Release Notes

Released 2024-09-21

Highlights

This release primarily focuses on a bunch of new whiskers features–see below. Here are my favorites:

• You can now have Vec<T> sketch parameters. The corresponding UI will list items and let you add/remove elements. This works with arbitrary (supported) types, so you can have Vecs of complex struct/enum types, which can be really powerful! The new dashed_lines example uses this feature to define arbitrary dashed patterns.
• You can use ctx.inspect() to display anything (which impl Debug) in a new "Inspect" section of the UI. Very convenient to visualize internal algorithm values!

whiskers crates

• Add support for Vec<T> sketch parameters #141
• Improve HexGrid API to support Length parameters #134
• Add ctx.rng_{weighted|ratio}_bool() helper functions #124
• Add "Inspect" section to display debug values #132 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Add basic support for file optimization before export #125
• Add example of making dashed lines with kurbo::dash #135
• Add kurbo to whiskers' prelude #133
• Improve whiskers README.md #131 (thanks @hapiel!)
• Fix cloning the hex grid cell #139 (thanks @afternoon2!)

vsvg crate

• BREAKING: Add Angle helper and improve related APIs #140
• Update usvg to 0.42.0 #145

Common

• Bump rust toolchain to 1.79.0 #138, #142
• Update egui to 0.27.2 #144
• Use external puffin viewer instead of integrating puffin_egui #143
• Clean Cargo.tomls and update dependencies #122

Web Demos

• Update wasm-bindgen and sync version with CI #137

Contributors

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...HEAD

msvg 0.5.0

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Release Notes

Released 2024-01-21

Highlights

Parameter persistence and sketch breaking changes

Sketch parameters are now persisted across sketch launches, which dramatically improves the QoL when iterating on sketch code. A new "Reset" button sets all parameters to the sketch defaults. This also lays the groundwork for a future configuration management feature.

Two breaking changes were introduced to accommodate for this.

1. Use MySketch::runner().run() instead of Runner::new(MySketch::default()).run() in your main() function.
2. Use the #[sketch_app], resp. #[sketch_widget] attributes instead of the Sketch, resp. Widget derive macros. These new attributes take care of deriving the now-required serde::Serialize and serde::Deserialize using the correct, whiskers-exported version of the serde crate.

Example:

use whiskers::prelude::*;

#[sketch_app]
#[derive(Default)]
struct HelloWorldSketch {
    width: f64,
    height: f64,
}

impl App for HelloWorldSketch {
    fn update(&mut self, sketch: &mut Sketch, _ctx: &mut Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        /* sketch code here */
        Ok(())
    }
}

fn main() -> Result {
    HelloWorldSketch::runner()
        .with_page_size_options(PageSize::A5H)
        .run()
}

Other highlights

• It's now possible to override pen width and opacity in the viewer.
• The viewer now persists the antialiasing setting (note: persistence happens on a per-binary basis, so the AA setting must be set e.g. for each different sketch).
• You can use custom enum types as sketch parameter (use the new #[sketch_widget] attribute as noted above).
• vsvg introduces a new Length type which combines a float and a Unit. whiskers supports them, and, when used as sketch parameter, provides a nice UI where both the value and the unit can be changed.
• msvg now sorts files "correctly" when they are numbered, and has a much nicer CLI experience.
• It's now possible to directly "draw" into a vsvg::Layer using the APIs from the vsvg::Draw trait.
• Both vsvg and vsvg-viewer now cleanly re-export key dependencies.

whiskers crates

• BREAKING: Persist sketch parameters across app relaunches #94
• BREAKING: Add a button to reset the sketch parameters to their defaults #91
• Add support for custom enum as sketch parameter #107
• Add support for vsvg::Unit and vsvg::Length as sketch parameters #95
• Add Context::rng_weighted_choice() helper function #102 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Split whiskers widgets in their own whiskers-widgets crate #108
• Add particle example based on geos #105
• Make Runner::new() private and update docs accordingly #96
• Fix README.md code example to use SketchApp::runner() instead of now private Runner::new() #103 (thanks @reidab!)

msvg CLI

• Sort files in natural order rather than in lexicographical order #104 (thanks @danieledapo!)
• Use clap for msvg for a nicer CLI experience #83

vsvg crate

• BREAKING: Improve Unit and introduce Length #88
• Implement the Draw trait for Layer #111
• Re-export core vsvg dependencies #113
• Fix unescaped <dc:source> content in SVG output #116

vsvg-viewer crate

• Add options to override pen width and opacity #89
• Persist antialias setting across app relaunches #90
• Add on_exit() hook to the ViewerApp trait #106 (thanks @danieledapo!)
• Re-export core vsvg-viewer dependencies #115 (thanks @danieledapo!)

Common

• Run documentation tests in CI #92
• Update rust toolchain to 1.75.0 #82
• Update egui to 0.25.0 #118
• Update cargo dist to 0.8.0 #117
• Fix web demo publishing action 5f42b4a
• changelog.py: highlight breaking changes and generate a list of contributors #93

Contributors

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msvg 0.4.0

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Release Notes

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msvg 0.4.0-rc.0

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Release Notes

Released 2023-12-28

Highlights

• Inspect SVG collections with the new, blazing fast msvg CLI (early alpha stage).
• whiskers improvements:
  • New hexagonal grid helper.
  • Support for nested struct in sketch param.

whiskers crates

• Add support for custom struct as sketch parameter #66
• Add hexagonal grid helper #60 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Change HexGrid::spacing() to accept a single scalar and maintain hexagonal grid #72 (thanks @karliss!)
• Implement step UI parameter for numeric value in normal mode #58

msvg CLI

• First prototype of msvg #68
• Improve msvg's file list side panel and add file name overlay #76
• Fix blank window on first start #81

vsvg CLI

• Add "merge layers" operation to vsvg and vsvg-cli #61
• Add --strokewidth <W> command to override the stroke width of all paths #62
• Add --flatten <TOL> command to flatten all curves with the provided tolerance #63

vsvg-viewer crate

• Improve ViewerApp hooks to give implementers more flexibility #71
• Add input handle hook to the ViewerApp trait #74
• Add ListItem UI widget #75

Common

• Fit to view on double click #73
• Add binary publishing support with cargo-dist #78
• Update CHANGELOG.md for compatibility with cargo-dist and add automation script #79
• Add plausible.io traffic monitoring to https://whisk.rs 1228521
• Update to egui 0.24 and wgpu 0.18 #64

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msvg 0.3.0

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Release Notes

whiskers crates

• Add support for custom struct as sketch parameter #66
• Add hexagonal grid helper #60 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Change HexGrid::spacing() to accept a single scalar and maintain hexagonal grid #72 (thanks @karliss!)
• Implement step UI parameter for numeric value in normal mode #58

msvg CLI

• First prototype of msvg #68
• Improve msvg's file list side panel and add file name overlay #76
• Fix blank window on first start #81

vsvg CLI

• Add "merge layers" operation to vsvg and vsvg-cli #61
• Add --strokewidth <W> command to override the stroke width of all paths #62
• Add --flatten <TOL> command to flatten all curves with the provided tolerance #63

vsvg-viewer crate

• Improve ViewerApp hooks to give implementers more flexibility #71
• Add input handle hook to the ViewerApp trait #74
• Add ListItem UI widget #75

Common

• Fit to view on double click #73
• Add binary publishing support with cargo-dist #78
• Update CHANGELOG.md for compatibility with cargo-dist and add automation script #79
• Add plausible.io traffic monitoring to https://whisk.rs 1228521
• Update to egui 0.24 and wgpu 0.18 #64

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msvg 0.3.0-rc.3

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Release Notes

whiskers crates

• Add support for custom struct as sketch parameter #66
• Add hexagonal grid helper #60 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Change HexGrid::spacing() to accept a single scalar and maintain hexagonal grid #72 (thanks @karliss!)
• Implement step UI parameter for numeric value in normal mode #58

msvg CLI

• First prototype of msvg #68
• Improve msvg's file list side panel and add file name overlay #76
• Fix blank window on first start #81

vsvg CLI

• Add "merge layers" operation to vsvg and vsvg-cli #61
• Add --strokewidth <W> command to override the stroke width of all paths #62
• Add --flatten <TOL> command to flatten all curves with the provided tolerance #63

vsvg-viewer crate

• Improve ViewerApp hooks to give implementers more flexibility #71
• Add input handle hook to the ViewerApp trait #74
• Add ListItem UI widget #75

Common

• Fit to view on double click #73
• Add binary publishing support with cargo-dist #78
• Update CHANGELOG.md for compatibility with cargo-dist and add automation script #79
• Add plausible.io traffic monitoring to https://whisk.rs 1228521ac97d3286ff2a2f210267a23ee623c969
• Update to egui 0.24 and wgpu 0.18 #64

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0

msvg 0.3.0-rc.2

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Release Notes

whiskers crates

• Add support for custom struct as sketch parameter #66
• Add hexagonal grid helper #60 (thanks @afternoon2!)
• Change HexGrid::spacing() to accept a single scalar and maintain hexagonal grid #72 (thanks @karliss!)
• Implement step UI parameter for numeric value in normal mode #58

msvg CLI

• First prototype of msvg #68
• Improve msvg's file list side panel and add file name overlay #76

vsvg CLI

• Add "merge layers" operation to vsvg and vsvg-cli #61
• Add --strokewidth <W> command to override the stroke width of all paths #62
• Add --flatten <TOL> command to flatten all curves with the provided tolerance #63

vsvg-viewer crate

• Improve ViewerApp hooks to give implementers more flexibility #71
• Add input handle hook to the ViewerApp trait #74
• Add ListItem UI widget #75

Common

• Fit to view on double click #73
• Add binary publishing support with cargo-dist #78
• Update CHANGELOG.md for compatibility with cargo-dist and add automation script #79
• Add plausible.io traffic monitoring to https://whisk.rs 1228521ac97d3286ff2a2f210267a23ee623c969
• Update to egui 0.24 and wgpu 0.18 #64

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msvg 0.3.0-rc.1

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What's Changed

New features

• Add support for Catmull-Rom splines by @abey79 in #36
• Add some rng_XXX convenience functions to whiskers::Context and make rng_range generic over type by @afternoon2 in #35
• Add Grid helper for grid-based layout by @afternoon2 in #43
• Add logarithmic slider support to numerical sketch parameter by @abey79 in #39
• Add support for vsvg::Color sketch parameters by @abey79 in #41
• Add an example to demo the use of the noise-rs crate by @abey79 in #42
• Add in-process profiling with puffin and parallelize some layer-level operations by @abey79 in #44
• Bump egui to 0.23 and wgpu to 0.17 by @abey79 in #54

Performance

• Improve performance of noise example by @abey79 in #45
• Refactor vsvg-viewer to defer all unneeded render data generation by @abey79 in #49
• Fix frame profiling order by @abey79 in #51
• Add tolerance control and vertex count display to vsvg-viewer by @abey79 in #50
• Parallelize native CI jobs by @abey79 in #37

Fixes

• Fix README paths linked from main README by @reidab in #34
• Rename whiskers::Runner::with_layout_options for consistency by @abey79 in #38
• Fix spurious colon in bool UI widget label by @abey79 in #40

New Contributors

• @reidab made their first contribution in #34

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

Initial release, including:

• vsvg
• vsvg-viewer
• vsvg-cli
• whiskers
• whiskers-derive

Note: msvg is still WIP and not included in this release.

Thanks to @afternoon2 for the contribution!

What's Changed

• improved READMEs
• fixed quad bezier disappearing upon import
• minor API improvements
• add installation note and some fixes to readme files by @afternoon2 in #30
• remove a useless dependency

Full Changelog: v0.1.0-alpha.2...v0.1.0-alpha.3