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+#ifndef _ofxGpuUtils_h_
+#define _ofxGpuUtils_h_
+
+/*
+Software License :
+
+Copyright (c) 2003-2022, The Open Effects Association Ltd. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
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+* Neither the name The Open Effects Association Ltd, nor the names of its
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+
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+*/
+
+
+ 
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsPropEffectCanSwitchRunon  to register a plugin may request to switch what it wants to run on
+
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - host (read) and plugin only (write) -> plugin can change in Instance Changed action.
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0: Only allows plugin plugin to switch this value in Description
+	1: Allows plugin to change dynamically
+
+	Default: 1
+
+	This is to match OpenGL suite expected behavior. Allows a plug-in (their users) to opt-out of initial declared support.
+	 
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsPropEffectCanSwitchRunon "OfxGpuUtilsPropEffectCanSwitchRunon"
+
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsPropCPUEffectUsesGPU  to reguster a CPU-based effect is using GPU ressources
+	
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only (write), plugin can change in Instance Changed action.
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0: Do not use GPU
+	1: Uses GPU
+
+	Default: 0
+
+	Hint to host that Effect request CPU images but still use GPU. 
+	With the lack of GPU API standards (or the amount of them), it's likely an host and plug-in don't support the same APIs.
+	This is of course ignored by host when plug-in uses a GPU suite like the ofxOpenGL suite
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsPropCPUEffectUsesGPU "OfxGpuUtilsPropCPUEffectUsesGPU"
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsEffectProducesSameResultCPUorGPU  to reguster it is safe to switch from CPU to GPU to CPU 
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only (write), plugin can change in Instance Changed action.
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0: Not same result
+	1: Same result
+	Default: 0
+
+	If effect says YES, then host can fallback to CPU without expected issues.
+	If effect says NO, host cannot fallback to CPU at least not without deleting the whole sequence from its cache maybe.
+	Same result is a choice made by effect (then cache free because of a parameter change)
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsEffectProducesSameResultCPUorGPU "OfxGpuUtilEffectProducesSameResultCPUorGPU"
+ 
+/** brief GpuUtilsHostTracksMemoryUsage  to register GPU memory management
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only (read-write) - wr, host
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0: Host does not respond
+	1: Host tracks GPU memory usage
+	Default: 0
+
+	If hosts tracks GPU memory and plugin does not set this YES then Host can ignore GPU render if it wants
+	If host says yes, the effect can return an out of memory error and expect the host to retry.
+	see ofxGpuUtilsEffectMemoryNeeded
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsHostTracksMemoryUsage "OfxGpuUtilsHostTracksMemoryUsage"
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsHSupportsAllGPUNotTheSameBrandModel    
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only (read-write) 
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0: Effect cannot guarantee same result on different GPU models
+	1: Effect produces same result on different GPU models
+	Default: 0
+
+	Say you have a new and an old AMD GPU, can they be used on same sequence, 
+	This is analogue kOfxGpuUtilsEffectProducesSameResultCPUorGPU
+	Many hosts don't support different GPU at once so property likely to be ignored
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsSupportsAllGPUNotTheSameBrandModel "OfxGpuSupportsAllGPUNotTheSameBrandModel"
+ 
+/** brief GpuUtilsSlaveToHostSettings
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only(read - write) - write only in Instance Creation and Changed,  host
+	- Valid Values - This must be one of :
+	0 : Effect does slaves to host settings
+	1 : Effect slaves to host settings
+	Default : 0
+
+	This is for host that offer option as global preferences in UI to use GPU or not to render
+	For example an effect might have a GPU menu in each plugin, then a menu option saying Slave to Host Preferences could be added.
+ */
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsSlaveToHostSettings "OfxGpuUtilsSlaveToHostSettings"
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsMemoryManagementHintCache in Bytes
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only(write) - write only in Instance Creation and Changed,  host
+	- Valid Values - Up to max VRAM available?
+	Default : 0  // effect has not set, host does not support?
+
+	Purpose is to request a GPU allocation to be retained until host needs space for something else... 
+	This is likely for contexts where a user spends a lot of time on a frame...
+	TO RESOLVE:  How is this implemented? By creating an Instance Changed?
+
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsMemoryManagementHintCache "OfxGpuUtilsMemoryManagementHintCache"
+
+/** @name StatusReturnValues
+OfxStatus returns indicating that a OpenGL render error has occurred:
+
+ - If a plug-in returns ::kOfxGpuUtilsStatOutOfMemory, the host should retry the
+   render with OpenGL rendering disabled.
+
+ - If a plug-in returns ::kOfxxGpuUtilsStatRenderFailed, the host may choose to free
+   resources on the GPU and retry the OpenGL render, rather than immediately
+   falling back to CPU rendering.
+
+  Uses same define as OpenGL suite
+
+*/
+
+/** @brief render ran out of memory, note same error number as kOfxStatGLOutOfMemory */
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsStatOutOfMemory  ((int) 1001)
+#define kOfxxGpuUtilsStatRenderFailed ((int) 1002)
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsMemoryManagementMemoryNeeded in Bytes
+	- Type - int X 1
+	- Property Set - plugin only(read - write) must request before render actions
+	- Valid Values - Up to max VRAM available?
+	Default : 0  // effect has not set
+
+	UNRESOLVED: Implies a mechanism to retry defined providing additional memory amount needed (recursive until effect can run or host is out of available VRAM)
+	Is this  kOfxGpuUtilsStatOutOfMemory?
+
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsMemoryManagementMemoryNeeded "OfxGpuUtilsMemoryManagementMemoryNeeded"
+
+
+/** brief GpuUtilsRunOnGpuIndex
+- Type - int X 1
+- Property Set - host
+- Valid Values - Up to max GPU in system
+Default : 0  // effect has not set ?
+
+	UNRESOLVED: Implies a universal GPU enumeration for a particular machine independent of driver, API.
+	In practice as host might be internally running whatever OpenGL, Cuda, OpenCL, Dx, Metal, Vulkan,... 
+	For example I don't think CUDA would assign a GPUid to Integrated Graphucs.
+	Might not work with OpenGL suite on Windows with GTX cards?
+*/
+#define kOfxGpuUtilsRunOnGpuIndex "OfxGpuUtilsRunOnGpuIndex"
+
+/**  Open Question : Switching from CPU to GPU or reverse might affect plugin ThreadSafety reported by plugin?  */
+
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/** @file ofxGpuUtils.h
+
+This header contains the suite definition to manipulate host side parameters.
+
+For more details go see @ref GpuUtils
+
+
+#endif
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