not totally sure what I did

projects/loader/src/gryphn_loader.c

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "gryphn_loader.h"
+#include <validation_layers/function_loader/loader/function_loader.h>
 #ifdef GN_API_VULKAN
 #include <apis/vulkan/loader/vulkan_loader.h>
 #endif
@@ -6,8 +7,9 @@
 #include <apis/metal/loader/metal_loader.h>
 #endif
 
-gnInstanceFunctions loadInstanceFunctions(loaderInfo info) {
+// load the speedy API functions or something like that
-    switch (info.api) {
+gnInstanceFunctions loadAPIFunctions(gnRenderingAPI api) {
+    switch (api) {
     case GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE: return (gnInstanceFunctions){ NULL };
     case GN_RENDERINGAPI_VULKAN: return loadVulkanInstanceFunctions(info);
 
@@ -22,6 +24,15 @@ gnInstanceFunctions loadInstanceFunctions(loaderInfo info) {
     }
 }
 
+gnInstanceFunctions loadInstanceFunctions(loaderInfo info) {
+    gnInstanceFunctions apiFunctions = loadAPIFunctions(info.api);
+
+    if (info.validateIfLoaded)
+        return loadFunctionLoaderInstanceFunctions(&apiFunctions);
+
+    return apiFunctions;
+}
+
 gnDeviceFunctions loadDeviceFunctions(loaderInfo info) {
     switch (info.api) {
     case GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE: return (gnDeviceFunctions){ NULL };

projects/validation_layers/function_loader/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS on)
+project(GryphnFunctionValidator)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.c")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE LOADER_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "loader/*.c")
+add_library(GryphnFunctionValidator STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES} ${LOADER_FILES})
+target_include_directories(GryphnFunctionValidator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils)
+target_include_directories(GryphnFunctionValidator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../)
+target_include_directories(GryphnFunctionValidator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../core/src/)

projects/validation_layers/function_loader/loader/function_loader.c

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "function_loader.h"
+
+gnInstanceFunctions loadFunctionLoaderInstanceFunctions(gnInstanceFunctions* callbacks) {
+    return *callbacks;
+}
+gnDeviceFunctions loadFunctionLoaderDeviceFunctions(gnDeviceFunctions* callbacks) {
+    return *callbacks;
+}
+gnCommandFunctions loadFunctionLoaderCommandFunctions(gnCommandFunctions* callbacks) {
+    return *callbacks;
+}

projects/validation_layers/function_loader/loader/function_loader.h

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "loader/src/gryphn_instance_functions.h"
+#include "loader/src/gryphn_device_functions.h"
+#include "loader/src/gryphn_command_functions.h"
+
+gnInstanceFunctions loadFunctionLoaderInstanceFunctions(gnInstanceFunctions* callbacks);
+gnDeviceFunctions loadFunctionLoaderDeviceFunctions(gnDeviceFunctions* callbacks);
+gnCommandFunctions loadFunctionLoaderCommandFunctions(gnCommandFunctions* callbacks);