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# Objective #13432 added proper reflection-based cloning. This is a better method than cloning via `clone_value` for reasons detailed in the description of that PR. However, it may not be immediately apparent to users why one should be used over the other, and what the gotchas of `clone_value` are. ## Solution This PR marks `PartialReflect::clone_value` as deprecated, with the deprecation notice pointing users to `PartialReflect::reflect_clone`. However, it also suggests using a new method introduced in this PR: `PartialReflect::to_dynamic`. `PartialReflect::to_dynamic` is essentially a renaming of `PartialReflect::clone_value`. By naming it `to_dynamic`, we make it very obvious that what's returned is a dynamic type. The one caveat to this is that opaque types still use `reflect_clone` as they have no corresponding dynamic type. Along with changing the name, the method is now optional, and comes with a default implementation that calls out to the respective reflection subtrait method. This was done because there was really no reason to require manual implementors provide a method that almost always calls out to a known set of methods. Lastly, to make this default implementation work, this PR also did a similar thing with the `clone_dynamic ` methods on the reflection subtraits. For example, `Struct::clone_dynamic` has been marked deprecated and is superseded by `Struct::to_dynamic_struct`. This was necessary to avoid the "multiple names in scope" issue. ### Open Questions This PR maintains the original signature of `clone_value` on `to_dynamic`. That is, it takes `&self` and returns `Box<dyn PartialReflect>`. However, in order for this to work, it introduces a panic if the value is opaque and doesn't override the default `reflect_clone` implementation. One thing we could do to avoid the panic would be to make the conversion fallible, either returning `Option<Box<dyn PartialReflect>>` or `Result<Box<dyn PartialReflect>, ReflectCloneError>`. This makes using the method a little more involved (i.e. users have to either unwrap or handle the rare possibility of an error), but it would set us up for a world where opaque types don't strictly need to be `Clone`. Right now this bound is sort of implied by the fact that `clone_value` is a required trait method, and the default behavior of the macro is to use `Clone` for opaque types. Alternatively, we could keep the signature but make the method required. This maintains that implied bound where manual implementors must provide some way of cloning the value (or YOLO it and just panic), but also makes the API simpler to use. Finally, we could just leave it with the panic. It's unlikely this would occur in practice since our macro still requires `Clone` for opaque types, and thus this would only ever be an issue if someone were to manually implement `PartialReflect` without a valid `to_dynamic` or `reflect_clone` method. ## Testing You can test locally using the following command: ``` cargo test --package bevy_reflect --all-features ``` --- ## Migration Guide `PartialReflect::clone_value` is being deprecated. Instead, use `PartialReflect::to_dynamic` if wanting to create a new dynamic instance of the reflected value. Alternatively, use `PartialReflect::reflect_clone` to attempt to create a true clone of the underlying value. Similarly, the following methods have been deprecated and should be replaced with these alternatives: - `Array::clone_dynamic` → `Array::to_dynamic_array` - `Enum::clone_dynamic` → `Enum::to_dynamic_enum` - `List::clone_dynamic` → `List::to_dynamic_list` - `Map::clone_dynamic` → `Map::to_dynamic_map` - `Set::clone_dynamic` → `Set::to_dynamic_set` - `Struct::clone_dynamic` → `Struct::to_dynamic_struct` - `Tuple::clone_dynamic` → `Tuple::to_dynamic_tuple` - `TupleStruct::clone_dynamic` → `TupleStruct::to_dynamic_tuple_struct` |
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What is Bevy?
Bevy is a refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. It is free and open-source forever!
WARNING
Bevy is still in the early stages of development. Important features are missing. Documentation is sparse. A new version of Bevy containing breaking changes to the API is released approximately once every 3 months. We provide migration guides, but we can't guarantee migrations will always be easy. Use only if you are willing to work in this environment.
MSRV: Bevy relies heavily on improvements in the Rust language and compiler. As a result, the Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV) is generally close to "the latest stable release" of Rust.
Design Goals
- Capable: Offer a complete 2D and 3D feature set
- Simple: Easy for newbies to pick up, but infinitely flexible for power users
- Data Focused: Data-oriented architecture using the Entity Component System paradigm
- Modular: Use only what you need. Replace what you don't like
- Fast: App logic should run quickly, and when possible, in parallel
- Productive: Changes should compile quickly ... waiting isn't fun
About
- Features: A quick overview of Bevy's features.
- News: A development blog that covers our progress, plans and shiny new features.
Docs
- Quick Start Guide: Bevy's official Quick Start Guide. The best place to start learning Bevy.
- Bevy Rust API Docs: Bevy's Rust API docs, which are automatically generated from the doc comments in this repo.
- Official Examples: Bevy's dedicated, runnable examples, which are great for digging into specific concepts.
- Community-Made Learning Resources: More tutorials, documentation, and examples made by the Bevy community.
Community
Before contributing or participating in discussions with the community, you should familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct.
- Discord: Bevy's official discord server.
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- GitHub Discussions: The best place for questions about Bevy, answered right here!
- Bevy Assets: A collection of awesome Bevy projects, tools, plugins and learning materials.
Contributing
If you'd like to help build Bevy, check out the Contributor's Guide. For simple problems, feel free to open an issue or PR and tackle it yourself!
For more complex architecture decisions and experimental mad science, please open an RFC (Request For Comments) so we can brainstorm together effectively!
Getting Started
We recommend checking out the Quick Start Guide for a brief introduction.
Follow the Setup guide to ensure your development environment is set up correctly. Once set up, you can quickly try out the examples by cloning this repo and running the following commands:
# Switch to the correct version (latest release, default is main development branch)
git checkout latest
# Runs the "breakout" example
cargo run --example breakout
To draw a window with standard functionality enabled, use:
use bevy::prelude::*;
fn main(){
App::new()
.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
.run();
}
Fast Compiles
Bevy can be built just fine using default configuration on stable Rust. However for really fast iterative compiles, you should enable the "fast compiles" setup by following the instructions here.
Bevy Cargo Features
This list outlines the different cargo features supported by Bevy. These allow you to customize the Bevy feature set for your use-case.
Thanks
Bevy is the result of the hard work of many people. A huge thanks to all Bevy contributors, the many open source projects that have come before us, the Rust gamedev ecosystem, and the many libraries we build on.
A huge thanks to Bevy's generous sponsors. Bevy will always be free and open source, but it isn't free to make. Please consider sponsoring our work if you like what we're building.
This project is tested with BrowserStack.
License
Bevy is free, open source and permissively licensed! Except where noted (below and/or in individual files), all code in this repository is dual-licensed under either:
- MIT License (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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at your option. This means you can select the license you prefer! This dual-licensing approach is the de-facto standard in the Rust ecosystem and there are very good reasons to include both.
Some of the engine's code carries additional copyright notices and license terms due to their external origins.
These are generally BSD-like, but exact details vary by crate:
If the README of a crate contains a 'License' header (or similar), the additional copyright notices and license terms applicable to that crate will be listed.
The above licensing requirement still applies to contributions to those crates, and sections of those crates will carry those license terms.
The license field of each crate will also reflect this.
For example, bevy_mikktspace has code under the Zlib license (as well as a copyright notice when choosing the MIT license).
The assets included in this repository (for our examples) typically fall under different open licenses. These will not be included in your game (unless copied in by you), and they are not distributed in the published bevy crates. See CREDITS.md for the details of the licenses of those files.
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