# {py:mod}`simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers`

```{py:module} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers
```

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers
:allowtitles:
```

## Module Contents

### Functions

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`load_shader_modules <simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.load_shader_modules>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.load_shader_modules
    :summary:
    ```
* - {py:obj}`create_linear_sampler <simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_linear_sampler>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_linear_sampler
    :summary:
    ```
* - {py:obj}`create_nearest_sampler <simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_nearest_sampler>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_nearest_sampler
    :summary:
    ```
* - {py:obj}`create_sampler_descriptor_pool <simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_sampler_descriptor_pool>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_sampler_descriptor_pool
    :summary:
    ```
````

### Data

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`__all__ <simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.__all__>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.__all__
    :summary:
    ```
````

### API

````{py:data} __all__
:canonical: simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.__all__
:value: >
   ['load_shader_modules', 'create_linear_sampler', 'create_nearest_sampler', 'create_sampler_descripto...

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.__all__
```

````

````{py:function} load_shader_modules(device: typing.Any, shader_dir: pathlib.Path, vert_name: str, frag_name: str) -> tuple[typing.Any, typing.Any]
:canonical: simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.load_shader_modules

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.load_shader_modules
```
````

````{py:function} create_linear_sampler(device: typing.Any) -> typing.Any
:canonical: simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_linear_sampler

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_linear_sampler
```
````

````{py:function} create_nearest_sampler(device: typing.Any) -> typing.Any
:canonical: simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_nearest_sampler

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_nearest_sampler
```
````

````{py:function} create_sampler_descriptor_pool(device: typing.Any, layout: typing.Any, *, max_sets: int = 1, descriptors_per_set: int = 1) -> tuple[typing.Any, list[typing.Any]]
:canonical: simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_sampler_descriptor_pool

```{autodoc2-docstring} simvx.graphics.renderer.pass_helpers.create_sampler_descriptor_pool
```
````