The OpenGL Objects Wrapper Library (glow) provides an object oriented C++ interface for OpenGL's programmable pipeline (3.0+). glow is a cross-platform library licenced under the MIT license.

The current pre-release is glow-v0.3.0. To find out more about glow and how to use it, check out our wiki.

The documentation is regularly generated and can be found here.

The following dev-libraries and programs need to be provided for correct CMake configuration:

• C++11 compatible compiler (e.g. gcc >=4.7, MSVC >=2013)
• CMake (>=2.8.9, better 2.8.12): http://www.cmake.org/
• OpenGL Extension Wrangler (GLEW >=1.10.0): http://glew.sourceforge.net/, https://github.com/nigels-com/glew
• OpenGL Mathematics (GLM >=0.9.4): http://glm.g-truc.net/
• Window and Context creation (GLFW >=3.0.3): http://www.glfw.org/ (needed for the now mandatory glowwindow module)

If you are contributing to this project, please keep the following notes in mind:

• Add your name and email to the AUTHORS file.
• Follow coding conventions according to google's C++ Style Guide.
• Commits should provide a meaningful message, which uses the imperative, present tense: "change", not "changed" nor "changes", AND start with a capital letter.
• Commits should always refer to an issue: use #xxx, fix #xxx, or close #xxx.
• Pull Requests are reviewed by at least one other developer on another platform.
• Use lazy initialization as often as possible for time consuming tasks.
• Member Variables always start with m_, g_, and s_ (e.g.,m_member, g_global, and s_static)..
• Interface or abstract class names always start with Abstract (e.g., AbstractArray).
• Enforce strict include sequence: cpp-related header, std, gl, glew, glm, glow.