jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-stable

A production-quality release of JMonkeyEngine with the following noteworthy changes relative to
v3.5.2-stable:

• Potential breaking changes:

  • Use OpenGL 3.2 as default by @riccardobl in #1752
  • BlendAction: resolve slow-motion side effect caused by stretching actions by @Ali-RS in #1848
  • move SettingsDialog and ErrorDialog to new jme3-awt-dialogs module by @riccardobl in #1876
  • JmeSurfaceView: Package migration by @Scrappers-glitch in #1819

• New features:

  • jme3-lwjgl3: add a WindowSizeListener by @Ali-RS in #1711
  • #1734 actions based vr input by @richardTingle in #1735
  • Separate concept of window size from default framebuffer size by @riccardobl in #1750
  • Add FOR macro to GLSL preprocessor and J3MD by @riccardobl in #1758
  • Android: Implemented AndroidNativeBufferAllocator - Deprecated AndroidBufferAllocator by @Scrappers-glitch in #1821
  • Add GL debug capabilities by @riccardobl in #1790
  • Add java types to VarType and type checks to MatParam by @riccardobl in #1797
  • Some enhancement to new animation system by @Ali-RS in #1845
  • Added a Loop tween to Tweens factory class. Supports looping by count… by @Ali-RS in #1846
  • Added Tweens.cycle() and Tweens.invert() methods by @Ali-RS in #1849
  • Add instance culling function in InstancedGeometry by @Ali-RS in #1865
  • Implementation of a glTF extension loader for KHR_texture_transform by @manuelrmo in #1869
  • add the Spatial.addControlAt() method by @stephengold in #1899
  • JmeContext: add a getSystemListener() method by @stephengold in #1894
  • add 4 getters to JmeContext for screen position and frame-buffer size by @stephengold in #1911

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • Fix draw/read buffer selection for framebuffers (FrameBuffer.setTargetIndex(int)) by @riccardobl in #1786
  • work around missing reshape() callbacks from LWJGL v3 (issue #1793) by @stephengold in #1794
  • JmeSurfaceView: Fixed duplicate app destruction. by @Scrappers-glitch in #1801
  • solve issue #1798 (filtered scenes are squeezed) by @stephengold in #1812
  • solve issue #1813 (glTF loader loses keyframes) by @stephengold in #1815
  • refactor to avoid invoking AppSettings.getBoolean() directly by @stephengold in #1796
  • JmeSurfaceView: Removed explicit nullifying GlSurfaceView onDestroy by @Scrappers-glitch in #1802
  • solve issue #1809 (GltfLoader is not thread-safe) by @stephengold in #1810
  • Fix issue #1839 by @Lukas-Habring in #1840
  • SettingsDialog: LAF fix by @Scrappers-glitch in #1827
  • Fix #1843 (java.util.zip.ZipException in HttpZipLocator) by @Ali-RS in #1842
  • Fix #1850 (JmeSystem.writeImageFile() throw java.nio.BufferUnderflowE… by @Ali-RS in #1851
  • Fix: make the stencil test functions usable. by @zzuegg in #1866
  • Fix #1871 (vertex colors not loaded in gltf models) by @tonihele in #1873
  • Fix #1867 (LightFilter gets applied even if not needed) by @zzuegg in #1872
  • Fix #1412 (GltfLoader does not support AO packed in MetallicRoughnessMap) by @manuelrmo in #1880
  • Fix #1882 (J3MLoader always generates mips ignoring MinFilter) by @Ali-RS in #1884
  • Made Gltf extension loaders non-static to avoid concurrency issues by @Ali-RS in #1886
  • Fix #1883 (Image class wrongly setting GL mips flags inside the constructor) by @Ali-RS in #1885
  • Fix #1892 (TestChooser does not show classes list when run with java 8) by @Ali-RS in #1893
  • main.yml: use "temurin" openjdk. Fix #1896 by @Ali-RS in #1897
  • Fix #1773 (Wrong particle position when worldSpace flag equals to true) by @Ali-RS in #1889
  • jme3-niftygui: solve issue #1891 (incorrect fullscreen layout) by @stephengold in #1895
  • jme3-lwjgl:updated to lwjgl v2.9.4 hosted by org.jmonkeyengine. Fix #1247, #1215, #947 by @Ali-RS in #1902
  • Fix #1890 (crashes attempting to run example apps in fullscreen with LWJGL v2) by @Ali-RS in #1898
  • When in VR attach the debug scene to the two eye's scenes. Fix #1795 by @richardTingle in #1888
  • Refactored PBR Terrain to use new for-loops. Fix #1785 by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1901
  • Refactored Advanced PBR Terrain to use new for-loops by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1904
  • Update AfflictionLib.glsllib by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1905
  • common.gradle: set class files compatible with Java 8 using "release" option. Fix #1896 by @Ali-RS in #1907
  • test and fix for #1909 (NPE while generating tangents) by @stephengold in #1910
  • jme3-lwjgl: bump to lwjgl 2.9.5. Fix #1908 by @Ali-RS in #1914
  • Fix #1917 (RendererException in ScreenshotAppState: Attempting to upload empty buffer) by @Ali-RS in #1918
  • PBRLighting: fix comment describing packed MetallicRoughnessMap by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1921
  • solve issue #1919 (underflow while generating tangents) by @stephengold in #1920
  • main.yml: deploy with jdk17 by @Ali-RS in #1922
  • Fix #1923 (OSSRH artifacts are build with different java version) by @Ali-RS in #1924
  • resolve issue #1926 (unnecessary dependencies) by @stephengold in #1927
  • solve issue #1928 (OutOfMemoryError in FBX importer) by @stephengold in #1929
  • solve issue #1930 (NPE in FbxLayerElement) by @stephengold in #1931
  • solve issue #1932 (class cast exceptions in FBX importer) by @stephengold in #1934
  • solve issue #1933 (unsupported operation in FbxNode) by @stephengold in #1936
  • solve issue #1937 (NPE in FbxObject) by @stephengold in #1938
  • solve issue #1939 [NPE in FbxMesh.applyCluster()] by @stephengold in #1940
  • Fix #1945 (IllegalStateException when running TestAWTPanels with LWJGL 3) by @Ali-RS in #1949
  • solve issue #1879 (compile-time error in Skinning.glsllib) by @stephengold in #1942
  • Fix issue #1558 (TestAWTPanels crashes with LWJGL v3 on Linux) by @Ali-RS in #1944
  • solve issue #1806 (global FrameInterpolator violates threading model) by @stephengold in #1943
  • Fix a typo in LwjglWindow by @Ali-RS in #1953
  • resolve issue #1955 (Can not play vorbis audio on Android API 31+) by @Scrappers-glitch in #1956
  • jme3-jogg: remove dependency on Java Media Framework by @stephengold in #1962
  • solve issue #1960 (use jme3-jogg for loading ogg files on android) and #1972 (Cannot load ogg audio from classpath in Android) by @Ali-RS in #1961
  • solve issue #1963 (TestMusicPlayer fails to load AL library on lwjgl2) by @Ali-RS in #1964
  • Replace Exception with warning in TerrainPatch by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1966
  • solve issue #1969: missing check in GLRenderer.clearVertexAttribs() by @stephengold in #1970
  • solve issue #1975: TestAttachDriver doesn't reset properly by @stephengold in #1976

• General improvements:

  • downgrade or delete unnecessary library dependencies by @stephengold in #1714
  • account for world transform in TerrainQuad.setNormalRecalcNeeded() by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1741
  • Vector2f: save 2 trig calculations in rotateAroundOrigin() by @stephengold in #1731
  • Add simple math methods to Vector3f by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1744
  • TerrainQuad: publicize fixNormals() by @stephengold in #1738
  • Add simple math methods to Vector4f by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1755
  • Add simple math methods to Vector2f by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1756
  • rename private variables by @stephengold in #1736
  • rename more method arguments for clarity by @stephengold in #1742
  • Add set methods and constructors to ColorRGBA that take in a Vector param by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1757
  • JoyButtonTrigger: clarify that the constructor arg is not an axis ID by @stephengold in #1765
  • jme3-nifty should account for gamma correction by @stephengold in #1764
  • TestPostWater: avoid using the deprecated BitmapText constructor by @stephengold in #1766
  • RenderDeviceJme: CachedTextKey.equals() lacks a type check by @stephengold in #1768
  • Refactoring of the initialization code of the 'particleMesh' variable. by @capdevon in #1769
  • InstancedGeometry: added a field to keep track of all instance data b… by @Ali-RS in #1772
  • avoid use of deprecated methods (mostly Class.newInstance()) by @tonihele in #1774
  • Remove print statements from FBX plugin by @wyskoj in #1777
  • re-organize jme3-jbullet sourcecode by @stephengold in #1817
  • Update the Gradle wrapper version to 6.9.2 by @tonihele in #1820
  • jme3-plugins: rename the TrackData.checkTimesConsistantcy() method by @stephengold in #1818
  • AreaUtils: Migrated package to com.jme3.util by @Scrappers-glitch in #1826
  • Update README.md to include Exotic Matter by @entrusc in #1838
  • Improved code readability: ParticlePointMesh and ParticleTriMesh by @capdevon in #1831
  • Added setter for FilterPostProcessor.depthFormat by @JosiahGoeman in #1841
  • #1569 Fix license file to be better detected by GitHub by @b0n541 in #1855
  • docs(README) - fix: broken link in README.md by @kaaquist in #1858
  • Clean up the display modes parsing by @tonihele in #1844
  • BlendableAction: Fix JavaDoc for setMaxTransitionWeight & replace assert with IllegalArgumentException by @mrxz in #1881
  • Lots of JavaDoc improvements
  • ParticleEmitter: improve code readability. Apply the DRY principle by @capdevon in #1912
  • common.gradle: add "Created-By" jar manifest to show Java version and vendor name by @Ali-RS in #1913
  • Update Application.start javadoc by @Ali-RS in #1947
  • Update RenderState.setLineWidth javadoc by @Ali-RS in #1948

New Contributors

• @wyskoj made their first contribution in #1777
• @entrusc made their first contribution in #1838
• @Lukas-Habring made their first contribution in #1840
• @JosiahGoeman made their first contribution in #1841
• @b0n541 made their first contribution in #1855
• @kaaquist made their first contribution in #1858
• @manuelrmo made their first contribution in #1869
• @mrxz made their first contribution in #1881

Full Changelog: v3.5.2-stable...v3.6.0-stable