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This pull request is stacked on #8976.
Resolves #1343, Resolves #5984, Resolves #9087, Fixes #5713, Fixes #8080, Fixes #9040, Closes #7611.

Objective

  • Separate tick updates and redraws.
    • The tick rate and frame rate can be set separately.
    • One can be run without the other.
    • Many tick updates can be done even when VSync is enabled.
  • Automatically limit redraws to match the monitor refresh rate even when VSync is disabled.
  • Provide a better control method for reactive redraw.
  • Support tick auto-update stops and step tick updates.
  • Respond to input events as quickly as possible.

Code example here.

Solution

  • Set ControlFlow::WaitUntil to the next tick update or redraw, whichever is closer.
  • Send events for control from resource WinitHandler, which contains EventLoopProxy.
  • Prepare for changes in EventLoop 3.0 Changes rust-windowing/winit#2900.

Redefine top schedules

The top schedule was redefined so that fine control would not be impossible.

  • Schedule Main was split into StartupFlow and UpdateFlow.
    • The names of the sub-schedules (Startup, Update, etc.) have not been changed, so in many cases no migration is necessary.
  • Add Control schedule.
    • Each time an event is received from windows and devices, this schedule is run.
    • This is useful for responding to events regardless of whether tick updates take place.
  • Add FrameReady schedule.
    • Each time a frame is ready to be updated, this schedule is run.
    • This is the best place to decide whether to redraw.
  • Rename Render schedule to RenderFlow.

Schedules that run sub-schedules are now named uniformly as ***Flow.

To do

Known Issues

  • The current event system does not conform well to this feature.
  • TextBundle randomly fails to initialize the character textures.

If you encounter any other issues, please let us know.

Changelog

To be written later.

Migration Guide

  • The tick auto-update has been changed so that it is no longer enabled at startup.
    • In the early stages of development, it is useful to add a system that calls WinitHandler::run to PostStartup schedule. 
      .add_systems(PostStartup, |mut handler: ResMut<WinitHandler>| { handler.run(); })
  • Confirmation is needed as WinitSettings has been redefined in the rework.
  • Note that code which does not expect tick updates and redraws to be performed asynchronously will cause bugs.

B-head added 6 commits June 27, 2023 03:34
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Relaxed runner type from Fn to FnOnce
5685ec3
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Move Render label
a919628
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Implement Sync to App
e10458b 
Want to include `SubApp` in a system function,
but `ExclusiveFunctionSystem` requires `Sync`.
@B-head
Move render runs from update() to Schedule
f210bed
@B-head
Replace App::update() to World::run_schedule()
91bb64d 
Moved the responsibility for running top-level schedules
from `App` struct to the runner function.
@B-head
First aid bug fix
28bcb95
@alice-i-cecile alice-i-cecile added C-Feature A new feature, making something new possible A-Windowing Platform-agnostic interface layer to run your app in C-Code-Quality A section of code that is hard to understand or change D-Complex Quite challenging from either a design or technical perspective. Ask for help! and removed C-Code-Quality A section of code that is hard to understand or change labels Jul 4, 2023
@alice-i-cecile alice-i-cecile added this to the 0.12 milestone Jul 4, 2023
B-head added 6 commits July 8, 2023 07:27
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Separate tick rate and frame rate
ede9e64 
Set `ControlFlow::WaitUntil` to the next tick update or redraw,
whichever is closer.

Prepare for changes in
rust-windowing/winit#2900.
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Add resource to control winit runner
0f21d9c 
Send events for control from resource `WinitHandler`,
which contains `EventLoopProxy`.
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Add prelude to the winit module
122a0d9
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Rename the main schedule label
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Add top-level schedules
ebbfd6c 
The top schedule was redefined so that fine control would not be impossible.

- Schedule `Main` was split into `StartupFlow` and `UpdateFlow`.
  - The names of the sub-schedules (`Startup`, `Update`, etc.) have not been changed, so in many cases no migration is necessary.
- Add `Control` schedule.
  - Each time an event is received from windows and devices, this schedule is run.
  - This is useful for responding to events regardless of whether tick updates take place.
- Add `FrameReady` schedule.
  - Each time a frame is ready to be updated, this schedule is run.
  - This is the best place to decide whether to redraw.
- Rename `Render` schedule to `RenderFlow`.

Schedules that run sub-schedules are now named uniformly as `***Flow`.
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Demonic revamp to example low_power
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@B-head B-head force-pushed the rework-winit-runner branch from c77e100 to d2416a4 Compare July 8, 2023 00:57
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adsick commented Jul 17, 2023

I believe this will also fix #4669, right?

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ThierryBerger commented Aug 24, 2023

Should this PR be given priority over #8745 ? I'm starting to hit complex migrations on my PR, impacting event loop.

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@B-head I think you can remove the uncertainty of what time PR to adapt to. 2 of them are closed in favor of the last one.

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maximetinu commented Nov 8, 2023 •
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Hi folks,

I just wanted to share that I am interested in this feature as a way to manually control when to render: https://discord.com/channels/691052431525675048/1166887503454810132/1166887503454810132

Is there any interest or plan to continue with this PR, or it's doomed to be forgotten/closed?

@BenjaminBrienen BenjaminBrienen added the S-Waiting-on-Author The author needs to make changes or address concerns before this can be merged label Jan 23, 2025
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