pixijs-migration-v8

name: pixijs-migration-v8 description: "Use for PixiJS v7 to v8 migration: app.init, pixi.js package imports, Graphics fill/stroke/cut, Texture/BaseTexture changes, events, ticker, shaders, filters, adapters." license: MIT

Use this when upgrading v7 code or diagnosing code that broke after moving to PixiJS v8.

First Pass Checklist

• Replace new Application(options) with new Application() plus await app.init(options).
• Replace core @pixi/* package imports with pixi.js imports.
• Replace app.view with app.canvas.
• Convert Graphics to shape-then-style: rect(...).fill(...), stroke(...), cut().
• Replace DisplayObject inheritance with Container or a concrete renderable type.
• Replace interactive = true with eventMode = 'static' or 'dynamic'.
• Update ticker callbacks to receive the Ticker object.
• Replace old shader/filter constructors with v8 { gl, gpu, resources } and typed uniforms.
• Replace settings.ADAPTER with DOMAdapter.set(...).
• Audit texture, mesh, text, particle, enum, and culling changes before shipping.

Deep Reads

• Full migration checklist and code examples: references/details.md
• Graphics API: pixijs-scene-graphics
• Application init: pixijs-application
• Events: pixijs-events
• Shaders/filters: pixijs-custom-rendering, pixijs-filters

Common Fixes

• beginFill, drawRect, lineStyle: use Graphics v8 methods.
• Texture.from(url): load with Assets.load(url) first.
• BaseTexture assumptions: inspect v8 TextureSource behavior.
• Old enum constants: use the new string values where v8 expects strings.