playcanvas/engine v2.6.0

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Breaking changes

• some internal shader chunks have changed, this could be a breaking change for you if you have overwritten those.

Changes

• More configurable order for mesh rendering by @mvaligursky in #7422
• Skybox shaders on WebGPU use native WGSL chunks by @mvaligursky in #7343
• Refactor fragment shader generation of lit-material for few passes by @mvaligursky in #7344
• Processor handles loop of includes by @mvaligursky in #7346
• Add visibility conditions for SSAO, Bloom, Grading, Vignette, Fringin… by @marklundin in #7347
• Preprocessor handles || and && in the expressions by @mvaligursky in #7350
• Immediate line rendering on WebGPU uses native WGSL shader by @mvaligursky in #7355
• Ministats rendering shader uses WGSL on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7356
• Changes canvas to optional dependency by @kpal81xd in #7358
• OutlineRenderer meshInstances null check by @kpal81xd in #7360
• Partially refactored the lighting / shadowing part of the lit-shader generation by @mvaligursky in #7352
• Moved zero render target checked to a better place by @mvaligursky in #7354
• Avoid using __ in defines to avoid GLSL warning by @mvaligursky in #7373
• Shader allocation tracing now logs the language used (GLSL / WGSL) by @mvaligursky in #7376
• Improvements to Preprocessor - spaces after #else, comments in #include blocks by @mvaligursky in #7377
• Use a Vogel spiral in the sampling method of PCSS for directional light by @querielo in #7371
• Lit/Standard material vertex shader is now a chunk driven by defines by @mvaligursky in #7381
• A step towards converting lit-shader fragment generator to be define driven by @mvaligursky in #7385
• Adjusted syntax of variables the preprocessor uses for injection by @mvaligursky in #7386
• Futher refactoring of fragment part of the lit-shader by @mvaligursky in #7387
• Refactor the way lit-shader integrates lightmapping by @mvaligursky in #7388
• Refactoring of TBN shader part of lit-shader by @mvaligursky in #7389
• LitShader generator refactoring - the main is a single string now by @mvaligursky in #7390
• Further litShader refactoring by @mvaligursky in #7393
• Update to the way we strip unused MRT outputs by @mvaligursky in #7395
• Further lit-shader refactoring by @mvaligursky in #7396
• Refactoring fo envMultiply and envConst chunks by @mvaligursky in #7399
• Refactor specular occlusions shader chunks by @mvaligursky in #7400
• Refactor reflection-source related chunk and code by @mvaligursky in #7401
• Refactor of lit-shader generator, mostly related to the ambient lighting by @mvaligursky in #7408
• Preprocessor reports errors in mismatched #ifdef #endif by @mvaligursky in #7409
• Refactoring the lighting code from lit-shader to defines driven chunks by @mvaligursky in #7414
• Finalizing the lit-shader refactoring by moving shader code to chunks by @mvaligursky in #7416
• Pin dependencies by @renovate in #7419
• Update all npm dependencies by @renovate in #7420
• Refactor new and existing internal lighting related chunks to avoid globals by @mvaligursky in #7418
• Update dependency node to v22 by @renovate in #7423
• Improved code formatting of defines for reproject texture shader by @mvaligursky in #7428
• Outline renderer prepares even disabled entities by @mvaligursky in #7427
• Small refactor of internal reproject code / shader by @mvaligursky in #7429
• Validate shader vertex attributes are available in vertex buffers by @mvaligursky in #7431
• Reproject texture functionality uses native WGSL shaders on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7434
• Improved WebGPU error reporting, main focus on shader compilation issues by @mvaligursky in #7435
• When the light uses unsupported shadow type, remap it to PCF3 by @mvaligursky in #7441
• Use less memory loading compressed.ply by @slimbuck in #7442
• Small internal refactor of ShaderProcessor by @mvaligursky in #7446
• Convert internal morph target blending shader to WGSL on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7445
• GS sorter speedup by @slimbuck in #7447
• Improved validation of vertex attributes required by the shader by @mvaligursky in #7448

Fixes

• Image Element mask fix by @kpal81xd in #7341
• [Fix] Fixes to processing WGSL shader by @mvaligursky in #7342
• [Fix] Generate valid shader when multiple lights with cascades are used at the same time by @mvaligursky in #7369
• [Fix] Fixed incorrect 2D texture array setup with compressed format by @mvaligursky in #7372
• ensure postrender callback is cleaned up in outline renderer by @MAG-AdrianMeredith in #7367
• [Fix] Fix to texture upload issue on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7375
• Fixed grid enabled/disabled by @kpal81xd in #7374
• Fix gsplat blending by @slimbuck in #7379
• Fix gsplat rounding issues by @slimbuck in #7380
• Fix gsplat discoloration by @slimbuck in #7383
• Grid render component fix by @kpal81xd in #7384
• [Fix] Create a dummy framebuffer on NullDevice to avoid undefined access by @mvaligursky in #7382
• [Fix] StandardMaterial.useTonemap parameter is no longer ignored by @mvaligursky in #7405
• [Fix] Fix reversed face culling when rendering shadows on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #7407
• Gsplat viewport size fix by @slimbuck in #7425
• Fix to Lightmapper’s ambient baking when clustered lighting is enabled by @mvaligursky in #7433
• Fixes to VSM shadow sampling by @mvaligursky in #7436
• [FIX] Allow GSplatComponent#clone to handle null instance by @willeastcott in #7437
• [Fix] Dummy texture used by the default Sprite material uses sRGB format by @mvaligursky in #7440
• Fix for recent change by @slimbuck in #7443
• [Fix] NullGraphicsDevice initializes device caps by @mvaligursky in #7444
• [FIX] Ensure base URL is correctly when origin is null by @marklundin in #7439

Examples

• Shadow catcher shader support + script + example by @mvaligursky in #7426
• 9-Sliced UI rendering engine example + related shader fix by @mvaligursky in #7391
• Examples disable user selection by @kpal81xd in #7362
• Pin monaco version to 0.33.0 by @kpal81xd in #7424
• Gizmo doc example update by @kpal81xd in #7432
• Moved ShaderCompile example to test folder by @mvaligursky in #7449
• Updated HDR example to not allow control for UI tonemapping by @mvaligursky in #7452

Full Changelog: v2.5.2...v2.6.0