Mon, Feb 16, 2015

Existing Tools, Libraries, …

Game Engine integration

• [jme3_ext_remote_editor]() for jMonkeyEngine, allow to receive commands and datas over socket to modify the scene. It also include a Loader for ‘.xbuf’

3D Tools integration

Protobuf tools

• a list of languages and utilities for protobuf is available at Third-Party-Add-ons
• google, bing, … ;-)

Ideas for Tools

Checker

• in a collection of datas (.xbuf) : verify that every ref points to existing id.
• in a collection of datas (.xbuf) : verify (+ correct) order of the ref in Relation.
• in a collection of datas (.xbuf) : verify that in parent-child relation child only have one parent (eg: TObject).
• in a datas (.xbuf) : verify that size of XxxBuffer is a multiple of its step.
• in a datas (.xbuf) : verify that every rpath points to existing file in assets’ folder.

Merge

• merge a collection of datas into a single datas + external assets

Extractor

• from a collection of datas (.xbuf) : extract Node and related data + assets into its own datas
• from a collection of datas (.xbuf) : extract Material and related data + assets into its own datas
• from a collection of datas (.xbuf) : list all assets (rpath)

Remapper

• in a collection of datas (.xbuf) : rename id (and ref) (via regexp or conversion table or a generator)
• in a collection of datas (.xbuf) : change rpath (and ref) (via regexp or conversion table)