XML Parsing and Category Selection

[AsherGlick]

This is a tracking list for all the tasks that are a part of adding proper XML parsing and category selection to Burrito for PR #56

• [XML Markers] Add a new C++ class generator for XML Node Types #65
• [XML Markers] Modify the Parseable Base Class for New Generated Subclasses #66
• [XML Markers] Add Code Generator for Filter Classes #68
• [XML Markers] Add Code Generator for Enum Classes #69
• [XML Markers] Add Code Generator for Compound Classes #70
• [XML Markers] Implement generated init_xml_attribute() #67
• [XML Markers] Export XML #71
• [XML Markers] Internal Protobuf Schema #72
• [XML Markers] Protoc and C++ Dependencies #73
• [XML Markers] Create Functions to Read and Write Protobins #74
• [XML Markers] Output Protobins Using Internal Category and Map Hierarchy #75
• [XML Markers] Enable Burrito GDScript to Read Protobins #76
• [XML Markers] Tree menu GUI for Marker Category Selection #77
• [XML Markers] Save Marker Protobins from GDScript #78
• [Proto Optimization] Optomizing the proto file #151
• [XML Markers] Call XML Parser Library from GDScript #80
• [XML Markers] Automated Tests for Converting Between XML and Protobin #81

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Optionals

• [Marker Documentation] Allow Examples to be Defined in Marker Docs
• [Marker Documentation] Style Documentation Pages
• [Marker Documentation] Add More Complete Descriptions to Marker Docs
• [Marker Documentation] CI Deployment of Web Docs to a Website
• [XML Markers] Code Generator Base Directory vs Current Directory #83
• [XML Markers] Add CI Linter Check for Python and C++ on Pull Request #84
• [XML Markers] Descriptive comments for generated functions #106
• [XML Markers] Convert XML Parser Standalone Binary to GDNative Library #79
• [XML Markers] Regression Tests Using a Predefined List of XML Marker Packs #149
• [XML Markers] Validate categories of attribute type marker_category #89
• [XML Markers] Godot UI Button for Exporting Markers as Interoperable XML File Bundles #150
• Rename binary format to guildpoint

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Reference Tasks

• Auto-Load markers #122
• Compound Value XML Export #129

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• Release Burrito "Beta"

[ghtesting2020]

hi will there be a beta release of this soon? would like to try it out

[AsherGlick]

Progress is tracked in this issue. Because this entire program is made for free, in our available time, there are no guarantees as to when it will be done.

[klingbolt]

Thank you for showing interest! I'll keep doing my best to work toward the Beta.

[jmerritt]

Progress is tracked in this issue. Because this entire program is made for free, in our available time, there are no guarantees as to when it will be done.

by any chance got a contrib guide? or a discord? was considering helping out.

[AsherGlick]

@jmerritt We dont have a contributors guide yet. As of this moment https://discord.com/channels/384735285197537290/876226509440942091 is the discord channel (as a part of the https://discord.gg/zqeHCEg server)

Once this PR gets merged I think there will be a lot of opportunity for external contributors adding support for various marker attributes. Unfortunately the size of this PR makes contributing elsewhere quite difficult right now so my main goal is getting this merged, and the things that still need to be done in this PR probably are not a good fit for contributors right now.

[stevenlafl]

Great progress! In the meantime if anyone needs a full list of the converted TacO files (as listed in the TacO repo downloads json) I've got them here:

https://github.com/stevenlafl/taco2burrito/releases/tag/067.3705r

It seems like some of these packs are missing trail files or don't specify pngs for certain markers/trails so I put a default one. I wonder what your solution for this case is.

Thanks for the hard work. This project helps a lot with completely switching to Linux.