From 384d6921f642ee1dfc9d4136607b3cfae5dc2f07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mathias Agopian <mathias@google.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 11:46:10 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add system property to override the backend selection

On Android, set `debug.filament.backend` to the desired backend:
0: default
1: gl/gles
2: vulkan
3: metal
4: noop

example:
   `adb shell setprop debug.filament.backend 2`

This will affect all filament apps on the device.

This sets the backed as if it was set from the public API.
---
 filament/backend/src/Platform.cpp | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/filament/backend/src/Platform.cpp b/filament/backend/src/Platform.cpp
index 6e96cbb0f8..454e4792a3 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/Platform.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/Platform.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <utils/debug.h>
 
 #if defined(ANDROID)
+    #include <sys/system_properties.h>
     #if defined(FILAMENT_SUPPORTS_OPENGL) && !defined(FILAMENT_USE_EXTERNAL_GLES3)
         #include "opengl/PlatformEGLAndroid.h"
     #endif
@@ -82,6 +83,15 @@ Platform::~Platform() noexcept = default;
 DefaultPlatform* DefaultPlatform::create(Backend* backend) noexcept {
     SYSTRACE_CALL();
     assert_invariant(backend);
+
+#if defined(ANDROID)
+    char scratch[PROP_VALUE_MAX + 1];
+    int length = __system_property_get("debug.filament.backend", scratch);
+    if (length > 0) {
+        *backend = Backend(atoi(scratch));
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (*backend == Backend::DEFAULT) {
         *backend = Backend::OPENGL;
     }