rename to projects (DOES NOT COMPILE)

2025-06-24 12:04:16 -04:00
parent 7a80d0fd61
commit d66f470a52
148 changed files with 2 additions and 4 deletions
--- a/projects/apis/metal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS on)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+project(GryphnMetalImpl)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+    "src/*.c" "src/*.h" "src/*.m"
+)
+add_library(GryphnMetalImpl STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES})
+target_include_directories(GryphnMetalImpl PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/include/
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/src/
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/src/utils/
+    src/
+    depends/SPIRV-Cross/
+)
+add_compile_definitions(GN_REVEAL_IMPL)
+add_subdirectory(depends/SPIRV-Cross)
+
+target_link_libraries(GryphnMetalImpl spirv-cross-core spirv-cross-msl spirv-cross-c)
+
+target_link_libraries(GryphnMetalImpl
+    "-framework IOKit"
+    "-framework CoreFoundation"
+    "-framework CoreGraphics"
+    "-framework Foundation"
+    "-framework Metal"
+    "-framework QuartzCore"
+)
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/buffer/metal_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/buffer/metal_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformBuffer_t {
+    id<MTLBuffer> buffer, stagingBuffer;
+    bool useStagingBuffer;
+};
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/buffer/metal_buffer.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/buffer/metal_buffer.m
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "metal_buffer.h"
+#include "core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info) {
+    buffer->buffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformBuffer_t));
+    MTLResourceOptions option;
+    buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer = (info.usage == GN_DYNAMIC_DRAW) ? NO : YES;
+    if (info.usage == GN_DYNAMIC_DRAW)
+        option = MTLResourceStorageModeShared;
+    else {
+        option = MTLResourceStorageModePrivate;
+        buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer = [device->outputDevice->device newBufferWithLength:info.size options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared];
+    }
+    buffer->buffer->buffer = [device->outputDevice->device newBufferWithLength:info.size options:option];
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnBufferDataFn(gnBufferHandle buffer, size_t dataSize, void* data) {
+    void* bufferData;
+    if (buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer) {
+        memcpy(buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer.contents, data, dataSize);
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer = [buffer->device->outputDevice->transferQueue commandBuffer];
+        id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [commandBuffer blitCommandEncoder];
+        [encoder copyFromBuffer:buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer sourceOffset:0 toBuffer:buffer->buffer->buffer destinationOffset:0 size:dataSize];
+        [encoder endEncoding];
+        [commandBuffer commit];
+        [commandBuffer waitUntilCompleted];
+    } else
+        memcpy(buffer->buffer->buffer.contents, data, dataSize);
+}
+void* gnMapBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    return buffer->buffer->buffer.contents;
+}
+void gnDestroyBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    if (buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer)
+        [buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer release];
+    [buffer->buffer->buffer release];
+    free(buffer->buffer);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h"
+#include "core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#import <Metal/MTLCommandBuffer.h>
+#import <Metal/MTLCommandEncoder.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformCommandBuffer_t {
+    id<MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer;
+    id<MTLCommandEncoder> encoder;
+    struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t* boundGraphcisPipeline;
+    gnBufferHandle indexBuffer;
+} gnPlatformCommandBuffer;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.m
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "metal_command_buffer.h"
+#include "core/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.h"
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFn(gnCommandBufferHandle* commandBuffers, uint32_t count, struct gnCommandPool_t* pool) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformCommandBuffer));
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnResetCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t *commandBuffer) {
+    // do nothing
+}
+gnReturnCode gnBeginCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer) {
+    commandBuffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline = NULL;
+    commandBuffer->commandBuffer->commandBuffer = [commandBuffer->commandPool->commandPool->commandQueue commandBuffer];
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnEndCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer) {
+    // [commandBuffer->commandBuffer->commandBuffer commit];
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "core/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformCommandPool_t {
+    id<MTLCommandQueue> commandQueue;
+} gnPlatformCommandPool;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.m
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "metal_command_pool.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateCommandPoolFn(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t info) {
+    commandPool->commandPool = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformCommandPool_t));
+    commandPool->commandPool->commandQueue = [device->outputDevice->device newCommandQueue];
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyCommandPoolFn(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool) {
+    [commandPool->commandPool->commandQueue release];
+    free(commandPool->commandPool);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/commands/metal_commands.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/commands/commands/metal_commands.m
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include "core/command/commands/gryphn_command.h"
+#include "core/framebuffers/metal_framebuffer.h"
+#include "core/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.h"
+#include "core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "core/buffer/metal_buffer.h"
+#include "core/uniforms/metal_uniform.h"
+#import <Metal/MTLRenderCommandEncoder.h>
+
+void gnCommandBeginRenderPassFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnRenderPassInfo_t passInfo) {
+    int currentColorAttachment = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < passInfo.clearValueCount; i++) {
+        gnBool wasDepthStencil = gnFalse;
+        if (isDepthFormat(passInfo.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].format)) {
+            wasDepthStencil = gnTrue;
+        }
+        if (isStencilFormat(passInfo.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].format)) {
+            wasDepthStencil = gnTrue;
+        }
+
+        if(!wasDepthStencil) {
+            MTLRenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptor* color = passInfo.framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer.colorAttachments[i];
+            color.clearColor = MTLClearColorMake(
+                passInfo.clearValues[i].red,
+                passInfo.clearValues[i].green,
+                passInfo.clearValues[i].blue,
+                passInfo.clearValues[i].alpha
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    buffer->commandBuffer->encoder = [buffer->commandBuffer->commandBuffer renderCommandEncoderWithDescriptor:passInfo.framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer];
+    MTLViewport vp = {(double)passInfo.offset.x, (double)passInfo.offset.y, (double)passInfo.size.x, (double)passInfo.size.y, 0.0f, 1.0f};
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    [encoder setViewport:vp];
+}
+void gnCommandEndRenderPassFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer) {
+    [buffer->commandBuffer->encoder endEncoding];
+}
+void gnCommandBindGraphicsPipelineFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t* graphicsPipeline) {
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    [encoder setRenderPipelineState:graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline];
+
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.cullMode.face == GN_CULL_FACE_BACK)
+        [encoder setCullMode:MTLCullModeBack];
+    else if (graphicsPipeline->info.cullMode.face == GN_CULL_FACE_FRONT)
+        [encoder setCullMode:MTLCullModeFront];
+    else if (graphicsPipeline->info.cullMode.face == GN_CULL_FACE_NONE)
+        [encoder setCullMode:MTLCullModeNone];
+
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.cullMode.direction == GN_DIRECTION_CLOCK_WISE)
+        [encoder setFrontFacingWinding:MTLWindingCounterClockwise];
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.cullMode.direction == GN_DIRECTION_COUNTER_CLOCK_WISE)
+        [encoder setFrontFacingWinding:MTLWindingClockwise];
+
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.fillMode == GN_FILL_MODE_POINT)
+        [encoder setTriangleFillMode:MTLTriangleFillModeFill];
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.fillMode == GN_FILL_MODE_LINE)
+        [encoder setTriangleFillMode:MTLTriangleFillModeLines];
+    if (graphicsPipeline->info.fillMode == GN_FILL_MODE_FILL)
+        [encoder setTriangleFillMode:MTLTriangleFillModeFill];
+
+    buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline = graphicsPipeline;
+}
+void gnCommandSetViewportFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnViewport_t viewport) {
+    MTLViewport vp = {(double)viewport.position.x, (double)viewport.position.y, (double)viewport.size.x, (double)viewport.size.y, viewport.minDepth, viewport.maxDepth};
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    [encoder setViewport:vp];
+}
+void gnCommandSetScissorFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnScissor_t scissor) {
+    MTLScissorRect scissorRect = { scissor.position.x, scissor.position.y, scissor.size.x, scissor.size.y };
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    [encoder setScissorRect:scissorRect];
+}
+void gnCommandBindBufferFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnBufferHandle bufferToBind, gnBufferType type) {
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    if (type == GN_VERTEX_BUFFER)
+        [encoder setVertexBuffer:bufferToBind->buffer->buffer offset:0 atIndex:0];
+    else if (type == GN_INDEX_BUFFER)
+        buffer->commandBuffer->indexBuffer = bufferToBind;
+}
+void gnCommandDrawFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, int vertexCount, int firstVertex, int instanceCount, int firstInstance) {
+    if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline != NULL) {
+        id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+        if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType == GN_PRIMITIVE_POINTS)
+            [encoder drawPrimitives:MTLPrimitiveTypePoint vertexStart:firstVertex vertexCount:vertexCount instanceCount:instanceCount baseInstance:firstInstance];
+        else if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType == GN_PRIMITIVE_LINES)
+            [encoder drawPrimitives:MTLPrimitiveTypeLine vertexStart:firstVertex vertexCount:vertexCount instanceCount:instanceCount baseInstance:firstInstance];
+        else if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType == GN_PRIMITIVE_LINE_STRIP)
+            [encoder drawPrimitives:MTLPrimitiveTypeLineStrip vertexStart:firstVertex vertexCount:vertexCount instanceCount:instanceCount baseInstance:firstInstance];
+        else if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType == GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES)
+            [encoder drawPrimitives:MTLPrimitiveTypeTriangle vertexStart:firstVertex vertexCount:vertexCount instanceCount:instanceCount baseInstance:firstInstance];
+        else if (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType == GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLE_STRIP)
+            [encoder drawPrimitives:MTLPrimitiveTypeTriangleStrip vertexStart:firstVertex vertexCount:vertexCount instanceCount:instanceCount baseInstance:firstInstance];
+    }
+}
+void gnCommandDrawIndexedFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnIndexType type, int indexCount, int firstIndex, int vertexOffset, int instanceCount, int firstInstance)  {
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    MTLPrimitiveType primative;
+    switch (buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphcisPipeline->info.primitiveType) {
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_POINTS: primative = MTLPrimitiveTypePoint; break;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_LINE_STRIP: primative = MTLPrimitiveTypeLineStrip; break;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_LINES: primative = MTLPrimitiveTypeLine; break;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLE_STRIP: primative = MTLPrimitiveTypeTriangleStrip; break;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES: primative = MTLPrimitiveTypeTriangle; break;
+    }
+    [encoder
+        drawIndexedPrimitives:primative
+        indexCount:indexCount
+        indexType:((type == GN_UINT32) ? MTLIndexTypeUInt32 : MTLIndexTypeUInt16)
+        indexBuffer:buffer->commandBuffer->indexBuffer->buffer->buffer
+        indexBufferOffset:0
+        instanceCount:instanceCount
+        baseVertex:vertexOffset
+        baseInstance:firstInstance
+    ];
+}
+
+void gnCommandBindUniformFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnUniform uniform, uint32_t set) {
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> encoder = (id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)buffer->commandBuffer->encoder;
+    if (uniform->uniform->type == GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR) {
+        gnBufferUniformInfo info = *(gnBufferUniformInfo*)uniform->uniform->data;
+
+        [encoder setVertexBuffer:info.buffer->buffer->buffer
+            offset:info.offset
+            atIndex:(info.binding + 1)
+        ];
+    }
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/debugger/metal_debugger.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/debugger/metal_debugger.m
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h>
+
+// these do nothing because I am too lazy to write a debugger for metal at this point in time
+gnReturnCode gnCreateDebuggerFn(gnDebuggerHandle debugger, gnInstanceHandle instance, const struct gnDebuggerInfo_t info) {
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnDestroyDebuggerFn(gnDebuggerHandle instance) {
+
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_output_device.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_output_device.m
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h>
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "metal_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/instance/metal_instance.h"
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+#include <core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h>
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle outputDevice, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnOutputDeviceInfo_t deviceInfo) {
+    outputDevice->outputDevice = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformOutputDevice));
+    outputDevice->outputDevice->device = deviceInfo.physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device.retain;
+    outputDevice->outputDevice->transferQueue = outputDevice->outputDevice->device.newCommandQueue;
+    // outputDevice->outputDevice->queueCount = deviceInfo.queueInfoCount;
+    // outputDevice->outputDevice->queues = malloc(sizeof(id<MTLCommandQueue>) * deviceInfo.queueInfoCount);
+    // for (int i = 0; i < deviceInfo.queueInfoCount; i++) {
+    //     outputDevice->outputDevice->queues[i] = outputDevice->outputDevice->device.newCommandQueue;
+    // }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnWaitForDeviceFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle device) {
+    [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilCompleted];
+}
+
+void gnDestroyOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle device) {
+    // for (int i = 0; i < device->outputDevice->queueCount; i++) {
+    //     [device->outputDevice->queues[i] release];
+    // }
+    [device->outputDevice->transferQueue release];
+    [device->outputDevice->device release];
+    free(device->outputDevice);
+}
+
+// struct mtlFramebufferVertex {
+//     float x, y;
+//     float u, v;
+// };
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_output_devices.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_output_devices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include <MetalKit/MetalKit.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformPhysicalDevice_t {
+    id<MTLDevice> device;
+} gnPlatformPhysicalDevice;
+
+struct gnPlatformOutputDevice_t {
+    id<MTLDevice> device;
+    MTKView* contentView;
+
+    id<MTLCommandBuffer> executingCommandBuffer;
+    id<MTLCommandQueue> transferQueue;
+    // id<MTLRenderPipelineState> framebuffer;
+} gnPlatformOutputDevice;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_physical_device.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/devices/metal_physical_device.m
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include <core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h>
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "metal_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/window_surface/gryphn_surface.h"
+
+gnPhysicalDevice* gnGetPhysicalDevicesFn(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* deviceCount) {
+    NSArray *devices = MTLCopyAllDevices();
+    *deviceCount = [devices count];
+    gnPhysicalDevice* devicesList = (gnPhysicalDevice*)malloc(sizeof(gnPhysicalDevice) * *deviceCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < *deviceCount; i++) {
+        devicesList[i].physicalDevice = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformPhysicalDevice));
+        devicesList[i].physicalDevice->device = [devices objectAtIndex:0];
+
+
+        id<MTLDevice> device = [devices objectAtIndex:0];
+        devicesList[i].properties.name = gnCreateString([[device name] cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
+        MTLDeviceLocation deviceLocation = device.locationNumber;
+        if (deviceLocation == MTLDeviceLocationBuiltIn)
+            devicesList[i].properties.deviceType = GN_INTEGRATED_DEVICE;
+        else if (deviceLocation == MTLDeviceLocationSlot)
+            devicesList[i].properties.deviceType = GN_DEDICATED_DEVICE;
+        else if (deviceLocation == MTLDeviceLocationExternal)
+            devicesList[i].properties.deviceType = GN_EXTERNAL_DEVICE;
+
+        // below I am going to fake that there is one queue that can support graphics, compute, and transfer queues
+        devicesList[i].queueProperties.queueCount = 1;
+        devicesList[i].queueProperties.queueProperties = malloc(sizeof(gnQueueProperties));
+        devicesList[i].queueProperties.queueProperties[0] = (gnQueueProperties){
+            .queueCount = 1,
+            .queueType = GN_QUEUE_GRAPHICS | GN_QUEUE_COMPUTE | GN_QUEUE_TRANSFER
+        };
+    }
+    [devices release];
+    return devicesList;
+}
+
+gnBool gnQueueCanPresentToSurfaceFn(const struct gnPhysicalDevice_t device, uint32_t queueIndex, const struct gnWindowSurface_t windowSurface) {
+    return gnTrue; // I belive that a window should always be able to present to a surface in metal
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/framebuffers/metal_framebuffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/framebuffers/metal_framebuffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_image_format.h"
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#import <Metal/MTLRenderPass.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformFramebuffer_t {
+    MTLRenderPassDescriptor* framebuffer;
+} gnPlatformFramebuffer;
+
+gnBool isDepthFormat(gnImageFormat format);
+gnBool isStencilFormat(gnImageFormat format);
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/framebuffers/metal_framebuffer.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/framebuffers/metal_framebuffer.m
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include "metal_framebuffer.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/texture/metal_texture.h"
+#include "core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+
+gnBool isDepthFormat(gnImageFormat format) {
+    return gnFalse;
+}
+
+gnBool isStencilFormat(gnImageFormat format) {
+    return gnFalse;
+}
+
+MTLLoadAction mtlGryphnLoadOperation(enum gnLoadOperation_e loadOperation) {
+    switch(loadOperation) {
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_LOAD: return MTLLoadActionLoad;
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_CLEAR: return MTLLoadActionClear;
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_DONT_CARE: return MTLLoadActionDontCare;
+    }
+}
+
+MTLStoreAction mtlGryphnStoreOperation(enum gnStoreOperation_e storeOperation) {
+    switch (storeOperation) {
+    case GN_STORE_OPERATION_STORE: return MTLStoreActionStore;
+    case GN_STORE_OPERATION_DONT_CARE: return MTLStoreActionDontCare;
+    }
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebufferFn(struct gnFramebuffer_t* framebuffer, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnFramebufferInfo_t info) {
+    framebuffer->framebuffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformFramebuffer_t));
+    if (info.attachmentCount != info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentCount) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCreateString("Attachment count on framebuffer does not equal attachment count on render pass descriptor")
+        });
+        return GN_DIVERGENT_RENDERPASS;
+    }
+
+    framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer = [[MTLRenderPassDescriptor alloc] init];
+    [framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer setRenderTargetWidth:info.size.x];
+    [framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer setRenderTargetHeight:info.size.y];
+
+    int colorAttachment = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentCount; i++) {
+        gnBool wasDepthStencil = gnFalse;
+        if (isDepthFormat(info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].format)) {
+            gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+                .message = gnCreateString("Depth attachments are not currently supported in metal (get on this)")
+            });
+            wasDepthStencil = gnTrue;
+        }
+        if (isStencilFormat(info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].format)) {
+            gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+                .message = gnCreateString("Stencil attachments are not currently supported in metal (get on this)")
+            });
+            wasDepthStencil = gnTrue;
+        }
+
+        if(!wasDepthStencil) {
+            MTLRenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptor* color = framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer.colorAttachments[colorAttachment];
+            color.texture = info.attachments[i]->texture->texture;
+
+            color.loadAction  = mtlGryphnLoadOperation(info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].loadOperation);
+            color.storeAction = mtlGryphnStoreOperation(info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[i].storeOperation);
+
+            if (color.loadAction == MTLLoadActionClear)
+                color.clearColor = MTLClearColorMake(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+            colorAttachment++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyFramebufferFn(struct gnFramebuffer_t* framebuffer) {
+    [framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer release];
+    free(framebuffer->framebuffer);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <Metal/MTLRenderPipeline.h>
+#include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformInstance_t {
+    NSView* metalContentView;
+} gnPlatformInstance;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn.h>
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include "metal_instance.h"
+// #include "bridge/metal_bridge.h"
+
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateInstanceFn(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceInfo) {
+    if (instance->instance == NULL) instance->instance = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance));
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyInstanceFn(gnInstanceHandle instance) {
+    free(instance->instance);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline_t {
+    id<MTLRenderPipelineState> graphicsPipeline;
+} gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include "metal_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/shader_module/metal_shader_module.h"
+#include "core/surface/metal_surface.h"
+
+MTLBlendFactor vkGryphnBlendFactor(enum gnBlendFactor_e factor) {
+    switch (factor) {
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO: return MTLBlendFactorZero;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE: return MTLBlendFactorOne;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA: return MTLBlendFactorSourceAlpha;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA: return MTLBlendFactorOneMinusSourceAlpha;
+    }
+}
+
+MTLBlendOperation vkGryphnBlendOperation(enum gnBlendOperation_e operation) {
+    switch(operation) {
+    case GN_OPERATION_ADD: return MTLBlendOperationAdd;
+    }
+}
+
+MTLVertexFormat mtlGryphnVertexFormat(gnVertexFormat format) {
+    switch (format) {
+    case GN_FLOAT2: return MTLVertexFormatFloat2;
+    case GN_FLOAT3: return MTLVertexFormatFloat3;
+    }
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateGraphicsPipelineFn(struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t* graphicsPipeline, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnGraphicsPipelineInfo_t info) {
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline_t));
+    MTLRenderPipelineDescriptor* descriptor = [[MTLRenderPipelineDescriptor alloc] init];
+
+    if (info.subpassIndex >= info.renderPassDescriptor->info.subpassCount) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCreateString("Subpass index is larger then the subpass count in render pass descriptor")
+        });
+        return GN_UNKNOWN_SUBPASS;
+    }
+
+    struct gnSubpassInfo_t subpass = info.renderPassDescriptor->info.subpassInfos[info.subpassIndex];
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < subpass.colorAttachmentCount; i++) {
+        gnSubpassAttachmentInfo subpassAtt = subpass.colorAttachments[i];
+
+        gnRenderPassAttachmentInfo attInfo = info.renderPassDescriptor->info.attachmentInfos[subpassAtt.index];
+        descriptor.colorAttachments[i].pixelFormat = mtlGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(attInfo.format);
+        if (info.colorBlending.enable == gnTrue) {
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].blendingEnabled = YES;
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].rgbBlendOperation = vkGryphnBlendOperation(info.colorBlending.colorBlendOperation);
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].alphaBlendOperation = vkGryphnBlendOperation(info.colorBlending.alphaBlendOperation);
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].sourceRGBBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.sourceColorBlendFactor);
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].sourceAlphaBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.sourceAlphaBlendFactor);
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].destinationRGBBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.destinationColorBlendFactor);
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].destinationAlphaBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.destinationAlphaBlendFactor);
+        } else {
+            [descriptor.colorAttachments objectAtIndexedSubscript:i].blendingEnabled = FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.shaderModuleCount; i++) {
+        if (info.shaderModules[i]->info.stage == GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) {
+            [descriptor setVertexFunction:info.shaderModules[i]->shaderModule->function];
+        } else if (info.shaderModules[i]->info.stage == GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) {
+            [descriptor setFragmentFunction:info.shaderModules[i]->shaderModule->function];
+        } else {
+            return GN_UNSUPPORTED_SHADER_MODULE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    MTLVertexDescriptor* vertexDescriptor = [[MTLVertexDescriptor alloc] init];
+    MTLVertexAttributeDescriptorArray* attributes = vertexDescriptor.attributes;
+    MTLVertexBufferLayoutDescriptorArray* buffers = vertexDescriptor.layouts;
+
+    int k = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.shaderInputLayout.bufferCount; i++) {
+        [[buffers objectAtIndexedSubscript:info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].binding] setStride:info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].size];
+        for (int j = 0; j < info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].attributeCount; j++) {
+            attributes[k].bufferIndex = i;
+            attributes[k].offset = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].attributes[j].offset;
+            attributes[k].format = mtlGryphnVertexFormat(info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].attributes[j].format);
+            k++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [descriptor setVertexDescriptor:vertexDescriptor];
+    NSError* error = nil;
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline = [device->outputDevice->device newRenderPipelineStateWithDescriptor:descriptor error:&error];
+    if (graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline == nil) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCombineStrings(gnCreateString("Failed to create metal render pipeline descriptor "), error.localizedDescription.UTF8String)
+        });
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE;
+    }
+    [descriptor release];
+    [vertexDescriptor release];
+    [error release];
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyGraphicsPipelineFn(struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t *graphicsPipeline) {
+    [graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline release];
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include "core/present/gryphn_present.h"
+#include "core/instance/metal_instance.h"
+#include "core/surface/metal_surface.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.h"
+#include "core/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/texture/metal_texture.h"
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
+
+gnReturnCode gnPresentFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, struct gnPresentInfo_t info) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) {
+        while (!info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->eventTriggered) {}
+    }
+
+    for (int i =0 ; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
+    info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.device = device->outputDevice->device;
+    id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable = [info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer nextDrawable];
+    if (drawable == nil) {
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_FRAMEBUFFER;
+    }
+
+    id<MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer = [device->outputDevice->transferQueue commandBuffer];
+
+    MTLRenderPassDescriptor* passDesc = [MTLRenderPassDescriptor renderPassDescriptor];
+    passDesc.colorAttachments[0].texture = drawable.texture;
+    passDesc.colorAttachments[0].loadAction = MTLLoadActionClear;
+    passDesc.colorAttachments[0].storeAction = MTLStoreActionStore;
+    passDesc.colorAttachments[0].clearColor = MTLClearColorMake(1.0f, 0, 0, 1.0f);
+    id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> render = [commandBuffer renderCommandEncoderWithDescriptor:passDesc];
+    [render endEncoding];
+
+        id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> blit = [commandBuffer blitCommandEncoder];
+
+        [blit copyFromTexture:info.presentationQueues[i]->images[info.imageIndices[i]]->texture->texture
+                sourceSlice:0
+                sourceLevel:0
+                sourceOrigin:(MTLOrigin){0, 0, 0}
+                sourceSize:(MTLSize){info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.x, info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.y, 1}
+                toTexture:drawable.texture
+            destinationSlice:0
+            destinationLevel:0
+        destinationOrigin:(MTLOrigin){0, 0, 0}];
+
+        [blit endEncoding];
+
+        [commandBuffer presentDrawable:drawable];
+        [commandBuffer commit];
+        device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer = commandBuffer;
+    }
+
+    [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilScheduled];
+
+    for (int  i = 0; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
+        if (info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.x != info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.drawableSize.width ||
+            info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.y != info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.drawableSize.height) {
+                return GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+            }
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include "core/presentation_queue/gryphn_presentation_queue.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue_t {
+    int textureCount;
+    id<MTLTexture>* textures;
+
+    uint32_t currentImage;
+} gnPlatformPresentationQueue;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "metal_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "core/surface/metal_surface.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/texture/metal_texture.h"
+#include "core/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreatePresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, const gnOutputDeviceHandle device, struct gnPresentationQueueInfo_t presentationInfo) {
+    if (presentationInfo.minImageCount > 3) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCreateString("On Metal you cannot have more than 3 images in a presentation queue")
+        });
+        return GN_UNSUPPORTED_IMAGE_COUNT;
+    }
+
+    if (presentationInfo.minImageCount < 2) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCreateString("On Metal you cannot have less than 2 images in a presentation queue")
+        });
+        return GN_UNSUPPORTED_IMAGE_COUNT;
+    }
+
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue_t));
+
+    MTLPixelFormat convertedFormat = mtlGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(presentationInfo.format.format);
+    CGColorSpaceRef convertedColorSpace = mtlGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(presentationInfo.format.colorSpace);
+
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->textureCount = presentationInfo.minImageCount;
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->textures = malloc(sizeof(id<MTLTexture>) * presentationInfo.minImageCount);
+
+    MTLTextureDescriptor* textureDescriptor = [[MTLTextureDescriptor alloc] init];
+    textureDescriptor.pixelFormat = convertedFormat;
+    textureDescriptor.width = presentationInfo.imageSize.x;
+    textureDescriptor.height = presentationInfo.imageSize.y;
+    textureDescriptor.usage = MTLTextureUsageRenderTarget;
+    textureDescriptor.textureType  = MTLTextureType2D;
+
+    presentationQueue->imageCount = presentationInfo.minImageCount;
+    presentationQueue->images = malloc(sizeof(gnTexture) * presentationInfo.minImageCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < presentationInfo.minImageCount; i++) {
+        presentationQueue->presentationQueue->textures[i] = [device->outputDevice->device newTextureWithDescriptor:textureDescriptor];
+        presentationQueue->images[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnTexture_t));
+        presentationQueue->images[i]->texture = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformTexture));
+        presentationQueue->images[i]->texture->texture = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->textures[i];
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnPresentationQueueGetImageFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint64_t timeout, struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore, uint32_t* imageIndex) {
+    semaphore->semaphore->eventTriggered = gnFalse;
+    *imageIndex = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->currentImage;
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->currentImage++;
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->currentImage %= presentationQueue->imageCount;
+    semaphore->semaphore->eventTriggered = gnTrue;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyPresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < presentationQueue->imageCount; i++) {
+        [presentationQueue->presentationQueue->textures[i] release];
+    }
+    free(presentationQueue->presentationQueue);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/renderpass/metal_render_pass.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/renderpass/metal_render_pass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#import <Metal/MTLRenderPass.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor_t {
+    MTLRenderPassDescriptor* passDescriptor;
+} gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/renderpass/metal_render_pass.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/renderpass/metal_render_pass.m
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "metal_render_pass.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateRenderPassDescriptorFn(struct gnRenderPassDescriptor_t* renderPass, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnRenderPassDescriptorInfo_t info) {
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor));
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->passDescriptor = [[MTLRenderPassDescriptor alloc] init];
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyRenderPassDescriptorFn(struct gnRenderPassDescriptor_t* renderPass) {
+    [renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->passDescriptor release];
+    free(renderPass->renderPassDescriptor);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_module.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/shader_module/gryphn_shader_module.h"
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformShaderModule_t {
+    id<MTLFunction> function;
+} gnPlatformShaderModule;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_module.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_module.m
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#include "metal_shader_module.h"
+#include "spirv_cross_c.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+void mtlSpirVErrorCallback(void *userdata, const char *error) {
+    struct gnDebugger_t* debugger = (struct gnDebugger_t*)userdata;
+    gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(debugger, (gnMessageData){
+        .message = gnCreateString(error)
+    });
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateShaderModuleFn(struct gnShaderModule_t *module, struct gnOutputDevice_t *device, struct gnShaderModuleInfo_t shaderModuleInfo) {
+    module->shaderModule = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformShaderModule_t));
+
+    spvc_context context = NULL;
+    spvc_parsed_ir ir = NULL;
+    spvc_compiler compiler = NULL;
+    const char *result = NULL;
+    spvc_resources resources = NULL;
+    const spvc_reflected_resource *list = NULL;
+    spvc_compiler_options options = NULL;
+    size_t count;
+
+    spvc_context_create(&context);
+    spvc_context_set_error_callback(context, mtlSpirVErrorCallback, module->device->instance->debugger);
+    spvc_context_parse_spirv(context, shaderModuleInfo.code, shaderModuleInfo.size / 4, &ir);
+    spvc_context_create_compiler(context, SPVC_BACKEND_MSL, ir, SPVC_CAPTURE_MODE_COPY, &compiler);
+
+    spvc_compiler_create_shader_resources(compiler, &resources);
+    spvc_resources_get_resource_list_for_type(resources, SPVC_RESOURCE_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER, &list, &count);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++){
+        uint32_t set = spvc_compiler_get_decoration(compiler, list[i].id, SpvDecorationDescriptorSet),
+                 binding = spvc_compiler_get_decoration(compiler, list[i].id, SpvDecorationBinding);
+
+        if ((shaderModuleInfo.stage & GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) == GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE)
+            binding += 1;
+        spvc_compiler_unset_decoration(compiler, list[i].id, SpvDecorationBinding);
+        spvc_compiler_set_decoration(compiler, list[i].id, SpvDecorationBinding, binding);
+    }
+
+
+    spvc_compiler_create_compiler_options(compiler, &options);
+    spvc_compiler_options_set_uint(options, SPVC_COMPILER_OPTION_MSL_VERSION, 200);
+    spvc_compiler_options_set_bool(options, SPVC_COMPILER_OPTION_MSL_ENABLE_DECORATION_BINDING, true);
+    spvc_compiler_install_compiler_options(compiler, options);
+
+    SpvExecutionModel executionModel = SpvExecutionModelVertex;
+    if (shaderModuleInfo.stage == GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) executionModel = SpvExecutionModelFragment;
+
+    spvc_compiler_set_entry_point(compiler, shaderModuleInfo.entryPoint.value, executionModel);
+    spvc_result res = spvc_compiler_compile(compiler, &result);
+    if (res != SPVC_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CONVERT_SHADER_CODE;
+
+    NSError* error = nil;
+    MTLCompileOptions* mtloptions = nil;
+    NSString* sourceCode = [NSString stringWithCString:result encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    id<MTLLibrary> shaderLib = [device->outputDevice->device    newLibraryWithSource:sourceCode options:mtloptions error:&error];
+    if (!shaderLib) {
+        const char* errorString = error.localizedDescription.UTF8String;
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCombineStrings(gnCreateString("Failed to compile metal library "), errorString)
+        });
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SHADER_MODULE;
+    }
+
+    const char* name = shaderModuleInfo.entryPoint.value;
+    if (strcmp(name, "main") == 0) {
+        name = "main0";
+    }
+
+    gnBool foundFunction = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < shaderLib.functionNames.count; i++) {
+        if (strcmp([shaderLib.functionNames objectAtIndex:0].UTF8String, name) == 0) {
+            foundFunction = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!foundFunction) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+           .message = gnCombineStrings(gnCreateString("Failed to find specified entry point "), name)
+        });
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_FIND_ENTRY_POINT;
+    }
+
+    NSString* functionName = [NSString stringWithCString:name encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    module->shaderModule->function = [shaderLib newFunctionWithName:functionName];
+
+    [shaderLib release];
+
+    spvc_context_destroy(context);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyShaderModuleFn(struct gnShaderModule_t* module) {
+    free(module->shaderModule);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "core/submit/gryphn_submit.h"
+#include "core/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.h"
+#include "core/commands/command_buffer/metal_command_buffer.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/commands/command_pool/metal_command_pool.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnSubmitFn(struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnSubmitInfo_t info) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) {
+        while (!info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->eventTriggered) {}
+    }
+
+
+    __block gnSemaphore* semsToSignal = info.signalSemaphores;
+    __block int semsToSignalCount = info.signalCount;
+    __block gnFence fenceToSignal = info.fence;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.commandBufferCount; i++) {
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer = info.commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer->commandBuffer;
+        [info.commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer->commandBuffer addCompletedHandler:^(id<MTLCommandBuffer> buffer) {
+            for (int c = 0; c < semsToSignalCount; c++) {
+                semsToSignal[c]->semaphore->eventTriggered = gnTrue;
+            }
+        }];
+        fenceToSignal->signaled = gnTrue;
+
+        [commandBuffer commit];
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/surface/metal_surface.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/surface/metal_surface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/window_surface/gryphn_surface.h"
+#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformWindowSurface_t {
+    CAMetalLayer* layer;
+} gnPlatformWindowSurface;
+
+
+MTLPixelFormat mtlGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(gnImageFormat format);
+CGColorSpaceRef mtlGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(gnColorSpace colorSpace);
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/surface/metal_surface.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/surface/metal_surface.m
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "metal_surface.h"
+#include "core/window_surface/gryphn_surface_create_functions.h"
+
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#import <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateMacOSWindowSurfaceFn(struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnMacOSWindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo) {
+    windowSurface->windowSurface = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformWindowSurface));
+    windowSurface->windowSurface->layer = createInfo.layer;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyWindowSurfaceFn(struct gnWindowSurface_t *windowSurface) {
+    free(windowSurface->windowSurface);
+}
+
+struct gnSurfaceDetails_t gnGetSurfaceDetailsFn(
+    struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface, struct gnPhysicalDevice_t device
+) {
+    struct gnSurfaceDetails_t surfaceDetails;
+    surfaceDetails.formatCount = 1;
+    surfaceDetails.formats = (struct gnSurfaceFormat_t[1]){ { GN_FORMAT_BGRA8_SRGB, GN_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR } };
+    surfaceDetails.minImageCount = 2;
+    surfaceDetails.maxImageCount = 3;
+    return surfaceDetails;
+}
+
+MTLPixelFormat mtlGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(gnImageFormat format) {
+    switch (format) {
+    case GN_FORMAT_BGRA8_SRGB: { return MTLPixelFormatBGRA8Unorm_sRGB; }
+    default: return MTLPixelFormatInvalid;
+    }
+}
+
+CGColorSpaceRef mtlGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(gnColorSpace colorSpace) {
+    switch (colorSpace) {
+    case GN_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR: { return CGColorSpaceCreateWithName(kCGColorSpaceSRGB); }
+    }
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/fence/metal_fence.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/fence/metal_fence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/sync/fence/gryphn_fence.h"
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#import <Metal/MTLEvent.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformFence_t {
+
+} gnPlatformFence;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/fence/metal_fence.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/fence/metal_fence.m
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "metal_fence.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device) {
+    // fence->fence = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformFence));
+
+    // fence->fence->fence = [device->outputDevice->device newSharedEvent];
+    // fence->fence->listener = [[MTLSharedEventListener alloc] init];
+    // fence->fence->semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(1);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnSignalFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {
+    // dispatch_semaphore_signal(fence->fence->semaphore);
+}
+void gnWaitForFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence, uint64_t timeout) {
+    // dispatch_semaphore_wait(fence->fence->semaphore, timeout);
+    while (fence->signaled == gnFalse) {}
+}
+void gnResetFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {
+    // dispatch_semaphore_signal(fence->fence->semaphore);
+    // [fence->fence->fence setSignaledValue:0];
+    // [fence->fence->fence notifyListener:fence->fence->listener
+    //     atValue:1
+    //     block:^(id<MTLSharedEvent> ev, uint64_t val) {
+    //     dispatch_semaphore_signal(fence->fence->semaphore);
+    // }];
+}
+void gnDestroyFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {
+    // [fence->fence->fence release];
+    // [fence->fence->listener release];
+    // free(fence->fence);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/sync/semaphore/gryphn_semaphore.h"
+#import <Metal/MTLEvent.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformSemaphore_t {
+    id<MTLEvent> event;
+    bool eventTriggered;
+} gnPlatformSemaphore;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/sync/semaphore/metal_semaphore.m
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "metal_semaphore.h"
+#include "core/devices/metal_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateSemaphoreFn(struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device) {
+    semaphore->semaphore = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformSemaphore));
+    semaphore->semaphore->event = [device->outputDevice->device newEvent];
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnDestroySemaphoreFn(struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore) {
+    [semaphore->semaphore->event release];
+    free(semaphore->semaphore);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/texture/metal_texture.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/texture/metal_texture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#import <Metal/MTLTexture.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformTexture_t {
+    id<MTLTexture> texture;
+} gnPlatformTexture;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform.c
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h>
+#include "metal_uniform.h"
+
+void gnUpdateBufferUniformFn(gnUniform uniform, gnBufferUniformInfo* info) {
+    uniform->uniform->data = malloc(sizeof(gnBufferUniformInfo));
+    memcpy(uniform->uniform->data, info, sizeof(gnBufferUniformInfo));
+}
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h"
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformUniform_t {
+    gnUniformType type;
+    void* data;
+} gnPlatformUniform;
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform_pool.c
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h>
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h>
+#include "metal_uniform.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateUniformPoolFn(gnUniformPool pool, gnDeviceHandle device) {
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnUniform* gnUniformPoolAllocateUniformsFn(gnUniformPool pool, const gnUniformLayout layout) {
+    gnUniform* uniforms = malloc(sizeof(gnUniform) * layout.uniformBindingCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < layout.uniformBindingCount; i++) {
+        uniforms[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnUniform_t));
+        uniforms[i]->uniform = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformUniform_t));
+        uniforms[i]->uniform->type = layout.uniformBindings[i].type;
+    }
+    return uniforms;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyUniformPoolFn(gnUniformPool pool) { }
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform_pool.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/uniforms/metal_uniform_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformUniformPool_t {
+};
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS on)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+project(GryphnVulkanImpl)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+    "src/*.c" "src/*.h"
+)
+
+if (APPLE)
+    file(GLOB_RECURSE METAL_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+    "src/*.m"
+    )
+endif()
+
+find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
+add_library(GryphnVulkanImpl STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES} ${METAL_FILES})
+target_include_directories(GryphnVulkanImpl PUBLIC
+    ${Vulkan_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../utils/
+    src/
+)
+add_compile_definitions(GN_REVEAL_IMPL)
+target_link_libraries(GryphnVulkanImpl ${Vulkan_LIBRARY})
+
+if(WIN32)
+    add_compile_definitions(GN_PLATFORM_WIN32)
+endif()
+if(APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(GryphnVulkanImpl
+        "-framework IOKit"
+        "-framework CoreFoundation"
+        "-framework CoreGraphics"
+        "-framework AppKit"
+        "-framework Metal"
+        "-framework QuartzCore"
+    )
+    add_compile_definitions(GN_PLATFORM_MACOS)
+endif()
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    add_compile_definitions(GN_PLATFORM_LINUX)
+endif()
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#include "vulkan_buffer.h"
+#include "core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h"
+#include "commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+
+VkBufferUsageFlags vkGryphnBufferType(gnBufferType type) {
+    VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags = 0;
+    switch (type) {
+    case GN_VERTEX_BUFFER: usageFlags |= VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT; break;
+    case GN_INDEX_BUFFER: usageFlags |= VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT; break;
+    case GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER: usageFlags |= VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT; break;
+    }
+    return usageFlags;
+}
+
+uint32_t VkMemoryIndex(VkPhysicalDevice device, uint32_t memoryType, VkMemoryPropertyFlags flags, gnBool* foundMemory) {
+    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memoryProperties;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(device, &memoryProperties);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < memoryProperties.memoryTypeCount; i++) {
+        if ((memoryType & (1 << i)) && (memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & flags) == flags) {
+            *foundMemory = gnTrue;
+            return i;
+        }
+    } // this whole thing was adapted from vulkan-tutorial.com
+    return 0;
+}
+gnReturnCode VkCreateBuffer(
+    VkGryphnBuffer* buffer, size_t size, gnDevice device,
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags flags, VkBufferUsageFlags usage
+) {
+    VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+        .size = size,
+        .usage = usage,
+        .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateBuffer(device->outputDevice->device, &bufferInfo, NULL, &buffer->buffer) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER;
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements bufferRequirements;
+    vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer, &bufferRequirements);
+
+    gnBool foundMemory = gnFalse;
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo memoryAllocateInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .allocationSize = bufferRequirements.size,
+        .memoryTypeIndex = VkMemoryIndex(device->physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, bufferRequirements.memoryTypeBits, flags, &foundMemory)
+    };
+    if (!foundMemory) return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(device->outputDevice->device, &memoryAllocateInfo, NULL, &buffer->memory) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+    vkBindBufferMemory(device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer, buffer->memory, 0);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void VkCopyBuffer(VkBuffer source, VkBuffer destination, size_t size, VkCommandPool pool, VkDevice device, VkQueue queue) {
+    VkCommandBuffer transferBuffer = VkBeginTransferOperation(device, pool);
+    VkBufferCopy copyRegion = {
+      .size = size
+    };
+    vkCmdCopyBuffer(transferBuffer, source, destination, 1, &copyRegion);
+    VkEndTransferOperation(transferBuffer, pool, queue, device);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info) {
+    buffer->buffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformBuffer_t));
+    VkBufferUsageFlags usage = vkGryphnBufferType(info.type);
+    buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer = gnFalse;
+    if (info.usage == GN_STATIC_DRAW) {
+        buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer = gnTrue;
+        VkCreateBuffer(
+            &buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer,
+            info.size, device,
+            VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+            VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT
+        );
+
+        return VkCreateBuffer(
+            &buffer->buffer->buffer,
+            info.size, device,
+            VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+            vkGryphnBufferType(info.type) | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT
+        );
+    } else {
+        return VkCreateBuffer(
+            &buffer->buffer->buffer,
+            info.size, device,
+            VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+            vkGryphnBufferType(info.type)
+        );
+    }
+
+
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnBufferDataFn(gnBufferHandle buffer, size_t dataSize, void* data) {
+    void* bufferData;
+    if (buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer) {
+        vkMapMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer.memory, 0, dataSize, 0, &bufferData);
+        memcpy(bufferData, data, dataSize);
+        vkUnmapMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer.memory);
+        VkCopyBuffer(
+            buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer.buffer, buffer->buffer->buffer.buffer, dataSize,
+            buffer->device->outputDevice->transferCommandPool, buffer->device->outputDevice->device,
+            buffer->device->outputDevice->transferQueue);
+    } else {
+        vkMapMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer.memory, 0, dataSize, 0, &bufferData);
+        memcpy(bufferData, data, dataSize);
+        vkUnmapMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer.memory);
+    }
+}
+void* gnMapBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer.memory, 0, buffer->info.size, 0, &data);
+    return data;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyVulkanBuffer(VkGryphnBuffer* buffer, VkDevice device) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, buffer->buffer, NULL);
+    vkFreeMemory(device, buffer->memory, NULL);
+}
+
+void gnDestroyBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    if (buffer->buffer->useStagingBuffer == gnTrue) gnDestroyVulkanBuffer(&buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer, buffer->device->outputDevice->device);
+    gnDestroyVulkanBuffer(&buffer->buffer->buffer, buffer->device->outputDevice->device);
+    free(buffer->buffer);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
+#include <core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h>
+
+typedef struct VkGryphnBuffer {
+    VkBuffer buffer;
+    VkDeviceMemory memory;
+} VkGryphnBuffer;
+void gnDestroyVulkanBuffer(VkGryphnBuffer* buffer, VkDevice device);
+
+struct gnPlatformBuffer_t {
+    VkGryphnBuffer buffer;
+
+    // for if static draw
+    VkGryphnBuffer stagingBuffer;
+    gnBool useStagingBuffer;
+};
+
+gnReturnCode VkCreateBuffer(
+    VkGryphnBuffer* buffer, size_t size, gnDevice device,
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags flags, VkBufferUsageFlags usage
+);
+uint32_t VkMemoryIndex(VkPhysicalDevice device, uint32_t memoryType, VkMemoryPropertyFlags flags, gnBool* foundMemory);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include "vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "commands/command_pool/vulkan_command_pool.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFn(gnCommandBufferHandle* commandBuffers, uint32_t count, struct gnCommandPool_t* pool) {
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .commandPool = pool->commandPool->commandPool,
+        .level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY,
+        .commandBufferCount = count,
+    };
+
+    VkCommandBuffer* buffers = malloc(sizeof(VkCommandBuffer) * count);
+
+    if (vkAllocateCommandBuffers(pool->device->outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, buffers) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_COMMAND_BUFFERS;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformCommandBuffer));
+        commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer->buffer = buffers[i];
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnResetCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer) {
+    vkResetCommandBuffer(commandBuffer->commandBuffer->buffer, 0);
+}
+
+
+gnReturnCode gnBeginCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer) {
+    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO
+    };
+
+    if (vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer->commandBuffer->buffer, &beginInfo) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_BEGIN_RECORDING;
+    }
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnEndCommandBufferFn(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer) {
+    if (vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer->commandBuffer->buffer) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAIELD_TO_END_RECORDING;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+VkCommandBuffer VkBeginTransferOperation(VkDevice device, VkCommandPool pool) {
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY,
+        .commandPool = pool,
+        .commandBufferCount = 1
+    };
+
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+    vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &allocInfo, &commandBuffer);
+
+    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO,
+        .flags = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT
+    };
+    vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &beginInfo);
+    return commandBuffer;
+}
+
+void VkEndTransferOperation(VkCommandBuffer transferBuffer, VkCommandPool pool, VkQueue syncQueue, VkDevice device) {
+    vkEndCommandBuffer(transferBuffer);
+
+    VkSubmitInfo submitInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO,
+        .commandBufferCount = 1,
+        .pCommandBuffers = &transferBuffer
+    };
+
+    vkQueueSubmit(syncQueue, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+    vkQueueWaitIdle(syncQueue);
+    vkFreeCommandBuffers(device, pool, 1, &transferBuffer);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformCommandBuffer_t {
+    VkCommandBuffer buffer;
+
+    gnBool changedBuffer;
+    gnBufferHandle boundIndexBuffer;
+    gnGraphicsPipeline boundGraphicsPipeline;
+} gnPlatformCommandBuffer;
+
+VkCommandBuffer VkBeginTransferOperation(VkDevice device, VkCommandPool pool);
+void VkEndTransferOperation(VkCommandBuffer transferBuffer, VkCommandPool pool, VkQueue syncQueue, VkDevice device);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_pool/vulkan_command_pool.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_pool/vulkan_command_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "vulkan_command_pool.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateCommandPoolFn(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t info) {
+    commandPool->commandPool = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformCommandPool));
+
+    VkCommandPoolCreateInfo poolInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
+        .flags = VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT,
+        .queueFamilyIndex = info.queueIndex,
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateCommandPool(device->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL, &commandPool->commandPool->commandPool) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_COMMAND_POOL;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyCommandPoolFn(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool) {
+    vkDestroyCommandPool(commandPool->device->outputDevice->device, commandPool->commandPool->commandPool, NULL);
+    free(commandPool->commandPool);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_pool/vulkan_command_pool.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/command_pool/vulkan_command_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformCommandPool_t {
+    VkCommandPool commandPool;
+} gnPlatformCommandPool;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/commands/vulkan_commands.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/commands/commands/vulkan_commands.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/command/commands/gryphn_command.h"
+#include <renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h>
+#include "framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h"
+#include "commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "pipelines/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "buffers/vulkan_buffer.h"
+#include "uniforms/vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include "shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.h"
+
+void gnCommandBeginRenderPassFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer, struct gnRenderPassInfo_t passInfo) {
+    VkClearValue* values = malloc(sizeof(VkClearValue) * passInfo.clearValueCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < passInfo.clearValueCount; i++) {
+        values[i] = (VkClearValue){{{
+            passInfo.clearValues[i].red,
+            passInfo.clearValues[i].green,
+            passInfo.clearValues[i].blue,
+            passInfo.clearValues[i].alpha
+        }}};
+    }
+
+    VkRenderPassBeginInfo renderPassInfo ={
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO,
+        .renderPass = passInfo.renderPassDescriptor->renderPassDescriptor->renderPass,
+        .framebuffer = passInfo.framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer,
+        .renderArea = {
+            .extent = { passInfo.size.x, passInfo.size.y },
+            .offset = { passInfo.offset.x, passInfo.offset.y }
+        },
+        .clearValueCount = passInfo.clearValueCount,
+        .pClearValues = values,
+    };
+
+    vkCmdBeginRenderPass(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, &renderPassInfo, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
+}
+void gnCommandEndRenderPassFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer) {
+    vkCmdEndRenderPass(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer);
+}
+void gnCommandBindGraphicsPipelineFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer, gnGraphicsPipeline graphicsPipeline) {
+    buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphicsPipeline = graphicsPipeline;
+    vkCmdBindPipeline(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline);
+}
+void gnCommandSetViewportFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer, gnViewport viewport) {
+    VkViewport vkViewport = {
+        .x = viewport.position.x,
+        .y = viewport.size.y,
+        .width = viewport.size.x,
+        .height = -viewport.size.y,
+        .minDepth = viewport.minDepth,
+        .maxDepth = viewport.maxDepth
+    };
+    vkCmdSetViewport(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, 0, 1, &vkViewport);
+}
+void gnCommandSetScissorFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer, struct gnScissor_t scissor) {
+    VkRect2D vkScissor = {
+        .extent = { scissor.size.x, scissor.size.y },
+        .offset = { scissor.position.x, scissor.position.y }
+    };
+    vkCmdSetScissor(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, 0, 1, &vkScissor);
+}
+VkDeviceSize offsets[] = {0};
+void gnCommandBindBufferFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnBufferHandle bufferToBind, gnBufferType type)  {
+    if (type == GN_VERTEX_BUFFER)
+        vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, 0, 1, &bufferToBind->buffer->buffer.buffer, offsets);
+    else if (type == GN_INDEX_BUFFER) {
+        buffer->commandBuffer->changedBuffer = gnTrue;
+        buffer->commandBuffer->boundIndexBuffer = bufferToBind;
+    }
+}
+void gnCommandDrawFn(gnCommandBuffer buffer, int vertexCount, int firstVertex, int instanceCount, int firstInstance) {
+    vkCmdDraw(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, vertexCount, instanceCount, firstVertex, firstInstance);
+}
+void gnCommandDrawIndexedFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnIndexType type, int indexCount, int firstIndex, int vertexOffset, int instanceCount, int firstInstance)  {
+    if (buffer->commandBuffer->changedBuffer) vkCmdBindIndexBuffer(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, buffer->commandBuffer->boundIndexBuffer->buffer->buffer.buffer, 0, (type == GN_UINT32) ? VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32 : VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT16);
+    vkCmdDrawIndexed(buffer->commandBuffer->buffer, indexCount, instanceCount, firstIndex, vertexOffset, firstInstance);
+    buffer->commandBuffer->changedBuffer = gnFalse;
+}
+
+void gnCommandBindUniformFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnUniform uniform, uint32_t set) {
+    vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(
+        buffer->commandBuffer->buffer,
+        VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS,
+        buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout, set, 1,
+        &uniform->uniform->set, 0, NULL
+    );
+}
+
+void gnCommandPushConstantFn(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnPushConstantLayout layout, void* data) {
+    vkCmdPushConstants(
+        buffer->commandBuffer->buffer,
+        buffer->commandBuffer->boundGraphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout,
+        vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(layout.stage),
+        layout.offset,
+        layout.size,
+        data
+    );
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.c
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#include "vulkan_debugger.h"
+#include <instance/vulkan_instance.h>
+
+void vkPopulateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT* createInfo) {
+    createInfo->sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+    createInfo->messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT;
+    createInfo->messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT;
+}
+
+// gnBool vkCheckValidationLayerSupport(uint32_t count, const char** layers) {
+//     uint32_t layerCount;
+//     vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, NULL);
+//     if (layerCount == 0) return gnFalse;
+
+//     VkLayerProperties* properties = malloc(sizeof(VkLayerProperties) * layerCount);
+//     vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, properties);
+
+//     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+//         gnBool layerFound = gnFalse;
+
+//         for (int c = 0; c < layerCount; c++) {
+//             if (strcmp(layers[i], properties[c].layerName) == 0) {
+//                 layerFound = gnTrue;
+//                 break;
+//             }
+//         }
+
+//         if (layerFound == gnFalse)
+//             return gnFalse;
+//     }
+
+//     return gnTrue;
+// }
+
+// typedef struct vk_userData_t {
+//     gnDebuggerCallback debuggerCallback;
+//     void* userData;
+// } vkUserData;
+
+// static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
+//     VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
+//     VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT messageType,
+//     const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* pCallbackData,
+//     void* pUserData) {
+//     struct vk_userData_t userData = *(struct vk_userData_t*)pUserData;
+
+//     gnMessageSeverity severity;
+//     gnMessageType type;
+//     gnMessageData data = {
+//         .message = gnCreateString(pCallbackData->pMessage)
+//     };
+
+//     switch (messageSeverity) {
+//     default: break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_VERBOSE; break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_INFO; break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_WARNING; break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_ERROR; break;
+//     }
+
+//     switch (messageType) {
+//     default: break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_GENERAL; break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION; break;
+//     case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_PERFORMANCE; break;
+//     }
+
+//     gnDebuggerCallback callback = *userData.debuggerCallback;
+//     gnBool result = callback(severity, type, data, userData.userData);
+//     if (result == gnFalse) return VK_FALSE;
+//     return VK_TRUE;
+// }
+
+// VkResult vk_createDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(VkInstance instance, const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT* pCreateInfo, const VkAllocationCallbacks* pAllocator, VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT* pDebugMessenger) {
+//     PFN_vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT = (PFN_vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT)vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+//     if (vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT != NULL) {
+//         return vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(instance, pCreateInfo, NULL, pDebugMessenger);
+//     }else
+//         return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+//     return VK_SUCCESS;
+// }
+
+// void vk_destroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(VkInstance instance, VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger, const VkAllocationCallbacks* pAllocator) {
+//     PFN_vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT = (PFN_vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT) vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+//     if (vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT != NULL) {
+//         vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(instance, debugMessenger, pAllocator);
+//     }
+// }
+
+// gnReturnCode gnCreateDebuggerFn(gnDebuggerHandle debugger, gnInstanceHandle instance, const struct gnDebuggerInfo_t info) {
+//     debugger->debugger = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformDebugger));
+
+//     if (instance->valid == gnFalse) {
+//         for (int i = 0; i < instance->instance->instanceMessageCount; i++) {
+//             info.callback(
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].severity,
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].type,
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].data,
+//                 info.userData
+//             );
+//         }
+//         return GN_INVALID_INSTANCE;
+//     } else {
+//         for (int i = 0; i < instance->instance->instanceMessageCount; i++) {
+//             info.callback(
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].severity,
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].type,
+//                 instance->instance->instanceMessages[i].data,
+//                 info.userData
+//             );
+//         }
+//     }
+
+//     if (instance->instance->instanceMessageCount > 0) free(instance->instance->instanceMessages);
+//     instance->instance->instanceMessageCount = 0;
+
+//     const char* layers[] = {
+//         "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"
+//     };
+//     if (!checkValidationLayerSupport(1, layers))
+//         return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_DEBUGGER;
+
+
+//     struct vk_userData_t* userData = (struct vk_userData_t*)malloc(sizeof(struct vk_userData_t));
+//     userData->debuggerCallback = info.callback;
+//     userData->userData = info.userData;
+
+//     VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT createInfo = {};
+//     createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+//     createInfo.messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT;
+//     createInfo.messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT;
+//     createInfo.pUserData = (void*)userData;
+//     createInfo.pfnUserCallback = vk_debuggerDebugCallback;
+
+//     VkResult result = vk_createDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(instance->instance->vk_instance, &createInfo, NULL, &debugger->debugger->debugMessenger);    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+//         gnMessageSeverity severity = GN_MESSAGE_ERROR;
+//         gnMessageType type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION;
+//         gnMessageData data = {
+//             .message = gnCombineStrings(
+//                 gnCreateString("Failed to create gnDebuggerObject with api vulkan\n"),
+//                 gnCombineStrings(gnCreateString("Returned with a vulkan error code of: (please do this)"), "")
+//             )
+//         };
+//         info.callback(
+//             severity,
+//             type,
+//             data,
+//             info.userData
+//         );
+
+//         return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_DEBUGGER;
+//     }
+//     return GN_SUCCESS;
+// }
+
+// void gnDestroyDebuggerFn(gnDebuggerHandle debugger) {
+//     vk_destroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(debugger->instance->instance->vk_instance, debugger->debugger->debugMessenger, NULL);
+// }
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformDebugger_t {
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger;
+} gnPlatformDebugger;
+
+void vkPopulateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT* createInfo);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "vulkan_framebuffer.h"
+#include "textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebufferFn(struct gnFramebuffer_t* framebuffer, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnFramebufferInfo_t info) {
+    framebuffer->framebuffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformFramebuffer_t));
+
+    VkImageView* attachments = malloc(sizeof(VkImageView) * info.attachmentCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.attachmentCount; i++)
+        attachments[i] = info.attachments[i]->texture->image.imageView;
+
+    VkFramebufferCreateInfo framebufferInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+        .renderPass = info.renderPassDescriptor->renderPassDescriptor->renderPass,
+        .attachmentCount = info.attachmentCount,
+        .pAttachments = attachments,
+        .width = info.size.x,
+        .height = info.size.y,
+        .layers = 1
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateFramebuffer(device->outputDevice->device, &framebufferInfo, NULL, &framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_FRAMEBUFFER;
+    }
+
+    free(attachments);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyFramebufferFn(struct gnFramebuffer_t* framebuffer) {
+    vkDestroyFramebuffer(framebuffer->device->outputDevice->device, framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer, NULL);
+    free(framebuffer->framebuffer);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformFramebuffer_t {
+    VkFramebuffer framebuffer;
+} gnPlatformFramebuffer;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#include "vulkan_instance.h"
+#include <debugger/vulkan_debugger.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef struct vkUserData {
+    gnDebuggerCallback debuggerCallback;
+    void* userData;
+} vkUserData;
+
+static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT messageType,
+    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* pCallbackData,
+    void* pUserData) {
+
+    gnMessageSeverity severity;
+    gnMessageType type;
+    gnMessageData data = {
+        .message = gnCreateString(pCallbackData->pMessage)
+    };
+
+    switch (messageSeverity) {
+    default: break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_VERBOSE; break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_INFO; break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_WARNING; break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT: severity = GN_MESSAGE_ERROR; break;
+    }
+
+    switch (messageType) {
+    default: break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_GENERAL; break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION; break;
+    case VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT: type = GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_PERFORMANCE; break;
+    }
+
+    vkUserData* userData = (vkUserData*)pUserData;
+    gnDebuggerCallback callback = userData->debuggerCallback;
+    gnBool result = callback(severity, type, data, userData->userData);
+    if (result == gnFalse) return VK_FALSE;
+    return VK_TRUE;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateInstanceFn(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceInfo) {
+    instance->instance = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance));
+    instance->instance->instanceMessageCount = 0;
+
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_LINUX
+    gnBool isX11 = gnTrue;
+    uint32_t extensionCount = 3;
+    const char* extensions[3];
+    if (isX11) {
+        extensions[0] = "VK_KHR_xlib_surface";
+        extensions[1] = "VK_KHR_surface";
+        extensions[2] = VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME;
+    } else {
+        extensions[0] = "VK_KHR_wayland_surface";
+        extensions[1] = "VK_KHR_surface";
+        extensions[2] = VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME;
+    }
+    #endif
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+    uint32_t extensionCount = 3;
+    const char* extensions[] = {
+        "VK_KHR_win32_surface",
+        "VK_KHR_surface",
+        VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME
+    };
+    #endif
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_MACOS
+    uint32_t extensionCount = 4;
+    const char* extensions[] = {
+        "VK_KHR_portability_enumeration",
+        "VK_EXT_metal_surface",
+        "VK_KHR_surface",
+        VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME
+    };
+    #endif
+
+
+    VkApplicationInfo appInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
+        .pApplicationName = gnToCString(instanceInfo.applicationName),
+        .applicationVersion = instanceInfo.applicationVersion,
+        .pEngineName = gnToCString(instanceInfo.engineName),
+        .engineVersion = instanceInfo.engineVersion,
+        .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3,
+    };
+
+    VkInstanceCreateInfo createInfo = {};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
+    createInfo.pApplicationInfo = &appInfo;
+    VkInstanceCreateFlags createFlags = 0;
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_MACOS
+    createFlags |= VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
+    #endif
+
+    createInfo.flags = createFlags;
+
+    if (instanceInfo.debugger != NULL) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < instanceInfo.debugger->info.layerCount; i++) {
+            if (instanceInfo.debugger->info.layers[i] == GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_PLATFORM) {
+                const char* validation_layers[1] = { "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
+                createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 1;
+                createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = (const char*[]){ "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
+
+                vkUserData* userData = malloc(sizeof(vkUserData));
+                userData->debuggerCallback = instanceInfo.debugger->info.callback;
+                userData->userData = instanceInfo.debugger->info.userData;
+
+                VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT debugCreateInfo = {};
+                vkPopulateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(&debugCreateInfo);
+                debugCreateInfo.pfnUserCallback = vk_debuggerDebugCallback;
+                debugCreateInfo.pUserData = userData;
+                createInfo.pNext = &debugCreateInfo;
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+    createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = extensionCount;
+    createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, NULL, &instance->instance->vk_instance);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_CREATE_INSTANCE;
+    instance->valid = gnTrue;
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyInstanceFn(gnInstanceHandle instance) {
+    instance->valid = gnFalse;
+    vkDestroyInstance(instance->instance->vk_instance, NULL);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+
+struct gnInstanceMessage {
+    gnMessageSeverity severity;
+    gnMessageType type;
+    gnMessageData data;
+};
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformInstance_t {
+    VkInstance vk_instance;
+    VkApplicationInfo appInfo;
+
+    uint16_t instanceMessageCount;
+    struct gnInstanceMessage* instanceMessages;
+} gnPlatformInstance;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_device_extensions.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_device_extensions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "vulkan_device_extensions.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
+#include "stdlib.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+const char* *vkGetGryphnDeviceExtensions(uint32_t* outCount, VkPhysicalDevice device) {
+    uint32_t count = 1;
+    const char* *extensiosns = malloc(sizeof(const char*) * count);
+    extensiosns[count-1] = VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME;
+
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_MACOS
+    count++;
+    extensiosns = realloc(extensiosns, sizeof(const char*) * count);
+    extensiosns[(count - 1)] = "VK_KHR_portability_subset";
+    #endif
+
+    uint32_t extensionCount = 0;
+    vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(device, NULL, &extensionCount, NULL);
+    VkExtensionProperties* vkExtensions = malloc(sizeof(VkExtensionProperties) * extensionCount);
+    vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(device, NULL, &extensionCount, vkExtensions);
+
+    gnBool supportsDescriptorPoolOverallocation = gnFalse;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < extensionCount; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(VK_NV_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_OVERALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME, vkExtensions[i].extensionName) == 0) {
+            supportsDescriptorPoolOverallocation = gnTrue;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    free(vkExtensions);
+
+    if (supportsDescriptorPoolOverallocation) {
+        count++;
+        extensiosns = realloc(extensiosns, sizeof(const char*) * count);
+        extensiosns[(count - 1)] = VK_NV_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_OVERALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME;
+    }
+
+    *outCount = count;
+
+    return extensiosns;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_device_extensions.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_device_extensions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+const char* *vkGetGryphnDeviceExtensions(uint32_t* count, VkPhysicalDevice device);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h>
+#include <output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h>
+#include "vulkan_device_extensions.h"
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+#include "commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle outputDevice, gnInstanceHandle instance, gnOutputDeviceInfo deviceInfo) {
+    outputDevice->outputDevice = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformOutputDevice));
+
+    VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo* queueCreateInfos = malloc(sizeof(VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo) * deviceInfo.queueInfoCount);
+    float queuePriority = 1.0f;
+    for (int i = 0; i < deviceInfo.queueInfoCount; i++) {
+        queueCreateInfos[i].sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO;
+        queueCreateInfos[i].flags = 0;
+        queueCreateInfos[i].queueFamilyIndex = deviceInfo.queueInfos[i].queueIndex;
+        queueCreateInfos[i].queueCount = deviceInfo.queueInfos[i].queueCount;
+        queueCreateInfos[i].pQueuePriorities = &queuePriority;
+    }
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures deviceFeatures = {
+        .samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE
+    };
+
+
+
+    VkDeviceCreateInfo deviceCreateInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .queueCreateInfoCount = deviceInfo.queueInfoCount,
+        .pQueueCreateInfos = queueCreateInfos,
+        .pEnabledFeatures = &deviceFeatures
+    };
+    deviceCreateInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = vkGetGryphnDeviceExtensions(&deviceCreateInfo.enabledExtensionCount, deviceInfo.physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device);
+
+    outputDevice->outputDevice->enabledOversizedDescriptorPools = gnFalse;
+    for (int i = 0; i < deviceCreateInfo.enabledExtensionCount; i++)
+        if (strcmp(deviceCreateInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames[i], VK_NV_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_OVERALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME) == 0) outputDevice->outputDevice->enabledOversizedDescriptorPools = gnTrue;
+
+    if (instance->debugger == NULL)
+        deviceCreateInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+    else {
+        const char* validation_layers[1] = { "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
+        deviceCreateInfo.enabledLayerCount = 1;
+        deviceCreateInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = validation_layers;
+    }
+
+    if (vkCreateDevice(deviceInfo.physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, &deviceCreateInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->device) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_DEVICE;
+
+    outputDevice->outputDevice->queues = malloc(sizeof(VkQueue) * deviceInfo.queueInfoCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < deviceInfo.queueInfoCount; i++) {
+        vkGetDeviceQueue(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, deviceInfo.queueInfos[i].queueIndex, 0, &outputDevice->outputDevice->queues[i]);
+    }
+
+    uint32_t queueCount = 0;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(
+        deviceInfo.physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device,
+        &queueCount,
+        NULL
+    );
+
+    VkQueueFamilyProperties* queueFamilies = malloc(sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * queueCount);
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(
+        deviceInfo.physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device,
+        &queueCount,
+        queueFamilies
+    );
+
+    uint32_t transferQueueIndex = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < queueCount; i++) {
+        if ((queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT) == VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT) {
+            transferQueueIndex = i;
+            vkGetDeviceQueue(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, deviceInfo.queueInfos[i].queueIndex, 0, &outputDevice->outputDevice->transferQueue);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    VkCommandPoolCreateInfo poolInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
+        .flags = VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT,
+        .queueFamilyIndex = transferQueueIndex
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateCommandPool(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->transferCommandPool) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_COMMAND_POOL;
+
+    free(queueCreateInfos);
+    free(queueFamilies);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnWaitForDeviceFn(const gnOutputDeviceHandle device) {
+    vkDeviceWaitIdle(device->outputDevice->device);
+}
+
+void gnDestroyOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDeviceHandle device) {
+    vkDestroyCommandPool(device->outputDevice->device, device->outputDevice->transferCommandPool, NULL);
+    vkDestroyDevice(device->outputDevice->device, NULL);
+    free(device->outputDevice);
+}
+
+
+VkCommandBuffer gnBeginVulkanTransferOperation(gnDevice device) {
+    return VkBeginTransferOperation(device->outputDevice->device, device->outputDevice->transferCommandPool);
+}
+void gnEndVulkanTransferOperation(gnDevice device, VkCommandBuffer buffer) {
+    VkEndTransferOperation(buffer, device->outputDevice->transferCommandPool, device->outputDevice->transferQueue, device->outputDevice->device);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformOutputDevice_t {
+    VkDevice device;
+    uint32_t queueCount;
+    VkQueue* queues;
+
+    VkQueue transferQueue;
+    VkCommandPool transferCommandPool;
+
+    gnBool enabledOversizedDescriptorPools;
+} gnPlatformOutputDevice;
+
+VkCommandBuffer gnBeginVulkanTransferOperation(gnDevice device);
+void gnEndVulkanTransferOperation(gnDevice device, VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "vulkan_physical_device.h"
+#include <instance/vulkan_instance.h>
+#include <output_device/vulkan_device_extensions.h>
+#include <vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h>
+
+gnPhysicalDevice* gnGetPhysicalDevicesFn(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* deviceCount) {
+    vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance->instance->vk_instance, deviceCount, NULL);
+    if (deviceCount == 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    VkPhysicalDevice* physicalDevices = malloc(sizeof(VkPhysicalDevice) * *deviceCount);
+    vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance->instance->vk_instance, deviceCount, physicalDevices);
+    gnPhysicalDevice* outputDevices = (gnPhysicalDevice*)malloc(sizeof(gnPhysicalDevice) * *deviceCount);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < *deviceCount; i++) {
+        outputDevices[i].physicalDevice = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformPhysicalDevice_t));
+        outputDevices[i].physicalDevice->device = physicalDevices[i];
+
+        VkPhysicalDeviceProperties deviceProperties;
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(physicalDevices[i], &deviceProperties);
+        outputDevices[i].properties.name = gnCreateString(deviceProperties.deviceName);
+        switch(deviceProperties.deviceType) {
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_OTHER: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_EXTERNAL_DEVICE;
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_INTEGRATED_DEVICE;
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_DEDICATED_DEVICE;
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL_GPU: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_INTEGRATED_DEVICE;
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_INTEGRATED_DEVICE;
+        case VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_MAX_ENUM: outputDevices[i].properties.deviceType = GN_INTEGRATED_DEVICE;
+        }
+
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevices[i], &outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueCount, NULL);
+
+        VkQueueFamilyProperties* queueFamilies = malloc(sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueCount);
+        outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueProperties = malloc(sizeof(gnQueueProperties) * outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueCount);
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevices[i], &outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueCount, queueFamilies);
+        for (int c = 0; c < outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueCount; c++) {
+            outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueProperties[i].queueCount = queueFamilies[i].queueCount;
+
+            gnQueueTypeFlags finalQueueType = 0;
+            if (queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT) finalQueueType |= GN_QUEUE_GRAPHICS;
+            if (queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT) finalQueueType |= GN_QUEUE_COMPUTE;
+            if (queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT) finalQueueType |= GN_QUEUE_TRANSFER;
+            if (queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) finalQueueType |= GN_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING;
+            outputDevices[i].queueProperties.queueProperties[i].queueType = finalQueueType;
+        }
+    }
+    free(physicalDevices);
+
+    return outputDevices;
+}
+
+gnBool gnQueueCanPresentToSurfaceFn(const struct gnPhysicalDevice_t device, uint32_t queueIndex, gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface) {
+    VkBool32 supportsPresent = VK_FALSE;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR(device.physicalDevice->device, queueIndex, windowSurface->windowSurface->surface, &supportsPresent);
+    if (supportsPresent)
+        return gnTrue;
+    return gnFalse;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformPhysicalDevice_t {
+    VkPhysicalDevice device;
+} gnPlatformPhysicalDevice;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+#include "vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.h"
+#include "renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "uniforms/vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+
+VkDynamicState vkGryphnDynamicStateToVulkanDynamicState(enum gnDynamicState_e state) {
+    switch (state) {
+    case GN_DYNAMIC_VIEWPORT: return VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT;
+    case GN_DYNAMIC_SCISSOR: return VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR;
+
+    case GN_DYNAMIC_STATE_MAX: return VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_MAX_ENUM;
+    }
+}
+
+VkPrimitiveTopology vkGryphnPrimitiveType(gnPrimitiveType primitiveType) {
+    switch (primitiveType) {
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_POINTS: return VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_POINT_LIST;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_LINES: return VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_LINE_STRIP: return VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES: return VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST;
+    case GN_PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLE_STRIP: return VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_STRIP;
+    }
+}
+
+VkPolygonMode vkGryphnPolygonMode(enum gnFillMode_e fillMode) {
+    switch (fillMode) {
+    case GN_FILL_MODE_FILL: return VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+    case GN_FILL_MODE_LINE: return VK_POLYGON_MODE_LINE;
+    case GN_FILL_MODE_POINT: return VK_POLYGON_MODE_POINT;
+    }
+}
+
+VkCullModeFlags vkGryphnCullMode(enum gnCullFace_e face) {
+    switch (face) {
+        case GN_CULL_FACE_NONE: return VK_CULL_MODE_NONE;
+        case GN_CULL_FACE_BACK: return VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+        case GN_CULL_FACE_FRONT: return VK_CULL_MODE_FRONT_BIT;
+    }
+}
+
+VkBlendFactor vkGryphnBlendFactor(enum gnBlendFactor_e factor) {
+    switch (factor) {
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO: return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE: return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA: return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
+    case GN_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA: return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
+    }
+}
+
+VkBlendOp vkGryphnBlendOperation(enum gnBlendOperation_e operation) {
+    switch(operation) {
+    case GN_OPERATION_ADD: return VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+    }
+}
+
+VkFormat vkGryphnVertexFormat(gnVertexFormat format) {
+    switch (format) {
+    case GN_FLOAT2: return VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT;
+    case GN_FLOAT3: return VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT;
+    }
+}
+
+VkCompareOp vkGrypnCompareOperation(gnCompareOperation operation) {
+    switch(operation) {
+    case GN_COMPARE_NEVER: return VK_COMPARE_OP_NEVER;
+    case GN_COMPARE_LESS: return VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS;
+    case GN_COMPARE_EQUAL: return VK_COMPARE_OP_EQUAL;
+    case GN_COMPARE_LESS_OR_EQUAL: return VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS_OR_EQUAL;
+    case GN_COMPARE_GREATER: return VK_COMPARE_OP_GREATER;
+    case GN_COMPARE_NOT_EQUAL: return VK_COMPARE_OP_NOT_EQUAL;
+    case GN_COMPARE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL: return VK_COMPARE_OP_GREATER_OR_EQUAL;
+    case GN_COMPARE_ALWAYS: return VK_COMPARE_OP_ALWAYS;
+    }
+}
+
+VkStencilOp vkGryphnStencilOperation(gnStencilOperation operation) {
+    switch(operation) {
+    case GN_STENCIL_KEEP: return VK_STENCIL_OP_KEEP;
+    case GN_STENCIL_ZERO: return VK_STENCIL_OP_ZERO;
+    case GN_STENCIL_REPLACE: return VK_STENCIL_OP_REPLACE;
+    case GN_STENCIL_INCREMENT_AND_CLAMP: return VK_STENCIL_OP_INCREMENT_AND_CLAMP;
+    case GN_STENCIL_DECREMENT_AND_CLAMP: return VK_STENCIL_OP_DECREMENT_AND_CLAMP;
+    case GN_STENCIL_INVERT: return VK_STENCIL_OP_INVERT;
+    case GN_STENCIL_INCREMENT_AND_WRAP: return VK_STENCIL_OP_INCREMENT_AND_WRAP;
+    case GN_STENCIL_DECREMENT_AND_WRAP: return VK_STENCIL_OP_DECREMENT_AND_WRAP;
+    }
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateGraphicsPipelineFn(gnGraphicsPipeline graphicsPipeline, gnDevice device, gnGraphicsPipelineInfo info) {
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline));
+    for (int i = 0; i < GN_DYNAMIC_STATE_MAX; i++) graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->isDynamic[i] = gnFalse;
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates = malloc(sizeof(VkDynamicState) * info.dynamicState.dynamicStateCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.dynamicState.dynamicStateCount; i++) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->isDynamic[info.dynamicState.dynamicStates[i]] = gnTrue;
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates[i] = vkGryphnDynamicStateToVulkanDynamicState(info.dynamicState.dynamicStates[i]);
+    }
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicState = (VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DYNAMIC_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .dynamicStateCount = info.dynamicState.dynamicStateCount,
+        .pDynamicStates = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates
+    };
+
+    int vertexAttributeCount = 0;
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions = malloc(sizeof(VkVertexInputBindingDescription) * info.shaderInputLayout.bufferCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.shaderInputLayout.bufferCount; i++) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions[i].binding = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].binding;
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions[i].stride = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].size;
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions[i].inputRate = VK_VERTEX_INPUT_RATE_VERTEX;
+        vertexAttributeCount += info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[i].attributeCount;
+    }
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions = malloc(sizeof(VkVertexInputAttributeDescription) * vertexAttributeCount);
+    for (int i = 0, j = 0; j < info.shaderInputLayout.bufferCount; j++) {
+        for (int k = 0; k < info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[j].attributeCount; k++) {
+            graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions[i].binding = j;
+            graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions[i].location = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[j].attributes[k].location;
+            graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions[i].offset = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[j].attributes[k].offset;
+            graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions[i].format = vkGryphnVertexFormat(info.shaderInputLayout.bufferAttributes[j].attributes[k].format);
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->vertexInfo = (VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .vertexBindingDescriptionCount = info.shaderInputLayout.bufferCount,
+        .pVertexBindingDescriptions = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions,
+        .vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = vertexAttributeCount,
+        .pVertexAttributeDescriptions = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions
+    };
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly = (VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .topology = vkGryphnPrimitiveType(info.primitiveType),
+        .primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE
+    };
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState = (VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .viewportCount = 1,
+        .scissorCount = 1
+    };
+
+    if (!graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->isDynamic[GN_DYNAMIC_VIEWPORT]) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewport = (VkViewport) {
+            .x = info.viewport.position.x,
+            .y = info.viewport.position.y,
+            .width  = info.viewport.size.x,
+            .height = info.viewport.size.y,
+            .minDepth = info.viewport.minDepth,
+            .maxDepth = info.viewport.maxDepth
+        };
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState.pViewports = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewport;
+    }
+
+    if (!graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->isDynamic[GN_DYNAMIC_SCISSOR]) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->scissor = (VkRect2D){
+            .offset = { info.scissor.position.x, info.scissor.position.y },
+            .extent = { info.scissor.size.x, info.scissor.size.y }
+        };
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState.pScissors = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->scissor;
+    }
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->rasterizer = (VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .polygonMode = vkGryphnPolygonMode(info.fillMode),
+        .lineWidth = 1.0f,
+        .frontFace = ( info.cullMode.direction == GN_DIRECTION_CLOCK_WISE ) ? VK_FRONT_FACE_COUNTER_CLOCKWISE : VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE,
+        .cullMode = vkGryphnCullMode(info.cullMode.face),
+        .depthBiasEnable = VK_FALSE,
+        .depthBiasConstantFactor = 0.0f,
+        .depthBiasClamp = 0.0f,
+        .depthBiasSlopeFactor = 0.0f
+    };
+
+    VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo multisampling = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_MULTISAMPLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .sampleShadingEnable = VK_FALSE,
+        .rasterizationSamples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT
+    };
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment = (VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState){
+        .colorWriteMask = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT,
+        .blendEnable = ( info.colorBlending.enable == gnTrue ) ? VK_TRUE : VK_FALSE,
+        .srcColorBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.sourceColorBlendFactor),
+        .dstColorBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.destinationColorBlendFactor),
+        .colorBlendOp = vkGryphnBlendOperation(info.colorBlending.colorBlendOperation),
+        .srcAlphaBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.sourceAlphaBlendFactor),
+        .dstAlphaBlendFactor = vkGryphnBlendFactor(info.colorBlending.destinationAlphaBlendFactor),
+        .alphaBlendOp = vkGryphnBlendOperation(info.colorBlending.alphaBlendOperation),
+    };
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending = (VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .logicOpEnable = VK_FALSE,
+        .logicOp = VK_LOGIC_OP_COPY,
+        .attachmentCount = 1,
+        .pAttachments = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment,
+        .blendConstants[0] = 0.0f,
+        .blendConstants[1] = 0.0f,
+        .blendConstants[2] = 0.0f,
+        .blendConstants[3] = 0.0f
+    };
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil = (VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DEPTH_STENCIL_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .depthWriteEnable = info.depthStencil.depthWriteEnable,
+        .depthTestEnable = info.depthStencil.depthWriteEnable,
+        .depthCompareOp = vkGrypnCompareOperation(info.depthStencil.operation),
+        .depthBoundsTestEnable = VK_FALSE,
+        .stencilTestEnable = info.depthStencil.stencilTestEnable,
+    };
+
+    if (info.depthStencil.stencilTestEnable) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.front = (VkStencilOpState){
+            .failOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.front.failOperation),
+            .passOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.front.passOperation),
+            .depthFailOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.front.depthFailOperation),
+            .compareOp = vkGrypnCompareOperation(info.depthStencil.front.compareOperation),
+            .compareMask = info.depthStencil.front.compareMask,
+            .writeMask = info.depthStencil.front.writeMask,
+            .reference = info.depthStencil.front.reference,
+        };
+
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.back = (VkStencilOpState){
+            .failOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.back.failOperation),
+            .passOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.back.passOperation),
+            .depthFailOp = vkGryphnStencilOperation(info.depthStencil.back.depthFailOperation),
+            .compareOp = vkGrypnCompareOperation(info.depthStencil.back.compareOperation),
+            .compareMask = info.depthStencil.back.compareMask,
+            .writeMask = info.depthStencil.back.writeMask,
+            .reference = info.depthStencil.back.reference,
+        };
+    }
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->setCount = info.uniformLayout.setCount;
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->sets = malloc(sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayout) * info.uniformLayout.setCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.uniformLayout.setCount; i++) graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->sets[i] = vkGryphnCreateSetLayouts(&info.uniformLayout.sets[i], device->outputDevice->device);
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->ranges = malloc(sizeof(VkPushConstantRange) * info.uniformLayout.pushConstantCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.uniformLayout.pushConstantCount; i++) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->ranges[i] = (VkPushConstantRange) {
+            .offset = info.uniformLayout.pushConstants[i].offset,
+            .size = info.uniformLayout.pushConstants[i].size,
+            .stageFlags = vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(info.uniformLayout.pushConstants[i].stage)
+        };
+    }
+
+    VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo pipelineLayoutInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+        .setLayoutCount = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->setCount,
+        pipelineLayoutInfo.pSetLayouts = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->sets,
+        pipelineLayoutInfo.pushConstantRangeCount = info.uniformLayout.pushConstantCount,
+        pipelineLayoutInfo.pPushConstantRanges = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->ranges
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreatePipelineLayout(device->outputDevice->device, &pipelineLayoutInfo, NULL, &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_UNIFORM_LAYOUT;
+
+    graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->modules = malloc(sizeof(VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo) * info.shaderModuleCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.shaderModuleCount; i++) {
+        graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->modules[i] = info.shaderModules[i]->shaderModule->shaderStageInfo;
+    }
+
+    VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .stageCount = info.shaderModuleCount,
+        .pStages = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->modules,
+        .pVertexInputState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->vertexInfo,
+        .pInputAssemblyState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly,
+        .pViewportState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState,
+        .pRasterizationState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->rasterizer,
+        .pMultisampleState = &multisampling,
+        .pDepthStencilState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil,
+        .pColorBlendState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending,
+        .pDynamicState = &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicState,
+        .layout = graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout,
+        .renderPass = info.renderPassDescriptor->renderPassDescriptor->renderPass,
+        .subpass = info.subpassIndex,
+        .basePipelineHandle = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+        .basePipelineIndex = -1,
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(device->outputDevice->device, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pipelineInfo, NULL, &graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE;
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyGraphicsPipelineFn(struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t *graphicsPipeline) {
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates);
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->bindingDescriptions);
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->attributeDescriptions);
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->ranges);
+    for (int i = 0; i < graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->setCount; i++)
+        vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout(graphicsPipeline->device->outputDevice->device, graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->sets[i], NULL);
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->modules);
+
+    vkDestroyPipeline(graphicsPipeline->device->outputDevice->device, graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline, NULL);
+    vkDestroyPipelineLayout(graphicsPipeline->device->outputDevice->device, graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout, NULL);
+    free(graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline_t {
+    VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo dynamicState;
+    gnBool isDynamic[GN_DYNAMIC_STATE_MAX];
+
+    VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInfo;
+    VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssembly;
+    VkViewport viewport;
+    VkRect2D scissor;
+    VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo viewportState;
+    VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizer;
+    VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState colorBlendAttachment;
+    VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlending;
+    VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo depthStencil;
+
+    // gnBool createdPipelineLayout;
+    uint32_t setCount;
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout* sets;
+    VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
+
+
+    VkPipeline graphicsPipeline;
+
+
+
+    // memory that needs to be freeed
+    VkDynamicState* dynamicStates;
+    VkVertexInputBindingDescription* bindingDescriptions;
+    VkVertexInputAttributeDescription* attributeDescriptions;
+    VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo* modules;
+    VkPushConstantRange* ranges;
+} gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/present/vulkan_present.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/present/vulkan_present.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "core/present/gryphn_present.h"
+#include "sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.h"
+#include "presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnPresentFn(struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnPresentInfo_t info) {
+    VkSemaphore* waitSemaphores = malloc(sizeof(VkSemaphore) * info.waitCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) waitSemaphores[i] = info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->semaphore;
+
+    VkSwapchainKHR* swapchains = malloc(sizeof(VkSwapchainKHR) * info.presentationQueueCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) swapchains[i] = info.presentationQueues[i]->presentationQueue->swapChain;
+
+    VkPresentInfoKHR presentInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_INFO_KHR,
+        .waitSemaphoreCount = info.waitCount,
+        .pWaitSemaphores = waitSemaphores,
+        .swapchainCount = info.presentationQueueCount,
+        .pSwapchains = swapchains,
+        .pImageIndices = info.imageIndices
+    };
+
+    VkQueue queue;
+    vkGetDeviceQueue(device->outputDevice->device, info.queueIndex, 0, &queue);
+
+    VkResult result = vkQueuePresentKHR(queue, &presentInfo);
+    if (result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) return GN_OUT_OF_DATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+    if (result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) return GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include <presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h>
+#include "vulkan_swapchain_support.h"
+#include <output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h>
+#include "vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreatePresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, const gnOutputDeviceHandle device, struct gnPresentationQueueInfo_t presentationInfo) {
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue_t));
+
+    vkSwapchainSupportDetails details = vkGetSwapchainSupport(device->physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, presentationInfo.surface->windowSurface->surface);
+
+    if (details.capabilities.currentExtent.width != presentationInfo.imageSize.x || details.capabilities.currentExtent.height != presentationInfo.imageSize.y) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger,
+          (gnMessageData){
+              .message = gnCreateString("Image size is unsupposed for presentation queue")
+          }
+        );
+
+        presentationInfo.imageSize = (gnUInt2){ details.capabilities.currentExtent.width, details.capabilities.currentExtent.height };
+    }
+
+    if (details.formatCount == 0) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger,
+          (gnMessageData){
+              .message = gnCreateString("Format count for presentation queue is zero")
+          }
+        );
+        return GN_NO_SUPPORTED_FORMATS;
+    }
+    if (details.presentModeCount == 0) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger,
+          (gnMessageData){
+              .message = gnCreateString("Present mode count for presentation queue is zero")
+          }
+        );
+        return GN_NO_SUPPORTED_PRESENT_MODES;
+    }
+
+    int index = -1;
+    VkFormat convertedFormat = vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(presentationInfo.format.format);
+    VkColorSpaceKHR convertedColorSpace = vkGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(presentationInfo.format.colorSpace);
+    for (int i = 0; i < details.formatCount; i++) {
+        if (details.formats[i].format == convertedFormat && details.formats[i].colorSpace == convertedColorSpace) {
+            index = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (index == -1) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+            .message = gnCreateString("Unsupported color format passed to Gryphn")
+        });
+        return GN_UNKNOWN_IMAGE_FORMAT;
+    }
+    VkPresentModeKHR presentMode = VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR;
+    VkExtent2D extent = {
+        .width = presentationInfo.imageSize.x,
+        .height = presentationInfo.imageSize.y
+    };
+
+    VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR createInfo = {};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+    createInfo.surface = presentationInfo.surface->windowSurface->surface;
+
+    createInfo.minImageCount = presentationInfo.minImageCount;
+    createInfo.imageFormat = details.formats[index].format;
+    createInfo.imageColorSpace = details.formats[index].colorSpace;
+    createInfo.imageExtent = extent;
+    createInfo.imageArrayLayers = 1;
+    createInfo.imageUsage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+
+    if (presentationInfo.imageSharingMode == GN_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE)
+        createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    else
+        createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT;
+    createInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = presentationInfo.queueFamilyCount;
+    createInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = presentationInfo.queueFamilies;
+    createInfo.preTransform = details.capabilities.currentTransform;
+    createInfo.compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
+    createInfo.presentMode = presentMode;
+    createInfo.clipped = VK_TRUE;
+    createInfo.oldSwapchain = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateSwapchainKHR(device->outputDevice->device, &createInfo, NULL, &presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain);
+    if (result == VK_ERROR_NATIVE_WINDOW_IN_USE_KHR) return GN_WINDOW_IN_USE;
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+
+    vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device->outputDevice->device, presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain, &presentationQueue->imageCount, NULL);
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImages = malloc(sizeof(VkImage) * presentationQueue->imageCount);
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImageViews = malloc(sizeof(VkImageView) * presentationQueue->imageCount);
+    vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device->outputDevice->device, presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain, &presentationQueue->imageCount, presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImages);
+
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo imageViewCreateInfo = {};
+    imageViewCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.format = convertedFormat;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.components.r = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.components.g = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.components.b = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.components.a = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount = 1;
+
+    presentationQueue->images = malloc(sizeof(gnTextureHandle) * presentationQueue->imageCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < presentationQueue->imageCount; i++) {
+        presentationQueue->images[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnTexture_t));
+        presentationQueue->images[i]->texture = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformTexture));
+        imageViewCreateInfo.image = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImages[i];
+        if (vkCreateImageView(device->outputDevice->device, &imageViewCreateInfo, NULL, &presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImageViews[i]) != VK_SUCCESS)
+            return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_IMAGE_VIEW;
+
+        presentationQueue->images[i]->texture->image.image = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImages[i];
+        presentationQueue->images[i]->texture->image.imageView = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChainImageViews[i];
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnPresentationQueueGetImageFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint64_t timeout, struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore, uint32_t* imageIndex) {
+    VkResult result = vkAcquireNextImageKHR(
+        presentationQueue->outputDevice->outputDevice->device,
+        presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain,
+        timeout, semaphore->semaphore->semaphore, VK_NULL_HANDLE, imageIndex);
+
+    if (result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) return GN_OUT_OF_DATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+    if (result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) return GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE;
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyPresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueueHandle queue) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < queue->imageCount; i++)
+        vkDestroyImageView(queue->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, queue->presentationQueue->swapChainImageViews[i], NULL);
+    vkDestroySwapchainKHR(queue->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, queue->presentationQueue->swapChain, NULL);
+    free(queue->presentationQueue->swapChainImageViews);
+    free(queue->presentationQueue->swapChainImages);
+    free(queue->presentationQueue);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/presentation_queue/gryphn_presentation_queue.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue_t {
+    VkSwapchainKHR swapChain;
+
+    VkImage* swapChainImages;
+    VkImageView* swapChainImageViews;
+} gnPlatformPresentationQueue;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "vulkan_swapchain_support.h"
+
+struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t vkGetSwapchainSupport(
+    const VkPhysicalDevice device,
+    const VkSurfaceKHR surface
+) {
+    struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t details;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(device, surface, &details.capabilities);
+
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface, &details.formatCount, NULL);
+    if (details.formatCount > 0) {
+        details.formats = malloc(sizeof(VkSurfaceFormatKHR) * details.formatCount);
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface, &details.formatCount, details.formats);
+    }
+
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface, &details.presentModeCount, NULL);
+    if (details.presentModeCount > 0) {
+        details.presentModes = malloc(sizeof(VkPresentModeKHR) * details.presentModeCount);
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface, &details.presentModeCount, details.presentModes);
+    }
+
+    return details;
+}
+
+struct vkSwapchainDetails_t vkGetSwapchainDetails(
+    const struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t supportDetails
+) {
+    struct vkSwapchainDetails_t details;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < supportDetails.formatCount; i++) {
+        // if (supportDetails.)
+    }
+
+    return details;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h>
+
+typedef struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t {
+    VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR capabilities;
+    uint32_t formatCount;
+    VkSurfaceFormatKHR* formats;
+
+    uint32_t presentModeCount;
+    VkPresentModeKHR* presentModes;
+} vkSwapchainSupportDetails;
+
+typedef struct vkSwapchainDetails_t {
+    VkSurfaceFormatKHR surfaceFormat;
+} vkSwapchainDetails;
+
+struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t vkGetSwapchainSupport(
+    const VkPhysicalDevice device,
+    const VkSurfaceKHR surface
+);
+
+struct vkSwapchainDetails_t vkGetSwapchainDetails(
+    const struct vkSwapchainSupportDetails_t supportDetails
+);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+VkAttachmentLoadOp vkGryphnLoadOperation(gnLoadOperation loadOperation) {
+    switch(loadOperation) {
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_LOAD: return VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_CLEAR: return VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+    case GN_LOAD_OPERATION_DONT_CARE: return VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+    }
+}
+
+VkAttachmentStoreOp vkGryphnStoreOperation(gnStoreOperation storeOperation) {
+    switch (storeOperation) {
+    case GN_STORE_OPERATION_STORE: return VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+    case GN_STORE_OPERATION_DONT_CARE: return VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+    }
+}
+
+VkImageLayout vkGryphnImageLayout(gnImageLayout layout) {
+    switch(layout) {
+    case GN_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED: return VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+    case GN_LAYOUT_PRESENTATION_QUEUE_IMAGE: return VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+    case GN_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DESTINATION: return VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL;
+    case GN_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT: return VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+    case GN_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL: return VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+    }
+}
+
+VkPipelineStageFlags vkGryphnRenderPassStage(gnRenderPassStage stage) {
+    VkPipelineStageFlags flags = 0;
+    if ((stage & GN_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT) == GN_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT) flags |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
+    if ((stage & GN_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TEST) == GN_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TEST) flags |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+    return flags;
+}
+
+VkAccessFlags vkGryphnRenderPassAccess(gnRenderPassAccess access) {
+    VkAccessFlags flags = 0;
+    if ((flags & GN_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE) == GN_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE) flags |= VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+    if ((flags & GN_DEPTH_STENCIL_WRITE) == GN_DEPTH_STENCIL_WRITE) flags |= VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+    return flags;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateRenderPassDescriptorFn(struct gnRenderPassDescriptor_t* renderPass, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, gnRenderPassDescriptorInfo info) {
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor));
+
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachmentCount = info.attachmentCount;
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments = malloc(sizeof(VkAttachmentDescription) * info.attachmentCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.attachmentCount; i++) {
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].format = vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(info.attachmentInfos[i].format);
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].flags = 0;
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].loadOp = vkGryphnLoadOperation(info.attachmentInfos[i].loadOperation);
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].storeOp = vkGryphnStoreOperation(info.attachmentInfos[i].storeOperation);
+
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].stencilLoadOp = vkGryphnLoadOperation(info.attachmentInfos[i].stencilLoadOperation);
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].stencilStoreOp = vkGryphnStoreOperation(info.attachmentInfos[i].stencilStoreOperation);
+
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].initialLayout = vkGryphnImageLayout(info.attachmentInfos[i].initialLayout);
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments[i].finalLayout = vkGryphnImageLayout(info.attachmentInfos[i].finalLayout);
+    }
+
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpassCount = info.subpassCount;
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpasses = malloc(sizeof(VkSubpassDescription) * info.subpassCount);
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->colorAttachments = malloc(sizeof(VkAttachmentReference*) * info.subpassCount);
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->depthAttachments = malloc(sizeof(VkAttachmentReference) * info.subpassCount);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.subpassCount; i++) {
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->colorAttachments[i] = malloc(sizeof(VkAttachmentReference) * info.subpassInfos[i].colorAttachmentCount);
+
+        for (int c = 0; c < info.subpassInfos[i].colorAttachmentCount; c++) {
+            renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->colorAttachments[i][c] = (VkAttachmentReference){
+                .attachment = info.subpassInfos[i].colorAttachments[c].index,
+                .layout = vkGryphnImageLayout(info.subpassInfos[i].colorAttachments[c].imageLayout)
+            };
+        }
+
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpasses[i] = (VkSubpassDescription){
+            .flags = 0,
+            .pipelineBindPoint = VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS,
+            .colorAttachmentCount = info.subpassInfos[i].colorAttachmentCount,
+            .pColorAttachments = renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->colorAttachments[i]
+        };
+
+        if (info.subpassInfos[i].depthAttachment != NULL) {
+            renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->depthAttachments[i] = (VkAttachmentReference){
+                .attachment = info.subpassInfos[i].depthAttachment->index,
+                .layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL
+            };
+            renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpasses[i].pDepthStencilAttachment = &renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->depthAttachments[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->dependencies = malloc(sizeof(VkSubpassDependency) * info.dependencyCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.dependencyCount; i++) {
+        renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->dependencies[i] = (VkSubpassDependency) {
+            .srcSubpass = (info.dependencies[i].source == GN_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL) ? VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL : info.dependencies[i].source,
+            .dstSubpass = (info.dependencies[i].destination == GN_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL) ? VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL : info.dependencies[i].destination,
+            .srcStageMask = vkGryphnRenderPassStage(info.dependencies[i].soruceStageMask),
+            .srcAccessMask = vkGryphnRenderPassAccess(info.dependencies[i].sourceAccessMask),
+            .dstStageMask = vkGryphnRenderPassStage(info.dependencies[i].destinationStageMask),
+            .dstAccessMask = vkGryphnRenderPassAccess(info.dependencies[i].destinationAccessMask)
+        };
+    }
+
+    VkRenderPassCreateInfo renderPassInfo = (VkRenderPassCreateInfo) {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = NULL,
+        .flags = 0,
+        .attachmentCount = info.attachmentCount,
+        .pAttachments = renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments,
+        .subpassCount = info.subpassCount,
+        .pSubpasses = renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpasses,
+        .dependencyCount = info.dependencyCount,
+        .pDependencies = renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->dependencies,
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateRenderPass(device->outputDevice->device, &renderPassInfo, NULL, &renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->renderPass) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_RENDER_PASS;
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+void gnDestroyRenderPassDescriptorFn(gnRenderPassDescriptor renderPass) {
+    vkDestroyRenderPass(renderPass->device->outputDevice->device, renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->renderPass, NULL);
+
+
+    free(renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->attachments);
+    free(renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->subpasses);
+    free(renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->dependencies);
+    free(renderPass->renderPassDescriptor->depthAttachments);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor_t {
+    VkRenderPass renderPass;
+
+    uint32_t attachmentCount;
+    VkAttachmentDescription* attachments;
+
+    uint32_t subpassCount;
+    VkSubpassDescription* subpasses;
+    VkSubpassDependency* dependencies;
+
+    VkAttachmentReference** colorAttachments;
+    VkAttachmentReference* depthAttachments;
+} gnPlatformRenderPassDescriptor;
+
+VkPipelineStageFlags vkGryphnRenderPassStage(gnRenderPassStage stage);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "vulkan_shader_module.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+VkShaderStageFlagBits vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(gnShaderModuleStage stage) {
+    VkShaderStageFlagBits outStage = 0;
+
+    if ((stage & GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) == GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) outStage |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+    if ((stage & GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) == GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) outStage |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+    if ((stage & GN_ALL_SHADER_MODULE) == GN_ALL_SHADER_MODULE) return VK_SHADER_STAGE_ALL_GRAPHICS;
+
+    return outStage;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateShaderModuleFn(gnShaderModule module, gnDevice device, gnShaderModuleInfo shaderModuleInfo) {
+    module->shaderModule = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformShaderModule_t));
+
+    VkShaderModuleCreateInfo createInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .codeSize = shaderModuleInfo.size,
+        .pCode = shaderModuleInfo.code
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateShaderModule(device->outputDevice->device, &createInfo, NULL, &module->shaderModule->shaderModule) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SHADER_MODULE;
+
+    module->shaderModule->shaderStageInfo = (VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo){
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .stage = vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(shaderModuleInfo.stage),
+        .module = module->shaderModule->shaderModule,
+        .pName = shaderModuleInfo.entryPoint.value
+    };
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyShaderModuleFn(struct gnShaderModule_t* module) {
+    vkDestroyShaderModule(module->device->outputDevice->device, module->shaderModule->shaderModule, NULL);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <core/shader_module/gryphn_shader_module.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformShaderModule_t {
+    VkShaderModule shaderModule;
+    VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo shaderStageInfo;
+} gnPlatformShaderModule;
+
+VkShaderStageFlagBits vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(gnShaderModuleStage stage);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/submit/vulkan_submit.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/submit/vulkan_submit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/submit/gryphn_submit.h"
+#include "sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.h"
+#include "sync/fence/vulkan_fence.h"
+#include "commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "renderpass/vulkan_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+
+
+gnReturnCode gnSubmitFn(struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnSubmitInfo_t info) {
+    VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL;
+
+    VkSemaphore* waitSemaphores = malloc(sizeof(VkSemaphore) * info.waitCount);
+    VkPipelineStageFlags* waitStages = malloc(sizeof(VkPipelineStageFlags) * info.waitCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) waitSemaphores[i] = info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->semaphore;
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) waitStages[i] = vkGryphnRenderPassStage(info.waitStages[i]);
+
+    VkCommandBuffer* commandBuffers = malloc(sizeof(VkCommandBuffer) * info.commandBufferCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.commandBufferCount; i++) commandBuffers[i] = info.commandBuffers[i]->commandBuffer->buffer;
+
+    VkSemaphore* signalSemaphores = malloc(sizeof(VkSemaphore) * info.signalCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < info.signalCount; i++) signalSemaphores[i] = info.signalSemaphores[i]->semaphore->semaphore;
+
+    VkSubmitInfo submitInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO,
+        .waitSemaphoreCount = info.waitCount,
+        .pWaitSemaphores = waitSemaphores,
+        .pWaitDstStageMask = waitStages,
+        .commandBufferCount = info.commandBufferCount,
+        .pCommandBuffers = commandBuffers,
+        .signalSemaphoreCount = info.signalCount,
+        .pSignalSemaphores = signalSemaphores
+    };
+
+    VkQueue queue;
+    vkGetDeviceQueue(device->outputDevice->device, info.queueIndex, 0, &queue);
+
+    if (vkQueueSubmit(queue, 1, &submitInfo, info.fence->fence->fence) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        free(waitSemaphores);
+        free(waitStages);
+        free(commandBuffers);
+        free(signalSemaphores);
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_SUBMIT_COMMAND_BUFFER;
+    }
+    free(waitSemaphores);
+    free(waitStages);
+    free(commandBuffers);
+    free(signalSemaphores);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/fence/vulkan_fence.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/fence/vulkan_fence.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "vulkan_fence.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device) {
+    fence->fence = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformFence));
+    VkFenceCreateInfo fenceInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO
+    };
+    if (vkCreateFence(device->outputDevice->device, &fenceInfo, NULL, &fence->fence->fence) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_FENCE;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnSignalFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {}
+void gnWaitForFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence, uint64_t timeout) {
+    vkWaitForFences(fence->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &fence->fence->fence, VK_TRUE, timeout);
+}
+void gnResetFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {
+    vkResetFences(fence->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &fence->fence->fence);
+}
+void gnDestroyFenceFn(struct gnFence_t* fence) {
+    vkDestroyFence(fence->device->outputDevice->device, fence->fence->fence, NULL);
+    free(fence->fence);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/fence/vulkan_fence.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/fence/vulkan_fence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/sync/fence/gryphn_fence.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformFence_t {
+    VkFence fence;
+} gnPlatformFence;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "vulkan_semaphore.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateSemaphoreFn(struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device) {
+    semaphore->semaphore = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformSemaphore));
+    VkSemaphoreCreateInfo semaphoreInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateSemaphore(device->outputDevice->device, &semaphoreInfo, NULL, &semaphore->semaphore->semaphore))
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SEMAPHORE;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnDestroySemaphoreFn(struct gnSemaphore_t* semaphore) {
+    vkDestroySemaphore(semaphore->device->outputDevice->device, semaphore->semaphore->semaphore, NULL);
+    free(semaphore->semaphore);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/sync/semaphore/vulkan_semaphore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/sync/semaphore/gryphn_semaphore.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformSemaphore_t {
+    VkSemaphore semaphore;
+} gnPlatformSemaphore;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.c
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+#include "vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h"
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h"
+
+VkImageType vkGryphnTextureType(gnTextureType type) {
+    switch(type) {
+        case GN_TEXTURE_2D: return VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
+    }
+}
+
+VkImageViewType vkGryphnTextureTypeView(gnTextureType type) {
+    switch(type) {
+        case GN_TEXTURE_2D: return VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+    }
+}
+
+VkSamplerAddressMode vkGryphnTextureWrap(gnTextureWrap wrap) {
+    switch(wrap) {
+        case GN_REPEAT: return VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT;
+        case GN_MIRRORED_REPEAT: return VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_MIRRORED_REPEAT;
+        case GN_CLAMP_TO_EDGE: return VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
+        case GN_CLAMP_TO_BORDER: return VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_BORDER;
+    }
+}
+
+VkImageAspectFlags vkGryphnGetAspectFlags(gnImageFormat format) {
+    VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask = 0;
+
+    if (format == GN_FORMAT_D32S8_UINT || format == GN_FORMAT_D24S8_UINT) aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT;
+    else { aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT; }
+
+    return aspectMask;
+}
+
+gnBool vkGryphnIsDepthStencil(gnImageFormat format) { return (format == GN_FORMAT_D32S8_UINT || format == GN_FORMAT_D24S8_UINT); }
+
+void VkTransitionImageLayout(gnDevice device, VkImage image, gnImageFormat format, VkImageLayout oldLayout, VkImageLayout newLayout) {
+    VkCommandBuffer transferBuffer = gnBeginVulkanTransferOperation(device);
+
+    VkPipelineStageFlags sourceStage, destinationStage;
+    VkAccessFlags sourceAccessMask, destinationAccessMask;
+
+    if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL) {
+        sourceAccessMask = 0;
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
+
+        destinationAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
+    } else if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL) {
+        sourceAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
+
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT;
+        destinationAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT;
+    } else if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL) {
+       sourceAccessMask = 0;
+       sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
+
+       destinationAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+       destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+   }
+
+    VkImageMemoryBarrier barrier = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
+        .image = image,
+
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .srcAccessMask = sourceAccessMask,
+        .oldLayout = oldLayout,
+
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstAccessMask = destinationAccessMask,
+        .newLayout = newLayout,
+
+
+        .subresourceRange.aspectMask = vkGryphnGetAspectFlags(format),
+        .subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0,
+        .subresourceRange.levelCount = 1,
+        .subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0,
+        .subresourceRange.layerCount = 1,
+
+    };
+
+    vkCmdPipelineBarrier(
+        transferBuffer,
+        sourceStage, destinationStage,
+        0,
+        0, NULL,
+        0, NULL,
+        1, &barrier
+    );
+
+    gnEndVulkanTransferOperation(device, transferBuffer);
+}
+
+void VkCopyBufferToImage(VkGryphnBuffer buffer, VkGryphnImage image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, gnDevice device) {
+    VkCommandBuffer transferBuffer = gnBeginVulkanTransferOperation(device);
+
+    VkBufferImageCopy region = {
+        .bufferOffset = 0,
+        .bufferRowLength = 0,
+        .bufferImageHeight = 0,
+
+        .imageSubresource.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
+        .imageSubresource.mipLevel = 0,
+        .imageSubresource.baseArrayLayer = 0,
+        .imageSubresource.layerCount = 1,
+
+        .imageOffset = (VkOffset3D){0, 0, 0},
+        .imageExtent = (VkExtent3D){
+            width,
+            height,
+            1
+        }
+    };
+
+    vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(
+        transferBuffer,
+        buffer.buffer, image.image,
+        VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+        1, &region
+    );
+
+    gnEndVulkanTransferOperation(device, transferBuffer);
+}
+
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateTextureFn(gnTexture texture, gnDevice device, const gnTextureInfo info) {
+    texture->texture = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformTexture_t));
+
+    size_t imageSize = info.width * info.height;
+    if (info.format == GN_FORMAT_BGRA8_SRGB) { imageSize *= 4; }
+    if (info.format == GN_FORMAT_RGBA8_SRGB) { imageSize *= 4; }
+
+    gnReturnCode staginBufferCreateCode = VkCreateBuffer(
+        &texture->texture->buffer, imageSize, device,
+        VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT
+    );
+    if (staginBufferCreateCode != GN_SUCCESS) return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER;
+    texture->texture->size = imageSize;
+
+    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
+        .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+        .initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
+        .samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
+        .extent = {
+            .width = info.width,
+            .height = info.height,
+            .depth = 1
+        },
+        .mipLevels = 1,
+        .arrayLayers = 1,
+        .imageType = vkGryphnTextureType(info.type),
+        .format = vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(info.format)
+    };
+
+    if (vkGryphnIsDepthStencil(info.format))
+        imageInfo.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+    else
+        imageInfo.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+
+    if (vkCreateImage(device->outputDevice->device, &imageInfo, NULL, &texture->texture->image.image) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_IMAGE;
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(device->outputDevice->device, texture->texture->image.image, &memRequirements);
+
+    gnBool foundMemory = gnFalse;
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .allocationSize = memRequirements.size,
+        .memoryTypeIndex = VkMemoryIndex(device->physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT, &foundMemory)
+    };
+    if (!foundMemory) return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(device->outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, NULL, &texture->texture->image.memory) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+
+    vkBindImageMemory(device->outputDevice->device, texture->texture->image.image, texture->texture->image.memory, 0);
+
+    texture->texture->width = info.width;
+    texture->texture->height = info.height;
+
+    texture->texture->beenWrittenToo = gnFalse;
+
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
+        .image = texture->texture->image.image,
+        .viewType = vkGryphnTextureTypeView(info.type),
+        .format = vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(info.format),
+
+        .subresourceRange.aspectMask = vkGryphnGetAspectFlags(info.format),
+        .subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0,
+        .subresourceRange.levelCount = 1,
+        .subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0,
+        .subresourceRange.layerCount = 1,
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateImageView(device->outputDevice->device, &viewInfo, NULL, &texture->texture->image.imageView) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_IMAGE_VIEW;
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceProperties properties = {};
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(device->physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, &properties);
+
+    VkSamplerCreateInfo samplerInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO,
+        .minFilter = (info.minFilter == GN_FILTER_LINEAR) ? VK_FILTER_LINEAR : VK_FILTER_NEAREST,
+        .magFilter = (info.magFilter == GN_FILTER_LINEAR) ? VK_FILTER_LINEAR : VK_FILTER_NEAREST,
+
+        .addressModeU = vkGryphnTextureWrap(info.wrapU),
+        .addressModeV = vkGryphnTextureWrap(info.wrapV),
+        .addressModeW = vkGryphnTextureWrap(info.wrapW),
+
+        .anisotropyEnable = VK_TRUE,
+        .maxAnisotropy = properties.limits.maxSamplerAnisotropy,
+        .borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_INT_OPAQUE_BLACK,
+        .unnormalizedCoordinates = VK_FALSE,
+
+        .compareEnable = VK_FALSE,
+        .compareOp = VK_COMPARE_OP_ALWAYS,
+
+        .mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR,
+        .mipLodBias = 0.0f,
+        .minLod = 0.0f,
+        .maxLod = 0.0f,
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateSampler(device->outputDevice->device, &samplerInfo, NULL, &texture->texture->sampler) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SAMPLER;
+
+    if (vkGryphnIsDepthStencil(info.format))
+        VkTransitionImageLayout(texture->device, texture->texture->image.image, texture->info.format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void gnTextureDataFn(gnTextureHandle texture, void* pixelData) {
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(texture->device->outputDevice->device, texture->texture->buffer.memory, 0, texture->texture->size, 0, &data);
+    memcpy(data, pixelData, texture->texture->size);
+    vkUnmapMemory(texture->device->outputDevice->device, texture->texture->buffer.memory);
+
+    if (texture->texture->beenWrittenToo) {
+        gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(texture->device->instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
+           .message = gnCreateString("this texture has alreay been written too with gnTextureData (vulkan) i need to implement the functionality to write to it multible times")
+        });
+    }
+
+    //gnDevice device, VkImage image, VkFormat format, VkImageLayout oldLayout, VkImageLayout newLayout
+    VkTransitionImageLayout(texture->device, texture->texture->image.image, texture->info.format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+    VkCopyBufferToImage(texture->texture->buffer, texture->texture->image, texture->texture->width, texture->texture->height, texture->device);
+    VkTransitionImageLayout(texture->device, texture->texture->image.image, texture->info.format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
+
+    texture->texture->beenWrittenToo = gnTrue;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyVulkanImage(VkGryphnImage* image, VkDevice device) {
+    vkDestroyImage(device, image->image, NULL);
+    vkDestroyImageView(device, image->imageView, NULL);
+    vkFreeMemory(device, image->memory, NULL);
+}
+
+void gnDestroyTextureFn(gnTexture texture) {
+    vkDestroySampler(texture->device->outputDevice->device, texture->texture->sampler, NULL);
+
+    gnDestroyVulkanBuffer(&texture->texture->buffer, texture->device->outputDevice->device);
+    gnDestroyVulkanImage(&texture->texture->image, texture->device->outputDevice->device);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#include "buffers/vulkan_buffer.h"
+
+typedef struct VkGryphnImage {
+    VkImage image;
+    VkDeviceMemory memory;
+    VkImageView imageView;
+} VkGryphnImage;
+void gnDestroyVulkanImage(VkGryphnImage* image, VkDevice device);
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformTexture_t {
+    VkGryphnBuffer buffer;
+    VkGryphnImage image;
+    VkSampler sampler;
+
+    size_t size;
+    uint32_t width, height;
+    gnBool beenWrittenToo;
+} gnPlatformTexture;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include "vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include "buffers/vulkan_buffer.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h"
+#include "textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+
+void gnUpdateBufferUniformFn(gnUniform uniform, gnBufferUniformInfo* info) {
+    VkDescriptorBufferInfo bufferInfo = {
+        .buffer = info->buffer->buffer->buffer.buffer,
+        .offset = info->offset,
+        .range = info->size
+    };
+
+    VkWriteDescriptorSet write = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
+        .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+        .descriptorCount = 1,
+        .pBufferInfo = &bufferInfo,
+        .dstSet = uniform->uniform->set,
+        .dstBinding = info->binding,
+        .dstArrayElement = 0
+    };
+
+    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(uniform->pool->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &write, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+void gnUpdateImageUniformFn(gnUniform uniform, gnImageUniformInfo* info) {
+    VkDescriptorImageInfo imageInfo = {
+        .imageLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
+        .imageView = info->texture->texture->image.imageView,
+        .sampler = info->texture->texture->sampler
+    };
+
+    VkWriteDescriptorSet write = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
+        .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
+        .descriptorCount = 1,
+        .pImageInfo = &imageInfo,
+        .dstSet = uniform->uniform->set,
+        .dstBinding = info->binding,
+        .dstArrayElement = 0
+    };
+
+    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(uniform->pool->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &write, 0, NULL);
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h"
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformUniform_t {
+    VkDescriptorSet set;
+} gnPlatformUniform;
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_layout.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_layout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+#include <shader_module/vulkan_shader_module.h>
+
+VkDescriptorType vkGryphnUniformType(gnUniformType type) {
+    switch(type) {
+    case GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR: return VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER;
+    case GN_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR: return VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER;
+    case GN_UNIFORM_TYPE_MAX: return VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_MAX_ENUM;
+    }
+}
+
+VkDescriptorSetLayout vkGryphnCreateSetLayouts(
+    const gnUniformSet* set,
+    VkDevice device
+) {
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout vkLayout;
+    gnUniformSet uniformSet = *set;
+
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding* bindings = malloc(sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding) * uniformSet.uniformBindingCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < uniformSet.uniformBindingCount; i++) {
+        bindings[i] = (VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding){
+            .binding = uniformSet.uniformBindings[i].binding,
+            .descriptorCount = 1,
+            .descriptorType = vkGryphnUniformType(uniformSet.uniformBindings[i].type),
+            .stageFlags = vkGryphnShaderModuleStage(uniformSet.uniformBindings[i].stage)
+        };
+    }
+
+
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo info = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+        .bindingCount = uniformSet.uniformBindingCount,
+        .pBindings = bindings
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &info, NULL, &vkLayout) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return NULL;
+    return vkLayout;
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_layout.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_layout.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_layout.h>
+
+VkDescriptorSetLayout vkGryphnCreateSetLayouts(const gnUniformSet* set, VkDevice device);
+VkDescriptorType vkGryphnUniformType(gnUniformType type);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_pool.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#include "vulkan_uniform_pool.h"
+#include "vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+#include "stdlib.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h"
+#include "vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+VkGryphnUniformPool* GetLastUniformPool(VkGryphnUniformPoolArrayList* list) { return &list->data[list->count - 1]; }
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateUniformPoolFn(gnUniformPool pool, gnDeviceHandle device) {
+    pool->uniformPool = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformUniformPool_t));
+    pool->uniformPool->pools = VkGryphnUniformPoolArrayListCreate();
+
+    if (device->outputDevice->enabledOversizedDescriptorPools == gnTrue) {
+        {
+            VkGryphnUniformPool firstPool = {
+                .pool = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+                .layouts = VkDescriptorSetLayoutArrayListCreate()
+            };
+            VkGryphnUniformPoolArrayListAdd(&pool->uniformPool->pools, firstPool);
+        } // scopped because the add function copies and I don't want it lying around
+
+        VkGryphnUniformPool* currentPool = GetLastUniformPool(&pool->uniformPool->pools);
+        VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo poolInfo = {
+            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
+            .flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_ALLOW_OVERALLOCATION_SETS_BIT_NV,
+            .poolSizeCount = 0,
+            .pPoolSizes = NULL,
+            .maxSets = 0
+        };
+
+        if (vkCreateDescriptorPool(
+            pool->device->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL,
+            &currentPool->pool
+        ) != VK_SUCCESS)
+            return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnUniform* gnUniformPoolAllocateUniformsFn(gnUniformPool pool, gnUniformAllocationInfo allocInfo) {
+    gnBool fixedAllocation = !pool->device->outputDevice->enabledOversizedDescriptorPools;
+    if (fixedAllocation) {
+        VkGryphnUniformPool newPool = {
+            .pool = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+            .layouts = VkDescriptorSetLayoutArrayListCreate()
+        };
+
+        // TODO: redo this, its not warning me IDK why cuz its totally wrong
+        VkDescriptorPoolSize uniformBufferSize = {
+            .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+            .descriptorCount = 0
+        };
+
+        VkDescriptorPoolSize imageSize = {
+            .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
+            .descriptorCount = 0
+        };
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < allocInfo.setCount; i++) {
+            for (int c = 0; c < allocInfo.sets[i].uniformBindingCount; c++) {
+                if (allocInfo.sets[i].uniformBindings[i].type == GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR) uniformBufferSize.descriptorCount++;
+                if (allocInfo.sets[i].uniformBindings[i].type == GN_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR) imageSize.descriptorCount++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        uint32_t count = 0;
+        VkDescriptorPoolSize poolSizes[2] = {};
+
+        if (uniformBufferSize.descriptorCount > 0) {
+            poolSizes[count] = uniformBufferSize;
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        if (imageSize.descriptorCount > 0) {
+            poolSizes[count] = imageSize;
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo poolInfo = {
+            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
+            .poolSizeCount = count,
+            .pPoolSizes = poolSizes,
+            .maxSets = allocInfo.setCount
+        };
+
+        if (vkCreateDescriptorPool(
+            pool->device->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL,
+            &newPool.pool
+        ) != VK_SUCCESS)
+            return NULL;
+
+        VkGryphnUniformPoolArrayListAdd(&pool->uniformPool->pools, newPool);
+    } // scopped for same reasons as before
+
+    VkGryphnUniformPool* currentPool = GetLastUniformPool(&pool->uniformPool->pools);
+
+    uint32_t startingCount = currentPool->layouts.count;
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutArrayListExpand(&currentPool->layouts, allocInfo.setCount);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < allocInfo.setCount; i++) {
+        VkDescriptorSetLayoutArrayListAdd(
+            &currentPool->layouts,
+            vkGryphnCreateSetLayouts(&allocInfo.sets[i], pool->device->outputDevice->device)
+        );
+    }
+
+    VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo vkAllocInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .descriptorPool = currentPool->pool,
+        .descriptorSetCount = allocInfo.setCount,
+        .pSetLayouts = &currentPool->layouts.data[startingCount]
+    };
+
+    VkDescriptorSet* sets = malloc(sizeof(VkDescriptorSet) * allocInfo.setCount);
+    if (vkAllocateDescriptorSets(pool->device->outputDevice->device, &vkAllocInfo, sets) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return NULL;
+
+    gnUniform* uniforms = malloc(sizeof(gnUniform) * allocInfo.setCount);
+    for (int i = 0; i < allocInfo.setCount; i++) {
+        uniforms[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnUniform_t));
+        uniforms[i]->uniform = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformUniform_t));
+        uniforms[i]->uniform->set = sets[i];
+    }
+    return uniforms;
+}
+
+void gnDestroyUniformPoolFn(gnUniformPool pool) {
+    for (int k = 0; k < pool->uniformPool->pools.count; k++) {
+        vkDestroyDescriptorPool(pool->device->outputDevice->device, pool->uniformPool->pools.data[k].pool, NULL);
+        for (int i = 0; i < pool->uniformPool->pools.data[k].layouts.count; i++)
+            vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout(pool->device->outputDevice->device, pool->uniformPool->pools.data[k].layouts.data[i], NULL);
+    }
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_pool.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/uniforms/vulkan_uniform_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h>
+
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(VkDescriptorSetLayout);
+
+typedef struct VkGryphnUniformPool {
+    VkDescriptorPool pool;
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutArrayList layouts;
+} VkGryphnUniformPool;
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(VkGryphnUniformPool);
+
+struct gnPlatformUniformPool_t {
+    VkGryphnUniformPoolArrayList pools;
+};
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#include <core/window_surface/gryphn_surface_create_functions.h>
+#include <instance/vulkan_instance.h>
+#include "vulkan_surface.h"
+#include <output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+#ifdef GN_PLATFORM_LINUX
+#ifdef GN_WINDOW_X11
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+gnReturnCode gnCreateX11WindowSurfaceFn(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, gnX11WindowSurfaceInfo createInfo) {
+    windowSurface->windowSurface = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformWindowSurface_t));
+    VkXlibSurfaceCreateInfoKHR info = {};
+    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XLIB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+    info.dpy = createInfo.display;
+    info.window = createInfo.window;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR(instance->instance->vk_instance, &info, NULL, &windowSurface->windowSurface->surface);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ATTACH_WINDOW;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef GN_WINFDOW_WAYLAND
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_wayland.h>
+gnReturnCode gnCreateWaylandWindowSurface(struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnWaylandWindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo) {
+    windowSurface->windowSurface = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformWindowSurface_t));
+    VkWaylandSurfaceCreateInfoKHR info = {};
+    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WAYLAND_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+    info.display = createInfo.display;
+    info.surface = createInfo.surface;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR(instance->instance->vk_instance, &info, NULL, &windowSurface->windowSurface->surface);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ATTACH_WINDOW;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef GN_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_win32.h"
+gnReturnCode gnCreateWin32WindowSurface(struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnWin32WindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo) {
+    windowSurface->windowSurface = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformWindowSurface_t));
+    VkWin32SurfaceCreateInfoKHR info = {};
+    info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+    info.hwnd = createInfo.window;
+    info.hinstance = createInfo.instance;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR(instance->instance->vk_instance, &info, NULL, &windowSurface->windowSurface->surface);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ATTACH_WINDOW;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+void gnDestroyWindowSurfaceFn(struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface) {
+    vkDestroySurfaceKHR(windowSurface->instance->instance->vk_instance, windowSurface->windowSurface->surface, NULL);
+}
+
+struct gnSurfaceFormat_t* vkGetSurfaceFormats(
+    struct gnWindowSurface_t* windowSurface, struct gnPhysicalDevice_t device, uint32_t* formatCount
+) {
+    struct gnSurfaceFormat_t* formats = NULL;
+
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device.physicalDevice->device, windowSurface->windowSurface->surface, formatCount, NULL);
+    formats = malloc(sizeof(struct gnSurfaceFormat_t) * *formatCount);
+    VkSurfaceFormatKHR* vkFormats = malloc(sizeof(VkSurfaceFormatKHR) * *formatCount);;
+
+    if (*formatCount > 0) {
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device.physicalDevice->device, windowSurface->windowSurface->surface, formatCount, vkFormats);
+        for (int i = 0; i < *formatCount; i++) {
+            switch (vkFormats[i].format) {
+            case VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB: { formats[i].format = GN_FORMAT_BGRA8_SRGB; break; }
+            default: break;
+            }
+
+            switch (vkFormats[i].colorSpace) {
+            case VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR: { formats[i].colorSpace = GN_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR; break; }
+            default: break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return formats;
+}
+
+gnSurfaceDetails gnGetSurfaceDetailsFn(
+    gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnPhysicalDevice device
+) {
+    gnSurfaceDetails surfaceDetails;
+    surfaceDetails.formats = vkGetSurfaceFormats(windowSurface, device, &surfaceDetails.formatCount);
+
+    VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR details;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(device.physicalDevice->device, windowSurface->windowSurface->surface, &details);
+
+    surfaceDetails.minImageCount = details.minImageCount;
+    surfaceDetails.maxImageCount = details.maxImageCount;
+
+    surfaceDetails.minImageSize = (gnUInt2){ details.minImageExtent.width, details.minImageExtent.height };
+    surfaceDetails.maxImageSize = (gnUInt2){ details.maxImageExtent.width, details.maxImageExtent.height };
+    surfaceDetails.currentSize = (gnUInt2){ details.currentExtent.width, details.currentExtent.height };
+
+    return surfaceDetails;
+}
+
+
+VkFormat vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(gnImageFormat format) {
+    switch (format) {
+    case GN_FORMAT_NONE: return VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED;
+    case GN_FORMAT_BGRA8_SRGB: return VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB;
+    case GN_FORMAT_RGBA8_SRGB: return VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+    case GN_FORMAT_D32S8_UINT: return VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT;
+    case GN_FORMAT_D24S8_UINT: return VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT;
+    }
+}
+VkColorSpaceKHR vkGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(gnColorSpace colorSpace) {
+    switch (colorSpace) {
+    case GN_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR: { return VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR; }
+    }
+}
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <core/window_surface/gryphn_surface.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+typedef struct gnPlatformWindowSurface_t {
+    VkSurfaceKHR surface;
+} gnPlatformWindowSurface;
+
+VkFormat vkGryphnFormatToVulkanFormat(gnImageFormat format);
+VkColorSpaceKHR vkGryphnColorSpaceToVulkanColorSpace(gnColorSpace colorSpace);
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.m
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/vulkan_surface/vulkan_surface.m
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifdef GN_PLATFORM_MACOS
+#include "vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "core/window_surface/gryphn_surface_create_functions.h"
+#include "../instance/vulkan_instance.h"
+#include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_metal.h>
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_metal.h"
+gnReturnCode gnCreateMacOSWindowSurfaceFn(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnMacOSWindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo) {
+    windowSurface->windowSurface = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformWindowSurface));
+    VkMetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT surfaceCreateInfo = {};
+    surfaceCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_METAL_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+    surfaceCreateInfo.pNext = NULL;
+    surfaceCreateInfo.flags = 0;
+    surfaceCreateInfo.pLayer = createInfo.layer;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT(instance->instance->vk_instance, &surfaceCreateInfo, NULL, &windowSurface->windowSurface->surface);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ATTACH_WINDOW;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
--- a/projects/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS on)
+project(GryphnCore)
+add_compile_definitions(GN_REVEAL_IMPL)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.c")
+if(APPLE)
+    file(GLOB_RECURSE METAL_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.m")
+endif()
+add_library(GryphnCore ${SOURCE_FILES} ${METAL_FILES})
+
+target_include_directories(GryphnCore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../)
+target_include_directories(GryphnCore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/)
+target_include_directories(GryphnCore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/)
+target_include_directories(GryphnCore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils)
+target_include_directories(GryphnCore PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils)
--- a/projects/core/src/buffers/gryphn_buffer.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/buffers/gryphn_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "gryphn_platform_functions.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateBuffer(gnBufferHandle* buffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info) {
+    *buffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnBuffer_t));
+    (*buffer)->device = device;
+    (*buffer)->info = info;
+    return device->deviceFunctions->_gnCreateBuffer(*buffer, device, info);
+}
+void gnBufferData(gnBufferHandle buffer, size_t dataSize, void* data) {
+    buffer->device->deviceFunctions->_gnBufferData(buffer, dataSize, data);
+}
+void* gnMapBuffer(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    if (buffer->info.usage == GN_STATIC_DRAW) return NULL;
+    return buffer->device->deviceFunctions->_gnMapBuffer(buffer);
+}
+void gnDestroyBuffer(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    buffer->device->deviceFunctions->_gnDestroyBuffer(buffer);
+}
--- a/projects/core/src/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "stdlib.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
+#include "utils/lists/gryphn_array_list.h"
+#include <gryphn_handles.h>
+
+typedef enum gnIndexType {
+    GN_UINT16, GN_UINT32
+} gnIndexType;
+
+typedef enum gnBufferType {
+    GN_VERTEX_BUFFER  = 0x00000001,
+    GN_INDEX_BUFFER   = 0x00000002,
+    GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER = 0x00000004
+} gnBufferType;
+
+typedef enum gnBufferUsage {
+    GN_STATIC_DRAW, GN_DYNAMIC_DRAW
+} gnBufferUsage; // i love that OpenGL does this so im stealing it
+
+typedef struct gnBufferInfo {
+    size_t size;
+    gnBufferType type;
+    gnBufferUsage usage;
+} gnBufferInfo;
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+struct gnBuffer_t {
+    struct gnPlatformBuffer_t* buffer;
+    gnDeviceHandle device;
+    gnBufferInfo info;
+};
+#endif
+typedef void* gnBufferMemory;
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(gnBuffer);
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(gnBufferMemory);
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateBuffer(gnBufferHandle* buffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info);
+void gnBufferData(gnBufferHandle buffer, size_t dataSize, gnBufferMemory data);
+gnBufferMemory gnMapBuffer(gnBufferHandle buffer);
+void gnDestroyBuffer(gnBufferHandle buffer);
--- a/projects/core/src/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "gryphn_command_buffer.h"
+#include "gryphn_platform_functions.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromPointer(gnCommandBufferHandle* buffers, uint32_t count, gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        buffers[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnCommandBuffer_t));
+        buffers[i]->commandPool = commandPool;
+    }
+    return commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffers(buffers, count, commandPool);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromList(gnCommandBufferArrayList buffers, uint32_t count, gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        buffers.data[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct gnCommandBuffer_t));
+        buffers.data[i]->commandPool = commandPool;
+    }
+    return gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromPointer(buffers.data, count, commandPool);
+}
+
+void gnResetCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer) {
+    commandBuffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnResetCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnBeginCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer) {
+    return commandBuffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnEndCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer) {
+    return commandBuffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+}
--- a/projects/core/src/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "stdint.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
+#include "utils/lists/gryphn_array_list.h"
+#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+struct gnCommandBuffer_t {
+    struct gnPlatformCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer;
+    gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool;
+};
+#endif
+
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(gnCommandBuffer);
+
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromPointer(gnCommandBufferHandle* buffers, uint32_t count, gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool);
+// will reserve the space for ${count} number of elements
+gnReturnCode gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromList(gnCommandBufferArrayList buffers, uint32_t count, gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool);
+
+#define gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffers(buffers, count, commandPool)       \
+    _Generic((buffers),                                                        \
+        gnCommandBufferArrayList: gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromList, \
+        default: gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffersFromPointer                \
+    )(buffers, count, commandPool)
+
+void gnResetCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
+gnReturnCode gnBeginCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
+gnReturnCode gnEndCommandBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
--- a/projects/core/src/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "gryphn_command_pool.h"
+#include "gryphn_platform_functions.h"
+#include "instance/init/gryphn_init.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateCommandPool(gnCommandPoolHandle* commandPool, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t info) {
+    *commandPool = malloc(sizeof(struct gnCommandPool_t));
+    if (!device->instance->loadCommandFunctions) {
+        device->instance->commandFunctions = malloc(sizeof(struct gnCommandFunctions_t));
+        gnLoadCommandFunctions(device->instance->dynamicLib, device->instance->commandFunctions);
+        device->instance->loadCommandFunctions = gnTrue;
+    }
+    (*commandPool)->commandFunctions = device->instance->commandFunctions;
+
+    (*commandPool)->device = device;
+    return device->deviceFunctions->_gnCreateCommandPool((*commandPool), device, info);
+}
+
+void gnDestroyCommandPool(gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool) {
+    commandPool->device->deviceFunctions->_gnDestroyCommandPool(commandPool);
+}
--- a/projects/core/src/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "stdint.h"
+#include <utils/gryphn_error_code.h>
+#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+
+typedef struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t {
+    uint32_t queueIndex;
+} gnCommandPoolInfo;
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+struct gnCommandPool_t {
+    struct gnPlatformCommandPool_t* commandPool;
+    struct gnCommandFunctions_t* commandFunctions;
+    struct gnOutputDevice_t* device;
+};
+#endif
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateCommandPool(gnCommandPoolHandle* commandPool, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t info);
+void gnDestroyCommandPool(gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool);
--- a/projects/core/src/command/commands/gryphn_command.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/commands/gryphn_command.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "gryphn_command.h"
+#include "command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h"
+#include "command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h"
+#include "gryphn_platform_functions.h"
+
+void gnCommandBeginRenderPass(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnRenderPassInfo_t passInfo) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandBeginRenderPass(buffer, passInfo);
+}
+void gnCommandEndRenderPass(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandEndRenderPass(buffer);
+}
+
+void gnCommandBindGraphicsPipeline(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t* graphicsPipeline) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandBindGraphicsPipeline(buffer, graphicsPipeline);
+}
+void gnCommandSetViewport(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnViewport_t viewport) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandSetViewport(buffer, viewport);
+}
+void gnCommandSetScissor(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, struct gnScissor_t scissor) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandSetScissor(buffer, scissor);
+}
+void gnCommandBindUniform(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnUniform uniform, uint32_t set) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandBindUniform(buffer, uniform, set);
+}
+void gnCommandBindBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnBufferHandle bufferToBind, gnBufferType type) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandBindBuffer(buffer, bufferToBind, type);
+}
+void gnCommandPushConstant(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnPushConstantLayout layout, void* data) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandPushConstant(buffer, layout, data);
+}
+void gnCommandDraw(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* buffer, int vertexCount, int firstVertex, int instanceCount, int firstInstance) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandDraw(buffer, vertexCount, firstVertex, instanceCount, firstInstance);
+}
+void gnCommandDrawIndexed(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnIndexType type, int indexCount, int firstIndex, int vertexOffset, int instanceCount, int firstInstance) {
+    buffer->commandPool->commandFunctions->_gnCommandDrawIndexed(buffer, type, indexCount, firstIndex, vertexOffset, instanceCount, firstInstance);
+}
--- a/projects/core/src/command/commands/gryphn_command.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/command/commands/gryphn_command.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+
+#include "renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h"
+void gnCommandBeginRenderPass(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnRenderPassInfo passInfo);
+void gnCommandEndRenderPass(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer);
+
+#include "pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+void gnCommandBindGraphicsPipeline(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnGraphicsPipelineHandle graphicsPipeline);
+void gnCommandSetViewport(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnViewport viewport);
+void gnCommandSetScissor(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnScissor scissor);
+void gnCommandBindUniform(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnUniform uniform, uint32_t set);
+void gnCommandPushConstant(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnPushConstantLayout layout, void* data);
+
+#include "buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+void gnCommandBindBuffer(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnBufferHandle bufferToBind, gnBufferType type);
+
+void gnCommandDraw(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, int vertexCount, int firstVertex, int instanceCount, int firstInstance);
+void gnCommandDrawIndexed(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnIndexType type, int indexCount, int firstIndex, int vertexOffset, int instanceCount, int firstInstance);
--- a/projects/core/src/debugger/gryphn_debugger.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/debugger/gryphn_debugger.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include <gryphn_platform_functions.h>
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateDebugger(gnDebuggerHandle* debugger, const gnDebuggerInfo info) {
+    *debugger = malloc(sizeof(struct gnDebugger_t));
+    (*debugger)->info = info;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnDestroyDebugger(gnDebuggerHandle debugger) {}
--- a/projects/core/src/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "stdint.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_string.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
+#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformDebugger_t;
+
+typedef enum gnMessageSeverity_e {
+    GN_MESSAGE_VERBOSE = 0x00000001,
+    GN_MESSAGE_INFO = 0x00000002,
+    GN_MESSAGE_WARNING = 0x00000004,
+    GN_MESSAGE_ERROR = 0x00000008,
+} gnMessageSeverity;
+
+typedef enum gnMessageType_e {
+    GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_GENERAL = 0x00000001,
+    GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION = 0x00000002,
+    GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_PERFORMANCE = 0x00000004,
+} gnMessageType;
+
+typedef struct gnMessageData {
+    gnString message;
+} gnMessageData;
+
+typedef gnBool (*gnDebuggerCallback)(
+    gnMessageSeverity messageSeverity,
+    gnMessageType     messageType,
+    gnMessageData     messageData,
+    void*             userData);
+
+typedef enum gnDebuggerLayer {
+    GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_PLATFORM, // enable platform (vulkan validation) layers
+    GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_FUNCTIONS // enable the checks on every function
+} gnDebuggerLayer;
+
+typedef struct gnDebuggerInfo {
+    gnDebuggerCallback callback;
+    void* userData;
+
+    uint32_t layerCount;
+    gnDebuggerLayer* layers;
+} gnDebuggerInfo;
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+
+struct gnDebugger_t {
+    gnDebuggerInfo info;
+};
+#endif
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateDebugger(gnDebuggerHandle* debugger, const gnDebuggerInfo info);
+void gnDestroyDebugger(gnDebuggerHandle debugger);
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+static void gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(gnDebuggerHandle debugger, gnMessageData data) {
+    if (debugger == NULL) return;
+
+    debugger->info.callback(
+        GN_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+        GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION,
+        data,
+        debugger->info.userData
+    );
+}
+#endif
--- a/projects/core/src/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+#include "gryphn_platform_functions.h"
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebuffer(gnFramebuffer* framebuffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnFramebufferInfo framebufferInfo) {
+    *framebuffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnFramebuffer_t));
+    (*framebuffer)->device = device;
+    return device->deviceFunctions->_gnCreateFramebuffer(*framebuffer, device, framebufferInfo);
+}
+
+void gnDestroyFramebuffer(gnFramebuffer framebuffer) {
+    framebuffer->device->deviceFunctions->_gnDestroyFramebuffer(framebuffer);
+}
--- a/projects/core/src/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "utils/math/gryphn_vec2.h"
+#include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
+#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+
+typedef struct gnFramebufferInfo_t {
+    gnRenderPassDescriptorHandle renderPassDescriptor;
+    uint32_t attachmentCount;
+    gnTextureHandle* attachments;
+    gnUInt2 size;
+} gnFramebufferInfo;
+
+#ifdef GN_REVEAL_IMPL
+struct gnFramebuffer_t {
+    struct gnPlatformFramebuffer_t* framebuffer;
+    gnOutputDeviceHandle device;
+};
+#endif
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebuffer(gnFramebuffer* framebuffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnFramebufferInfo framebufferInfo);
+void gnDestroyFramebuffer(gnFramebuffer framebuffer);
--- a/projects/core/src/gryphn_handles.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/gryphn_handles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define GN_HANDLE(type) \
+typedef struct type##_t* type##Handle; \
+typedef struct type##_t* type
+
+#define GN_HANDLE_ALIAS(handle, alias) \
+typedef struct handle##_t* alias##Handle; \
+typedef struct handle##_t* alias
+
+GN_HANDLE(gnInstance);
+GN_HANDLE(gnDebugger);
+GN_HANDLE(gnWindowSurface);
+GN_HANDLE(gnPresentationQueue);
+GN_HANDLE(gnTexture);
+GN_HANDLE(gnRenderPassDescriptor);
+GN_HANDLE(gnOutputDevice);
+GN_HANDLE_ALIAS(gnOutputDevice, gnDevice);
+GN_HANDLE(gnShaderModule);
+GN_HANDLE(gnGraphicsPipeline);
+GN_HANDLE(gnCommandPool);
+GN_HANDLE(gnCommandBuffer);
+GN_HANDLE(gnSemaphore);
+GN_HANDLE(gnFence);
+GN_HANDLE(gnFramebuffer);
+GN_HANDLE(gnBuffer);
+GN_HANDLE(gnUniformPool);
+GN_HANDLE(gnUniform);
--- a/projects/core/src/gryphn_platform_functions.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/gryphn_platform_functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#pragma once
+// theoretically you could have multible gryphn instances running in one application,
+// why I dont know
+#include "instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+#include <debugger/gryphn_debugger.h>
+#include "output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h"
+#include "output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "window_surface/gryphn_surface.h"
+#include <window_surface/gryphn_surface_create_functions.h>
+#include "shader_module/gryphn_shader_module.h"
+#include "renderpass/gryphn_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+#include "command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h"
+#include "renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h"
+#include "submit/gryphn_submit.h"
+#include "present/gryphn_present.h"
+#include "buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "uniforms/gryphn_uniform.h"
+#include "textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#include "uniforms/gryphn_uniform_pool.h"
+
+typedef struct gnInstanceFunctions {
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo info);
+    void (*_gnDestroyInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance);
+
+    gnPhysicalDevice* (*_gnGetPhysicalDevices)(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* count);
+    gnBool (*_gnQueueCanPresentToSurface)(const gnPhysicalDevice device, uint32_t queueIndex, const gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateOutputDevice)(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnOutputDeviceInfo_t deviceInfo);
+    void (*_gnDestroyOutputDevice)(gnOutputDeviceHandle device);
+
+
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_LINUX
+        #ifdef GN_WINDOW_X11
+            gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateX11WindowSurface)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, gnX11WindowSurfaceInfo createInfo);
+        #endif
+        #ifdef GN_WINDOW_WAYLAND
+            gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateWaylandWindowSurface)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnWaylandWindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo);
+        #endif
+    #endif
+
+
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_WIN32
+        gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateWin32WindowSurface)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnWin32WindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo);
+    #endif
+
+    #ifdef GN_PLATFORM_MACOS
+        gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateMacOSWindowSurface)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, gnInstanceHandle instance, struct gnMacOSWindowSurfaceInfo_t createInfo);
+    #endif
+
+    void (*_gnDestroyWindowSurface)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface);
+    gnSurfaceDetails (*_gnGetSurfaceDetails)(gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface, struct gnPhysicalDevice_t device);
+} gnInstanceFunctions;
+
+#include "presentation_queue/gryphn_presentation_queue.h"
+typedef struct gnDeviceFunctions_t {
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreatePresentationQueue)(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, const gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentationQueueInfo presentationInfo);
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnPresentationQueueGetImage)(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint64_t timeout, gnSemaphoreHandle semaphore, uint32_t* imageIndex);
+    void (*_gnDestroyPresentationQueue)(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateShaderModule)(gnShaderModuleHandle module, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnShaderModuleInfo shaderModuleInfo);
+    void (*_gnDestroyShaderModule)(gnShaderModuleHandle module);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateRenderPassDescriptor)(gnRenderPassDescriptorHandle renderPass, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnRenderPassDescriptorInfo info);
+    void (*_gnDestroyRenderPassDescriptor)(gnRenderPassDescriptorHandle renderPass);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateGraphicsPipeline)(gnGraphicsPipelineHandle pipeline, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnGraphicsPipelineInfo pipelineInfo);
+    void (*_gnDestroyGraphicsPipeline)(gnGraphicsPipelineHandle pipeline);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateFramebuffer)(gnFramebuffer framebuffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnFramebufferInfo framebufferInfo);
+    void (*_gnDestroyFramebuffer)(gnFramebuffer framebuffer);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateCommandPool)(gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnCommandPoolInfo info);
+    void (*_gnDestroyCommandPool)(gnCommandPoolHandle commandPool);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateSemaphore)(gnSemaphoreHandle semaphore, gnOutputDeviceHandle device);
+    void (*_gnDestroySemaphore)(gnSemaphoreHandle semaphore);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateBuffer)(gnBufferHandle buffer, gnDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info);
+    void (*_gnBufferData)(gnBufferHandle buffer, size_t size, void* data);
+    void* (*_gnMapBuffer)(gnBufferHandle buffer);
+    void (*_gnDestroyBuffer)(gnBufferHandle buffer);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateUniformPool)(gnUniformPool pool, gnDeviceHandle device);
+    gnUniform* (*_gnUniformPoolAllocateUniforms)(gnUniformPool pool, gnUniformAllocationInfo allocInfo);
+    void (*_gnDestroyUniformPool)(gnUniformPool pool);
+
+    void (*_gnUpdateBufferUniform)(gnUniform uniform, gnBufferUniformInfo* bufferInfo);
+    void (*_gnUpdateImageUniform)(gnUniform uniform, gnImageUniformInfo* imageInfo);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateTexture)(gnTexture texture, gnDevice device, const gnTextureInfo info);
+    void (*_gnTextureData)(gnTextureHandle texture, void* pixelData);
+    void (*_gnDestroyTexture)(gnTexture texture);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateFence)(gnFenceHandle fence, gnOutputDeviceHandle device);
+    void (*_gnSignalFence)(gnFenceHandle fence);
+    void (*_gnWaitForFence)(gnFenceHandle fence, uint64_t timeout);
+    void (*_gnResetFence)(gnFenceHandle fence);
+    void (*_gnDestroyFence)(gnFenceHandle fence);
+
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnSubmit)(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnSubmitInfo submit);
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnPresent)(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentInfo info);
+
+    void (*_gnWaitForDevice)(gnOutputDeviceHandle device);
+} gnDeviceFunctions;
+
+typedef struct gnCommandFunctions_t {
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffers)(gnCommandBufferHandle* commandBuffers, uint32_t count, gnCommandPoolHandle pool);
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnBeginCommandBuffer)(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
+    void (*_gnResetCommandBuffer)(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnEndCommandBuffer)(gnCommandBufferHandle commandBuffer);
+
+    void (*_gnCommandBeginRenderPass)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnRenderPassInfo passInfo);
+    void (*_gnCommandEndRenderPass)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer);
+
+    void (*_gnCommandBindGraphicsPipeline)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnGraphicsPipelineHandle graphicsPipeline);
+    void (*_gnCommandSetViewport)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnViewport viewport);
+    void (*_gnCommandSetScissor)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnScissor scissor);
+    void (*_gnCommandBindUniform)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnUniform uniform, uint32_t set);
+    void (*_gnCommandPushConstant)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnPushConstantLayout layout, void* data);
+
+    void (*_gnCommandBindBuffer)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnBufferHandle bufferToBind, gnBufferType type);
+    void (*_gnCommandDraw)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, int vertexCount, int firstVertex, int instanceCount, int firstInstance);
+    void (*_gnCommandDrawIndexed)(gnCommandBufferHandle buffer, gnIndexType type, int indexCount, int firstIndex, int vertexOffset, int instanceCount, int firstInstance);
+} gnCommandFunctions;
--- a/projects/core/src/gryphn_rendering_api.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/gryphn_rendering_api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "utils/gryphn_string.h"
+
+typedef enum gnRenderingAPI_t {
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE, // idk why im putting this
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_SOFTWARE, // i kinda wanna write a software renderer
+
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_OPENGL,
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_VULKAN,
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX11, GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX12,
+    GN_RENDERINGAPI_METAL
+} gnRenderingAPI;
+
+static gnString gnRenderingAPIName(gnRenderingAPI api) {
+    switch (api) {
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_SOFTWARE: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_SOFTWARE");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_OPENGL: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_OPENGL");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_VULKAN: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_VULKAN");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX11: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX11");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX12: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_DIRECTX12");
+        case GN_RENDERINGAPI_METAL: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_METAL");
+    }
+    return gnCreateString("GN_INVALID_API");
+}
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