//! Shows how to modify texture assets after spawning. use bevy::{ input::common_conditions::input_just_pressed, prelude::*, render::{render_asset::RenderAssetUsages, texture::ImageLoaderSettings}, }; fn main() { App::new() .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins) .add_systems(Startup, (setup, spawn_text)) .add_systems( Update, alter_handle.run_if(input_just_pressed(KeyCode::Space)), ) .add_systems( Update, alter_asset.run_if(input_just_pressed(KeyCode::Enter)), ) .run(); } #[derive(Component, Debug)] enum Bird { Normal, Logo, } impl Bird { fn get_texture_path(&self) -> String { match self { Bird::Normal => "branding/bevy_bird_dark.png".into(), Bird::Logo => "branding/bevy_logo_dark.png".into(), } } fn set_next_variant(&mut self) { *self = match self { Bird::Normal => Bird::Logo, Bird::Logo => Bird::Normal, } } } #[derive(Component, Debug)] struct Left; fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res) { let bird_left = Bird::Normal; let bird_right = Bird::Normal; commands.spawn(Camera2d); let texture_left = asset_server.load_with_settings( bird_left.get_texture_path(), // `RenderAssetUsages::all()` is already the default, so the line below could be omitted. // It's helpful to know it exists, however. // // `RenderAssetUsages` tell Bevy whether to keep the data around: // - for the GPU (`RenderAssetUsages::RENDER_WORLD`), // - for the CPU (`RenderAssetUsages::MAIN_WORLD`), // - or both. // `RENDER_WORLD` is necessary to render the image, `MAIN_WORLD` is necessary to inspect // and modify the image (via `ResMut>`). // // Since most games will not need to modify textures at runtime, many developers opt to pass // only `RENDER_WORLD`. This is more memory efficient, as we don't need to keep the image in // RAM. For this example however, this would not work, as we need to inspect and modify the // image at runtime. |settings: &mut ImageLoaderSettings| settings.asset_usage = RenderAssetUsages::all(), ); commands.spawn(( Name::new("Bird Left"), // This marker component ensures we can easily find either of the Birds by using With and // Without query filters. Left, Sprite::from_image(texture_left), Transform::from_xyz(-200.0, 0.0, 0.0), bird_left, )); commands.spawn(( Name::new("Bird Right"), // In contrast to the above, here we rely on the default `RenderAssetUsages` loader setting Sprite::from_image(asset_server.load(bird_right.get_texture_path())), Transform::from_xyz(200.0, 0.0, 0.0), bird_right, )); } fn spawn_text(mut commands: Commands) { commands.spawn(( Name::new("Instructions"), Text::new( "Space: swap the right sprite's image handle\n\ Return: modify the image Asset of the left sprite, affecting all uses of it", ), Style { position_type: PositionType::Absolute, top: Val::Px(12.), left: Val::Px(12.), ..default() }, )); } fn alter_handle( asset_server: Res, mut right_bird: Query<(&mut Bird, &mut Sprite), Without>, ) { // Image handles, like other parts of the ECS, can be queried as mutable and modified at // runtime. We only spawned one bird without the `Left` marker component. let Ok((mut bird, mut sprite)) = right_bird.get_single_mut() else { return; }; // Switch to a new Bird variant bird.set_next_variant(); // Modify the handle associated with the Bird on the right side. Note that we will only // have to load the same path from storage media once: repeated attempts will re-use the // asset. sprite.image = asset_server.load(bird.get_texture_path()); } fn alter_asset(mut images: ResMut>, left_bird: Query<&Sprite, With>) { // It's convenient to retrieve the asset handle stored with the bird on the left. However, // we could just as easily have retained this in a resource or a dedicated component. let Ok(sprite) = left_bird.get_single() else { return; }; // Obtain a mutable reference to the Image asset. let Some(image) = images.get_mut(&sprite.image) else { return; }; for pixel in &mut image.data { // Directly modify the asset data, which will affect all users of this asset. By // contrast, mutating the handle (as we did above) affects only one copy. In this case, // we'll just invert the colors, by way of demonstration. Notice that both uses of the // asset show the change, not just the one on the left. *pixel = 255 - *pixel; } }