Defold 1.2.126 has been released

Mathias_Westerdahl · April 23, 2018, 2:00pm

Defold 1.2.126

This sprint we’ve added a new SDK function for iOS, which enables users to hook into the life cycle functions of an UIApplicationDelegate.
We’ve also renamed some internal functions, in order to avoid future clashes when building extensions using libcrypto.

We have also added a side-by-side editing mode in the editor.

Engine

DEF-3137 - Added: Added dmExtension::RegisteriOSUIApplicationDelegate() to Native Extension SDK
DEF-3024 - Fixed: Renamed (internal) AxTls symbols with a namespace to avoid libcrypto/libssl clashes
DEF-3146 - Fixed: Fix win32 accumulating error in dt when “variable_dt” checked in game.project
DEF-3161 - Fixed: Set content length explicitly to zero for 204 (no content) responses
DEF-3237 - Fixed: Improved error handling for extension errors on Win32
DEF-3216 - Fixed: factory.create() now allows nil for the properties argument
DEF-3218 - Fixed: Fixed rare assert when adding and deleting many objects during the same frame
DEF-3238 - Fixed: Reenabled logging when using lldb

Editor

In this release we’ve added the ability to edit two resources side-by-side. Simply right-click on an editor tab and choose Move to Other Tab Pane from the context menu to move the selected tab to a new pane beside the existing tab pane. You can now move tabs between the two tab panes using the same command.

To return to a single all-encompassing tab pane, simply select Join Tab Panes from the same context menu. There is also a Swap With Other Tab Pane command if you prefer to switch the left-right order of the two visible tabs.

DEFEDIT-1312 - Added: Side-by-side editing
DEFEDIT-1345 - Fixed: Defold 1.2.124 not launching on macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
DEFEDIT-1348 - Fixed: Add exception printing & logging during application startup
DEFEDIT-1349 - Fixed: Add util directory to reflection check build step
DEFEDIT-1350 - Fixed: The debugger is no longer working
DEFEDIT-1351 - Fixed: Shift+Enter from the Find field should Find Previous in code editor and console
DEFEDIT-1352 - Fixed: Undo after auto-complete no longer removes the whole line
DEFEDIT-1353 - Fixed: Text selection almost invisible when searching
DEFEDIT-1355 - Fixed: Error when syncing new project from editor
DEFEDIT-1356 - Fixed: Error when changed a value (scale) on a template node and then tried to reset it
DEFEDIT-1357 - Fixed: AssertionError when trying to attach to a running engine while building
DEFEDIT-1358 - Fixed: Breakpoints no longer get copied when you make new lines on a line with a breakpoint
DEFEDIT-1359 - Fixed: You can now mouse click to select autocomplete result
DEFEDIT-1360 - Fixed: Correctly syntax-highlight numbers inside all-caps Lua constants
DEFEDIT-1361 - Fixed: Lua keywords inside strings will no longer trigger indentation changes

Work in progress

We are currently working on a new Lua module name timer, which will add in engine support for timed callbacks.

We are continuing work on the live update feature to add more useful features, coming soon.

Also, we’re adding a resource and game object profiler to the engine, for easier debugging of the memory consumption on lower end devices.

Mathias_Westerdahl · April 23, 2018, 2:02pm

I immediately noticed that I forgot to add the documentation for the new functions. So here is the sneak peek of the documentation for these functions:

void dmExtension::RegisteriOSUIApplicationDelegate(void* delegate);

void dmExtension::UnregisteriOSUIApplicationDelegate(void* delegate);

And, how to use them:


// myextension_ios.mm

id<UIApplicationDelegate> g_MyApplicationDelegate;

@interface MyApplicationDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate>

- (void) applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *) application;

@end

@implementation MyApplicationDelegate

- (void) applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *) application {
 dmLogWarning("applicationDidBecomeActive - MyAppDelegate");
}

@end

// Invoked from myextension.cpp in ExtensionAppInitialize
void ExtensionAppInitializeiOS(dmExtension::AppParams* params)
{
 g_MyApplicationDelegate = [[MyApplicationDelegate alloc] init];
 dmExtension::RegisteriOSUIApplicationDelegate(g_MyApplicationDelegate);
}

// Invoked from myextension.cpp in ExtensionAppFinalize
void ExtensionAppFinalizeiOS(dmExtension::AppParams* params)
{
    dmExtension::UnregisteriOSUIApplicationDelegate(g_MyApplicationDelegate);
    [g_MyApplicationDelegate release];
    g_MyApplicationDelegate = 0;
}

tacklemcclean · April 23, 2018, 2:11pm

Just a double check, is DEF-3146 the speedy Windows thingie? As in my windows version of the game goes really fast and on mobile it’s slower but more correct?

Mathias_Westerdahl · April 23, 2018, 2:14pm

Yes

sergey.lerg · April 23, 2018, 2:14pm

Good stuff!

Mathias_Westerdahl · April 23, 2018, 3:03pm

giordano.ricciardi · April 23, 2018, 3:51pm

This will be really helpful! Thanks!

joshua.winters · April 24, 2018, 4:15am

Great update!

sicher · April 26, 2018, 8:10am

The following manuals have now been added/updated:

Hot reloading (https://www.defold.com/manuals/hot-reload/)
Debugging (https://www.defold.com/manuals/debugging/)
Profiling (https://www.defold.com/manuals/profiling/)
Lua modules (https://www.defold.com/manuals/modules/)

dapetcu21 · April 26, 2018, 6:23pm

Cool! I see the Lua modules manual clearing up a lot of newcomer confusion. I’ve seen newcomers to Defold ping pong-ing state changes across scripts with messages before learning that you can use modules to share state.

rsolovjov · March 12, 2020, 4:38pm

Hi, for my vkontakte extension. I need this openURL call

-(BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
            	openURL:(NSURL *)url
            	sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication
            	annotation:(id)annotation;

but it never works.
applicationDidBecomeActive works fine

my manifests/ios/Info.plist file contains schemas:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
	<dict>
		<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
		<array>
			<string>vk000000</string>
		</array>
	</dict>
</array>
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
	<string>vk</string>
	<string>vk-share</string>
	<string>vkauthorize</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>

delegate:

id<UIApplicationDelegate> vkAppDelegate;

@interface VkAppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate>

- (void) applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *) application;

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
            	openURL:(NSURL *)url
            	sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication
            	annotation:(id)annotation;

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
       				didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions;
@end

@implementation VkAppDelegate

- (void) applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *) application {
NSLog(@"vk_sdk_ext Log: %@", @"applicationDidBecomeActive");
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
								 openURL:(NSURL *)url
								 sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication
								 annotation:(id)annotation {
NSLog(@"vk_sdk_ext Log: %@", @"openURL");
[VKSdk processOpenURL:url fromApplication:sourceApplication];
return YES;
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary 
*)launchOptions {
NSLog(@"vk_sdk_ext Log: %@", @"didFinishLaunchingWithOptions");
return YES;
}
@end

I can’t understand why, please help

rsolovjov · March 12, 2020, 5:33pm

solved.
there was a problem in delegate registration
need to do as in the example:

github.com

defold/extension-push/blob/master/extension-push/src/push_ios.mm

#if defined(DM_PLATFORM_IOS)
#include "push_utils.h"

#include <dmsdk/sdk.h>

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

#define LIB_NAME "push"

struct Push
{
    Push()
    {
        memset(this, 0, sizeof(*this));
        m_ScheduledID = -1;
    }

    bool IsInitialized() { return m_Initialized; }

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Maria_Hernandez · March 17, 2020, 6:40pm

What are the improvements by the way?. The thing is the last version was not so good for me. It sometimes crashed suddenly and I lost every work that I was doing for more than 4 hours. Crashing at an unexpected time makes it very hard to use defold. I hope this version brings some stable output.

Maria_Hernandez · March 17, 2020, 6:43pm

What do we need debugging for in defold?. I think the app is getting much bigger and for that I guess the new version will get slower than before. I have not used it yet. Did you?, should I upgrade to the new version or stay put here?.

britzl · March 17, 2020, 7:18pm

Are you using Defold 1.2.126?! This version is extremely old and we can’t possibly guarantee any kind of support. I can’t think of any reason for you to not upgrade.