Use new PixelBuffer API

[johanvos]

While not available in maven central, the new API using PixelBuffer can already be used. It would be nice to have this API being used in a branch, so that people can compare?

[miho]

thats a good idea!

[miho]

@johanvos do you know how to specify a local JavaFX installation in the openjfx plugin? I could work on this in the next couple of days.

[johanvos]

Not possible yet, will be added very soon though.

[miho]

Ok. Then I'll wait until that's done.

[abhinayagarwal]

This is now available in the new 0.0.8-SNAPSHOT of javafx-gradle-plugin. To use this, add a settings.gradle file with the following:

pluginManagement {
    repositories {
        gradlePluginPortal()
        maven {
            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
        }
    }
}

In build.gradle, update the plugin version to 0.0.8-SNAPSHOT and add a declaration for sdk in the javafx block:

plugins {
  ...
  id 'org.openjfx.javafxplugin' version '0.0.8-SNAPSHOT'
}
...
javafx {
    modules = [ 'javafx.controls' ]
    sdk = "path-to-javafx-sdk"
}

[miho]

Cool! So I have no excuses anymore ;)

[miho]

Just for the record, this is how I currently fetch the preview release:

javafx {
    modules = [ 'javafx.controls']
    sdk = "$projectDir/deps/javafx-sdk/sdk/javafx-sdk-13/"
}

task downloadJFX13(type: Download) {

    if(isWindows) {
        src 'https://download2.gluonhq.com/openjfx/forks/pixelbuffer/openjfx-13-pixelbuffer-ea+10_windows-x64_bin-sdk.zip'
    } else if(isLinux) {
        src 'https://download2.gluonhq.com/openjfx/forks/pixelbuffer/openjfx-13-pixelbuffer-ea+10_linux-x64_bin-sdk.zip'
    } else if(isMacOs) {
        src 'https://download2.gluonhq.com/openjfx/forks/pixelbuffer/openjfx-13-pixelbuffer-ea+10_osx-x64_bin-sdk.zip'
    }
    
    dest "$projectDir/deps/javafx-sdk/sdk.zip"
    
    onlyIfNewer true
}

task downloadAndUnzipJFX13(dependsOn: downloadJFX13, type: Copy) {
    
    from zipTree(downloadJFX13.dest)
    into "$projectDir/deps/javafx-sdk/sdk/"
    
}

[miho]

The good news is that the new API works. We consume around 50% less CPU on the java client. We have to reconsider the native mutex stuff though. It seems that we waste too much time waiting until native rendering is done.

[johanvos]

So far so good. For my understanding: what native mutex do you mean? Inside the OpenJFX implementation, or in NativeFX code?

[miho]

NativeFX