Source code generator for a graphics card

A source code generator for a graphics card used by a software application, wherein:

• unitary shaders having common characteristics are defined according to a type of shader defined by a basic shader, said basic shader comprising the common characteristics of the unitary shaders and common interfaces for the software application;
• said source code generator is a generator of shaders, automatically generating all the combined shaders necessary to the software application for the graphics card, said combined shaders resulting from the combination of the unitary shaders according to one or more descriptions of combinations of unitary shaders, said combined shaders being used by the software application;
• the unitary shaders, the basic shaders and the generated shaders being coded in a language dedicated to the graphics card.

A method of generating source code for a graphics card, comprising at least the following steps:

• defining of unitary shaders, the unitary shaders, having common characteristics, being defined according to a type of shader defined by a basic shader, said basic shader comprising the common characteristics of the unitary shaders and common interfaces for the software application;
• automatically generating, by a source code generator, of all the combined shaders necessary to the software application) for the graphics card, said combined shaders resulting from the combination of the unitary shaders according to one or more descriptions of combinations of unitary shaders, said combined shaders being used by the software application;
• the unitary shaders, the basic shaders and the generated shaders being coded in a language dedicated to the graphics card.