# Objective
- Contributes to #15460
- Reduce quantity and complexity of feature gates across Bevy
## Solution
- Used `target_has_atomic` configuration variable to automatically
detect impartial atomic support and automatically switch to
`portable-atomic` over the standard library on an as-required basis.
## Testing
- CI
## Notes
To explain the technique employed here, consider getting `Arc` either
from `alloc::sync` _or_ `portable-atomic-util`. First, we can inspect
the `alloc` crate to see that you only have access to `Arc` _if_
`target_has_atomic = "ptr"`. We add a target dependency for this
particular configuration _inverted_:
```toml
[target.'cfg(not(target_has_atomic = "ptr"))'.dependencies]
portable-atomic-util = { version = "0.2.4", default-features = false }
```
This ensures we only have the dependency when it is needed, and it is
entirely excluded from the dependency graph when it is not. Next, we
adjust our configuration flags to instead of checking for `feature =
"portable-atomic"` to instead check for `target_has_atomic = "ptr"`:
```rust
// `alloc` feature flag hidden for brevity
#[cfg(not(target_has_atomic = "ptr"))]
use portable_atomic_util as arc;
#[cfg(target_has_atomic = "ptr")]
use alloc::sync as arc;
pub use arc::{Arc, Weak};
```
The benefits of this technique are three-fold:
1. For platforms without full atomic support, the functionality is
enabled automatically.
2. For platforms with atomic support, the dependency is never included,
even if a feature was enabled using `--all-features` (for example)
3. The `portable-atomic` feature no longer needs to virally spread to
all user-facing crates, it's instead something handled within
`bevy_platform_support` (with some extras where other dependencies also
need their features enabled).
# Objective
- Make working with `bevy_time` more ergonomic in `no_std` environments.
Currently `bevy_time` expects the getter in environments where time
can't be obtained automatically via the instruction set or the standard
library to be of type `*mut fn() -> Duration`.
[`fn()`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/std/primitive.fn.html) is
already a function pointer, so `*mut fn()` is a _pointer to a function
pointer_. This is harder to use and error prone since creating a pointer
out of something like `&mut fn() -> Duration` when the lifetime of the
reference isn't static will lead to an undefined behavior once the
reference is freed
## Solution
- Accept a `fn() -> Duration` instead
## Testing
- I made a whole game on the Playdate that relies on `bevy_time`
heavily, see:
[bevydate_time](1b4f02adcd/src/lib.rs (L510-L546))
for usage of the Instant's getter.
---
## Showcase
<details>
<summary>Click to view showcase</summary>
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f687847f-6b62-4322-95f3-c908ada3db30
</details>
## Migration Guide
This is a breaking change but it's not for people coming from Bevy v0.15
### Small thank you note
Thanks to my friend https://github.com/repnop for helping me understand
how to deal with function pointers in `unsafe` environments
Co-authored-by: Wesley Norris <repnop@repnop.dev>
# Objective
- Contributes to #16877
## Solution
- Moved `hashbrown`, `foldhash`, and related types out of `bevy_utils`
and into `bevy_platform_support`
- Refactored the above to match the layout of these types in `std`.
- Updated crates as required.
## Testing
- CI
---
## Migration Guide
- The following items were moved out of `bevy_utils` and into
`bevy_platform_support::hash`:
- `FixedState`
- `DefaultHasher`
- `RandomState`
- `FixedHasher`
- `Hashed`
- `PassHash`
- `PassHasher`
- `NoOpHash`
- The following items were moved out of `bevy_utils` and into
`bevy_platform_support::collections`:
- `HashMap`
- `HashSet`
- `bevy_utils::hashbrown` has been removed. Instead, import from
`bevy_platform_support::collections` _or_ take a dependency on
`hashbrown` directly.
- `bevy_utils::Entry` has been removed. Instead, import from
`bevy_platform_support::collections::hash_map` or
`bevy_platform_support::collections::hash_set` as appropriate.
- All of the above equally apply to `bevy::utils` and
`bevy::platform_support`.
## Notes
- I left `PreHashMap`, `PreHashMapExt`, and `TypeIdMap` in `bevy_utils`
as they might be candidates for micro-crating. They can always be moved
into `bevy_platform_support` at a later date if desired.
# Objective
- Contributes to #16877
## Solution
- Expanded `bevy_platform_support::sync` module to provide
API-compatible replacements for `std` items such as `RwLock`, `Mutex`,
and `OnceLock`.
- Removed `spin` from all crates except `bevy_platform_support`.
## Testing
- CI
---
## Notes
- The sync primitives, while verbose, entirely rely on `spin` for their
implementation requiring no `unsafe` and not changing the status-quo on
_how_ locks actually work within Bevy. This is just a refactoring to
consolidate the "hacks" and workarounds required to get a consistent
experience when either using `std::sync` or `spin`.
- I have opted to rely on `std::sync` for `std` compatible locks,
maintaining the status quo. However, now that we have these locks
factored out into the own module, it would be trivial to investigate
alternate locking backends, such as `parking_lot`.
- API for these locking types is entirely based on `std`. I have
implemented methods and types which aren't currently in use within Bevy
(e.g., `LazyLock` and `Once`) for the sake of completeness. As the
standard library is highly stable, I don't expect the Bevy and `std`
implementations to drift apart much if at all.
---------
Co-authored-by: BD103 <59022059+BD103@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Benjamin Brienen <benjamin.brienen@outlook.com>
# Objective
- Contributes to #16877
## Solution
- Initial creation of `bevy_platform_support` crate.
- Moved `bevy_utils::Instant` into new `bevy_platform_support` crate.
- Moved `portable-atomic`, `portable-atomic-util`, and
`critical-section` into new `bevy_platform_support` crate.
## Testing
- CI
---
## Showcase
Instead of needing code like this to import an `Arc`:
```rust
#[cfg(feature = "portable-atomic")]
use portable_atomic_util::Arc;
#[cfg(not(feature = "portable-atomic"))]
use alloc::sync::Arc;
```
We can now use:
```rust
use bevy_platform_support::sync::Arc;
```
This applies to many other types, but the goal is overall the same:
allowing crates to use `std`-like types without the boilerplate of
conditional compilation and platform-dependencies.
## Migration Guide
- Replace imports of `bevy_utils::Instant` with
`bevy_platform_support::time::Instant`
- Replace imports of `bevy::utils::Instant` with
`bevy::platform_support::time::Instant`
## Notes
- `bevy_platform_support` hasn't been reserved on `crates.io`
- ~~`bevy_platform_support` is not re-exported from `bevy` at this time.
It may be worthwhile exporting this crate, but I am unsure of a
reasonable name to export it under (`platform_support` may be a bit
wordy for user-facing).~~
- I've included an implementation of `Instant` which is suitable for
`no_std` platforms that are not Wasm for the sake of eliminating feature
gates around its use. It may be a controversial inclusion, so I'm happy
to remove it if required.
- There are many other items (`spin`, `bevy_utils::Sync(Unsafe)Cell`,
etc.) which should be added to this crate. I have kept the initial scope
small to demonstrate utility without making this too unwieldy.
---------
Co-authored-by: TimJentzsch <TimJentzsch@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Chris Russell <8494645+chescock@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: François Mockers <francois.mockers@vleue.com>
