X3D JSON Encoding - Revision history

Brutzman at 07:24, 1 February 2023

2023-02-01T07:24:39Z

2023-02-01T07:22:51Z

sort, clarify top links

2018-06-28T15:23:43Z

‎Initial implementations: updated scene count

2018-06-28T15:23:02Z

‎Design Requirements, Goals and Use Cases: editorial clarifications

2018-06-28T15:20:07Z

add ACM Digital Library link for paper

2017-02-27T02:40:15Z

‎References: Web3D 2016 paper

2017-02-27T02:17:34Z

2017-02-27T02:16:40Z

2017-02-27T02:16:03Z

include X3D JSON loader in top-most links

2017-02-27T02:14:10Z

fix initial links

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 [http://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToJson.html X3D to JSON Stylesheet Converter].
-Further work awaits formalization of
+Further work awaits completed formalization of
-[https://json-schema.org/](JSON Schema) and have preliminary interoperability implementations at
+[https://json-schema.org JSON Schema specifications].  Current assets include preliminary interoperability implementations at
 [http://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.json JSON schema]
 ([http://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dJsonSchemaDocumentation3.3/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.html documentation]),

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 These are X3D Working Group notes on the creation of an X3D JSON encoding and corresponding conversion processes.
-Overall status: encoding is essentially complete. We are working on implementation interoperability via
+Overall status: encoding is essentially complete, as demonstrated by
 [http://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.json JSON schema]
 ([http://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dJsonSchemaDocumentation3.3/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.html documentation]),
 [https://github.com/coderextreme/X3DJSONLD X3DJSONLD JavaScript conversion library] and
 [https://github.com/Web3dConsortium draft X3D JSON specification].

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 [http://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToJson.html X3D to JSON Stylesheet Converter], an experimental effort to help create a JSON encoding for X3D Graphics.
-* JSON translations for all of the 3800+ scenes in [http://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples X3D Example Archives] have been deployed.
+* JSON translations for all of the 3900+ scenes in [http://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples X3D Example Archives] have been deployed.
 ** Production build scripts autoconvert .x3d to .json, test with [http://www.jslint.com JSLint] validation, and publish JSON results
 ** In version control at [https://sourceforge.net/p/x3d/code/HEAD/tree/www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToJson.xslt sourceforge]

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 * Manipulate a scene graph using JavaScript
-Are there any special use cases for having X3D JSON available in JavaScript?
+Design considerations: are there any special use cases for having X3D JSON available in JavaScript?
-* Are there any use cases that might modify how X3D is represented in JSON?
+* Are there any use cases that might modify how X3D is represented in JSON?  Yes.
-* If so, it would be good to spell them out and understand them well.
+* If so, it would be good to spell them out and understand them well... Accomplished.
-* We want conversion rules to permit implementations that can achieve user goals.
+* We want conversion rules to permit implementations that can achieve user goals... Optimization efforts successful.
-Guideline: the more that this work has progressed, the more the JSON output resembles VRML/ClassicVrml structure with slight differences in syntax. This approach has a valuable extra benefit in that results are broadly understandable by many object-oriented programmers.
+Observation: the more that this work has progressed, the more the JSON output resembles VRML/ClassicVrml structure with slight differences in syntax. This approach has a valuable extra benefit in that results are broadly understandable by many object-oriented programmers.
 == Initial implementations ==

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 == References ==
-* Roy Walmsley, Don Brutzman and John Carlson, "[http://www.web3d.org/specifications/java/references/BrutzmanWalmsleyCarlsonJsonEncodingForX3dJuly2016.pdf A JSON Encoding for X3D]", [http://web3d2016.web3d.org Web3D 2016 Conference], Anaheim California, 22-24 July 2016.
+* Roy Walmsley, Don Brutzman and John Carlson, "[http://www.web3d.org/specifications/java/references/BrutzmanWalmsleyCarlsonJsonEncodingForX3dJuly2016.pdf A JSON Encoding for X3D]", [http://web3d2016.web3d.org Web3D 2016 Conference], Anaheim California, 22-24 July 2016. (also [https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2945304&dl=ACM&coll=DL ACM Digital Library])
 * [http://www.jslint.com JSLint] validation
 * X3D JSON loader, https://github.com/coderextreme/X3DJSONLD

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 These are X3D Working Group notes on the creation of an X3D JSON encoding and corresponding conversion processes.
-Overall status: encoding is essentially complete. We are working on implementation interoperability, [http://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.json JSON schema] ([http://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dJsonSchemaDocumentation3.3/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.html documentation]), [http://www.web3d.org/wiki/index.php/X3D_JSON_Encoding X3D JSON Schema validation] and [https://github.com/Web3dConsortium draft X3D JSON specification].
+Overall status: encoding is essentially complete. We are working on implementation interoperability, [http://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.json JSON schema] ([http://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dJsonSchemaDocumentation3.3/x3d-3.3-JSONSchema.html documentation]), [http://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToJson.html X3D to JSON Stylesheet Converter], [https://github.com/coderextreme/X3DJSONLD X3D JSON loader] and [https://github.com/Web3dConsortium draft X3D JSON specification].
 == Design Requirements, Goals and Use Cases ==