diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22edab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*.o
+*.so
+examples/example
+examples/image
+examples/opengl
+examples/rotate
+examples/vulkan
diff --git a/compile_flags.txt b/compile_flags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..261e265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_flags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-D_MILSKO
+-DUSE_X11
+-Iinclude
diff --git a/examples/triangle.frag.spv b/examples/triangle.frag.spv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a664e83
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/triangle.frag.spv differ
diff --git a/examples/triangle.vert.spv b/examples/triangle.vert.spv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0855f65
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/triangle.vert.spv differ
diff --git a/examples/vulkan.c b/examples/vulkan.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e039eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vulkan.c
@@ -0,0 +1,610 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#include <Mw/Milsko.h>
+#include <Mw/Vulkan.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#include <vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h>
+
+MwWidget window, vulkan;
+int	 ow = 300;
+int	 oh = 250;
+
+PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr _vkGetInstanceProcAddr;
+VkInstance		  instance;
+VkDevice		  device;
+VkPhysicalDevice	  physicalDevice;
+VkSurfaceKHR		  surface;
+VkQueue			  graphicsQueue;
+VkQueue			  presentQueue;
+
+VkSwapchainKHR swapchain;
+VkImage*       swapchainImages;
+VkImageView*   swapchainImageView;
+uint32_t       swapchainImageViewCount;
+uint32_t       currentImageIndex;
+uint32_t       frameNumber;
+
+VkFence*     fences;
+VkSemaphore* renderFinishedSemaphores;
+VkSemaphore* imageAvaliableSemaphores;
+
+VkFramebuffer* framebuffers;
+
+VkPipeline	 pipeline;
+VkCommandBuffer* cmdBuffers;
+VkRenderPass	 renderPass;
+
+VkResult res;
+
+VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR swapchainCreateInfo = {};
+
+#define MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT swapchainImageViewCount
+
+// convienence macro for loading a vulkan function pointer into memory
+#define LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(name) \
+	PFN_##name _##name = (PFN_##name)_vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, #name); \
+	assert(_##name);
+
+void tick(MwWidget handle, void* user_data, void* call_data) {
+	(void)handle;
+	(void)user_data;
+	(void)call_data;
+
+	VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo	= {};
+	VkRenderPassBeginInfo	 renderPassInfo = {};
+	VkSubmitInfo		 submitInfo	= {};
+	VkPresentInfoKHR	 presentInfo	= {};
+
+	VkClearValue clearColor	   = {{{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}}};
+	uint32_t     vertexCount   = 3;
+	uint32_t     instanceCount = 1;
+
+	VkPipelineStageFlags waitStages[] = {VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT};
+
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateFence);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkWaitForFences);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkResetFences);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkResetCommandBuffer);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkBeginCommandBuffer);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkEndCommandBuffer);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkQueueSubmit);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkAcquireNextImageKHR);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkQueuePresentKHR);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateSwapchainKHR);
+
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCmdBeginRenderPass);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCmdEndRenderPass);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCmdDraw);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCmdBindPipeline);
+
+	if((res = _vkWaitForFences(device, 1, &fences[frameNumber], VK_TRUE, UINT64_MAX)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error waiting on fence: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if((res = _vkResetFences(device, 1, &fences[frameNumber])) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error resetting fence: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+swapchainRetry:
+	if((res = _vkAcquireNextImageKHR(device, swapchain, UINT64_MAX, imageAvaliableSemaphores[frameNumber], NULL, &currentImageIndex)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		if(res == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+			if(_vkCreateSwapchainKHR(device, &swapchainCreateInfo, NULL, &swapchain) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+				printf("failed to create swapchain: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+				exit(0);
+			};
+			goto swapchainRetry;
+		}
+	};
+
+	beginInfo.sType		   = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+	beginInfo.pNext		   = NULL;
+	beginInfo.flags		   = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT;
+	beginInfo.pInheritanceInfo = NULL;
+
+	if((res = _vkResetCommandBuffer(cmdBuffers[frameNumber], 0)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error beginning command buffer record: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if((res = _vkBeginCommandBuffer(cmdBuffers[frameNumber], &beginInfo)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error beginning command buffer record: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	renderPassInfo.sType		 = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO;
+	renderPassInfo.pNext		 = NULL;
+	renderPassInfo.renderPass	 = renderPass;
+	renderPassInfo.framebuffer	 = framebuffers[frameNumber];
+	renderPassInfo.renderArea.offset = (VkOffset2D){0, 0};
+	renderPassInfo.renderArea.extent = (VkExtent2D){(uint32_t)ow, (uint32_t)oh};
+	renderPassInfo.clearValueCount	 = 1;
+	renderPassInfo.pClearValues	 = &clearColor;
+
+	_vkCmdBeginRenderPass(cmdBuffers[frameNumber], &renderPassInfo, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
+
+	_vkCmdBindPipeline(cmdBuffers[frameNumber], VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipeline);
+
+	_vkCmdDraw(cmdBuffers[frameNumber], vertexCount, instanceCount, 0, 0);
+
+	_vkCmdEndRenderPass(cmdBuffers[frameNumber]);
+
+	if((res = _vkEndCommandBuffer(cmdBuffers[frameNumber])) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error recording command buffer: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	submitInfo.sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
+	submitInfo.pNext		= NULL;
+	submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount	= 1;
+	submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores	= &imageAvaliableSemaphores[frameNumber];
+	submitInfo.pWaitDstStageMask	= waitStages;
+	submitInfo.commandBufferCount	= 1;
+	submitInfo.pCommandBuffers	= &cmdBuffers[frameNumber];
+	submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+	submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores	= &renderFinishedSemaphores[frameNumber];
+
+	if((res = _vkQueueSubmit(graphicsQueue, 1, &submitInfo, fences[frameNumber])) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error submitting command buffer: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	presentInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_INFO_KHR;
+
+	presentInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+	presentInfo.pWaitSemaphores    = &renderFinishedSemaphores[frameNumber];
+	presentInfo.swapchainCount     = 1;
+	presentInfo.pSwapchains	       = &swapchain;
+	presentInfo.pImageIndices      = &currentImageIndex;
+
+	presentInfo.pResults = NULL; // Optional
+
+	_vkQueuePresentKHR(presentQueue, &presentInfo);
+
+	// frameNumber = currentImageIndex;
+	frameNumber = (frameNumber + 1) % (MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+}
+
+void vulkan_setup(MwWidget handle) {
+	FILE*  vertFile;
+	FILE*  fragFile;
+	void*  vertBuf;
+	void*  fragBuf;
+	size_t vertFileSize;
+	size_t fragFileSize;
+	size_t amountRead;
+
+	uint32_t		i;
+	VkViewport		viewport = {};
+	VkRect2D		scissor	 = {};
+	VkCommandPool		cmdPool	 = {};
+	VkResult		res	 = 0;
+	VkShaderModule		fragShaderModule;
+	VkShaderModule		vertShaderModule;
+	VkPipelineLayout	pipelineLayout	   = {};
+	VkAttachmentDescription colorAttachment	   = {};
+	VkAttachmentReference	colorAttachmentRef = {};
+	VkSubpassDescription	subpass		   = {};
+
+	VkRenderPassCreateInfo		       renderPassInfo	    = {};
+	VkShaderModuleCreateInfo	       vertInfo		    = {};
+	VkShaderModuleCreateInfo	       fragInfo		    = {};
+	VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo	       pipelineLayoutInfo   = {};
+	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo	       vertShaderStageInfo  = {};
+	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo	       fragShaderStageInfo  = {};
+	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo	       shaderStages[2]	    = {};
+	VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo   vertexInputInfo	    = {};
+	VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssembly	    = {};
+	VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo      viewportState	    = {};
+	VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizer	    = {};
+	VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo   multisampling	    = {};
+	VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState    colorBlendAttachment = {};
+	VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo    colorBlending	    = {};
+	VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo	       pipelineInfo	    = {};
+	VkFramebufferCreateInfo		       framebufferInfo	    = {};
+	VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo	       allocInfo	    = {};
+	VkCommandPoolCreateInfo		       poolInfo		    = {};
+	VkImageViewCreateInfo		       imageViewCreateInfo  = {};
+	VkSemaphoreCreateInfo		       semaphoreInfo	    = {};
+	VkFenceCreateInfo		       fenceInfo	    = {};
+
+	_vkGetInstanceProcAddr = MwVulkanGetInstanceProcAddr(handle);
+	instance	       = MwVulkanGetInstance(handle);
+	device		       = MwVulkanGetLogicalDevice(handle);
+	physicalDevice	       = MwVulkanGetPhysicalDevice(handle);
+	graphicsQueue	       = MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueue(handle);
+	presentQueue	       = MwVulkanGetPresentQueue(handle);
+	surface		       = MwVulkanGetSurface(handle);
+
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateShaderModule);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreatePipelineLayout);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateGraphicsPipelines);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateCommandPool);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateFramebuffer);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkAllocateCommandBuffers);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateFence);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateSemaphore);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateSwapchainKHR);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateImageView);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateRenderPass);
+
+	// create a swapchain
+	swapchainCreateInfo.sType	     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.surface	     = surface;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.minImageCount    = 3;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.imageFormat	     = VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.imageColorSpace  = VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.imageExtent	     = (VkExtent2D){.width = ow, .height = oh},
+	swapchainCreateInfo.imageArrayLayers = 1,
+	swapchainCreateInfo.imageUsage	     = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT |
+					 VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT |
+					 VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+	// th is how we specify no transformation.
+	swapchainCreateInfo.preTransform   = VK_SURFACE_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY_BIT_KHR;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.presentMode	   = VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR;
+	// we don't care about the color of pixels that are obscured.
+	swapchainCreateInfo.clipped	 = VK_TRUE;
+	swapchainCreateInfo.oldSwapchain = NULL;
+
+	if(MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueueIndex(handle) != MwVulkanGetPresentQueueIndex(handle)) {
+		swapchainCreateInfo.imageSharingMode	  = VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT;
+		swapchainCreateInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 2;
+
+		uint32_t indices[] = {
+		    MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueueIndex(handle),
+		    MwVulkanGetPresentQueueIndex(handle),
+		};
+		swapchainCreateInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = indices;
+	} else {
+		swapchainCreateInfo.imageSharingMode	  = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+		swapchainCreateInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 0;
+		swapchainCreateInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices	  = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if(_vkCreateSwapchainKHR(device, &swapchainCreateInfo, NULL, &swapchain) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("failed to create swapchain: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	};
+
+	imageViewCreateInfo.sType			    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.viewType			    = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.format			    = swapchainCreateInfo.imageFormat;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.components.r		    = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_R;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.components.g		    = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_G;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.components.b		    = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_B;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.components.a		    = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_A;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask	    = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel   = 0;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount	    = VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+	imageViewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount	    = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS;
+
+	if(_vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device, swapchain, &swapchainImageViewCount, NULL) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("failed to get swapchain images: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+	swapchainImages	   = malloc(sizeof(VkImage) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+	swapchainImageView = malloc(sizeof(VkImageView) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+	_vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device, swapchain, &swapchainImageViewCount, swapchainImages);
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+		imageViewCreateInfo.image = swapchainImages[i];
+		if(_vkCreateImageView(device, &imageViewCreateInfo, NULL, &swapchainImageView[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("failed to get swapchain images: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	//  Create a Render Pass.
+	colorAttachment.flags	       = 0;
+	colorAttachment.format	       = swapchainCreateInfo.imageFormat;
+	colorAttachment.samples	       = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+	colorAttachment.loadOp	       = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+	colorAttachment.storeOp	       = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+	colorAttachment.stencilLoadOp  = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+	colorAttachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+	colorAttachment.initialLayout  = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+	colorAttachment.finalLayout    = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+	colorAttachmentRef.attachment  = 0;
+	colorAttachmentRef.layout      = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+	subpass.flags			= 0;
+	subpass.pipelineBindPoint	= VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS;
+	subpass.inputAttachmentCount	= 0;
+	subpass.pInputAttachments	= NULL;
+	subpass.colorAttachmentCount	= 1;
+	subpass.pColorAttachments	= &colorAttachmentRef;
+	subpass.pResolveAttachments	= NULL;
+	subpass.pDepthStencilAttachment = NULL;
+	subpass.preserveAttachmentCount = 0;
+	subpass.pPreserveAttachments	= NULL;
+
+	renderPassInfo.sType	       = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO;
+	renderPassInfo.pNext	       = NULL;
+	renderPassInfo.flags	       = 0;
+	renderPassInfo.attachmentCount = 1;
+	renderPassInfo.pAttachments    = &colorAttachment;
+	renderPassInfo.subpassCount    = 1;
+	renderPassInfo.pSubpasses      = &subpass;
+	renderPassInfo.dependencyCount = 0;
+	renderPassInfo.pDependencies   = NULL;
+
+	if((res = _vkCreateRenderPass(device, &renderPassInfo, NULL, &renderPass)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error creating the render pass: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// Create the Vertex Shader Module.
+	vertFile = fopen("triangle.vert.spv", "rb");
+	fragFile = fopen("triangle.frag.spv", "rb");
+
+	fseek(vertFile, 0L, SEEK_END);
+	vertFileSize = ftell(vertFile);
+	rewind(vertFile);
+	vertBuf = malloc(vertFileSize);
+	memset(vertBuf, 0, vertFileSize);
+	amountRead = fread(vertBuf, 1, vertFileSize, vertFile);
+	printf("triangle.vert.spv: read %ld bytes\n", amountRead);
+
+	vertInfo.sType	  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
+	vertInfo.pNext	  = NULL;
+	vertInfo.flags	  = 0;
+	vertInfo.codeSize = amountRead;
+	vertInfo.pCode	  = vertBuf;
+
+	if(_vkCreateShaderModule(device, &vertInfo, NULL, &vertShaderModule) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("failed to create the shader module: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// Create the Fragment Shader Module.
+	fseek(fragFile, 0L, SEEK_END);
+	fragFileSize = ftell(fragFile);
+	rewind(fragFile);
+	fragBuf = malloc(fragFileSize);
+	memset(fragBuf, 0, fragFileSize);
+	amountRead = fread(fragBuf, 1, fragFileSize, fragFile);
+	printf("triangle.frag.spv: read %ld bytes\n", amountRead);
+
+	fragInfo.sType	  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
+	fragInfo.pNext	  = NULL;
+	fragInfo.flags	  = 0;
+	fragInfo.codeSize = amountRead;
+	fragInfo.pCode	  = fragBuf;
+
+	if(_vkCreateShaderModule(device, &fragInfo, NULL, &fragShaderModule) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error creating the shader module: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// Create Pipeline Layout.
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.sType		  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO;
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.pNext		  = NULL;
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.flags		  = 0;
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.setLayoutCount	  = 0;
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.pSetLayouts		  = NULL;
+	pipelineLayoutInfo.pushConstantRangeCount = 0;
+
+	if((res = _vkCreatePipelineLayout(device, &pipelineLayoutInfo, NULL, &pipelineLayout)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error creating the pipeline layout: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	vertShaderStageInfo.sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+	vertShaderStageInfo.pNext		= NULL;
+	vertShaderStageInfo.flags		= 0;
+	vertShaderStageInfo.stage		= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+	vertShaderStageInfo.module		= vertShaderModule;
+	vertShaderStageInfo.pName		= "main";
+	vertShaderStageInfo.pSpecializationInfo = NULL;
+
+	fragShaderStageInfo.sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+	fragShaderStageInfo.pNext		= NULL;
+	fragShaderStageInfo.flags		= 0;
+	fragShaderStageInfo.stage		= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+	fragShaderStageInfo.module		= fragShaderModule;
+	fragShaderStageInfo.pName		= "main";
+	fragShaderStageInfo.pSpecializationInfo = NULL;
+
+	shaderStages[0] = vertShaderStageInfo;
+	shaderStages[1] = fragShaderStageInfo;
+
+	vertexInputInfo.sType				= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	vertexInputInfo.pNext				= NULL;
+	vertexInputInfo.flags				= 0;
+	vertexInputInfo.vertexBindingDescriptionCount	= 0;
+	vertexInputInfo.pVertexBindingDescriptions	= NULL;
+	vertexInputInfo.vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = 0;
+	vertexInputInfo.pVertexAttributeDescriptions	= NULL;
+
+	inputAssembly.sType		     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	inputAssembly.pNext		     = NULL;
+	inputAssembly.flags		     = 0;
+	inputAssembly.topology		     = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST;
+	inputAssembly.primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE;
+
+	viewport.x	  = 0.0f;
+	viewport.y	  = 0.0f;
+	viewport.width	  = (float)ow;
+	viewport.height	  = (float)oh;
+	viewport.minDepth = 0.0f;
+	viewport.maxDepth = 1.0f;
+
+	scissor.offset = (VkOffset2D){0, 0};
+	scissor.extent = (VkExtent2D){(uint32_t)viewport.width, (uint32_t)viewport.height};
+
+	viewportState		    = (VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo){};
+	viewportState.sType	    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	viewportState.viewportCount = 1;
+	viewportState.pViewports    = &viewport;
+	viewportState.scissorCount  = 1;
+	viewportState.pScissors	    = &scissor;
+
+	rasterizer.sType		   = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	rasterizer.pNext		   = NULL;
+	rasterizer.flags		   = 0;
+	rasterizer.depthClampEnable	   = VK_FALSE;
+	rasterizer.rasterizerDiscardEnable = VK_FALSE;
+	rasterizer.polygonMode		   = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+	rasterizer.cullMode		   = VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+	rasterizer.frontFace		   = VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE;
+	rasterizer.depthBiasEnable	   = VK_FALSE;
+	rasterizer.depthBiasConstantFactor = 0.0;
+	rasterizer.depthBiasClamp	   = 0.0;
+	rasterizer.depthBiasSlopeFactor	   = 0.0;
+	rasterizer.lineWidth		   = 1.0f;
+
+	multisampling.sType		    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_MULTISAMPLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	multisampling.pNext		    = NULL;
+	multisampling.flags		    = 0;
+	multisampling.rasterizationSamples  = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+	multisampling.sampleShadingEnable   = VK_FALSE;
+	multisampling.minSampleShading	    = 0.0;
+	multisampling.pSampleMask	    = NULL;
+	multisampling.alphaToCoverageEnable = VK_FALSE;
+	multisampling.alphaToOneEnable	    = VK_FALSE;
+
+	colorBlendAttachment.blendEnable	 = VK_FALSE;
+	colorBlendAttachment.srcColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+	colorBlendAttachment.dstColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+	colorBlendAttachment.colorBlendOp	 = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+	colorBlendAttachment.srcAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+	colorBlendAttachment.dstAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+	colorBlendAttachment.alphaBlendOp	 = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+	colorBlendAttachment.colorWriteMask	 = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT;
+
+	colorBlending.sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+	colorBlending.pNext		= NULL;
+	colorBlending.flags		= 0;
+	colorBlending.logicOpEnable	= VK_FALSE;
+	colorBlending.logicOp		= VK_LOGIC_OP_COPY;
+	colorBlending.attachmentCount	= 1;
+	colorBlending.pAttachments	= &colorBlendAttachment;
+	colorBlending.blendConstants[0] = 0.0f;
+	colorBlending.blendConstants[1] = 0.0f;
+	colorBlending.blendConstants[2] = 0.0f;
+	colorBlending.blendConstants[3] = 0.0f;
+
+	pipelineInfo.sType		 = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
+	pipelineInfo.pNext		 = NULL;
+	pipelineInfo.flags		 = 0;
+	pipelineInfo.stageCount		 = 2;
+	pipelineInfo.pStages		 = shaderStages;
+	pipelineInfo.pVertexInputState	 = &vertexInputInfo;
+	pipelineInfo.pInputAssemblyState = &inputAssembly;
+	pipelineInfo.pTessellationState	 = NULL;
+	pipelineInfo.pViewportState	 = &viewportState;
+	pipelineInfo.pRasterizationState = &rasterizer;
+	pipelineInfo.pMultisampleState	 = &multisampling;
+	pipelineInfo.pDepthStencilState	 = NULL;
+	pipelineInfo.pColorBlendState	 = &colorBlending;
+	pipelineInfo.pDynamicState	 = NULL;
+	pipelineInfo.layout		 = pipelineLayout;
+	pipelineInfo.renderPass		 = renderPass;
+	pipelineInfo.subpass		 = 0;
+	pipelineInfo.basePipelineHandle	 = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+	pipelineInfo.basePipelineIndex	 = 0;
+
+	if((res = _vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(device, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pipelineInfo, NULL, &pipeline)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("failed to create graphics pipeline: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	framebuffers = malloc(sizeof(VkFramebuffer) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+
+	framebufferInfo.sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+	framebufferInfo.pNext		= NULL;
+	framebufferInfo.flags		= 0;
+	framebufferInfo.renderPass	= renderPass;
+	framebufferInfo.attachmentCount = 1;
+	framebufferInfo.width		= ow;
+	framebufferInfo.height		= oh;
+	framebufferInfo.layers		= 1;
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+		framebufferInfo.pAttachments = &swapchainImageView[i];
+		if((res = _vkCreateFramebuffer(device, &framebufferInfo, NULL, &framebuffers[i])) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("error creating the frame buffer: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create Command Pool.
+	poolInfo.sType		  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+	poolInfo.pNext		  = NULL;
+	poolInfo.flags		  = VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT;
+	poolInfo.queueFamilyIndex = MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueueIndex(handle);
+
+	if((res = _vkCreateCommandPool(device, &poolInfo, NULL, &cmdPool)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		printf("error creating the command pool: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// Create Command Buffer to record draw commands.
+	allocInfo.sType		     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+	allocInfo.pNext		     = NULL;
+	allocInfo.commandPool	     = cmdPool;
+	allocInfo.level		     = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+	allocInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+
+	cmdBuffers = malloc(sizeof(VkCommandBuffer) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+		if((res = _vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &allocInfo, &cmdBuffers[i])) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("error allocating the command buffers: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	fenceInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO;
+	fenceInfo.pNext = 0;
+	fenceInfo.flags = VK_FENCE_CREATE_SIGNALED_BIT;
+
+	semaphoreInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO;
+	semaphoreInfo.pNext = 0;
+	semaphoreInfo.flags = VK_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_BINARY;
+
+	imageAvaliableSemaphores = malloc(sizeof(VkSemaphore) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+	renderFinishedSemaphores = malloc(sizeof(VkSemaphore) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+	fences			 = malloc(sizeof(VkFence) * MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+		if(_vkCreateSemaphore(device, &semaphoreInfo, NULL, &imageAvaliableSemaphores[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("error creating fence: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+		if(_vkCreateSemaphore(device, &semaphoreInfo, NULL, &renderFinishedSemaphores[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("error creating fence: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+		if(_vkCreateFence(device, &fenceInfo, NULL, &fences[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+			printf("error creating fence: %s\n", string_VkResult(res));
+			exit(0);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int main() {
+	window = MwVaCreateWidget(MwWindowClass, "main", NULL, 0, 0, 400, 450,
+				  MwNtitle, "hello world",
+				  NULL);
+
+	MwVulkanEnableExtension(VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME);
+	vulkan = MwCreateWidget(MwVulkanClass, "vulkan", window, 50, 50, ow, oh);
+
+	MwAddUserHandler(window, MwNtickHandler, tick, NULL);
+
+	vulkan_setup(vulkan);
+
+	MwLoop(window);
+}
diff --git a/include/Mw/Vulkan.h b/include/Mw/Vulkan.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afc572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Mw/Vulkan.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#ifndef __MW_VULKAN_H__
+#define __MW_VULKAN_H__
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__linux__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#error Vulkan is unsupported on the requested platform.
+#endif
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+#include <Mw/MachDep.h>
+#include <Mw/TypeDefs.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+MWDECL MwClass MwVulkanClass;
+
+// Add an extension to the list of extensions to enable prior to initialization.
+// This must be called before MwCreateWidget.
+MWDECL void MwVulkanEnableExtension(const char* ext_name);
+
+MWDECL PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr MwVulkanGetInstanceProcAddr(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkInstance		 MwVulkanGetInstance(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkSurfaceKHR		 MwVulkanGetSurface(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkPhysicalDevice		 MwVulkanGetPhysicalDevice(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkDevice			 MwVulkanGetLogicalDevice(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL int			 MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueueIndex(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL int			 MwVulkanGetPresentQueueIndex(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkQueue			 MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueue(MwWidget handle);
+MWDECL VkQueue			 MwVulkanGetPresentQueue(MwWidget handle);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/vulkan.c b/src/vulkan.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..650cb45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vulkan.c
@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#include "Mw/Vulkan.h"
+#include "Mw/TypeDefs.h"
+#include <Mw/Milsko.h>
+#include <Mw/TypeDefs.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define VK_USE_PLATFORM_WIN32_KHR 1
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+#define VK_USE_PLATFORM_XLIB_KHR 1
+#endif
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#include <vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "stb_ds.h"
+
+// convienence macro for handling vulkan errors
+#define VK_CMD(func) \
+	vk_res = func; \
+	if(vk_res != VK_SUCCESS) { \
+		printf("VULKAN ERROR AT %s:%d: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, string_VkResult(vk_res)); \
+		exit(0); \
+	}
+
+// convienence macro for loading a vulkan function pointer into memory
+#define LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(name) \
+	PFN_##name _##name = (PFN_##name)o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr(o->vkInstance, #name); \
+	assert(_##name);
+
+bool enableValidationLayers = true;
+
+const char** enabledExtensions;
+unsigned int enabledExtensionCount = 0;
+
+typedef struct vulkan {
+	void*			  vulkanLibrary;
+	PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr vkGetInstanceProcAddr;
+	VkInstance		  vkInstance;
+	VkSurfaceKHR		  vkSurface;
+
+	VkPhysicalDevice vkPhysicalDevice;
+	VkDevice	 vkLogicalDevice;
+	VkQueue		 vkGraphicsQueue;
+	VkQueue		 vkPresentQueue;
+	uint32_t	 vkGraphicsFamilyIDX;
+	uint32_t	 vkPresentFamilyIDX;
+
+	const char** vkInstanceExtensions;
+	const char** vkDeviceExtensions;
+	const char** vkLayers;
+	int	     vkInstanceExtensionCount;
+	int	     vkDeviceExtensionCount;
+	int	     vkLayerCount;
+} vulkan_t;
+
+static void vulkan_instance_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o);
+static void vulkan_surface_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o);
+static void vulkan_devices_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o);
+
+static void create(MwWidget handle) {
+	vulkan_t* o = malloc(sizeof(*o));
+
+	// !! important to call it in this order
+	vulkan_instance_setup(handle, o);
+	vulkan_surface_setup(handle, o);
+	vulkan_devices_setup(handle, o);
+
+	handle->internal = o;
+	MwSetDefault(handle);
+}
+
+static void destroy(MwWidget handle) {
+	vulkan_t* o = (vulkan_t*)handle->internal;
+	free(o);
+}
+
+static void vulkan_instance_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o) {
+	// todo: Some sort of function for being able to set the vulkan version?
+	uint32_t      vulkan_version  = VK_VERSION_1_0;
+	uint32_t      api_version     = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+	uint32_t      extension_count = 0;
+	uint32_t      layer_count     = 0;
+	unsigned long i, n = 0;
+
+	PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties
+					       _vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties;
+	PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties _vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties;
+	PFN_vkCreateInstance		       _vkCreateInstance;
+
+	VkApplicationInfo    app_info;
+	VkInstanceCreateInfo instance_create_info;
+
+	VkExtensionProperties* ext_props;
+	VkLayerProperties*     layer_props;
+
+	VkResult vk_res;
+
+	// TODO: support for whatever win32's equivalants to dlopen/dlsym are
+	o->vulkanLibrary	 = dlopen("libvulkan.so", RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
+	o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkGetInstanceProcAddr");
+	assert(o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
+
+	// Load in any other function pointers we need.
+	_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties");
+	assert(_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties);
+	_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties");
+	assert(_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties);
+	_vkCreateInstance = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkCreateInstance");
+	assert(_vkCreateInstance);
+
+	// setup enabled extensions
+	arrput(enabledExtensions, VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+	arrput(enabledExtensions, VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	arrput(enabledExtensions, VK_KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
+
+	// passing null gives us all the extensions provided by the current vulkan implementation
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(NULL, &extension_count, NULL));
+	ext_props = malloc(sizeof(VkExtensionProperties) * extension_count);
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(NULL, &extension_count, ext_props));
+	o->vkInstanceExtensions = malloc(sizeof(const char*) * (arrlen(enabledExtensions) + 1));
+
+	for(i = 0; i < extension_count; i++) {
+		for(n = 0; n < arrlen(enabledExtensions); n++) {
+			if(strcmp(ext_props[i].extensionName, enabledExtensions[n]) == 0) {
+				o->vkInstanceExtensions[o->vkInstanceExtensionCount] = ext_props[i].extensionName;
+				o->vkInstanceExtensionCount++;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	printf("enabled %d instance extensions\n", o->vkInstanceExtensionCount);
+
+	app_info = (VkApplicationInfo){
+	    .sType		= VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
+	    .pNext		= NULL,
+	    .pApplicationName	= "",
+	    .applicationVersion = vulkan_version,
+	    .pEngineName	= "",
+	    .engineVersion	= vulkan_version,
+	    .apiVersion		= api_version,
+	};
+
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layer_count, NULL));
+	layer_props = malloc(sizeof(VkLayerProperties) * layer_count);
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layer_count, layer_props));
+	o->vkLayers = malloc(256 * (layer_count + 2));
+	for(i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
+		if(enableValidationLayers) {
+			if(strcmp(layer_props[i].layerName, "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation") == 0) {
+				printf("layer: %s\n", layer_props[i].layerName);
+				memset(&o->vkLayers[i], 0, 255);
+				memcpy(&o->vkLayers[i], layer_props[i].layerName, 254);
+				o->vkLayerCount++;
+				break;
+			} else {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	o->vkLayers[i++] = NULL;
+
+	instance_create_info = (VkInstanceCreateInfo){
+	    .sType		     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO,
+	    .flags		     = 0,
+	    .pApplicationInfo	     = &app_info,
+	    .enabledExtensionCount   = o->vkInstanceExtensionCount,
+	    .enabledLayerCount	     = 0,
+	    .ppEnabledExtensionNames = o->vkInstanceExtensions,
+	    .ppEnabledLayerNames     = o->vkLayers,
+	};
+	instance_create_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
+
+	VK_CMD(_vkCreateInstance(&instance_create_info, NULL, &o->vkInstance));
+}
+
+static void vulkan_surface_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o) {
+	int vk_res;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR);
+
+	VkWin32SurfaceCreateInfoKHR createInfo = {
+	    .sType     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR,
+	    .pNext     = NULL,
+	    .flags     = 0,
+	    .hinstance = handle->lowlevel->hInstance,
+	    .hwnd      = handle->lowlevel->hWnd,
+	};
+
+	VK_CMD(_vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR(o->vkInstance, &createInfo, NULL,
+					&o->vkSurface));
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR);
+
+	VkXlibSurfaceCreateInfoKHR createInfo = {
+	    .sType  = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XLIB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR,
+	    .pNext  = NULL,
+	    .flags  = 0,
+	    .dpy    = handle->lowlevel->display,
+	    .window = handle->lowlevel->window,
+	};
+	VK_CMD(_vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR(o->vkInstance, &createInfo, NULL, &o->vkSurface));
+#endif
+}
+
+static void vulkan_devices_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o) {
+	int			 vk_res;
+	unsigned long		 i, n;
+	uint32_t		 deviceCount;
+	VkPhysicalDevice*	 devices;
+	uint32_t		 queueFamilyCount;
+	VkQueueFamilyProperties* family_props;
+	float			 queuePriority = 1.0f;
+	VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo	 queueCreateInfos[2];
+	VkDeviceCreateInfo	 createInfo;
+	VkExtensionProperties*	 ext_props;
+	uint32_t		 extension_count;
+	VkBool32		 has_graphics	  = false;
+	VkBool32		 has_present	  = false;
+	int			 queueCreateCount = 0;
+
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkCreateDevice);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkGetDeviceQueue);
+	LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR);
+
+	PFN_vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties _vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties = (PFN_vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties)
+											     o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr(o->vkInstance, "vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties");
+	assert(_vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties);
+
+	// create the physical device
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(o->vkInstance, &deviceCount, NULL));
+	devices = malloc(sizeof(VkPhysicalDevice) * deviceCount);
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(o->vkInstance, &deviceCount, devices));
+
+	for(i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++) {
+		_vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(devices[i], &queueFamilyCount, NULL);
+		family_props = malloc(sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * queueFamilyCount);
+		_vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(devices[i], &queueFamilyCount, family_props);
+		o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX = 0;
+		o->vkPresentFamilyIDX  = 0;
+		for(n = 0; n < queueFamilyCount; n++) {
+			if(family_props[n].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT) {
+				has_graphics	       = true;
+				o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX = n;
+			};
+
+			_vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR(devices[i], n, o->vkSurface,
+							      &has_present);
+			if(has_present) {
+				o->vkPresentFamilyIDX = n;
+			}
+			if(has_graphics && has_present) {
+				o->vkPhysicalDevice = devices[i];
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		free(family_props);
+	}
+	if(!has_graphics && !has_present) {
+		// rare, yes, but idk maybe some shitty drivers will present this dillema idk.
+		printf("There were no devices with either a graphics or presentation queue. Exiting!\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	// create the logical device
+	queueCreateInfos[queueCreateCount] = (VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo){
+	    .sType	      = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO,
+	    .pNext	      = NULL,
+	    .flags	      = 0,
+	    .queueFamilyIndex = o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX,
+	    .queueCount	      = 1,
+	    .pQueuePriorities = &queuePriority,
+	};
+	if(o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX == o->vkPresentFamilyIDX) {
+		queueCreateInfos[queueCreateCount++] = (VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo){
+		    .sType	      = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO,
+		    .pNext	      = NULL,
+		    .flags	      = 0,
+		    .queueFamilyIndex = o->vkPresentFamilyIDX,
+		    .queueCount	      = 1,
+		    .pQueuePriorities = &queuePriority,
+		};
+	}
+
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(o->vkPhysicalDevice, NULL, &extension_count, NULL));
+	ext_props = malloc(sizeof(VkExtensionProperties) * extension_count);
+	VK_CMD(_vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(o->vkPhysicalDevice, NULL, &extension_count, ext_props));
+	o->vkDeviceExtensions = malloc(sizeof(const char*) * (arrlen(enabledExtensions) + 1));
+
+	for(i = 0; i < extension_count; i++) {
+		for(n = 0; n < arrlen(enabledExtensions); n++) {
+			if(strcmp(ext_props[i].extensionName, enabledExtensions[n]) == 0) {
+				o->vkDeviceExtensions[o->vkDeviceExtensionCount] = ext_props[i].extensionName;
+				o->vkDeviceExtensionCount++;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	printf("enabled %d device extensions\n", o->vkDeviceExtensionCount);
+
+	createInfo = (VkDeviceCreateInfo){
+	    .sType		     = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
+	    .pNext		     = NULL,
+	    .flags		     = 0,
+	    .queueCreateInfoCount    = queueCreateCount,
+	    .pQueueCreateInfos	     = queueCreateInfos,
+	    .pEnabledFeatures	     = NULL,
+	    .enabledExtensionCount   = o->vkDeviceExtensionCount,
+	    .ppEnabledExtensionNames = o->vkDeviceExtensions,
+	    .enabledLayerCount	     = 0,
+	    .ppEnabledLayerNames     = NULL,
+	};
+
+	VK_CMD(_vkCreateDevice(o->vkPhysicalDevice, &createInfo, NULL, &o->vkLogicalDevice) != VK_SUCCESS);
+
+	_vkGetDeviceQueue(o->vkLogicalDevice, o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX, 0, &o->vkGraphicsQueue);
+	if(o->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX == o->vkPresentFamilyIDX) {
+		o->vkPresentQueue = o->vkGraphicsQueue;
+	} else {
+		_vkGetDeviceQueue(o->vkLogicalDevice, o->vkPresentFamilyIDX, 0, &o->vkPresentQueue);
+	}
+	// free(devices);
+}
+
+void MwVulkanEnableExtension(const char* name) {
+	arrput(enabledExtensions, name);
+}
+
+PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr MwVulkanGetInstanceProcAddr(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkGetInstanceProcAddr;
+};
+VkInstance MwVulkanGetInstance(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkInstance;
+};
+VkSurfaceKHR MwVulkanGetSurface(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkSurface;
+};
+VkPhysicalDevice MwVulkanGetPhysicalDevice(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkPhysicalDevice;
+};
+VkDevice MwVulkanGetLogicalDevice(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkLogicalDevice;
+};
+VkQueue MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueue(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkGraphicsQueue;
+};
+VkQueue MwVulkanGetPresentQueue(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkPresentQueue;
+};
+
+int MwVulkanGetGraphicsQueueIndex(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkGraphicsFamilyIDX;
+}
+
+int MwVulkanGetPresentQueueIndex(MwWidget handle) {
+	return ((vulkan_t*)handle->internal)->vkPresentFamilyIDX;
+}
+
+MwClassRec MwVulkanClassRec = {
+    create,  /* create */
+    destroy, /* destroy */
+    NULL,    /* draw */
+    NULL     /* click */
+};
+MwClass MwVulkanClass = &MwVulkanClassRec;