[V1.0.0 Alpha 4] Development Work

[luigifcruz]

• [x] Implement MSAA in Metal backend.
• [x] Implement Lineplot module thick line support in Metal backend.
• [x] Validate Metal module performance.
• [x] Implement Render Kernel on Vulkan and WebGPU.
• [x] Implement SDF rendering of lines.
• [x] Implement just-in-time Kernel dispatcher.

Changelog

• Removes unnecessary public headers.
• Adds real number support in Amplitude module.
• Adds Arithmetic module for addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication along an axis.
• Creates custom serialization and deserialization API of custom types (e.g. enum).
• Adds panning and zoom to the Lineplot block.
• Adds anti-aliasing (MSAA) to render surfaces in Vulkan and Metal backends.
• Adds averaging option to the Lineplot block.
• Fixes multiple bugs.
• Adds CUDA backend to Arithmetic and Duplicate modules.
• Treats backtick enclosed words with emphasis in Markdown.
• Adds Taints to modules for feature identification.
• Cleans headers imports.
• Moves Tensor methods from header to source files.
• Changes tensor slice method name from view to slice.
• Adds assertions for non-contiguous tensors in modules.
• Improves compile-type automatic system identification (#62)
• Enables pedantic compiler warnings by default.
• Installs Catch2 automatically in case a suitable version is not found (#71)
• Fixes NVENC colorimetry in headless remote mode.
• Adds tensor Slice block.
• Adds partial support for Intel-based Macs with Vulkan (#49)
• Enables the Intel macOS build CI.
• Improves preview scaling.
• Reduces terminal output. Old log volume available with JST_DEBUG=3 env.
• Updates Metal bindings for C++.
• Saves or opens files on enter or dialog confirmation in the compositor.
• Adds file format filtering in file picker on macOS.
• Adds fullscreen mode for flowgraph blocks. Very useful for headless remote sessions.
• Adds FAQ question Is CyberEther web-based?.
• Aligns all graphical backends to encode present modules on frame begin.
• Replaces custom web-based libusb implementation with upstream.
• Fixes bug preventing block deletion when connected to another block.
• Fixes bug resetting block state when type changed.
• Fixes empty Tensor interoperability.
• Improves legibility of parser errors.
• Implements flowgraph rewind when block configuration change causes dependency error.
• Adds Tensor reshape method block.
• Implements more assertions for Tensor slice method.
• Add initial Tensor Storage unit tests.
• Create SigMF sink block.
• Create compute Kernel element for render.
• Refactor thick-line drawing mechanism with compute Kernel.
• Update WebGPU to the latest version.
• Implement better anti-aliasing in Lineplot.