v3.7.0-alpha2

A non-production release, for development and testing only, not intended to be used in any product. Largely untested, without complete/reliable documentation, and without SDK support. Vital features may be missing. The feature set, API, and serialization format might change before the next release.

Changes relative to v3.7.0-alpha1:

• VarType: format code by @capdevon in #2199
• MaterialDebugAppState: format code by @capdevon in #2200
• MatParam: format code by @capdevon in #2202
• xxxLightShadowFilter: format code + javadoc by @capdevon in #2204
• AbstractShadowRenderer.setRenderBackFacesShadows(): Change input type Boolean -> boolean by @capdevon in #2206
• Vector2f: added final static variables NAN, UNIT_X, UNIT_Y, … by @capdevon in #2198
• Fix render states merging when additionalState is not set by @riccardobl in #2208
• build.gradle: update Gradle version to match gradle-wrapper.properties by @stephengold in #2207
• Fix divide by 0 in shadow utils for some scenes #2209 by @riccardobl in #2210

Full Changelog: v3.7.0-alpha1...v3.7.0-alpha2

jMonkeyEngine v3.7.0-alpha1

A non-production release, for development and testing only, not intended to be used in any product. Largely untested, without complete/reliable documentation, and without SDK support. Vital features may be missing. The feature set, API, and serialization format might change before the next release.

Changes relative to v3.6.1-stable:

• Potential breaking changes: N/A

• New features:

  • UBO/SSBO Improvements, Structs, BufferObject and sub data update by @riccardobl in #1782
  • Expand support for GL ES / WebGL compatible formats. by @riccardobl in #2101
  • Lwjgl3 canvas by @tonihele in #1868
  • LwjglCanvas using lwjgl-jawt by @JNightRide in #2153
  • Adds SingleLayerInfluenceMask by @codex128 in #2043
  • Accelerated env baking on the GPU by @riccardobl in #1165
  • Create CompositeAppState.java by @pspeed42 in #2193

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • Fix PBR Support for Glow by @codex128 in #2162

• General improvements:

  • update the "gson" library to v2.10.1 by @stephengold in #2183
  • update copyright years in the license by @stephengold in #2182
  • solve issue #2178 (PBRTerrainTest typo) by @stephengold in #2181
  • solve issue #2177 (PBRTerrainAdvancedTest typo) by @stephengold in #2180
  • document issue #2089 (scale factors assumed positive) by @stephengold in #2156
  • #2176 Make LWJGLBufferAllocator use nmemCalloc() instead of nmemAlloc() by @JosiahGoeman in #2179
  • solve issue #2184 (smart quotes in log messages) by @stephengold in #2185
  • #2174 deprecate key classes in JME3-vr. by @richardTingle in #2175
  • com.jme3.anim.tween.action.Action: basic javadoc by @Scrappers-glitch in #2019
  • com.jme3.anim.tween.action.BaseAction: basic javadoc by @Scrappers-glitch in #2020
  • Move NoiseLib.glslib to more appropriate location by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2189
  • update GitHub actions: setup-java to v4, wrapper-validation-action to v2 by @stephengold in #2192
  • IBLGLEnvBaker: don't share a logger with IBLHybridEnvBakerLight by @stephengold in #2187
  • BoundingSphereDebug: removed the unused variable radius and its getter method getRadius() by @capdevon in #2196
  • update the Gradle wrapper to v7.6.4 by @stephengold in #2197
  • #2194 add ClipAction.getAnimClip() method, remove ClipAction.reset() method by @capdevon in #2195

Full Changelog: v3.6.1-stable...v3.7.0-alpha1

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.1-stable

A production-quality JMonkeyEngine 3.6 patch release with the following noteworthy changes relative to 3.6.0-stable:

• re-initialize the renderer on each context restart (issues #798 and #801, PR #1988)
• update the LWJGL3 libraries from v3.3.1 to v3.3.2 (76ebd14 and issue #1778)
• app crashes when using OpenGL version 3.0 and 3.1 (issue #2011, PR #2009)
• instanced objects are culled when using WaterFilter (issue #2007, PRs #2008 and #2036)
• better messages in Spatial assertions (issue #1992, PR #1993)
• use PrimitiveAllocator by default on Android (PR #2029)
• serialization of ShaderNodeDefinition (issue #2034, PR #2035)

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 https://gi...

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-beta3

A non-production release for development and testing, which will hopefully lead to a "stable" release.

Noteworthy changes relative to 3.6.0-beta2:

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • 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

Full Changelog: v3.6.0-beta2...v3.6.0-beta3

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-beta2

A non-production release for development and testing, which will hopefully lead to a "stable" release.

Noteworthy changes relative to 3.6.0-beta1:

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • 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

• General improvements:

  • Update Application.start javadoc by @Ali-RS in #1947
  • Update RenderState.setLineWidth javadoc by @Ali-RS in #1948

Full Changelog: v3.6.0-beta1...v3.6.0-beta2

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-beta1

A non-production release for development and testing, which will hopefully lead to a "stable" release.

Noteworthy changes relative to 3.6.0-alpha3:

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • 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

Full Changelog: v3.6.0-alpha3...v3.6.0-beta1

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-alpha3

A non-production release, for development and testing only, not intended to be used in any product. Largely untested, without complete/reliable documentation, and without SDK support. Vital features may be missing. The feature set, API, and serialization format might change before the next release.

Noteworthy changes relative to v3.6.0-alpha2:

• New features:

  • add 4 getters to JmeContext for screen position and frame-buffer size by @stephengold in #1911

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • 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

• General 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

Full Changelog: v3.6.0-alpha2...v3.6.0-alpha3

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-alpha2

A non-production release, for development and testing only, not intended to be used in any product. Largely untested, without complete/reliable documentation, and without SDK support. Vital features may be missing. The feature set, API, and serialization format might change before the next release.

Noteworthy changes relative to v3.6.0-alpha1:

• New features:

  • add the Spatial.addControlAt() method by @stephengold in #1899
  • JmeContext: add a getSystemListener() method by @stephengold in #1894

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • 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

Full Changelog: v3.6.0-alpha1...v3.6.0-alpha2

jMonkeyEngine 3.6.0-alpha1

A non-production release, for development and testing only, not intended to be used in any product. Largely untested, without complete/reliable documentation, and without SDK support. Vital features may be missing. The feature set, API, and serialization format might change before the next release.

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

• Bugs and defects addressed:

  • RenderState: fixed 'backStencilStencilFailOperation' field serializat… by @Ali-RS in #1719
  • LwjglWindow:assign new thread to mainThread field. by @Ali-RS in #1722
  • Chase cam can rotate fix on re-enable by @tlf30 in #1692
  • fix and test for issue 1723 (more serialization bugs in RenderState) by @stephengold in #1726
  • Fix NullPointerException in AnimLayer.update() by @capdevon in #1730
  • AlAudioRenderer: update OpenAL state when dry filter is re-applied by @stephengold in #1728
  • Cross-platform fix for issue 1745 (mouse input scaling) by @riccardobl in #1753
  • Fix error 1280 in MacOS when querying GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE_EXT by @riccardobl in #1749
  • Fix issue 1705 (serialize 6 mesh subclasses) by @stephengold in #1754
  • solve issue #1761 (AssertionError in ALAudioRenderer) by @stephengold in #1762
  • solve issue #1780 (built-in matdefs/shaders lack core-profile support) by @stephengold in #1781
  • Fix draw/read buffer selection for framebuffers (FrameBuffer.setTargetIndex(int)) by @riccardobl in #1786
  • Add toggleable framebuffer mipmaps generation. Fix #1788 by @riccardobl in #1791
  • 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

• General improvements:

  • avoid invoking the newly-deprecated BitmapText 2-arg constructor by @stephengold in #1709
  • rename local variables for clarity by @stephengold in #1715
  • clarify some non-javadoc comments by @stephengold in #1712
  • rename method arguments for clarity by @stephengold in #1716
  • downgrade or delete unnecessary library dependencies by @stephengold in #1714
  • Test post water 1699 by @bob0bob in #1707
  • LwjglCanvas: initialize OpenCL for LWJGL2 by @AmiroooTheWalnut in #1720
  • account for world transform in TerrainQuad.setNormalRecalcNeeded() by @yaRnMcDonuts in #1741
  • Vector2f: save 2 trig calculations in rotateAroundOrigin() by @stephengold in #1731
  • Configure circular deps as warning on eclipse by @riccardobl in #1747
  • GlfwMouseInput: scale mouse coords only if Retina AppSetting is true by @stephengold in #1746
  • 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.newInsta...