jMonkeyEngine 3.7.0-stable

A production-quality JMonkeyEngine 3.7.0 stable release with the following noteworthy changes relative to 3.6.1-stable:

What's Changed

• fixes issue #2277 (GltfLoader issues) by @JNightRide #2309

• test and fix for issue #2282 (VerifyError while creating AXIS_SWEEP_3 space) by @stephengold in #2283

• TestBrickTower: delete secondary version of the BSD license by @stephengold in #2286

• Add MipMaps to PBRTerrainAdvancedTest.java by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2289

• Setting the resolution to match the old prevents calling reshape by @tonihele in #2290

• #2275 Improve assertions for invalid transforms. by @richardTingle in #2276

• Fix Casting error that occurred on certain GPUs by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2274

• implement equals(), hashCode(), and isSimilar() for bounding volumes by @stephengold in #2252

• June 2024 update to README.md by @stephengold in #2281

• partial revert of PR #2060 (JSON parser abstraction) by @stephengold in #2278

• Gradle build (zip) by @JNightRide in #2235

• Logic code error (LwjglCanvas - LWJGL3) by @JNightRide in #2238

• Fix SkeletonDebugger deserializing by @tonihele in #2228

• #2224 Fix bug where the clipRect would be left in the openGL state by @richardTingle in #2225

• Logs exception as severe on asset locator instantiation failure by @codex128 in #2232

• stop building with JDK 8 at GitHub Actions by @stephengold in #2254

• Remove material cache, some materials seem not work when cloned by @tonihele in #2255

• solution for issue #2250 (exceptions from Image.setMultiSamples(1)) by @stephengold in #2251

• main.yml: upgrade the wrapper validation action to v3 by @stephengold in #2257

• update Groovy to v3.0.21 by @stephengold in #2212

• don't code the Gradle version in build.gradle by @stephengold in #2213

• jme3-examples: add the TestIssue2209 class by @stephengold in #2214

• Use precision qualifiers only in GL ES shaders by @riccardobl in #2217

• Added Test Class for SingleLayerInfluenceMask by @codex128 in #2218

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

v3.7.0-beta1.2.2

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

What's Changed

• test and fix for issue #2282 (VerifyError while creating AXIS_SWEEP_3 space) by @stephengold in #2283
• TestBrickTower: delete secondary version of the BSD license by @stephengold in #2286
• Add MipMaps to PBRTerrainAdvancedTest.java by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2289
• Setting the resolution to match the old prevents calling reshape by @tonihele in #2290

v3.7.0-beta1.2.1

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

What's Changed

• test and fix for issue #2282 (VerifyError while creating AXIS_SWEEP_3 space) by @stephengold in #2283
• TestBrickTower: delete secondary version of the BSD license by @stephengold in #2286
• Add MipMaps to PBRTerrainAdvancedTest.java by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2289
• Setting the resolution to match the old prevents calling reshape by @tonihele in #2290

v3.7.0-beta1.2

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

What's Changed Since 3.7.0-beta.1:

• #2275 Improve assertions for invalid transforms. by @richardTingle in #2276
• Fix Casting error that occurred on certain GPUs by @yaRnMcDonuts in #2274
• implement equals(), hashCode(), and isSimilar() for bounding volumes by @stephengold in #2252
• June 2024 update to README.md by @stephengold in #2281
• partial revert of PR #2060 (JSON parser abstraction) by @stephengold in #2278

Full Changelog: v3.7.0-beta1...v3.7.0-beta1.2

v3.7.0-beta1

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

What's Changed Since 3.7.0-alpha3.1:

• Gradle build (zip) by @JNightRide in #2235
• Logic code error (LwjglCanvas - LWJGL3) by @JNightRide in #2238
• Fix SkeletonDebugger deserializing by @tonihele in #2228
• #2224 Fix bug where the clipRect would be left in the openGL state by @richardTingle in #2225
• Logs exception as severe on asset locator instantiation failure by @codex128 in #2232
• stop building with JDK 8 at GitHub Actions by @stephengold in #2254
• Remove material cache, some materials seem not work when cloned by @tonihele in #2255
• solution for issue #2250 (exceptions from Image.setMultiSamples(1)) by @stephengold in #2251
• main.yml: upgrade the wrapper validation action to v3 by @stephengold in #2257

Full Changelog: v3.7.0-alpha3.1...v3.7.0-beta1

v3.7.0-alpha3.1

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.

This is a hot-fix for v3.7-alpha3 including a rollback of com.google.code.gson:gson to version 2.9.1 to fix a crash while loading a GLTF file

v3.7.0-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.

Changes relative to v3.7.0-alpha2:

• update Groovy to v3.0.21 by @stephengold in #2212
• don't code the Gradle version in build.gradle by @stephengold in #2213
• jme3-examples: add the TestIssue2209 class by @stephengold in #2214
• Use precision qualifiers only in GL ES shaders by @riccardobl in #2217
• Added Test Class for SingleLayerInfluenceMask by @codex128 in #2218

Full Changelog: v3.7.0-alpha2...v3.7.0-alpha3

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)