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Rob Parrett
a788e31ad5
Fix CI for Rust 1.72 (#9562)
# Objective

[Rust 1.72.0](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/08/24/Rust-1.72.0.html) is
now stable.

# Notes

- `let-else` formatting has arrived!
- I chose to allow `explicit_iter_loop` due to
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/11074.
  
We didn't hit any of the false positives that prevent compilation, but
fixing this did produce a lot of the "symbol soup" mentioned, e.g. `for
image in &mut *image_events {`.
  
  Happy to undo this if there's consensus the other way.

---------

Co-authored-by: François <mockersf@gmail.com>
2023-08-25 12:34:24 +00:00
Gino Valente
f96cd758cd
bevy_reflect: Opt-out attribute for TypePath (#9140)
# Objective

Fixes #9094

## Solution

Takes a bit from
[this](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/9094#issuecomment-1629333851)
comment as well as a
[comment](https://discord.com/channels/691052431525675048/1002362493634629796/1128024873260810271)
from @soqb.

This allows users to opt-out of the `TypePath` implementation that is
automatically generated by the `Reflect` derive macro, allowing custom
`TypePath` implementations.

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
#[reflect(type_path = false)]
struct Foo<T> {
    #[reflect(ignore)]
    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
}

struct NotTypePath;

impl<T: 'static> TypePath for Foo<T> {
    fn type_path() -> &'static str {
        std::any::type_name::<Self>()
    }

    fn short_type_path() -> &'static str {
        static CELL: GenericTypePathCell = GenericTypePathCell::new();
        CELL.get_or_insert::<Self, _>(|| {
            bevy_utils::get_short_name(std::any::type_name::<Self>())
        })
    }

    fn crate_name() -> Option<&'static str> {
        Some("my_crate")
    }

    fn module_path() -> Option<&'static str> {
        Some("my_crate::foo")
    }

    fn type_ident() -> Option<&'static str> {
        Some("Foo")
    }
}

// Can use `TypePath`
let _ = <Foo<NotTypePath> as TypePath>::type_path();

// Can register the type
let mut registry = TypeRegistry::default();
registry.register::<Foo<NotTypePath>>();
```

#### Type Path Stability

The stability of type paths mainly come into play during serialization.
If a type is moved between builds, an unstable type path may become
invalid.

Users that opt-out of `TypePath` and rely on something like
`std::any::type_name` as in the example above, should be aware that this
solution removes the stability guarantees. Deserialization thus expects
that type to never move. If it does, then the serialized type paths will
need to be updated accordingly.

If a user depends on stability, they will need to implement that
stability logic manually (probably by looking at the expanded output of
a typical `Reflect`/`TypePath` derive). This could be difficult for type
parameters that don't/can't implement `TypePath`, and will need to make
heavy use of string parsing and manipulation to achieve the same effect
(alternatively, they can choose to simply exclude any type parameter
that doesn't implement `TypePath`).

---

## Changelog

- Added the `#[reflect(type_path = false)]` attribute to opt out of the
`TypePath` impl when deriving `Reflect`

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Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2023-08-10 00:37:56 +00:00
Gino Valente
84f6b879ae
bevy_reflect: Fix combined field attributes (#9322)
# Objective

It seems the behavior of field attributes was accidentally broken at
some point. Take the following code:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo {
  #[reflect(ignore, default)]
  value: usize
}
```

The above code should simply mark `value` as ignored and specify a
default behavior. However, what this actually does is discard both.
That's especially a problem when we don't want the field to be be given
a `Reflect` or `FromReflect` bound (which is why we ignore it in the
first place).

This only happens when the attributes are combined into one. The
following code works properly:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo {
  #[reflect(ignore)]
  #[reflect(default)]
  value: usize
}
```

## Solution

Cleaned up the field attribute parsing logic to support combined field
attributes.

---

## Changelog

- Fixed a bug where `Reflect` derive attributes on fields are not able
to be combined into a single attribute
2023-08-07 23:04:00 +00:00
Carter Anderson
7c3131a761
Bump Version after Release (#9106)
CI-capable version of #9086

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Co-authored-by: Bevy Auto Releaser <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: François <mockersf@gmail.com>
2023-07-10 21:19:27 +00:00
Cptn-Sherman
aa03130234
Fix typo in NamedTypePathDef (#9102)
# Objective
Fixes #9091 

## Solution
Rename instances of `Primtive` to `Primitive`

## Migration Guide

Before: 

```rust 
let type_path = NamedTypePathDef::Primtive(ident);
```

After: 
```rust
let type_path = NamedTypePathDef::Primitive(ident);
```
2023-07-10 17:02:16 +00:00
ClayenKitten
ffc572728f
Fix typos throughout the project (#9090)
# Objective

Fix typos throughout the project.

## Solution

[`typos`](https://github.com/crate-ci/typos) project was used for
scanning, but no automatic corrections were applied. I checked
everything by hand before fixing.

Most of the changes are documentation/comments corrections. Also, there
are few trivial changes to code (variable name, pub(crate) function name
and a few error/panic messages).

## Unsolved

`bevy_reflect_derive` has
[typo](1b51053f19/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/type_path.rs (L76))
in enum variant name that I didn't fix. Enum is `pub(crate)`, so there
shouldn't be any trouble if fixed. However, code is tightly coupled with
macro usage, so I decided to leave it for more experienced contributor
just in case.
2023-07-10 00:11:51 +00:00
Carter Anderson
8ba9571eed
Release 0.11.0 (#9080)
I created this manually as Github didn't want to run CI for the
workflow-generated PR. I'm guessing we didn't hit this in previous
releases because we used bors.

Co-authored-by: Bevy Auto Releaser <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-07-09 08:43:47 +00:00
Gino Valente
aeeb20ec4c
bevy_reflect: FromReflect Ergonomics Implementation (#6056)
# Objective

**This implementation is based on
https://github.com/bevyengine/rfcs/pull/59.**

---

Resolves #4597

Full details and motivation can be found in the RFC, but here's a brief
summary.

`FromReflect` is a very powerful and important trait within the
reflection API. It allows Dynamic types (e.g., `DynamicList`, etc.) to
be formed into Real ones (e.g., `Vec<i32>`, etc.).

This mainly comes into play concerning deserialization, where the
reflection deserializers both return a `Box<dyn Reflect>` that almost
always contain one of these Dynamic representations of a Real type. To
convert this to our Real type, we need to use `FromReflect`.

It also sneaks up in other ways. For example, it's a required bound for
`T` in `Vec<T>` so that `Vec<T>` as a whole can be made `FromReflect`.
It's also required by all fields of an enum as it's used as part of the
`Reflect::apply` implementation.

So in other words, much like `GetTypeRegistration` and `Typed`, it is
very much a core reflection trait.

The problem is that it is not currently treated like a core trait and is
not automatically derived alongside `Reflect`. This makes using it a bit
cumbersome and easy to forget.

## Solution

Automatically derive `FromReflect` when deriving `Reflect`.

Users can then choose to opt-out if needed using the
`#[reflect(from_reflect = false)]` attribute.

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo;

#[derive(Reflect)]
#[reflect(from_reflect = false)]
struct Bar;

fn test<T: FromReflect>(value: T) {}

test(Foo); // <-- OK
test(Bar); // <-- Panic! Bar does not implement trait `FromReflect`
```

#### `ReflectFromReflect`

This PR also automatically adds the `ReflectFromReflect` (introduced in
#6245) registration to the derived `GetTypeRegistration` impl— if the
type hasn't opted out of `FromReflect` of course.

<details>
<summary><h4>Improved Deserialization</h4></summary>

> **Warning**
> This section includes changes that have since been descoped from this
PR. They will likely be implemented again in a followup PR. I am mainly
leaving these details in for archival purposes, as well as for reference
when implementing this logic again.

And since we can do all the above, we might as well improve
deserialization. We can now choose to deserialize into a Dynamic type or
automatically convert it using `FromReflect` under the hood.

`[Un]TypedReflectDeserializer::new` will now perform the conversion and
return the `Box`'d Real type.

`[Un]TypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic` will work like what we have
now and simply return the `Box`'d Dynamic type.

```rust
// Returns the Real type
let reflect_deserializer = UntypedReflectDeserializer::new(&registry);
let mut deserializer = ron:🇩🇪:Deserializer::from_str(input)?;

let output: SomeStruct = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut deserializer)?.take()?;

// Returns the Dynamic type
let reflect_deserializer = UntypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic(&registry);
let mut deserializer = ron:🇩🇪:Deserializer::from_str(input)?;

let output: DynamicStruct = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut deserializer)?.take()?;
```

</details>

---

## Changelog

* `FromReflect` is now automatically derived within the `Reflect` derive
macro
* This includes auto-registering `ReflectFromReflect` in the derived
`GetTypeRegistration` impl
* ~~Renamed `TypedReflectDeserializer::new` and
`UntypedReflectDeserializer::new` to
`TypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic` and
`UntypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic`, respectively~~ **Descoped**
* ~~Changed `TypedReflectDeserializer::new` and
`UntypedReflectDeserializer::new` to automatically convert the
deserialized output using `FromReflect`~~ **Descoped**

## Migration Guide

* `FromReflect` is now automatically derived within the `Reflect` derive
macro. Items with both derives will need to remove the `FromReflect`
one.

  ```rust
  // OLD
  #[derive(Reflect, FromReflect)]
  struct Foo;
  
  // NEW
  #[derive(Reflect)]
  struct Foo;
  ```

If using a manual implementation of `FromReflect` and the `Reflect`
derive, users will need to opt-out of the automatic implementation.

  ```rust
  // OLD
  #[derive(Reflect)]
  struct Foo;
  
  impl FromReflect for Foo {/* ... */}
  
  // NEW
  #[derive(Reflect)]
  #[reflect(from_reflect = false)]
  struct Foo;
  
  impl FromReflect for Foo {/* ... */}
  ```

<details>
<summary><h4>Removed Migrations</h4></summary>

> **Warning**
> This section includes changes that have since been descoped from this
PR. They will likely be implemented again in a followup PR. I am mainly
leaving these details in for archival purposes, as well as for reference
when implementing this logic again.

* The reflect deserializers now perform a `FromReflect` conversion
internally. The expected output of `TypedReflectDeserializer::new` and
`UntypedReflectDeserializer::new` is no longer a Dynamic (e.g.,
`DynamicList`), but its Real counterpart (e.g., `Vec<i32>`).

  ```rust
let reflect_deserializer =
UntypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic(&registry);
  let mut deserializer = ron:🇩🇪:Deserializer::from_str(input)?;
  
  // OLD
let output: DynamicStruct = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut
deserializer)?.take()?;
  
  // NEW
let output: SomeStruct = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut
deserializer)?.take()?;
  ```

Alternatively, if this behavior isn't desired, use the
`TypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic` and
`UntypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic` methods instead:

  ```rust
  // OLD
  let reflect_deserializer = UntypedReflectDeserializer::new(&registry);
  
  // NEW
let reflect_deserializer =
UntypedReflectDeserializer::new_dynamic(&registry);
  ```

</details>

---------

Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2023-06-29 01:31:34 +00:00
Carter Anderson
8b9d88f4d0
Reflect now requires DynamicTypePath. Remove Reflect::get_type_path() (#8764)
Followup to #7184

This makes `Reflect: DynamicTypePath` which allows us to remove
`Reflect::get_type_path`, reducing unnecessary codegen and simplifying
`Reflect` implementations.
2023-06-06 17:23:58 +00:00
Jamie Ridding
1e97c79ec1
bevy_reflect: Disambiguate type bounds in where clauses. (#8761)
# Objective

It was accidentally found that rustc is unable to parse certain
constructs in `where` clauses properly. `bevy_reflect::Reflect`'s habit
of copying and pasting the field types in a type's definition to its
`where` clauses made it very easy to accidentally run into this
behaviour - particularly with the construct
```rust
where
    for<'a> fn(&'a T) -> &'a T: Trait1 + Trait2
```

which was incorrectly parsed as
```rust
where
    for<'a> (fn(&'a T) -> &'a T: Trait1 + Trait2)
            ^                                   ^ incorrect syntax grouping
```

instead of
```rust
where
    (for<'a> fn(&'a T) -> &'a T): Trait1 + Trait2
    ^                          ^ correct syntax grouping
```

Fixes #8759 

## Solution

This commit fixes the issue by inserting explicit parentheses to
disambiguate types from their bound lists.
2023-06-05 22:47:08 +00:00
radiish
1efc762924
reflect: stable type path v2 (#7184)
# Objective

- Introduce a stable alternative to
[`std::any::type_name`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/any/fn.type_name.html).
- Rewrite of #5805 with heavy inspiration in design.
- On the path to #5830.
- Part of solving #3327.


## Solution

- Add a `TypePath` trait for static stable type path/name information.
- Add a `TypePath` derive macro.
- Add a `impl_type_path` macro for implementing internal and foreign
types in `bevy_reflect`.

---

## Changelog

- Added `TypePath` trait.
- Added `DynamicTypePath` trait and `get_type_path` method to `Reflect`.
- Added a `TypePath` derive macro.
- Added a `bevy_reflect::impl_type_path` for implementing `TypePath` on
internal and foreign types in `bevy_reflect`.
- Changed `bevy_reflect::utility::(Non)GenericTypeInfoCell` to
`(Non)GenericTypedCell<T>` which allows us to be generic over both
`TypeInfo` and `TypePath`.
- `TypePath` is now a supertrait of `Asset`, `Material` and
`Material2d`.
- `impl_reflect_struct` needs a `#[type_path = "..."]` attribute to be
specified.
- `impl_reflect_value` needs to either specify path starting with a
double colon (`::core::option::Option`) or an `in my_crate::foo`
declaration.
- Added `bevy_reflect_derive::ReflectTypePath`.
- Most uses of `Ident` in `bevy_reflect_derive` changed to use
`ReflectTypePath`.

## Migration Guide

- Implementors of `Asset`, `Material` and `Material2d` now also need to
derive `TypePath`.
- Manual implementors of `Reflect` will need to implement the new
`get_type_path` method.

## Open Questions
- [x] ~This PR currently does not migrate any usages of
`std::any::type_name` to use `bevy_reflect::TypePath` to ease the review
process. Should it?~ Migration will be left to a follow-up PR.
- [ ] This PR adds a lot of `#[derive(TypePath)]` and `T: TypePath` to
satisfy new bounds, mostly when deriving `TypeUuid`. Should we make
`TypePath` a supertrait of `TypeUuid`? [Should we remove `TypeUuid` in
favour of
`TypePath`?](2afbd85532 (r961067892))
2023-06-05 20:31:20 +00:00
Gino Valente
6b292d4263
bevy_reflect: Allow #[reflect(default)] on enum variant fields (#8514)
# Objective

When using `FromReflect`, fields can be optionally left out if they are
marked with `#[reflect(default)]`. This is very handy for working with
serialized data as giant structs only need to list a subset of defined
fields in order to be constructed.

<details>
<summary>Example</summary>

Take the following struct:
```rust
#[derive(Reflect, FromReflect)]
struct Foo {
  #[reflect(default)]
  a: usize,
  #[reflect(default)]
  b: usize,
  #[reflect(default)]
  c: usize,
  #[reflect(default)]
  d: usize,
}
```

Since all the fields are default-able, we can successfully call
`FromReflect` on deserialized data like:

```rust
(
  "foo::Foo": (
    // Only set `b` and default the rest
    b: 123
  )
)
```

</details>

Unfortunately, this does not work with fields in enum variants. Marking
a variant field as `#[reflect(default)]` does nothing when calling
`FromReflect`.

## Solution

Allow enum variant fields to define a default value using
`#[reflect(default)]`.

### `#[reflect(Default)]`

One thing that structs and tuple structs can do is use their `Default`
implementation when calling `FromReflect`. Adding `#[reflect(Default)]`
to the struct or tuple struct both registers `ReflectDefault` and alters
the `FromReflect` implementation to use `Default` to generate any
missing fields.

This works well enough for structs and tuple structs, but for enums it's
not as simple. Since the `Default` implementation for an enum only
covers a single variant, it's not as intuitive as to what the behavior
will be. And (imo) it feels weird that we would be able to specify
default values in this way for one variant but not the others.

Because of this, I chose to not implement that behavior here. However,
I'm open to adding it in if anyone feels otherwise.

---

## Changelog

- Allow enum variant fields to define a default value using
`#[reflect(default)]`
2023-05-29 15:29:29 +00:00
François
0736195a1e
update syn, encase, glam and hexasphere (#8573)
# Objective

- Fixes #8282 
- Update `syn` to 2.0, `encase` to 0.6, `glam` to 0.24 and `hexasphere`
to 9.0


Blocked ~~on https://github.com/teoxoy/encase/pull/42~~ and ~~on
https://github.com/OptimisticPeach/hexasphere/pull/17~~

---------

Co-authored-by: Nicola Papale <nicopap@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: JoJoJet <21144246+JoJoJet@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-05-16 01:24:17 +00:00
Gino Valente
75130bd5ec
bevy_reflect: Better proxies (#6971)
# Objective

> This PR is based on discussion from #6601

The Dynamic types (e.g. `DynamicStruct`, `DynamicList`, etc.) act as
both:
1. Dynamic containers which may hold any arbitrary data
2. Proxy types which may represent any other type

Currently, the only way we can represent the proxy-ness of a Dynamic is
by giving it a name.

```rust
// This is just a dynamic container
let mut data = DynamicStruct::default();

// This is a "proxy"
data.set_name(std::any::type_name::<Foo>());
```

This type name is the only way we check that the given Dynamic is a
proxy of some other type. When we need to "assert the type" of a `dyn
Reflect`, we call `Reflect::type_name` on it. However, because we're
only using a string to denote the type, we run into a few gotchas and
limitations.

For example, hashing a Dynamic proxy may work differently than the type
it proxies:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect, Hash)]
#[reflect(Hash)]
struct Foo(i32);

let concrete = Foo(123);
let dynamic = concrete.clone_dynamic();

let concrete_hash = concrete.reflect_hash();
let dynamic_hash = dynamic.reflect_hash();

// The hashes are not equal because `concrete` uses its own `Hash` impl
// while `dynamic` uses a reflection-based hashing algorithm
assert_ne!(concrete_hash, dynamic_hash);
```

Because the Dynamic proxy only knows about the name of the type, it's
unaware of any other information about it. This means it also differs on
`Reflect::reflect_partial_eq`, and may include ignored or skipped fields
in places the concrete type wouldn't.

## Solution

Rather than having Dynamics pass along just the type name of proxied
types, we can instead have them pass around the `TypeInfo`.

Now all Dynamic types contain an `Option<&'static TypeInfo>` rather than
a `String`:

```diff
pub struct DynamicTupleStruct {
-    type_name: String,
+    represented_type: Option<&'static TypeInfo>,
    fields: Vec<Box<dyn Reflect>>,
}
```

By changing `Reflect::get_type_info` to
`Reflect::represented_type_info`, hopefully we make this behavior a
little clearer. And to account for `None` values on these dynamic types,
`Reflect::represented_type_info` now returns `Option<&'static
TypeInfo>`.

```rust
let mut data = DynamicTupleStruct::default();

// Not proxying any specific type
assert!(dyn_tuple_struct.represented_type_info().is_none());

let type_info = <Foo as Typed>::type_info();
dyn_tuple_struct.set_represented_type(Some(type_info));
// Alternatively:
// let dyn_tuple_struct = foo.clone_dynamic();

// Now we're proxying `Foo`
assert!(dyn_tuple_struct.represented_type_info().is_some());
```

This means that we can have full access to all the static type
information for the proxied type. Future work would include
transitioning more static type information (trait impls, attributes,
etc.) over to the `TypeInfo` so it can actually be utilized by Dynamic
proxies.

### Alternatives & Rationale

> **Note** 
> These alternatives were written when this PR was first made using a
`Proxy` trait. This trait has since been removed.

<details>
<summary>View</summary>

#### Alternative: The `Proxy<T>` Approach

I had considered adding something like a `Proxy<T>` type where `T` would
be the Dynamic and would contain the proxied type information.

This was nice in that it allows us to explicitly determine whether
something is a proxy or not at a type level. `Proxy<DynamicStruct>`
proxies a struct. Makes sense.

The reason I didn't go with this approach is because (1) tuples, (2)
complexity, and (3) `PartialReflect`.

The `DynamicTuple` struct allows us to represent tuples at runtime. It
also allows us to do something you normally can't with tuples: add new
fields. Because of this, adding a field immediately invalidates the
proxy (e.g. our info for `(i32, i32)` doesn't apply to `(i32, i32,
NewField)`). By going with this PR's approach, we can just remove the
type info on `DynamicTuple` when that happens. However, with the
`Proxy<T>` approach, it becomes difficult to represent this behavior—
we'd have to completely control how we access data for `T` for each `T`.

Secondly, it introduces some added complexities (aside from the manual
impls for each `T`). Does `Proxy<T>` impl `Reflect`? Likely yes, if we
want to represent it as `dyn Reflect`. What `TypeInfo` do we give it?
How would we forward reflection methods to the inner type (remember, we
don't have specialization)? How do we separate this from Dynamic types?
And finally, how do all this in a way that's both logical and intuitive
for users?

Lastly, introducing a `Proxy` trait rather than a `Proxy<T>` struct is
actually more inline with the [Unique Reflect
RFC](https://github.com/bevyengine/rfcs/pull/56). In a way, the `Proxy`
trait is really one part of the `PartialReflect` trait introduced in
that RFC (it's technically not in that RFC but it fits well with it),
where the `PartialReflect` serves as a way for proxies to work _like_
concrete types without having full access to everything a concrete
`Reflect` type can do. This would help bridge the gap between the
current state of the crate and the implementation of that RFC.

All that said, this is still a viable solution. If the community
believes this is the better path forward, then we can do that instead.
These were just my reasons for not initially going with it in this PR.

#### Alternative: The Type Registry Approach

The `Proxy` trait is great and all, but how does it solve the original
problem? Well, it doesn't— yet!

The goal would be to start moving information from the derive macro and
its attributes to the generated `TypeInfo` since these are known
statically and shouldn't change. For example, adding `ignored: bool` to
`[Un]NamedField` or a list of impls.

However, there is another way of storing this information. This is, of
course, one of the uses of the `TypeRegistry`. If we're worried about
Dynamic proxies not aligning with their concrete counterparts, we could
move more type information to the registry and require its usage.

For example, we could replace `Reflect::reflect_hash(&self)` with
`Reflect::reflect_hash(&self, registry: &TypeRegistry)`.

That's not the _worst_ thing in the world, but it is an ergonomics loss.

Additionally, other attributes may have their own requirements, further
restricting what's possible without the registry. The `Reflect::apply`
method will require the registry as well now. Why? Well because the
`map_apply` function used for the `Reflect::apply` impls on `Map` types
depends on `Map::insert_boxed`, which (at least for `DynamicMap`)
requires `Reflect::reflect_hash`. The same would apply when adding
support for reflection-based diffing, which will require
`Reflect::reflect_partial_eq`.

Again, this is a totally viable alternative. I just chose not to go with
it for the reasons above. If we want to go with it, then we can close
this PR and we can pursue this alternative instead.

#### Downsides

Just to highlight a quick potential downside (likely needs more
investigation): retrieving the `TypeInfo` requires acquiring a lock on
the `GenericTypeInfoCell` used by the `Typed` impls for generic types
(non-generic types use a `OnceBox which should be faster). I am not sure
how much of a performance hit that is and will need to run some
benchmarks to compare against.

</details>

### Open Questions

1. Should we use `Cow<'static, TypeInfo>` instead? I think that might be
easier for modding? Perhaps, in that case, we need to update
`Typed::type_info` and friends as well?
2. Are the alternatives better than the approach this PR takes? Are
there other alternatives?

---

## Changelog

### Changed

- `Reflect::get_type_info` has been renamed to
`Reflect::represented_type_info`
- This method now returns `Option<&'static TypeInfo>` rather than just
`&'static TypeInfo`

### Added

- Added `Reflect::is_dynamic` method to indicate when a type is dynamic
- Added a `set_represented_type` method on all dynamic types

### Removed

- Removed `TypeInfo::Dynamic` (use `Reflect::is_dynamic` instead)
- Removed `Typed` impls for all dynamic types

## Migration Guide

- The Dynamic types no longer take a string type name. Instead, they
require a static reference to `TypeInfo`:

    ```rust
    #[derive(Reflect)]
    struct MyTupleStruct(f32, f32);
    
    let mut dyn_tuple_struct = DynamicTupleStruct::default();
    dyn_tuple_struct.insert(1.23_f32);
    dyn_tuple_struct.insert(3.21_f32);
    
    // BEFORE:
    let type_name = std::any::type_name::<MyTupleStruct>();
    dyn_tuple_struct.set_name(type_name);
    
    // AFTER:
    let type_info = <MyTupleStruct as Typed>::type_info();
    dyn_tuple_struct.set_represented_type(Some(type_info));
    ```

- `Reflect::get_type_info` has been renamed to
`Reflect::represented_type_info` and now also returns an
`Option<&'static TypeInfo>` (instead of just `&'static TypeInfo`):

    ```rust
    // BEFORE:
    let info: &'static TypeInfo = value.get_type_info();
    // AFTER:
let info: &'static TypeInfo = value.represented_type_info().unwrap();
    ```

- `TypeInfo::Dynamic` and `DynamicInfo` has been removed. Use
`Reflect::is_dynamic` instead:
   
    ```rust
    // BEFORE:
    if matches!(value.get_type_info(), TypeInfo::Dynamic) {
      // ...
    }
    // AFTER:
    if value.is_dynamic() {
      // ...
    }
    ```

---------

Co-authored-by: radiish <cb.setho@gmail.com>
2023-04-26 12:17:46 +00:00
Wybe Westra
abf12f3b3b
Fixed several missing links in docs. (#8117)
Links in the api docs are nice. I noticed that there were several places
where structs / functions and other things were referenced in the docs,
but weren't linked. I added the links where possible / logical.

---------

Co-authored-by: Alice Cecile <alice.i.cecile@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: François <mockersf@gmail.com>
2023-04-23 17:28:36 +00:00
Mikkel Rasmussen
e9312254d8
Non-breaking change* from UK spellings to US (#8291)
Fixes issue mentioned in PR #8285.

_Note: By mistake, this is currently dependent on #8285_
# Objective

Ensure consistency in the spelling of the documentation.

Exceptions:
`crates/bevy_mikktspace/src/generated.rs` - Has not been changed from
licence to license as it is part of a licensing agreement.

Maybe for further consistency,
https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy-website should also be given a look.

## Solution

### Changed the spelling of the current words (UK/CN/AU -> US) :
cancelled -> canceled (Breaking API changes in #8285)
behaviour -> behavior (Breaking API changes in #8285)
neighbour -> neighbor
grey -> gray
recognise -> recognize
centre -> center
metres -> meters
colour -> color

### ~~Update [`engine_style_guide.md`]~~ Moved to #8324 

---

## Changelog

Changed UK spellings in documentation to US

## Migration Guide

Non-breaking changes*

\* If merged after #8285
2023-04-08 16:22:46 +00:00
Gino Valente
5e5a305d43
bevy_reflect: Fix trailing comma breaking derives (#8014)
# Objective

Fixes #7989

Based on #7991 by @CoffeeVampir3

## Solution

There were three parts to this issue:
1. `extend_where_clause` did not account for the optionality of a where
clause's trailing comma
    ```rust
    // OKAY
    struct Foo<T> where T: Asset, {/* ... */}
    // ERROR
    struct Foo<T> where T: Asset {/* ... */}
    ```
2. `FromReflect` derive logic was not actively using
`extend_where_clause` which led to some inconsistencies (enums weren't
adding _any_ additional bounds even)
3. Using `extend_where_clause` in the `FromReflect` derive logic meant
we had to optionally add `Default` bounds to ignored fields iff the
entire item itself was not already `Default` (otherwise the definition
for `Handle<T>` wouldn't compile since `HandleType` doesn't impl
`Default` but `Handle<T>` itself does)

---

## Changelog

- Fixed issue where a missing trailing comma could break the reflection
derives
2023-03-27 21:47:33 +00:00
Ikko Eltociear Ashimine
e22572d9a3
Fix typo in utility.rs (#7997) 2023-03-09 09:20:45 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
6898351348
chore: Release (#7920)
Co-authored-by: Bevy Auto Releaser <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-03-06 05:13:36 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
b44af49200 Release 0.10.0 (#7919)
Preparing next release
This PR has been auto-generated
2023-03-06 03:53:02 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
8eb67932f1 Bump Version after Release (#7918)
Bump version after release
This PR has been auto-generated
2023-03-06 02:10:30 +00:00
Rob Parrett
03c545056c Fix some more typos (#7767)
# Objective

I managed to dig up some more typos with a combination of the "[code spell checker](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker)" and "[open folder](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rwu823.open-folder)" vscode extensions.

## Solution

Fix em
2023-02-20 23:36:28 +00:00
Rob Parrett
e6d60ad24e Fix clippy lint (#7765)
# Objective

`cargo run -p ci` is currently failing locally for me.

```
error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
   --> crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/type_uuid.rs:106:69
    |
106 |         let uuid = Uuid::parse_str(&uuid).map_err(|err| input.error(format!("{}", err)))?;
```

It's not clear to me why CI/clippy didn't pick this up in #6633.
2023-02-20 22:56:58 +00:00
Gino Valente
cd1737ecca bevy_reflect: Improved documentation (#7148)
# Objective

`bevy_reflect` can be a moderately complex crate to try and understand. It has many moving parts, a handful of gotchas, and a few subtle contracts that aren't immediately obvious to users and even other contributors.

The current README does an okay job demonstrating how the crate can be used. However, the crate's actual documentation should give a better overview of the crate, its inner-workings, and show some of its own examples.

## Solution

Added crate-level documentation that attempts to summarize the main parts of `bevy_reflect` into small sections.

This PR also updates the documentation for:
- `Reflect`
- `FromReflect`
- The reflection subtraits
- Other important types and traits
- The reflection macros (including the derive macros)
- Crate features

### Open Questions

1. ~~Should I update the docs for the Dynamic types? I was originally going to, but I'm getting a little concerned about the size of this PR 😅~~ Decided to not do this in this PR. It'll be better served from its own PR.
2. Should derive macro documentation be moved to the trait itself? This could improve visibility and allow for better doc links, but could also clutter up the trait's documentation (as well as not being on the actual derive macro's documentation).

### TODO

- [ ] ~~Document Dynamic types (?)~~ I think this should be done in a separate PR.
- [x] Document crate features
- [x] Update docs for `GetTypeRegistration`
- [x] Update docs for `TypeRegistration`
- [x] Update docs for `derive_from_reflect`
- [x] Document `reflect_trait`
- [x] Document `impl_reflect_value`
- [x] Document `impl_from_reflect_value`

---

## Changelog

- Updated documentation across the `bevy_reflect` crate
- Removed `#[module]` helper attribute for `Reflect` derives (this is not currently used)

## Migration Guide

- Removed `#[module]` helper attribute for `Reflect` derives. If your code is relying on this attribute, please replace it with either `#[reflect]` or `#[reflect_value]` (dependent on use-case).


Co-authored-by: Gino Valente <49806985+MrGVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-02-18 20:42:01 +00:00
Johan Klokkhammer Helsing
18cfb226db Use a fixed state hasher in bevy_reflect for deterministic Reflect::reflect_hash() across processes (#7583)
# Objective

- bevy_ggrs uses `reflect_hash` in order to produce checksums for its world snapshots. These checksums are sent between clients in order to detect desyncronization.
- However, since we currently use `async::AHasher` with the `std` feature, this means that hashes will always be different for different peers, even if the state is identical.
- This means bevy_ggrs needs a way to get a deterministic (fixed) hash.

## Solution

- ~~Add a feature to use `bevy_utils::FixedState` for the hasher used by bevy_reflect.~~
- Always use `bevy_utils::FixedState` for initializing the bevy_reflect hasher. 

---

## Changelog

- bevy_reflect now uses a fixed state for its hasher, which means the output of `Reflect::reflect_hash` is now deterministic across processes.
2023-02-17 15:37:35 +00:00
dis-da-moe
8853bef6df implement TypeUuid for primitives and fix multiple-parameter generics having the same TypeUuid (#6633)
# Objective

- Fixes #5432 
- Fixes #6680

## Solution

- move code responsible for generating the `impl TypeUuid` from `type_uuid_derive` into a new function, `gen_impl_type_uuid`.
- this allows the new proc macro, `impl_type_uuid`, to call the code for generation.
- added struct `TypeUuidDef` and implemented `syn::Parse` to allow parsing of the input for the new macro.
- finally, used the new macro `impl_type_uuid` to implement `TypeUuid` for the standard library (in `crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_uuid_impl.rs`).
- fixes #6680 by doing a wrapping add of the param's index to its `TYPE_UUID`

Co-authored-by: dis-da-moe <84386186+dis-da-moe@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-02-16 17:09:44 +00:00
MinerSebas
e5b522064c Follow up on Todo in bevy_reflect_derive (#7461)
# Objective

Follow up on Todo in bevy_reflect_derive

## Solution

- Replaced all Instances that do the same as `ident_or_index` with a call to it.
- Only the following Line wasn't replaced, as it only wants the index, and not the ident:
[69fc8c6b70/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/impls/tuple_structs.rs (L18))
2023-02-02 04:37:32 +00:00
Charles Bournhonesque
cbb4c26cad Enable deriving Reflect on structs with generic types (#7364)
# Objective

I recently had an issue, where I have a struct:
```
struct Property {
   inner: T
}
```
that I use as a wrapper for internal purposes.
I don't want to update my struct definition to 
```
struct Property<T: Reflect>{
   inner: T
}
```
because I still want to be able to build `Property<T>` for types `T` that are not `Reflect`. (and also because I don't want to update my whole code base with `<T: Reflect>` bounds)

I still wanted to have reflection on it (for `bevy_inspector_egui`), but adding `derive(Reflect)` fails with the error:
`T cannot be sent between threads safely. T needs to implement Sync.`

I believe that `bevy_reflect` should adopt the model of other derives in the case of generics, which is to add the `Reflect` implementation only if the generics also implement `Reflect`. (That is the behaviour of other macros such as `derive(Clone)` or `derive(Debug)`.

It's also the current behavior of `derive(FromReflect)`.

Basically doing something like:
```
impl<T> Reflect for Foo<T>
where T: Reflect
```


## Solution

- I updated the derive macros for `Structs` and `TupleStructs` to add extra `where` bounds.
   -  Every type that is reflected will need a `T: Reflect` bound
   -  Ignored types will need a `T: 'static + Send + Sync` bound. Here's the reason. For cases like this:
```
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo<T, U>{
   a: T
   #[reflect(ignore)]
   b: U
}
```
I had to add the bound `'static + Send + Sync` to ignored generics like `U`.
The reason is that we want `Foo<T, U>` to be `Reflect: 'static + Send + Sync`, so `Foo<T, U>` must be able to implement those auto-traits. `Foo<T, U>` will only implement those auto-traits if every generic type implements them, including ignored types.
This means that the previously compile-fail case now compiles:
```
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo<'a> {
    #[reflect(ignore)]
    value: &'a str,
}
```
But `Foo<'a>` will only be useable in the cases where `'a: 'static` and panic if we don't have `'a: 'static`, which is what we want (nice bonus from this PR ;) )



---

## Changelog

> This section is optional. If this was a trivial fix, or has no externally-visible impact, you can delete this section.

### Added
Possibility to add `derive(Reflect)` to structs and enums that contain generic types, like so:
```
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Foo<T>{
   a: T
}
```
Reflection will only be available if the generic type T also implements `Reflect`.
(previously, this would just return a compiler error)
2023-01-28 00:12:06 +00:00
Chris Ohk
3281aea5c2 Fix minor typos in code and docs (#7378)
# Objective

I found several words in code and docs are incorrect. This should be fixed.

## Solution

- Fix several minor typos

Co-authored-by: Chris Ohk <utilforever@gmail.com>
2023-01-27 12:12:53 +00:00
张林伟
0d2cdb450d Fix beta clippy lints (#7154)
# Objective

- When I run `cargo run -p ci` for my pr locally using latest beta toolchain, the ci failed due to [uninlined_format_args](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#uninlined_format_args) and [needless_lifetimes](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#needless_lifetimes) lints

## Solution

- Fix lints according to clippy suggestions.
2023-01-11 09:51:22 +00:00
Elbert Ronnie
f9c52f98b9 Make proc macros hygienic in bevy_reflect_derive (#6752)
# Objective

- Fixes #3004 

## Solution

- Replaced all the types with their fully quallified names
- Replaced all trait methods and inherent methods on dyn traits with their fully qualified names
- Made a new file `fq_std.rs` that contains structs corresponding to commonly used Structs and Traits from `std`. These structs are replaced by their respective fully qualified names when used inside `quote!`
2022-12-05 23:39:44 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
920543c824 Release 0.9.0 (#6568)
Preparing next release
This PR has been auto-generated
2022-11-12 20:01:29 +00:00
Gino Valente
02fbf16c80 bevy_reflect: Add Reflect::into_reflect (#6502)
# Objective

Using `Reflect` we can easily switch between a specific reflection trait object, such as a `dyn Struct`, to a `dyn Reflect` object via `Reflect::as_reflect` or `Reflect::as_reflect_mut`.

```rust
fn do_something(value: &dyn Reflect) {/* ... */}

let foo: Box<dyn Struct> = Box::new(Foo::default());
do_something(foo.as_reflect());
```

However, there is no way to convert a _boxed_ reflection trait object to a `Box<dyn Reflect>`.

## Solution

Add a `Reflect::into_reflect` method which allows converting a boxed reflection trait object back into a boxed `Reflect` trait object.

```rust
fn do_something(value: Box<dyn Reflect>) {/* ... */}

let foo: Box<dyn Struct> = Box::new(Foo::default());
do_something(foo.into_reflect());
```

---

## Changelog

- Added `Reflect::into_reflect`
2022-11-07 02:11:16 +00:00
Hennadii Chernyshchyk
feebbc5ea9 Add reflect_owned (#6494)
# Objective

There is no way to gen an owned value of `Reflect`.

## Solution

Add it! This was originally a part of #6421, but @MrGVSV asked me to create a separate for it to implement reflect diffing.

---

## Changelog

### Added

- `Reflect::reflect_owned` to get an owned version of `Reflect`.
2022-11-06 16:58:38 +00:00
Carter Anderson
e5905379de Use new let-else syntax where possible (#6463)
# Objective

Let-else syntax is now stable!

## Solution

Use it where possible!
2022-11-04 21:32:09 +00:00
Jakob Hellermann
e71c4d2802 fix nightly clippy warnings (#6395)
# Objective

- fix new clippy lints before they get stable and break CI

## Solution

- run `clippy --fix` to auto-fix machine-applicable lints
- silence `clippy::should_implement_trait` for `fn HandleId::default<T: Asset>`

## Changes
- always prefer `format!("{inline}")` over `format!("{}", not_inline)`
- prefer `Box::default` (or `Box::<T>::default` if necessary) over `Box::new(T::default())`
2022-10-28 21:03:01 +00:00
Gino Valente
a658bfef19 bevy_reflect: Reflect doc comments (#6234)
# Objective

Resolves #6197

Make it so that doc comments can be retrieved via reflection.

## Solution

Adds the new `documentation` feature to `bevy_reflect` (disabled by default).

When enabled, documentation can be found using `TypeInfo::doc` for reflected types:

```rust
/// Some struct.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```ignore
/// let some_struct = SomeStruct;
/// ```
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct SomeStruct;

let info = <SomeStruct as Typed>::type_info();
assert_eq!(
    Some(" Some struct.\n\n # Example\n\n ```ignore\n let some_struct = SomeStruct;\n ```"),
    info.docs()
);
```

### Notes for Reviewers

The bulk of the files simply added the same 16 lines of code (with slightly different documentation). Most of the real changes occur in the `bevy_reflect_derive` files as well as in the added tests.

---

## Changelog

* Added `documentation` feature to `bevy_reflect`
* Added `TypeInfo::docs` method (and similar methods for all info types)
2022-10-18 13:49:57 +00:00
TehPers
132e8fb382 Support multiple #[reflect]/#[reflect_value] + improve error messages (#6237)
# Objective

Currently, surprising behavior happens when specifying `#[reflect(...)]` or `#[reflect_value(...)]` multiple times. Rather than merging the traits lists from all attributes, only the trait list from the last attribute is used. For example, in the following code, only the `Debug` and `Hash` traits are reflected and not `Default` or `PartialEq`:

```rs
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Hash, Default, Reflect)]
#[reflect(PartialEq, Default)]
#[reflect(Debug, Hash)]
struct Foo;
```

This is especially important when some traits should only be reflected under certain circumstances. For example, this previously had surprisingly behavior when the "serialize" feature is enabled:

```rs
#[derive(Debug, Hash, Reflect)]
#[reflect(Debug, Hash)]
#[cfg_attr(
    feature = "serialize",
    derive(Serialize, Deserialize),
    reflect(Serialize, Deserialize)
]
struct Foo;
```

In addition, compile error messages generated from using the derive macro often point to the `#[derive(Reflect)]` rather than to the source of the error. It would be a lot more helpful if the compiler errors pointed to what specifically caused the error rather than just to the derive macro itself.

## Solution

Merge the trait lists in all `#[reflect(...)]` and `#[reflect_value(...)]` attributes. Additionally, make `#[reflect]` and `#[reflect_value]` mutually exclusive.

Additionally, span information is carried throughout some parts of the code now to ensure that error messages point to more useful places and better indicate what caused those errors. For example, `#[reflect(Hash, Hash)]` points to the second `Hash` as the source of an error. Also, in the following example, the compiler error now points to the `Hash` in `#[reflect(Hash)]` rather than to the derive macro:

```rs
#[derive(Reflect)]
#[reflect(Hash)] // <-- compiler error points to `Hash` for lack of a `Hash` implementation
struct Foo;
```

---

## Changelog

Changed
- Using multiple `#[reflect(...)]` or `#[reflect_value(...)]` attributes now merges the trait lists. For example, `#[reflect(Debug, Hash)] #[reflect(PartialEq, Default)]` is equivalent to `#[reflect(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Default)]`.
  - Multiple `#[reflect(...)]` and `#[reflect_value(...)]` attributes were previously accepted, but only the last attribute was respected.
  - Using both `#[reflect(...)]` and `#[reflect_value(...)]` was previously accepted, but had surprising behavior. This is no longer accepted.
- Improved error messages for `#[derive(Reflect)]` by propagating useful span information. Many errors should now point to the source of those errors rather than to the derive macro.
2022-10-17 14:38:56 +00:00
Gino Valente
d30d3e752a bevy_reflect: Improve serialization format even more (#5723)
> Note: This is rebased off #4561 and can be viewed as a competitor to that PR. See `Comparison with #4561` section for details.

# Objective

The current serialization format used by `bevy_reflect` is both verbose and error-prone. Taking the following structs[^1] for example:

```rust
// -- src/inventory.rs

#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Inventory {
  id: String,
  max_storage: usize,
  items: Vec<Item>
}

#[derive(Reflect)]
struct Item {
  name: String
}
```

Given an inventory of a single item, this would serialize to something like:

```rust
// -- assets/inventory.ron

{
  "type": "my_game::inventory::Inventory",
  "struct": {
    "id": {
      "type": "alloc::string::String",
      "value": "inv001",
    },
    "max_storage": {
      "type": "usize",
      "value": 10
    },
    "items": {
      "type": "alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>",
      "list": [
        {
          "type": "my_game::inventory::Item",
          "struct": {
            "name": {
              "type": "alloc::string::String",
              "value": "Pickaxe"
            },
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  },
}
```

Aside from being really long and difficult to read, it also has a few "gotchas" that users need to be aware of if they want to edit the file manually. A major one is the requirement that you use the proper keys for a given type. For structs, you need `"struct"`. For lists, `"list"`. For tuple structs, `"tuple_struct"`. And so on.

It also ***requires*** that the `"type"` entry come before the actual data. Despite being a map— which in programming is almost always orderless by default— the entries need to be in a particular order. Failure to follow the ordering convention results in a failure to deserialize the data.

This makes it very prone to errors and annoyances.


## Solution

Using #4042, we can remove a lot of the boilerplate and metadata needed by this older system. Since we now have static access to type information, we can simplify our serialized data to look like:

```rust
// -- assets/inventory.ron

{
  "my_game::inventory::Inventory": (
    id: "inv001",
    max_storage: 10,
    items: [
      (
        name: "Pickaxe"
      ),
    ],
  ),
}
```

This is much more digestible and a lot less error-prone (no more key requirements and no more extra type names).

Additionally, it is a lot more familiar to users as it follows conventional serde mechanics. For example, the struct is represented with `(...)` when serialized to RON.

#### Custom Serialization

Additionally, this PR adds the opt-in ability to specify a custom serde implementation to be used rather than the one created via reflection. For example[^1]:

```rust
// -- src/inventory.rs

#[derive(Reflect, Serialize)]
#[reflect(Serialize)]
struct Item {
  #[serde(alias = "id")]
  name: String
}
```

```rust
// -- assets/inventory.ron

{
  "my_game::inventory::Inventory": (
    id: "inv001",
    max_storage: 10,
    items: [
      (
        id: "Pickaxe"
      ),
    ],
  ),
},
```

By allowing users to define their own serialization methods, we do two things:

1. We give more control over how data is serialized/deserialized to the end user
2. We avoid having to re-define serde's attributes and forcing users to apply both (e.g. we don't need a `#[reflect(alias)]` attribute).

### Improved Formats

One of the improvements this PR provides is the ability to represent data in ways that are more conventional and/or familiar to users. Many users are familiar with RON so here are some of the ways we can now represent data in RON:

###### Structs

```js
{
  "my_crate::Foo": (
    bar: 123
  )
}
// OR
{
  "my_crate::Foo": Foo(
    bar: 123
  )
}
```

<details>
<summary>Old Format</summary>

```js
{
  "type": "my_crate::Foo",
  "struct": {
    "bar": {
      "type": "usize",
      "value": 123
    }
  }
}
```

</details>

###### Tuples

```js
{
  "(f32, f32)": (1.0, 2.0)
}
```

<details>
<summary>Old Format</summary>

```js
{
  "type": "(f32, f32)",
  "tuple": [
    {
      "type": "f32",
      "value": 1.0
    },
    {
      "type": "f32",
      "value": 2.0
    }
  ]
}
```

</details>

###### Tuple Structs

```js
{
  "my_crate::Bar": ("Hello World!")
}
// OR
{
  "my_crate::Bar": Bar("Hello World!")
}
```

<details>
<summary>Old Format</summary>

```js
{
  "type": "my_crate::Bar",
  "tuple_struct": [
    {
      "type": "alloc::string::String",
      "value": "Hello World!"
    }
  ]
}
```

</details>

###### Arrays

It may be a bit surprising to some, but arrays now also use the tuple format. This is because they essentially _are_ tuples (a sequence of values with a fixed size), but only allow for homogenous types. Additionally, this is how RON handles them and is probably a result of the 32-capacity limit imposed on them (both by [serde](https://docs.rs/serde/latest/serde/trait.Serialize.html#impl-Serialize-for-%5BT%3B%2032%5D) and by [bevy_reflect](https://docs.rs/bevy/latest/bevy/reflect/trait.GetTypeRegistration.html#impl-GetTypeRegistration-for-%5BT%3B%2032%5D)).

```js
{
  "[i32; 3]": (1, 2, 3)
}
```

<details>
<summary>Old Format</summary>

```js
{
  "type": "[i32; 3]",
  "array": [
    {
      "type": "i32",
      "value": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "i32",
      "value": 2
    },
    {
      "type": "i32",
      "value": 3
    }
  ]
}
```

</details>

###### Enums

To make things simple, I'll just put a struct variant here, but the style applies to all variant types:

```js
{
  "my_crate::ItemType": Consumable(
    name: "Healing potion"
  )
}
```

<details>
<summary>Old Format</summary>

```js
{
  "type": "my_crate::ItemType",
  "enum": {
    "variant": "Consumable",
    "struct": {
      "name": {
        "type": "alloc::string::String",
        "value": "Healing potion"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

</details>

### Comparison with #4561

This PR is a rebased version of #4561. The reason for the split between the two is because this PR creates a _very_ different scene format. You may notice that the PR descriptions for either PR are pretty similar. This was done to better convey the changes depending on which (if any) gets merged first. If #4561 makes it in first, I will update this PR description accordingly.

---

## Changelog

* Re-worked serialization/deserialization for reflected types
* Added `TypedReflectDeserializer` for deserializing data with known `TypeInfo`
* Renamed `ReflectDeserializer` to `UntypedReflectDeserializer` 
* ~~Replaced usages of `deserialize_any` with `deserialize_map` for non-self-describing formats~~ Reverted this change since there are still some issues that need to be sorted out (in a separate PR). By reverting this, crates like `bincode` can throw an error when attempting to deserialize non-self-describing formats (`bincode` results in `DeserializeAnyNotSupported`)
* Structs, tuples, tuple structs, arrays, and enums are now all de/serialized using conventional serde methods

## Migration Guide

* This PR reduces the verbosity of the scene format. Scenes will need to be updated accordingly:

```js
// Old format
{
  "type": "my_game::item::Item",
  "struct": {
    "id": {
      "type": "alloc::string::String",
      "value": "bevycraft:stone",
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>",
      "list": [
        {
          "type": "alloc::string::String",
          "value": "material"
        },
      ],
    },
}

// New format
{
  "my_game::item::Item": (
    id: "bevycraft:stone",
    tags: ["material"]
  )
}
```

[^1]: Some derives omitted for brevity.
2022-09-20 19:38:18 +00:00
Maksymilian Mozolewski
ac1aebed5e Add reflect(skip_serializing) which retains reflection but disables automatic serialization (#5250)
# Objective

- To address problems outlined in https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/5245

## Solution

- Introduce `reflect(skip_serializing)` on top of `reflect(ignore)` which disables automatic serialisation to scenes, but does not disable reflection of the field.

---

## Changelog
- Adds: 
  - `bevy_reflect::serde::type_data` module
  - `SerializationData` structure for describing which fields are to be/not to be ignored, automatically registers as type_data for struct-based types
  - the `skip_serialization` flag for `#[reflect(...)]`
 - Removes:
   - ability to ignore Enum variants in serialization, since that didn't work anyway   
 

## Migration Guide
- Change `#[reflect(ignore)]` to `#[reflect(skip_serializing)]` where disabling reflection is not the intended effect.
- Remove ignore/skip attributes from enum variants as these won't do anything anymore
2022-09-19 16:12:10 +00:00
Jakob Hellermann
7d9e864d9c implement Reflect for Input<T>, some misc improvements to reflect value derive (#5676)
# Objective

- I'm currently working on being able to call methods on reflect types (https://github.com/jakobhellermann/bevy_reflect_fns)
- for that, I'd like to add methods to the `Input<KeyCode>` resource (which I'm doing by registering type data)
- implementing `Reflect` is currently a requirement for having type data in the `TypeRegistry`

## Solution

- derive `Reflect` for `KeyCode` and `Input`
- uses `#[reflect_value]` for `Input`, since it's fields aren't supposed to be observable
- using reflect_value would need `Clone` bounds on `T`, but since all the methods (`.pressed` etc) already require `T: Copy`, I unified everything to requiring `Copy`
- add `Send + Sync + 'static` bounds, also required by reflect derive

## Unrelated improvements 
I can extract into a separate PR if needed.

- the `Reflect` derive would previously ignore `#[reflect_value]` and only accept `#[reflect_value()]` which was a bit confusing
- the generated code used `val.clone()` on a reference, which is fine if `val` impls `Clone`, but otherwise also compiles with a worse error message. Change to `std::clone::Clone::clone(val)` instead which gives a neat `T does not implement Clone` error
2022-09-07 15:59:50 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
444150025d Bump Version after Release (#5576)
Bump version after release
This PR has been auto-generated
2022-08-05 02:03:05 +00:00
Gino Valente
15826d6019 bevy_reflect: Reflect enums (#4761)
# Objective

> This is a revival of #1347. Credit for the original PR should go to @Davier.

Currently, enums are treated as `ReflectRef::Value` types by `bevy_reflect`. Obviously, there needs to be better a better representation for enums using the reflection API.

## Solution

Based on prior work from @Davier, an `Enum` trait has been added as well as the ability to automatically implement it via the `Reflect` derive macro. This allows enums to be expressed dynamically:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
enum Foo {
  A,
  B(usize),
  C { value: f32 },
}

let mut foo = Foo::B(123);
assert_eq!("B", foo.variant_name());
assert_eq!(1, foo.field_len());

let new_value = DynamicEnum::from(Foo::C { value: 1.23 });
foo.apply(&new_value);
assert_eq!(Foo::C{value: 1.23}, foo);
```

### Features

#### Derive Macro

Use the `#[derive(Reflect)]` macro to automatically implement the `Enum` trait for enum definitions. Optionally, you can use `#[reflect(ignore)]` with both variants and variant fields, just like you can with structs. These ignored items will not be considered as part of the reflection and cannot be accessed via reflection.

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
enum TestEnum {
  A,
  // Uncomment to ignore all of `B`
  // #[reflect(ignore)]
  B(usize),
  C {
    // Uncomment to ignore only field `foo` of `C`
    // #[reflect(ignore)]
    foo: f32,
    bar: bool,
  },
}
```

#### Dynamic Enums

Enums may be created/represented dynamically via the `DynamicEnum` struct. The main purpose of this struct is to allow enums to be deserialized into a partial state and to allow dynamic patching. In order to ensure conversion from a `DynamicEnum` to a concrete enum type goes smoothly, be sure to add `FromReflect` to your derive macro.

```rust
let mut value = TestEnum::A;

// Create from a concrete instance
let dyn_enum = DynamicEnum::from(TestEnum::B(123));

value.apply(&dyn_enum);
assert_eq!(TestEnum::B(123), value);

// Create a purely dynamic instance
let dyn_enum = DynamicEnum::new("TestEnum", "A", ());

value.apply(&dyn_enum);
assert_eq!(TestEnum::A, value);
```

#### Variants

An enum value is always represented as one of its variants— never the enum in its entirety.

```rust
let value = TestEnum::A;
assert_eq!("A", value.variant_name());

// Since we are using the `A` variant, we cannot also be the `B` variant
assert_ne!("B", value.variant_name());
```

All variant types are representable within the `Enum` trait: unit, struct, and tuple.

You can get the current type like:

```rust
match value.variant_type() {
  VariantType::Unit => println!("A unit variant!"),
  VariantType::Struct => println!("A struct variant!"),
  VariantType::Tuple => println!("A tuple variant!"),
}
```

> Notice that they don't contain any values representing the fields. These are purely tags.

If a variant has them, you can access the fields as well:

```rust
let mut value = TestEnum::C {
  foo: 1.23,
  bar: false
};

// Read/write specific fields
*value.field_mut("bar").unwrap() = true;

// Iterate over the entire collection of fields
for field in value.iter_fields() {
  println!("{} = {:?}", field.name(), field.value());
}
```

#### Variant Swapping

It might seem odd to group all variant types under a single trait (why allow `iter_fields` on a unit variant?), but the reason this was done ~~is to easily allow *variant swapping*.~~ As I was recently drafting up the **Design Decisions** section, I discovered that other solutions could have been made to work with variant swapping. So while there are reasons to keep the all-in-one approach, variant swapping is _not_ one of them.

```rust
let mut value: Box<dyn Enum> = Box::new(TestEnum::A);
value.set(Box::new(TestEnum::B(123))).unwrap();
```

#### Serialization

Enums can be serialized and deserialized via reflection without needing to implement `Serialize` or `Deserialize` themselves (which can save thousands of lines of generated code). Below are the ways an enum can be serialized.

> Note, like the rest of reflection-based serialization, the order of the keys in these representations is important!

##### Unit

```json
{
  "type": "my_crate::TestEnum",
  "enum": {
    "variant": "A"
  }
}
```

##### Tuple

```json
{
  "type": "my_crate::TestEnum",
  "enum": {
    "variant": "B",
    "tuple": [
      {
        "type": "usize",
        "value": 123
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

<details>
<summary>Effects on Option</summary>

This ends up making `Option` look a little ugly:

```json
{
  "type": "core::option::Option<usize>",
  "enum": {
    "variant": "Some",
    "tuple": [
      {
        "type": "usize",
        "value": 123
      }
    ]
  }
}
```


</details>

##### Struct

```json
{
  "type": "my_crate::TestEnum",
  "enum": {
    "variant": "C",
    "struct": {
      "foo": {
        "type": "f32",
        "value": 1.23
      },
      "bar": {
        "type": "bool",
        "value": false
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Design Decisions

<details>
<summary><strong>View Section</strong></summary>

This section is here to provide some context for why certain decisions were made for this PR, alternatives that could have been used instead, and what could be improved upon in the future.

### Variant Representation

One of the biggest decisions was to decide on how to represent variants. The current design uses a "all-in-one" design where unit, tuple, and struct variants are all simultaneously represented by the `Enum` trait. This is not the only way it could have been done, though.

#### Alternatives

##### 1. Variant Traits

One way of representing variants would be to define traits for each variant, implementing them whenever an enum featured at least one instance of them. This would allow us to define variants like:

```rust
pub trait Enum: Reflect {
  fn variant(&self) -> Variant;
}

pub enum Variant<'a> {
    Unit,
    Tuple(&'a dyn TupleVariant),
    Struct(&'a dyn StructVariant),
}

pub trait TupleVariant {
  fn field_len(&self) -> usize;
  // ...
}
```

And then do things like:

```rust
fn get_tuple_len(foo: &dyn Enum) -> usize {
  match foo.variant() {
    Variant::Tuple(tuple) => tuple.field_len(),
    _ => panic!("not a tuple variant!")
  }
}
```

The reason this PR does not go with this approach is because of the fact that variants are not separate types. In other words, we cannot implement traits on specific variants— these cover the *entire* enum. This means we offer an easy footgun:

```rust
let foo: Option<i32> = None;
let my_enum = Box::new(foo) as Box<dyn TupleVariant>;
```

Here, `my_enum` contains `foo`, which is a unit variant. However, since we need to implement `TupleVariant` for `Option` as a whole, it's possible to perform such a cast. This is obviously wrong, but could easily go unnoticed. So unfortunately, this makes it not a good candidate for representing variants.

##### 2. Variant Structs

To get around the issue of traits necessarily needing to apply to both the enum and its variants, we could instead use structs that are created on a per-variant basis. This was also considered but was ultimately [[removed](71d27ab3c6) due to concerns about allocations.

 Each variant struct would probably look something like:

```rust
pub trait Enum: Reflect {
  fn variant_mut(&self) -> VariantMut;
}

pub enum VariantMut<'a> {
    Unit,
    Tuple(TupleVariantMut),
    Struct(StructVariantMut),
}

struct StructVariantMut<'a> {
  fields: Vec<&'a mut dyn Reflect>,
  field_indices: HashMap<Cow<'static, str>, usize>
}
```

This allows us to isolate struct variants into their own defined struct and define methods specifically for their use. It also prevents users from casting to it since it's not a trait. However, this is not an optimal solution. Both `field_indices` and `fields` will require an allocation (remember, a `Box<[T]>` still requires a `Vec<T>` in order to be constructed). This *might* be a problem if called frequently enough.

##### 3. Generated Structs

The original design, implemented by @Davier, instead generates structs specific for each variant. So if we had a variant path like `Foo::Bar`, we'd generate a struct named `FooBarWrapper`. This would be newtyped around the original enum and forward tuple or struct methods to the enum with the chosen variant.

Because it involved using the `Tuple` and `Struct` traits (which are also both bound on `Reflect`), this meant a bit more code had to be generated. For a single struct variant with one field, the generated code amounted to ~110LoC. However, each new field added to that variant only added ~6 more LoC.

In order to work properly, the enum had to be transmuted to the generated struct:

```rust
fn variant(&self) -> crate::EnumVariant<'_> {
  match self {
    Foo::Bar {value: i32} => {
      let wrapper_ref = unsafe { 
        std::mem::transmute::<&Self, &FooBarWrapper>(self) 
      };
      crate::EnumVariant::Struct(wrapper_ref as &dyn crate::Struct)
    }
  }
}
```

This works because `FooBarWrapper` is defined as `repr(transparent)`.

Out of all the alternatives, this would probably be the one most likely to be used again in the future. The reasons for why this PR did not continue to use it was because:

* To reduce generated code (which would hopefully speed up compile times)
* To avoid cluttering the code with generated structs not visible to the user
* To keep bevy_reflect simple and extensible (these generated structs act as proxies and might not play well with current or future systems)
* To avoid additional unsafe blocks
* My own misunderstanding of @Davier's code

That last point is obviously on me. I misjudged the code to be too unsafe and unable to handle variant swapping (which it probably could) when I was rebasing it. Looking over it again when writing up this whole section, I see that it was actually a pretty clever way of handling variant representation.

#### Benefits of All-in-One

As stated before, the current implementation uses an all-in-one approach. All variants are capable of containing fields as far as `Enum` is concerned. This provides a few benefits that the alternatives do not (reduced indirection, safer code, etc.).

The biggest benefit, though, is direct field access. Rather than forcing users to have to go through pattern matching, we grant direct access to the fields contained by the current variant. The reason we can do this is because all of the pattern matching happens internally. Getting the field at index `2` will automatically return `Some(...)` for the current variant if it has a field at that index or `None` if it doesn't (or can't).

This could be useful for scenarios where the variant has already been verified or just set/swapped (or even where the type of variant doesn't matter):

```rust
let dyn_enum: &mut dyn Enum = &mut Foo::Bar {value: 123};
// We know it's the `Bar` variant
let field = dyn_enum.field("value").unwrap();
```

Reflection is not a type-safe abstraction— almost every return value is wrapped in `Option<...>`. There are plenty of places to check and recheck that a value is what Reflect says it is. Forcing users to have to go through `match` each time they want to access a field might just be an extra step among dozens of other verification processes.

 Some might disagree, but ultimately, my view is that the benefit here is an improvement to the ergonomics and usability of reflected enums.

</details>

---

## Changelog

### Added

* Added `Enum` trait
* Added `Enum` impl to `Reflect` derive macro
* Added `DynamicEnum` struct
  * Added `DynamicVariant`
* Added `EnumInfo`
  * Added `VariantInfo`
    * Added `StructVariantInfo`
    * Added `TupleVariantInfo`
    * Added `UnitVariantInfo`
* Added serializtion/deserialization support for enums
  * Added `EnumSerializer`

* Added `VariantType`
* Added `VariantFieldIter`
* Added `VariantField`
* Added `enum_partial_eq(...)`
* Added `enum_hash(...)`

### Changed

* `Option<T>` now implements `Enum`
* `bevy_window` now depends on `bevy_reflect`
  * Implemented `Reflect` and `FromReflect` for `WindowId`
* Derive `FromReflect` on `PerspectiveProjection`
* Derive `FromReflect` on `OrthographicProjection`
* Derive `FromReflect` on `WindowOrigin`
* Derive `FromReflect` on `ScalingMode`
* Derive `FromReflect` on `DepthCalculation`


## Migration Guide

* Enums no longer need to be treated as values and usages of `#[reflect_value(...)]` can be removed or replaced by `#[reflect(...)]`
* Enums (including `Option<T>`) now take a different format when serializing. The format is described above, but this may cause issues for existing scenes that make use of enums. 

---

Also shout out to @nicopap for helping clean up some of the code here! It's a big feature so help like this is really appreciated!

Co-authored-by: Gino Valente <gino.valente.code@gmail.com>
2022-08-02 22:14:41 +00:00
github-actions[bot]
856588ed7c Release 0.8.0 (#5490)
Preparing next release
This PR has been auto-generated
2022-07-30 14:07:30 +00:00
Jakob Hellermann
7dcfaaef67 bevy_reflect: ReflectFromPtr to create &dyn Reflect from a *const () (#4475)
# Objective

https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/pull/4447 adds functions that can fetch resources/components as `*const ()` ptr by providing the `ComponentId`. This alone is not enough for them to be usable safely with reflection, because there is no general way to go from the raw pointer to a `&dyn Reflect` which is the pointer + a pointer to the VTable of the `Reflect` impl.

By adding a `ReflectFromPtr` type that is included in the type type registration when deriving `Reflect`, safe functions can be implemented in scripting languages that don't assume a type layout and can access the component data via reflection:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct StringResource {
    value: String
}
```

```lua
local res_id = world:resource_id_by_name("example::StringResource")
local res = world:resource(res_id)

print(res.value)
```

## Solution

1. add a `ReflectFromPtr` type with a `FromType<T: Reflect>` implementation and the following methods:
- `     pub unsafe fn as_reflect_ptr<'a>(&self, val: Ptr<'a>) -> &'a dyn Reflect`
- `     pub unsafe fn as_reflect_ptr_mut<'a>(&self, val: PtrMut<'a>) -> &'a mud dyn Reflect`

Safety requirements of the methods are that you need to check that the `ReflectFromPtr` was constructed for the correct type.

2. add that type to the `TypeRegistration` in the `GetTypeRegistration` impl generated by `#[derive(Reflect)]`.
This is different to other reflected traits because it doesn't need `#[reflect(ReflectReflectFromPtr)]` which IMO should be there by default.

Co-authored-by: Jakob Hellermann <hellermann@sipgate.de>
Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
2022-07-19 23:00:34 +00:00
ira
4847f7e3ad Update codebase to use IntoIterator where possible. (#5269)
Remove unnecessary calls to `iter()`/`iter_mut()`.
Mainly updates the use of queries in our code, docs, and examples.

```rust
// From
for _ in list.iter() {
for _ in list.iter_mut() {

// To
for _ in &list {
for _ in &mut list {
```

We already enable the pedantic lint [clippy::explicit_iter_loop](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/stable/) inside of Bevy. However, this only warns for a few known types from the standard library.

## Note for reviewers
As you can see the additions and deletions are exactly equal.
Maybe give it a quick skim to check I didn't sneak in a crypto miner, but you don't have to torture yourself by reading every line.
I already experienced enough pain making this PR :) 


Co-authored-by: devil-ira <justthecooldude@gmail.com>
2022-07-11 15:28:50 +00:00
Rob Parrett
5e1756954f Derive default for enums where possible (#5158)
# Objective

Fixes #5153

## Solution

Search for all enums and manually check if they have default impls that can use this new derive.

By my reckoning:

| enum | num |
|-|-|
| total | 159 |
| has default impl | 29 |
| default is unit variant | 23 |
2022-07-01 03:42:15 +00:00
PROMETHIA-27
c27a3cff6d Make Reflect safe to implement (#5010)
# Objective

Currently, `Reflect` is unsafe to implement because of a contract in which `any` and `any_mut` must return `self`, or `downcast` will cause UB. This PR makes `Reflect` safe, makes `downcast` not use unsafe, and eliminates this contract. 

## Solution

This PR adds a method to `Reflect`, `any`. It also renames the old `any` to `as_any`.
`any` now takes a `Box<Self>` and returns a `Box<dyn Any>`. 

---

## Changelog

### Added:
- `any()` method
- `represents()` method

### Changed:
- `Reflect` is now a safe trait
- `downcast()` is now safe
- The old `any` is now called `as_any`, and `any_mut` is now `as_mut_any`

## Migration Guide

- Reflect derives should not have to change anything
- Manual reflect impls will need to remove the `unsafe` keyword, add `any()` implementations, and rename the old `any` and `any_mut` to `as_any` and `as_mut_any`.
- Calls to `any`/`any_mut` must be changed to `as_any`/`as_mut_any`

## Points of discussion:

- Should renaming `any` be avoided and instead name the new method `any_box`?
- ~~Could there be a performance regression from avoiding the unsafe? I doubt it, but this change does seem to introduce redundant checks.~~
- ~~Could/should `is` and `type_id()` be implemented differently? For example, moving `is` onto `Reflect` as an `fn(&self, TypeId) -> bool`~~


Co-authored-by: PROMETHIA-27 <42193387+PROMETHIA-27@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-06-27 16:52:25 +00:00
Jakob Hellermann
218b0fd3b6 bevy_reflect: put serialize into external ReflectSerialize type (#4782)
builds on top of #4780 

# Objective

`Reflect` and `Serialize` are currently very tied together because `Reflect` has a `fn serialize(&self) -> Option<Serializable<'_>>` method. Because of that, we can either implement `Reflect` for types like `Option<T>` with `T: Serialize` and have `fn serialize` be implemented, or without the bound but having `fn serialize` return `None`.

By separating `ReflectSerialize` into a separate type (like how it already is for `ReflectDeserialize`, `ReflectDefault`), we could separately `.register::<Option<T>>()` and `.register_data::<Option<T>, ReflectSerialize>()` only if the type `T: Serialize`.

This PR does not change the registration but allows it to be changed in a future PR.

## Solution

- add the type
```rust
struct ReflectSerialize { .. }
impl<T: Reflect + Serialize> FromType<T> for ReflectSerialize { .. }
```

- remove `#[reflect(Serialize)]` special casing. 

- when serializing reflect value types, look for `ReflectSerialize` in the `TypeRegistry` instead of calling `value.serialize()`
2022-06-20 17:18:58 +00:00
Gino Valente
e6f34ba47f bevy_reflect: Add statically available type info for reflected types (#4042)
# Objective

> Resolves #4504

It can be helpful to have access to type information without requiring an instance of that type. Especially for `Reflect`, a lot of the gathered type information is known at compile-time and should not necessarily require an instance.

## Solution

Created a dedicated `TypeInfo` enum to store static type information. All types that derive `Reflect` now also implement the newly created `Typed` trait:

```rust
pub trait Typed: Reflect {
  fn type_info() -> &'static TypeInfo;
}
```

> Note: This trait was made separate from `Reflect` due to `Sized` restrictions.

If you only have access to a `dyn Reflect`, just call `.get_type_info()` on it. This new trait method on `Reflect` should return the same value as if you had called it statically. 

If all you have is a `TypeId` or type name, you can get the `TypeInfo` directly from the registry using the `TypeRegistry::get_type_info` method (assuming it was registered).

### Usage

Below is an example of working with `TypeInfo`. As you can see, we don't have to generate an instance of `MyTupleStruct` in order to get this information.

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct MyTupleStruct(usize, i32, MyStruct);

let info = MyTupleStruct::type_info();
if let TypeInfo::TupleStruct(info) = info {
  assert!(info.is::<MyTupleStruct>());
  assert_eq!(std::any::type_name::<MyTupleStruct>(), info.type_name());
  assert!(info.field_at(1).unwrap().is::<i32>());
} else {
  panic!("Expected `TypeInfo::TupleStruct`");
}
```

### Manual Implementations

It's not recommended to manually implement `Typed` yourself, but if you must, you can use the `TypeInfoCell` to automatically create and manage the static `TypeInfo`s for you (which is very helpful for blanket/generic impls):

```rust
use bevy_reflect::{Reflect, TupleStructInfo, TypeInfo, UnnamedField};
use bevy_reflect::utility::TypeInfoCell;

struct Foo<T: Reflect>(T);

impl<T: Reflect> Typed for Foo<T> {
  fn type_info() -> &'static TypeInfo {
    static CELL: TypeInfoCell = TypeInfoCell::generic();
    CELL.get_or_insert::<Self, _>(|| {
      let fields = [UnnamedField:🆕:<T>()];
      let info = TupleStructInfo:🆕:<Self>(&fields);
      TypeInfo::TupleStruct(info)
    })
  }
}
```

## Benefits

One major benefit is that this opens the door to other serialization methods. Since we can get all the type info at compile time, we can know how to properly deserialize something like:

```rust
#[derive(Reflect)]
struct MyType {
  foo: usize,
  bar: Vec<String>
}

// RON to be deserialized:
(
  type: "my_crate::MyType", // <- We now know how to deserialize the rest of this object
  value: {
    // "foo" is a value type matching "usize"
    "foo": 123,
    // "bar" is a list type matching "Vec<String>" with item type "String"
    "bar": ["a", "b", "c"]
  }
)
```

Not only is this more compact, but it has better compatibility (we can change the type of `"foo"` to `i32` without having to update our serialized data).

Of course, serialization/deserialization strategies like this may need to be discussed and fully considered before possibly making a change. However, we will be better equipped to do that now that we can access type information right from the registry.

## Discussion

Some items to discuss:

1. Duplication. There's a bit of overlap with the existing traits/structs since they require an instance of the type while the type info structs do not (for example, `Struct::field_at(&self, index: usize)` and `StructInfo::field_at(&self, index: usize)`, though only `StructInfo` is accessible without an instance object). Is this okay, or do we want to handle it in another way?
2. Should `TypeInfo::Dynamic` be removed? Since the dynamic types don't have type information available at runtime, we could consider them `TypeInfo::Value`s (or just even just `TypeInfo::Struct`). The intention with `TypeInfo::Dynamic` was to keep the distinction from these dynamic types and actual structs/values since users might incorrectly believe the methods of the dynamic type's info struct would map to some contained data (which isn't possible statically).
4. General usefulness of this change, including missing/unnecessary parts.
5. Possible changes to the scene format? (One possible issue with changing it like in the example above might be that we'd have to be careful when handling generic or trait object types.)

## Compile Tests

I ran a few tests to compare compile times (as suggested [here](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/pull/4042#discussion_r876408143)). I toggled `Reflect` and `FromReflect` derive macros using `cfg_attr` for both this PR (aa5178e773) and main (c309acd432).

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The test project included 250 of the following structs (as well as a few other structs):

```rust
#[derive(Default)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "reflect", derive(Reflect))]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "from_reflect", derive(FromReflect))]
pub struct Big001 {
    inventory: Inventory,
    foo: usize,
    bar: String,
    baz: ItemDescriptor,
    items: [Item; 20],
    hello: Option<String>,
    world: HashMap<i32, String>,
    okay: (isize, usize, /* wesize */),
    nope: ((String, String), (f32, f32)),
    blah: Cow<'static, str>,
}
```

> I don't know if the compiler can optimize all these duplicate structs away, but I think it's fine either way. We're comparing times, not finding the absolute worst-case time.

I only ran each build 3 times using `cargo build --timings` (thank you @devil-ira), each of which were preceeded by a `cargo clean --package bevy_reflect_compile_test`. 

Here are the times I got:

| Test                             | Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 3 | Average |
| -------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Main                             | 1.7s   | 3.1s   | 1.9s   | 2.33s   |
| Main + `Reflect`                 | 8.3s   | 8.6s   | 8.1s   | 8.33s   |
| Main + `Reflect` + `FromReflect` | 11.6s  | 11.8s  | 13.8s  | 12.4s   |
| PR                               | 3.5s   | 1.8s   | 1.9s   | 2.4s    |
| PR + `Reflect`                   | 9.2s   | 8.8s   | 9.3s   | 9.1s    |
| PR + `Reflect` + `FromReflect`   | 12.9s  | 12.3s  | 12.5s  | 12.56s  |

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---

## Future Work

Even though everything could probably be made `const`, we unfortunately can't. This is because `TypeId::of::<T>()` is not yet `const` (see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/77125). When it does get stabilized, it would probably be worth coming back and making things `const`. 

Co-authored-by: MrGVSV <49806985+MrGVSV@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-06-09 21:18:15 +00:00