The GPUCompilationInfo
interface of the WebGPU API represents an array of GPUCompilationMessage
objects generated by the GPU shader module compiler to help diagnose problems with shader code.
GPUCompilationInfo
is accessed via GPUShaderModule.getCompilationInfo()
.
Instance properties
messages
Experimental Read only
-
An array of GPUCompilationMessage
objects, each one containing the details of an individual shader compilation message. Messages can be informational, warnings, or errors.
Examples
In the example below, we have deliberately left a parenthesis out of a function declaration in our shader code:
const shaders = `
struct VertexOut {
@builtin(position) position : vec4f,
@location(0) color : vec4f
}
@vertex
fn vertex_main(@location(0) position: vec4f,
@location(1) color: vec4f -> VertexOut
{
var output : VertexOut;
output.position = position;
output.color = color;
return output;
}
@fragment
fn fragment_main(fragData: VertexOut) -> @location(0) vec4f
{
return fragData.color;
}
`;
When we compile the shader module, we use getCompilationInfo()
to grab some information about the resulting error:
async function init() {
const shaderModule = device.createShaderModule({
code: shaders,
});
const shaderInfo = await shaderModule.getCompilationInfo();
const firstMessage = shaderInfo.messages[0];
console.log(firstMessage.lineNum);
console.log(firstMessage.message);
console.log(firstMessage.type);
}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Desktop |
Mobile |
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Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
WebView Android |
Chrome Android |
Firefox for Android |
Opera Android |
Safari on IOS |
Samsung Internet |
GPUCompilationInfo |
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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previewCurrently supported on Linux and Windows only.
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No |
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
messages |
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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previewCurrently supported on Linux and Windows only.
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No |
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
See also