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Nodens Wiki

Welcome to the Nodens wiki — the companion documentation for the Nodens framework.

What's Here vs. the API Reference

This wiki covers tutorials, architecture guides, and design rationale — the why and how of using Nodens. For detailed class/function/module documentation (the what), see the Doxygen API Reference (not yet hosted — build locally with cmake --build build --target nodens-docs).

Contents

Getting Started

• Getting Started — Prerequisites, building from source, and your first Nodens application.

Architecture

• Architecture Overview — High-level system design, module map, and runtime flow.
• Layer System — Layer lifecycle, ordering, and the OnUpdate/OnImGuiRender split.
• Event System — Synchronous dispatch, the CRTP event pattern, and the async event bus.
• Concurrency and JobSystem — Thread pool design, std::future integration, and thread safety rules.

Guides

• Building and Toolchain — Compiler compatibility, CMake module support, and troubleshooting.
• Creating a Custom Layer — Step-by-step tutorial for building your own layer.
• Using ImGui and ImPlot — GUI rendering, themes, and data visualization.
• Profiling with Tracy — Connecting Tracy, reading profiler data, and adding custom zones.

Reference

• Examples Guide — Detailed walkthroughs of the bundled example applications.