playcanvas/engine v2.19.0 on GitHub

Breaking changes

[BREAKING] Remove HTMLAudioElement fallback from sound system by @willeastcott in #8636
[BREAKING] Deprecate GSplatComponent#unified and default it to true by @mvaligursky in #8802

Changes

JSDoc whitespace cleanup by @willeastcott in #8616
Standardize JSDoc class overviews across components by @willeastcott in #8617
Unlink SHADER_ constants in Material.update by @willeastcott in #8621
Unlink renderPasses note in CameraComponent by @willeastcott in #8622
GSplat local rasterize early-out via precomputed power cutoff by @mvaligursky in #8623
Simplify self-referential JSDoc @link tags by @willeastcott in #8624
Remove redundant JSDoc @type tags from inferable fields by @willeastcott in #8625
Clean up 'Other' category on API reference index by @willeastcott in #8627
Read SOG gsplat data directly from source textures by @mvaligursky in #8628
Calculate camera aspect ratio in CameraComponent onEnable by @lucaheft in #8632
Document both halves of accessor pairs in public API by @willeastcott in #8634
Hoist constructor-assigned properties to class fields in src/core and src/platform/input by @willeastcott in #8635
Make camera aspect ratio auto-refresh in Camera class by @mvaligursky in #8633
Fold gsplat debug AABB flags into debug enum by @mvaligursky in #8637
Drop vendor-prefixed Page Visibility API support by @willeastcott in #8638
Include GPU vendor/architecture in WebGPU feature log by @mvaligursky in #8642
Inline AppBase tick as a class-field arrow by @willeastcott in #8639
Move per-frame stats collection from AppBase to ApplicationStats by @willeastcott in #8643
Remove dead this.controller references from AppBase and hide Controller class by @willeastcott in #8644
Expose device.minSubgroupSize and device.maxSubgroupSize on GraphicsDevice by @mvaligursky in #8645
Add WebGPU compute radix sort (4-bit portable + OneSweep NVIDIA) by @mvaligursky in #8620
Add WGSL linear_indexing and CAPS_STORAGE_TEXTURE_READ by @mvaligursky in #8648
Radix sort facade, indirect mode, and WebGPU subgroup sizing by @mvaligursky in #8647
Standardize Layer on class fields with grouped ordering by @willeastcott in #8649
Defer WebGPU buffer destruction until submit by @slimbuck in #8652
Use texImage2D for gsplat splat-order uploads by @slimbuck in #8656
Hybrid raster renderer with compute projector by @mvaligursky in #8658
Clarify spotlight cone angles are half-angles by @willeastcott in #8665
Align LightComponent with CameraComponent architecture by @willeastcott in #8666
Tighten LightComponent JSDoc by @willeastcott in #8667
Migrate ComponentData classes to class fields by @willeastcott in #8668
Remove redundant constructor assignments in ButtonComponent by @willeastcott in #8669
Remove redundant get data() overrides by @willeastcott in #8670
Migrate ZoneComponent and ScreenComponent to class fields by @willeastcott in #8671
Migrate SpriteComponent state to class fields by @willeastcott in #8672
Remove unused _batchGroup field from batched components by @willeastcott in #8673
Clean up vestigial Model plumbing on SpriteComponent by @willeastcott in #8674
Remove unused JSDoc @import lines by @willeastcott in #8677
SpriteAnimationClip class fields, layer typings, and docs by @willeastcott in #8679
SpriteAnimationClip name, fps, loop property JSDoc by @willeastcott in #8680
Remove unused WebGPU compute perf benchmark by @mvaligursky in #8681
Speed up GSplat octree evaluateNodeLods by @mvaligursky in #8683
Fuse GSplat budget bucket indices into LOD evaluation by @mvaligursky in #8684
Remove raster GPU sort path and sort-key compute by @mvaligursky in #8685
Rename GSPLAT_RENDERER_RASTER_HYBRID to RASTER_GPU_SORT by @mvaligursky in #8686
Respect gsplat alphaCull on CPU raster and compute paths by @mvaligursky in #8687
Remove unused gsplat-material module by @mvaligursky in #8688
Exclude StorageBuffer from device.buffers tracking by @slimbuck in #8690
Add Scene#gsplatCentersEnabled opt-out for gsplat CPU centers by @mvaligursky in #8691
Align ScrollbarComponent with CameraComponent architecture by @willeastcott in #8693
Tighten ScrollbarComponent internals by @willeastcott in #8694
Handle lostpointercapture as well by @slimbuck in #8696
Expose parsed manifest on GSplatOctreeResource by @MattiasVik in #8699
TRACEID_BUFFERS trace, example control, and storage buffer debug names by @mvaligursky in #8705
Reduce radix sort GPU buffer footprint by @mvaligursky in #8706
Add XrBridge for backend-specific WebXR presentation by @mvaligursky in #8712
Route XR framebuffer through XrBridge; refresh VR LOD example by @mvaligursky in #8713
WebGPU immersive XR presentation by @mvaligursky in #8717
WebGPU XR device loss, devicelost events, and graphics binding typings by @mvaligursky in #8719
WebGPU AR camera color and syncCameraColorTexture bridge by @mvaligursky in #8720
Parallelize engine builds with turbo by @kpal81xd in #8716
WebGPU XR depth bridge, examples, and XR camera sync fixes by @mvaligursky in #8721
WebGPU multiview frame pass, XR bridge, and clustered lights by @mvaligursky in #8723
WebGPU texture-array projection and vr-basic gallery refresh by @mvaligursky in #8724
Migrate js builds to esbuild by @kpal81xd in #8722
WebGPU fragment shader optimization by @cabanier in #8733
Data-driven gating for WGSL built-in inputs by @mvaligursky in #8739
Align WGSL and GLSL clustered-light chunks by @mvaligursky in #8740
Support for exporting aoMaps and the second UV channels by @tanaydimri in #8728
Omit default texCoord in glTF exporter texture info by @mvaligursky in #8741
Enable asset load retries by default by @mvaligursky in #8744
Tidy ResourceLoader.enableRetry defaults and input handling by @mvaligursky in #8745
Dual Color LUT crossfade and lut-grading example by @mvaligursky in #8749
Warn when WebGPU or WebXR is used in an insecure context by @mvaligursky in #8752
Log uncaptured WebGPU errors by @mvaligursky in #8757
Mark platform.visionos as @ignore in JSDoc by @mvaligursky in #8765
XrMenu label items, ray picking, always-visible HUD mode by @mvaligursky in #8770
Add smooth turn mode to XrNavigation by @mvaligursky in #8771
Update examples URL in READMEs to playcanvas.com/examples by @willeastcott in #8772
Reuse clear options object in Renderer.clear by @willeastcott in #8776
Replace pow(x, 5.0) with multiplies in Schlick Fresnel by @willeastcott in #8774
Avoid iterator allocations in Frustum.setFromMat4 by @willeastcott in #8775
Avoid per-frame clearVariants in unified material sync by @mvaligursky in #8778
Align ScrollViewComponent with CameraComponent architecture by @willeastcott in #8777
Add alphaDither property for independent dither strength by @mvaligursky in #8782
Expose WGSL unrestricted_pointer_parameters as a device cap by @mvaligursky in #8785
Expose WGSL pointer_composite_access as a device cap by @mvaligursky in #8786
Expose WGSL packed_4x8_integer_dot_product as a device cap by @mvaligursky in #8787
Expose WGSL texture_and_sampler_let as a device cap by @mvaligursky in #8790
Make getGuid() part of the public API by @mvaligursky in #8795
OneSweep on NVIDIA, indirect bind fix, GSplat bit alignment by @mvaligursky in #8657
Expose guid as a public getter by @mvaligursky in #8797
WebGPU XR rendering on Apple Vision Pro by @mvaligursky in #8756
Release ImageBitmap memory after streamed SOG texture upload by @mvaligursky in #8758

Fixes

Fix incorrect JSDoc in public APIs by @willeastcott in #8612
Fix more incorrect JSDoc in public APIs by @willeastcott in #8613
Fix more incorrect JSDoc in public APIs by @willeastcott in #8614
Fix more incorrect JSDoc in public APIs by @willeastcott in #8615
Fix JSDoc link warnings for ShaderUtils and GSplatComponent by @willeastcott in #8618
Fix url param JSDoc in ResourceHandler and ContainerHandler by @willeastcott in #8619
Avoid camera_params redefinition in pickPS by @gameatp in #8640
Avoid camera_params redefinition in pickPS (WGSL) by @mvaligursky in #8641
Split batches by castShadow and shadowCascadeMask by @mvaligursky in #8650
Fix Picker depth clear decoding by @slimbuck in #8651
Defer GPU resource destruction for pending commands by @mvaligursky in #8655
Fix executeCallback JSDoc type in gsplat-resolve-sh by @willeastcott in #8682
Register StorageBuffer for WebGPU device lose/restore by @mvaligursky in #8692
Texture#lock allocates when mip level slot is missing by @mvaligursky in #8695
Default xrCompatible for WebGL and WebGPU paths by @mvaligursky in #8714
TAA resolve premultiplied alpha for transparent clears by @mvaligursky in #8726
visionOS MSAA resolve into XR framebuffer by @mvaligursky in #8730
Avoid GLSL ES reserved word 'packed' in compact format shader by @mvaligursky in #8737
Apply specular factor/color when map is present by @mvaligursky in #8742
Include error message context in load failure logs by @mvaligursky in #8743
Align projector projection with WebGPU shader uniforms by @mvaligursky in #8662
Stereo XR viewport width for hybrid projector by @mvaligursky in #8664
Fix renderSceneColorMap/renderSceneDepthMap toggling to false when already set by @MAG-AdrianMeredith in #8731
Apply Color LUT in correct sRGB color space by @mvaligursky in #8747
Resolve sog texture urls from document base by @kpal81xd in #8754
Gate ImageBitmap release on opt-in flag, make it one-shot by @mvaligursky in #8760
Fix WebGPU XR stereo viewport and harden vr-lod example by @mvaligursky in #8761
Ensure opacity dither fully hides at alpha 0 and fully shows at alpha 1 by @lucaheft in #8767
Make writeSortIndirectArgs WGSL helper portable for Firefox WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #8784
Fire EVENT_PRECULL after frustum update by @mvaligursky in #8793
Stop http retry tail from leaking across unit tests by @mvaligursky in #8794
Unified-mode follow-ups (orbit-camera AABB, internal warnings) by @mvaligursky in #8803

Examples

Save whole GSplat benchmark page as PNG instead of chart only by @mvaligursky in #8611
Viewer: support drag-and-drop of unpacked SOG by @mvaligursky in #8626
Keep HIDDEN examples reachable by URL in production builds by @mvaligursky in #8629
Overhaul GSplat benchmark example UI and measurement by @mvaligursky in #8660
Unified gsplat for annotations and multi-splat by @mvaligursky in #8661
GSplat renderer controls and unified orbit fixes by @mvaligursky in #8663
Add animated sprite example using SpriteComponent by @willeastcott in #8676
Add Camera Frame toggle to portal example by @mvaligursky in #8697
Dual-backend shader-material example by @mvaligursky in #8698
LOD streaming Debug panel and one-frame texture trace by @mvaligursky in #8702
Update examples sidebar styling by @kpal81xd in #8704
Scroll landscape controls panel when content overflows by @mvaligursky in #8707
Add Gaussian splatting XR category with VR LOD demo by @mvaligursky in #8708
Avoid clipping select dropdowns in landscape controls by @mvaligursky in #8715
Convert XR examples to AppBase and WebGPU device setup by @mvaligursky in #8725
Migrate examples to vite by @kpal81xd in #8729
First-person and third-person gsplat examples on Sunnyvale by @mvaligursky in #8736
Add splat-portal gaussian-splatting example by @mvaligursky in #8738
Allow trycloudflare.com in Vite allowedHosts by @mvaligursky in #8750
HTTPS dev mode for mobile / XR testing by @mvaligursky in #8753
Inline example runtime urls by @kpal81xd in #8746
Streamline HTTPS dev cert workflow by @kpal81xd in #8759
Overhaul examples mobile view by @kpal81xd in #8766
Support cross-origin example iframes by @kpal81xd in #8768
Remove unified toggle from gsplat global-sorting by @mvaligursky in #8780
Portal select dropdowns to body by @kpal81xd in #8781
Example credits, keybinds, and description overlay by @kpal81xd in #8783
Add @credit tags and relax credit field requirements by @mvaligursky in #8800
Hide description overlay in fullscreen mode by @mvaligursky in #8801
Set unified=false in gsplat-legacy picking example by @mvaligursky in #8804

Engine Dependencies

Update all npm dependencies in #8630
Update all npm dependencies in #8751
Update all npm dependencies in #8799
Update all npm dependencies (major) in #8631

Contributors

New Contributors

@MattiasVik made their first contribution in #8699
@cabanier made their first contribution in #8733
@tanaydimri made their first contribution in #8728

Full Changelog: v2.18.2...v2.19.0