bevy/examples/README.md

Examples

These examples demonstrate the main features of Bevy and how to use them. To run an example, use the command cargo run --example <Example>, and add the option --features x11 or --features wayland to force the example to run on a specific window compositor, e.g.

cargo run --features wayland --example hello_world

⚠️ Note: for users of releases on crates.io!

There are often large differences and incompatible API changes between the latest crates.io release and the development version of Bevy in the git main branch!

If you are using a released version of bevy, you need to make sure you are viewing the correct version of the examples!

• Latest release: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/tree/latest/examples
• Specific version, such as 0.4: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/tree/v0.4.0/examples

When you clone the repo locally to run the examples, use git checkout to get the correct version:

# `latest` always points to the newest release
git checkout latest
# or use a specific version
git checkout v0.4.0

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Table of Contents

• Examples
  • Table of Contents
• The Bare Minimum
  • Hello, World!
• Cross-Platform Examples
  • 2D Rendering
  • 3D Rendering
  • Application
  • Assets
  • Async Tasks
  • Audio
  • Diagnostics
  • ECS (Entity Component System)
  • Games
  • Input
  • Reflection
  • Scene
  • Shaders
  • Tests
  • Tools
  • UI (User Interface)
  • Window
• Platform-Specific Examples
  • Android
    • Setup
    • Build & Run
    • Old phones
  • iOS
    • Setup
    • Build & Run
  • WASM
    • Setup
    • Build & Run

The Bare Minimum

Hello, World!

Example	File	Description
hello_world	hello_world.rs	Runs a minimal example that outputs "hello world"

Cross-Platform Examples

2D Rendering

Example	File	Description
contributors	2d/contributors.rs	Displays each contributor as a bouncy bevy-ball!
many_sprites	2d/many_sprites.rs	Displays many sprites in a grid arragement! Used for performance testing.
mesh	2d/mesh.rs	Renders a custom mesh
pipelined_texture_atlas	2d/pipelined_texture_atlas.rs	Generates a texture atlas (sprite sheet) from individual sprites
sprite	2d/sprite.rs	Renders a sprite
sprite_sheet	2d/sprite_sheet.rs	Renders an animated sprite
text2d	2d/text2d.rs	Generates text in 2d
sprite_flipping	2d/sprite_flipping.rs	Renders a sprite flipped along an axis
texture_atlas	2d/texture_atlas.rs	Generates a texture atlas (sprite sheet) from individual sprites

3D Rendering

Example	File	Description
3d_scene	3d/3d_scene.rs	Simple 3D scene with basic shapes and lighting
3d_scene_pipelined	3d/3d_scene_pipelined.rs	Simple 3D scene with basic shapes and lighting
cornell_box_pipelined	3d/cornell_box_pipelined.rs	Re-production of the cornell box
load_gltf	3d/load_gltf.rs	Loads and renders a gltf file as a scene
load_gltf_pipelined	3d/load_gltf_pipelined.rs	Loads and renders a gltf file as a scene
many_cubes_pipelined	3d/many_cubes_pipelined.rs	Simple benchmark to test per-entity draw overhead
msaa	3d/msaa.rs	Configures MSAA (Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing) for smoother edges
orthographic	3d/orthographic.rs	Shows how to create a 3D orthographic view (for isometric-look games or CAD applications)
orthographic_pipelined	3d/orthographic_pipelined.rs	Shows how to create a 3D orthographic view (for isometric-look games or CAD applications)
parenting	3d/parenting.rs	Demonstrates parent->child relationships and relative transformations
pbr	3d/pbr.rs	Demonstrates use of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) properties
pbr_pipelined	3d/pbr_pipelined.rs	Demonstrates use of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) properties
render_to_texture	3d/render_to_texture.rs	Shows how to render to texture
shadow_caster_receiver_pipelined	3d/shadow_caster_receiver_pipelined.rs	Demonstrates how to prevent meshes from casting/receiving shadows in a 3d scene
shadow_biases_pipelined	3d/shadow_biases_pipelined.rs	Demonstrates how shadow biases affect shadows in a 3d scene
spawner	3d/spawner.rs	Renders a large number of cubes with changing position and material
texture	3d/texture.rs	Shows configuration of texture materials
texture_pipelined	3d/texture_pipelined.rs	Shows configuration of texture materials
update_gltf_scene	3d/update_gltf_scene.rs	Update a scene from a gltf file, either by spawning the scene as a child of another entity, or by accessing the entities of the scene
wireframe	3d/wireframe.rs	Showcases wireframe rendering
z_sort_debug	3d/z_sort_debug.rs	Visualizes camera Z-ordering

Application

Example	File	Description
custom_loop	app/custom_loop.rs	Demonstrates how to create a custom runner (to update an app manually).
drag_and_drop	app/drag_and_drop.rs	An example that shows how to handle drag and drop in an app.
empty	app/empty.rs	An empty application (does nothing)
empty_defaults	app/empty_defaults.rs	An empty application with default plugins
headless	app/headless.rs	An application that runs without default plugins
logs	app/logs.rs	Illustrate how to use generate log output
plugin	app/plugin.rs	Demonstrates the creation and registration of a custom plugin
plugin_group	app/plugin_group.rs	Demonstrates the creation and registration of a custom plugin group
return_after_run	app/return_after_run.rs	Show how to return to main after the Bevy app has exited
thread_pool_resources	app/thread_pool_resources.rs	Creates and customizes the internal thread pool

Assets

Example	File	Description
asset_loading	asset/asset_loading.rs	Demonstrates various methods to load assets
custom_asset	asset/custom_asset.rs	Implements a custom asset loader
custom_asset_io	asset/custom_asset_io.rs	Implements a custom asset io loader
hot_asset_reloading	asset/hot_asset_reloading.rs	Demonstrates automatic reloading of assets when modified on disk

Async Tasks

Example	File	Description
async_compute	async_tasks/async_compute.rs	How to use AsyncComputeTaskPool to complete longer running tasks

Audio

Example	File	Description
audio	audio/audio.rs	Shows how to load and play an audio file

Diagnostics

Example	File	Description
custom_diagnostic	diagnostics/custom_diagnostic.rs	Shows how to create a custom diagnostic
log_diagnostics	diagnostics/log_diagnostics.rs	Add a plugin that logs diagnostics, like frames per second (FPS), to the console

ECS (Entity Component System)

Example	File	Description
ecs_guide	ecs/ecs_guide.rs	Full guide to Bevy's ECS
component_change_detection	ecs/component_change_detection.rs	Change detection on components
event	ecs/event.rs	Illustrates event creation, activation, and reception
fixed_timestep	ecs/fixed_timestep.rs	Shows how to create systems that run every fixed timestep, rather than every tick
hierarchy	ecs/hierarchy.rs	Creates a hierarchy of parents and children entities
iter_combinations	ecs/iter_combinations.rs	Shows how to iterate over combinations of query results.
parallel_query	ecs/parallel_query.rs	Illustrates parallel queries with ParallelIterator
removal_detection	ecs/removal_detection.rs	Query for entities that had a specific component removed in a previous stage during the current frame.
startup_system	ecs/startup_system.rs	Demonstrates a startup system (one that runs once when the app starts up)
state	ecs/state.rs	Illustrates how to use States to control transitioning from a Menu state to an InGame state
system_chaining	ecs/system_chaining.rs	Chain two systems together, specifying a return type in a system (such as Result)
system_param	ecs/system_param.rs	Illustrates creating custom system parameters with SystemParam
system_sets	ecs/system_sets.rs	Shows SystemSet use along with run criterion
timers	ecs/timers.rs	Illustrates ticking Timer resources inside systems and handling their state

Games

Example	File	Description
alien_cake_addict	game/alien_cake_addict.rs	Eat the cakes. Eat them all. An example 3D game
breakout	game/breakout.rs	An implementation of the classic game "Breakout"

Input

Example	File	Description
char_input_events	input/char_input_events.rs	Prints out all chars as they are inputted.
gamepad_input	input/gamepad_input.rs	Shows handling of gamepad input, connections, and disconnections
gamepad_input_events	input/gamepad_input_events.rs	Iterates and prints gamepad input and connection events
keyboard_input	input/keyboard_input.rs	Demonstrates handling a key press/release
keyboard_input_events	input/keyboard_input_events.rs	Prints out all keyboard events
keyboard_modifiers	input/keyboard_modifiers.rs	Demonstrates using key modifiers (ctrl, shift)
mouse_input	input/mouse_input.rs	Demonstrates handling a mouse button press/release
mouse_input_events	input/mouse_input_events.rs	Prints out all mouse events (buttons, movement, etc.)
touch_input	input/touch_input.rs	Displays touch presses, releases, and cancels
touch_input_events	input/touch_input_events.rs	Prints out all touch inputs

Reflection

Example	File	Description
reflection	reflection/reflection.rs	Demonstrates how reflection in Bevy provides a way to dynamically interact with Rust types
generic_reflection	reflection/generic_reflection.rs	Registers concrete instances of generic types that may be used with reflection
reflection_types	reflection/reflection_types.rs	Illustrates the various reflection types available
trait_reflection	reflection/trait_reflection.rs	Allows reflection with trait objects

Scene

Example	File	Description
scene	scene/scene.rs	Demonstrates loading from and saving scenes to files

Shaders

Example	File	Description
animate_shader	shader/animate_shader.rs	Shows how to animate a shader by accessing a time uniform variable
array_texture	shader/array_texture.rs	Illustrates how to create a texture for use with a texture2DArray shader uniform variable
custom_shader_pipelined	shader/custom_shader_pipelined.rs	Illustrates how to create custom shaders
hot_shader_reloading	shader/hot_shader_reloading.rs	Illustrates how to load shaders such that they can be edited while the example is still running
mesh_custom_attribute	shader/mesh_custom_attribute.rs	Illustrates how to add a custom attribute to a mesh and use it in a custom shader
shader_custom_material	shader/shader_custom_material.rs	Illustrates creating a custom material and a shader that uses it
shader_defs	shader/shader_defs.rs	Demonstrates creating a custom material that uses "shaders defs" (a tool to selectively toggle parts of a shader)
shader_defs_pipelined	shader/shader_defs_pipelined.rs	Demonstrates creating a custom material that uses "shaders defs" (a tool to selectively toggle parts of a shader)

Tests

Example	File	Description
how_to_test_systems	../tests/how_to_test_systems.rs	How to test systems with commands, queries or resources

Tools

Example	File	Description
bevymark	tools/bevymark.rs	A heavy workload to benchmark your system with Bevy
bevymark_pipelined	tools/bevymark_pipelined.rs	A heavy workload to benchmark your system with Bevy

UI (User Interface)

Example	File	Description
button	ui/button.rs	Illustrates creating and updating a button
font_atlas_debug	ui/font_atlas_debug.rs	Illustrates how FontAtlases are populated (used to optimize text rendering internally)
text	ui/text.rs	Illustrates creating and updating text
text_debug	ui/text_debug.rs	An example for debugging text layout
ui	ui/ui.rs	Illustrates various features of Bevy UI

Window

Example	File	Description
clear_color	window/clear_color.rs	Creates a solid color window
clear_color_pipelined	window/clear_color_pipelined.rs	Creates a solid color window with the pipelined renderer
multiple_windows	window/multiple_windows.rs	Creates two windows and cameras viewing the same mesh
scale_factor_override	window/scale_factor_override.rs	Illustrates how to customize the default window settings
window_settings	window/window_settings.rs	Demonstrates customizing default window settings

Platform-Specific Examples

Android

Setup

rustup target add aarch64-linux-android armv7-linux-androideabi
cargo install cargo-apk

The Android SDK must be installed, and the environment variable ANDROID_SDK_ROOT set to the root Android sdk folder.

When using NDK (Side by side), the environment variable ANDROID_NDK_ROOT must also be set to one of the NDKs in sdk\ndk\[NDK number].

Build & Run

To run on a device setup for Android development, run:

cargo apk run --example android

⚠️ At this time Bevy does not work in Android Emulator.

When using Bevy as a library, the following fields must be added to Cargo.toml:

[package.metadata.android]
build_targets = ["aarch64-linux-android", "armv7-linux-androideabi"]
target_sdk_version = 29
min_sdk_version = 16

Please reference cargo-apk README for other Android Manifest fields.

Old phones

Bevy by default targets Android API level 29 in its examples which is the Play Store's minimum API to upload or update apps. Users of older phones may want to use an older API when testing.

To use a different API, the following fields must be updated in Cargo.toml:

[package.metadata.android]
target_sdk_version = >>API<<
min_sdk_version = >>API or less<<

Example	File	Description
android	android/android.rs	The 3d/3d_scene.rs example for Android

iOS

Setup

rustup target add aarch64-apple-ios x86_64-apple-ios
cargo install cargo-lipo

Build & Run

Using bash:

cd examples/ios
make run

In an ideal world, this will boot up, install and run the app for the first iOS simulator in your xcrun simctl devices list. If this fails, you can specify the simulator device UUID via:

DEVICE_ID=${YOUR_DEVICE_ID} make run

If you'd like to see xcode do stuff, you can run

open bevy_ios_example.xcodeproj/

which will open xcode. You then must push the zoom zoom play button and wait for the magic.

The Xcode build GUI will by default build the rust library for both x86_64-apple-ios, and aarch64-apple-ios which may take a while. If you'd like speed this up, you update the IOS_TARGETS User-Defined environment variable in the "cargo_ios target" to be either x86_64-apple-ios or aarch64-apple-ios depending on your goal.

Note: if you update this variable in Xcode, it will also change the default used for the Makefile.

Example	File	Description
ios	ios/src/lib.rs	The 3d/3d_scene.rs example for iOS

WASM

Setup

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
cargo install wasm-bindgen-cli

Build & Run

Following is an example for headless_wasm. For other examples in wasm/ directory, change the headless_wasm in the following commands and edit examples/wasm/index.html to point to the correct .js file.

cargo build --example headless_wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --no-default-features
wasm-bindgen --out-dir examples/wasm/target --target web target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/debug/examples/headless_wasm.wasm

Then serve examples/wasm dir to browser. i.e.

basic-http-server examples/wasm

Example	File	Description
hello_wasm	wasm/hello_wasm.rs	Runs a minimal example that logs "hello world" to the browser's console
assets_wasm	wasm/assets_wasm.rs	Demonstrates how to load assets from wasm
headless_wasm	wasm/headless_wasm.rs	Sets up a schedule runner and continually logs a counter to the browser's console
winit_wasm	wasm/winit_wasm.rs	Logs user input to the browser's console. Requires the bevy_winit features