For the project website, visit http://processingjs.org
This is the compilation repository for Processing.js, used in building the processing.js library from a series of Node.js flavoured commonjs modules, rather than existing as one large file as was the case in all versions up to and including 1.4.1 (released august 2012) .
note: this is not the repository for Processing, the language and IDE. Processing itself is hosted over at https://github.com/processing/processing. This is also not where to file bugs or ask questions about the "JS mode" that can be used with Processing, that project is hosted over at https://github.com/fjenett/javascript-mode-processing
Processing.js adheres to semver style versioning.
There is currently no one working on, or maintaining, this codebase on a regular basis, so if you think you'd like to contribute to Processing.js, to bring it back in line with Processing's current API, and take advantage of the various APIs that have become available in browsers since Processing.js slowed down, we'd love to hear from you!
File an issue to say that you'd like to help out, and we can find some good places for you to get started.
This is the preferred method of installing "the latest" version of Processing.js
npm install processing-js
If you need to, you can also grab the processing.js or processing.min.js files, include them as script on your webpage, and you're all set. See test.html for a simple example of using Processing.js on your pages.
Bower is no longer recommended as a way to get processing.js, and so might not even work anymore (it "should" work but there is no verification on that)
bower install Processing.js
Clone this project using git, and ensure you have node.js installed. After cloning, install the require node packages using npm install in the processing-js directory. Modifying the code and building your own processing.js and processing.min.js files is then a fairly straight forward process. Modify the code as much as you want or need, then:
- Lint:
$> grunt - Test:
$> node test
If step 1 gives you a "grunt: command not found" or similar error, run npm install -g grunt-cli to make sure grunt is globally installed as CLI command. If step 1 does not throw any errors, step 2 will run the Processing object through a battery of tests. Once the browser reference tests start, your processing.js and processing.min.js have been successfully built.
As is implicit to the whole processing.js and processing.min.js getting rebuilt every time: remember not to edit either of these files directly. Instead, all the real source code live inside the ./src directory, except for the build.js file that is used to create the library bundle. As this build file should not reasonably require any fixing, if you want to try to fix anything, or see what happens when you change something, make sure you only ever do that in files inside ./src.
The test script also accepts the following optional arguments:
--test=testfile.pderuns one specific test--nobuilddoes not build Pjs if all tests pass--failonerrorterminates the run if any error occurs.--norefwill not start a server process and a browser for doing ref testing.--noautorefwill start a server and a browser for ref testing, but doesn't auto-start the tests.
You can also perform the post-unit-test steps manually:
- Build processing.js:
$> browserify build.js -o processing.js - Minify processing.js:
$> node minify - Run test server:
$> node server
With the test server is running, the following urls are good to know:
- http://localhost:3000 - vanilla example page
- http://localhost:3000/ref - reference testing page
- http://localhost:3000/perf - performance testing page
- http://localhost:3000/processing-helper.html - utility page for converting/running Processing code
Please read "how to contribute to Processing.js" for how you can contribute, and what code of conduct is expected to be followed.