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+# hello-windows
+
+This example renders a set of 16 windows, with a differently colored background
+
+## To Run
+
+```
+cargo run --example hello-windows
+```
+
+## Screenshots
+
+![16 windows](./screenshot.png)
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/hello-windows/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/hello-windows/main.rs
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+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use winit::{
+    event::{Event, WindowEvent},
+    event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoop},
+    window::{Window, WindowId},
+};
+
+struct ViewportDesc {
+    window: Window,
+    background: wgpu::Color,
+    surface: wgpu::Surface,
+}
+
+struct Viewport {
+    desc: ViewportDesc,
+    sc_desc: wgpu::SwapChainDescriptor,
+    swap_chain: wgpu::SwapChain,
+}
+
+impl ViewportDesc {
+    fn new(window: Window, background: wgpu::Color, instance: &wgpu::Instance) -> Self {
+        let surface = unsafe { instance.create_surface(&window) };
+        Self {
+            window,
+            background,
+            surface,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn build(self, device: &wgpu::Device, swapchain_format: wgpu::TextureFormat) -> Viewport {
+        let size = self.window.inner_size();
+
+        let sc_desc = wgpu::SwapChainDescriptor {
+            usage: wgpu::TextureUsage::OUTPUT_ATTACHMENT,
+            format: swapchain_format,
+            width: size.width,
+            height: size.height,
+            present_mode: wgpu::PresentMode::Fifo,
+        };
+
+        let swap_chain = device.create_swap_chain(&self.surface, &sc_desc);
+
+        Viewport {
+            desc: self,
+            sc_desc,
+            swap_chain,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Viewport {
+    fn resize(&mut self, device: &wgpu::Device, size: winit::dpi::PhysicalSize<u32>) {
+        self.sc_desc.width = size.width;
+        self.sc_desc.height = size.height;
+        self.swap_chain = device.create_swap_chain(&self.desc.surface, &self.sc_desc);
+    }
+    fn get_current_frame(&mut self) -> wgpu::SwapChainTexture {
+        self.swap_chain
+            .get_current_frame()
+            .expect("Failed to acquire next swap chain texture")
+            .output
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run(
+    event_loop: EventLoop<()>,
+    viewports: Vec<(Window, wgpu::Color)>,
+    swapchain_format: wgpu::TextureFormat,
+) {
+    let instance = wgpu::Instance::new(wgpu::BackendBit::PRIMARY);
+    let viewports: Vec<_> = viewports
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(window, color)| ViewportDesc::new(window, color, &instance))
+        .collect();
+    let adapter = instance
+        .request_adapter(&wgpu::RequestAdapterOptions {
+            power_preference: wgpu::PowerPreference::Default,
+            // Request an adapter which can render to our surface
+            compatible_surface: viewports.first().map(|desc| &desc.surface),
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to find an appropiate adapter");
+
+    // Create the logical device and command queue
+    let (device, queue) = adapter
+        .request_device(
+            &wgpu::DeviceDescriptor {
+                features: wgpu::Features::empty(),
+                limits: wgpu::Limits::default(),
+                shader_validation: true,
+            },
+            None,
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to create device");
+
+    let mut viewports: HashMap<WindowId, Viewport> = viewports
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|desc| (desc.window.id(), desc.build(&device, swapchain_format)))
+        .collect();
+
+    event_loop.run(move |event, _, control_flow| {
+        // Have the closure take ownership of the resources.
+        // `event_loop.run` never returns, therefore we must do this to ensure
+        // the resources are properly cleaned up.
+        let _ = (&instance, &adapter);
+
+        *control_flow = ControlFlow::Wait;
+        match event {
+            Event::WindowEvent {
+                window_id,
+                event: WindowEvent::Resized(size),
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // Recreate the swap chain with the new size
+                if let Some(viewport) = viewports.get_mut(&window_id) {
+                    viewport.resize(&device, size);
+                }
+            }
+            Event::RedrawRequested(window_id) => {
+                if let Some(viewport) = viewports.get_mut(&window_id) {
+                    let frame = viewport.get_current_frame();
+                    let mut encoder = device
+                        .create_command_encoder(&wgpu::CommandEncoderDescriptor { label: None });
+                    {
+                        let _rpass = encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
+                            color_attachments: &[wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptor {
+                                attachment: &frame.view,
+                                resolve_target: None,
+                                ops: wgpu::Operations {
+                                    load: wgpu::LoadOp::Clear(viewport.desc.background),
+                                    store: true,
+                                },
+                            }],
+                            depth_stencil_attachment: None,
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    queue.submit(Some(encoder.finish()));
+                }
+            }
+            Event::WindowEvent {
+                window_id,
+                event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                viewports.remove(&window_id);
+                if viewports.is_empty() {
+                    *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    {
+        const WINDOW_SIZE: u32 = 128;
+        const WINDOW_PADDING: u32 = 16;
+        const WINDOW_TITLEBAR: u32 = 32;
+        const WINDOW_OFFSET: u32 = WINDOW_SIZE + WINDOW_PADDING;
+        const ROWS: u32 = 4;
+        const COLUMNS: u32 = 4;
+
+        let event_loop = EventLoop::new();
+        let mut viewports = Vec::with_capacity((ROWS * COLUMNS) as usize);
+        for row in 0..ROWS {
+            for column in 0..COLUMNS {
+                let window = winit::window::WindowBuilder::new()
+                    .with_title(format!("x{}y{}", column, row))
+                    .with_inner_size(winit::dpi::PhysicalSize::new(WINDOW_SIZE, WINDOW_SIZE))
+                    .build(&event_loop)
+                    .unwrap();
+                window.set_outer_position(winit::dpi::PhysicalPosition::new(
+                    WINDOW_PADDING + column * WINDOW_OFFSET,
+                    WINDOW_PADDING + row * (WINDOW_OFFSET + WINDOW_TITLEBAR),
+                ));
+                fn frac(index: u32, max: u32) -> f64 {
+                    index as f64 / max as f64
+                }
+                viewports.push((
+                    window,
+                    wgpu::Color {
+                        r: frac(row, ROWS),
+                        g: 0.5 - frac(row * column, ROWS * COLUMNS) * 0.5,
+                        b: frac(column, COLUMNS),
+                        a: 1.0,
+                    },
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+
+        subscriber::initialize_default_subscriber(None);
+        // Temporarily avoid srgb formats for the swapchain on the web
+        futures::executor::block_on(run(
+            event_loop,
+            viewports,
+            wgpu::TextureFormat::Bgra8UnormSrgb,
+        ));
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    {
+        std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(console_error_panic_hook::hook));
+        panic!("wasm32 is not supported")
+    }
+}
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