Week 5: Tidying

Summary

Date: 2020-04-12 to 2020-04-18

• Input configuration loads from server.

• amethyst_test updated to work with winit 0.22.0 event loop.

  Tests that require a graphical backend can run on CI without dedicated graphics cards by using the software GL rendering backend -- tests can be run through XVFB.

End Result

Implementation

1. Load input configuration from server using JavaScript. (amethyst#2214, pong_wasm#4)

   This is simply a fetch invocation. For better UX, we should:

   1. Initialize the fetch from within the application
   2. Return control to the browser so that it is responsive, and indicate to the user that a resource is being fetched, such as by rendering a spinner.
   3. Resume application initialization after the fetch has returned.

2. Remove requirement to specify shred in crate [patch] section. (amethyst#2238)

3. Update amethyst_test framework to work with new winit.

   • Expose API function for bundles needing the EventLoop to be built. (amethyst#2240)
   • Allow multiple winit event loops to run in sub threads. (amethyst#2241, amethyst#2245, autexousious#222, autexousious#223)