start compute shader

src/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() {
 	simulation = new Simulation;
 	simulation->moveToThread(simulationThread);
 	simulationThread->start();
+	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(simulation, &Simulation::initialize);
 
 	masses = std::vector<double>(MaxSegments);
 	lengths = std::vector<double>(MaxSegments);

src/Simulation.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <omp.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "FPS.h"
+#include <QOpenGLContext>
+#include <QOpenGLShaderProgram>
+#include <QOffscreenSurface>
 
 Simulation::Simulation() {
 	ups = new FPS;
@@ -16,6 +19,36 @@ Simulation::Simulation() {
 	timer->start();
 };
 
+void Simulation::initialize() {
+
+	// OpenGL Offscreen functions
+	{
+		auto context = new QOpenGLContext(this);
+		context->setFormat(QSurfaceFormat::defaultFormat());
+		context->create();
+		auto surface = new QOffscreenSurface(nullptr, this);
+		surface->setFormat(context->format());
+		surface->create();
+		context->makeCurrent(surface);
+		initializeOpenGLFunctions();
+	}
+
+	int maxWorkGroupCount[3];
+	int maxWorkGroupSize[3];
+	int maxWorkGroupInvocations;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++){
+		glGetIntegeri_v(GL_MAX_COMPUTE_WORK_GROUP_COUNT, i, maxWorkGroupCount + i);
+		glGetIntegeri_v(GL_MAX_COMPUTE_WORK_GROUP_SIZE, i, maxWorkGroupSize + i);
+	}
+	glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_COMPUTE_WORK_GROUP_INVOCATIONS, &maxWorkGroupInvocations);
+
+
+	printf("Max work group count: (%d, %d, %d)\n", maxWorkGroupCount[0], maxWorkGroupCount[1], maxWorkGroupCount[2]);
+	printf("Max work group size: (%d, %d, %d)\n", maxWorkGroupSize[0], maxWorkGroupSize[1], maxWorkGroupSize[2]);
+	printf("Max work group invocations (x * y * z): %d\n", maxWorkGroupInvocations);
+
+}
+
 void Simulation::update() {
 	if (!isPlaying)
 		return;

src/Simulation.h

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include "Pendulum.h"
 #include <semaphore>
+#include <QOpenGLFunctions_4_3_Core>
 
 class QTimer;
 class FPS;
 
-class Simulation : public QObject {
+class Simulation : public QObject, protected QOpenGLFunctions_4_3_Core {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
 	explicit Simulation();
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 	std::binary_semaphore semaphore = std::binary_semaphore(1);
 	FPS * ups;
 
+	void initialize();
 	void updateEnergy();
 signals:
 	void layoutChanged();