//! Demonstrate stepping through systems in order of execution. //! //! To run this example, you must enable the `bevy_debug_stepping` feature. use bevy::{ecs::schedule::Stepping, log::LogPlugin, prelude::*}; fn main() { let mut app = App::new(); app // to display log messages from Stepping resource .add_plugins(LogPlugin::default()) .add_systems( Update, ( update_system_one, // establish a dependency here to simplify descriptions below update_system_two.after(update_system_one), update_system_three.after(update_system_two), update_system_four, ), ) .add_systems(PreUpdate, pre_update_system); // For the simplicity of this example, we directly modify the `Stepping` // resource here and run the systems with `App::update()`. Each call to // `App::update()` is the equivalent of a single frame render when using // `App::run()`. // // In a real-world situation, the `Stepping` resource would be modified by // a system based on input from the user. A full demonstration of this can // be found in the breakout example. println!( r#" Actions: call app.update() Result: All systems run normally"# ); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: Add the Stepping resource then call app.update() Result: All systems run normally. Stepping has no effect unless explicitly configured for a Schedule, and Stepping has been enabled."# ); app.insert_resource(Stepping::new()); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: Add the Update Schedule to Stepping; enable Stepping; call app.update() Result: Only the systems in PreUpdate run. When Stepping is enabled, systems in the configured schedules will not run unless: * Stepping::step_frame() is called * Stepping::continue_frame() is called * System has been configured to always run"# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.add_schedule(Update).enable(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: call Stepping.step_frame(); call app.update() Result: The PreUpdate systems run, and one Update system will run. In Stepping, step means run the next system across all the schedules that have been added to the Stepping resource."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.step_frame(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: call app.update() Result: Only the PreUpdate systems run. The previous call to Stepping::step_frame() only applies for the next call to app.update()/the next frame rendered. "# ); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: call Stepping::continue_frame(); call app.update() Result: PreUpdate system will run, and all remaining Update systems will run. Stepping::continue_frame() tells stepping to run all systems starting after the last run system until it hits the end of the frame, or it encounters a system with a breakpoint set. In this case, we previously performed a step, running one system in Update. This continue will cause all remaining systems in Update to run."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.continue_frame(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: call Stepping::step_frame() & app.update() four times in a row Result: PreUpdate system runs every time we call app.update(), along with one system from the Update schedule each time. This shows what execution would look like to step through an entire frame of systems."# ); for _ in 0..4 { let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.step_frame(); app.update(); } println!( r#" Actions: Stepping::always_run(Update, update_system_two); step through all systems Result: PreUpdate system and update_system_two() will run every time we call app.update(). We'll also only need to step three times to execute all systems in the frame. Stepping::always_run() allows us to granularly allow systems to run when stepping is enabled."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.always_run(Update, update_system_two); for _ in 0..3 { let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.step_frame(); app.update(); } println!( r#" Actions: Stepping::never_run(Update, update_system_two); continue through all systems Result: All systems except update_system_two() will execute. Stepping::never_run() allows us to disable systems while Stepping is enabled."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.never_run(Update, update_system_two); stepping.continue_frame(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: Stepping::set_breakpoint(Update, update_system_two); continue, step, continue Result: During the first continue, pre_update_system() and update_system_one() will run. update_system_four() may also run as it has no dependency on update_system_two() or update_system_three(). Nether update_system_two() nor update_system_three() will run in the first app.update() call as they form a chained dependency on update_system_one() and run in order of one, two, three. Stepping stops system execution in the Update schedule when it encounters the breakpoint for update_system_three(). During the step we run update_system_two() along with the pre_update_system(). During the final continue pre_update_system() and update_system_three() run."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.set_breakpoint(Update, update_system_two); stepping.continue_frame(); app.update(); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.step_frame(); app.update(); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.continue_frame(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: Stepping::clear_breakpoint(Update, update_system_two); continue through all systems Result: All systems will run"# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.clear_breakpoint(Update, update_system_two); stepping.continue_frame(); app.update(); println!( r#" Actions: Stepping::disable(); app.update() Result: All systems will run. With Stepping disabled, there's no need to call Stepping::step_frame() or Stepping::continue_frame() to run systems in the Update schedule."# ); let mut stepping = app.world_mut().resource_mut::(); stepping.disable(); app.update(); } fn pre_update_system() { println!("▶ pre_update_system"); } fn update_system_one() { println!("▶ update_system_one"); } fn update_system_two() { println!("▶ update_system_two"); } fn update_system_three() { println!("▶ update_system_three"); } fn update_system_four() { println!("▶ update_system_four"); }