruction, 
                                std::initializer_list<std::string>         predecessorNodes
                               ) noexcept;
+        Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> AddNodeAfter
+                              (
+                                std::string                                nodeName,
+                                std::initializer_list<ResourceInstruction> resourceInstruction,
+                                std::string                                nodeToAddAfter
+                              ) noexcept;
 
     void                      AddRenderToSwapchainNode 
                               (
@@ -134,7 +142,6 @@ namespace SHADE
                               ) noexcept;
     
     void                      Generate             (void) noexcept;
-    void                      Regenerate           (void) noexcept;
     void                      CheckForNodeComputes (void) noexcept;
     void                      Execute              (uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept;
     void                      Begin                (uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
@@ -165,7 +172,14 @@ namespace SHADE
  *     that manage the resources instead and can facilitate such linking of resources. Either that, or we allow only 1 render graph,
  *     but different matrices (SHRenderer) can be used in different nodes.
  *   - There are also way too many hash maps created for ease of access. This definitely can be cut down. 
- *   - 
+ *   - In hindsight there should have been a distinction between static and dynamic nodes. Static nodes are the ones that are accounted
+ *     for in the generation of the render graph. Dynamic nodes begin with nothing at first, but allows for linking of resources and subpasses
+ *     while the render graph is executing. The resources here should also be dynamic, which means it should never be used in anywhere else other
+ *     than in the node that is using it. This would mean its initial layouts are always specified as undefined and final layouts specified as
+ *     whatever the last subpass that is using that resource specifies in the node. Dynamic nodes are meant to render to resources that would later
+ *     be used externally, as descriptors for example (the descriptors can be used in a render graph node compute for example). Dynamic nodes run as
+ *     if they are the only nodes in the graph, because their resources are not used in other nodes and are thus not predecessors or successors of any
+ *     other node. 
  *
  */
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.cpp

@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ namespace SHADE
         renderpass.Free();
     }
 
-    renderpass = graphStorage->logicalDevice->CreateRenderpass(attachmentDescriptions, spDescs, spDeps);
+    if (!spDescs.empty())
-    SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(graphStorage->logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eRenderPass, renderpass->GetVkRenderpass(), "[RenderPass] " + name);
+    {
+      renderpass = graphStorage->logicalDevice->CreateRenderpass(attachmentDescriptions, spDescs, spDeps);
+      SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(graphStorage->logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eRenderPass, renderpass->GetVkRenderpass(), "[RenderPass] " + name);
+    }
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -46,91 +49,105 @@ namespace SHADE
   /***************************************************************************/
   void SHRenderGraphNode::CreateFramebuffer(void) noexcept
   {
-    if (!framebuffers.empty())
+    if (renderpass)
     {
-      for (auto fbo : framebuffers)
+      if (!framebuffers.empty())
       {
-        if (fbo)
+        for (auto fbo : framebuffers)
-      	  fbo.Free();
+        {
-      }
+          if (fbo)
-    }
+      	    fbo.Free();
-
+        }
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < framebuffers.size(); ++i)
-    {
-      std::vector<Handle<SHVkImageView>> imageViews(attResources.size());
-      uint32_t fbWidth = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
-      uint32_t fbHeight = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
-
-      for (uint32_t j = 0; j < attResources.size(); ++j)
-      {
-        uint32_t imageViewIndex = (attResources[j]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0;
-        imageViews[j] = attResources[j]->imageViews[imageViewIndex];
-
-        // We want the minimum dimensions for the framebuffer because the image attachments referenced cannot have dimensions smaller than the framebuffer's
-        if (fbWidth > attResources[j]->width)
-          fbWidth = attResources[j]->width;
-        if (fbHeight > attResources[j]->height)
-          fbHeight = attResources[j]->height;
       }
 
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < framebuffers.size(); ++i)
+      {
+        std::vector<Handle<SHVkImageView>> imageViews(attResources.size());
+        uint32_t fbWidth = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
+        uint32_t fbHeight = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 
-      framebuffers[i] = graphStorage->logicalDevice->CreateFramebuffer(renderpass, imageViews, fbWidth, fbHeight);
+        for (uint32_t j = 0; j < attResources.size(); ++j)
-      SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(graphStorage->logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eFramebuffer, framebuffers[i]->GetVkFramebuffer(), "[Framebuffer] " + name + std::to_string(i));
+        {
+          uint32_t imageViewIndex = (attResources[j]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0;
+          imageViews[j] = attResources[j]->imageViews[imageViewIndex];
+
+          // We want the minimum dimensions for the framebuffer because the image attachments referenced cannot have dimensions smaller than the framebuffer's
+          if (fbWidth > attResources[j]->width)
+            fbWidth = attResources[j]->width;
+          if (fbHeight > attResources[j]->height)
+            fbHeight = attResources[j]->height;
+        }
+
+
+        framebuffers[i] = graphStorage->logicalDevice->CreateFramebuffer(renderpass, imageViews, fbWidth, fbHeight);
+        SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(graphStorage->logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eFramebuffer, framebuffers[i]->GetVkFramebuffer(), "[Framebuffer] " + name + std::to_string(i));
+      }
     }
   }
 
   void SHRenderGraphNode::HandleResize(void) noexcept
   {
-    renderpass->HandleResize();
+    if (renderpass)
-
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < framebuffers.size(); ++i)
     {
-      std::vector<Handle<SHVkImageView>> imageViews(attResources.size());
+      renderpass->HandleResize();
-      uint32_t fbWidth = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
-      uint32_t fbHeight = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 
-      for (uint32_t j = 0; j < attResources.size(); ++j)
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < framebuffers.size(); ++i)
       {
-        uint32_t imageViewIndex = (attResources[j]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0;
+        std::vector<Handle<SHVkImageView>> imageViews(attResources.size());
-        imageViews[j] = attResources[j]->imageViews[imageViewIndex];
+        uint32_t fbWidth = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
+        uint32_t fbHeight = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 
-        // We want the minimum dimensions for the framebuffer because the image attachments referenced cannot have dimensions smaller than the framebuffer's
+        for (uint32_t j = 0; j < attResources.size(); ++j)
-        if (fbWidth > attResources[j]->width)
+        {
-          fbWidth = attResources[j]->width;
+          uint32_t imageViewIndex = (attResources[j]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0;
-        if (fbHeight > attResources[j]->height)
+          imageViews[j] = attResources[j]->imageViews[imageViewIndex];
-          fbHeight = attResources[j]->height;
+
+          // We want the minimum dimensions for the framebuffer because the image attachments referenced cannot have dimensions smaller than the framebuffer's
+          if (fbWidth > attResources[j]->width)
+            fbWidth = attResources[j]->width;
+          if (fbHeight > attResources[j]->height)
+            fbHeight = attResources[j]->height;
+        }
+
+        framebuffers[i]->HandleResize(renderpass, imageViews, fbWidth, fbHeight);
       }
 
-      framebuffers[i]->HandleResize(renderpass, imageViews, fbWidth, fbHeight);
+      for (auto& subpass : subpasses)
-    }
+      {
+    	  subpass->HandleResize();
+      }
 
-    for (auto& subpass : subpasses)
+      for (auto& nodeCompute : nodeComputes)
-    {
+      {
-    	subpass->HandleResize();
+    	  nodeCompute->HandleResize();
-    }
+      }
-
-    for (auto& nodeCompute : nodeComputes)
-    {
-    	nodeCompute->HandleResize();
     }
   }
 
   void SHRenderGraphNode::ConfigureSubpasses(void) noexcept
   {
+    if (subpasses.empty())
+      return;
+
+    uint32_t numValidSubpasses = std::count_if(subpasses.begin(), subpasses.end(), [](Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) {return !subpass->HasNoAttachments();});
+
     // Create subpass description and dependencies based on number of subpasses 
-    spDescs.resize(subpasses.size());
+    spDescs.resize(numValidSubpasses);
-    spDeps.resize(subpasses.size());
+    spDeps.resize(numValidSubpasses);
 
     // Now we want to loop through all attachments in all subpasses in the node and query
     // the resources being used. For each resource we want to query the type and record it
     // in bit fields (1 bit for each subpass). 
     uint32_t colorRead = 0, colorWrite = 0, depthRead = 0, depthWrite = 0, inputDependencies = 0;
 
-    uint32_t i = 0;
 
     // For all subpasses (see above description about bit field for this).
-    for (auto& subpass : subpasses)
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; auto& subpass : subpasses)
     {
+      // skip if subpass is not valid
+      if (subpass->HasNoAttachments())
+        continue;
+
       // Configure subpass description
       auto& desc = spDescs[i];
       desc.pColorAttachments = subpass->colorReferences.data();
@@ -186,8 +203,11 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     // Loop through all subpasses again but this time we use the bit field to initialize
     // the dependencies. 
-    for (i = 0; i < subpasses.size(); ++i)
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; auto & subpass : subpasses)
     {
+      if (subpass->HasNoAttachments())
+        continue;
+
       vk::PipelineStageFlags srcStage;
       vk::PipelineStageFlags dstStage;
       vk::AccessFlags        srcAccess;
@@ -245,6 +265,8 @@ namespace SHADE
 
       // initialize input descriptors
       subpasses[i]->CreateInputDescriptors();
+
+      ++i;
     }
   }
 
@@ -343,6 +365,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , spDeps{ std::move(rhs.spDeps) }
     , nodeComputes{ std::move(rhs.nodeComputes) }
     , name { std::move(rhs.name) }
+    , ISelfHandle<SHRenderGraphNode>{std::move(rhs)}
 
   {
     rhs.renderpass = {};
@@ -419,7 +442,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     return subpass;
   }
 
-  Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> SHRenderGraphNode::AddNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::initializer_list<std::string> resources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, float numWorkGroupScale/* = 1.0f*/) noexcept
+  Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> SHRenderGraphNode::AddNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::initializer_list<std::string> resources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, uint32_t variableDescCount/* = 0*/, float numWorkGroupScale/* = 1.0f*/) noexcept
   {
     // Look for the required resources in the graph
     std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> nodeComputeResources{};
@@ -435,7 +458,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> temp (nodeComputeResources);
 
     // Create the subpass compute with the resources
-    auto nodeCompute = graphStorage->resourceHub->Create<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute>(std::move(nodeName), graphStorage, computeShaderModule, std::move(nodeComputeResources), std::move (dynamicBufferBindings), nodeComputes.empty());
+    auto nodeCompute = graphStorage->resourceHub->Create<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute>(std::move(nodeName), graphStorage, computeShaderModule, std::move(nodeComputeResources), std::move (dynamicBufferBindings), nodeComputes.empty(), variableDescCount);
     nodeComputes.push_back(nodeCompute);
 
     for (auto& resource : temp)
@@ -483,6 +506,68 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
+  void SHRenderGraphNode::StandaloneConfigureAttDesc(bool isLastNode) noexcept
+  {
+    // key is handle ID, value is final layout.
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t, vk::ImageLayout> resourceAttFinalLayouts;
+    if (!subpasses.empty())
+    {
+      // We first want to take all resources track their layout as undefined at the start of the node/renderpass
+      for (auto& resource : attResources)
+      {
+        resource->GetInfoTracker()->TrackLayout(GetHandle(), {}, vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined);
+      }
+
+      // attempt to get all final layouts for all resources
+      for (auto& subpass : subpasses)
+      {
+        for (auto& color : subpass->colorReferences)
+        {
+          // If final renderpass and attachment is a COLOR_PRESENT resource, make resource transition to present after last subpass
+          if (isLastNode && (attResources[color.attachment]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)))
+            resourceAttFinalLayouts[color.attachment] = vk::ImageLayout::ePresentSrcKHR;
+          else
+            resourceAttFinalLayouts[color.attachment] = color.layout;
+
+          attResources[color.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(GetHandle(), subpass, color.layout);
+        }
+
+        for (auto& depth : subpass->depthReferences)
+        {
+          resourceAttFinalLayouts[depth.attachment] = depth.layout;
+          attResources[depth.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(GetHandle(), subpass, depth.layout);
+        }
+
+        for (auto& input : subpass->inputReferences)
+        {
+          resourceAttFinalLayouts[input.attachment] = input.layout;
+          attResources[input.attachment]->infoTracker->TrackLayout(GetHandle(), subpass, input.layout);
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (uint32_t j = 0; j < attachmentDescriptions.size(); ++j)
+      {
+        auto& att = attachmentDescriptions[j];
+        auto& resource = attResources[j];
+
+        // If resource is from another render graph, use the final layout it had when it was last used in that graph. This is initialized in LinkNonOwningResource.
+        // We also want to load the attachment, not "don't care".
+        if (resource->resourceTypeFlags & SHUtilities::ConvertEnum(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::SHARED) &&
+          graphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.contains(resource.GetId().Raw))
+        {
+          att.initialLayout = graphStorage->nonOwningResourceInitialLayouts.at(resource.GetId().Raw);
+          att.loadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eLoad;
+          att.stencilLoadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eLoad;
+        }
+        else
+          att.initialLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined;
+
+        att.finalLayout = resourceAttFinalLayouts[j];
+        resource->GetInfoTracker()->TrackLayout(GetHandle(), {}, att.finalLayout);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
   
@@ -509,14 +594,14 @@ namespace SHADE
       // remove attachment reference
       attachmentDescriptions.erase (attachmentDescriptions.begin() + index);
 
+      // erase from mapping as well
+      resourceAttachmentMapping->erase(resourceHandleID);
+
       // Remove footprint of attachment from all subpasses as well
       for (auto it = subpasses.begin(); it != subpasses.end(); ++it)
       {
-        // attempt to detach resource from subpass
+        // If the subpass uses the resource, just remove the subpass since the subpass will be invalid
-      	(*it)->DetachResource(resourceName, index);
+        if ((*it)->UsesResource(index))
-
-        // If the subpass ends up having no attachments after, erase it from the node
-        if ((*it)->HasNoAttachments())
         {
           // erase from indexing
           subpassIndexing.erase((*it)->GetName());
@@ -530,6 +615,24 @@ namespace SHADE
       for (uint32_t i = 0; i < subpasses.size(); ++i)
       	subpasses[i]->SetIndex(i);
 
+      // remove node computes using the resource
+      for (auto it = nodeComputes.begin(); it != nodeComputes.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        if ((*it)->UsesResource(resourceHandleID))
+        {
+          it = nodeComputes.erase(it);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // recompute the barriers for the other computes
+      for (auto it = nodeComputes.begin(); it != nodeComputes.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        if (it == nodeComputes.begin())
+          (*it)->SetFollowingEndRenderpass(true);
+
+        (*it)->InitializeBarriers();
+      }
+
       return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -537,37 +640,40 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHRenderGraphNode::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
-    uint32_t framebufferIndex = (framebuffers.size() > 1) ? frameIndex : 0;
+    if (renderpass)
-    commandBuffer->BeginRenderpass(renderpass, framebuffers[framebufferIndex]);
-
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < subpasses.size(); ++i)
     {
-      subpasses[i]->Execute(commandBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
+      uint32_t framebufferIndex = (framebuffers.size() > 1) ? frameIndex : 0;
+      commandBuffer->BeginRenderpass(renderpass, framebuffers[framebufferIndex]);
 
-      // Go to next subpass if not last subpass
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < subpasses.size(); ++i)
-      if (i != static_cast<uint32_t>(subpasses.size()) - 1u)
+      {
-        commandBuffer->NextSubpass();
+        subpasses[i]->Execute(commandBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
+
+        // Go to next subpass if not last subpass
+        if (i != static_cast<uint32_t>(subpasses.size()) - 1u && !subpasses[i]->HasNoAttachments())
+          commandBuffer->NextSubpass();
+      }
+
+      commandBuffer->EndRenderpass();
+
+      auto const& descMappings = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetMappings(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE);
+
+      // We bind these 2 descriptor sets here because they apply to all node computes
+      if (!nodeComputes.empty())
+      {
+        commandBuffer->ForceSetPipelineLayout(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetSystemData(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE).dummyPipelineLayout, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE);
+
+        // bind static global data 
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
+
+        // bind lighting data
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindLightingData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::LIGHTS), frameIndex);
+      }
+
+      // Execute all subpass computes
+      for (auto& sbCompute : nodeComputes)
+        sbCompute->Execute(commandBuffer, frameIndex);
     }
-
-    commandBuffer->EndRenderpass();
-
-    auto const& descMappings = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetMappings(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE);
-
-    // We bind these 2 descriptor sets here because they apply to all node computes
-    if (!nodeComputes.empty())
-    {
-      commandBuffer->ForceSetPipelineLayout(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetSystemData(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE).dummyPipelineLayout, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE);
-
-      // bind static global data 
-      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
-
-      // bind lighting data
-      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindLightingData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::LIGHTS), frameIndex);
-    }
-
-    // Execute all subpass computes
-    for (auto& sbCompute : nodeComputes)
-      sbCompute->Execute(commandBuffer, frameIndex);
   }
 
   Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHRenderGraphNode::GetOrCreatePipeline(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) noexcept
@@ -599,6 +705,77 @@ namespace SHADE
     batcher.FinaliseBatches(graphStorage->logicalDevice, descPool, frameIndex);
   }
 
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /*!
+  
+    \brief
+      This function simply appends to the container of VkAttachmentDescription
+      and attResources. It will assume the resource is used standalone in the
+      node and will not account for its usage in other nodes. As such its 
+      initialLayout will always be UNDEFINED and its finalLayout will be 
+      whatever is calculated if the node is regenerated using 
+      StandaloneRegnerate. This function also does not affect the render graph
+      while its running since the 2 containers above have already been copied
+      to the GPU.
+    
+    \param resourceName
+      The name of the resource for getting the resource.
+   
+  */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  void SHRenderGraphNode::RuntimeLinkResource(std::string resourceName) noexcept
+  {
+    // Get new resource
+    Handle<SHRenderGraphResource> newResource = graphStorage->graphResources->at(resourceName);
+
+    // append new resource to container
+    attResources.push_back(newResource);
+
+    attachmentDescriptions.push_back(vk::AttachmentDescription
+      {
+        .format = newResource->GetResourceFormat(),
+        .samples = vk::SampleCountFlagBits::e1,
+        .loadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eClear,
+        .storeOp = vk::AttachmentStoreOp::eStore,
+        .stencilLoadOp = vk::AttachmentLoadOp::eClear,
+        .stencilStoreOp = vk::AttachmentStoreOp::eStore,
+      });
+
+    resourceAttachmentMapping->try_emplace(newResource.GetId().Raw, attachmentDescriptions.size() - 1);
+  }
+
+  Handle<SHSubpass> SHRenderGraphNode::RuntimeAddSubpass(std::string subpassName, Handle<SHViewport> viewport, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer) noexcept
+  {
+    return AddSubpass(std::move (subpassName), viewport, renderer);
+  }
+
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  /*!
+  
+    \brief
+      USE WITH CAUTION because the function does not reevaluate resource
+      layouts in attachment descriptions. All resources here will start at
+      UNDEFINED and end at whatever the last subpass using the attachment 
+      specifies. It will also not support render graph node computes given its
+      complexity if it has to be accounted for. 
+      
+      IN SHORT, IT GENERATES A RENDERPASS AS IF ITS THE ONLY NODE
+      IN THE RENDER GRAPH. SEE NOTES IN SHRenderGraph.h
+
+      This function is mainly meant for nodes that are dynamic (in hindsight,
+      there really should have been a distinction between static and dynamic
+      nodes).
+    
+  */
+  /***************************************************************************/
+  void SHRenderGraphNode::RuntimeStandaloneRegenerate(void) noexcept
+  {
+    StandaloneConfigureAttDesc(false);
+    ConfigureSubpasses();
+    CreateRenderpass();
+    CreateFramebuffer();
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
 
@@ -633,4 +810,15 @@ namespace SHADE
     return attResources;
   }
 
+  Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> SHRenderGraphNode::GetNodeCompute(std::string nodeComputeName) const noexcept
+  {
+    for (auto nc : nodeComputes)
+    {
+    	if (nc->name == nodeComputeName)
+        return nc;
+    }
+
+    return {};
+  }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.h

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     void CreateFramebuffer(void) noexcept;
     void HandleResize (void) noexcept;
     void ConfigureSubpasses (void) noexcept;
+    bool DetachResource(std::string const& resourceName, uint64_t resourceHandleID) noexcept;
+    void AddDummySubpassIfNeeded(void) noexcept;
+    void StandaloneConfigureAttDesc (bool isLastNode) noexcept;
 
   public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -105,15 +108,17 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    Handle<SHSubpass>    AddSubpass(std::string subpassName, Handle<SHViewport> viewport, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer) noexcept;
+    Handle<SHSubpass>                AddSubpass(std::string subpassName, Handle<SHViewport> viewport, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer) noexcept;
-    Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> AddNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::initializer_list<std::string> resources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings = {}, float numWorkGroupScale = 1.0f) noexcept;
+    Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> AddNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::initializer_list<std::string> resources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings = {}, uint32_t variableDescCount = 0, float numWorkGroupScale = 1.0f) noexcept;
-    void AddDummySubpassIfNeeded (void) noexcept;
+    
-    bool DetachResource (std::string const& resourceName, uint64_t resourceHandleID) noexcept;
+    void                             Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    Handle<SHVkPipeline>             GetOrCreatePipeline(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) noexcept;
+    void                             FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
 
-    // TODO: RemoveSubpass()
+    // Runtime functions that don't affect the renderpass
-    void Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    void                             RuntimeLinkResource(std::string resourceName) noexcept;
-    Handle<SHVkPipeline> GetOrCreatePipeline(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) noexcept;
+    Handle<SHSubpass>                RuntimeAddSubpass(std::string subpassName, Handle<SHViewport> viewport, Handle<SHRenderer> renderer) noexcept;
-    void FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
+    void                             RuntimeStandaloneRegenerate (void) noexcept;
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHSubpass> GetSubpass(std::string_view subpassName) const noexcept;
     Handle<SHRenderGraphResource> GetResource (uint32_t resourceIndex) const noexcept;
     std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> const& GetResources (void) const noexcept;
+    Handle<SHRenderGraphNodeCompute> GetNodeCompute (std::string nodeComputeName) const noexcept;
     friend class SHRenderGraph;
   };
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNodeCompute.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,56 @@
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
-  SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::SHRenderGraphNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> graphStorage, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>>&& subpassComputeResources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, bool followingEndRP, float inNumWorkGroupScale/* = 1.0f*/) noexcept
+
+  bool SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::UsesResource(uint64_t resourceHandleID) const noexcept
+  {
+    for (auto& resource : resources)
+    {
+      if (resource.GetId().Raw == resourceHandleID)
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::InitializeBarriers(void) noexcept
+  {
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; auto & barriers : memoryBarriers)
+    {
+      barriers.clear();
+
+      for (auto& resource : resources)
+      {
+        vk::AccessFlags srcAccessMask = (followingEndRenderpass) ? vk::AccessFlagBits::eInputAttachmentRead : (vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite);
+        barriers.push_back(vk::ImageMemoryBarrier
+          {
+            .srcAccessMask = srcAccessMask,
+            .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
+            .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+            .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+            .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+            .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+            .image = resource->GetImage((resource->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0)->GetVkImage(),
+            .subresourceRange = vk::ImageSubresourceRange
+            {
+              .aspectMask = resource->imageAspectFlags,
+              .baseMipLevel = 0,
+              .levelCount = resource->mipLevels,
+              .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+              .layerCount = 1,
+            }
+          });
+      }
+      ++i;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::SetFollowingEndRenderpass(uint32_t flag) noexcept
+  {
+    followingEndRenderpass = flag;
+  }
+
+  
+  SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::SHRenderGraphNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> graphStorage, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>>&& subpassComputeResources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, bool followingEndRP, uint32_t variableDescCount, float inNumWorkGroupScale/* = 1.0f*/) noexcept
     : computePipeline{}
     , pipelineLayout{}
     , resources{}
@@ -68,10 +117,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     // check if all layouts are there
     if (layouts.size() == descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE) + 1)
     {
+      Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout> computeResourceLayout = {};
+        computeResourceLayout = layouts[descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE)];
+
       // create compute resources
       computeResource = graphStorage->resourceHub->Create<ComputeResource>();
-      auto computeResourceLayout = layouts[descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE)];
+      computeResource->descSet = graphStorage->descriptorPool->Allocate({ computeResourceLayout }, {variableDescCount});
-      computeResource->descSet = graphStorage->descriptorPool->Allocate({ computeResourceLayout }, { 1 });
 #ifdef _DEBUG
       for (auto set : computeResource->descSet->GetVkHandle())
         SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(graphStorage->logicalDevice, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSet, set, "[Descriptor Set] " + name + " Resources");
@@ -91,6 +142,11 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
+    for (auto& fn : preComputeFunctions)
+    {
+    	fn (cmdBuffer, frameIndex);
+    }
+
     // bind the compute pipeline
     cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(computePipeline);
     
@@ -157,35 +213,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     groupSizeX = maxWidth / workGroupSizeX;
     groupSizeY = maxHeight / workGroupSizeY;
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; auto& barriers : memoryBarriers)
+    InitializeBarriers();
-    {
-      barriers.clear();
-
-      for (auto& resource : resources)
-      {
-        vk::AccessFlags srcAccessMask = (followingEndRenderpass) ? vk::AccessFlagBits::eInputAttachmentRead : (vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite);
-        barriers.push_back(vk::ImageMemoryBarrier
-          {
-            .srcAccessMask = srcAccessMask,
-            .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
-            .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
-            .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
-            .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .image = resource->GetImage((resource->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)) ? i : 0)->GetVkImage(),
-            .subresourceRange = vk::ImageSubresourceRange
-            {
-              .aspectMask = resource->imageAspectFlags, 
-              .baseMipLevel = 0,
-              .levelCount = resource->mipLevels,
-              .baseArrayLayer = 0,
-              .layerCount = 1,
-            }
-          });
-      }
-    	
-      ++i;
-    }
   }
 
   void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::SetDynamicOffsets(std::span<uint32_t> perFrameSizes) noexcept
@@ -219,4 +247,17 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   }
 
+  void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::ModifyWriteDescImageComputeResource(uint32_t binding, SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::viewSamplerLayout const& viewSamplerLayout, uint32_t descArrayIndex) noexcept
+  {
+    static constexpr uint32_t COMPUTE_RESOURCE_SET_INDEX = 0;
+    computeResource->descSet->ModifyWriteDescImage(COMPUTE_RESOURCE_SET_INDEX, binding, viewSamplerLayout, descArrayIndex);
+    computeResource->descSet->UpdateDescriptorSetImage(COMPUTE_RESOURCE_SET_INDEX, binding, descArrayIndex);
+
+  }
+
+  void SHRenderGraphNodeCompute::AddPreComputeFunction(PreComputeFunction const& fn) noexcept
+  {
+    preComputeFunctions.push_back(fn);
+  }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNodeCompute.h

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   class SHRenderGraphNodeCompute
   {
+  public:
+    using PreComputeFunction = std::function<void(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>, uint32_t)>;
+
+
   private:
     // Binding of set SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::RENDERGRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE_RESOURCE
     struct ComputeResource
@@ -73,8 +77,23 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Name of this node
     std::string name;
 
+    std::vector<PreComputeFunction> preComputeFunctions;
+
+
+  private:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* PRIVATE MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                              */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    bool UsesResource       (uint64_t resourceHandleID) const noexcept;
+    void InitializeBarriers (void) noexcept;
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* PRIVATE SETTERS AND GETTERS                                           */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    void SetFollowingEndRenderpass (uint32_t flag) noexcept;
+
   public:
-    SHRenderGraphNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> graphStorage, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>>&& subpassComputeResources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, bool followingEndRP, float inNumWorkGroupScale = 1.0f) noexcept;
+    SHRenderGraphNodeCompute(std::string nodeName, Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> graphStorage, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> computeShaderModule, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>>&& subpassComputeResources, std::unordered_set<BindingAndSetHash>&& dynamicBufferBindings, bool followingEndRP, uint32_t variableDescCount, float inNumWorkGroupScale = 1.0f) noexcept;
 
     void Execute (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
     void HandleResize (void) noexcept;
@@ -84,7 +103,9 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     void ModifyWriteDescBufferComputeResource (uint32_t binding, std::span<Handle<SHVkBuffer>> const& buffers, uint32_t offset, uint32_t range) noexcept;
     void ModifyWriteDescImageComputeResource(uint32_t binding, std::span<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::viewSamplerLayout> const& viewSamplerLayouts) noexcept;
+    void ModifyWriteDescImageComputeResource(uint32_t binding, SHVkDescriptorSetGroup::viewSamplerLayout const& viewSamplerLayout, uint32_t descArrayIndex) noexcept;
 
+    void AddPreComputeFunction (PreComputeFunction const& fn) noexcept;
 
     friend class SHRenderGraph;
     friend class SHRenderGraphNode;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphResource.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  SHRenderGraphResource::SHRenderGraphResource(Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> renderGraphStorage, std::string const& name, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, vk::Format format, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint8_t levels, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags) noexcept
+  SHRenderGraphResource::SHRenderGraphResource(Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> renderGraphStorage, std::string const& name, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, vk::Format format, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint8_t levels, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags, bool inResizeWithWindow) noexcept
     : graphStorage{renderGraphStorage}
     , resourceTypeFlags{ }
     , resourceFormat{ format }
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , height{ h }
     , mipLevels{ levels }
     , resourceName{ name }
+    , resizeWithWindow { inResizeWithWindow }
   {
     // If the resource type is an arbitrary image and not swapchain image
     if (typeFlags.size() == 1 && *typeFlags.begin() == SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT)
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , imageAspectFlags{ rhs.imageAspectFlags }
     , graphStorage{rhs.graphStorage}
     , infoTracker {std::move (rhs.infoTracker)}
+    , resizeWithWindow{rhs.resizeWithWindow}
   {
 
   }
@@ -242,7 +244,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     mipLevels = rhs.mipLevels;
     imageAspectFlags = rhs.imageAspectFlags;
     graphStorage = rhs.graphStorage;
-    infoTracker = std::move(infoTracker);
+    infoTracker = std::move(rhs.infoTracker);
+    resizeWithWindow = rhs.resizeWithWindow;
 
     return *this;
   }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphResource.h

@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! For tracking resource states in stages of the render graphs
     Handle<InfoTracker> infoTracker;
 
+    //! Whether or not to resize (recreate vulkan image) when window resizes
+    bool resizeWithWindow;
+
   public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* CTORS AND DTORS                                                       */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    SHRenderGraphResource(Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> renderGraphStorage, std::string const& name, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, vk::Format format, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint8_t levels, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags) noexcept;
+    SHRenderGraphResource(Handle<SHRenderGraphStorage> renderGraphStorage, std::string const& name, std::initializer_list<SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS> typeFlags, vk::Format format, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint8_t levels, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits usageFlags, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags, bool inResizeWithWindow) noexcept;
     SHRenderGraphResource(SHRenderGraphResource&& rhs) noexcept;
     SHRenderGraphResource& operator=(SHRenderGraphResource&& rhs) noexcept;
     ~SHRenderGraphResource(void) noexcept;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.cpp

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , name { rhs.name }
     , viewport {rhs.viewport}
     , renderer {rhs.renderer}
+    , companionSubpass {rhs.companionSubpass}
   {
 
   }
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     name = std::move(rhs.name);
     renderer = rhs.renderer;
     viewport = rhs.viewport;
+    companionSubpass = rhs.companionSubpass;
 
 
     return *this;
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     switch (attachmentDescriptionType)
     {
     case SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH:
-      imageLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eDepthAttachmentOptimal;
+      imageLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eDepthStencilAttachmentOptimal;
       break;
     case SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STENCIL:
       imageLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eStencilAttachmentOptimal;
@@ -211,25 +213,38 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     commandBuffer->BeginLabeledSegment(name);
    
-    // Ensure correct transforms are provided
+    if (!HasNoAttachments())
-    superBatch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
-
-    if (viewport)
     {
-      // set viewport and scissor
+      // Ensure correct transforms are provided
-      uint32_t w = static_cast<uint32_t>(viewport->GetWidth());
+      superBatch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
-      uint32_t h = static_cast<uint32_t>(viewport->GetHeight());
+
-      commandBuffer->SetViewportScissor(static_cast<float>(w), static_cast<float>(h), w, h);
+      if (viewport)
+      {
+        // set viewport and scissor
+        uint32_t w = static_cast<uint32_t>(viewport->GetWidth());
+        uint32_t h = static_cast<uint32_t>(viewport->GetHeight());
+        commandBuffer->SetViewportScissor(static_cast<float>(w), static_cast<float>(h), w, h);
+      }
+
+      auto const& descMappings = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetMappings(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::BATCHING);
+
+      if (renderer)
+        renderer->BindDescriptorSet(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::CAMERA), frameIndex);
+
+      // If companion subpass is not a valid handle, render super batch normally
+      if (!companionSubpass.companion)
+      {
+        // Draw all the batches
+        superBatch->Draw(commandBuffer, frameIndex);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // if not bind pipeline for companion and and execute draw command
+        commandBuffer->BindPipeline(companionSubpass.pipeline);
+        companionSubpass.companion->superBatch->Draw(commandBuffer, frameIndex, false);
+      }
     }
 
-    auto const& descMappings = SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetMappings(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::BATCHING);
-
-    if (renderer)
-      renderer->BindDescriptorSet(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::CAMERA), frameIndex);
-
-    // Draw all the batches
-    superBatch->Draw(commandBuffer, frameIndex);
-
     // Draw all the exterior draw calls
     for (auto& drawCall : exteriorDrawCalls)
     {
@@ -265,43 +280,27 @@ namespace SHADE
    
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  void SHSubpass::DetachResource(std::string const& resourceName, uint32_t attachmentIndex) noexcept
+  bool SHSubpass::UsesResource(uint32_t attachmentIndex) noexcept
   {
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < colorReferences.size(); ++i)
     {
       if (colorReferences[i].attachment == attachmentIndex)
-      {
+        return true;
-        colorReferences.erase (colorReferences.begin() + i);
-        break;
-      }
     }
 
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < depthReferences.size(); ++i)
     {
       if (depthReferences[i].attachment == attachmentIndex)
-      {
+        return true;
-        depthReferences.erase(depthReferences.begin() + i);
-        break;
-      }
     }
 
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < inputReferences.size(); ++i)
     {
       if (inputReferences[i].attachment == attachmentIndex)
-      {
+        return true;
-        inputReferences.erase(inputReferences.begin() + i);
-        break;
-      }
     }
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < inputNames.size(); ++i)
+    return false;
-    {
-      if (inputNames[i] == resourceName)
-      {
-        inputNames.erase(inputNames.begin() + i);
-        break;
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   bool SHSubpass::HasNoAttachments(void) const noexcept
@@ -458,6 +457,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     subpassIndex = index;
   }
 
+  void SHSubpass::SetCompanionSubpass(Handle<SHSubpass> companion, Handle<SHVkPipeline> pipeline) noexcept
+  {
+    companionSubpass.companion = companion;
+    companionSubpass.pipeline = pipeline;
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.h

@@ -21,12 +21,23 @@ namespace SHADE
   class SHVkSampler;
   class SHRenderer;
   class SHViewport;
+  class SHVkPipeline;
 
   class SH_API SHSubpass : public ISelfHandle<SHSubpass>
   {
   public:
     using ExteriorDrawCallFunction = std::function<void(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>, Handle<SHRenderer>, uint32_t)>;
     
+    // Allows for subpasses to run using a companions data
+    struct CompanionSubpass
+    {
+      // subpass whose data will be borrowed to draw
+      Handle<SHSubpass> companion;
+
+      // Pipeline that will be used for all the draw calls from all batches of the companion subpass
+      Handle<SHVkPipeline> pipeline;
+    };
+
   private:
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PRIVATE MEMBER VARIABLES                                            */
@@ -94,6 +105,15 @@ namespace SHADE
     // For identifying subpasses
     std::string name;
 
+    //! Optional component to a companion subpass. If the subpass handle of this object 
+    //! is valid, the subpass will be drawn using this companion's data.
+    CompanionSubpass companionSubpass;
+
+  private:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* PRIVATE MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                              */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    bool UsesResource(uint32_t attachmentIndex) noexcept;
 
   public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -119,7 +139,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     void Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
     void HandleResize (void) noexcept;
     void BindInputDescriptorSets (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) const noexcept;
-    void DetachResource (std::string const& resourceName, uint32_t attachmentIndex) noexcept;
     bool HasNoAttachments (void) const noexcept;
 
     void Init(SHResourceHub& resourceManager) noexcept;
@@ -128,19 +147,24 @@ namespace SHADE
     void CreateInputDescriptors (void) noexcept;
     void UpdateWriteDescriptors (void) noexcept;
 
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* GETTERS AND SETTERS                                                   */
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   private:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* PRIVATE GETTERS AND SETTERS                                           */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     void SetIndex (uint32_t index) noexcept;
 
   public:
-    Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> const& GetParentNode(void) const noexcept;
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    SHSubPassIndex GetIndex() const noexcept;
+    /* PUBLIC SETTERS AND GETTERS                                            */
-    Handle<SHSuperBatch> GetSuperBatch(void) const noexcept;
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    void SetCompanionSubpass (Handle<SHSubpass> companion, Handle<SHVkPipeline> pipeline) noexcept;
+
+    Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> const&            GetParentNode(void) const noexcept;
+    SHSubPassIndex                              GetIndex() const noexcept;
+    Handle<SHSuperBatch>                        GetSuperBatch(void) const noexcept;
     std::vector<vk::AttachmentReference> const& GetColorAttachmentReferences (void) const noexcept;
-    vk::Format GetFormatFromAttachmentReference (uint32_t attachmentReference) const noexcept;
+    vk::Format                                  GetFormatFromAttachmentReference (uint32_t attachmentReference) const noexcept;
-    const std::string& GetName() const;
+    const std::string&                          GetName() const;
 
     friend class SHRenderGraphNode;
     friend class SHRenderGraph;