Ejecta

Derived from the Impact project and formerly known under the name iOSImpact, this library basically implements a headless browser for iOS devices.

It's like PhantomJS, but much more lightweight and specially concocted for Appale's iOS medium.

Ejecta allows a developer to run and compile code that would normally be executed inside a browser, but without actually opening a browser.

A JavaScript VM executes the JS code, while HTML 5 Canvas and Audio are rendered via OpenGL and OpenAL.

What is new in this release:

• Added tvOS support
• Added Gamepad API
• Added support for gradient and pattern strokes
• Added support for sending Array Buffers for XMLHttpRequest
• Added Audio readyState property
• Added Audio playbackRate property
• Added support for changing orientation in running App
• Added antialias support for WebGL
• Removed custom JavaScriptCore fork
• Removed deprecated pixel auto doubling for Canvas2D
• Use XIBs for launch screens where possible
• Allow arbitrary retina scale (i.e. 3x for iPhone6)
• Smarter console.log() - logs only 2 levels deep
• Images are now lazy loaded on first use

What is new in version 1.5:

• The Canvas2D font rendering has been overhauled and now allows you to smoothly scale fonts without pixelating.
• There are also two completely new APIs.
• WebGL support is now much more stable.
• The interaction between WebGL and Canvas2D has also been improved greatly.
• Ejecta now allows to use an offscreen WebGL canvas for drawing in Canvas2D and vice versa.

What is new in version 1.4:

• XCode 5 compatible
• Added support for compressed PVRTC textures
• Added canvas.toDataURL()
• Added ejecta.load(file)
• Added performance.now()
• Added navigator.platform
• Added some more native helpers (jsValueForPath, createFunctionWithBlock)
• Fixed canvas not cleared when setting width/height
• Fixed inaccuracies when drawing images
• Fixed various crash bugs and memory leaks

What is new in version 1.2:

• Added support for ctx.clip()
• Added support for XMLHttpRequest to access local files
• Added support for auto-loading of @2x textures
• Added navigator.onLine to check for internet connectivity
• Added ejecta.getText() for prompt-style text input
• Added Image.complete boolean flag
• Fixed various bugs in XMLHttpRequest
• Fixed various line drawing bugs with closed/unclosed paths
• Fixed problems with ctx.transform() and ctx.arcTo()
• Fixed ctx.fill() to use non-zero winding rule instead of even-odd rule
• Fixed problems with unicode chars when drawing text

What is new in version 1.1:

• Added font fillText(), strokeText(), textAlign and textBaseline
• Added round and proper bevel line joins
• Added destination-out, destination-over, source-atop and xor blend modes
• Added softAuthenticate() for the GameCenter API
• Added reportAchievementAdd() for the GameCenter API
• Added support for fullscreen antialiasing (MSAA)
• Fixed orientation issues
• Fixed various line drawing issues
• Fixed various touch event problems
• Fixed various problems with getImageData()