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Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
//! This module contains the systems that update the stored UI nodes stack
use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
use bevy_hierarchy::prelude::*;
use crate::{Node, ZIndex};
/// The current UI stack, which contains all UI nodes ordered by their depth (back-to-front).
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
///
/// The first entry is the furthest node from the camera and is the first one to get rendered
/// while the last entry is the first node to receive interactions.
#[derive(Debug, Resource, Default)]
pub struct UiStack {
/// List of UI nodes ordered from back-to-front
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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pub uinodes: Vec<Entity>,
}
/// Caches stacking context buffers for use in [`ui_stack_system`].
#[derive(Default)]
pub(crate) struct StackingContextCache {
inner: Vec<StackingContext>,
}
impl StackingContextCache {
fn pop(&mut self) -> StackingContext {
self.inner.pop().unwrap_or_default()
}
fn push(&mut self, mut context: StackingContext) {
for entry in context.entries.drain(..) {
self.push(entry.stack);
}
self.inner.push(context);
}
}
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
#[derive(Default)]
struct StackingContext {
entries: Vec<StackingContextEntry>,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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}
struct StackingContextEntry {
z_index: i32,
entity: Entity,
stack: StackingContext,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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}
/// Generates the render stack for UI nodes.
///
/// First generate a UI node tree (`StackingContext`) based on z-index.
/// Then flatten that tree into back-to-front ordered `UiStack`.
pub(crate) fn ui_stack_system(
mut cache: Local<StackingContextCache>,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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mut ui_stack: ResMut<UiStack>,
root_node_query: Query<Entity, (With<Node>, Without<Parent>)>,
zindex_query: Query<&ZIndex, With<Node>>,
children_query: Query<&Children>,
mut update_query: Query<&mut Node>,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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) {
// Generate `StackingContext` tree
let mut global_context = cache.pop();
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
let mut total_entry_count: usize = 0;
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
for entity in &root_node_query {
insert_context_hierarchy(
&mut cache,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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&zindex_query,
&children_query,
entity,
&mut global_context,
None,
&mut total_entry_count,
);
}
// Flatten `StackingContext` into `UiStack`
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
ui_stack.uinodes.clear();
ui_stack.uinodes.reserve(total_entry_count);
fill_stack_recursively(&mut cache, &mut ui_stack.uinodes, &mut global_context);
cache.push(global_context);
for (i, entity) in ui_stack.uinodes.iter().enumerate() {
if let Ok(mut node) = update_query.get_mut(*entity) {
node.bypass_change_detection().stack_index = i as u32;
}
}
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
}
/// Generate z-index based UI node tree
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
fn insert_context_hierarchy(
cache: &mut StackingContextCache,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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zindex_query: &Query<&ZIndex, With<Node>>,
children_query: &Query<&Children>,
entity: Entity,
global_context: &mut StackingContext,
parent_context: Option<&mut StackingContext>,
total_entry_count: &mut usize,
) {
let mut new_context = cache.pop();
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-11-02 22:06:04 +00:00
if let Ok(children) = children_query.get(entity) {
// Reserve space for all children. In practice, some may not get pushed since
// nodes with `ZIndex::Global` are pushed to the global (root) context.
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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new_context.entries.reserve_exact(children.len());
for entity in children {
insert_context_hierarchy(
cache,
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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zindex_query,
children_query,
*entity,
global_context,
Some(&mut new_context),
total_entry_count,
);
}
}
// The node will be added either to global/parent based on its z-index type: global/local.
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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let z_index = zindex_query.get(entity).unwrap_or(&ZIndex::Local(0));
let (entity_context, z_index) = match z_index {
ZIndex::Local(value) => (parent_context.unwrap_or(global_context), *value),
ZIndex::Global(value) => (global_context, *value),
};
*total_entry_count += 1;
entity_context.entries.push(StackingContextEntry {
z_index,
entity,
stack: new_context,
});
}
/// Flatten `StackingContext` (z-index based UI node tree) into back-to-front entities list
fn fill_stack_recursively(
cache: &mut StackingContextCache,
result: &mut Vec<Entity>,
stack: &mut StackingContext,
) {
// Sort entries by ascending z_index, while ensuring that siblings
// with the same local z_index will keep their ordering. This results
// in `back-to-front` ordering, low z_index = back; high z_index = front.
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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stack.entries.sort_by_key(|e| e.z_index);
for mut entry in stack.entries.drain(..) {
// Parent node renders before/behind child nodes
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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result.push(entry.entity);
fill_stack_recursively(cache, result, &mut entry.stack);
cache.push(entry.stack);
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use bevy_ecs::{
component::Component,
schedule::Schedule,
system::Commands,
world::{CommandQueue, World},
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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};
use bevy_hierarchy::BuildChildren;
use crate::{Node, UiStack, ZIndex};
use super::ui_stack_system;
#[derive(Component, PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
struct Label(&'static str);
fn node_with_zindex(name: &'static str, z_index: ZIndex) -> (Label, Node, ZIndex) {
(Label(name), Node::default(), z_index)
}
fn node_without_zindex(name: &'static str) -> (Label, Node) {
(Label(name), Node::default())
}
/// Tests the UI Stack system.
///
/// This tests for siblings default ordering according to their insertion order, but it
/// can't test the same thing for UI roots. UI roots having no parents, they do not have
/// a stable ordering that we can test against. If we test it, it may pass now and start
/// failing randomly in the future because of some unrelated `bevy_ecs` change.
#[test]
fn test_ui_stack_system() {
let mut world = World::default();
world.init_resource::<UiStack>();
let mut queue = CommandQueue::default();
let mut commands = Commands::new(&mut queue, &world);
commands.spawn(node_with_zindex("0", ZIndex::Global(2)));
commands
.spawn(node_with_zindex("1", ZIndex::Local(1)))
.with_children(|parent| {
parent
.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-0"))
.with_children(|parent| {
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-0-0"));
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-0-1"));
parent.spawn(node_with_zindex("1-0-2", ZIndex::Local(-1)));
});
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-1"));
parent
.spawn(node_with_zindex("1-2", ZIndex::Global(-1)))
.with_children(|parent| {
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-2-0"));
parent.spawn(node_with_zindex("1-2-1", ZIndex::Global(-3)));
parent
.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-2-2"))
.with_children(|_| ());
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-2-3"));
});
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("1-3"));
});
commands
.spawn(node_without_zindex("2"))
.with_children(|parent| {
parent
.spawn(node_without_zindex("2-0"))
.with_children(|_parent| ());
parent
.spawn(node_without_zindex("2-1"))
.with_children(|parent| {
parent.spawn(node_without_zindex("2-1-0"));
});
});
commands.spawn(node_with_zindex("3", ZIndex::Global(-2)));
queue.apply(&mut world);
let mut schedule = Schedule::default();
schedule.add_systems(ui_stack_system);
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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schedule.run(&mut world);
let mut query = world.query::<&Label>();
let ui_stack = world.resource::<UiStack>();
let actual_result = ui_stack
.uinodes
.iter()
.map(|entity| query.get(&world, *entity).unwrap().clone())
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
let expected_result = vec![
Label("1-2-1"), // ZIndex::Global(-3)
Label("3"), // ZIndex::Global(-2)
Label("1-2"), // ZIndex::Global(-1)
Label("1-2-0"),
Label("1-2-2"),
Label("1-2-3"),
Label("2"),
Label("2-0"),
Label("2-1"),
Label("2-1-0"),
Label("1"), // ZIndex::Local(1)
Label("1-0"),
Label("1-0-2"), // ZIndex::Local(-1)
Label("1-0-0"),
Label("1-0-1"),
Label("1-1"),
Label("1-3"),
Label("0"), // ZIndex::Global(2)
Add z-index support with a predictable UI stack (#5877) # Objective Add consistent UI rendering and interaction where deep nodes inside two different hierarchies will never render on top of one-another by default and offer an escape hatch (z-index) for nodes to change their depth. ## The problem with current implementation The current implementation of UI rendering is broken in that regard, mainly because [it sets the Z value of the `Transform` component based on a "global Z" space](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/crates/bevy_ui/src/update.rs#L43) shared by all nodes in the UI. This doesn't account for the fact that each node's final `GlobalTransform` value will be relative to its parent. This effectively makes the depth unpredictable when two deep trees are rendered on top of one-another. At the moment, it's also up to each part of the UI code to sort all of the UI nodes. The solution that's offered here does the full sorting of UI node entities once and offers the result through a resource so that all systems can use it. ## Solution ### New ZIndex component This adds a new optional `ZIndex` enum component for nodes which offers two mechanism: - `ZIndex::Local(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to its siblings. - `ZIndex::Global(i32)`: Overrides the depth of the node relative to the UI root. This basically allows any node in the tree to "escape" the parent and be ordered relative to the entire UI. Note that in the current implementation, omitting `ZIndex` on a node has the same result as adding `ZIndex::Local(0)`. Additionally, the "global" stacking context is essentially a way to add your node to the root stacking context, so using `ZIndex::Local(n)` on a root node (one without parent) will share that space with all nodes using `Index::Global(n)`. ### New UiStack resource This adds a new `UiStack` resource which is calculated from both hierarchy and `ZIndex` during UI update and contains a vector of all node entities in the UI, ordered by depth (from farthest from camera to closest). This is exposed publicly by the bevy_ui crate with the hope that it can be used for consistent ordering and to reduce the amount of sorting that needs to be done by UI systems (i.e. instead of sorting everything by `global_transform.z` in every system, this array can be iterated over). ### New z_index example This also adds a new z_index example that showcases the new `ZIndex` component. It's also a good general demo of the new UI stack system, because making this kind of UI was very broken with the old system (e.g. nodes would render on top of each other, not respecting hierarchy or insert order at all). ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/189015985-8ea8f989-0e9d-4601-a7e0-4a27a43a53f9.png) --- ## Changelog - Added the `ZIndex` component to bevy_ui. - Added the `UiStack` resource to bevy_ui, and added implementation in a new `stack.rs` module. - Removed the previous Z updating system from bevy_ui, because it was replaced with the above. - Changed bevy_ui rendering to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Changed bevy_ui focus/interaction system to use UiStack instead of z ordering. - Added a new z_index example. ## ZIndex demo Here's a demo I wrote to test these features https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1060971/188329295-d7beebd6-9aee-43ab-821e-d437df5dbe8a.mp4 Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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];
assert_eq!(actual_result, expected_result);
}
}