RC test: Energy Forms and Changes 1.1.0-rc.2

[chrisklus]

@jbphet, @arouinfar, @KatieWoe, @ariel-phet, energy-forms-and-changes/1.1.0-rc.2 is ready for RC testing (Despite rc.2, this is really the first RC that we're testing because of a build server error). Please document issues in https://github.com/phetsims/energy-forms-and-changes/issues and link to this issue.

Assigning to @ariel-phet for prioritization.

General RC Test

What to Test

• Click every single button.
• Test all possible forms of input.
  • Test all mouse/trackpad inputs.
  • Test all touchscreen inputs.
• If there is sound, make sure it works.
• Make sure you can't lose anything.
• Play with the sim normally.
• Try to break the sim.
• Test all query parameters on all platforms. (See QA Book for a list of query parameters.)
• Download HTML on Chrome and iOS.
• Make sure the iFrame version of the simulation is working as intended on all platforms.
• Make sure the XHTML version of the simulation is working as intended on all platforms.
• Complete the test matrix.
• Don't forget to make sure the sim works with Legends of Learning.
• Check this LoL spreadsheet and notify AR if it not there.
• If this is rc.1 please do a memory test.
• When making an issue, check to see if it was in a previously published version

Query params:

To view the alternative energy chunk distribution algorithm (on any device, regardless of speed), add the query param ecDistribution=spiral.

You can add speed controls to the first screen with the query param showSpeedControls. This is useful for testing, but we are not looking for issues caused only by fast forward.

If you're tired of having to manually hold the burners on the intro screen, you can make them sticky with the query param stickyBurners.

Issues to Verify

We've added an alternative algorithm for distributing the energy chunks within their blocks and beakers. It's faster and meant to replace the usual repulsive algorithm on slow devices. We'd like to make sure that it's kicking in when it should on slower devices like Tycho and Jemison, and is not kicking in on normal/fast devices. See the query param above to familiarize yourself with its behavior.

• alternative distribution

• falling energy chunks

• clipping back of block

• teapot energy

These issues should have the "status:fixed-pending-testing" label. Check these issues off and close them if they are fixed. Otherwise, post a comment in the issue saying that it wasn't fixed.

Link(s)

• Simulation
• iFrame
• XHTML
• Test Matrix
• Legends of Learning Harness

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[KatieWoe]

Memory test results:
Start: 30.7
1 min: 40.2
2 min: 42.2
3 min: 41.8
4 min: 42.2
5 min: 43.8
6 min: 43.0
7 min: 44.1
8 min: 44.1
9 min: 43.6
10 min: 43.7

[jonathanolson]

This release branch had patches related to phetsims/chipper#720 applied since the last RC. Since this just adds a phetmarks dependency, I believe another RC wouldn't be needed since it should not significantly affect the sim (as long as it builds).

[KatieWoe]

QA is done

[mattpen]

This branch was patched as part of the batch maintenance release in phetsims/chipper#746. This should just have added a .gz file to the build artifacts.

[chrisklus]

Patched issue https://github.com/phetsims/phet-ios-app/issues/484 on this release branch.

[pixelzoom]

As noted in phetsims/energy-forms-and-changes#253, the 1.1 branch is likely to be abandoned. So this issue can probably be close without completing the RC test. Assigning to @chrisklus and @jbphet to verify.

[jbphet]

@pixelzoom said:

[T]he 1.1 branch is likely to be abandoned.

This may well happen, but it hasn't been decided yet, see phetsims/energy-forms-and-changes#253 (comment).

[jbphet]

I have fixed an issue that I believe was blocking this release -phetsims/energy-forms-and-changes#238 - and I'm not aware of any others, but I believe @chrisklus was riding herd on this, so I'll turn it over to him. If there are no other blocking issues, the 1.1 release can go out.

[chrisklus]

We've moved on to 1.2 for this sim, closing.