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v2.4.0-rc.1

Testers Wanted 💚 p5.js version 2.4 will be ready soon. Help testing it by trying your existing sketches with the new version, or by trying out the upcoming features! This is a release candidate (RC), which means it is not yet live on the p5.js Editor. Your help with testing now will help make the release more stable! To help with testing, you can use this starter sketch. Or load both p5.js and WebGPU mode by adding these two script tags to your sketch: <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/p5@2.4.0-rc.1/lib/p5.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/p5@2.4.0-rc.1/lib/p5.webgpu.js"></script> Then load WebGPU mode in createCanvas - note the async/await, this is needed for WebGPU but not WebGL: async function setup() { await createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGPU); } Testing this Release A few features that are planned for 2.4 are still in progress. Check the changes below, test with existing sketches or by writing new sketches that use new functionality (like SVG, p5.strands instancing, or multi-material 3D models), and report any issues you find to help prepare this version for release. What's New in 2.4 To help with testing, you don't need to test every single thing. It is very helpful to pick something you're familiar with in p5, and dig into it, especially looking for strange behavior in edge cases. You can pick any section or pull request below, and focus your testing on that. Patches between 2.3 and 2.4 Starting with 2.3.2, we changed the release process. While work on the 2.4 release continued in the main branch, atomic patches made security updates and bugfixes available sooner. Want to help test? Check the release notes below and ensure everything from prior patches still works as expected. 2.3.1 This patch introduces new p5.strands features, improvements to shapes & SVG handling, and bugfixes across WebGL and WebGPU. It also renames the color space previously called HDR to P3 for accuracy. 2.3.2 This patch improves 2D paths and adds a loading animation to display when setup() takes a long time. 2.3.3 This patch release includes a security hardening measure, a couple of bugfixes, and documentation updates. 2.3.4 Bugfixes/CI, fixed TypeScript declarations generation New in 2.4: SVG Support @VANSH3104 added SVG import/export in #9123. Usage and examples shown in this playlist. p5.js 2.4 will support this out of the box with no additional imports needed. With thanks to @davepagurek for reviews, and @mingness for project mentorship. @Danyccsf also worked on SVG-related bugfixes in #9261 and #9292 p5.strands API additions in 2.4 p5.strands is a feature in p5.js 2.x for authoring shaders using JavaScript. See: "Hello Color World" tutorial and p5.strands contribution guide. This feature in active development. New additive features added in this release: @aashu2006 added a simplified instancing API for p5.strands. Read more here (Starting with #8878 and #8912 which was part of 2.3.1, but with most of the work shipping in 2.4 with #8952). Thanks to @davepagurek and @eupthere for your reviews on this feature! @perminder-17 added transformation matrix support in #8984. The below sketch shows these features in the t variable (a 3D transform that includes rotation and translation), and in the instances(count).box(18) line: let myShader; let count = 10; function setup() { createCanvas(200, 200, WEBGL); myShader = buildMaterialShader(placeOnRing); } function placeOnRing() { worldInputs.begin(); let angle = instanceIndex * TWO_PI / count + millis()/1000; let t = transform3D(); t = rotateY(t, angle); t = translate(t, 65, 0, 0); worldInputs.position = transformPoint(t, worldInputs.position); worldInputs.normal = transformNormal(t, worldInputs.normal); worldInputs.end(); } function draw() { orbitControl(); background('purple'); lights(); directionalLight(255, 255, 255, 0, 1, 0); directionalLight(255, 255, 255, 0, -1, 0); ambientLight(255, 100, 0); noStroke(); fill('pink'); shader(myShader); instances(count).box(18); } loadModel() in 2.4: Multi-Material Support @Nixxx19 [added support for multi-material model support](https://nixxx19.hashnode.dev/it-started-with-a-grey-lump). This is not an API change, but a big update in `loadModel()` for `.obj` files with multiple materials. With thanks to @davepagurek for reviews, and @diyaayay for project mentorship. GSOC 26: multi-material model parts (obj/mtl) by @Nixxx19 in #8879 GSOC 26: render multi-material models per part by @Nixxx19 in #8955 GSOC 26: multi-material buildGeometry by @Nixxx19 in #9063 GSOC 26: multi-material .mtl loading test coverage by @Nixxx19 in #9065 GSOC 26: specular, ambient, and shininess texture maps by @Nixxx19 in #9066 GSOC 26: custom vertex attributes in multi-material buildGeometry by @Nixxx19 in #9077 GSOC 26: normal (bump) map support by @Nixxx19 in #9067 GSOC 26: document multi-material and texture map support by @Nixxx19 in #9068 GSOC 26: bumpTexture() for height maps by @Nixxx19 in #9089 GSOC 26: keep bump map slopes correct at image edges by @Nixxx19 in #9095 GSOC 26: multi-material audit, edge cases, and a windows path fix by @Nixxx19 in #9096 GSOC 26: apply mtl material state to single-material models by @Nixxx19 in #9110 Fix loadModel normalize overload validation by @xsupremeyx in #9286 Significant updates to Friendly Error System (FES) in 2.4 In #9212, @limzykenneth continued the FES rework started in #8887. The FES has been modularized and now supports translation. Finally, in #9307, @limzykenneth improved performance of FES, so it can be used for longer even as sketches get more complex. Translations can be loaded in two ways, from a local file or from CDN. Within the same folder, the p5.js script will look for ${languageCode}.json for a file matching that name and load it as a translation string JSON, if that file cannot be found, it will then load from the JSDelivr CDN for a version we publish. If that also does not exist, no translation will be loaded and messages will be printed in the language it is written, ie. English. In #9109, @davepagurek added experimental feature logging, which users will notice when they use SVG and p5.strands API in this release. Thanks to @Vaivaswat2244 for reviewing! Additional FES bugfixes and documentation improvements were added by @harshiltewari2004, @bhabishnu, @aashu2006, and @sneakyfelix Warn via FES when bezierOrder() receives a value other than 2 or 3 by @harshiltewari2004 in #9136 fix: add friendly errors for hook lifecycle misuse by @bhabishnu in #9235 Fix FES validation for endShape() count-only and OPEN mode forms by @aashu2006 in #9200 Update fes_contribution_guide.md by @sneakyfelix in #9165 Vectors and Math In continued stabilization, vector and math operations now behave consistently across dimensions. These contributions by @mawerb @BHARATH0153 @Pranava-Pai-N @Pcmhacker-piro @dontwanttothink were reviewed by @davepagurek and @perminder-17 thank you! Vector lerp() function now takes in generalized dimensions by @mawerb in #8994 fix: Vector.equals() asymmetric result when dimensions differ by @BHARATH0153 in #8999 Fix: Handled 3X3 Matrix transpose with the custom input matrix by @Pranava-Pai-N in #9198 Fix/issue 8924 by @solowiz398 #9009 Updated the setter method for 'x' to check to see if the length of the array is greater than 0. This condition passes for both a 1d vector and n amount of vector fix: allow negative divisors in p5.Vector.rem() by @Pcmhacker-piro in #9170 Security and Testing This minor release includes substantial work on updating dependencies and build system, as well as automated tests including performance test. Additionally, based on feedback from Processing Foundation team, current p5.js maintainers, and active p5.js editor contributors, we have now created and published an updated Security Policy that includes a public incident response plan. Thanks to @perminder-17 for stewarding this update in #9298 Build, dependency, and CI updates by @limzykenneth @ulgens @Vaivaswat2244 @AmanUllah687 Build tools update by @limzykenneth in #9062 Pin GHA dependencies by @ulgens in #9032 ci: bump contributors-png workflow to Node 22 by @Vaivaswat2244 in #9034 Fix Generate Contributors PNG workflow: convert script to ESM by @Vaivaswat2244 in #9055 chore: update contributors.png from .all-contributorsrc by @p5js-bot in #9076 chore: use all-contributors-image action for contributors.png by @Vaivaswat2244 in #9289 Update node20 builders by @ulgens in #9036 Pin and update the Ubuntu versions in CI by @ulgens in #9201 Remove bundled p5.sound from complete library zip by @AmanUllah687 in #9073 fix: resolve oxlint warnings without removing code by @Vaivaswat2244 in #9161 Automated testing improvements by @harshiltewari2004 @BhumitSahani @shakeelmohamed @michtesar, @yashgoyal0110 @Danyccsf @Pranava-Pai-N and @Shruti2110-coder Add unit tests for isLooping() default, noLoop() and loop() states by @harshiltewari2004 in #8981 Enable MediaElement updatePixels test by @BhumitSahani in #9264 Add typography performance tests by @shakeelmohamed in #8918 Add typography to model performance tests by @michtesar in #8993 visual-report-status-from-vitest by @yashgoyal0110 in #9115 fix: pass geometry to freeGeometry in CPU transform benchmark by @Danyccsf in #9071 Feat: Added extra argument and test for the save option for text files by @Pranava-Pai-N in #9142 Re-enable passing HSLA/HSBA getter tests in p5.Color by @Shruti2110-coder in #9166 Graphics Improvements and Bugfixes p5.strands API & Transpiler by @eupthere @davepagurek @tsumon @harshiltewari2004 @LalitNarayanYadav @bhabishnu @aashu2006 Support strands shader variable names including double underscores by @eupthere in #8923 Fix p5.strands assignment to property swizzles by @davepagurek in #9082 Handle backtick strings as p5.strands uniform names by @davepagurek in #9112 Read p5.strands callback params and body from the AST by @tsumon in #9188 Strands matrix uniforms by @harshiltewari2004 in #9204 Add paletteLerp for p5.strands (closes #8751) by @LalitNarayanYadav in #8817 fix(strands): avoid aliasing phi node inputs by @bhabishnu in #9281 fix(strands): read loop state by flat key by @bhabishnu in #9284 Keep p5.strands transpiler output valid for comma-joined expressions by @harshiltewari2004 in #9193 Add webgpu build back to rolldown config by @davepagurek in #9087 Webgpu variable length buffer by @davepagurek in #9086 Infer storage buffer element type from the typed array passed in by @aashu2006 in #9083 Rendering & Shading by @Vaivaswat2244 @Srinidhi444 @bhabishnu @skyyash fallback to webgl on webgpu failures by @skyyash in #9191 fix: run canvas teardown in Renderer3D.remove() by @Vaivaswat2244 in #9162 feat(webgl): add SEGMENTED mode for true flat shading by @Srinidhi444 in #9288 feat: introduce KEEP_CONNECTIONS and deprecate FLAT by @Srinidhi444 in #9271 fix: preserve vertex attributes with smooth normals by @Srinidhi444 in #9233 fix: restore drawing context after set() by @bhabishnu in #9220 Core & Performance by @frank890417 @NalinDalal @dontwanttothink, with thanks to @davepagurek @limzykenneth @perminder-17 for reviews Fix 2D point() not drawn when |x| >= 256 by @frank890417 in #9210 Fixes Large slowdown in p5.Graphics.set() compared to v1.11.x by @NalinDalal in #9014 Interpolate colors in the current colorMode or in another specified space by @dontwanttothink in #9024 Documentation and Bugfixes Stability improvements and bugfixes by @harshiltewari2004 @slash-init @Pcmhacker-piro @skyyash Terminate saveFrames() capture by frame count instead of wall-clock d… by @harshiltewari2004 in #9012 fix: stop pending createCapture media streams on remove by @slash-init in #9254 fix: revoke Blob URLs created by p5.File by @slash-init in #9155 fix: clean up media streams in p5.remove by @slash-init in #9234 fix(utilities): do not mutate typed arrays in shuffle() when modify is false by @Pcmhacker-piro in #9186 fix(image): fix pixelDensity idempotence and high-DPI canvas resize by @Pcmhacker-piro in #9167 fix: clean up instance remove lifecycle hooks by @slash-init in #9085 fix: allow createRadio to remove element by @slash-init in #9154 Wait for the download click instead of a fixed timeout in saveCanvas … by @harshiltewari2004 in #9031 fix early type checks for comparison/logical ops in binaryOpNode by @skyyash in #9163 Documentation improvements by @skyyash @MarsGray @Goutte @TheNetherWatcher @ksen0 * Fix typo in library submission instructions by @ksen0 in https://github.com//pull/9117 * fix dependency variable typo in explanation by @skyyash in https://github.com//pull/9102 * Revise contributor guidelines for new contributors by @ksen0 in https://github.com//pull/9090 * Update reference preview branch instructions by @MarsGray in https://github.com//pull/9021 * fix broken emoji-key links in readme by @TheNetherWatcher in https://github.com//pull/9140 * docs: show a correct approximated value for TAU by @Goutte in https://github.com//pull/9275 p5.js Library is a Community Effort Stewards & Mentors Every PR is reviewed by at least one maintainer or steward, most of whom are volunteers. The work in this release was supported by thoughtful comments, reviews, discussions, and mentorship by @davepagurek @diyaayay @eupthere @ksen0 @limzykenneth @mingness @perminder-17 @skyyash @Vaivaswat2244. Additional special thanks to @aashu2006 @Ayush4958 @bhabishnu and @lirenjie95 for your support with reviews! Welcome to first-time contributors! 🎉 @ulgens made their first contribution in #9032 @Danyccsf made their first contribution in #9071 @slash-init made their first contribution in #9085 @TheNetherWatcher made their first contribution in #9140 @yashgoyal0110 made their first contribution in #9115 @mawerb made their first contribution in #8994 @AmanUllah687 made their first contribution in #9073 @sneakyfelix made their first contribution in #9165 @Pcmhacker-piro made their first contribution in #9170 @Shruti2110-coder made their first contribution in #9166 @tsumon made their first contribution in #9188 @Pranava-Pai-N made their first contribution in #9142 @frank890417 made their first contribution in #9210 @bhabishnu made their first contribution in #9220 @shakeelmohamed made their first contribution in #8918 @michtesar made their first contribution in #8993 @Srinidhi444 made their first contribution in #9233 @BhumitSahani made their first contribution in #9264 @xsupremeyx made their first contribution in #9286 @Goutte made their first contribution in #9275 @solowiz398 made their first contribution in #9009 Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.4.0-rc.1

445: CodePen AI is Here

Chris and Alex are talking this week about CodePen’s biggest release since the 2.0 drop. It’s live! We’ll be working on CodePen AI forever, since it’s a fast-changing technology that regularly adds new abilities. That sounds like a trite thing to say, but we lived it as we were building this. We started out playing […]

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