bevy/docs
Carter Anderson 6f27e0e35f
Add asset_processor feature and remove AssetMode::ProcessedDev (#10194)
# Objective

Users shouldn't need to change their source code between "development
workflows" and "releasing". Currently, Bevy Asset V2 has two "processed"
asset modes `Processed` (assumes assets are already processed) and
`ProcessedDev` (starts an asset processor and processes assets). This
means that the mode must be changed _in code_ when switching from "app
dev" to "release". Very suboptimal.

We have already removed "runtime opt-in" for hot-reloading. Enabling the
`file_watcher` feature _automatically_ enables file watching in code.
This means deploying a game (without hot reloading enabled) just means
calling `cargo build --release` instead of `cargo run --features
bevy/file_watcher`.

We should adopt this pattern for asset processing.

## Solution

This adds the `asset_processor` feature, which will start the
`AssetProcessor` when an `AssetPlugin` runs in `AssetMode::Processed`.

The "asset processing workflow" is now:
1. Enable `AssetMode::Processed` on `AssetPlugin`
2. When developing, run with the `asset_processor` and `file_watcher`
features
3. When releasing, build without these features.

The `AssetMode::ProcessedDev` mode has been removed.
2023-10-20 20:50:26 +00:00
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cargo_features.md Add asset_processor feature and remove AssetMode::ProcessedDev (#10194) 2023-10-20 20:50:26 +00:00
debugging.md Useful changes with relicensing benefits (#2497) 2021-07-17 21:59:31 +00:00
linters.md Allow clippy::type_complexity in more places. (#9796) 2023-10-02 21:55:16 +00:00
linux_dependencies.md Wslg docs (#9842) 2023-09-20 12:10:56 +00:00
plugins_guidelines.md Remove last mentions of Stages (#7553) 2023-02-07 18:07:57 +00:00
profiling.md Better link for prepare_windows docs (#10142) 2023-10-16 17:08:46 +00:00
release_checklist.md Fix release workflow (#4903) 2022-06-06 15:47:51 +00:00
the_bevy_organization.md remove bors and small CI improvements (#7947) 2023-03-07 21:42:53 +00:00