Pixi.js: Is there a WebGL only version of PIXI?

Created on 9 Dec 2017 · 4Comments · Source: pixijs/pixi.js

Now that WebGL is widely supported (97%+) I think it makes sense for PIXI to have a WebGL-only version (for both speed and bundle size reasons).

Can it be compiled so that the dist bundle doesn't include any Canvas-specific code (eg. removes everything related to the canvas renderer).

And as a "larger" question, do you think Canvas fallback is still needed?

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Cristy94

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Agreed! We have designed this for v5 which is currently on the “next” branch. The default build of PixiJS v5 will not have canvas, which is now treated as second class.

bigtimebuddy on 9 Dec 2017

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Agreed! We have designed this for v5 which is currently on the “next” branch. The default build of PixiJS v5 will not have canvas, which is now treated as second class.

bigtimebuddy on 9 Dec 2017

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I just realised after asking the question that one use case for Canvas rendering might be server-side rendering. But I don't know if anyone actually used, uses or will use PIXI for server-side rendering (on servers without GPUs).

Still, the first question is still unanswered: can the current build be bundled without the Canvas renderer?

Cristy94 on 9 Dec 2017

Current, no. This one works without canvas: https://github.com/pixijs/pixi.js/tree/next . Even more, if you try "pixi-legacy" build from that branch, it wont work because CanvasRenderer is botched and we havent fixed it yet.