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bevy_ecs/
entity_disabling.rs

1//! Disabled entities do not show up in queries unless the query explicitly mentions them.
2//!
3//! Entities which are disabled in this way are not removed from the [`World`],
4//! and their relationships remain intact.
5//! In many cases, you may want to disable entire trees of entities at once,
6//! using [`EntityCommands::insert_recursive`](crate::prelude::EntityCommands::insert_recursive).
7//!
8//! While Bevy ships with a built-in [`Disabled`] component, you can also create your own
9//! disabling components, which will operate in the same way but can have distinct semantics.
10//!
11//! ```
12//! use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
13//!
14//! // Our custom disabling component!
15//! #[derive(Component, Clone)]
16//! struct Prefab;
17//!
18//! #[derive(Component)]
19//! struct A;
20//!
21//! let mut world = World::new();
22//! world.register_disabling_component::<Prefab>();
23//! world.spawn((A, Prefab));
24//! world.spawn((A,));
25//! world.spawn((A,));
26//!
27//! let mut normal_query = world.query::<&A>();
28//! assert_eq!(2, normal_query.iter(&world).count());
29//!
30//! let mut prefab_query = world.query_filtered::<&A, With<Prefab>>();
31//! assert_eq!(1, prefab_query.iter(&world).count());
32//!
33//! let mut maybe_prefab_query = world.query::<(&A, Has<Prefab>)>();
34//! assert_eq!(3, maybe_prefab_query.iter(&world).count());
35//! ```
36//!
37//! ## Default query filters
38//!
39//! In Bevy, entity disabling is implemented through the construction of a global "default query filter" resource.
40//! Queries which do not explicitly mention the disabled component will not include entities with that component.
41//! If an entity has multiple disabling components, it will only be included in queries that mention all of them.
42//!
43//! For example, `Query<&Position>` will not include entities with the [`Disabled`] component,
44//! even if they have a `Position` component,
45//! but `Query<&Position, With<Disabled>>` or `Query<(&Position, Has<Disabled>)>` will see them.
46//!
47//! The [`Allow`](crate::query::Allow) query filter is designed to be used with default query filters,
48//! and ensures that the query will include entities both with and without the specified disabling component.
49//!
50//! Entities with disabling components are still present in the [`World`] and can be accessed directly,
51//! using methods on [`World`] or [`Commands`](crate::prelude::Commands).
52//!
53//! As default query filters are implemented through a resource,
54//! it's possible to temporarily ignore any default filters by using [`World::resource_scope`](crate::prelude::World).
55//!
56//! ```
57//! use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
58//! use bevy_ecs::entity_disabling::{DefaultQueryFilters, Disabled};
59//!
60//! let mut world = World::default();
61//!
62//! #[derive(Component)]
63//! struct CustomDisabled;
64//!
65//! world.register_disabling_component::<CustomDisabled>();
66//!
67//! world.spawn(Disabled);
68//! world.spawn(CustomDisabled);
69//!
70//! // resource_scope removes DefaultQueryFilters temporarily before re-inserting into the world.
71//! world.resource_scope(|world: &mut World, _: Mut<DefaultQueryFilters>| {
72//!     // within this scope, we can query like no components are disabled.
73//!     assert_eq!(world.query::<&Disabled>().query(&world).count(), 1);
74//!     assert_eq!(world.query::<&CustomDisabled>().query(&world).count(), 1);
75//!     assert_eq!(world.query::<()>().query(&world).count(), world.entities().count_spawned() as usize);
76//! })
77//! ```
78//!
79//! ### Warnings
80//!
81//! Currently, only queries for which the cache is built after enabling a default query filter will have entities
82//! with those components filtered. As a result, they should generally only be modified before the
83//! app starts.
84//!
85//! Because filters are applied to all queries they can have performance implication for
86//! the entire [`World`], especially when they cause queries to mix sparse and table components.
87//! See [`Query` performance] for more info.
88//!
89//! Custom disabling components can cause significant interoperability issues within the ecosystem,
90//! as users must be aware of each disabling component in use.
91//! Libraries should think carefully about whether they need to use a new disabling component,
92//! and clearly communicate their presence to their users to avoid the new for library compatibility flags.
93//!
94//! [`With`]: crate::prelude::With
95//! [`Has`]: crate::prelude::Has
96//! [`World`]: crate::prelude::World
97//! [`Query` performance]: crate::prelude::Query#performance
98
99use crate::{
100    component::{ComponentId, Components, StorageType},
101    query::FilteredAccess,
102    world::{FromWorld, World},
103};
104use bevy_ecs_macros::{Component, Resource};
105use smallvec::SmallVec;
106
107#[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
108use {
109    crate::reflect::{ReflectComponent, ReflectResource},
110    bevy_reflect::std_traits::ReflectDefault,
111    bevy_reflect::Reflect,
112};
113
114/// A marker component for disabled entities.
115///
116/// Semantically, this component is used to mark entities that are temporarily disabled (typically for gameplay reasons),
117/// but will likely be re-enabled at some point.
118///
119/// Like all disabling components, this only disables the entity itself,
120/// not its children or other entities that reference it.
121/// To disable an entire tree of entities, use [`EntityCommands::insert_recursive`](crate::prelude::EntityCommands::insert_recursive).
122///
123/// Every [`World`] has a default query filter that excludes entities with this component,
124/// registered in the [`DefaultQueryFilters`] resource.
125/// See [the module docs] for more info.
126///
127/// [the module docs]: crate::entity_disabling
128#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Default)]
129#[cfg_attr(
130    feature = "bevy_reflect",
131    derive(Reflect),
132    reflect(Component),
133    reflect(Debug, Clone, Default)
134)]
135// This component is registered as a disabling component during World::bootstrap
136pub struct Disabled;
137
138/// Default query filters work by excluding entities with certain components from most queries.
139///
140/// If a query does not explicitly mention a given disabling component, it will not include entities with that component.
141/// To be more precise, this checks if the query's [`FilteredAccess`] contains the component,
142/// and if it does not, adds a [`Without`](crate::prelude::Without) filter for that component to the query.
143///
144/// [`Allow`](crate::query::Allow) and [`Has`](crate::prelude::Has) can be used to include entities
145/// with and without the disabling component.
146/// [`Allow`](crate::query::Allow) is a [`QueryFilter`](crate::query::QueryFilter) and will simply change
147/// the list of shown entities, while [`Has`](crate::prelude::Has) is a [`QueryData`](crate::query::QueryData)
148/// and will allow you to see if each entity has the disabling component or not.
149///
150/// This resource is initialized in the [`World`] whenever a new world is created,
151/// with the [`Disabled`] component as a disabling component.
152///
153/// Note that you can remove default query filters by overwriting the [`DefaultQueryFilters`] resource.
154/// This can be useful as a last resort escape hatch, but is liable to break compatibility with other libraries.
155///
156/// See the [module docs](crate::entity_disabling) for more info.
157///
158///
159/// # Warning
160///
161/// Default query filters are a global setting that affects all queries in the [`World`],
162/// and incur a small performance cost for each query.
163///
164/// They can cause significant interoperability issues within the ecosystem,
165/// as users must be aware of each disabling component in use.
166///
167/// Think carefully about whether you need to use a new disabling component,
168/// and clearly communicate their presence in any libraries you publish.
169#[derive(Resource, Debug)]
170#[cfg_attr(
171    feature = "bevy_reflect",
172    derive(bevy_reflect::Reflect),
173    reflect(Resource)
174)]
175pub struct DefaultQueryFilters {
176    // We only expect a few components per application to act as disabling components, so we use a SmallVec here
177    // to avoid heap allocation in most cases.
178    disabling: SmallVec<[ComponentId; 4]>,
179}
180
181impl FromWorld for DefaultQueryFilters {
182    fn from_world(world: &mut World) -> Self {
183        let mut filters = DefaultQueryFilters::empty();
184        let disabled_component_id = world.register_component::<Disabled>();
185        filters.register_disabling_component(disabled_component_id);
186        filters
187    }
188}
189
190impl DefaultQueryFilters {
191    /// Creates a new, completely empty [`DefaultQueryFilters`].
192    ///
193    /// This is provided as an escape hatch; in most cases you should initialize this using [`FromWorld`],
194    /// which is automatically called when creating a new [`World`].
195    #[must_use]
196    pub fn empty() -> Self {
197        DefaultQueryFilters {
198            disabling: SmallVec::new(),
199        }
200    }
201
202    /// Adds this [`ComponentId`] to the set of [`DefaultQueryFilters`],
203    /// causing entities with this component to be excluded from queries.
204    ///
205    /// This method is idempotent, and will not add the same component multiple times.
206    ///
207    /// # Warning
208    ///
209    /// This method should only be called before the app starts, as it will not affect queries
210    /// initialized before it is called.
211    ///
212    /// As discussed in the [module docs](crate::entity_disabling), this can have performance implications,
213    /// as well as create interoperability issues, and should be used with caution.
214    pub fn register_disabling_component(&mut self, component_id: ComponentId) {
215        if !self.disabling.contains(&component_id) {
216            self.disabling.push(component_id);
217        }
218    }
219
220    /// Get an iterator over all of the components which disable entities when present.
221    pub fn disabling_ids(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = ComponentId> {
222        self.disabling.iter().copied()
223    }
224
225    /// Modifies the provided [`FilteredAccess`] to include the filters from this [`DefaultQueryFilters`].
226    pub(super) fn modify_access(&self, component_access: &mut FilteredAccess) {
227        for component_id in self.disabling_ids() {
228            if !component_access.contains(component_id) {
229                component_access.and_without(component_id);
230            }
231        }
232    }
233
234    pub(super) fn is_dense(&self, components: &Components) -> bool {
235        self.disabling_ids().all(|component_id| {
236            components
237                .get_info(component_id)
238                .is_some_and(|info| info.storage_type() == StorageType::Table)
239        })
240    }
241}
242
243#[cfg(test)]
244mod tests {
245
246    use super::*;
247    use crate::{
248        prelude::{EntityMut, EntityRef, World},
249        query::{Has, With},
250    };
251    use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec};
252
253    #[test]
254    fn filters_modify_access() {
255        let mut filters = DefaultQueryFilters::empty();
256        filters.register_disabling_component(ComponentId::new(1));
257
258        // A component access with an unrelated component
259        let mut component_access = FilteredAccess::default();
260        component_access.access_mut().add_read(ComponentId::new(2));
261
262        let mut applied_access = component_access.clone();
263        filters.modify_access(&mut applied_access);
264        assert_eq!(0, applied_access.with_filters().count());
265        assert_eq!(
266            vec![ComponentId::new(1)],
267            applied_access.without_filters().collect::<Vec<_>>()
268        );
269
270        // We add a with filter, now we expect to see both filters
271        component_access.and_with(ComponentId::new(4));
272
273        let mut applied_access = component_access.clone();
274        filters.modify_access(&mut applied_access);
275        assert_eq!(
276            vec![ComponentId::new(4)],
277            applied_access.with_filters().collect::<Vec<_>>()
278        );
279        assert_eq!(
280            vec![ComponentId::new(1)],
281            applied_access.without_filters().collect::<Vec<_>>()
282        );
283
284        let copy = component_access.clone();
285        // We add a rule targeting a default component, that filter should no longer be added
286        component_access.and_with(ComponentId::new(1));
287
288        let mut applied_access = component_access.clone();
289        filters.modify_access(&mut applied_access);
290        assert_eq!(
291            vec![ComponentId::new(1), ComponentId::new(4)],
292            applied_access.with_filters().collect::<Vec<_>>()
293        );
294        assert_eq!(0, applied_access.without_filters().count());
295
296        // Archetypal access should also filter rules
297        component_access = copy.clone();
298        component_access
299            .access_mut()
300            .add_archetypal(ComponentId::new(1));
301
302        let mut applied_access = component_access.clone();
303        filters.modify_access(&mut applied_access);
304        assert_eq!(
305            vec![ComponentId::new(4)],
306            applied_access.with_filters().collect::<Vec<_>>()
307        );
308        assert_eq!(0, applied_access.without_filters().count());
309    }
310
311    #[derive(Component)]
312    struct CustomDisabled;
313
314    #[derive(Component)]
315    struct Dummy;
316
317    #[test]
318    fn multiple_disabling_components() {
319        let mut world = World::new();
320        world.register_disabling_component::<CustomDisabled>();
321
322        // Use powers of two so we can uniquely identify the set of matching archetypes from the count.
323        world.spawn(Dummy);
324        world.spawn_batch((0..2).map(|_| (Dummy, Disabled)));
325        world.spawn_batch((0..4).map(|_| (Dummy, CustomDisabled)));
326        world.spawn_batch((0..8).map(|_| (Dummy, Disabled, CustomDisabled)));
327
328        let mut query = world.query::<&Dummy>();
329        assert_eq!(1, query.iter(&world).count());
330
331        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<EntityRef, With<Dummy>>();
332        assert_eq!(1, query.iter(&world).count());
333
334        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<EntityMut, With<Dummy>>();
335        assert_eq!(1, query.iter(&world).count());
336
337        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<&Dummy, With<Disabled>>();
338        assert_eq!(2, query.iter(&world).count());
339
340        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<Has<Disabled>, With<Dummy>>();
341        assert_eq!(3, query.iter(&world).count());
342
343        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<&Dummy, With<CustomDisabled>>();
344        assert_eq!(4, query.iter(&world).count());
345
346        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<Has<CustomDisabled>, With<Dummy>>();
347        assert_eq!(5, query.iter(&world).count());
348
349        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<&Dummy, (With<Disabled>, With<CustomDisabled>)>();
350        assert_eq!(8, query.iter(&world).count());
351
352        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<(Has<Disabled>, Has<CustomDisabled>), With<Dummy>>();
353        assert_eq!(15, query.iter(&world).count());
354
355        // This seems like it ought to count as a mention of `Disabled`, but it does not.
356        // We don't consider read access, since that would count `EntityRef` as a mention of *all* components.
357        let mut query = world.query_filtered::<Option<&Disabled>, With<Dummy>>();
358        assert_eq!(1, query.iter(&world).count());
359    }
360}