[x3d-public] VSCode for X3DJSONLD development (any developers?), including X3D JSON and X3D XML

[John Carlson]

I just discovered:

:!firefox %

in vim...sweet, now I just need a macro

John

> I decided after looking at the code in the gltf/glb extension for 
> VSCode that stepping in that is not to my taste.
>
> I'll still with X3DJSONLD GUI for now, and work on more ES6 stuff.
>
> John
>
> On 9/6/21 1:14 AM, John Carlson wrote:
>> I just loaded the .gltf of the model shown in the below inside VSCode 
>> and downloaded the necessary plugin for Filament, Cesium, Babylon and 
>> Three.js.
>>
>> The previewer is integrated as a pane, not a window.  Nice and clean 
>> like you expect from an app.  You can turn backgrounds on an off, the 
>> four libraries appear as separate tabs, and you can enable or disable 
>> animation.
>>
>> If anyone wants to join me, I will start working on an X3DJSONLD port 
>> (including X3DOM, X_ITE and perhaps VRMLLoader [three.js]) to VSCode. 
>> I'm pretty much a VSCode newbie at this point.  I plan on offering 
>> X3D JSON (first) and later X3D XML to interested parties (people who 
>> click on .x3d and the JSON extension [.x3dj?])on the VSCode 
>> Marketplace. VRML already has a plugin, it appears.
>>
>> If anyone else wants their JS or WASM X3D Browser integrated into 
>> VSCode, let me know.  I develop on Linux, not Mac or Windows at this 
>> point.  Mac and Windows developers welcome!
>>
>> This is kind of the direction that I wanted X3DJSONLD to go in the 
>> original designs.  If you can't beat 'em, join em!
>>
>> I think it will be key to get xslt3 or the JavaScript library for 
>> XSLT 3.0 working for X3D XML -> X3D JSON, unless someone wants to 
>> optimize JS.
>>
>> If someone who has investigated VSCode for other X3D projects can 
>> present a review, that would be cool.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 9/6/21 12:11 AM, John Carlson wrote:
>>> You may forward this as you wish.
>>>
>>> Here's the real visuals the glTF model I showed in Titania on Friday 
>>> can produce:
>>>
>>> Most eye candy:
>>>
>>> Three.JS:
>>>
>>> https://cx20.github.io/gltf-test/examples/threejs/index.html?category=tutorialModels&model=IridescentDishWithOlives&scale=8&type=glTF 
>>>
>>>
>>> Babylon.JS:
>>>
>>> https://cx20.github.io/gltf-test/examples/babylonjs/index.html?category=tutorialModels&model=IridescentDishWithOlives&scale=8&type=glTF 
>>>
>>>
>>> Filament:
>>>
>>> https://cx20.github.io/gltf-test/examples/filament/index.html?category=tutorialModels&model=IridescentDishWithOlives&scale=8&type=glTF 
>>>
>>>
>>> and there's:
>>>
>>> X3DOM:
>>>
>>> https://cx20.github.io/gltf-test/examples/x3dom/index.html?category=tutorialModels&model=IridescentDishWithOlives&scale=8&type=glTF 
>>>
>>>
>>> There are many more examples at the site, and many more glTF 
>>> framework tests from various web software there!  These are some of 
>>> the most advanced!
>>>
>>> Note that the open-source JS frameworks even do well versus Unity!
>>>
>>> This is one of the designated models for PBR Next (2.0 
>>> Extensions).   The extensions shown have already been ratified, AFAIK
>>>
>>> What I don't understand is why PlayCanvas or Khronos Viewer did not 
>>> hit within the top three above!
>>>
>>> Note:  I don't have any ray tracing built into my graphics card, and 
>>> these are very good, even without raytracing in hardware! Amazing!
>>>
>>> On this page: https://www.web3d.org/blog-integrating-x3d-and-gltf it 
>>> says that X_ITE has many glTF model examples...but I can't find any? 
>>> Nicholas?
>>>
>>> Note that X3DJSONLD in the past has many X3D JSON models converted 
>>> over from X3D XML found in the create3000/Library. Is this what the 
>>> above is referring to?  I also don't see any code in x_ite that 
>>> references glb or glTF or gltf.
>>>
>>> If I can be of assistance getting the olives model working in Xj3D, 
>>> X3DOM or X_ITE, let me know.  Hopefully, this will deprecate a ton 
>>> of shader code for me. (yay!) Then I will study Quality in X3D!
>>>
>>> Olives model is here: 
>>> https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Models/tree/master/2.0/IridescentDishWithOlives
>>>
>>> John
>>>