Stopping for now

src/main.rs

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ fn load_menu(mut app_state: ResMut<NextState<View>>) {
 }
 
 fn load_game(mut app_state: ResMut<NextState<View>>) {
+    // need to check if the map is fully loaded before switching
     app_state.set(View::InGame);
 }
 

src/map.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{inspector::HideFromInspector, prelude::*};
+use bevy::{
+    ecs::world::CommandQueue,
+    tasks::{block_on, futures_lite::future, AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task},
+};
 // use bevy::{
 //     ecs::world::CommandQueue,
 //     tasks::{AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task},
@@ -7,18 +11,16 @@ use bevy_ecs_tilemap::prelude::*;
 use rand::prelude::*;
 use rand_pcg::Pcg64;
 use rand_seeder::Seeder;
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct Tilemap;
 
-// #[derive(Component)]
-// struct MapGen(Task<CommandQueue>);
+#[derive(Component)]
+struct MapGen(Task<TileBundleBuilder>);
 
 pub fn spawn(mut commands: Commands, assets: Res<AssetServer>) {
-    // TODO: I'm pretty determined to not have this sieze up the game. Should work with a "loading" screen.
-    // let task_pool = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get();
-
-    // let task = task_pool.spawn(async move {});
+    // TODO: I'm pretty determined to not have this sieze up the game despite the large number of entities being added. Should work with a "loading" screen and doing this in the background?
 
     let mut rng: Pcg64 = Seeder::from("default_seed").make_rng();
     let size = TilemapSize::new(1024, 1024);
@@ -27,25 +29,32 @@ pub fn spawn(mut commands: Commands, assets: Res<AssetServer>) {
     let mut storage = TileStorage::empty(size);
     // let mutex_storage = Mutex::new(storage);
 
+    let task_pool = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get();
+
+    let (tx, rx) = channel::<TileBundle>();
+    let tilebundlegenerator = task_pool.spawn(async move {
+        // this task is for generating tilebundles
+        for x in 0..size.x {
+            for y in 0..size.y {
+                let position = TilePos::new(x, y);
+                let texture_index = TileTextureIndex(if rng.gen_range(0..1000) > 925 {
+                    rng.gen_range(0..(16 * 8))
+                } else {
+                    0
+                });
+                tx.send(TileBundle {
+                    position,
+                    tilemap_id: TilemapId(tilemap),
+                    texture_index,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     for x in 0..size.x {
         for y in 0..size.y {
-            let position = TilePos::new(x, y);
-            let texture_index = TileTextureIndex(if rng.gen_range(0..1000) > 925 {
-                rng.gen_range(0..(16 * 8))
-            } else {
-                0
-            });
-            let tile = commands
-                .spawn((
-                    HideFromInspector,
-                    TileBundle {
-                        position,
-                        tilemap_id: TilemapId(tilemap),
-                        texture_index,
-                        ..Default::default()
-                    },
-                ))
-                .id();
+            let tile = commands.spawn().id();
             storage.set(&position, tile);
         }
     }
@@ -133,6 +142,16 @@ pub fn spawn(mut commands: Commands, assets: Res<AssetServer>) {
 //     }
 // }
 
+fn load(mut commands: Commands, mut tasks: Query<&mut MapGen>) {
+    // to avoid locking up the universe we only want to handle a certain number per iteration (Update)
+    for mut task in &mut tasks {
+        if let Some(mut commands_queue) = block_on(future::poll_once(&mut task.0)) {
+            // append the returned command queue to have it execute later
+            commands.append(&mut commands_queue);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn exit(mut commands: Commands, q: Query<Entity, With<Tilemap>>) {
     for id in q.iter() {
         commands.entity(id).despawn_recursive();