//! Shows how anonymous functions / closures can be used as systems. use bevy::{log::LogPlugin, prelude::*}; fn main() { // create a simple closure. let simple_closure = || { // this is a closure that does nothing. info!("Hello from a simple closure!"); }; // create a closure, with an 'input' value. let complex_closure = |mut value: String| { move || { info!("Hello from a complex closure! {:?}", value); // we can modify the value inside the closure. this will be saved between calls. value = format!("{} - updated", value); // you could also use an outside variable like presented in the inlined closures // info!("outside_variable! {:?}", outside_variable); } }; let outside_variable = "bar".to_string(); App::new() .add_plugin(LogPlugin::default()) // we can use a closure as a system .add_system(simple_closure) // or we can use a more complex closure, and pass an argument to initialize a Local variable. .add_system(complex_closure("foo".into())) // we can also inline a closure .add_system(|| { info!("Hello from an inlined closure!"); }) // or use variables outside a closure .add_system(move || { info!( "Hello from an inlined closure that captured the 'outside_variable'! {:?}", outside_variable ); // you can use outside_variable, or any other variables inside this closure. // their states will be saved. }) .run(); }