# SharpMetal *Metal bindings for C#.* ![](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/IsaacMarovitz/SharpMetal/format.yml?style=for-the-badge) primitive

## Why? The .NET ecosystem is very much lacking a good Metal binding package. Existing options are outdated or don't integrate well into cross-platform projects. This project aims to be a complete, up-to-date package that stays true to the original API while making the API easy to use and integrate into C#. ## What can you make with it? Progress is underway to build a full set of working reimplementations of the metal-cpp samples. Thanks to the generator, the entire Metal API, from compute shaders to raytracing, should be available, although specific things may take further tweaking. ## I want to contribute! Wonderful! SharpMetal is built with .NET 8.0, and follows a couple of specific guidelines: - Block Namespaces - Source Generated P/Invokes - `LibraryImport` not `DllImport` - Use C# types where possible - `NSInteger` -> `long` - `NSUInteger` -> `ulong` - Mark structs and classes with `SupportedOSPlatform` attribute - SharpMetal is built for macOS primarily, so when there are platform-specific differences, use the macOS option