Processing.js

Project Name

Processing.js

Project Description

Processing.js is a proposed Mozilla-sponsored project, its main purpose is to wrap Java-based language functions into Javascript. The purpose of this is to use visuals on the open web, using standard technologies such as JavaScript and Canvas.

Read more about processing for the web http://processing.org

Read more about Canvas http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/the-canvas-element.html

Read more about Drawing with Canvas https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Drawing_Graphics_with_Canvas

Check out http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/ for a cool visual.

Project Leader(s)

Name/User Page	Blog	IRC Nick(s)
David Humphrey	blog	humph
Anna Sobiepanek	blog	annasob
Andor Salga	blog	andor
Mickael Medel	blog	medel
Matthew Lam	blog	mlam19
Donghui Liu	blog	dliu53
Edward Sin	blog	MinyXO
Alex Londono	blog	Tyrant911
Carlos Xudiera	blog	xudiera
Daniel Hodgin	blog	dhodgin

Related Bugs

Canvas

• Bug 381930 - No repaint inside very large canvas
• Bug 370450 - Safari "canvas" demonstration cause Minefield to hang while page is loaded
• Bug 408372 - <canvas> canvas animation is jerky on Firefox 3 beta 1, Linux x86_64
• Bug 501677 - Drawing lines in big Canvas don't work always
• Bug 518173 - webgl does not build on Darwin/X11 (bad gl.h)

WebGL

• Bug 520134
• Bug 518894
• Bug 518173

Project Details

Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. Processing is an alternative to proprietary software tools in the same domain.

Processing.js will:

• enable Processing users to take advantage of the full power of the open web
• serve as a forcing function to drive improvements in key aspects of Mozilla products and technologies, including; JavaScript, Camvas Functionality, applications of Bespin, Ubiquity, Multi-Touch and others

Read more on the project Processing For The Web.

Project Task List is here

Resources

Tools

1. Processing (Java) @ http://Processing.org
2. Processing JS code @ http://ProcessingJS.org
3. Minefield builds for WebGL (build your own or http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/). See also Vlad's post on this: http://blog.vlad1.com/2009/09/18/webgl-in-firefox-nightly-builds/
4. Git, http://Github.com & a great video tutorial on Git @ http://peepcode.com/products/git
5. AlertThingy (can plug your Github repo rss feed in and get live updates when other users submit code) @ http://www.alertthingy.com/
6. HasCanvas, a Processing JS IDE @ http://HasCanvas.com

Learning

1. Recent interview with creators of Processing about the language and its future
2. Download the Java version of Processing @ http://processing.org/download/
3. Look at what Processing Java is capable of @ http://processing.org/exhibition/
4. Look at what has been done with Processing JS so far @ http://processingjs.org/exhibition & @ http://hascanvas.com/#open-about
5. Read Processing articles "Getting Started" & "Coordiante System & Shapes" @ http://processing.org/learning/gettingstarted/ & @ http://processing.org/learning/drawing/
6. Experiment around with the Processing Java app, use the Basic Examples @ http://processing.org/learning/basics/ and make something cool, interesting, wacky, where-ever your experiment takes you.
7. Test whether you can re-create your sketch by copying your code to http://hasCanvas.com You can share your work so others can see what you have done, you can also use hasCanvas to embed your visualization in your web site / blog.

Project Tests

Project html template for creating tests that all look the same ProcessingTestsTemplate

Processing tests available for usage

Student	Date	Test Description
Andrew Grimo	Oct 23 2009	subset() - done for Andor's function, calling the Processing.js file on his Matrix account
Daniel Hodgin	Oct 21 2009	shorten() - does not currently support or test for arrays of objects
Andor Salga	Oct 15 2009	mag()
Andor Salga	Oct 15 2009	splice()
Andor Salga	Oct 15 2009	focused

Project News

Student	Date	Action Item Description
Andor Salga	September 23 2009	registered #processing.js on moznet
Andor Salga	October 8 2009	Implemented the mag() function in the Processing.js library.
Andor Salga	October 8 2009	Implemented the subset() function in the Processing.js library.