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Alice Cecile 206c7ce219 Migrate engine to Schedule v3 (#7267)
Huge thanks to @maniwani, @devil-ira, @hymm, @cart, @superdump and @jakobhellermann for the help with this PR.

# Objective

- Followup #6587.
- Minimal integration for the Stageless Scheduling RFC: https://github.com/bevyengine/rfcs/pull/45

## Solution

- [x]  Remove old scheduling module
- [x] Migrate new methods to no longer use extension methods
- [x] Fix compiler errors
- [x] Fix benchmarks
- [x] Fix examples
- [x] Fix docs
- [x] Fix tests

## Changelog

### Added

- a large number of methods on `App` to work with schedules ergonomically
- the `CoreSchedule` enum
- `App::add_extract_system` via the `RenderingAppExtension` trait extension method
- the private `prepare_view_uniforms` system now has a public system set for scheduling purposes, called `ViewSet::PrepareUniforms`

### Removed

- stages, and all code that mentions stages
- states have been dramatically simplified, and no longer use a stack
- `RunCriteriaLabel`
- `AsSystemLabel` trait
- `on_hierarchy_reports_enabled` run criteria (now just uses an ad hoc resource checking run condition)
- systems in `RenderSet/Stage::Extract` no longer warn when they do not read data from the main world
- `RunCriteriaLabel`
- `transform_propagate_system_set`: this was a nonstandard pattern that didn't actually provide enough control. The systems are already `pub`: the docs have been updated to ensure that the third-party usage is clear.

### Changed

- `System::default_labels` is now `System::default_system_sets`.
- `App::add_default_labels` is now `App::add_default_sets`
- `CoreStage` and `StartupStage` enums are now `CoreSet` and `StartupSet`
- `App::add_system_set` was renamed to `App::add_systems`
- The `StartupSchedule` label is now defined as part of the `CoreSchedules` enum
-  `.label(SystemLabel)` is now referred to as `.in_set(SystemSet)`
- `SystemLabel` trait was replaced by `SystemSet`
- `SystemTypeIdLabel<T>` was replaced by `SystemSetType<T>`
- The `ReportHierarchyIssue` resource now has a public constructor (`new`), and implements `PartialEq`
- Fixed time steps now use a schedule (`CoreSchedule::FixedTimeStep`) rather than a run criteria.
- Adding rendering extraction systems now panics rather than silently failing if no subapp with the `RenderApp` label is found.
- the `calculate_bounds` system, with the `CalculateBounds` label, is now in `CoreSet::Update`, rather than in `CoreSet::PostUpdate` before commands are applied. 
- `SceneSpawnerSystem` now runs under `CoreSet::Update`, rather than `CoreStage::PreUpdate.at_end()`.
- `bevy_pbr::add_clusters` is no longer an exclusive system
- the top level `bevy_ecs::schedule` module was replaced with `bevy_ecs::scheduling`
- `tick_global_task_pools_on_main_thread` is no longer run as an exclusive system. Instead, it has been replaced by `tick_global_task_pools`, which uses a `NonSend` resource to force running on the main thread.

## Migration Guide

- Calls to `.label(MyLabel)` should be replaced with `.in_set(MySet)`
- Stages have been removed. Replace these with system sets, and then add command flushes using the `apply_system_buffers` exclusive system where needed.
- The `CoreStage`, `StartupStage, `RenderStage` and `AssetStage`  enums have been replaced with `CoreSet`, `StartupSet, `RenderSet` and `AssetSet`. The same scheduling guarantees have been preserved.
  - Systems are no longer added to `CoreSet::Update` by default. Add systems manually if this behavior is needed, although you should consider adding your game logic systems to `CoreSchedule::FixedTimestep` instead for more reliable framerate-independent behavior.
  - Similarly, startup systems are no longer part of `StartupSet::Startup` by default. In most cases, this won't matter to you.
  - For example, `add_system_to_stage(CoreStage::PostUpdate, my_system)` should be replaced with 
  - `add_system(my_system.in_set(CoreSet::PostUpdate)`
- When testing systems or otherwise running them in a headless fashion, simply construct and run a schedule using `Schedule::new()` and `World::run_schedule` rather than constructing stages
- Run criteria have been renamed to run conditions. These can now be combined with each other and with states.
- Looping run criteria and state stacks have been removed. Use an exclusive system that runs a schedule if you need this level of control over system control flow.
- For app-level control flow over which schedules get run when (such as for rollback networking), create your own schedule and insert it under the `CoreSchedule::Outer` label.
- Fixed timesteps are now evaluated in a schedule, rather than controlled via run criteria. The `run_fixed_timestep` system runs this schedule between `CoreSet::First` and `CoreSet::PreUpdate` by default.
- Command flush points introduced by `AssetStage` have been removed. If you were relying on these, add them back manually.
- Adding extract systems is now typically done directly on the main app. Make sure the `RenderingAppExtension` trait is in scope, then call `app.add_extract_system(my_system)`.
- the `calculate_bounds` system, with the `CalculateBounds` label, is now in `CoreSet::Update`, rather than in `CoreSet::PostUpdate` before commands are applied. You may need to order your movement systems to occur before this system in order to avoid system order ambiguities in culling behavior.
- the `RenderLabel` `AppLabel` was renamed to `RenderApp` for clarity
- `App::add_state` now takes 0 arguments: the starting state is set based on the `Default` impl.
- Instead of creating `SystemSet` containers for systems that run in stages, simply use `.on_enter::<State::Variant>()` or its `on_exit` or `on_update` siblings.
- `SystemLabel` derives should be replaced with `SystemSet`. You will also need to add the `Debug`, `PartialEq`, `Eq`, and `Hash` traits to satisfy the new trait bounds.
- `with_run_criteria` has been renamed to `run_if`. Run criteria have been renamed to run conditions for clarity, and should now simply return a bool.
- States have been dramatically simplified: there is no longer a "state stack". To queue a transition to the next state, call `NextState::set`

## TODO

- [x] remove dead methods on App and World
- [x] add `App::add_system_to_schedule` and `App::add_systems_to_schedule`
- [x] avoid adding the default system set at inappropriate times
- [x] remove any accidental cycles in the default plugins schedule
- [x] migrate benchmarks
- [x] expose explicit labels for the built-in command flush points
- [x] migrate engine code
- [x] remove all mentions of stages from the docs
- [x] verify docs for States
- [x] fix uses of exclusive systems that use .end / .at_start / .before_commands
- [x] migrate RenderStage and AssetStage
- [x] migrate examples
- [x] ensure that transform propagation is exported in a sufficiently public way (the systems are already pub)
- [x] ensure that on_enter schedules are run at least once before the main app
- [x] re-enable opt-in to execution order ambiguities
- [x] revert change to `update_bounds` to ensure it runs in `PostUpdate`
- [x] test all examples
  - [x] unbreak directional lights
  - [x] unbreak shadows (see 3d_scene, 3d_shape, lighting, transparaency_3d examples)
  - [x] game menu example shows loading screen and menu simultaneously
  - [x] display settings menu is a blank screen
  - [x] `without_winit` example panics
- [x] ensure all tests pass
  - [x] SubApp doc test fails
  - [x] runs_spawn_local tasks fails
  - [x] [Fix panic_when_hierachy_cycle test hanging](https://github.com/alice-i-cecile/bevy/pull/120)

## Points of Difficulty and Controversy

**Reviewers, please give feedback on these and look closely**

1.  Default sets, from the RFC, have been removed. These added a tremendous amount of implicit complexity and result in hard to debug scheduling errors. They're going to be tackled in the form of "base sets" by @cart in a followup.
2. The outer schedule controls which schedule is run when `App::update` is called.
3. I implemented `Label for `Box<dyn Label>` for our label types. This enables us to store schedule labels in concrete form, and then later run them. I ran into the same set of problems when working with one-shot systems. We've previously investigated this pattern in depth, and it does not appear to lead to extra indirection with nested boxes.
4. `SubApp::update` simply runs the default schedule once. This sucks, but this whole API is incomplete and this was the minimal changeset.
5. `time_system` and `tick_global_task_pools_on_main_thread` no longer use exclusive systems to attempt to force scheduling order
6. Implemetnation strategy for fixed timesteps
7. `AssetStage` was migrated to `AssetSet` without reintroducing command flush points. These did not appear to be used, and it's nice to remove these bottlenecks.
8. Migration of `bevy_render/lib.rs` and pipelined rendering. The logic here is unusually tricky, as we have complex scheduling requirements.

## Future Work (ideally before 0.10)

- Rename schedule_v3 module to schedule or scheduling
- Add a derive macro to states, and likely a `EnumIter` trait of some form
- Figure out what exactly to do with the "systems added should basically work by default" problem
- Improve ergonomics for working with fixed timesteps and states
- Polish FixedTime API to match Time
- Rebase and merge #7415
- Resolve all internal ambiguities (blocked on better tools, especially #7442)
- Add "base sets" to replace the removed default sets.
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# Style guide: Examples
For more advice on writing examples, see the [relevant section](../../CONTRIBUTING.md#writing-examples) of CONTRIBUTING.md.
## Organization
1. Examples should live in an appropriate subfolder of `/examples`.
2. Examples should be a single file if possible.
3. Assets live in `./assets`. Try to avoid adding new assets unless strictly necessary to keep the repo small. Don't add "large" asset files.
4. Each example should try to follow this order:
1. Imports
2. A `fn main()` block
3. Example logic
5. Try to structure app / plugin construction in the same fashion as the actual code.
6. Examples should typically not have tests, as they are not directly reusable by the Bevy user.
## Stylistic preferences
1. Use simple, descriptive variable names.
1. Avoid names like `MyComponent` in favor of more descriptive terms like `Events`.
2. Prefer single letter differentiators like `EventsA` and `EventsB` to nonsense words like `EventsFoo` and `EventsBar`.
3. Avoid repeating the type of variables in their name where possible. For example, `Color` should be preferred to `ColorComponent`.
2. Prefer glob imports of `bevy::prelude::*` and `bevy::sub_crate::*` over granular imports (for terseness).
3. Use a consistent comment style:
1. `///` doc comments belong above `#[derive(Trait)]` invocations.
2. `//` comments should generally go above the line in question, rather than in-line.
3. Avoid `/* */` block comments, even when writing long comments.
4. Use \`variable_name\` code blocks in comments to signify that you're referring to specific types and variables.
5. Start comments with capital letters; end them with a period if they are sentence-like.
4. Use comments to organize long and complex stretches of code that can't sensibly be refactored into separate functions.
5. Avoid making variables `pub` unless it is needed for your example.
## Code conventions
1. Refactor configurable values ("magic numbers") out into constants with clear names.
2. Prefer `for` loops over `.for_each`. The latter is faster (for now), but it is less clear for beginners, less idiomatic, and less flexible.
3. Use `.single` and `.single_mut` where appropriate.
4. In Queries, prefer `With<T>` filters over actually fetching unused data with `&T`.
5. Prefer disjoint queries using `With` and `Without` over param sets when you need more than one query in a single system.
6. Prefer structs with named fields over tuple structs except in the case of single-field wrapper types.
7. Use enum-labels over string-labels for system / schedule / etc. labels.
## "Feature" examples
These examples demonstrate the usage of specific engine features in clear, minimal ways.
1. Focus on demonstrating exactly one feature in an example
2. Try to keep your names divorced from the context of a specific game, and focused on the feature you are demonstrating.
3. Where they exist, show good alternative approaches to accomplish the same task and explain why you may prefer one over the other.
4. Examples should have a visible effect when run, either in the command line or a graphical window.
## "Game" examples
These examples show how to build simple games in Bevy in a cohesive way.
1. Each of these examples lives in the [/examples/games] folder.
2. Aim for minimum but viable status: the game should be playable and not obviously buggy but does not need to be polished, featureful, or terribly fun.
3. Focus on code quality and demonstrating good, extensible patterns for users.
1. Make good use of enums and states to organize your game logic.
2. Keep components as small as possible but no smaller: all of the data on a component should generally be accessed at once.
3. Keep systems small: they should have a clear single purpose.
4. Avoid duplicating logic across similar entities whenever possible by sharing systems and components.
4. Use `///` doc comments to explain what each function / struct does as if the example were part of a polished production codebase.
5. Arrange your code into modules within the same file to allow for simple code folding / organization.