Create a new crate! lyra-scene for representing a SceneGraph in an ECS world

The TODO was that if the archetype has a single entity, add a component column for the new component instead of moving the entity to a brand new archetype

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -83,6 +83,28 @@
             },
             "args": [],
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/lyra-ecs"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in executable 'lyra-scene'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--lib",
+                    "--package=lyra-scene",
+                    //"command::tests::deferred_commands",
+                    //"--",
+                    //"--exact --nocapture"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "lyra-scene",
+                    "kind": "lib"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/lyra-scene"
         }
     ]
 }

Cargo.lock

@@ -1855,6 +1855,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lyra-scene"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "lyra-ecs",
+ "lyra-math",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lyra-scripting"
 version = "0.1.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ members = [
     "lyra-ecs",
     "lyra-reflect",
     "lyra-scripting",
-    "lyra-game", "lyra-math"]
+    "lyra-game", "lyra-math", "lyra-scene"]
 
 [features]
 scripting = ["dep:lyra-scripting"]

lyra-ecs/src/archetype.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ impl ComponentColumn {
     /// Set a component from pointer at an entity index.
     /// 
     /// # Safety
-    /// 
     /// This column must have space to fit the component, if it does not have room it will panic.
     pub unsafe fn set_at(&mut self, entity_index: usize, comp_src: NonNull<u8>, tick: Tick) {
         assert!(entity_index < self.capacity);
@@ -76,6 +75,23 @@ impl ComponentColumn {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Inserts an entity and its component at a specific index.
+    pub unsafe fn insert_entity(&mut self, entity_index: usize, comp_src: NonNull<u8>, tick: Tick) {
+        assert!(entity_index < self.capacity);
+
+        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let data = data.deref_mut();
+        
+        let size = self.info.layout().size();
+        let dest = NonNull::new_unchecked(data.as_ptr().add(entity_index * size));
+        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(comp_src.as_ptr(), dest.as_ptr(), size);
+
+        // check if a component spot is being set twice and that the entity's tick is
+        // already stored
+        self.entity_ticks.push(tick);
+        self.len += 1;
+    }
+
     /// Get a component at an entities index.
     /// 
     /// # Safety
@@ -153,6 +169,8 @@ impl ComponentColumn {
     pub unsafe fn remove_component(&mut self, entity_index: usize, tick: &Tick) -> Option<usize> {
         let _ = tick; // may be used at some point
 
+        debug_assert!(self.len > 0, "There are no entities in the Archetype to remove from!");
+        
         let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
         let data = data.deref_mut();
 
@@ -170,8 +188,7 @@ impl ComponentColumn {
             mem::swap(&mut old_comp_ptr, &mut new_comp_ptr); // new_comp_ptr is now the old ptr
 
             // make sure to keep entity indexes correct in the ticks list as well
-            self.entity_ticks.swap(moved_index, entity_index);
-            self.entity_ticks.pop();
+            self.entity_ticks.swap_remove(entity_index);
 
             Some(moved_index)
         } else { None };
@@ -283,8 +300,7 @@ impl Archetype {
 
         bundle.take(|data, type_id, _size| {
             let col = self.get_column_mut(type_id).unwrap();
-            unsafe { col.set_at(entity_index.0 as usize, data, *tick); }
-            col.len += 1;
+            unsafe { col.insert_entity(entity_index.0 as usize, data, *tick); }
         });
         
         entity_index
@@ -293,21 +309,21 @@ impl Archetype {
     /// Removes an entity from the Archetype and frees its components. Returns the entity record
     /// that took its place in the component column.
     pub(crate) fn remove_entity(&mut self, entity: Entity, tick: &Tick) -> Option<(Entity, ArchetypeEntityId)> {
-        let entity_index = *self.entity_ids.get(&entity)
+        let entity_index = self.entity_ids.remove(&entity)
             .expect("The entity is not in this Archetype!");
         let mut removed_entity: Option<(Entity, ArchetypeEntityId)> = None;
 
         for c in self.columns.iter_mut() {
             let moved_entity = unsafe { c.remove_component(entity_index.0 as usize, tick) };
 
-            if let Some(res) = moved_entity {
+            if let Some(moved_idx) = moved_entity {
                 if let Some((_, aid)) = removed_entity {
                     // Make sure that the moved entity is the same as what was moved in other columns.
-                    assert!(res as u64 == aid.0);
+                    assert!(moved_idx as u64 == aid.0);
                 } else {
-                    // This is the first move, so find the EntityId that points to the column index.
-                    let just_removed = self.entities[res];
-                    removed_entity = Some((just_removed, ArchetypeEntityId(res as u64)));
+                    // This is the first move, so find the Entity that was moved into this index.
+                    let just_removed = self.entities[moved_idx];
+                    removed_entity = Some((just_removed, ArchetypeEntityId(moved_idx as u64)));
                 }
             } else {
                 // If there wasn't a moved entity, make sure no other columns moved something. 
@@ -316,12 +332,15 @@ impl Archetype {
         }
 
         // safe from the .expect at the start of this method.
-        self.entity_ids.remove(&entity).unwrap();
-        if self.entities.len() > 1 {
-            let len = self.entities.len();
-            self.entities.swap(entity_index.0 as _,  len - 1);
+        //self.entity_ids.remove(&entity).unwrap();
+        
+        // update the archetype index of the moved entity
+        if let Some((moved, _old_idx)) = removed_entity {
+            self.entity_ids.insert(moved, entity_index);
         }
-        self.entities.pop().unwrap();
+        
+        let removed = self.entities.swap_remove(entity_index.0 as _);
+        assert_eq!(removed, entity);
         
         // now change the ArchetypeEntityId to be the index that the moved entity was moved into.
         removed_entity.map(|(e, _a)| (e, entity_index))
@@ -390,7 +409,8 @@ impl Archetype {
             self.capacity = new_cap;
         }
 
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.entity_ids.len(), self.entities.len(), "Somehow the Archetype's entity storage got unsynced");
+        debug_assert_eq!(self.entity_ids.len(), self.entities.len(),
+            "Somehow the Archetype's entity storage got unsynced");
         let entity_index = ArchetypeEntityId(self.entity_ids.len() as u64);
         self.entity_ids.insert(entity, entity_index);
         self.entities.push(entity);
@@ -402,6 +422,12 @@ impl Archetype {
         entity_index
     }
 
+    /// Ensure that the internal entity lists are synced in length
+    pub(crate) fn ensure_synced(&self) {
+        debug_assert_eq!(self.entity_ids.len(), self.entities.len(),
+            "Somehow the Archetype's entity storage got unsynced");
+    }
+
     /// Moves the entity from this archetype into another one.
     /// 
     /// # Safety
@@ -453,6 +479,36 @@ impl Archetype {
     pub fn has_entity(&self, e: Entity) -> bool {
         self.entity_ids.contains_key(&e)
     }
+
+    /// Extend the Archetype by adding more columns.
+    /// 
+    /// In order to extend the Archetype, the archetype needs the components for the entities
+    /// it already has. These are provided through the `new_columns` parameter. **If the Vec
+    /// does not have the same amount of bundles in it as the amount of entities in the
+    /// Archetype, it will panic!**
+    pub fn extend<B: Bundle>(&mut self, tick: &Tick, new_columns: Vec<B>) {
+        debug_assert_eq!(new_columns.len(), self.len(), "The amount of provided column does not \
+            match the amount of entities");
+        
+        let column_info = new_columns.iter()
+            .next()
+            .unwrap()
+            .info();
+
+        for coli in column_info.into_iter() {
+            let col = unsafe { ComponentColumn::new(coli, self.capacity) };
+            self.columns.push(col);
+        }
+
+        for (eid, bundle) in new_columns.into_iter().enumerate() {
+            bundle.take(|ptr, tyid, _size| {
+                unsafe {
+                    let col = self.get_column_mut(tyid).unwrap();
+                    col.insert_entity(eid, ptr, tick.clone());
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -666,4 +722,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(unsafe { *ptr.cast::<u32>().as_ref() }, comp);
         assert_eq!(col.info, info);
     }
+
+    /// Tests removing an entity from the Archetype when it is the only entity in it.
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_single_entity() {
+        let info = (Vec2::new(0.0, 0.0),).info();
+        let mut a = Archetype::from_bundle_info(super::ArchetypeId(0), info);
+
+        let ae = Entity {
+            id: EntityId(0),
+            generation: 0
+        };
+
+        a.add_entity(
+            ae,
+            Vec2::new(10.0, 50.0),
+            &Tick::default()
+        );
+
+        a.remove_entity(ae, &Tick::default());
+    }
 }

lyra-ecs/src/lib.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub use component::*;
 pub mod query;
 //pub use query::*;
 
-mod relation;
+pub mod relation;
 pub use relation::Relation;
 
 mod component_info;

lyra-ecs/src/relation/child_of.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use super::Relation;
+
+// TODO: Delete child entities when the parent is deleted
+pub struct ChildOf;
+
+impl Relation for ChildOf {
+    
+}

lyra-ecs/src/relation/mod.rs

@@ -10,19 +10,20 @@ use crate::lyra_engine;
 use crate::World;
 
 mod relates_to;
-#[doc(hidden)]
 pub use relates_to::*;
 
 mod relate_pair;
-#[doc(hidden)]
 pub use relate_pair::*;
 
+mod child_of;
+pub use child_of::*;
+
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
 pub trait Relation: 'static {
     /// called when a relation of this type is set on a target
-    fn relation_add(&self, origin: Entity, target: Entity) { }
+    fn relation_add(&mut self, world: &mut World, origin: Entity, target: Entity) { }
     /// called when a relation is removed
-    fn relation_remove(&self, origin: Entity, target: Entity) { }
+    fn relation_remove(&mut self, world: &mut World, origin: Entity, target: Entity) { }
 }
 
 /// A component that stores the target of a relation.
@@ -31,10 +32,16 @@ pub trait Relation: 'static {
 /// entities that the relation targets.
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct RelationOriginComponent<R: Relation> {
-    pub(crate) relation: R,
+    pub relation: R,
     target: Entity,
 }
 
+impl<R: Relation> RelationOriginComponent<R> {
+    pub fn target(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.target
+    }
+}
+
 /// A component that stores the origin of a relation.
 /// 
 /// This component is on the target of the relation and can be used to find the
@@ -79,12 +86,12 @@ impl World {
         };
         self.insert(target, comp);
 
-        let comp = RelationOriginComponent {
+        let mut comp = RelationOriginComponent {
             relation,
             target,
         };
         
-        comp.relation.relation_add(origin, target);
+        comp.relation.relation_add(self, origin, target);
         self.insert(origin, comp);
     }
 }

lyra-ecs/src/relation/relate_pair.rs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ where
 
     unsafe fn fetch<'a>(&self, _world: &'a World, archetype: &'a crate::archetype::Archetype, tick: crate::Tick) -> Self::Fetch<'a> {
         let _ = tick;
-        let col = archetype.get_column(self.type_id())
+        let col = archetype.get_column(TypeId::of::<RelationOriginComponent<R>>())
             .expect("You ignored 'can_visit_archetype'!");
 
         FetchRelatePair {

lyra-ecs/src/world.rs

@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ impl World {
     where
         B: Bundle
     {
-        // TODO: If the archetype has a single entity, add a component column for the new
-        // component instead of moving the entity to a brand new archetype.
         // TODO: If the entity already has the components in `bundle`, update the values of the
         // components with the bundle.
 
@@ -142,6 +140,7 @@ impl World {
 
         let record = self.entities.entity_record(entity).unwrap();
         let current_arch = self.archetypes.get(&record.id).unwrap();
+        let current_arch_len = current_arch.len();
 
         let mut col_types: Vec<DynTypeId> = current_arch.columns.iter().map(|c| c.info.type_id()).collect();
         let orig_col = col_types.clone();
@@ -150,7 +149,9 @@ impl World {
         let mut col_infos: Vec<ComponentInfo> = current_arch.columns.iter().map(|c| c.info).collect();
         col_infos.extend(bundle.info());
 
-        let col_ptrs: Vec<(NonNull<u8>, ComponentInfo)> = current_arch.columns.iter().map(|c| unsafe { (NonNull::new_unchecked(c.borrow_ptr().as_ptr()), c.info) }).collect();
+        let col_ptrs: Vec<(NonNull<u8>, ComponentInfo)> = current_arch.columns.iter()
+            .map(|c| unsafe { (NonNull::new_unchecked(c.borrow_ptr().as_ptr()), c.info) })
+            .collect();
 
         if let Some(arch) = self.archetypes.values_mut().find(|a| a.is_archetype_for(&col_types)) {
             let res_index = arch.reserve_one(entity);
@@ -158,19 +159,21 @@ impl World {
             for (col_type, (col_ptr, col_info)) in orig_col.into_iter().zip(col_ptrs.into_iter()) {
                 unsafe {
                     let ptr = NonNull::new_unchecked(col_ptr.as_ptr()
-                        .add(res_index.0 as usize * col_info.layout().size()));
+                        .add(record.index.0 as usize * col_info.layout().size()));
                     let col = arch.get_column_mut(col_type).unwrap();
+                    // set_at is used since the entity was reserved
                     col.set_at(res_index.0 as _, ptr, tick);
                 }
             }
 
             bundle.take(|data, type_id, _size| {
                 let col = arch.get_column_mut(type_id).unwrap();
+                // set_at is used since the entity was reserved
                 unsafe { col.set_at(res_index.0 as _, data, tick); }
-                col.len += 1;
             });
 
             arch.entity_ids.insert(entity, res_index);
+            arch.ensure_synced();
             
             let new_record = Record {
                 id: arch.id(),
@@ -178,10 +181,30 @@ impl World {
             };
             self.entities.insert_entity_record(entity, new_record);
         } else {
+            if current_arch_len == 1 {
+                // if this entity is the only entity for this archetype, add more columns to it
+                let current_arch = self.archetypes.get_mut(&record.id).unwrap();
+                current_arch.extend(&tick, vec![bundle]);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
             let new_arch_id = self.next_archetype_id.increment();
             let mut archetype = Archetype::from_bundle_info(new_arch_id, col_infos);
             let entity_arch_id = archetype.add_entity(entity, bundle, &tick);
             
+            // move the old components into the new archetype
+            for (column_ptr, column_info) in col_ptrs.into_iter() {
+                unsafe {
+                    // ptr of component for the entity
+                    let comp_ptr = NonNull::new_unchecked(column_ptr.as_ptr()
+                        .add(record.index.0 as usize * column_info.layout().size()));
+                    
+                    let col = archetype.get_column_mut(column_info.type_id()).unwrap();
+                    col.insert_entity(entity_arch_id.0 as _, comp_ptr, tick);
+                }
+            }
+
             self.archetypes.insert(new_arch_id, archetype);
 
             // Create entity record and store it
@@ -194,7 +217,13 @@ impl World {
         }
 
         let current_arch = self.archetypes.get_mut(&record.id).unwrap();
-        current_arch.remove_entity(entity, &tick);
+        if current_arch.len() > 1 {
+            current_arch.remove_entity(entity, &tick);
+        } else if current_arch.len() == 1 {
+            // The old archetype will only be removed if there was another archetype that would
+            // work for the entity's components, and the old archetype only had a single entity.
+            self.archetypes.remove(&record.id).unwrap();
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn entity_archetype(&self, entity: Entity) -> Option<&Archetype> {
@@ -330,7 +359,7 @@ impl World {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::{tests::{Vec2, Vec3}, query::TickOf};
+    use crate::{query::TickOf, tests::{Vec2, Vec3}, Entity};
 
     use super::World;
 
@@ -453,6 +482,46 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(world.view_one::<&Vec3>(e).get().is_some())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_multiple_times() {
+        let v2s = &[Vec2::rand(), Vec2::rand(), Vec2::rand()];
+        let v3s = &[Vec3::rand(), Vec3::rand(), Vec3::rand()];
+
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        let e1 = world.spawn(v2s[0]);
+        let e2 = world.spawn(v2s[1]);
+        let e3 = world.spawn(v2s[2]);
+        println!("Spawned entities");
+
+        let ev2 = world.view_one::<&Vec2>(e2).get()
+            .expect("Failed to find Vec2 and Vec3 on inserted entity!");
+        assert_eq!(*ev2, v2s[1]);
+        drop(ev2);
+
+        let insert_and_assert = |world: &mut World, e: Entity, v2: Vec2, v3: Vec3| {
+            println!("inserting entity");
+            world.insert(e, (v3,));
+            println!("inserted entity");
+
+            let (ev2, ev3) = world.view_one::<(&Vec2, &Vec3)>(e).get()
+                .expect("Failed to find Vec2 and Vec3 on inserted entity!");
+            assert_eq!(*ev2, v2);
+            assert_eq!(*ev3, v3);
+        };
+
+        insert_and_assert(&mut world, e2, v2s[1], v3s[1]);
+        println!("Entity 2 is good");
+        insert_and_assert(&mut world, e3, v2s[2], v3s[2]);
+        println!("Entity 3 is good");
+        assert_eq!(world.archetypes.len(), 2);
+        println!("No extra archetypes were created");
+
+        insert_and_assert(&mut world, e1, v2s[0], v3s[0]);
+        println!("Entity 1 is good");
+        assert_eq!(world.archetypes.len(), 1);
+        println!("Empty archetype was removed");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn view_one() {
         let v = Vec2::rand();
@@ -468,11 +537,6 @@ mod tests {
     fn view_change_tracking() {
         let mut world = World::new();
 
-        /* let v = Vec2::rand();
-        world.spawn((v,));
-        let v = Vec2::rand();
-        world.spawn((v,)); */
-
         println!("spawning");
         world.spawn((Vec2::new(10.0, 10.0),));
         world.spawn((Vec2::new(5.0, 5.0),));

lyra-scene/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "lyra-scene"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+lyra-ecs = { path = "../lyra-ecs", features = [ "math" ] }
+lyra-math = { path = "../lyra-math" }

lyra-scene/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, ops::{Deref, DerefMut}};
+
+use lyra_ecs::{query::Entities, relation::ChildOf, Bundle, Component, Entity, World};
+
+// So we can use lyra_ecs::Component derive macro
+pub(crate) mod lyra_engine {
+    pub(crate) mod ecs {
+        pub use lyra_ecs::*;
+    }
+}
+
+mod node;
+use lyra_math::{Transform, Vec3};
+pub use node::*;
+
+/// A flag spawned on all scene node entities
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct SceneNodeFlag;
+
+/// A flag spawned on only the scene root node
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct SceneNodeRoot;
+
+enum MutCow<'a, T> {
+    Mut(&'a mut T),
+    Owned(T),
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Deref for MutCow<'a, T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        match self {
+            MutCow::Mut(t) => t,
+            MutCow::Owned(t) => t,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> DerefMut for MutCow<'a, T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        match self {
+            MutCow::Mut(t) => t,
+            MutCow::Owned(t) => t,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A SceneGraph is a Graph of nodes that represents the hierarchy of a scene.
+/// 
+/// This SceneGraph is special in the sense that it is literally just an ECS world with methods
+/// implemented for it that make it easier to use for a SceneGraph.
+//#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct SceneGraph<'a> {
+    pub(crate) world: MutCow<'a, World>,
+    root_node: SceneNode,
+}
+
+impl<'a> SceneGraph<'a> {
+    /// Create a new SceneGraph with its own ECS World.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        
+        let e = world.spawn((Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)), SceneNodeRoot));
+        let root = SceneNode::new(None, e);
+
+        Self {
+            world: MutCow::Owned(world),
+            root_node: root
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve a SceneGraph from an ECS World.
+    /// 
+    /// Returns `None` if the `root_entity` was not created from a `SceneGraph` that was later
+    /// inserted into another world with [`SceneGraph::into_world`].
+    pub fn from_world(world: &'a mut World, root_entity: Entity) -> Option<Self> {
+        if world.view_one::<(&SceneNodeRoot, &Transform)>(root_entity).get().is_none() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(Self {
+                world: MutCow::Mut(world),
+                root_node: SceneNode::new(None, root_entity),
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new SceneGraph inside an existing ECS World.
+    pub fn new_from_world(world: &'a mut World) -> Self {
+        let root_en = world.spawn((Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)), SceneNodeRoot));
+        let root = SceneNode::new(None, root_en);
+
+        Self {
+            world: MutCow::Mut(world),
+            root_node: root,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the SceneGraph, inserting its internal world into the provided world.
+    /// 
+    /// The `into` World will contain all nodes of the SceneGraph. You could iterate through the
+    /// SceneGraph manually if you'd like. The root entity has a [`SceneNodeRoot`] flag component,
+    /// and a Transform component. The children nodes have a [`SceneNodeFlag`] component and a 
+    /// Transform component. The transforms of the children will be local, you must find its world
+    /// transform by traversing up the hierarchy of the scene manually with the `ChildOf` relation.
+    /// 
+    /// Returns: the Entity of the root node in the provided world.
+    pub fn into_world(mut self, into: &mut World) -> Entity {
+        // first insert the root entity into the World.
+        let v = self.world.view_one::<&Transform>(self.root_node.entity());
+        let pos = *v.get().unwrap();
+        let new_root = into.spawn((pos, SceneNodeRoot));
+
+        // now process the children of the root node.
+        Self::traverse_inserting_into(&mut self.world, self.root_node.entity(), new_root, into);
+        new_root
+    }
+
+    /// Recursively traverse the `from` world, starting at `node_en`, inserting the
+    /// children entity into the world.
+    /// 
+    /// Parameters:
+    /// * `scene_world` - The world that the SceneGraph exists in
+    /// * `scene_en` - The entity of the parent entity inside of the `scene_world`.
+    /// * `parent_en` - The entity of the parent entity inside of the `into` world.
+    /// * `into` - The world to insert the SceneGraph world into.
+    fn traverse_inserting_into(scene_world: &mut World, scene_en: Entity, parent_en: Entity, into: &mut World) {
+        let v = scene_world.view::<(Entities, &Transform)>()
+            .relates_to::<ChildOf>(scene_en);
+
+        // unfortunately, the borrow checker exists, and wasn't happy that `scene_world` was
+        // immutably borrowed with the view (v), and being mutably borrowed in the
+        // recursive call.
+        let mut child_entities = VecDeque::new();
+
+        for ((child_scene_en, pos), _rel) in v.iter() {
+            let into_en = into.spawn((*pos, SceneNodeFlag));
+            into.add_relation(into_en, ChildOf, parent_en);
+
+            child_entities.push_back((child_scene_en, into_en));
+        }
+
+        while let Some((child_scene_en, into_en)) = child_entities.pop_front() {
+            Self::traverse_inserting_into(scene_world, child_scene_en, into_en, into);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a node to the root node of the SceneGraph.
+    /// 
+    /// The spawned entity will have a `ChildOf` relation targeting the root node, the
+    /// `SceneNodeFlag` component is also added to the entity.
+    pub fn add_node<B: Bundle>(&mut self, local_transform: Transform, bundle: B) -> SceneNode {
+        let node = self.root_node.clone();
+        self.add_node_under(&node, local_transform, bundle)
+    }
+
+    /// Add a node under a parent node.
+    /// 
+    /// The spawned entity will have a `ChildOf` relation targeting the provided parent node,
+    /// the `SceneNodeFlag` component is also added to the entity.
+    pub fn add_node_under<B: Bundle>(&mut self, parent: &SceneNode, local_transform: Transform, bundle: B) -> SceneNode {
+        world_add_child_node(&mut self.world, parent, local_transform, bundle)
+    }
+
+    /// Traverses down the SceneGraph, calling `callback` with each SceneNode and its world transform.
+    /// 
+    /// The traversal does not include the root scene node.
+    pub fn traverse_down<F>(&self, mut callback: F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&SceneNode, Transform),
+    {
+        self.traverse_down_from(self.root_node.clone(), &mut callback);
+    }
+
+    /// Traverses down the SceneGraph from a starting node, calling `callback` with each
+    /// SceneNode and its world transform.
+    fn traverse_down_from<F>(&self, start: SceneNode, callback: &mut F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&SceneNode, Transform),
+    {
+        let v = self.world.view::<(Entities, &Transform)>()
+            .relates_to::<ChildOf>(start.entity());
+
+        for ((e, _), _rel) in v.iter() {
+            let node = SceneNode::new(Some(start.entity()), e);
+            let world_pos = node.world_transform(self);
+            callback(&node, world_pos);
+
+            self.traverse_down_from(node, callback);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Add a node under a parent node.
+/// 
+/// The spawned entity will have a `ChildOf` relation targeting the provided parent node,
+/// the `SceneNodeFlag` component is also added to the entity.
+pub(crate) fn world_add_child_node<B: Bundle>(world: &mut World, parent: &SceneNode, local_transform: Transform, bundle: B) -> SceneNode {
+    let e = world.spawn(bundle);
+    world.insert(e, (SceneNodeFlag, local_transform));
+    world.add_relation(e, ChildOf, parent.entity());
+
+    SceneNode::new(Some(parent.entity()), e)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub mod tests {
+    use lyra_ecs::{query::Entities, relation::ChildOf, Component, World};
+    use lyra_math::{Transform, Vec3};
+
+    use crate::{lyra_engine, SceneGraph, SceneNodeRoot};
+
+    #[derive(Component)]
+    pub struct FakeMesh;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn single_node_hierarchy() {
+        let mut scene = SceneGraph::new();
+
+        let a = scene.add_node(Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(10.0, 10.0, 10.0)), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(a.parent(&scene).unwrap() == scene.root_node);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn double_node_hierarchy() {
+        let mut scene = SceneGraph::new();
+
+        let a = scene.add_node(Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(10.0, 10.0, 10.0)), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(a.parent(&scene).unwrap() == scene.root_node);
+
+        let b = a.add_node(&mut scene, Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(50.0, 50.0, 50.0)), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(b.parent(&scene).unwrap() == a);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn traverse_down() {
+        let v2s = vec![Vec3::new(10.0, 10.0, 10.0), Vec3::new(50.0, 50.0, 50.0)];
+
+        let mut scene = SceneGraph::new();
+
+        let a = scene.add_node(Transform::from_translation(v2s[0]), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(a.parent(&scene).unwrap() == scene.root_node);
+        let b = a.add_node(&mut scene, Transform::from_translation(v2s[1]), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(b.parent(&scene).unwrap() == a);
+
+        let mut idx = 0;
+        scene.traverse_down(|_e, pos| {
+            if idx == 0 {
+                assert_eq!(pos, Transform::from_translation(v2s[idx]));
+            } else if idx == 1 {
+                let t = v2s.iter().sum();
+                assert_eq!(pos, Transform::from_translation(t));
+            }
+
+            idx += 1;
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inserting_and_from_world() {
+        let v2s = vec![Vec3::new(10.0, 10.0, 10.0), Vec3::new(50.0, 50.0, 50.0)];
+
+        let mut scene = SceneGraph::new();
+
+        let a = scene.add_node(Transform::from_translation(v2s[0]), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(a.parent(&scene).unwrap() == scene.root_node);
+        let b = a.add_node(&mut scene, Transform::from_translation(v2s[1]), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(b.parent(&scene).unwrap() == a);
+
+        let mut other_world = World::new();
+        let root = scene.into_world(&mut other_world);
+        
+        // check all of the entities inside of the World
+        let (root_pos, _) = other_world.view_one::<(&Transform, &SceneNodeRoot)>(root).get().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*root_pos, Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+
+        let ((child_en, child_pos), _)  = other_world.view::<(Entities, &Transform)>()
+            .relates_to::<ChildOf>(root).iter().next().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*child_pos, Transform::from_translation(v2s[0]));
+
+        let ((_, childchild_pos), _)  = other_world.view::<(Entities, &Transform)>()
+            .relates_to::<ChildOf>(child_en).iter().next().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*childchild_pos, Transform::from_translation(v2s[1]));
+        
+        drop(root_pos);
+        drop(child_pos);
+        drop(childchild_pos);
+
+        // Now get the SceneGraph inside the World and use the nice utility tools to traverse it.
+        let scene = SceneGraph::from_world(&mut other_world, root)
+            .expect("Failed to get SceneGraph from World!");
+
+        let mut idx = 0;
+        scene.traverse_down(|_e, pos| {
+            if idx == 0 {
+                assert_eq!(pos, Transform::from_translation(v2s[idx]));
+            } else if idx == 1 {
+                let t = v2s.iter().sum();
+                assert_eq!(pos, Transform::from_translation(t));
+            }
+
+            idx += 1;
+        });
+    }
+}

lyra-scene/src/node.rs

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+use lyra_ecs::{query::Entities, relation::{ChildOf, RelationOriginComponent}, Bundle, Entity};
+use lyra_math::Transform;
+
+use crate::SceneGraph;
+
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SceneNode {
+    //world: WorldLock,
+    parent: Option<Entity>,
+    entity: Entity
+}
+
+impl SceneNode {
+    pub fn new(parent: Option<Entity>, entity: Entity) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            parent,
+            entity,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// If this node has a parent, retrieves the parent node from the SceneGraph.
+    pub fn parent(&self, graph: &SceneGraph) -> Option<SceneNode> {
+        if let Some(parent) = self.parent {
+            let v = graph.world.view_one::<&RelationOriginComponent<ChildOf>>(parent);
+            
+            let p_parent = if let Some(pp) = v.get() {
+                Some(pp.target())
+            } else { None };
+
+            Some(SceneNode::new(p_parent, parent))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn parent_entity(&self) -> Option<Entity> {
+        self.parent
+    }
+
+    pub fn children(&self, graph: &SceneGraph) -> Vec<SceneNode> {
+        let v = graph.world.view::<Entities>()
+            .relates_to::<ChildOf>(self.entity);
+
+        v.into_iter().map(|(e, _)| SceneNode::new(Some(self.entity), e)).collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
+    /// Add a child node to this node.
+    /// 
+    /// The spawned entity backing the scene node will have a `ChildOf` relation targeting
+    /// the provided parent node, the `SceneNodeFlag` component is also added to the entity.
+    pub fn add_node<B: Bundle>(&self, graph: &mut SceneGraph, local_transform: Transform, bundle: B) -> SceneNode {
+        graph.add_node_under(self, local_transform, bundle)
+    }
+
+    pub fn local_transform(&self, graph: &SceneGraph) -> Transform {
+        let v = graph.world.view_one::<&Transform>(self.entity);
+
+        let t = v.get().expect("Somehow the SceneNode is missing its Transform!");
+        t.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieves the world transform of the Node.
+    /// 
+    /// This traverses up the SceneGraph from this node.
+    pub fn world_transform(&self, graph: &SceneGraph) -> Transform {
+        match self.parent(graph) {
+            Some(parent) => {
+                let pt = parent.world_transform(graph);
+                pt + self.local_transform(graph)
+            },
+            None => {
+                self.local_transform(graph)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use lyra_math::{Transform, Vec3};
+    
+    use crate::{tests::FakeMesh, SceneGraph};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn node_world_transform() {
+        let mut scene = SceneGraph::new();
+
+        let a = scene.add_node(Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(10.0, 10.0, 10.0)), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(a.parent(&scene).unwrap() == scene.root_node);
+        
+        let b = a.add_node(&mut scene, Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(50.0, 50.0, 50.0)), FakeMesh);
+        assert!(b.parent(&scene).unwrap() == a);
+
+        let wrld_tran = b.world_transform(&scene);
+        assert_eq!(wrld_tran, Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(60.0, 60.0, 60.0)));
+    }
+}