1 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index b4091e7..6132841 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   int height = 720;
   bool dump_wav = false;
   bool tempo_test_enabled = false;
+  bool headless_mode = false;
+  float headless_duration = 30.0f;
   const char* wav_output_file = "audio_dump.wav";
   bool hot_reload_enabled = false;
 
@@ -59,6 +61,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--tempo") == 0) {
       tempo_test_enabled = true;
+#if defined(DEMO_HEADLESS)
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--headless") == 0) {
+      headless_mode = true;
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--duration") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+      headless_duration = atof(argv[i + 1]);
+      ++i;
+#endif
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--hot-reload") == 0) {
       hot_reload_enabled = true;
       printf("Hot-reload enabled (watching config files)\n");
@@ -74,7 +83,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   gpu_init(&platform_state);
 
   // Load timeline data (visual effects layering)
+#if !defined(DEMO_HEADLESS)
   LoadTimeline(*gpu_get_main_sequence(), *gpu_get_context());
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(STRIP_ALL)
   // Set WAV dump backend if requested
@@ -181,7 +192,35 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(STRIP_ALL)
+#if !defined(STRIP_ALL) && defined(DEMO_HEADLESS)
+  // In headless mode, run simulation without rendering
+  if (headless_mode) {
+    printf("Running headless simulation (%.1fs)...\n", headless_duration);
+
+    const float update_dt = 1.0f / 60.0f;
+    double physical_time = 0.0;
+    while (physical_time < headless_duration) {
+      fill_audio_buffer(update_dt, physical_time);
+      gpu_simulate_until(g_music_time);
+      physical_time += update_dt;
+
+      if ((int)physical_time % 5 == 0 &&
+          physical_time - update_dt < (int)physical_time) {
+        printf("  Progress: %.1fs / %.1fs (music: %.1fs)\r",
+               physical_time, headless_duration, g_music_time);
+        fflush(stdout);
+      }
+    }
+
+    printf("\nHeadless simulation complete: %.2fs\n", physical_time);
+
+    g_audio_engine.shutdown();
+    audio_shutdown();
+    gpu_shutdown();
+    platform_shutdown(&platform_state);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   // In WAV dump mode, run headless simulation and write audio to file
   if (dump_wav) {
     printf("Running WAV dump simulation...\n");