Revert changes related mutual exclusivity + minor docs and release note changes

crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/component.rs

@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ pub fn derive_broadcast_event(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let (impl_generics, type_generics, where_clause) = &ast.generics.split_for_impl();
 
     TokenStream::from(quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::Event for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {
-            type Kind = #bevy_ecs_path::event::BroadcastEventKind;
-        }
+        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::Event for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {}
+        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::BroadcastEvent for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {}
     })
 }
 
@@ -75,8 +74,10 @@ pub fn derive_entity_event(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let (impl_generics, type_generics, where_clause) = &ast.generics.split_for_impl();
 
     TokenStream::from(quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::Event for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {
-            type Kind = #bevy_ecs_path::event::EntityEventKind<Self, #traversal, #auto_propagate>;
+        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::Event for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {}
+        impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::event::EntityEvent for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {
+            type Traversal = #traversal;
+            const AUTO_PROPAGATE: bool = #auto_propagate;
         }
     })
 }

crates/bevy_ecs/src/event/base.rs

@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ use core::{
     note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(BroadcastEvent)]` or `#[derive(EntityEvent)]`"
 )]
 pub trait Event: Send + Sync + 'static {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    type Kind;
-
     /// Generates the [`EventKey`] for this event type.
     ///
     /// If this type has already been registered,
@@ -133,32 +130,7 @@ pub trait Event: Send + Sync + 'static {
 }
 
 /// A global [`Event`] without an entity target.
-#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(
-    message = "`{Self}` is not an `BroadcastEvent`",
-    label = "invalid `BroadcastEvent`",
-    note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(BroadcastEvent)]`"
-)]
-pub trait BroadcastEvent: Event + sealed_a::SealedA {}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub struct BroadcastEventKind;
-
-#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
-impl<T> BroadcastEvent for T where T: Event<Kind = BroadcastEventKind> {}
-
-pub(crate) mod sealed_a {
-    use super::*;
-
-    /// Seal for the [`BroadcastEvent`] trait.
-    #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(
-        message = "manual implementations of `BroadcastEvent` are disallowed",
-        note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(BroadcastEvent)]` instead"
-    )]
-    pub trait SealedA {}
-
-    #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
-    impl<T> SealedA for T where T: Event<Kind = BroadcastEventKind> {}
-}
+pub trait BroadcastEvent: Event {}
 
 /// An [`Event`] that can be targeted at specific entities.
 ///
@@ -276,7 +248,7 @@ pub(crate) mod sealed_a {
     label = "invalid `EntityEvent`",
     note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(EntityEvent)]`"
 )]
-pub trait EntityEvent: Event + sealed_b::SealedB {
+pub trait EntityEvent: Event {
     /// The component that describes which [`Entity`] to propagate this event to next, when [propagation] is enabled.
     ///
     /// [`Entity`]: crate::entity::Entity
@@ -291,37 +263,6 @@ pub trait EntityEvent: Event + sealed_b::SealedB {
     const AUTO_PROPAGATE: bool = false;
 }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub struct EntityEventKind<T: ?Sized, R: Traversal<T>, const A: bool> {
-    _t: PhantomData<T>,
-    _r: PhantomData<R>,
-}
-
-// Blanket impl for EntityEvent
-#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
-impl<T, R: Traversal<T>, const A: bool> EntityEvent for T
-where
-    T: Event<Kind = EntityEventKind<T, R, A>>,
-{
-    type Traversal = R;
-    const AUTO_PROPAGATE: bool = A;
-}
-
-pub(crate) mod sealed_b {
-    use super::*;
-
-    /// Seal for the [`EntityEvent`] trait.
-    #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(
-        message = "manual implementations of `EntityEvent` are disallowed",
-        note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(EntityEvent)]` instead"
-    )]
-    pub trait SealedB {}
-
-    #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
-    impl<T, R: Traversal<T>, const A: bool> SealedB for T where T: Event<Kind = EntityEventKind<T, R, A>>
-    {}
-}
-
 /// A buffered event for pull-based event handling.
 ///
 /// Buffered events can be written with [`EventWriter`] and read using the [`EventReader`] system parameter.

crates/bevy_ecs/src/event/mod.rs

@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ mod update;
 mod writer;
 
 pub(crate) use base::EventInstance;
-pub use base::{
-    BroadcastEvent, BroadcastEventKind, BufferedEvent, EntityEvent, EntityEventKind, Event,
-    EventId, EventKey,
-};
+pub use base::{BroadcastEvent, BufferedEvent, EntityEvent, Event, EventId, EventKey};
 pub use bevy_ecs_macros::{BroadcastEvent, BufferedEvent, EntityEvent};
 #[expect(deprecated, reason = "`SendBatchIds` was renamed to `WriteBatchIds`.")]
 pub use collections::{Events, SendBatchIds, WriteBatchIds};

crates/bevy_ecs/src/observer/system_param.rs

@@ -110,15 +110,19 @@ impl<'w, E: EntityEvent, B: Bundle> On<'w, E, B> {
     ///
     /// Note that if event propagation is enabled, this may not be the same as the original target of the event,
     /// which can be accessed via [`On::original_target`].
+    ///
+    /// If the event is also a [`BroadcastEvent`] sent with [`trigger`](World::trigger), this will return [`Entity::PLACEHOLDER`].
     pub fn target(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.trigger.current_target.unwrap()
+        self.trigger.current_target.unwrap_or(Entity::PLACEHOLDER)
     }
 
     /// Returns the original [`Entity`] that the [`EntityEvent`] was targeted at when it was first triggered.
     ///
     /// If event propagation is not enabled, this will always return the same value as [`On::target`].
+    ///
+    /// If the event is also a [`BroadcastEvent`] sent with [`trigger`](World::trigger), this will return [`Entity::PLACEHOLDER`].
     pub fn original_target(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.trigger.original_target.unwrap()
+        self.trigger.original_target.unwrap_or(Entity::PLACEHOLDER)
     }
 
     /// Enables or disables event propagation, allowing the same event to trigger observers on a chain of different entities.
@@ -181,11 +185,13 @@ pub struct ObserverTrigger {
     pub event_key: EventKey,
     /// The [`ComponentId`]s the trigger targeted.
     pub components: SmallVec<[ComponentId; 2]>,
-    /// For [`EntityEvent`]s this is the entity that the event targeted. Always `None` for [`BroadcastEvent`].
+    /// For [`EntityEvent`]s used with `trigger_targets` this is the entity that the event targeted.
+    /// Can only be `None` for [`BroadcastEvent`]s used with `trigger`.
     ///
     /// Note that if event propagation is enabled, this may not be the same as [`ObserverTrigger::original_target`].
     pub current_target: Option<Entity>,
-    /// For [`EntityEvent`]s this is the entity that the event was originally targeted at. Always `None` for [`BroadcastEvent`].
+    /// For [`EntityEvent`]s used with `trigger_targets` this is the entity that the event was originally targeted at.
+    /// Can only be `None` for [`BroadcastEvent`]s used with `trigger`.
     ///
     /// If event propagation is enabled, this will be the first entity that the event was targeted at,
     /// even if the event was propagated to other entities.

crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{DynamicScene, Scene};
 use bevy_asset::{AssetEvent, AssetId, Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_ecs::{
     entity::{Entity, EntityHashMap},
-    event::{EntityEvent, EventCursor, Events},
+    event::{BroadcastEvent, EntityEvent, EventCursor, Events},
     hierarchy::ChildOf,
     reflect::AppTypeRegistry,
     resource::Resource,
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ pub struct SceneInstanceReady {
     pub instance_id: InstanceId,
 }
 
+impl BroadcastEvent for SceneInstanceReady {}
+
 /// Information about a scene instance.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct InstanceInfo {
@@ -421,8 +423,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
                     .trigger_targets(SceneInstanceReady { instance_id }, parent);
             } else {
                 // Defer via commands otherwise SceneSpawner is not available in the observer.
-                // TODO: Thinkies
-                // world.commands().trigger(SceneInstanceReady { instance_id });
+                world.commands().trigger(SceneInstanceReady { instance_id });
             }
         }
     }

release-content/release-notes/event_split.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ APIs are typically built to support only one of them.
 
 This has led to a lot of confusion and frustration for users. Common footguns include:
 - Using a "buffered event" with an observer, or an observer event with `EventReader`, leaving the user wondering why the event is not being detected.
-- `On`(formerly `Trigger`) has a `target` getter which would return `Entity::PLACEHOLDER` for events sent via `trigger` rather than `trigger_targets`.
+- `On`(formerly `Trigger`) has a `target` getter which would cause confusion for events only mean to be used with `trigger` where it returns `Entity::PLACEHOLDER`. 
 
 **Bevy 0.17** aims to solve this ambiguity by splitting the different kinds of events into multiple traits:
 
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ This has led to a lot of confusion and frustration for users. Common footguns in
     - `EntityEvent`: An observer event that targets specific entities and can propagate the event from one entity to another across relationships.
 - `BufferedEvent`: An event used with `EventReader` and `EventWriter` for pull-based event handling.
 
-Note: To fully prevent the footgun of `On::target` returning `Entity::PLACEHOLDER` the `BroadcastEvent` and `EntityEvent` traits were made mutually exclusive.
-
 ## Using Events
 
 Events without an entity target can be defined, by deriving the `BroadcastEvent` trait.