ANTz v1.0

ANTz V1.0 - Roadmap

We are constructing version 1.0 based on experience gained from the ANTz v0.x.x functional prototype. While defining V1, we continue to use the existing prototype to test core components:

• Define v1 architecture and key applications.
• Build (empty) framework for ANTz V1.
• Test (missing) components with ANTz v0.
• Migrate v0 core into V1.

What's new in V1 Architecture?

• Multi-user shared environment.
• Client-Server architecture.
• Plugin support.
• Guided GUI.

Components

• Thin-client browser using WebGL.
• Thick-client app on OSX and MSW.
• Server running on Linux.

API's

• Languages: C, Python, JavaScript, Java (sockets).
• Data: CSV, (My)SQL, JSON.
• Network: OSC, RESTful.

Key Applications

• GaiaViz - insight & games.
• CoderViz - uses DOT, fileviz & gitviz.
• FileViz - local and networked drives.
• GitViz - branches, issues & wiki.

Documentation

• API - Doxygen (code & data exchange).
• Github - Wiki (guides) & Issues (bugs & enhancements).
• User - In app tutorials and videos.

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Specification

Platforms

• OSX 10.8.5+
• MSW W7, W8 & W10
• Linux CentOS & RHEL
• Browser HTML 5.0 with WebGL

Key Features

• Immersive 3D (AR/MR/VR)
• Customized Universes (GUI, physics, scenery, rules)
• Plugin Architecture
• Live IO

Native Scene Formats

• CSV
• JSON
• (x)SQL

3rd party Import & Export

• 3D models - glTF, OBJ, DXF, 3DS...
• AV - MOV, AVI, DnX...
• Images - JPEG, J2K, PNG, GIF, TIFF, TGA...
• Text
• DB Tables
• File directories
• Websites

Core Framework Libraries

• WebGL (HTML5 browser all platforms)
• SDL (app on MSW, OSX & Linux)
• GLFW (possible alternate to SDL)
• feeglut (current framework, plan to deprecate)
• magnum engine

Core Base Libraries

• OpenGL
• OpenXR
• OpenCL
• ASSIMP
• FreeType
• FreeImage
• JANNSON
• PostgreSQL
• libcurl

Plugin Libraries

• AJA
• BlackMagic Design
• CUDA
• MySQL
• zSpace (until OpenXR supported)

Possible Libraries

• OmniSci Core - GPU SQL Engine
• Data Structures akin to STL
• List of C libs: https://notabug.org/koz.ross/awesome-c
• https://github.com/jtsiomb/kdtree
• http://xanadu.com/xUniverse-D6 Ted Nelson zigzag

Coding Principles - draft

• Portable cross-platform C core.
• C wrappers for components in other languages.
• Other supported languages C++, Java, Python.
• OS specific methods are optional and separated.
• Source Code Formatter.
• Perhaps 'Correct by Construction' or similar.