# axmol-2.1.0 ?? 2024 ### Significant changes relative to 2.0.0: - Migrate Windows UWP from C++/CX to [cppwinrt](https://github.com/microsoft/cppwinrt) for c++20 codebase - Refactor Target Platforms Enums - Update AGP to 8.x Android Studio 2022.3.1+ - Add support for enabling TTF SDF rendering globally - Add extension: SDFGen to generate prebaked font atlas - Add API: `FontAtlasCache::preloadFontAtlas` to support label SDF rendering with prebaked atlas - Add API `Device::getPixelRatio` - Add ImGui android DPI scaling support - Add winuwp FPS control support - Add API: `compressGZ`, `decompressGZ` - Combine `backend::Device` and `backend::DeviceInfo` into `backend::DriverBase` - Improve axmol console scripts - Rebase main repo, repo size reduce from 1.1GB+ to ~80MB - Add simple cmake pkg manager aka `1k/fetch.cmake` to download all prebuilts,optionals,sample-assets at cmake config step - pkg config is in `$AX_ROOT/manifest.json` - Download cache dir is `$AX_ROOT/cache` - Also support simple mirror to gitee.com for china region via create a empty file name with `.gitee` in dir `$AX_ROOT/1k/` - Add extension: JSONDefault by @sarooptech - Add virtual file system support to WICImageLoader by @rh101 - Add support for Richtext vertical alignment by @rh101 - Update android API to 34 - Add support for ActionCoroutine like Unity by @lich426 - Add API: `DrawNode::drawPie` by @aismann - Add support for window resized and positioned by @lich426 - Add extension: Inspector by @iAndyHD3 - Add *experimental* WebSocket support for both wasm and native platforms - Mark 32bit build deprecated, and will be removed in next release axmol-2.2.0 - Add extension: DrawNodeEx by @aismann - Add fairygui lua support by @Samoongeer ### BugFixs - Fix MSL texture order does not follow GLSL binding order - Fix GLES3 shader scalar array layout incorrect - Fix Android ImGUI coord conversions - Fix Lua build on windows - Fix `axmol new` not support absolute path - Fix some ImGui issues - Fix crash - Fix wasm touch event not handle properly - Fix add/remove render loop problem - Fix wasm HelloLua/lua_tests error - Fix wasm render system font aliasing problem, caused by incorrect premultiply alpha - Fix text rendering layout incorrect due to kernings not multiply content scale factor - Fix wasm RandomHelper always return 0 problem - Fix label outline not work on metal graphics backend - Fix command `axmol build` can't build android on macos - Fix cmake may geneate 2 targets for sync axslc folder - Fix windows prebuilt cache issue - Fix Lua `FileUtils getDataFromFile` may return path of file - Fix issue where RichText URL touch listener does not activate on touch by @rh101 - Fix for missing scripts and resources in lua tests project by @rh101 - Fix for UWP build issues by @rh101 - Fix UWP issues in `EditBoxWinRT` by @rh101 - Fix for TextField keyboard not opening on receiving focus on android by @rh101 - Fix plist data and version by @paulocoutinhox - Fix build cannot correctly handle '-' on the project name - Fix TMX Camera Culling by @DelinWorks - Fix cmake project generation on platforms other than Android by @rh101 - Fix UILayout crash problem by @aismann - Fix replace scene missing nullcheck for next scene by @armanhossiny - Fix a crash caused by missing android view nullcheck by @Arvant - Fix shader cache leak by @@j-jorge ### Improvements - Reduce memory usage when using getFileMD5Hash function by @rh101 - Improve install-pwsh.sh - Apple platforms require cmake-3.28.0 - Rename `AX_USE_SHARED_PREBUILT` to `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` in AXLinkHelper.cmake - Rename GLFW view name to `axmol2` - Remove Apple Controller deprecated .gamePad check branch - Remove dep: libzip-dev for linux - Auto setup llvm for win32 target platform - Optimize Label memory size, reduce 40 bytes - Support adding custom properties to the inspector for derived types by @rh101 - Use std containers instead uthash - Imgui and Inspector enhancements by @rh101 - [Android] Reset the OpenGL state cache if the context is lost by @rh101 - [Android] Fix corrupted FPS stats font textures on OpenGL context lost by @rh101 - Update Live2D to work with Axmol 2.x by @rh101 - [Android] Enable support for restarting application process if OpenGL context is lost by @rh101 - Make AxmolEditBox invisible by default by @rh101 - [UWP] Use Package to get app version information by @rh101 - Improve `class DrawNode` by @aismann - [CMake] Use execute_process instead of deprecated exec_program by @rh101 - Move fmt folder to Thirdparty folder within project by @rh101 - Remove duplicated libz for ios/tvos - Improve info.plist for apple platforms by @paulocoutinhox - Improve android build.gradle by @paulocoutinhox - Fix large number of generated warnings by @rh101 - Add useful chipmunk function to `axmol's internal physics engine` by @DelinWorks - Replace 'CCAssert' with 'AXASSERT' by @aismann - Improve the default templates by @aismann - Call Android native renderer while opengl context is still valid by @rh101 - Make `FileUtils::openFileStream` a const method by @rh101 - Improve cmake scripts for managing 3rd libs - Add `Get TMXTilesetInfo` by name support by @lich426 - Include hpp and c files in CMakeLists.txt of cpp template by @@lich426 ### Break changes - Rename glview to correct representative name: `OpenGLView` ==> `GLView` by @paulocoutinhox ### 3rdparties updates - astcenc: 4.5.0 ==> 4.6.1 - c-ares: 1.19.1 ==> 1.25.0 - clipper2: 1.2.2 ==> 1.3.0 - curl: 8.2.1 ==> 8.5.0 - jpeg-turbo: 3.0.0 ==> 3.0.1 - llhttp: 9.0.1 ==> 9.1.3 - ntcvt: 1.0.0 ==> 1.0.1 - oboe: 1.7.0 ==> 1.8.0 - openssl: 3.0.10 ==> 3.0.12 - rapidjson: 1.0.0 ==> 1.0.0-b4a6da3 - simdjson(NEW): 3.6.3 - webp: 1.3.1 ==> 1.3.2 - yasio: 4.1.0 ==> 4.1.4 - fmt: 10.1.1 ==> 10.2.1 - imgui: 1.89.8 ==> 1.90.0 Notes: - WASM require win8.1+ on windows ## axmol-2.0.0 Sep.9 2023 - Add *experimental* WebAssembly build support(WebGL 2.0) by [@nowasm](https://github.com/nowasm) - List of known issues maybe *help wanted* - WebGL context lost not handled yet - A demo avaiable on axmol gh-pages: [`cpp-tests.html`](https://axmolengine.github.io/axmol/wasm/cpp_tests/cpp_tests.html), build from branch `dev` - Note: Follow functionals require wasm pthread support, and needs server enable https://web.dev/coop-coep/ response with specified header, and by default thread support was enabled by axmol client build commands - AudioEngine - ASTC multi-thread software decoder - `TextureCache::addImageAsync` - `MeshRenderer::createAsync` - Extension: live2d not support due to it's sdk core not opensource and not contains wasm prebuilt libs - Quick build and run `cpp_tests` on local machine, the command use `emrun` to preview, and it's response with specified headers which wasm pthread support required, so above functionals with multi-threading works well. - `axmol run -p wasm -xb "--target,cpp_tests"` - Add 2 cmake options: `AX_WASM_THREADS`, `AX_WASM_SHELL_FILE`, refer to [CMakeOptions.md](CMakeOptions.md) - OpenGL3/GLES3 support, add new cmake option `AX_GLES_PROFILE` to control GLES profile, refer to [#1279](https://github.com/axmolengine/axmol/issues/1279) - Mesh instancing draw support - Use [glslcc](https://github.com/axmolengine/glslcc)(a spriv-corss & glslang wrapper tool) as new shader workflow, write shader by ESSL310, build to target platforms: - MSL for Apple(macOS/iOS/tvOS) - ESSL300 for Android, ANGLE - GLSL330 for Desktop GL - GLSL100 for Android old devices e.g android-4.2 - Restrict ESSL310 input shader: please only define 1 uniform block at per shader stage - Improve ProgramManager for loading custom shader program more easy - Improve text rendering, label SDF outline support - Improve FileStream, handle large 4GB+ files - Improve ASTC hardware support detection - Use ANGLE as default renderer library on win32 - Thirdparty Updates - ANGLE: 113.0.5672.128 ==> 115.0.5790.173 - curl: 8.1.2 ==> 8.2.1 - fmtlib: 10.0.0 ==> 10.1.0 - FreeType: 2.13.0 ==> 2.13.2 - llhttp: 8.1.1 ==> 9.0.1 - OpenSSL: 3.0.9 ==> 3.0.10 - webp: 1.3.0 ==> 1.3.1 - xxHash: 0.8.1 ==> 0.8.2 - zlib: 1.2.13 ==> 1.3 - API changes: - CHANGED: The prototype of [`ProgramManager::registerCustomProgram`](https://axmolengine.github.io/axmol/manual/latest/d1/db2/classax_1_1backend_1_1_program_manager.html#ab0c9fa9f0ebef5f20a868e2ea6cdc631) was changed - ADDED: `ProgramManager::loadProgram` - REMOVED: `ProgramManager::getCustomProgram` - REMOVED: `CommandBuffer::setLineWidth` - Many other improvements ## axmol-1.0.1 Sep.8 2023 - [NEW] Add [`install-pwsh.sh`](https://github.com/axmolengine/axmol/blob/dev/install-pwsh.sh) to make installing powershell on `macOS`, `Ubuntu`, `ArchLinux` more easier - [NEW] **Axmol console next**, now almost powershell (except luabinding generator required python3) - The axmol console commands `axmol run`, `axmol deploy` aslo support `winuwp` - *The axmol console commands not only used by axmol, it's could be used to build any other project based on cmake build system*, i.e, goto any cmake based project directory, then run command: ```axmol build -p win32 -xb "--target, "``` - [NEW] `ArchLinux` now official supported by axmol community, means, with 2 steps: 1. `install-pwsh.sh` 2. `pwsh .\setup.ps1` then you can compile for targets: `linux` and `android` (apk) by commands in your axmol's project root directory - `axmol build -p linux` for linux - `axmol build -p android -a arm64` for android - [REFINE] Lock android ndk revision to **r23c** axmol-1.0.0 Aug.9 2023 - [HIGHLIGHT] Reimplemented MediaPlayer support play media(video/audio) files for all platforms, and ui::VideoPlayer was renamed to ui::MediaPlayer - [HIGHLIGHT] Windows Store UWP apps support - [HIGHLIGHT] Add build windows with llvm-clang + ninja support - [HIGHLIGHT] Add extensions `Effekseer` support - [HIGHLIGHT] Replace all string map with `robin_map` which support heterogeneous lookup - [HIGHLIGHT] Add precompile_headers all platforms support, thanks to @crazyhappygame - [HIGHLIGHT] Refactor `VertexLayout` sharing mechanism - [HIGHLIGHT] Refactor shader program management: link when use, rename `ProgramCache` to `ProgramManager` - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve MeshRenderer #879 thanks @solan-solan (#904) - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve model loader, auto set texture for .obj file when texture path not specified - [HIGHLIGHT] Add apple M1, android x64 support, contributed by @pietpukkel - [HIGHLIGHT] Add apple tvos support, thanks to @paulocoutinhox - [HIGHLIGHT] Add Particle System Animations, Alpha Masks & Improvements, thanks to @DelinWorks - [HIGHLIGHT] Add wireframe rendering and function classification improvements, thanks to @DelinWorks - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve text rendering - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve windows workflow, support linking with engine prebuilt libs - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve spine RTTI compare performance when compiler string pooling enabled - [HIGHLIGHT] Implement Windows WebView using WebView2 Edge Chromium, thanks to @rh101 - [HIGHLIGHT] Windows x64 build support - [HIGHLIGHT] Support custom texture atlas formats, thanks to @rh101 - [HIGHLIGHT] Downloader realtime md5 checksum calculation support - [HIGHLIGHT] Decompress astc parallel support - [HIGHLIGHT] Reimplement HttpClient based on yasio for concurrent http request support - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve Lua RTTI performance and less memory cost - [HIGHLIGHT] Virtual File System support, thanks to @rh101 - [HIGHLIGHT] Refactor lua loader, speed up 30%+ - [HIGHLIGHT] Update plainlua version to 5.4.4 - [HIGHLIGHT] Use Openal-Soft for all platform - [HIGHLIGHT] Refactor UserDefault with mio, speed up 100x+ - [HIGHLIGHT] Implement all .wav formats supported by Openal-Soft, such as MS-ADPCM, ADPCM - [HIGHLIGHT] Use modern GL loader glad (v2.0.2) - [HIGHLIGHT] Add google angle (version 5672) renderer backend support for windows - [HIGHLIGHT] Update codebase to C++ 17/20 standard - [HIGHLIGHT] Remove tinyxml2 - [HIGHLIGHT] Use fast pugixml - [HIGHLIGHT] Spine-3.6~4.1 support, default is 4.1 - [HIGHLIGHT] ASTC 4x4/6x6/8x8 support (if hardware decoder not present, use software decoder) - [HIGHLIGHT] ETC2 RGB/RGBA support (if hardware decoder not present, use software decoder) - [HIGHLIGHT] ImGui integrated for Android platform, thanks to @rh101 - [HIGHLIGHT] ImGui integrated for PC platforms - [HIGHLIGHT] Add extension `FairyGUI` support - [HIGHLIGHT] Add extension `Live2D` support - [HIGHLIGHT] Use curl for transferring data with URL syntax - [HIGHLIGHT] Modularize all optional extension, move from engine core to folder extensions - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve thirdparty libs building, 100% of them build from sources or github actions with latest toolchain, see also: `axmolengine/buildware` - [HIGHLIGHT] Add new API `Director::setChildrenIndexerEnabled` for speed up getChildByTag & getChildByName support - [HIGHLIGHT] Add new API `FontFreeType::setStreamParsingEnabled` for stream parsing support . It's very useful for reducing memory costs when loading a large .ttf font file - [HIGHLIGHT] Remove all unnecessary `std::nothrow` stubs - [HIGHLIGHT] Use c++17 string_view instead `const std::string&` - [HIGHLIGHT] Improve code quality (stage1.Oct) (#916) - [HIGHLIGHT] Remove CC prefix from code file name - [NEW] Add closeKeyboard() method for EditBox, thanks to @theunwisewolf - [NEW] Added automake and automake to dependency list, thanks to @clawfinger - [NEW] Add primitive type support for mesh materials, thanks to @DelinWorks - [NEW] Add int64_t/uint64_t support for `cocos2d::Value` - [NEW] Add support for scaling for RichElementImage, thanks to @theunwisewolf - [NEW] Add fmtlib 10.0.0 - [NEW] Add llhttp 8.1.0 - [NEW] Add return type 'ResourceData' for lua bindings, thanks to @tkzcfc - [NEW] Add spine binary support for lua bindings, thanks to @tkzcfc - [NEW] Add GL_RGBA32F GL backend support by @solan-solan - [NEW] CI: add upload android apk support by @crazyhappygame - [NEW] Add Anchored Sprite Class by @DelinWorks - [NEW] Update app icon to Axmol logo by @rh101 - [NEW] Add HSV/HSL types support by @DelinWorks - [NEW] Add support for haptic feedback on iOS and Android devices by @maksg - [FIX] Fix for UIEditBox password on Mac/iOS (Montery+/15+), thanks to @Niborski - [Fix] Fix to ensure Component::onEnter() is called (#867), thanks to @rh101 - [Fix] Fix Label overflow shrink bug - [FIX] Fix uniform location mismatch when more than 1 spine with different shaders - [FIX] Fix imgui draw frame cause afterimage when game scene nothing to draw - [FIX] Set global Z value of label debug layer to be the same as the parent label to fix display issue - [FIX] Use TTF scaled metrics to calculate line height, thanks to @rh101 - [FIX] Fix Memory leak in ShaderModuleGL::getErrorLog(), thanks to @Xrysnow - [FIX] Fix console output text encoding for win32 - [FIX] Fix charset process for fontName on win32 - [FIX] Fix crash on ParticleBatchNode::updateProgramStateTexture() - [FIX] Fix crash on SpriteBatchNode::appendChild when CC_SPRITE_DEBUG_DRAW==1 - [FIX] Fix Lua can't get `unsigned char` or `unsigned int` values of `ValueMap` - [FIX] Fix crash on AudioEngine::end after the `Director` was destroyed - [FIX] Fix font atlas will leak when it does not exist in the atlas cache, thanks to @rh101 - [FIX] Fix ScrollView shows incorrect position in vertical direction some time, thanks to @wzhengsen - [FIX] Fix Spine ClippingAttachment doesn't work - [FIX] Fix render problem with boss.obj - [FIX] Fix downloader crash in lua coroutine, thanks to @tkzcfc - [FIX] Fix memory leak (VertexLayout) at `Program` constructor - [FIX] Fix missed edge case when resizing the memorymapped file in UserDefault that could cause a crash, thanks to @theunwisewolf - [FIX] Fix http post with uri params - [FIX] Fix extension issue - FairyGUI BMFont don't load, reported by @theSlyest - [FIX] Fix download task creation failure Program crash, reported by @tkzcfc - [FIX] Fix charset process in glfwCharCallback (cocos2dx-all) - [FIX] Fix positionColorLengthTexture.vert shader compilation, thanks to @DelinWorks - [FIX] Fixed resize on Windows by @Niborski - [FIX] Trim leading space from wrapped lines of text in RichText by @rh101 - [FIX] Fix TileMap OpenGL pixel-tolerance by @DelinWorks - [FIX] Fix TileMap flipped/rotated animated tiles incorrect rendering by @DelinWorks - [FIX] Fix TiledMap sprite position by @rh101 - [FIX] Fix for incorrect tile sprite setup on creation by @rh101 - [FIX] Fix return reference to local temporary value by @rh101 - [FIX] Fix TMX Tiled Map CSV, BASE64, & ZLIB incorrect parsing by @DelinWorks - [FIX] Fix to ensure new line is correctly added to RichText by @rh101 - [FIX] Fix tilemap camera move and zoom culling by @DelinWorks - [FIX] Fix some audio test case can't hear sound - [FIX] Fix RenderTexture memory leak and increased memory usage when initWithWidthAndHeight is called by @rh101 - [REFINE] Improved error handling in shader initialization by @CodeAndWeb - [REFINE] Move getWroldPosition from Widget to Node class, thanks to @rh101 - [REFINE] Improve `FileUtils::addSearchPath`, thanks to @tkzcfc - [REFINE] Allow the forced reformatting of RichText contents, thanks to @rh101 - [REFINE] Upgrade android toolsets to ndk-r23 LTS - [REFINE] CCValue move construct and assign with std::string support - [REFINE] Improve windows dev workflow, use working directory instead copy resources to build binary directory - [REFINE] Add lua debug project file to lua project template - [REFINE] Remove lua 64bit spec search path, since we can compile compatible bytecode for both plainlua and luajit - [REFINE] Put stats labels to safe origin to make sure we can see it integral at some mobile device - [REFINE] Improve cmake scripts - [REFINE] Replace deprecated repo `jcenter` with `mavenCentral` - [REFINE] Lua-5.4 compatible - [REFINE] Improve cmdline-tools - [REFINE] Ensure label underline node has the same global Z value as the label node to fix visibility issue when global Z is not 0 - [REFINE] Improve android astc support check - [REFINE] Improve the "Physics part" (#379), thanks to @aismann - [REFINE] Rename command line to to `axmol` - [REFINE] Update imgui to 1.88 - [REFINE] Rename thirdparty folder `external` to `thirdparty` - [REFINE] Building plainlua as dll on windows always for debugger happy to debug app quickly - [REFINE] Avoid OS_WINDOWS conflict with system macro - [REFINE] Update OpenSSL to v3.0.x latest - [REFINE] Update FreeType to latest - [REFINE] Use Freetype SDF render when label distance field enabled - [REFINE] Always enable string pooling for msvc on cmake - [REFINE] Change DrawNode api color parameters from `Color4F` to low `Color4B` - [REFINE] Improve DrawNode GC allocs - [REFINE] Use `jni.hpp` to improve jni call without method signature GC allocs - [REFINE] Rename is64BitIOSDevice to is64BitMobileDevice - [REFINE] Fix Android screen blank issue after unlocking device with application running, thanks to @rh101 - [REFINE] Update zlib to v1.2.13 - [REFINE] Add explicit cmake options - [REFINE] Migrate cross platform ci checks to github actions - [REFINE] Replace `push_back` with `emplace_back` - [REFINE] Improve Camera, thanks to @DelinWorks - [REFINE] Use jpeg-turbo for jpg image decoding - [REFINE] Update clipper1 to clipper2 1.x - [REFINE] Update flatbuffers to v2.0.8 - [REFINE] Change Program::getActiveAttributes return type to reference - [REFINE] Rename `Sprite3D` to `MeshRenderer` - [REFINE] Improve AutoPolygon::generateTriangles performance (#905) - [REFINE] Add many box2d testbed, thanks to @aismann - [REFINE] Improve c++11 for-loop performance with Universal References ([#760](https://github.com/axmolengine/axmol/pull/760)), thanks to @aismann - [REFINE] New engine logo & splash - [REFINE] Improve gradle scripts - [REFINE] Replace use of deprecated sprintf with snprintf, thanks to @euler0 - [REFINE] Fix some warnings compilation in linux gcc 12.2.0, thanks to @Joilnen - [REFINE] Add linux prebuilt support, thanks to @AsakuraMizu - [REFINE] Fix wanings implicit conversion loses and use of deprecated function, thanks to @euler0 - [REFINE] Clarify the order of steps required to create and build new projects, thanks to @rh101 - [REFINE] Add a pool for GroupCommand rendering commands, thanks to @rh101 - [REFINE] Improve ci scripts, thanks to @crazyhappygame - [REFINE] Improve lua and android cmake, thanks to @crazyhappygame - [REFINE] Update libpng to 1.6.39 - [REFINE] Improve cpp template, thanks to @aismann - [REFINE] Improve drawCircle rendering for big ring, thanks to @aismann - [REFINE] Add windows dll build checks for GH actions - [REFINE] Improve test naming by @DelinWorks - [REFINE] Scrollbar visibility fix for when auto hide is disabled by @rh101 - [REFINE] Improve richtext word wrapping by @rh101 - [REFINE] Tidy project tree and full symlink support - [REFINE] Impore Metal Renderer Dirty Detection by @Yehsam23 - [REFINE] Improve Android performance - [REFINE] Add 1 overload AudioEngine::play2d for time offset support - [REFINE] Improve exit flow - [REFINE] Use ipv4 address preferred for console command server - [REFINE] Reopen alsoft device when default device changed - [REFINE] Factor in protected nodes when creating global Z node priority map for event dispatcher by @rh101 cocos2d-x-4.0 Dec.3 2019 - [HIGHLIGHT] Support metal - [HIGHLIGHT] Use CMake for all platforms - [REFINE] Update glfw to 3.3 - [REFINE] Update minizip to 1.2 - [CHANGE] remove deprecated functions - [CHANGE] remove h5 engine and JSB - [CHANGE] remove tiff - [CHANGE] remove `experimental` namespace - [FIX] system font can not work correctly on macOS 15 - [FIX] TextField can not work if using system input to get Chinese characters with iOS13 - [FIX] UIWebView uses WKWebView instead - [FIX] VideoPlayer uses AVPlayerController instead - [FX] lua crashes on 64it devcices