bevy/crates/bevy_render
Sven Niederberger 3ce2f46ae5
GpuReadbackPlugin: Allow reading only a part of a buffer (#20133)
# Objective

- So far only full buffer reads were supported. This adds the ability to
read a part of a buffer.

## Solution

- Allow passing in a start offset and a number of bytes to read when
creating the `Readback` component.
- I also removed the unused `src_start` and `dst_start` fields from
`ReadbackSource` as they were always 0.

## Testing

- Did you test these changes? If so, how?

I extended the example to also demonstrate partial reads.

- Are there any parts that need more testing?

Can't think of any.

- How can other people (reviewers) test your changes? Is there anything
specific they need to know?

Run the `gpu_readback` example. It now also reads and prints a partially
read buffer.

- If relevant, what platforms did you test these changes on, and are
there any important ones you can't test?

Only tested on Linux.

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## Showcase

Example output:

<details>
  <summary>Click to view showcase</summary>

```
2025-07-14T14:05:15.614876Z  INFO gpu_readback: Buffer [257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272]
2025-07-14T14:05:15.614921Z  INFO gpu_readback: Buffer range [261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268]
2025-07-14T14:05:15.614937Z  INFO gpu_readback: Image [257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
```

</details>
2025-07-14 21:01:16 +00:00
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macros enable syn/full in bevy_render_macros (#20034) 2025-07-08 17:08:20 +00:00
src GpuReadbackPlugin: Allow reading only a part of a buffer (#20133) 2025-07-14 21:01:16 +00:00
Cargo.toml make optional crates for mesh, camera, and light (#19997) 2025-07-07 07:35:32 +00:00
LICENSE-APACHE Cleanup publish process (#17728) 2025-02-09 17:46:19 +00:00
LICENSE-MIT Cleanup publish process (#17728) 2025-02-09 17:46:19 +00:00
README.md Add README.md to all crates (#13184) 2024-05-02 18:56:00 +00:00

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