oh my god it compiles. A month of brainstorming comes out to a single enum

notes/CanvasFrame.txt

@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ Drawable needs a few things:
 
 The handle is queiried and then turned into a descriptor set in the draw_commands.
 
+* What if I pass using function params? But then how do I store???
 
+==== Problem ====
+I need to store vectors of multiple unequal types in a vec
+
+vec<vec<T>>
+
+Why can't I pass in 
 
 
 --------------------

src/canvas/canvas_frame.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::util::vertex_3d::{Vertex3D};
+use crate::util::vertex_3d::Vertex3D;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::hash::Hash;
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use crate::canvas::managed::shader::dynamic_vertex::RuntimeVertexDef;
 use crate::canvas::managed::handles::{CanvasTextureHandle, CanvasImageHandle, CanvasFontHandle, Handle};
 use crate::canvas::managed::shader::text_shader::GlyphInstance;
 use vulkano::pipeline::vertex::Vertex;
+use std::any::Any;
+
 
 // I don't think this is going to work without getting into Box'ing
 pub trait DrawableTest<V, H> where H: Handle {
@@ -15,48 +17,78 @@ pub trait DrawableTest<V, H> where H: Handle{
 }
 
 
-pub struct DrawableTestee {
+
-    pub vertices: Vec<ImplVertexData>,
+mod dynhash {
-    pub handle: Arc<CanvasTextureHandle>
+    use std::any::Any;
+    use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+
+    pub trait DynEq: Any {
+        fn dyn_eq(&self, other: &dyn DynEq) -> bool;
+
+        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
     }
 
-impl<V, H: Handle> DrawableTest<V, H> for DrawableTestee {
+    pub trait DynHash: DynEq {
-    fn get_vertices(&self) -> Vec<V> {
+        fn dyn_hash(&self, hasher: &mut dyn Hasher);
-        unimplemented!()
+
+        fn as_dyn_eq(&self) -> &dyn DynEq;
     }
 
-    fn get_handle(&self) -> H {
+    impl<H: Eq + Any> DynEq for H {
-        unimplemented!()
+        fn dyn_eq(&self, other: &dyn DynEq) -> bool {
+            if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<H>() {
+                self == other
+            } else {
+                false
             }
         }
 
-pub struct ImplVertexData {
+        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
-    pub x: i32,
+            self
-    pub y: i32,
+        }
     }
-impl VertexData for ImplVertexData {
 
+    impl<H: Hash + DynEq> DynHash for H {
+        fn dyn_hash(&self, mut hasher: &mut dyn Hasher) {
+            H::hash(self, &mut hasher)
         }
 
-pub trait VertexData : Sized {
+        fn as_dyn_eq(&self) -> &dyn DynEq {
+            self
+        }
+    }
 
+    impl PartialEq for dyn DynHash {
+        fn eq(&self, other: &dyn DynHash) -> bool {
+            self.dyn_eq(other.as_dyn_eq())
+        }
     }
 
-// CanvasFrameTest will be drawn to by objects implementing DrawableTest
+    impl Eq for dyn DynHash {}
-pub struct CanvasFrameTest<V: VertexData + Sized, H: Handle + Sized> {
+
-    pub map: HashMap<H, Vec<V>>,
+    impl Hash for dyn DynHash {
+        fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, hasher: &mut H) {
+            self.dyn_hash(hasher)
+        }
+    }
 }
+use crate::canvas::canvas_frame::dynhash::DynHash;
 
-impl<V: VertexData + Sized, H: Handle + Sized + Eq + Hash> CanvasFrameTest<V, H> {
 
-    pub fn draw(&mut self, drawable: &dyn DrawableTest<V, H>) {
+
-        drawable.get_vertices();
+
-        self.map.insert(drawable.get_handle(), drawable.get_vertices());
+// CanvasFrameTest will be drawn to by objects implementing DrawableTest
+pub struct CanvasFrameTest<VTypes> {
+    pub map: HashMap<Box<dyn DynHash>, Vec<VTypes>>,
+}
+
+impl<VTypes> CanvasFrameTest<VTypes> {
+    pub fn draw(&mut self, drawable: Vec<VTypes>) {
+        self.map.insert(Box::new(10), drawable);
     }
 }
 
 pub trait Drawable {
-
     fn get_vertices(&self) -> Vec<(f32, f32, f32)>;
     fn get_color(&self) -> (f32, f32, f32, f32);
     fn get_ti_coords(&self) -> Vec<(f32, f32)>;
@@ -80,30 +112,24 @@ pub trait Drawable {
 }
 
 
-
+pub trait VertexDefinitionAndData {}
-
-pub trait VertexDefinitionAndData {
-
-}
-
 
 
 pub struct CanvasFrame {
     pub colored_drawables: Vec<RuntimeVertexDef>,
     pub textured_drawables: HashMap<Arc<CanvasTextureHandle>, Vec<Vec<RuntimeVertexDef>>>,
     pub image_drawables: HashMap<Arc<CanvasImageHandle>, Vec<Vec<RuntimeVertexDef>>>,
-    pub text_drawables: HashMap<Arc<CanvasFontHandle>, Vec<GlyphInstance>>
+    pub text_drawables: HashMap<Arc<CanvasFontHandle>, Vec<GlyphInstance>>,
 }
 
 impl CanvasFrame {
-
     /// Creates a bare canvas frame with empty accumulators a
     pub fn new() -> CanvasFrame {
         CanvasFrame {
             colored_drawables: vec![],
             textured_drawables: Default::default(),
             image_drawables: Default::default(),
-            text_drawables: Default::default()
+            text_drawables: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 

src/canvas/canvas_state.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use vulkano::swapchain::Capabilities;
 use winit::Window;
 use vulkano::pipeline::viewport::Viewport;
 use vulkano::descriptor::descriptor::DescriptorDescTy::TexelBuffer;
-use crate::canvas::canvas_frame::{CanvasFrame, CanvasFrameTest, VertexData};
+use crate::canvas::canvas_frame::{CanvasFrame, CanvasFrameTest};
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use crate::util::vertex_3d::{Vertex3D, TextVertex3D};
 use vulkano::pipeline::depth_stencil::{StencilFaceFlags, DynamicStencilValue};
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct CanvasState {
 }
 
 
+
 impl CanvasState {
     /// This method is called once during initialization, then again whenever the window is resized
     pub fn window_size_dependent_setup(&mut self, images: &[Arc<SwapchainImage<Window>>])
@@ -484,23 +485,62 @@ impl CanvasState {
         o
     }
 
+
     // This is taking in a canvas frame, which should be some sort of matrix of vertices of generic
     // types and handles
-    pub fn draw_commands_test<V: 'static + VertexData + Sized + Clone + Send + Sync, H: Handle + Sized>
+    pub fn draw_commands_test<T: 'static + Send + Sync + Clone>(&mut self,
-                             (&mut self,
                               mut command_buffer: AutoCommandBufferBuilder,
                               framebuffers: Vec<Arc<dyn FramebufferAbstract + Send + Sync>>,
                               image_num: usize,
-                              canvas_frame: CanvasFrameTest<V, H>) -> AutoCommandBufferBuilder {
+                              canvas_frame: CanvasFrameTest<T>) -> AutoCommandBufferBuilder {
 
-        let v = Vec::<V>::new();
+        // Specify the color to clear the framebuffer with i.e. blue
+        let clear_values = vec!(
+            ClearValue::Float([0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0]),
+            ClearValue::DepthStencil((1.0, 0x00)),
+        );
 
-        let x = ImmutableBuffer::from_iter(
+        self.dynamic_state = DynamicState {
-            v.iter().cloned(),
+            line_width: None,
-            BufferUsage::all(),
+            viewports: self.dynamic_state.viewports.clone(),
+            scissors: None,
+            compare_mask: None,
+            write_mask: None,
+            reference: None,
+        };
+
+        let mut command_buffer = command_buffer.begin_render_pass(
+            framebuffers[image_num].clone(), false, clear_values.clone(),
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        // Solid colors
+        let mut shader = self.shader_buffers.get(
+            self.get_shader_handle(String::from("color-passthrough"))
+                .unwrap().clone().get_handle() as usize
+        ).unwrap();
+
+
+
+        for (k,v) in canvas_frame.map {
+
+            let value : Vec<T> = v.iter().map(|v| v.clone()).collect();
+
+            let buffer : Arc<(dyn BufferAccess + Send + Sync)> = ImmutableBuffer::from_iter(
+                value.iter().cloned(),
+                BufferUsage::vertex_buffer(),
                 self.queue.clone(),
             ).unwrap().0;
 
+            if !self.colored_vertex_buffer.is_empty() {
+                command_buffer = command_buffer.draw(
+                    shader.get_pipeline().clone(),
+                    &self.dynamic_state.clone(),
+                    vec![buffer.clone()],
+                    (), (),
+                ).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
         command_buffer
 
     }

src/main.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::util::load_raw;
 use crate::sprite::{Poly, Text, TextHandle, TextVertex, TextInstance};
 use vulkano::instance::debug::DebugCallback;
 use crate::compute::compu_frame::CompuFrame;
-use crate::canvas::canvas_frame::{CanvasFrame, DrawableTestee, CanvasFrameTest, ImplVertexData};
+use crate::canvas::canvas_frame::{CanvasFrame, CanvasFrameTest};
 use crate::compute::managed::compu_sprite::CompuSprite;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use crate::canvas::managed::handles::CanvasTextureHandle;
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ pub mod compute;
 
 
 */
+pub struct ImplVertexData1 {
+    pub x: i32,
+    pub y: i32,
+}
+
+pub struct ImplVertexData2 {
+    pub x: i32,
+    pub y: i32,
+}
+
+impl ImplVertexData1 {}
+impl ImplVertexData2 {}
+
+enum VertexTypes {
+    VType1(ImplVertexData1),
+    VType2(ImplVertexData2),
+}
 
 pub fn main() {
     hprof::start_frame();
@@ -182,12 +199,14 @@ pub fn main() {
             break;
         }
 
-        let dt = DrawableTestee{
+//        let dt = DrawableTestee{
-            vertices: vec![ImplVertexData{ x: 0, y: 0 }],
+//            vertices: vec![ImplVertexData{ x: 0, y: 0 }],
-            handle: Arc::new(Default::default())
+//            handle: Arc::new(CanvasTextureHandle{ handle: 0 })
-        };
+//        };
-        let mut cft :CanvasFrameTest<ImplVertexData, CanvasTextureHandle>= CanvasFrameTest{ map: Default::default() };
+        let mut cft : CanvasFrameTest<VertexTypes> =
-        cft.draw(&dt);
+            CanvasFrameTest{ map: Default::default() };
+
+     //   cft.draw(&dt);
 
         let mut compu_frame = CompuFrame::new();
 //        compu_frame.add(compute_buffer.clone(), compute_kernel.clone());