Changes since last release

Updates to synchronize with the latest changes in the ANARI Specification

• Framebuffer channel names are prefixed with "channel."
• Rename ANARI_TYPE_LIST to ANARI_DATA_TYPE_LIST
• Fix camera and instance transforms to accept 4x4 matrices instead of 4x3

Other SDK updates

• Initial implementation of the python based Conformance Test Suite (CTS)
  • This phase of CTS development focused on construction of testing infrastructure, future work will focus on creating tests to cover API features and extensions
  • See README for details on how to run the test suite
• New base device library (helium) for expediting common device abstractions and base implementation
  • This library replaces anari_utilities, which will be removed in the next release
  • See README for details on how to leverage the library
• New example device based on helium (helide)
  • This device is built on Embree and is intended to primarily demonstrate helium and be widely available. This fully replaces the old example device, but shares the non-goal of ANARI extension completeness.
• Loading the environment device (i.e. reading ANARI_LIBRARY) does not terminate on failure
• Robustness and completeness updates in code generation infrastructure
• New OpenGLES version of the example viewer app

What's Changed

• Handle cast fix by @progschj in #59
• Fix camera transform not being mat4 in definitions by @progschj in #61
• Various fixes by @progschj in #62
• Rename ANARI_TYPE_LIST to ANARI_DATA_TYPE_LIST by @progschj in #64
• Fix VS2017 build errors in struct initialization by @PanGao-h in #65
• fix api error handling by @jeffamstutz in #68
• Add prefix to framebuffer channels and channel queries by @progschj in #66
• Python bindings by @progschj in #67
• Fix strncmp length typo by @player1537 in #69
• Query maintenance by @progschj in #70
• Query maintenance 2 by @progschj in #72
• add libhelium and helide device implementations by @jeffamstutz in #73
• document helium, update README accordingly by @jeffamstutz in #74
• fix license headers by @jeffamstutz in #75
• default helide configuration fixes for Apple ARM machines by @jeffamstutz in #76
• CTS Implementation by @UX3D-haertl in #71
• tweak cts CMake + install layout, use anari prefix for python bindings lib by @jeffamstutz in #77
• helide device updates + CTS tweaks by @jeffamstutz in #78
• CTS leak fix, tweaks, and helium fix by @jeffamstutz in #80
• Gles viewer by @progschj in #81
• Helide: implement float attributes for primitives and triangle/sphere vertices by @jeffamstutz in #82
• Helide: add support for fixed point geometry attributes by @jeffamstutz in #83
• Helide: add vertex attributes for cone, curve, and cylinder geometries by @jeffamstutz in #84

New Contributors

• @PanGao-h made their first contribution in #65
• @player1537 made their first contribution in #69
• @UX3D-haertl made their first contribution in #71

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0