Hybrid platform-dependent simulation interface

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a simulation engine executable by the processor to provide a simulation environment for an application, the simulation engine simulating a non-simulation environment for hosting the application;
• and
• wherein the application comprises a library having a platform-independent application programming interface (API) for interacting with the simulation engine and a platform-dependent API providing an interface to the simulation engine using a platform-dependent hardware element, the platform-dependent hardware element unaffecting a non-simulation environment when the application is running in the non-simulation environment.

A computer program product for a hybrid platform-dependent simulation interface, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to:
• receive a call to a library having a platform-independent application programming interface (API) for interacting with a simulation engine, the simulation engine providing a simulation environment for an application simulating a non-simulation environment for hosting the application;
• and
• interface by a platform-dependent API with the simulation engine using a platform-dependent hardware element, the platform-dependent hardware element unaffecting a non-simulation environment when the application is running in the non-simulation environment.