Roadmap

[vanruesc]

The purpose of this ticket is to track progress towards the next major release and to let people know where things are headed.

Before v7 (non-breaking)

• Modularize convolution operators Implement different blur operators as passes
• Implement bilateral blur (depth-based)
• Implement Gaussian blur (for completeness)
• Implement mipmap blur (for BloomEffect)
• Move effect analysis from EffectPass to Effect class
• Use internal timer, let user provide a custom timer

Into v7 (breaking)

See #419 for details.

• Implement BufferManager and GeometryPass
• Create IO interface for passes and effects
• Remove EffectAttributes
• Reduce amount of predefined uniforms in EffectMaterial
• Refactor EffectComposer into RenderPipeline for pass grouping and swapping
• Use render hooks to run passes, promote use of renderer.render()
• Drop support for older versions of three
• Remove deprecated classes, fields and methods
• Remove code that was added for backwards compatibility
• Move away from getter/setter properties Reconsider usage of accessor properties #349
• Convert to TypeScript, add more examples to doc comments
• Remove CJS bundles
• Add support for logarithmicDepthBuffer
• Implement GBuffer clearing
• Implement GBuffer background rendering
• Port Effects to the new system: Task Overview: v7 #600

[vinkovsky]

Hi @vanruesc ! Thank you for the great library. Will the ssr effect be added in the near future?

[vanruesc]

The ReflectionEffect (alias SSREffect) will be added at a later stage because it relies on a geometry buffer (normals, metalness, depth, diffuse, etc.). The plan is to implement a proper buffer system first to pave the way for effects like SSR. Switching to MRT will be a non-breaking change as soon as it lands in three.

SSR will be added soon after v7, but I can't say when that will be.

[andregoncalvesdev]

Hello @vanruesc! Great library! Is rgbshift effect doable with the current release or it will available on a future release ?

[vanruesc]

@andregoncalvesdev RGB shift is already available via the ChromaticAberrationEffect.

[talentlessguy]

Regarding TS migration, to make it easier I'd recommend to set allowJs and strict: false in the tsconfig file so JS code won't be filled with type errors :)

Awesome! We just implemented all your effects into our platform. We are wondering if there is an ETA for this roadmap? We are interested in the SSR effect more specifically.

[marcofugaro]

Awesome! We just implemented all your effects into our platform. We are wondering if there is an ETA for this roadmap? We are interested in the SSR effect more specifically.

Dude... it's an open-source project, you don't ask for an ETA.

[vanruesc]

This issue has been on hold for a while now so I understand why people would like to know when things will start moving again. Since this is a hobby project with no financial backing, there is no ETA. I'd really like to continue working on this project right away, but work and other real-life issues take priority. I'm currently aiming for October/November to finally tackle this roadmap.

@marcofugaro I'm sure that @sayduck-daniel didn't mean to be pushy with his comment and I'm happy that people are interested in this project ❤️

[looeee]

@vanruesc have you considered adding a sponsors page or some other way for people to help fund this project?