# Objective
As raised in https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/pull/17317, the `Event:
Component` trait bound is confusing to users.
In general, a type `E` (like `AppExit`) which implements `Event` should
not:
- be stored as a component on an entity
- be a valid option for `Query<&AppExit>`
- require the storage type and other component metadata to be specified
Events are not components (even if they one day use some of the same
internal mechanisms), and this trait bound is confusing to users.
We're also automatically generating `Component` impls with our derive
macro, which should be avoided when possible to improve explicitness and
avoid conflicts with user impls.
Closes#17317, closes#17333
## Solution
- We only care that each unique event type gets a unique `ComponentId`
- dynamic events need their own tools for getting identifiers anyways
- This avoids complicating the internals of `ComponentId` generation.
- Clearly document why this cludge-y solution exists.
In the medium term, I think that either a) properly generalizing
`ComponentId` (and moving it into `bevy_reflect?) or b) using a
new-typed `Entity` as the key for events is more correct. This change is
stupid simple though, and removes the offending trait bound in a way
that doesn't introduce complex tech debt and does not risk changes to
the internals.
This change does not:
- restrict our ability to implement dynamic buffered events (the main
improvement over #17317)
- there's still a fair bit of work to do, but this is a step in the
right direction
- limit our ability to store event metadata on entities in the future
- make it harder for users to work with types that are both events and
components (just add the derive / trait bound)
## Migration Guide
The `Event` trait no longer requires the `Component` trait. If you were
relying on this behavior, change your trait bounds from `Event` to
`Event + Component`. If you also want your `Event` type to implement
`Component`, add a derive.
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Co-authored-by: Chris Russell <8494645+chescock@users.noreply.github.com>
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