processing/p5.js v1.8.0 on GitHub

What's Changed 🎊

WebGL

In this release, p5.js added some new WebGL mode tools. Filters now run in shaders for extra speed, and you can now run custom filter shaders, even on 2D canvases. You can now cut holes in shapes with beginContour() and apply vector masks with beginClip(). You can reuse shapes more efficiently with buildGeometry() and instanced rendering. Finally, we have also fixed a number of bugs. - Summary written by @davepagurek ✨

Add support for beginContour() and endContour() in Webgl mode by @davepagurek in #6297
Fix stroke rendering when drawing to framebuffers by @davepagurek in #6304
Adds createFilterShader() and custom shader support to the webGL filter() function by @wong-justin in #6237
Fix WebGL text not rendering when rotated 90 degrees by @davepagurek in #6316
Fix reading between nested active framebuffers by @davepagurek in #6314
Add methods to construct p5.Geometry from other p5 drawing functions by @davepagurek in #6287
Handle missing exact edge vertices in buildGeometry by @davepagurek in #6320
Fix strokes on framebuffers with different aspect ratios by @davepagurek in #6339
Fix freed geometry leaving attributes in a broken state by @davepagurek in #6323
Improve performance of line rendering by @davepagurek in #6230
Add support for webGL instancing by @RandomGamingDev in #6276
Add shaders for filter() constants, and use them by default in P2D by @wong-justin in #6324
Fix clip() on both the main canvas and framebuffers by @davepagurek in #6376
fixed texture filtering bug in p5.Framebuffer by @KeyboardSounds in #6420
Fix clear() on framebuffers on Intel macs by @davepagurek in #6429
Fix textureMode(IMAGE) + beginShape(TESS) by @davepagurek in #6366
fixed issue #6440 by @Gaurav-1306 in #6446
Erode, dilate, threshold shader filters match closer to CPU filters by @wong-justin in #6405
Update WebGL blur filter to match CPU blur more by @davepagurek in #6460
Fix camera flipping on framebuffers between push/pop calls by @davepagurek in #6471
Setuniform by @Gaurav-1306 in #6474
resolved issue #6399 by @Gaurav-1306 in #6480
Auto-bind filter shaders to the filter graphic by @davepagurek in #6482
new PR for issue #6383(Problem for diagonal) by @perminder-17 in #6488

Friendly Error System (FES)

Add Hindi translation to FES by @Ayush23Dash in #6272
Re-worded lines 413 and 446 of FES Developer Notes by @OnexiMedina in #6307
Reference FES Contributor Docs inside FES Directory along with a diagram to understand usages of FES functions by @Ayush23Dash in #6335
Fixed typing errors in fes_core.js documentation by @Garima3110 in #6478
Update friendly_error_system.md by @Garima3110 in #6481
Update fes_reference_dev_notes.md by @Garima3110 in #6486

Reference Documentation Update

We updated a group of p5.js Reference pages as part of 2023 Season of Docs (SoD) program, with a goal to make them more accessible and beginner-friendly. Thanks to the SoD technical writer @nickmcintyre ✨.

Edit docs for math functions by @nickmcintyre in #6281
docs(typography): fix typos in example for textFont by @meezwhite in #6401
Edit docs for p5.Vector by @nickmcintyre in #6340
Edit docs for pixels functions by @nickmcintyre in #6390
Edit docs for loading & displaying images by @nickmcintyre in #6425
Update docs for p5.Image by @nickmcintyre in #6434
Edit docs for p5.Font by @nickmcintyre in #6453
Edit docs for image by @nickmcintyre in #6424
Edit docs for typography load and display by @nickmcintyre in #6450

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2023 Wrap up

🌸 Added GSoC wrap up! by @dewanshDT in #6403
Gsoc 23 Wrapup post by @Ayush23Dash in #6415
add GSoC'23 wrapup post for Justin Wong by @wong-justin in #6418
Create lichlyter_gsoc_2023.md by @katlich112358 in #6455
Create munusshih_gsoc_2023.md by @munusshih in #6461

Other Code Update

Ask to disable printing when print() called with no arguments by @davepagurek in #6253
fix textWidth() and textToPoints() by @munusshih in #6184
Fix issue where nf with 0 'right' parameter returns undefined in string by @limzykenneth in #6291
Update environment.js with fix for frameRate description by @quinton-ashley in #6269
Implement clip() to shapes by @davepagurek in #6306
Clarified workflow for contributing documentation by @thatguyseven in #6312
Clears MediaElement canvas at the beginning of every frame by @donaldzhu in #6309
Clean up gruntfile release related steps by @Qianqianye in #6321
fix-return-type by @asukaminato0721 in #6326
fix HALF_FLOAT by @asukaminato0721 in #6330
Added .gitattributes to Increase compatability with Window users and line endings by @SilasVM in #6317
update all contributors setup by @gr2m in #6341
refine canvas' type by @asukaminato0721 in #6328
MouseEvent, WheelEvent and KeyboardEvent type by @asukaminato0721 in #6329
fixed-wrong-capture-size-and-freeze-issue by @Prateek93a in #5159
add more event type by @asukaminato0721 in #6379
Main by @j-adel in #6374
Update labeler Github Action by @stampyzfanz in #6395
add unregisterMethod function by @capGoblin in #6426
add before/after preload and setup by @capGoblin in #6433
Fix: Misleading error message when NaN passed by @capGoblin in #6464
Support pixel density on p5.Image (fixes issue #6114) by @Gaurav-1306 in #6447
Fix orphan canvas when sketch is removed before canvas creation by @limzykenneth in #6355

New Contributors 💗

@munusshih made their first contribution in #6184
@SilasVM made their first contribution in #6284
@snwarner22 made their first contribution in #6288
@thatguyseven made their first contribution in #6296
@OnexiMedina made their first contribution in #6307
@donaldzhu made their first contribution in #6309
@gr2m made their first contribution in #6341
@RandomGamingDev made their first contribution in #6276
@mykongee made their first contribution in #6373
@j-adel made their first contribution in #6374
@meezwhite made their first contribution in #6401
@dewanshDT made their first contribution in #6403
@Utkarsh3128 made their first contribution in #6413
@KeyboardSounds made their first contribution in #6420
@capGoblin made their first contribution in #6426
@Gaurav-1306 made their first contribution in #6446
@katlich112358 made their first contribution in #6455
@Garima3110 made their first contribution in #6473
@benschac made their first contribution in #6476
@perminder-17 made their first contribution in #6488
@lakshay451 made their first contribution in #6493

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0