Introduction             {#mainpage}
=========

libktx is a small library of functions for creating and reading KTX (Khronos
TeXture) files and instantiating OpenGL® and OpenGL® ES
textures and Vulkan images from them.

For information about the KTX format see the
<a href="http://www.khronos.org/opengles/sdk/tools/KTX/file_format_spec/">
formal specification.</a>

The library is open source software. Source code is available at
<a href="https://github.com/KhronosGroup/KTX">GitHub</a>. Most of the source
code and the documentation is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See @ref license
for details. When distributing the library, whether in source or binary form, this
documentation must be included in the distribution or otherwise made available to
recipients.

See @ref libktx_history for the list of changes.

See @ref todo for the current To Do list.

@authors
Mark Callow, <a href="http://www.edgewise-consulting.com">Edgewise Consulting</a>,
             formerly at <a href="http://www.hicorp.co.jp">HI Corporation</a>\n
Georg Kolling, <a href="http://www.imgtec.com">Imagination Technology</a>\n
Jacob Str&ouml;m, <a href="http://www.ericsson.com">Ericsson AB</a>

@version 3.0.0

$Date$

# Usage Overview                              {#overview}

## Reading a KTX file for non-GL and non-Vulkan Use  {#readktx}

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
#include <ktx.h>

ktxTexture* texture;
KTX_error_code result;
ktx_size_t offset;
ktx_uint8_t* image;
ktx_uint32_t level, layer, faceSlice;

result = ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile("mytex3d.ktx",
                                        KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_LOAD_IMAGE_DATA_BIT,
                                        &texture);

// Retrieve information about the texture from fields in the ktxTexture
// such as:
ktx_uint32 numLevels = texture->numLevels;
ktx_uint32 baseWidth = texture->baseWidth;
ktx_bool_t isArray = texture->isArray;

// Retrieve a pointer to the image for a specific mip level, array layer
// & face or depth slice.
level = 1; layer = 0; faceSlice = 3;
result = ktxTexture_GetImageOffset(texture, level, layer, faceSlice, &offset);
image = ktxTexture_GetData(texture) + offset;
// ...
// Do something with the texture image.
// ...
ktxTexture_Destroy(texture);
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

## Creating a GL texture object from a KTX file.   {#createGL}

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
#include <ktx.h>

ktxTexture* kTexture;
KTX_error_code result;
ktx_size_t offset;
ktx_uint8_t* image;
ktx_uint32_t level, layer, faceSlice;
GLuint texture = 0;
GLenum target, glerror;

result = ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile("mytex3d.ktx",
                                        KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_NO_FLAGS,
                                        &kTexture);
glGenTextures(1, &texture); // Optional. GLUpload can generate a texture.
result = ktxtexture_GLUpload(kTexture, &texture, &target, &glerror);
ktxTexture_Destroy(texture);
// ...
// GL rendering using the texture
// ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

## Creating a Vulkan image object from a KTX file.  {#createVulkan}

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
#include <ktxvulkan.h>

ktxTexture* kTexture;
KTX_error_code result;
ktx_size_t offset;
ktx_uint8_t* image;
ktx_uint32_t level, layer, faceSlice;
ktxVulkanDeviceInfo vdi;
ktxVulkanTexture texture;

// Set up Vulkan physical device (gpu), logical device (device), queue
// and command pool. Save the handles to these in a struct called vkctx.
// ktx VulkanDeviceInfo is used to pass these with the expectation that
// apps are likely to upload a large number of textures.
ktxVulkanDeviceInfo_Construct(&vdi, vkctx.gpu, vkctx.device,
                              vkctx.queue, vkctx.commandPool, nullptr);

ktxresult = ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile("mytex3d.ktx",
                                           KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_NO_FLAGS,
                                           &kTexture);

ktxresult = ktxTexture_VkUploadEx(kTexture, &vdi, &texture,
                                  VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
                                  VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
                                  VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);

ktxTexture_Destroy(kTexture);
ktxVulkanDeviceInfo_Destruct(&vdi);
// ...
// Vulkan rendering using the texture
// ...
// When done using the image in Vulkan...
ktxVulkanTexture_Destruct(&texture, vkctx.device, nullptr);
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

## Extracting Metadata        {#subsection}

Once a ktxTexture object has been created, metadata can be easily found
and extracted. The following can be added to any of the above.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
char* pValue;
uint32_t valueLen;
if (KTX_SUCCESS == ktxHashList_FindValue(&kTexture->kvDataHead,
                                          KTX_ORIENTATION_KEY,
                                          &valueLen, (void**)&pValue))
 {
      char s, t;

      if (sscanf(pValue, KTX_ORIENTATION2_FMT, &s, &t) == 2) {
         ...
      }
 }
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

## Writing a KTX file         {#writektx}

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
#include <ktx.h>

ktxTexture* texture;
ktxTextureCreateInfo createInfo;
KTX_error_code result;
ktx_uint32_t level, layer, faceSlice;
FILE* src;
ktx_size_t srcSize;

createInfo.glInternalformat = GL_RGB8;
createInfo.baseWidth = 2048;
createInfo.baseHeight = 1024;
createInfo.baseDepth = 16;
createInfo.numDimensions = 3.
// Note: it is not necessary to provide a full mipmap pyramid.
createInfo.numLevels = log2(createInfo.baseWidth) + 1
createInfo.numLayers = 1;
createInfo.numFaces = 1;
createInfo.isArray = KTX_FALSE;
createInfo.generateMipmaps = KTX_FALSE;

result = ktxTexture_Create(createInfo,
                           KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_ALLOC_STORAGE,
                           &texture);

src = // Open a stdio FILE* on the baseLevel image, slice 0.
srcSize = // Query size of the file.
level = 0;
layer = 0;
faceSlice = 0;                           
result = ktxTexture_SetImageFromMemory(texture, level, layer, faceSlice,
                                       src, srcSize);
// Repeat for the other 15 slices of the base level and all other levels
// up to createInfo.numLevels.

ktxTexture_WriteToNamedFile(texture, "mytex3d.ktx");
ktxTexture_Destroy(texture);
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

## Modifying a KTX file         {#modifyktx}

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.c}
#include <ktx.h>

ktxTexture* texture;
KTX_error_code result;
ktx_size_t offset;
ktx_uint8_t* image;
ktx_uint32_t level, layer, faceSlice;

result = ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile("mytex3d.ktx",
                                        KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_LOAD_IMAGE_DATA_BIT,
                                        &texture);
// The file is closed after all the data has been read.

// It is the responsibilty of the application to make sure its
// modifications are valid.
texture->generateMipmaps = KTX_TRUE;

ktxTexture_WriteToNamedFile(texture, "mytex3d.ktx");
ktxTexture_Destroy(texture);
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~