PanamaGL : another OpenGL binding framework

[Martin Pernollet]

Hi everyone,

I recently released PanamaGL, a simple and easy to use binding to OpenGL for Java22+. !

This work was started in 2021 with JDK 17, while the new Foreign Function & Memory API appeared. FFM API allows generating OpenGL bindings easily. 

This appeared as on opportunity to overcome limitations with JOGL (used in Jzy3D) : 

- the code is hard to edit (relies on multiple languages).

- the code is hard to rebuild (requires a complex CI with multiple OS, hardware and JDK validations). 

On the other hand, PanamaGL :

- does not require mastering multiple technologies (Java code only).

- is easy to build. 

- has readable specifications through unit tests.

You can watch this talk discussing the motivations behind PanamaGL and the outcome.

You can give a try to the prototype integration in Jzy3D here. 

You'll see that one can run charts in Swing, AWT, JavaFX - on Linux macOS and Windows.

I'd be happy to get your feedbacks !

Martin