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+*.pyc
+.DS_Store
+node_modules
+output.png
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
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+# Example for node-webgpu
+
+* cd to this
+* `npm ci`
+* `node example.js`
diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
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+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { PNG } from 'pngjs';
+import { create, globals } from 'node-webgpu';
+
+Object.assign(globalThis, globals);
+globalThis.navigator = { gpu: create([]) };
+
+const adapter = await navigator.gpu?.requestAdapter();
+const device = await adapter?.requestDevice();
+
+const module = device.createShaderModule({
+  code: `
+    @vertex fn vs(
+      @builtin(vertex_index) vertexIndex : u32
+    ) -> @builtin(position) vec4f {
+      let pos = array(
+        vec2f( 0.0,  0.5),
+        vec2f(-0.5, -0.5),
+        vec2f( 0.5, -0.5),
+      );
+
+      return vec4f(pos[vertexIndex], 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    @fragment fn fs() -> @location(0) vec4f {
+      return vec4f(1, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+  `,
+});
+
+const pipeline = device.createRenderPipeline({
+  layout: 'auto',
+  vertex: { module },
+  fragment: { module, targets: [{ format: 'rgba8unorm' }] },
+});
+
+const texture = device.createTexture({
+  format: 'rgba8unorm',
+  usage: GPUTextureUsage.RENDER_ATTACHMENT | GPUTextureUsage.COPY_SRC,
+  size: [256, 256],
+});
+
+const align = (v, alignment) => Math.ceil(v / alignment) * alignment;
+
+const bytesPerRow = align(texture.width * 4, 256);
+const buffer = device.createBuffer({
+  size: bytesPerRow * texture.height,
+  usage: GPUBufferUsage.COPY_DST | GPUBufferUsage.MAP_READ, 
+});
+
+const encoder = device.createCommandEncoder();
+const pass = encoder.beginRenderPass({
+  colorAttachments: [
+    {
+      view: texture.createView(),
+      clearValue: [0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 1],
+      loadOp: 'clear',
+      storeOp: 'store',
+    },
+  ],
+});
+pass.setPipeline(pipeline);
+pass.draw(3);
+pass.end();
+encoder.copyTextureToBuffer(
+  { texture },
+  { buffer, bytesPerRow },
+  [ texture.width, texture.height ],
+);
+const commandBuffer = encoder.finish();
+device.queue.submit([commandBuffer]);
+
+await buffer.mapAsync(GPUMapMode.READ);
+const rawPixelData = buffer.getMappedRange();
+
+const png = new PNG({
+  width: texture.width,
+  height: texture.height,
+  filterType: -1,
+});
+
+const dstBytesPerRow = texture.width * 4;
+for (let y = 0; y < texture.height; y++) {
+  const dst = (texture.width * y) * 4;
+  const src = (y * bytesPerRow);
+  png.data.set(new Uint8Array(rawPixelData, src, dstBytesPerRow), dst);
+}
+
+// Write the PNG to a file
+fs.writeFileSync('output.png', PNG.sync.write(png, {colorType: 6}));
+console.log('PNG file has been saved as output.png');
+process.exit(0);
diff --git a/example/package-lock.json b/example/package-lock.json
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+{
+  "name": "example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "example",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "node-webgpu": "^0.0.6",
+        "pngjs": "^7.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/node-webgpu": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-webgpu/-/node-webgpu-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FfLyotmDI3JjHogEf5SfB2Eem9OFPy7bkQ90NIeFO0hRoMx9NraRPc0O3SJG3/Vk7JBEVlGSUGMEjr8w4K4IVg=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/pngjs": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pngjs/-/pngjs-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKWqWJRhstyYo9pGvgor/ivk2w94eSjE3RGVuzLGlr3NmD8bf7RcYGze1mNdEHRP6TRP6rMuDHk5t44hnTRyow==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.19.0"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "example using node-webgpu",
+  "main": "example.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node example.js"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "node-webgpu": "^0.0.6",
+    "pngjs": "^7.0.0"
+  }
+}