Registry refactors and namespaced backends

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/Flywheel.java

@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Loader;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.batching.DrawBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderDispatcher;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.BackendTypeArgument;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.BackendArgument;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwCommands;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwConfig;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.handler.EntityWorldHandler;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.handler.ForgeEvents;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.IdRegistryImpl;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.Backends;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.context.Contexts;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.format.Formats;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.MaterialIndicies;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.Materials;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.model.Models;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.model.PartialModel;
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ public class Flywheel {
 				.getModEventBus();
 		modEventBus.addListener(Flywheel::setup);
 
-		FlwConfig.init();
+		FlwConfig.get().registerSpecs(modLoadingContext);
 
 		modLoadingContext.registerExtensionPoint(IExtensionPoint.DisplayTest.class, () -> new IExtensionPoint.DisplayTest(
 				() -> NetworkConstants.IGNORESERVERONLY,
@@ -72,12 +76,6 @@ public class Flywheel {
 	}
 
 	private static void clientInit(IEventBus forgeEventBus, IEventBus modEventBus) {
-		CrashReportCallables.registerCrashCallable("Flywheel Backend", Backend::getBackendDescriptor);
-
-		ShadersModHandler.init();
-		BackendTypes.init();
-		Backend.init();
-
 		forgeEventBus.addListener(FlwCommands::registerClientCommands);
 
 		forgeEventBus.addListener(EventPriority.HIGHEST, QuadConverter::onReloadRenderers);
@@ -102,14 +100,23 @@ public class Flywheel {
 //		forgeEventBus.addListener(ExampleEffect::tick);
 //		forgeEventBus.addListener(ExampleEffect::onReload);
 
+		ShadersModHandler.init();
+
+		Backends.init();
+		Loader.init();
+
 		Formats.init();
 		StructTypes.init();
 		Materials.init();
 		Contexts.init();
 		Pipelines.init();
 
+		MaterialIndicies.init();
+
 		VanillaInstances.init();
 
+		CrashReportCallables.registerCrashCallable("Flywheel Backend", BackendManager::getBackendDescriptor);
+
 		// https://github.com/Jozufozu/Flywheel/issues/69
 		// Weird issue with accessor loading.
 		// Only thing I've seen that's close to a fix is to force the class to load before trying to use it.
@@ -119,7 +126,10 @@ public class Flywheel {
 	}
 
 	private static void setup(final FMLCommonSetupEvent event) {
-		ArgumentTypes.register(rl("engine").toString(), BackendTypeArgument.class, new EmptyArgumentSerializer<>(BackendTypeArgument::getInstance));
+		ArgumentTypes.register(rl("backend").toString(), BackendArgument.class, new EmptyArgumentSerializer<>(BackendArgument::getInstance));
+
+		RegistryImpl.freezeAll();
+		IdRegistryImpl.freezeAll();
 	}
 
 	public static ArtifactVersion getVersion() {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/backend/Backend.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.IdRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.IdRegistryImpl;
+
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+
+public interface Backend {
+	static IdRegistry<Backend> REGISTRY = IdRegistryImpl.create();
+
+	// TODO: remove and use ID instead? Currently this is only used for the crash log string.
+	String getProperName();
+
+	Component getEngineMessage();
+
+	Engine createEngine();
+
+	Backend findFallback();
+
+	boolean isSupported();
+
+	@Nullable Pipeline pipelineShader();
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/backend/BackendManager.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.BackendManagerImpl;
+
+public final class BackendManager {
+	/**
+	 * Get the current backend.
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	public static Backend getBackend() {
+		return BackendManagerImpl.getBackend();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a string describing the current backend.
+	 */
+	public static String getBackendDescriptor() {
+		return BackendManagerImpl.getBackendDescriptor();
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isOn() {
+		return BackendManagerImpl.isOn();
+	}
+
+	// TODO: definitively sort existing calls to this method into API (include behavior in javadoc) or default backend code
+	public static void refresh() {
+		BackendManagerImpl.refresh();
+	}
+
+	public static Backend getDefaultBackend() {
+		return BackendManagerImpl.getDefaultBackend();
+	}
+
+	private BackendManager() {
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/backend/BackendType.java

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
-
-import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
-
-public interface BackendType {
-
-	String getProperName();
-
-	String getShortName();
-
-	Component getEngineMessage();
-
-	Engine createEngine();
-
-	BackendType findFallback();
-
-	boolean supported();
-
-	@Nullable Pipeline pipelineShader();
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/backend/Engine.java

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstanceManager;
 
-public interface Engine extends RenderDispatcher, InstancerManager {
+public interface Engine extends RenderDispatcher, InstancerProvider {
 	void attachManagers(InstanceManager<?>... listener);
 
 	void addDebugInfo(List<String> info);

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/component/ComponentRegistry.java

@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context.Context;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material.Material;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform.ShaderUniforms;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
-
-import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
-
-public class ComponentRegistry {
-	private static final Registry<ShaderUniforms> uniformProviders = new Registry<>();
-
-	public static final MaterialRegistry materials = new MaterialRegistry();
-	public static final Set<StructType<?>> structTypes = new HashSet<>();
-	public static final Set<VertexType> vertexTypes = new HashSet<>();
-	public static final Set<Context> contextShaders = new HashSet<>();
-
-	// TODO: fill out the rest of the registry
-
-	public static <T extends Material> T register(T material) {
-		return materials.add(material);
-	}
-
-	public static <T extends StructType<?>> T register(T type) {
-		structTypes.add(type);
-		return type;
-	}
-
-	public static <T extends VertexType> T register(T vertexType) {
-		vertexTypes.add(vertexType);
-		return vertexType;
-	}
-
-	public static <T extends Context> T register(T contextShader) {
-		contextShaders.add(contextShader);
-		return contextShader;
-	}
-
-	public static <T extends ShaderUniforms> T register(T provider) {
-		return uniformProviders.register(provider.uniformShader(), provider);
-	}
-
-	public static Collection<ShaderUniforms> getAllUniformProviders() {
-		return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(uniformProviders.objects);
-	}
-
-	@Nullable
-	public static ShaderUniforms getUniformProvider(ResourceLocation loc) {
-		return uniformProviders.get(loc);
-	}
-
-	private static class Registry<T> {
-		private final Map<ResourceLocation, T> files = new HashMap<>();
-		private final List<T> objects = new ArrayList<>();
-
-		public <O extends T> O register(ResourceLocation loc, O object) {
-			if (files.containsKey(loc)) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Shader file already registered: " + loc);
-			}
-			files.put(loc, object);
-			objects.add(object);
-			return object;
-		}
-
-		@Nullable
-		public T get(ResourceLocation loc) {
-			return files.get(loc);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static class MaterialRegistry {
-
-		private final Set<Material> materials = new HashSet<>();
-		private final List<Material> materialsOrdered = new ArrayList<>();
-		private final MaterialSources vertexSources = new MaterialSources();
-		private final MaterialSources fragmentSources = new MaterialSources();
-
-		public <T extends Material> T add(T material) {
-			if (materials.add(material)) {
-				materialsOrdered.add(material);
-				vertexSources.register(material.vertexShader());
-				fragmentSources.register(material.fragmentShader());
-			} else {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Material already registered: " + material);
-			}
-
-			return material;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * @return a list of vertex shader sources where the index in the list is the shader's ID.
-		 */
-		public List<ResourceLocation> vertexSources() {
-			return vertexSources.sourceView;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * @return a list of fragment shader sources where the index in the list is the shader's ID.
-		 */
-		public List<ResourceLocation> fragmentSources() {
-			return fragmentSources.sourceView;
-		}
-
-		public int getVertexID(Material material) {
-			return vertexSources.orderedSources.indexOf(material.vertexShader());
-		}
-
-		public int getFragmentID(Material material) {
-			return fragmentSources.orderedSources.indexOf(material.fragmentShader());
-		}
-
-		public int getMaterialID(Material material) {
-			return materialsOrdered.indexOf(material);
-		}
-
-		private static class MaterialSources {
-			private final Set<ResourceLocation> registered = new HashSet<>();
-			private final List<ResourceLocation> orderedSources = new ArrayList<>();
-			private final List<ResourceLocation> sourceView = Collections.unmodifiableList(orderedSources);
-
-			public void register(ResourceLocation vertexShader) {
-				if (registered.add(vertexShader)) {
-					orderedSources.add(vertexShader);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/component/ComponentType.java

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component;
-
-public enum ComponentType {
-	MATERIAL,
-	INSTANCE,
-	LAYOUT,
-	CONTEXT,
-	UNIFORM_PROVIDER
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/context/Context.java

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlProgram;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public interface Context {
+	static Registry<Context> REGISTRY = RegistryImpl.create();
+
 	void onProgramLink(GlProgram program);
 
 	ResourceLocation vertexShader();

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/instance/InstancedRenderRegistry.java

@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.entity.EntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstance;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstance;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstancingController;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.SimpleEntityInstancingController;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.BlockEntityTypeExtension;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.EntityTypeExtension;
 
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderRegistry {
 	 * @return An instance of the block entity, or {@code null} if the block entity cannot be instanced.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	public static <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
+	public static <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
 		BlockEntityInstancingController<? super T> controller = getController(getType(blockEntity));
 		if (controller == null) {
 			return null;
@@ -70,7 +64,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderRegistry {
 	 * @return An instance of the entity, or {@code null} if the entity cannot be instanced.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	public static <T extends Entity> EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T entity) {
+	public static <T extends Entity> EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T entity) {
 		EntityInstancingController<? super T> controller = getController(getType(entity));
 		if (controller == null) {
 			return null;
@@ -106,26 +100,6 @@ public class InstancedRenderRegistry {
 		return controller.shouldSkipRender(entity);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get an object to configure the instancing controller for the given block entity type.
-	 * @param type The block entity type to configure.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the block entity.
-	 * @return The configuration object.
-	 */
-	public static <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityConfig<T> configure(BlockEntityType<T> type) {
-		return new BlockEntityConfig<>(type);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get an object to configure the instancing controller for the given entity type.
-	 * @param type The entity type to configure.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the entity.
-	 * @return The configuration object.
-	 */
-	public static <T extends Entity> EntityConfig<T> configure(EntityType<T> type) {
-		return new EntityConfig<>(type);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Gets the instancing controller for the given block entity type, if one exists.
 	 * @param type The block entity type to get the instancing controller for.
@@ -187,118 +161,4 @@ public class InstancedRenderRegistry {
 	public static <T extends Entity> EntityType<? super T> getType(T entity) {
 		return (EntityType<? super T>) entity.getType();
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * An object to configure the instancing controller for a block entity.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the block entity.
-	 */
-	public static class BlockEntityConfig<T extends BlockEntity> {
-		protected BlockEntityType<T> type;
-		protected BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
-		protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
-
-		public BlockEntityConfig(BlockEntityType<T> type) {
-			this.type = type;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets the instance factory for the block entity.
-		 * @param instanceFactory The instance factory.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public BlockEntityConfig<T> factory(BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory) {
-			this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets a predicate to determine whether to skip rendering a block entity.
-		 * @param skipRender The predicate.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public BlockEntityConfig<T> skipRender(Predicate<T> skipRender) {
-			this.skipRender = skipRender;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets a predicate to always skip rendering for block entities of this type.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public BlockEntityConfig<T> alwaysSkipRender() {
-			this.skipRender = be -> true;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Constructs the block entity instancing controller, and sets it for the block entity type.
-		 * @return The block entity instancing controller.
-		 */
-		public SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T> apply() {
-			Objects.requireNonNull(instanceFactory, "Instance factory cannot be null!");
-			if (skipRender == null) {
-				skipRender = be -> false;
-			}
-			SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T> controller = new SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<>(instanceFactory, skipRender);
-			setController(type, controller);
-			return controller;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * An object to configure the instancing controller for an entity.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the entity.
-	 */
-	public static class EntityConfig<T extends Entity> {
-		protected EntityType<T> type;
-		protected BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
-		protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
-
-		public EntityConfig(EntityType<T> type) {
-			this.type = type;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets the instance factory for the entity.
-		 * @param instanceFactory The instance factory.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public EntityConfig<T> factory(BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory) {
-			this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets a predicate to determine whether to skip rendering an entity.
-		 * @param skipRender The predicate.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public EntityConfig<T> skipRender(Predicate<T> skipRender) {
-			this.skipRender = skipRender;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Sets a predicate to always skip rendering for entities of this type.
-		 * @return {@code this}
-		 */
-		public EntityConfig<T> alwaysSkipRender() {
-			this.skipRender = entity -> true;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Constructs the entity instancing controller, and sets it for the entity type.
-		 * @return The entity instancing controller.
-		 */
-		public SimpleEntityInstancingController<T> apply() {
-			Objects.requireNonNull(instanceFactory, "Instance factory cannot be null!");
-			if (skipRender == null) {
-				skipRender = entity -> false;
-			}
-			SimpleEntityInstancingController<T> controller = new SimpleEntityInstancingController<>(instanceFactory, skipRender);
-			setController(type, controller);
-			return controller;
-		}
-	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/instance/blockentity/BlockEntityInstancingController.java

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.blockentity;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstance;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 
 /**
  * An instancing controller that will be keyed to a block entity type.
- * @param <T> The type of block entity this controller is for.
+ * @param <T> The block entity type.
  */
 public interface BlockEntityInstancingController<T extends BlockEntity> {
 	/**
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public interface BlockEntityInstancingController<T extends BlockEntity> {
 	 * @param blockEntity The block entity to construct an instance for.
 	 * @return The instance.
 	 */
-	BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T blockEntity);
+	BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T blockEntity);
 
 	/**
 	 * Checks if the given block entity should not be rendered normally.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/instance/entity/EntityInstancingController.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.entity;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstance;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public interface EntityInstancingController<T extends Entity> {
 	 * @param entity The entity to construct an instance for.
 	 * @return The instance.
 	 */
-	EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T entity);
+	EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T entity);
 
 	/**
 	 * Checks if the given entity should not render normally.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/instancer/InstancerManager.java

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.model.Model;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
-
-import net.minecraft.core.Vec3i;
-
-public interface InstancerManager {
-
-	/**
-	 * Get an instancer for the given struct type and model. Calling this method twice with the same arguments will return the same instancer.
-	 *
-	 * @return An instancer for the given struct type and model.
-	 */
-	<D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> instancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage);
-
-	Vec3i getOriginCoordinate();
-
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/instancer/InstancerProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.model.Model;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
+
+import net.minecraft.core.Vec3i;
+
+public interface InstancerProvider {
+	/**
+	 * Get an instancer for the given struct type, model, and render stage. Calling this method twice with the same arguments will return the same instancer.
+	 *
+	 * @return An instancer for the given struct type, model, and render stage.
+	 */
+	<D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> getInstancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage);
+
+	// TODO: this method does not belong in the interface
+	Vec3i getOriginCoordinate();
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/layout/BufferLayout.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.array.VertexAttribute;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.layout.LayoutItem;
 
 /**
  * Classic Vertex Format struct with a clever name.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/layout/LayoutItem.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.layout;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout.InputType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslExpr;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslStruct;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/material/Material.java

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.MutableVertexList;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientLevel;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public interface Material {
+	static Registry<Material> REGISTRY = RegistryImpl.create();
+
 	ResourceLocation vertexShader();
 
 	ResourceLocation fragmentShader();

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/model/Mesh.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.joml.Vector4fc;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.MutableVertexList;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.instancing.ElementBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.ElementBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.util.QuadConverter;
 
 /**

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/pipeline/Pipeline.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/registry/IdRegistry.java

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Unmodifiable;
+
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+@ApiStatus.NonExtendable
+public interface IdRegistry<T> extends Iterable<T>  {
+	void register(ResourceLocation id, T object);
+
+	<S extends T> S registerAndGet(ResourceLocation id, S object);
+
+	@Nullable
+	T get(ResourceLocation id);
+
+	@Nullable
+	ResourceLocation getId(T object);
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	Set<ResourceLocation> getAllIds();
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	Collection<T> getAll();
+
+	void addFreezeCallback(Runnable callback);
+
+	boolean isFrozen();
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/registry/Registry.java

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Unmodifiable;
+
+@ApiStatus.NonExtendable
+public interface Registry<T> extends Iterable<T> {
+	void register(T object);
+
+	<S extends T> S registerAndGet(S object);
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	Set<T> getAll();
+
+	void addFreezeCallback(Runnable callback);
+
+	boolean isFrozen();
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/struct/StorageBufferWriter.java

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
-
-public interface StorageBufferWriter<T extends InstancedPart> {
-
-	void write(final long ptr, final T instance);
-
-	int getAlignment();
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/struct/StructType.java

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout.BufferLayout;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.MutableVertexList;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientLevel;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
  * @param <S> The java representation of the instance struct.
  */
 public interface StructType<S extends InstancedPart> {
+	static Registry<StructType<?>> REGISTRY = RegistryImpl.create();
 
 	/**
 	 * @return A new, zeroed instance of S.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/uniform/ShaderUniforms.java

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
+
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public interface ShaderUniforms {
+	static Registry<ShaderUniforms> REGISTRY = RegistryImpl.createForShaderUniforms();
 
 	Provider activate(long ptr);
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/vertex/VertexListProvider.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.vertex.InferredVertexListProviderImpl;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.VertexFormatExtension;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.vertex.InferredVertexListProviderImpl;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 
 public interface VertexListProvider {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/api/vertex/VertexType.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout.BufferLayout;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.RegistryImpl;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
  * A vertex type containing metadata about a specific vertex layout.
  */
 public interface VertexType extends VertexListProvider {
+	static Registry<VertexType> REGISTRY = RegistryImpl.create();
 
 	/**
 	 * The layout of this type of vertex when buffered.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/Backend.java

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.FlywheelLevel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.task.ParallelTaskExecutor;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwConfig;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
-import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelAccessor;
-
-public class Backend {
-	public static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
-
-	public static final boolean DUMP_SHADER_SOURCE = System.getProperty("flw.dumpShaderSource") != null;
-
-	private static BackendType TYPE;
-
-	private static ParallelTaskExecutor EXECUTOR;
-
-	private static final Loader LOADER = new Loader();
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the current Flywheel backend type.
-	 */
-	public static BackendType getBackendType() {
-		return TYPE;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get a thread pool for running Flywheel related work in parallel.
-	 * @return A global Flywheel thread pool.
-	 */
-	public static ParallelTaskExecutor getTaskExecutor() {
-		if (EXECUTOR == null) {
-			EXECUTOR = new ParallelTaskExecutor("Flywheel");
-			EXECUTOR.startWorkers();
-		}
-
-		return EXECUTOR;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get a string describing the Flywheel backend. When there are eventually multiple backends
-	 * (Meshlet, MDI, GL31 Draw Instanced are planned), this will name which one is in use.
-	 */
-	public static String getBackendDescriptor() {
-		return TYPE == null ? "Uninitialized" : TYPE.getProperName();
-	}
-
-	public static void refresh() {
-		TYPE = chooseEngine();
-	}
-
-	public static boolean isOn() {
-		return TYPE != BackendTypes.OFF;
-	}
-
-	@Contract("null -> false")
-	public static boolean canUseInstancing(@Nullable Level level) {
-		return isOn() && isFlywheelLevel(level);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Used to avoid calling Flywheel functions on (fake) levels that don't specifically support it.
-	 */
-	public static boolean isFlywheelLevel(@Nullable LevelAccessor level) {
-		if (level == null) return false;
-
-		if (!level.isClientSide()) return false;
-
-		if (level instanceof FlywheelLevel && ((FlywheelLevel) level).supportsFlywheel()) return true;
-
-		return level == Minecraft.getInstance().level;
-	}
-
-	public static boolean isGameActive() {
-		return !(Minecraft.getInstance().level == null || Minecraft.getInstance().player == null);
-	}
-
-	public static void reloadWorldRenderers() {
-		Minecraft.getInstance().levelRenderer.allChanged();
-	}
-
-	private static BackendType chooseEngine() {
-		var preferred = FlwConfig.get()
-				.getBackendType();
-		if (preferred == null) {
-			return BackendTypes.defaultForCurrentPC();
-		}
-		var actual = preferred.findFallback();
-
-		if (preferred != actual) {
-			LOGGER.warn("Flywheel backend fell back from '{}' to '{}'", preferred.getShortName(), actual.getShortName());
-		}
-
-		return actual;
-	}
-
-	public static void init() {
-		// noop
-	}
-
-	private Backend() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Backend is a static class!");
-	}
-
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/BackendUtil.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.FlywheelLevel;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.task.ParallelTaskExecutor;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelAccessor;
+
+public class BackendUtil {
+	public static final boolean DUMP_SHADER_SOURCE = System.getProperty("flw.dumpShaderSource") != null;
+
+	private static ParallelTaskExecutor executor;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a thread pool for running Flywheel related work in parallel.
+	 * @return A global Flywheel thread pool.
+	 */
+	public static ParallelTaskExecutor getTaskExecutor() {
+		if (executor == null) {
+			executor = new ParallelTaskExecutor("Flywheel");
+			executor.startWorkers();
+		}
+
+		return executor;
+	}
+
+	@Contract("null -> false")
+	public static boolean canUseInstancing(@Nullable Level level) {
+		return BackendManager.isOn() && isFlywheelLevel(level);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Used to avoid calling Flywheel functions on (fake) levels that don't specifically support it.
+	 */
+	public static boolean isFlywheelLevel(@Nullable LevelAccessor level) {
+		if (level == null) return false;
+
+		if (!level.isClientSide()) return false;
+
+		if (level instanceof FlywheelLevel && ((FlywheelLevel) level).supportsFlywheel()) return true;
+
+		return level == Minecraft.getInstance().level;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isGameActive() {
+		return !(Minecraft.getInstance().level == null || Minecraft.getInstance().player == null);
+	}
+
+	public static void reloadWorldRenderers() {
+		Minecraft.getInstance().levelRenderer.allChanged();
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/Loader.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile.FlwCompiler;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderDispatcher;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
@@ -19,22 +20,14 @@ import net.minecraft.server.packs.resources.ResourceManagerReloadListener;
  * </p>
  */
 public class Loader implements ResourceManagerReloadListener {
+	public static final Loader INSTANCE = new Loader();
 
-	Loader() {
+	private Loader() {
-		// Can be null when running datagenerators due to the unfortunate time we call this
-		Minecraft minecraft = Minecraft.getInstance();
-		if (minecraft == null) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (minecraft.getResourceManager() instanceof ReloadableResourceManager reloadable) {
-			reloadable.registerReloadListener(this);
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onResourceManagerReload(ResourceManager manager) {
-		Backend.refresh();
+		BackendManager.refresh();
 
 		var errorReporter = new ErrorReporter();
 		ShaderSources sources = new ShaderSources(errorReporter, manager);
@@ -46,9 +39,20 @@ public class Loader implements ResourceManagerReloadListener {
 		FlwCompiler.INSTANCE = new FlwCompiler(sources);
 
 		ClientLevel level = Minecraft.getInstance().level;
-		if (Backend.canUseInstancing(level)) {
+		if (BackendUtil.canUseInstancing(level)) {
 			InstancedRenderDispatcher.resetInstanceLevel(level);
 		}
+	}
 
+	public static void init() {
+		// Can be null when running datagenerators due to the unfortunate time we call this
+		Minecraft minecraft = Minecraft.getInstance();
+		if (minecraft == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (minecraft.getResourceManager() instanceof ReloadableResourceManager reloadable) {
+			reloadable.registerReloadListener(INSTANCE);
+		}
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/Compilation.java

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlShader;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.ShaderType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.versioned.GlCompat;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceFile;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.StringUtil;
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ public class Compilation {
 	}
 
 	private static void dumpSource(String source, String fileName) {
-		if (!Backend.DUMP_SHADER_SOURCE) {
+		if (!BackendUtil.DUMP_SHADER_SOURCE) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ public class Compilation {
 		try (FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file)) {
 			writer.write(source);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			Backend.LOGGER.error("Could not dump source.", e);
+			Flywheel.LOGGER.error("Could not dump source.", e);
 		}
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/CompileUtil.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.ShaderType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceFile;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class CompileUtil {
 		String log = glGetProgramInfoLog(handle);
 
 		if (!log.isEmpty()) {
-			Backend.LOGGER.debug("Program link log: " + log);
+			Flywheel.LOGGER.debug("Program link log: " + log);
 		}
 
 		int result = glGetProgrami(handle, GL_LINK_STATUS);

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/CullingContextSet.java

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 
 public class CullingContextSet {
 	static CullingContextSet create() {
 		var builder = new CullingContextSet();
-		for (StructType<?> structType : ComponentRegistry.structTypes) {
+		for (StructType<?> structType : StructType.REGISTRY.getAll()) {
 			builder.add(structType);
 		}
 		return builder;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/FlwCompiler.java

@@ -12,22 +12,21 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context.Context;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform.ShaderUniforms;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.indirect.IndirectComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlProgram;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.ShaderType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderLoadingException;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.FnSignature;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslExpr;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.MaterialIndicies;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.pipeline.Pipelines;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.StringUtil;
 
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@ public class FlwCompiler {
 
 		this.sources = sources;
 		this.vertexMaterialComponent = MaterialAdapterComponent.builder(Flywheel.rl("vertex_material_adapter"))
-				.materialSources(ComponentRegistry.materials.vertexSources())
+				.materialSources(MaterialIndicies.getAllVertexShaders())
 				.adapt(FnSignature.ofVoid("flw_materialVertex"))
 				.switchOn(GlslExpr.variable("flw_materialVertexID"))
 				.build(sources);
 		this.fragmentMaterialComponent = MaterialAdapterComponent.builder(Flywheel.rl("fragment_material_adapter"))
-				.materialSources(ComponentRegistry.materials.fragmentSources())
+				.materialSources(MaterialIndicies.getAllFragmentShaders())
 				.adapt(FnSignature.ofVoid("flw_materialFragment"))
 				.adapt(FnSignature.create()
 						.returnType("bool")
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public class FlwCompiler {
 			.switchOn(GlslExpr.variable("flw_materialFragmentID"))
 			.build(sources);
 		this.uniformComponent = UniformComponent.builder(Flywheel.rl("uniforms"))
-			.sources(ComponentRegistry.getAllUniformProviders()
+			.sources(ShaderUniforms.REGISTRY.getAll()
 					.stream()
 					.map(ShaderUniforms::uniformShader)
 				.toList())
@@ -102,12 +101,12 @@ public class FlwCompiler {
 
 	private void finish() {
 		long compileEnd = System.nanoTime();
-		int programCount = pipelineContexts.size() + ComponentRegistry.structTypes.size();
+		int programCount = pipelineContexts.size() + StructType.REGISTRY.getAll().size();
 		int shaderCount = shaderCompiler.shaderCount();
 		int errorCount = errors.size();
 		var elapsed = StringUtil.formatTime(compileEnd - compileStart);
 
-		Backend.LOGGER.info("Compiled " + programCount + " programs and " + shaderCount + " shaders in " + elapsed + " with " + errorCount + " errors.");
+		Flywheel.LOGGER.info("Compiled " + programCount + " programs and " + shaderCount + " shaders in " + elapsed + " with " + errorCount + " errors.");
 
 		if (errorCount > 0) {
 			var details = errors.stream()

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/Includer.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 
 /**
  * A component of a ShaderCompiler, responsible for expanding root sources into the complete set of included sources.

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/MaterialAdapterComponent.java

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.FnSignature;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBlock;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBuilder;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/PipelineContextSet.java

@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context.Context;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.context.Contexts;
 
 public class PipelineContextSet {
+	private final List<PipelineContext> contexts = new ArrayList<>();
+	private final List<PipelineContext> contextView = Collections.unmodifiableList(contexts);
+
+	PipelineContextSet() {
+	}
+
 	static PipelineContextSet create() {
 		var builder = new PipelineContextSet();
-		for (Pipeline pipelineShader : BackendTypes.availablePipelineShaders()) {
+		for (Pipeline pipelineShader : availablePipelineShaders()) {
-			for (StructType<?> structType : ComponentRegistry.structTypes) {
+			for (StructType<?> structType : StructType.REGISTRY.getAll()) {
-				for (VertexType vertexType : ComponentRegistry.vertexTypes) {
+				for (VertexType vertexType : VertexType.REGISTRY.getAll()) {
 					builder.add(vertexType, structType, Contexts.WORLD, pipelineShader);
 				}
 			}
@@ -25,10 +33,13 @@ public class PipelineContextSet {
 		return builder;
 	}
 
-	private final List<PipelineContext> contexts = new ArrayList<>();
+	private static Collection<Pipeline> availablePipelineShaders() {
-	private final List<PipelineContext> contextView = Collections.unmodifiableList(contexts);
+		return Backend.REGISTRY.getAll()
-
+				.stream()
-	PipelineContextSet() {
+				.filter(Backend::isSupported)
+				.map(Backend::pipelineShader)
+				.filter(Objects::nonNull)
+				.collect(Collectors.toList());
 	}
 
 	public List<PipelineContext> all() {
@@ -42,7 +53,6 @@ public class PipelineContextSet {
 	private void add(VertexType vertexType, StructType<?> structType, Context world, Pipeline pipelineShader) {
 		var ctx = new PipelineContext(vertexType, structType, world, pipelineShader);
 
-
 		contexts.add(ctx);
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/RecursiveIncluder.java

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 
 public class RecursiveIncluder implements Includer {
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/ShaderCompiler.java

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlShader;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.ShaderType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.FlwUtil;
 
 public class ShaderCompiler {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/StringSubstitutionSourceComponent.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.ResourceUtil;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/compile/UniformComponent.java

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceFile;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBuilder;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/batching/BatchingEngine.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class BatchingEngine implements Engine {
 	protected final BatchingDrawTracker drawTracker = new BatchingDrawTracker();
 
 	@Override
-	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> instancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
+	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> getInstancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
 		return transformManager.getInstancer(type, model, stage);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/indirect/IndirectComponent.java

@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout.LayoutItem;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderSources;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceFile;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.FnSignature;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBlock;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBuilder;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslExpr;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.layout.LayoutItem;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.pipeline.Pipelines;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/indirect/IndirectCullingGroup.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile.FlwCompiler;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.uniform.UniformBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlProgram;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.context.Contexts;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.pipeline.Pipelines;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public class IndirectCullingGroup<T extends InstancedPart> {
 		uploadInstanceData();
 		uploadIndirectCommands();
 
-		compute.bind();
+		UniformBuffer.syncAndBind(compute);
 		buffers.bindForCompute();
 
 		var groupCount = (instanceCountThisFrame + 31) >> 5; // ceil(instanceCount / 32)
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public class IndirectCullingGroup<T extends InstancedPart> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		draw.bind();
+		UniformBuffer.syncAndBind(draw);
 		glBindVertexArray(vertexArray);
 		buffers.bindForDraw();
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/indirect/IndirectDraw.java

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.indirect;
 
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material.Material;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.MaterialIndicies;
 
 public final class IndirectDraw<T extends InstancedPart> {
 	private final IndirectInstancer<T> instancer;
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public final class IndirectDraw<T extends InstancedPart> {
 		this.stage = stage;
 		this.mesh = mesh;
 
-		this.vertexMaterialID = ComponentRegistry.materials.getVertexID(material);
+		this.vertexMaterialID = MaterialIndicies.getVertexShaderIndex(material.vertexShader());
-		this.fragmentMaterialID = ComponentRegistry.materials.getFragmentID(material);
+		this.fragmentMaterialID = MaterialIndicies.getFragmentShaderIndex(material.fragmentShader());
 	}
 
 	public void prepare(int baseInstance) {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/indirect/IndirectDrawSet.java

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import java.util.EnumMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material.Material;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.MaterialIndicies;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.Textures;
 
 public class IndirectDrawSet<T extends InstancedPart> {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class IndirectDrawSet<T extends InstancedPart> {
 		multiDraws.clear();
 		// sort by stage, then material
 		indirectDraws.sort(Comparator.comparing(IndirectDraw<T>::stage)
-				.thenComparing(draw -> ComponentRegistry.materials.getMaterialID(draw.material())));
+				.thenComparing(draw -> MaterialIndicies.getMaterialIndex(draw.material())));
 
 		for (int start = 0, i = 0; i < indirectDraws.size(); i++) {
 			var draw = indirectDraws.get(i);

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/indirect/IndirectEngine.java

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class IndirectEngine implements Engine {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> instancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
+	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> getInstancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
 		return drawManager.getInstancer(type, model, stage);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/instancing/InstancedArraysComponent.java

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.layout.LayoutItem;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.FnSignature;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBlock;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslBuilder;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.generate.GlslExpr;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.layout.LayoutItem;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/instancing/InstancedMeshPool.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.model.Mesh;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GlPrimitive;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.array.GlVertexArray;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.ElementBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.MappedBuffer;
@@ -234,9 +235,9 @@ public class InstancedMeshPool {
 
 		private void draw(int instanceCount) {
 			if (instanceCount > 1) {
-				GL32.glDrawElementsInstanced(GlPrimitive.TRIANGLES.glEnum, ebo.elementCount, ebo.eboIndexType.asGLType, 0, instanceCount);
+				GL32.glDrawElementsInstanced(GlPrimitive.TRIANGLES.glEnum, ebo.getElementCount(), ebo.getEboIndexType().asGLType, 0, instanceCount);
 			} else {
-				GL32.glDrawElements(GlPrimitive.TRIANGLES.glEnum, ebo.elementCount, ebo.eboIndexType.asGLType, 0);
+				GL32.glDrawElements(GlPrimitive.TRIANGLES.glEnum, ebo.getElementCount(), ebo.getEboIndexType().asGLType, 0);
 			}
 		}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/engine/instancing/InstancingEngine.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Engine;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context.Context;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderContext;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
@@ -18,8 +17,10 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.task.TaskExecutor;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.compile.FlwCompiler;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstanceManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.uniform.UniformBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GlStateTracker;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GlTextureUnit;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material.MaterialIndicies;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.pipeline.Pipelines;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.FlwUtil;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class InstancingEngine implements Engine {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> instancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
+	public <D extends InstancedPart> Instancer<D> getInstancer(StructType<D> type, Model model, RenderStage stage) {
 		return drawManager.getInstancer(type, model, stage);
 	}
 
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ public class InstancingEngine implements Engine {
 		var material = desc.material();
 
 		var program = FlwCompiler.INSTANCE.getPipelineProgram(vertexType, structType, context, Pipelines.INSTANCED_ARRAYS);
-		program.bind();
+		UniformBuffer.syncAndBind(program);
 
 		var uniformLocation = program.getUniformLocation("_flw_materialID_instancing");
-		var vertexID = ComponentRegistry.materials.getVertexID(material);
+		var vertexID = MaterialIndicies.getVertexShaderIndex(material.vertexShader());
-		var fragmentID = ComponentRegistry.materials.getFragmentID(material);
+		var fragmentID = MaterialIndicies.getFragmentShaderIndex(material.fragmentShader());
 		GL32.glUniform2ui(uniformLocation, vertexID, fragmentID);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/AbstractInstance.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.Instance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.FlatLit;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstanceManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.light.LightListener;
 
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.LightLayer;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractInstance implements Instance, LightListener {
 
-	protected final InstancerManager instancerManager;
+	protected final InstancerProvider instancerManager;
 	public final Level level;
 	protected boolean removed = false;
 
-	public AbstractInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, Level level) {
+	public AbstractInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, Level level) {
 		this.instancerManager = instancerManager;
 		this.level = level;
 	}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/InstanceManager.java

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.joml.FrustumIntersection;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderContext;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.task.TaskExecutor;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.ratelimit.BandedPrimeLimiter;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.ratelimit.DistanceUpdateLimiter;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.ratelimit.NonLimiter;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	}
 
 	public void add(T obj) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn()) return;
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn()) return;
 
 		if (canCreateInstance(obj)) {
 			getStorage().add(obj);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	}
 
 	public void queueAdd(T obj) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	}
 
 	public void queueUpdate(T obj) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn()) return;
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn()) return;
 
 		if (!canCreateInstance(obj)) {
 			return;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	 * @param obj the object to update.
 	 */
 	public void update(T obj) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn()) return;
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn()) return;
 
 		if (canCreateInstance(obj)) {
 			getStorage().update(obj);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	}
 
 	public void remove(T obj) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn()) return;
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn()) return;
 
 		getStorage().remove(obj);
 	}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceManager<T> {
 	}
 
 	public void queueAddAll(Collection<? extends T> objects) {
-		if (!Backend.isOn() || objects.isEmpty()) {
+		if (!BackendManager.isOn() || objects.isEmpty()) {
 			return;
 		}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/InstanceWorld.java

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Engine;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.BeginFrameEvent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderContext;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStage;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstanceManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.effect.Effect;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.effect.EffectInstanceManager;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class InstanceWorld implements AutoCloseable {
 	private final InstanceManager<Effect> effects;
 
 	public static InstanceWorld create(LevelAccessor level) {
-		var engine = Backend.getBackendType()
+		var engine = BackendManager.getBackend()
 				.createEngine();
 
 		var entities = new EntityInstanceManager(engine);
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public class InstanceWorld implements AutoCloseable {
 		this.entities = entities;
 		this.blockEntities = blockEntities;
 		this.effects = effects;
-		this.taskExecutor = Backend.getTaskExecutor();
+		this.taskExecutor = BackendUtil.getTaskExecutor();
 	}
 
 	public InstanceManager<Entity> getEntities() {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/InstancedRenderDispatcher.java

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.BeginFrameEvent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.ReloadRenderersEvent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderStageEvent;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.effect.Effect;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwCommands;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwConfig;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 	 * @param blockEntity The block entity whose instance you want to update.
 	 */
 	public static void enqueueUpdate(BlockEntity blockEntity) {
-		if (Backend.isOn() && blockEntity.hasLevel() && blockEntity.getLevel() instanceof ClientLevel) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn() && blockEntity.hasLevel() && blockEntity.getLevel() instanceof ClientLevel) {
 			instanceWorlds.get(blockEntity.getLevel())
 					.getBlockEntities()
 					.queueUpdate(blockEntity);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 	 * @param entity The entity whose instance you want to update.
 	 */
 	public static void enqueueUpdate(Entity entity) {
-		if (Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			instanceWorlds.get(entity.level)
 					.getEntities()
 					.queueUpdate(entity);
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 	 * @throws NullPointerException if the backend is off
 	 */
 	public static InstanceWorld getInstanceWorld(LevelAccessor world) {
-		if (Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			return instanceWorlds.get(world);
 		} else {
 			throw new NullPointerException("Backend is off, cannot retrieve instance world.");
@@ -73,21 +74,21 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 	}
 
 	public static void tick(TickEvent.ClientTickEvent event) {
-		if (!Backend.isGameActive() || event.phase == TickEvent.Phase.START) {
+		if (!BackendUtil.isGameActive() || event.phase == TickEvent.Phase.START) {
 			return;
 		}
 		Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getInstance();
 		ClientLevel level = mc.level;
 		AnimationTickHolder.tick();
 
-		if (Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			instanceWorlds.get(level)
 					.tick();
 		}
 	}
 
 	public static void onBeginFrame(BeginFrameEvent event) {
-		if (Backend.isGameActive() && Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendUtil.isGameActive() && BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			instanceWorlds.get(event.getContext().level())
 					.beginFrame(event);
 		}
@@ -95,14 +96,14 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 
 	public static void onRenderStage(RenderStageEvent event) {
 		ClientLevel level = event.getContext().level();
-		if (!Backend.canUseInstancing(level)) return;
+		if (!BackendUtil.canUseInstancing(level)) return;
 
 		instanceWorlds.get(level).renderStage(event.getContext(), event.getStage());
 	}
 
 	public static void onReloadRenderers(ReloadRenderersEvent event) {
 		ClientLevel level = event.getLevel();
-		if (Backend.isOn() && level != null) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn() && level != null) {
 			resetInstanceLevel(level);
 		}
 	}
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ public class InstancedRenderDispatcher {
 	}
 
 	public static void getDebugString(List<String> debug) {
-		if (Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			InstanceWorld instanceWorld = instanceWorlds.get(Minecraft.getInstance().level);
 
 			debug.add("Update limiting: " + FlwCommands.boolToText(FlwConfig.get().limitUpdates()).getString());

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/blockentity/BlockEntityInstance.java

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.joml.FrustumIntersection;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancedPart;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.box.ImmutableBox;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.box.MutableBox;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class BlockEntityInstance<T extends BlockEntity> extends Abstrac
 	protected final BlockPos instancePos;
 	protected final BlockState blockState;
 
-	public BlockEntityInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
+	public BlockEntityInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
 		super(instancerManager, blockEntity.getLevel());
 		this.blockEntity = blockEntity;
 		this.pos = blockEntity.getBlockPos();

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/blockentity/BlockEntityInstanceManager.java

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.InstancedRenderRegistry;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstanceManager;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.storage.One2OneStorage;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.storage.Storage;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class BlockEntityInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<BlockEntity> {
 
 	private final BlockEntityStorage storage;
 
-	public BlockEntityInstanceManager(InstancerManager instancerManager) {
+	public BlockEntityInstanceManager(InstancerProvider instancerManager) {
 		storage = new BlockEntityStorage(instancerManager);
 	}
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class BlockEntityInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<BlockEntity> {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (Backend.isFlywheelLevel(level)) {
+		if (BackendUtil.isFlywheelLevel(level)) {
 			BlockPos pos = blockEntity.getBlockPos();
 
 			BlockGetter existingChunk = level.getChunkForCollisions(pos.getX() >> 4, pos.getZ() >> 4);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class BlockEntityInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<BlockEntity> {
 		final Long2ObjectMap<BlockEntityInstance<?>> posLookup = new Long2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
 
 
-		public BlockEntityStorage(InstancerManager manager) {
+		public BlockEntityStorage(InstancerProvider manager) {
 			super(manager);
 		}
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/blockentity/SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController.java

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity;
-
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
-
-import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
-
-public class SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T extends BlockEntity> implements BlockEntityInstancingController<T> {
-	protected BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
-	protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
-
-	public SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController(BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory, Predicate<T> skipRender) {
-		this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
-		this.skipRender = skipRender;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
-		return instanceFactory.apply(instancerManager, blockEntity);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean shouldSkipRender(T blockEntity) {
-		return skipRender.test(blockEntity);
-	}
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/effect/Effect.java

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.effect;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 
 public interface Effect {
 
-	Collection<AbstractInstance> createInstances(InstancerManager instancerManager);
+	Collection<AbstractInstance> createInstances(InstancerProvider instancerManager);
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/effect/EffectInstanceManager.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.HashMultimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstanceManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.storage.AbstractStorage;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class EffectInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<Effect> {
 
 	private final EffectStorage<Effect> storage;
 
-	public EffectInstanceManager(InstancerManager instancerManager) {
+	public EffectInstanceManager(InstancerProvider instancerManager) {
 		storage = new EffectStorage<>(instancerManager);
 	}
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class EffectInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<Effect> {
 
 		private final Multimap<T, AbstractInstance> instances;
 
-		public EffectStorage(InstancerManager manager) {
+		public EffectStorage(InstancerProvider manager) {
 			super(manager);
 			this.instances = HashMultimap.create();
 		}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/entity/EntityInstance.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.joml.FrustumIntersection;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstanceManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.box.MutableBox;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class EntityInstance<E extends Entity> extends AbstractInstance
 	protected final E entity;
 	protected final MutableBox bounds;
 
-	public EntityInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, E entity) {
+	public EntityInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, E entity) {
 		super(instancerManager, entity.level);
 		this.entity = entity;
 		bounds = MutableBox.from(entity.getBoundingBox());

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/entity/EntityInstanceManager.java

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.InstancedRenderRegistry;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstanceManager;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.storage.One2OneStorage;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class EntityInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<Entity> {
 
 	private final One2OneStorage<Entity> storage;
 
-	public EntityInstanceManager(InstancerManager instancerManager) {
+	public EntityInstanceManager(InstancerProvider instancerManager) {
 		storage = new One2OneStorage<>(instancerManager) {
 			@Override
 			protected @Nullable AbstractInstance createRaw(Entity obj) {
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ public class EntityInstanceManager extends InstanceManager<Entity> {
 
 		Level level = entity.level;
 
-		return Backend.isFlywheelLevel(level);
+		return BackendUtil.isFlywheelLevel(level);
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/entity/SimpleEntityInstancingController.java

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity;
-
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
-
-import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
-
-public class SimpleEntityInstancingController<T extends Entity> implements EntityInstancingController<T> {
-	protected BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
-	protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
-
-	public SimpleEntityInstancingController(BiFunction<InstancerManager, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory, Predicate<T> skipRender) {
-		this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
-		this.skipRender = skipRender;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerManager instancerManager, T entity) {
-		return instanceFactory.apply(instancerManager, entity);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean shouldSkipRender(T entity) {
-		return skipRender.test(entity);
-	}
-}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/storage/AbstractStorage.java

@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.DynamicInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.TickableInstance;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.light.LightUpdater;
 
 public abstract class AbstractStorage<T> implements Storage<T> {
 	protected final List<TickableInstance> tickableInstances;
 	protected final List<DynamicInstance> dynamicInstances;
-	protected final InstancerManager instancerManager;
+	protected final InstancerProvider instancerManager;
 
-	protected AbstractStorage(InstancerManager instancerManager) {
+	protected AbstractStorage(InstancerProvider instancerManager) {
 		this.instancerManager = instancerManager;
 
 		this.dynamicInstances = new ArrayList<>();

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/storage/One2OneStorage.java

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerManager;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.AbstractInstance;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.light.LightUpdater;
 
 public abstract class One2OneStorage<T> extends AbstractStorage<T> {
 	private final Map<T, AbstractInstance> instances;
 
-	public One2OneStorage(InstancerManager instancerManager) {
+	public One2OneStorage(InstancerProvider instancerManager) {
 		super(instancerManager);
 		this.instances = new HashMap<>();
 	}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/uniform/UniformBuffer.java

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.uniform;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform.ShaderUniforms;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.shader.GlProgram;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.memory.MemoryBlock;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.FlwUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.RenderMath;
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ public class UniformBuffer {
 
 	private UniformBuffer() {
 		buffer = new GlBuffer(GlBufferType.UNIFORM_BUFFER);
-		providerSet = new ProviderSet(ComponentRegistry.getAllUniformProviders());
+		providerSet = new ProviderSet(ShaderUniforms.REGISTRY.getAll());
+	}
+
+	public static void syncAndBind(GlProgram program) {
+		getInstance().sync();
+		program.bind();
 	}
 
 	public void sync() {
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ public class UniformBuffer {
 
 		private final MemoryBlock data;
 
-		private ProviderSet(final Collection<ShaderUniforms> providers) {
+		private ProviderSet(final Set<ShaderUniforms> providers) {
 			var builder = ImmutableList.<LiveProvider>builder();
 			int totalBytes = 0;
 			for (ShaderUniforms provider : providers) {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/config/BackendArgument.java

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.config;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.StringReader;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.ArgumentType;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.context.CommandContext;
@@ -15,38 +15,41 @@ import com.mojang.brigadier.suggestion.SuggestionsBuilder;
 
 import net.minecraft.commands.SharedSuggestionProvider;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.TranslatableComponent;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
-public enum BackendTypeArgument implements ArgumentType<BackendType> {
+public enum BackendArgument implements ArgumentType<Backend> {
 	INSTANCE;
 
+	private static final List<String> STRING_IDS = Backend.REGISTRY.getAllIds().stream().map(ResourceLocation::toString).toList();
+
 	private static final Dynamic2CommandExceptionType INVALID = new Dynamic2CommandExceptionType((found, constants) -> {
 		// TODO: don't steal lang
 		return new TranslatableComponent("commands.forge.arguments.enum.invalid", constants, found);
 	});
 
-	@Override
+	public static BackendArgument getInstance() {
-	public BackendType parse(StringReader reader) throws CommandSyntaxException {
+		return INSTANCE;
-		String string = reader.readUnquotedString();
-
-		BackendType engine = BackendTypes.getBackendType(string);
-
-		if (engine == null) {
-			throw INVALID.createWithContext(reader, string, BackendTypes.validNames());
-		}
-
-		return engine;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Backend parse(StringReader reader) throws CommandSyntaxException {
+		ResourceLocation id = ResourceLocation.read(reader);
+		Backend backend = Backend.REGISTRY.get(id);
+
+		if (backend == null) {
+			throw INVALID.createWithContext(reader, id.toString(), STRING_IDS);
+		}
+
+		return backend;
+	}
+
+	@Override
 	public <S> CompletableFuture<Suggestions> listSuggestions(CommandContext<S> context, SuggestionsBuilder builder) {
-		return SharedSuggestionProvider.suggest(BackendTypes.validNames(), builder);
+		return SharedSuggestionProvider.suggest(STRING_IDS, builder);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Collection<String> getExamples() {
-		return BackendTypes.validNames();
+		return STRING_IDS;
-	}
-
-	public static BackendTypeArgument getInstance() {
-		return INSTANCE;
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/config/FlwCommands.java

@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.config;
 
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
-
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.SimpleBackendType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.uniform.FlwShaderUniforms;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.Command;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher;
@@ -15,6 +11,7 @@ import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.IntegerArgumentType;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
 
 import net.minecraft.ChatFormatting;
+import net.minecraft.ResourceLocationException;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.player.LocalPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.commands.CommandSourceStack;
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@ import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.MutableComponent;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.TextComponent;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RegisterClientCommandsEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec.ConfigValue;
@@ -39,22 +37,38 @@ public class FlwCommands {
 				.executes(context -> {
 					LocalPlayer player = Minecraft.getInstance().player;
 					if (player != null) {
-						player.displayClientMessage(BackendTypes.getBackendType(value.get())
+						String backendIdStr = value.get();
-								.getEngineMessage(), false);
+
+						ResourceLocation backendId;
+						try {
+							backendId = new ResourceLocation(backendIdStr);
+						} catch (ResourceLocationException e) {
+							player.displayClientMessage(new TextComponent("Config contains invalid backend ID '" + backendIdStr + "'!"), false);
+							return 0;
+						}
+
+						Backend backend = Backend.REGISTRY.get(backendId);
+						if (backend == null) {
+							player.displayClientMessage(new TextComponent("Config contains non-existent backend with ID '" + backendId + "'!"), false);
+							return 0;
+						}
+
+						Component message = backend.getEngineMessage();
+						player.displayClientMessage(message, false);
 					}
 					return Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS;
 				})
-				.then(Commands.argument("type", BackendTypeArgument.INSTANCE)
+				.then(Commands.argument("id", BackendArgument.INSTANCE)
 					.executes(context -> {
 						LocalPlayer player = Minecraft.getInstance().player;
 						if (player != null) {
-							BackendType type = context.getArgument("type", SimpleBackendType.class);
+							Backend backend = context.getArgument("id", Backend.class);
-							value.set(type.getShortName());
+							value.set(Backend.REGISTRY.getId(backend).toString());
 
-							Component message = getEngineMessage(type);
+							Component message = backend.getEngineMessage();
 							player.displayClientMessage(message, false);
 
-							Backend.reloadWorldRenderers();
+							BackendUtil.reloadWorldRenderers();
 						}
 						return Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS;
 					})));
@@ -74,7 +88,7 @@ public class FlwCommands {
 					Component text = boolToText(bool).append(new TextComponent(" update limiting.").withStyle(ChatFormatting.WHITE));
 					player.displayClientMessage(text, false);
 
-					Backend.reloadWorldRenderers();
+					BackendUtil.reloadWorldRenderers();
 				}
 			));
 
@@ -152,10 +166,6 @@ public class FlwCommands {
 		return b ? new TextComponent("enabled").withStyle(ChatFormatting.DARK_GREEN) : new TextComponent("disabled").withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED);
 	}
 
-	public static Component getEngineMessage(@NotNull BackendType type) {
-		return type.getEngineMessage();
-	}
-
 	public static class ConfigCommandBuilder {
 		protected LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/config/FlwConfig.java

@@ -2,54 +2,82 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.config;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.BackendTypes;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
+import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 
+import net.minecraft.ResourceLocationException;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec.BooleanValue;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec.ConfigValue;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoadingContext;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ModConfig;
 
 public class FlwConfig {
-
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
 	private static final FlwConfig INSTANCE = new FlwConfig();
 
 	public final ClientConfig client;
+	private final ForgeConfigSpec clientSpec;
 
 	public FlwConfig() {
 		Pair<ClientConfig, ForgeConfigSpec> client = new ForgeConfigSpec.Builder().configure(ClientConfig::new);
 
 		this.client = client.getLeft();
-
+		clientSpec = client.getRight();
-		ModLoadingContext.get()
-				.registerConfig(ModConfig.Type.CLIENT, client.getRight());
 	}
 
 	public static FlwConfig get() {
 		return INSTANCE;
 	}
 
+	public Backend getBackend() {
+		Backend backend = parseBackend(client.backend.get());
+		if (backend == null) {
+			backend = BackendManager.getDefaultBackend();
+			client.backend.set(Backend.REGISTRY.getId(backend).toString());
+		}
+
+		return backend;
+	}
+
 	@Nullable
-	public BackendType getBackendType() {
+	private static Backend parseBackend(String idStr) {
-		return BackendTypes.getBackendType(client.backend.get());
+		ResourceLocation backendId;
+		try {
+			backendId = new ResourceLocation(idStr);
+		} catch (ResourceLocationException e) {
+			LOGGER.warn("Config contains invalid backend ID '" + idStr + "'!");
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		Backend backend = Backend.REGISTRY.get(backendId);
+		if (backend == null) {
+			LOGGER.warn("Config contains non-existent backend with ID '" + backendId + "'!");
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return backend;
 	}
 
 	public boolean limitUpdates() {
 		return client.limitUpdates.get();
 	}
 
-	public static void init() {
+	public void registerSpecs(ModLoadingContext context) {
+		context.registerConfig(ModConfig.Type.CLIENT, clientSpec);
 	}
 
 	public static class ClientConfig {
-		public final ForgeConfigSpec.ConfigValue<String> backend;
+		public final ConfigValue<String> backend;
 		public final BooleanValue limitUpdates;
 
 		public ClientConfig(ForgeConfigSpec.Builder builder) {
 			backend = builder.comment("Select the backend to use.")
-					.define("backend", BackendTypes.defaultForCurrentPC()
+					.define("backend", Backend.REGISTRY.getId(BackendManager.getDefaultBackend()).toString());
-							.getShortName());
 
 			limitUpdates = builder.comment("Enable or disable instance update limiting with distance.")
 					.define("limitUpdates", true);

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/extension/BlockEntityTypeExtension.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/extension/EntityTypeExtension.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.entity.EntityInstancingController;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/gl/buffer/ElementBuffer.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.instancing;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
 
 public class ElementBuffer {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/gl/shader/GlProgram.java

@@ -4,21 +4,20 @@ import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.glDeleteProgram;
 import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.glGetUniformLocation;
 import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.glUniform1i;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.uniform.UniformBuffer;
+
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GlObject;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.shaders.ProgramManager;
+import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 
 public class GlProgram extends GlObject {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
 
 	public GlProgram(int handle) {
 		setHandle(handle);
 	}
 
 	public void bind() {
-		// TODO: bind textures?
-		UniformBuffer.getInstance()
-			.sync();
 		ProgramManager.glUseProgram(handle());
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ public class GlProgram extends GlObject {
 		int index = glGetUniformLocation(this.handle(), uniform);
 
 		if (index < 0) {
-			Backend.LOGGER.debug("No active uniform '{}' exists. Could be unused.", uniform);
+			LOGGER.debug("No active uniform '{}' exists. Could be unused.", uniform);
 		}
 
 		return index;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/glsl/SourceComponent.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/glsl/SourceFile.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.parse.Import;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.parse.ShaderField;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.parse.ShaderFunction;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/glsl/error/ErrorReporter.java

@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.ShaderLoadingException;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceFile;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.span.Span;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.FlwUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.StringUtil;
+import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 
 public class ErrorReporter {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
 
 	private final List<ErrorBuilder> reportedErrors = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ public class ErrorReporter {
 					.append('\n');
 		}
 
-		Flywheel.LOGGER.error(builder.toString());
+		LOGGER.error(builder.toString());
 	}
 
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/glsl/error/package-info.java

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-@ParametersAreNonnullByDefault @MethodsReturnNonnullByDefault
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.error;
-
-import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
-
-import net.minecraft.MethodsReturnNonnullByDefault;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/handler/EntityWorldHandler.java

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.handler;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderDispatcher;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.EntityJoinWorldEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.EntityLeaveWorldEvent;
 
 public class EntityWorldHandler {
-
 	public static void onEntityJoinWorld(EntityJoinWorldEvent event) {
-		if (event.getWorld().isClientSide && Backend.isOn()) InstancedRenderDispatcher.getEntities(event.getWorld())
+		if (event.getWorld().isClientSide && BackendManager.isOn()) InstancedRenderDispatcher.getEntities(event.getWorld())
 				.queueAdd(event.getEntity());
 	}
 
 	public static void onEntityLeaveWorld(EntityLeaveWorldEvent event) {
-		if (event.getWorld().isClientSide && Backend.isOn()) InstancedRenderDispatcher.getEntities(event.getWorld())
+		if (event.getWorld().isClientSide && BackendManager.isOn()) InstancedRenderDispatcher.getEntities(event.getWorld())
 				.remove(event.getEntity());
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/handler/ForgeEvents.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.handler;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderDispatcher;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.light.LightUpdater;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.memory.FlwMemoryTracker;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ForgeEvents {
 	}
 
 	public static void tickLight(TickEvent.ClientTickEvent event) {
-		if (event.phase == TickEvent.Phase.END && Backend.isGameActive()) {
+		if (event.phase == TickEvent.Phase.END && BackendUtil.isGameActive()) {
 			LightUpdater.get(Minecraft.getInstance().level)
 					.tick();
 		}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/BackendManagerImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.config.FlwConfig;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend.Backends;
+import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
+
+public final class BackendManagerImpl {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
+	private static final Backend DEFAULT_BACKEND = findDefaultBackend();
+	private static Backend backend;
+
+	@Nullable
+	public static Backend getBackend() {
+		return backend;
+	}
+
+	public static String getBackendDescriptor() {
+		return backend == null ? "Uninitialized" : backend.getProperName();
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isOn() {
+		return backend != null && backend != Backends.OFF;
+	}
+
+	public static void refresh() {
+		backend = chooseBackend();
+	}
+
+	public static Backend getDefaultBackend() {
+		return DEFAULT_BACKEND;
+	}
+
+	private static Backend chooseBackend() {
+		var preferred = FlwConfig.get().getBackend();
+		var actual = preferred.findFallback();
+
+		if (preferred != actual) {
+			LOGGER.warn("Flywheel backend fell back from '{}' to '{}'", Backend.REGISTRY.getId(preferred), Backend.REGISTRY.getId(actual));
+		}
+
+		return actual;
+	}
+
+	private static Backend findDefaultBackend() {
+		// TODO: Automatically select the best default config based on the user's driver
+		// TODO: Figure out how this will work if custom backends are registered
+		return Backends.INDIRECT;
+	}
+
+	private BackendManagerImpl() {
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/IdRegistryImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Unmodifiable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.IdRegistry;
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2ReferenceMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2ReferenceOpenHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectArrayList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSet;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSets;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2ObjectMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2ObjectOpenHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ReferenceCollection;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ReferenceCollections;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+public class IdRegistryImpl<T> implements IdRegistry<T> {
+	private static final ObjectList<IdRegistryImpl<?>> ALL = new ObjectArrayList<>();
+
+	private final Object2ReferenceMap<ResourceLocation, T> map = new Object2ReferenceOpenHashMap<>();
+	private final Reference2ObjectMap<T, ResourceLocation> reverseMap = new Reference2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
+	private final ObjectSet<ResourceLocation> keysView = ObjectSets.unmodifiable(map.keySet());
+	private final ReferenceCollection<T> valuesView = ReferenceCollections.unmodifiable(map.values());
+	private final ObjectList<Runnable> freezeCallbacks = new ObjectArrayList<>();
+	private boolean frozen;
+
+	private IdRegistryImpl() {
+		ALL.add(this);
+	}
+
+	public static <T> IdRegistry<T> create() {
+		return new IdRegistryImpl<>();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void register(ResourceLocation id, T object) {
+		if (frozen) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot register to frozen registry!");
+		}
+		T oldValue = map.put(id, object);
+		if (oldValue != null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot override registration for ID '" + id + "'!");
+		}
+		ResourceLocation oldId = reverseMap.put(object, id);
+		if (oldId != null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot override ID '" + id + "' with registration for ID '" + oldId + "'!");
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public <S extends T> S registerAndGet(ResourceLocation id, S object) {
+		register(id, object);
+		return object;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public T get(ResourceLocation id) {
+		return map.get(id);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public ResourceLocation getId(T object) {
+		return reverseMap.get(object);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public Set<ResourceLocation> getAllIds() {
+		return keysView;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public Collection<T> getAll() {
+		return valuesView;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addFreezeCallback(Runnable callback) {
+		if (frozen) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot add freeze callback to frozen registry!");
+		}
+		freezeCallbacks.add(callback);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isFrozen() {
+		return frozen;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Iterator<T> iterator() {
+		return getAll().iterator();
+	}
+
+	public void freeze() {
+		frozen = true;
+		for (Runnable runnable : freezeCallbacks) {
+			runnable.run();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static void freezeAll() {
+		for (IdRegistryImpl<?> registry : ALL) {
+			registry.freeze();
+		}
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/RegistryImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Unmodifiable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.registry.Registry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform.ShaderUniforms;
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectArrayList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectOpenHashSet;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSet;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSets;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+public class RegistryImpl<T> implements Registry<T> {
+	private static final ObjectList<RegistryImpl<?>> ALL = new ObjectArrayList<>();
+
+	private final ObjectSet<T> set = new ObjectOpenHashSet<>();
+	private final ObjectSet<T> setView = ObjectSets.unmodifiable(set);
+	private final ObjectList<Runnable> freezeCallbacks = new ObjectArrayList<>();
+	private boolean frozen;
+
+	private RegistryImpl() {
+		ALL.add(this);
+	}
+
+	public static <T> Registry<T> create() {
+		return new RegistryImpl<>();
+	}
+
+	public static <T extends ShaderUniforms> Registry<T> createForShaderUniforms() {
+		return new RegistryImpl<>() {
+			private final ObjectSet<ResourceLocation> files = new ObjectOpenHashSet<>();
+
+			@Override
+			public void register(T object) {
+				if (!files.add(object.uniformShader())) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+				}
+				super.register(object);
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void register(T object) {
+		if (frozen) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot register to frozen registry!");
+		}
+		boolean added = set.add(object);
+		if (!added) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot override registration!");
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public <S extends T> S registerAndGet(S object) {
+		register(object);
+		return object;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public Set<T> getAll() {
+		return setView;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addFreezeCallback(Runnable callback) {
+		if (frozen) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot add freeze callback to frozen registry!");
+		}
+		freezeCallbacks.add(callback);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isFrozen() {
+		return frozen;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Iterator<T> iterator() {
+		return getAll().iterator();
+	}
+
+	public void freeze() {
+		frozen = true;
+		for (Runnable runnable : freezeCallbacks) {
+			runnable.run();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static void freezeAll() {
+		for (RegistryImpl<?> registry : ALL) {
+			registry.freeze();
+		}
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/vertex/InferredVertexFormatInfo.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.vertex;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.vertex;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.DefaultVertexFormat;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/vertex/InferredVertexListImpl.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.vertex;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.vertex;
 
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/impl/vertex/InferredVertexListProviderImpl.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.vertex;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.impl.vertex;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.ReusableVertexList;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexListProvider;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/backend/Backends.java

@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.backend;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
-import java.util.Locale;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.batching.BatchingEngine;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.indirect.IndirectEngine;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.instancing.InstancingEngine;
@@ -22,90 +13,54 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.util.ShadersModHandler;
 import net.minecraft.ChatFormatting;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.TextComponent;
 
-public class BackendTypes {
+public class Backends {
-	public static final Map<String, BackendType> BACKEND_TYPES = new HashMap<>();
+	public static final Backend OFF = SimpleBackend.builder()
-
-	public static final BackendType OFF = SimpleBackendType.builder()
 			.properName("Off")
-			.shortName("off")
 			.engineMessage(new TextComponent("Disabled Flywheel").withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED))
 			.engineSupplier(() -> {
 				throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot create engine when backend is off.");
 			})
-			.fallback(() -> BackendTypes.OFF)
+			.fallback(() -> Backends.OFF)
 			.supported(() -> true)
-			.register();
+			.register(Flywheel.rl("off"));
 
 	/**
 	 * Use a thread pool to buffer instances in parallel on the CPU.
 	 */
-	public static final BackendType BATCHING = SimpleBackendType.builder()
+	public static final Backend BATCHING = SimpleBackend.builder()
 			.properName("Parallel Batching")
-			.shortName("batching")
 			.engineMessage(new TextComponent("Using Batching Engine").withStyle(ChatFormatting.GREEN))
 			.engineSupplier(BatchingEngine::new)
-			.fallback(() -> BackendTypes.OFF)
+			.fallback(() -> Backends.OFF)
 			.supported(() -> !ShadersModHandler.isShaderPackInUse())
-			.register();
+			.register(Flywheel.rl("batching"));
 
 	/**
 	 * Use GPU instancing to render everything.
 	 */
-	public static final BackendType INSTANCING = SimpleBackendType.builder()
+	public static final Backend INSTANCING = SimpleBackend.builder()
 			.properName("GL33 Instanced Arrays")
-			.shortName("instancing")
 			.engineMessage(new TextComponent("Using Instancing Engine").withStyle(ChatFormatting.GREEN))
 			.engineSupplier(() -> new InstancingEngine(Contexts.WORLD, 100 * 100))
-			.fallback(() -> BackendTypes.BATCHING)
+			.fallback(() -> Backends.BATCHING)
 			.supported(() -> !ShadersModHandler.isShaderPackInUse() && GlCompat.getInstance()
 					.instancedArraysSupported())
 			.pipelineShader(Pipelines.INSTANCED_ARRAYS)
-			.register();
+			.register(Flywheel.rl("instancing"));
 
 	/**
 	 * Use Compute shaders to cull instances.
 	 */
-	public static final BackendType INDIRECT = SimpleBackendType.builder()
+	public static final Backend INDIRECT = SimpleBackend.builder()
 			.properName("GL46 Compute Culling")
-			.shortName("indirect")
 			.engineMessage(new TextComponent("Using Indirect Engine").withStyle(ChatFormatting.GREEN))
 			.engineSupplier(() -> new IndirectEngine(Contexts.WORLD, 100 * 100))
-			.fallback(() -> BackendTypes.INSTANCING)
+			.fallback(() -> Backends.INSTANCING)
 			.supported(() -> !ShadersModHandler.isShaderPackInUse() && GlCompat.getInstance()
 					.supportsIndirect())
 			.pipelineShader(Pipelines.INDIRECT)
-			.register();
+			.register(Flywheel.rl("indirect"));
-
-	public static BackendType register(BackendType type) {
-		BACKEND_TYPES.put(type.getShortName(), type);
-		return type;
-	}
-
-	public static BackendType defaultForCurrentPC() {
-		// TODO: Automatically select the best default config based on the user's driver
-		return INDIRECT;
-	}
-
-	@Nullable
-	public static BackendType getBackendType(String name) {
-		return BACKEND_TYPES.get(name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
-	}
-
-	public static Collection<String> validNames() {
-		return BACKEND_TYPES.keySet();
-	}
 
 	public static void init() {
-		// noop
-	}
-
-
-	public static Collection<Pipeline> availablePipelineShaders() {
-		return BACKEND_TYPES.values()
-				.stream()
-				.filter(BackendType::supported)
-				.map(BackendType::pipelineShader)
-				.filter(Objects::nonNull)
-				.collect(Collectors.toList());
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/backend/SimpleBackend.java

@@ -5,26 +5,23 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.Engine;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
 
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
-public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
+public class SimpleBackend implements Backend {
-
-
 	private final String properName;
-	private final String shortName;
 	private final Component engineMessage;
 	private final Supplier<Engine> engineSupplier;
-	private final Supplier<BackendType> fallback;
+	private final Supplier<Backend> fallback;
 	private final BooleanSupplier isSupported;
 	private final Pipeline pipelineShader;
 
-	public SimpleBackendType(String properName, String shortName, Component engineMessage, Supplier<Engine> engineSupplier, Supplier<BackendType> fallback, BooleanSupplier isSupported, @Nullable Pipeline pipelineShader) {
+	public SimpleBackend(String properName, Component engineMessage, Supplier<Engine> engineSupplier, Supplier<Backend> fallback, BooleanSupplier isSupported, @Nullable Pipeline pipelineShader) {
 		this.properName = properName;
-		this.shortName = shortName;
 		this.engineMessage = engineMessage;
 		this.engineSupplier = engineSupplier;
 		this.fallback = fallback;
@@ -41,11 +38,6 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 		return properName;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getShortName() {
-		return shortName;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Component getEngineMessage() {
 		return engineMessage;
@@ -57,8 +49,8 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public BackendType findFallback() {
+	public Backend findFallback() {
-		if (this.supported()) {
+		if (this.isSupported()) {
 			return this;
 		} else {
 			return fallback.get()
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean supported() {
+	public boolean isSupported() {
 		return isSupported.getAsBoolean();
 	}
 
@@ -78,10 +70,9 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 
 	public static class Builder {
 		private String properName;
-		private String shortName;
 		private Component engineMessage;
 		private Supplier<Engine> engineSupplier;
-		private Supplier<BackendType> fallback;
+		private Supplier<Backend> fallback;
 		private BooleanSupplier isSupported;
 		private Pipeline pipelineShader;
 
@@ -90,11 +81,6 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		public Builder shortName(String shortName) {
-			this.shortName = shortName;
-			return this;
-		}
-
 		public Builder engineMessage(Component engineMessage) {
 			this.engineMessage = engineMessage;
 			return this;
@@ -105,7 +91,7 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		public Builder fallback(Supplier<BackendType> fallback) {
+		public Builder fallback(Supplier<Backend> fallback) {
 			this.fallback = fallback;
 			return this;
 		}
@@ -120,8 +106,8 @@ public class SimpleBackendType implements BackendType {
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		public BackendType register() {
+		public Backend register(ResourceLocation id) {
-			return BackendTypes.register(new SimpleBackendType(properName, shortName, engineMessage, engineSupplier, fallback, isSupported, pipelineShader));
+			return Backend.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(id, new SimpleBackend(properName, engineMessage, engineSupplier, fallback, isSupported, pipelineShader));
 		}
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/context/Contexts.java

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.context;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.context.Context;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.ResourceUtil;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public class Contexts {
-	public static final SimpleContext WORLD = ComponentRegistry.register(new SimpleContext(Files.WORLD_VERTEX, Files.WORLD_FRAGMENT));
+	public static final SimpleContext WORLD = Context.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new SimpleContext(Files.WORLD_VERTEX, Files.WORLD_FRAGMENT));
-	public static final SimpleContext CRUMBLING = ComponentRegistry.register(new SimpleContext(Files.WORLD_VERTEX, Files.CRUMBLING_FRAGMENT));
+	public static final SimpleContext CRUMBLING = Context.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new SimpleContext(Files.WORLD_VERTEX, Files.CRUMBLING_FRAGMENT));
 
 	public static void init() {
 		// noop

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/format/Formats.java

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.format;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.ResourceUtil;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public class Formats {
-	public static final BlockVertex BLOCK = ComponentRegistry.register(new BlockVertex());
+	public static final BlockVertex BLOCK = VertexType.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new BlockVertex());
-	public static final PosTexNormalVertex POS_TEX_NORMAL = ComponentRegistry.register(new PosTexNormalVertex());
+	public static final PosTexNormalVertex POS_TEX_NORMAL = VertexType.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new PosTexNormalVertex());
 
 	public static void init() {
 		// noop

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/instance/SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.instance;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.InstancedRenderRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstance;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
+
+public class SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T extends BlockEntity> implements BlockEntityInstancingController<T> {
+	protected BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
+	protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
+
+	public SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController(BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory, Predicate<T> skipRender) {
+		this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
+		this.skipRender = skipRender;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public BlockEntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T blockEntity) {
+		return instanceFactory.apply(instancerManager, blockEntity);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldSkipRender(T blockEntity) {
+		return skipRender.test(blockEntity);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get an object to configure the instancing controller for the given block entity type.
+	 * @param type The block entity type to configure.
+	 * @param <T> The type of the block entity.
+	 * @return The configuration object.
+	 */
+	public static <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityConfig<T> configure(BlockEntityType<T> type) {
+		return new BlockEntityConfig<>(type);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An object to configure the instancing controller for a block entity.
+	 * @param <T> The type of the block entity.
+	 */
+	public static class BlockEntityConfig<T extends BlockEntity> {
+		protected BlockEntityType<T> type;
+		protected BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
+		protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
+
+		public BlockEntityConfig(BlockEntityType<T> type) {
+			this.type = type;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets the instance factory for the block entity.
+		 * @param instanceFactory The instance factory.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public BlockEntityConfig<T> factory(BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, BlockEntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory) {
+			this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets a predicate to determine whether to skip rendering a block entity.
+		 * @param skipRender The predicate.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public BlockEntityConfig<T> skipRender(Predicate<T> skipRender) {
+			this.skipRender = skipRender;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets a predicate to always skip rendering for block entities of this type.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public BlockEntityConfig<T> alwaysSkipRender() {
+			this.skipRender = be -> true;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Constructs the block entity instancing controller, and sets it for the block entity type.
+		 * @return The block entity instancing controller.
+		 */
+		public SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T> apply() {
+			Objects.requireNonNull(instanceFactory, "Instance factory cannot be null!");
+			if (skipRender == null) {
+				skipRender = be -> false;
+			}
+			SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<T> controller = new SimpleBlockEntityInstancingController<>(instanceFactory, skipRender);
+			InstancedRenderRegistry.setController(type, controller);
+			return controller;
+		}
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/instance/SimpleEntityInstancingController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.instance;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.InstancedRenderRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.entity.EntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instancer.InstancerProvider;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstance;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType;
+
+public class SimpleEntityInstancingController<T extends Entity> implements EntityInstancingController<T> {
+	protected BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
+	protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
+
+	public SimpleEntityInstancingController(BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory, Predicate<T> skipRender) {
+		this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
+		this.skipRender = skipRender;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public EntityInstance<? super T> createInstance(InstancerProvider instancerManager, T entity) {
+		return instanceFactory.apply(instancerManager, entity);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldSkipRender(T entity) {
+		return skipRender.test(entity);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get an object to configure the instancing controller for the given entity type.
+	 * @param type The entity type to configure.
+	 * @param <T> The type of the entity.
+	 * @return The configuration object.
+	 */
+	public static <T extends Entity> EntityConfig<T> configure(EntityType<T> type) {
+		return new EntityConfig<>(type);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An object to configure the instancing controller for an entity.
+	 * @param <T> The type of the entity.
+	 */
+	public static class EntityConfig<T extends Entity> {
+		protected EntityType<T> type;
+		protected BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory;
+		protected Predicate<T> skipRender;
+
+		public EntityConfig(EntityType<T> type) {
+			this.type = type;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets the instance factory for the entity.
+		 * @param instanceFactory The instance factory.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public EntityConfig<T> factory(BiFunction<InstancerProvider, T, EntityInstance<? super T>> instanceFactory) {
+			this.instanceFactory = instanceFactory;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets a predicate to determine whether to skip rendering an entity.
+		 * @param skipRender The predicate.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public EntityConfig<T> skipRender(Predicate<T> skipRender) {
+			this.skipRender = skipRender;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Sets a predicate to always skip rendering for entities of this type.
+		 * @return {@code this}
+		 */
+		public EntityConfig<T> alwaysSkipRender() {
+			this.skipRender = entity -> true;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Constructs the entity instancing controller, and sets it for the entity type.
+		 * @return The entity instancing controller.
+		 */
+		public SimpleEntityInstancingController<T> apply() {
+			Objects.requireNonNull(instanceFactory, "Instance factory cannot be null!");
+			if (skipRender == null) {
+				skipRender = entity -> false;
+			}
+			SimpleEntityInstancingController<T> controller = new SimpleEntityInstancingController<>(instanceFactory, skipRender);
+			InstancedRenderRegistry.setController(type, controller);
+			return controller;
+		}
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/light/LightUpdater.java

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.BackendUtil;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.task.WorkGroup;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.box.ImmutableBox;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.task.WorkGroup;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.FlwUtil;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.WorldAttached;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class LightUpdater {
 					}
 				})
 				.onComplete(() -> listeners.forEach(this::addListener))
-				.execute(Backend.getTaskExecutor());
+				.execute(BackendUtil.getTaskExecutor());
 	}
 
 	/**

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/material/MaterialIndicies.java

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Unmodifiable;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material.Material;
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2IntMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2IntMaps;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2IntOpenHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectArrayList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectLists;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectOpenHashSet;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSet;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2IntMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2IntMaps;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2IntOpenHashMap;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+// TODO: add messages to exceptions
+public class MaterialIndicies {
+	private static Reference2IntMap<Material> materialIndicies;
+	private static Object2IntMap<ResourceLocation> vertexShaderIndicies;
+	private static Object2IntMap<ResourceLocation> fragmentShaderIndicies;
+	private static ObjectList<Material> materialsByIndex;
+	private static ObjectList<ResourceLocation> vertexShadersByIndex;
+	private static ObjectList<ResourceLocation> fragmentShadersByIndex;
+	private static boolean initialized;
+
+	public static int getMaterialIndex(Material material) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return materialIndicies.getInt(material);
+	}
+
+	public static int getVertexShaderIndex(ResourceLocation vertexShader) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return vertexShaderIndicies.getInt(vertexShader);
+	}
+
+	public static int getFragmentShaderIndex(ResourceLocation fragmentShader) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return fragmentShaderIndicies.getInt(fragmentShader);
+	}
+
+	public static Material getMaterial(int index) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return materialsByIndex.get(index);
+	}
+
+	public static ResourceLocation getVertexShader(int index) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return vertexShadersByIndex.get(index);
+	}
+
+	public static ResourceLocation getFragmentShader(int index) {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return fragmentShadersByIndex.get(index);
+	}
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public static List<Material> getAllMaterials() {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return materialsByIndex;
+	}
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public static List<ResourceLocation> getAllVertexShaders() {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return vertexShadersByIndex;
+	}
+
+	@Unmodifiable
+	public static List<ResourceLocation> getAllFragmentShaders() {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		}
+		return fragmentShadersByIndex;
+	}
+
+	private static void initInner() {
+		int amount = Material.REGISTRY.getAll().size();
+
+		Reference2IntMap<Material> materialIndicies = new Reference2IntOpenHashMap<>();
+		Object2IntMap<ResourceLocation> vertexShaderIndicies = new Object2IntOpenHashMap<>();
+		Object2IntMap<ResourceLocation> fragmentShaderIndicies = new Object2IntOpenHashMap<>();
+		ObjectList<Material> materialsByIndex = new ObjectArrayList<>(amount);
+		ObjectList<ResourceLocation> vertexShadersByIndex = new ObjectArrayList<>(amount);
+		ObjectList<ResourceLocation> fragmentShadersByIndex = new ObjectArrayList<>(amount);
+
+		ObjectSet<ResourceLocation> allVertexShaders = new ObjectOpenHashSet<>();
+		ObjectSet<ResourceLocation> allFragmentShaders = new ObjectOpenHashSet<>();
+
+		int materialIndex = 0;
+		int vertexShaderIndex = 0;
+		int fragmentShaderIndex = 0;
+		for (Material material : Material.REGISTRY) {
+			materialIndicies.put(material, materialIndex);
+			materialsByIndex.add(material);
+			materialIndex++;
+			ResourceLocation vertexShader = material.vertexShader();
+			if (allVertexShaders.add(vertexShader)) {
+				vertexShaderIndicies.put(vertexShader, vertexShaderIndex);
+				vertexShadersByIndex.add(vertexShader);
+				vertexShaderIndex++;
+			}
+			ResourceLocation fragmentShader = material.fragmentShader();
+			if (allFragmentShaders.add(fragmentShader)) {
+				fragmentShaderIndicies.put(fragmentShader, fragmentShaderIndex);
+				fragmentShadersByIndex.add(fragmentShader);
+				fragmentShaderIndex++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		MaterialIndicies.materialIndicies = Reference2IntMaps.unmodifiable(materialIndicies);
+		MaterialIndicies.vertexShaderIndicies = Object2IntMaps.unmodifiable(vertexShaderIndicies);
+		MaterialIndicies.fragmentShaderIndicies = Object2IntMaps.unmodifiable(fragmentShaderIndicies);
+		MaterialIndicies.materialsByIndex = ObjectLists.unmodifiable(materialsByIndex);
+		MaterialIndicies.vertexShadersByIndex = ObjectLists.unmodifiable(vertexShadersByIndex);
+		MaterialIndicies.fragmentShadersByIndex = ObjectLists.unmodifiable(fragmentShadersByIndex);
+
+		initialized = true;
+	}
+
+	@ApiStatus.Internal
+	public static void init() {
+		Material.REGISTRY.addFreezeCallback(MaterialIndicies::initInner);
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/material/SimpleMaterial.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.material;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.material.Material;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderStateShard;
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ public class SimpleMaterial implements Material {
 		}
 
 		public SimpleMaterial register() {
-			return ComponentRegistry.register(new SimpleMaterial(vertexShader, fragmentShader, setup, clear, batchingRenderType, vertexTransformer));
+			return Material.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new SimpleMaterial(vertexShader, fragmentShader, setup, clear, batchingRenderType, vertexTransformer));
 		}
 
 		private static Runnable chain(Runnable runnable1, Runnable runnable2) {

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/pipeline/SimplePipeline.java

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.pipeline;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.Pipeline;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.pipeline.SourceComponent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GLSLVersion;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.glsl.SourceComponent;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/struct/StructTypes.java

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.struct;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.struct.StructType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.ResourceUtil;
 
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 public class StructTypes {
-	public static final StructType<TransformedPart> TRANSFORMED = ComponentRegistry.register(new TransformedType());
+	public static final StructType<TransformedPart> TRANSFORMED = StructType.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new TransformedType());
-	public static final StructType<OrientedPart> ORIENTED = ComponentRegistry.register(new OrientedType());
+	public static final StructType<OrientedPart> ORIENTED = StructType.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new OrientedType());
 
 	public static void init() {
 		// noop

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/task/WorkGroup.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.task;
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.lib.task;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/uniform/FlwShaderUniforms.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.Flywheel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.component.ComponentRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.BeginFrameEvent;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.RenderContext;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.uniform.ShaderUniforms;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 
 public class FlwShaderUniforms implements ShaderUniforms {
-	public static final FlwShaderUniforms INSTANCE = ComponentRegistry.register(new FlwShaderUniforms());
+	public static final FlwShaderUniforms INSTANCE = ShaderUniforms.REGISTRY.registerAndGet(new FlwShaderUniforms());
 
 	public static final ResourceLocation FILE = Flywheel.rl("uniform/flywheel.glsl");
 	public static final int SIZE = 224;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/util/QuadConverter.java

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C;
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.event.ReloadRenderersEvent;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.engine.instancing.ElementBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.GlNumericType;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.ElementBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.gl.buffer.GlBufferUsage;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/lib/util/ShadersModHandler.java

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 
 import net.irisshaders.iris.api.v0.IrisApi;
 import net.minecraft.client.Camera;
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.culling.Frustum;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.ModList;
 
 public final class ShadersModHandler {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
+
 	public static final String OPTIFINE_ROOT_PACKAGE = "net.optifine";
 	public static final String SHADER_PACKAGE = "net.optifine.shaders";
 
@@ -30,13 +34,13 @@ public final class ShadersModHandler {
 		// optfine and oculus are assumed to be mutually exclusive
 
 		if (isOptifineInstalled) {
-			Backend.LOGGER.info("Optifine detected.");
+			LOGGER.info("Optifine detected.");
 			internalHandler = new Optifine();
 		} else if (isOculusLoaded) {
-			Backend.LOGGER.info("Oculus detected.");
+			LOGGER.info("Oculus detected.");
 			internalHandler = new Oculus();
 		} else {
-			Backend.LOGGER.info("No shaders mod detected.");
+			LOGGER.info("No shaders mod detected.");
 			internalHandler = new InternalHandler() {};
 		}
 	}

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/mixin/BlockEntityTypeMixin.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Unique;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.blockentity.BlockEntityInstancingController;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.BlockEntityTypeExtension;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/mixin/ClientLevelMixin.java

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.backend.BackendManager;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.InstancedRenderRegistry;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.InstancedRenderRegistry;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.ClientLevelExtension;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientLevel;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public abstract class ClientLevelMixin implements ClientLevelExtension {
 
 	@Inject(method = "entitiesForRendering", at = @At("RETURN"), cancellable = true)
 	private void flywheel$filterEntities(CallbackInfoReturnable<Iterable<Entity>> cir) {
-		if (Backend.isOn()) {
+		if (BackendManager.isOn()) {
 			Iterable<Entity> entities = cir.getReturnValue();
 			ArrayList<Entity> filtered = Lists.newArrayList(entities);
 

src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/mixin/EntityTypeMixin.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Unique;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.instancing.entity.EntityInstancingController;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.api.instance.entity.EntityInstancingController;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.extension.EntityTypeExtension;
 
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;