RayTracingBackend.h File Reference

#include "RayTracingTypes.h"
#include <memory>
#include <string>

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Data Structures
class	helios::RayTracingBackend
	Abstract interface for ray-tracing backends. More...

Functions
bool	helios::probeAnyGPUBackend () noexcept
	Lightweight probe to check if any compiled-in GPU backend is available.

Detailed Description

Abstract interface for ray tracing backends.

Copyright (C) 2016-2026 Brian Bailey

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Definition in file RayTracingBackend.h.

Function Documentation

probeAnyGPUBackend()

bool helios::probeAnyGPUBackend ( )

noexcept

Lightweight probe to check if any compiled-in GPU backend is available.

Probes backends in priority order (OptiX 8 → OptiX 6 → Vulkan) without constructing or initializing a full backend. Suitable for use in availability checks where creating a full backend would be wasteful.

Returns

true if at least one compiled-in backend's probe() succeeds

Definition at line 134 of file BackendFactory.cpp.