GPUG: A GPU-accelerated graph visualization engine built with Zed's GPUI, exploring how far Rust and GPUI can take interactive graph rendering.

The origins of graph theory are humble, even frivolous.

~ Norman L. Biggs

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gpug

GPUG is an initial prototype exploration in building a high-performance, interactive network graph visualization library that leverages the GPU via Zed's gpui library. This approach might allow for the visualization and manipulation of complex graphs, and serves as a foundation for a future Rust library focused on graph interactivity and visualization.

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Created with Create GPUI App, to get started with GPUI visit the GPUI documentation or examples provided:

• gpui

• gpui documentation

• gpui examples

• gpui book

• gpui HN threads

• gpui tutorial

• gpui component library

• gpui music player

• gpui examples visualized

• gpug notes from jerlendds

Usage

0. Ensure Rust is installed ~ Rustup

1. To hack on gpug

   git clone https://github.com/jerlendds/gpug
   cd gpug
   cargo run --example kitchen_sink
   # or to watch:
   # cargo install cargo-watch
   cargo watch -x "run --example kitchen_sink"

2. To build gpug

   cargo build --release

Roadmap

Feature	Description	Completed
Proof-of-concept	Is it possible to render interactive network graphs with GPUI?	true
petgraph or graph backends + more?	Choose a graph backend fit for your usecase	false
Large Graph Handling	Capable of visualizing graphs with thousands of nodes/edges?	false
to be continued	at a later date...	false