This is a gutted version of node-webgl with no external dependencies, DOM emulation or window handling. You can use it to create WebGL contexts for GPGPU programming and server-side rendering in node. It should also work in browsers that support WebGL.
Just do:
npm install gl
Currently only works on OS X. I think Linux should be easy, Windows may be more complicated.
To get a handle on the headless OpenGL context, just do:
var gl = require("gl");
Then you can use all the ordinary WebGL methods.
It depends on what you are trying to do. node-webgl is good if you are making a graphical application like a game. On the other hand, because headless-gl does not create any windows, it is suitable for running in a server environment. This means that you can use it to generate figures using OpenGL or perform GPGPU computations using shaders.
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Creates a WebGL context without a window
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