hello vulkan

src/Engine.cpp

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+
+#include "Engine.hpp"
+
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+Engine::Engine(Window* window): window_(window) {
+
+    // cleans up this constructor 
+    init();
+
+}
+
+void Engine::init() {
+
+    VkApplicationInfo appInfo {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
+        .pApplicationName = "maiden",
+        .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    };
+
+    uint32_t instanceExtensionsCount = 0;
+    char const* const* instanceExtensions{ SDL_Vulkan_GetInstanceExtensions(&instanceExtensionsCount) };
+
+    VkInstanceCreateInfo instanceCI {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pApplicationInfo = &appInfo,
+        .enabledExtensionCount = instanceExtensionsCount,
+        .ppEnabledExtensionNames = instanceExtensions,
+    };
+
+    VkInstance instance;
+    if(vkCreateInstance(&instanceCI, nullptr, &instance) == VK_SUCCESS) {
+        // TODO: need some kind of logger service
+        std::cout << "[" << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << __LINE__ << "] Vulkan instance successfully created." << std::endl;
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "[" << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << __LINE__ << "] Error creating Vulkan instance." << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    // next steps:
+    // device selection and setup
+    // queue creation
+    // vulkan memory allocator
+    // create vulkan surface
+    // attach surface to window
+
+}
+
+void Engine::draw() {
+
+}