Move entity init support into base

And other refactorings and fixes

CodeGenerator/CodeGenerator.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://git.exmods.org/modtainers/GamecraftModdingAPI</PackageProjectUrl>
         <NeutralLanguage>en-CA</NeutralLanguage>
         <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-        <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>
+        <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">

CodeGenerator/ECSAnalyzer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+using System;
+using System.CodeDom;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Gamecraft.Tweaks;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace CodeGenerator
+{
+    public static class ECSAnalyzer
+    {
+        public static ECSClassInfo AnalyzeEntityDescriptor(Type entityDescriptorType)
+        {
+            // TODO: Add support for creating/deleting entities (getting an up to date server/client engines root)
+            var templateType = typeof(EntityDescriptorTemplate<>).MakeGenericType(entityDescriptorType);
+            var templateDescriptor = AccessTools.Property(templateType, "descriptor");
+            var getDescriptorExpr = Expression.MakeMemberAccess(null, templateDescriptor ?? throw new InvalidOperationException());
+            var getTemplateDescriptorExpr =
+                Expression.Lambda<Func<IEntityDescriptor>>(getDescriptorExpr);
+            var getTemplateDescriptor = getTemplateDescriptorExpr.Compile();
+            // TODO: Crashes on constructing the descriptor type. Maybe move the analysis part to a mod.
+            var builders = getTemplateDescriptor().componentsToBuild;
+            return new ECSClassInfo
+            {
+                Name = entityDescriptorType.Name.Replace("EntityComponent", "").Replace("EntityStruct", ""),
+                Properties = builders.Select(builder => builder.GetEntityComponentType()).SelectMany(AnalyzeFields).ToArray()
+            };
+        }
+
+        private static ECSPropertyInfo[] AnalyzeFields(Type componentType)
+        {
+            bool useReflection = componentType.IsNotPublic;
+            var result = new List<ECSPropertyInfo>();
+            foreach (var field in componentType.GetFields())
+            {
+                var attr = field.GetCustomAttribute<TweakableStatAttribute>();
+                string propName = field.Name;
+                if (attr != null)
+                    propName = attr.propertyName;
+
+                propName = char.ToUpper(propName[0]) + propName[1..];
+                if (useReflection)
+                {
+                    result.Add(new ECSReflectedPropertyInfo
+                    {
+                        Name = propName,
+                        Type = field.FieldType,
+                        OriginalClassName = componentType.FullName,
+                        ComponentType = componentType
+                    });
+                }
+
+                result.Add(new ECSPropertyInfo
+                {
+                    Name = propName,
+                    Type = field.FieldType,
+                    ComponentType = componentType
+                });
+            }
+
+            return result.ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+}

CodeGenerator/ECSClassGenerator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using System;
+using System.CodeDom;
+using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace CodeGenerator
+{
+    public static class ECSClassGenerator
+    {
+        public static void Generate(Type entityDescriptorType)
+        {
+            var info = ECSAnalyzer.AnalyzeEntityDescriptor(entityDescriptorType);
+            
+            var codeUnit = new CodeCompileUnit();
+            var ns = new CodeNamespace("TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks");
+            ns.Imports.Add(new CodeNamespaceImport("RobocraftX.Common"));
+            ns.Imports.Add(new CodeNamespaceImport("Svelto.ECS"));
+            var cl = new CodeTypeDeclaration(info.Name);
+            cl.BaseTypes.Add(new CodeTypeReference("SignalingBlock"));
+            cl.Members.Add(new CodeConstructor
+            {
+                Parameters = {new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("EGID", "egid")},
+                Comments =
+                {
+                    _start,
+                    new CodeCommentStatement($"Constructs a(n) {info.Name} object representing an existing block.", true),
+                    _end
+                },
+                BaseConstructorArgs = {new CodeVariableReferenceExpression("egid")},
+                Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public | MemberAttributes.Final
+            });
+            foreach (var propertyInfo in info.Properties)
+            {
+                if (propertyInfo is ECSReflectedPropertyInfo reflectedPropertyInfo)
+                    GenerateReflectedProperty(reflectedPropertyInfo, cl);
+                else
+                    GenerateProperty(propertyInfo, cl);
+            }
+            ns.Types.Add(cl);
+            codeUnit.Namespaces.Add(ns);
+            
+            var provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp");
+            var path = $"../../../../TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/{info.Name}.cs";
+            using (var sw = new StreamWriter(path))
+            {
+                provider.GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(codeUnit, sw, new CodeGeneratorOptions {BracingStyle = "C"});
+            }
+
+            File.WriteAllLines(path,
+                File.ReadAllLines(path).SkipWhile(line => line.StartsWith("//") || line.Length == 0));
+        }
+
+        private static void GenerateProperty(ECSPropertyInfo info, CodeTypeDeclaration cl)
+        {
+                var getStruct = new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
+                        new CodeMethodReferenceExpression(new CodeSnippetExpression("BlockEngine"),
+                            "GetBlockInfo", new CodeTypeReference(info.ComponentType)),
+                        new CodeThisReferenceExpression());
+                CodeExpression structFieldReference = new CodeFieldReferenceExpression(getStruct, info.Name);
+                cl.Members.Add(new CodeMemberProperty
+                {
+                    Name = info.Name,
+                    HasGet = true,
+                    HasSet = true,
+                    GetStatements =
+                    {
+                        new CodeMethodReturnStatement(structFieldReference)
+                    },
+                    SetStatements =
+                    {
+                            new CodeAssignStatement(structFieldReference, new CodePropertySetValueReferenceExpression())
+                    },
+                    Type = new CodeTypeReference(info.Type),
+                    Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public | MemberAttributes.Final,
+                    Comments =
+                    {
+                        _start,
+                        new CodeCommentStatement($"Gets or sets the {info.ComponentType.Name}'s {info.Name} property." +
+                                                 " May not be saved.", // TODO: Doesn't know if tweakable stat
+                            true),
+                        _end
+                    }
+                });
+        }
+
+        private static void GenerateReflectedProperty(ECSReflectedPropertyInfo info, CodeTypeDeclaration cl)
+        {
+            var reflectedType = new CodeSnippetExpression($"HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName(\"{info.OriginalClassName}\")");
+            
+            CodeExpression reflectedGet = new CodeCastExpression(info.Type, new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
+                new CodeMethodReferenceExpression(new CodeSnippetExpression("BlockEngine"),
+                    "GetBlockInfo"),
+                new CodeThisReferenceExpression(), reflectedType, new CodePrimitiveExpression(info.Name)));
+            CodeExpression reflectedSet = new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
+                new CodeMethodReferenceExpression(new CodeSnippetExpression("BlockEngine"),
+                    "SetBlockInfo"),
+                new CodeThisReferenceExpression(), reflectedType, new CodePrimitiveExpression(info.Name),
+                new CodePropertySetValueReferenceExpression());
+            cl.Members.Add(new CodeMemberProperty
+            {
+                Name = info.Name,
+                HasGet = true,
+                HasSet = true,
+                GetStatements =
+                {
+                    new CodeMethodReturnStatement(reflectedGet)
+                },
+                SetStatements =
+                {
+                        (CodeStatement)new CodeExpressionStatement(reflectedSet)
+                },
+                Type = new CodeTypeReference(info.Type),
+                Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public | MemberAttributes.Final,
+                Comments =
+                {
+                    _start,
+                    new CodeCommentStatement($"Gets or sets the {info.ComponentType.Name}'s {info.Name} property." +
+                                             " May not be saved.", // TODO: Doesn't know if tweakable stat
+                        true),
+                    _end
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        
+        private static readonly CodeCommentStatement _start = new("<summary>", true);
+        private static readonly CodeCommentStatement _end = new("</summary>", true);
+    }
+}

CodeGenerator/ECSClassInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace CodeGenerator
+{
+    public class ECSClassInfo
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public ECSPropertyInfo[] Properties { get; set; }
+    }
+}

CodeGenerator/ECSPropertyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace CodeGenerator
+{
+    public class ECSPropertyInfo
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public Type Type { get; set; }
+        public Type ComponentType { get; set; }
+    }
+}

CodeGenerator/ECSReflectedPropertyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace CodeGenerator
+{
+    public class ECSReflectedPropertyInfo : ECSPropertyInfo
+    {
+        public string OriginalClassName { get; set; }
+    }
+}

CodeGenerator/Program.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace CodeGenerator
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            GenerateBlockClasses();
+            //GenerateBlockClasses();
+            ECSClassGenerator.Generate(typeof(EngineBlockEntityDescriptor));
         }
 
         private static void GenerateBlockClasses()

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/AppCallbacksTest.cs

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
 			Game.Exit += Assert.CallsBack<GameEventArgs>("GameExit");
 			Game.Simulate += Assert.CallsBack<GameEventArgs>("GameSimulate");
 			Game.Edit += Assert.CallsBack<GameEventArgs>("GameEdit");
-			Client.EnterMenu += Assert.CallsBack<MenuEventArgs>("MenuEnter");
+			/*Client.EnterMenu += Assert.CallsBack<MenuEventArgs>("MenuEnter");
-			Client.ExitMenu += Assert.CallsBack<MenuEventArgs>("MenuExit");
+			Client.ExitMenu += Assert.CallsBack<MenuEventArgs>("MenuExit");*/
 		}
 
 		[APITestCase(TestType.Game)]

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/Client.cs

@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Reflection;
-using HarmonyLib;
-
-using RobocraftX.Services;
-using UnityEngine;
-using RobocraftX.Common;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The Techblox application that is running this code right now.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class Client
-    {
-	    public static Client Instance { get; } = new Client();
-	    
-	    protected static Func<object> ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter;
-
-		protected static Action<object, Error> EnqueueError;
-
-		/// <summary>
-        /// An event that fires whenever the main menu is loaded.
-        /// </summary>
-		public static event EventHandler<MenuEventArgs> EnterMenu
-        {
-	        add => Game.menuEngine.EnterMenu += value;
-			remove => Game.menuEngine.EnterMenu -= value;
-		}
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// An event that fire whenever the main menu is exited.
-        /// </summary>
-		public static event EventHandler<MenuEventArgs> ExitMenu
-        {
-	        add => Game.menuEngine.ExitMenu += value;
-            remove => Game.menuEngine.ExitMenu -= value;
-        }
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Techblox build version string.
-		/// Usually this is in the form YYYY.mm.DD.HH.MM.SS
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The version.</value>
-		public string Version
-		{
-			get => Application.version;
-		}
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Unity version string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The unity version.</value>
-        public string UnityVersion
-		{
-			get => Application.unityVersion;
-		}
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Game saves currently visible in the menu.
-		/// These take a second to completely populate after the EnterMenu event fires.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>My games.</value>
-		public Game[] MyGames
-		{
-			get 
-			{
-				if (!Game.menuEngine.IsInMenu) return Array.Empty<Game>();
-				return Game.menuEngine.GetMyGames();
-			}
-		}
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether Techblox is in the Main Menu
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value><c>true</c> if in menu; <c>false</c> when loading or in a game.</value>
-        public bool InMenu
-		{
-			get => Game.menuEngine.IsInMenu;
-		}
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Open a popup which prompts the user to click a button.
-        /// This reuses Techblox's error dialog popup
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="popup">The popup to display. Use an instance of SingleChoicePrompt or DualChoicePrompt.</param>
-        public void PromptUser(Error popup)
-        {
-	        // if the stuff wasn't mostly set to internal, this would be written as:
-	        // RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler.Instance.EqueueError(error);
-	        object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
-	        EnqueueError(errorHandlerInstance, popup);
-        }
-
-        public void CloseCurrentPrompt()
-        {
-	        object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
-	        var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
-	        popup.Close();
-        }
-
-        public void SelectFirstPromptButton()
-        {
-	        object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
-	        var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
-	        popup.FirstButton();
-        }
-
-        public void SelectSecondPromptButton()
-        {
-	        object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
-	        var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
-	        popup.SecondButton();
-        }
-
-        internal static void Init()
-		{
-			// this would have been so much simpler if this didn't involve a bunch of internal fields & classes
-			Type errorHandler = AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler");
-			Type errorHandle = AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandle");
-			ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter = (Func<object>) AccessTools.Method("TechbloxModdingAPI.App.Client:GenInstanceGetter")
-				.MakeGenericMethod(errorHandler)
-				.Invoke(null, new object[0]);
-			EnqueueError = (Action<object, Error>) AccessTools.Method("TechbloxModdingAPI.App.Client:GenEnqueueError")
-				.MakeGenericMethod(errorHandler, errorHandle)
-				.Invoke(null, new object[0]);
-		}
-
-        // Creating delegates once is faster than reflection every time
-        // Admittedly, this way is more difficult to code and less readable
-        private static Func<object> GenInstanceGetter<T>()
-        {
-	        Type errorHandler = AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler");
-	        MethodInfo instance = AccessTools.PropertyGetter(errorHandler, "Instance");
-	        Func<T> getterSimple = (Func<T>) Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T>), null, instance);
-	        Func<object> getterCasted = () => (object) getterSimple();
-	        return getterCasted;
-        }
-
-        private static Action<object, Error> GenEnqueueError<T, TRes>()
-        {
-	        Type errorHandler = AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler");
-	        MethodInfo enqueueError = AccessTools.Method(errorHandler, "EnqueueError");
-	        Func<T, Error, TRes> enqueueSimple =
-		        (Func<T, Error, TRes>) Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T, Error, TRes>), enqueueError);
-	        Action<object, Error> enqueueCasted =
-		        (object instance, Error error) => { enqueueSimple((T) instance, error); };
-	        return enqueueCasted;
-        }
-
-        private static (Action Close, Action FirstButton, Action SecondButton) _errorPopup;
-
-        private static (Action Close, Action FirstButton, Action SecondButton) GetPopupCloseMethods(object handler)
-        {
-	        if (_errorPopup.Close != null)
-		        return _errorPopup;
-	        Type errorHandler = handler.GetType();
-	        FieldInfo field = AccessTools.Field(errorHandler, "errorPopup");
-	        var errorPopup = (ErrorPopup)field.GetValue(handler);
-	        MethodInfo info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "ClosePopup");
-	        var close = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
-	        info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "HandleFirstOption");
-	        var first = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
-	        info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "HandleSecondOption");
-	        var second = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
-	        _errorPopup = (close, first, second);
-	        return _errorPopup;
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/ClientAlertTest.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using HarmonyLib;
 
 using RobocraftX.Services;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
@@ -42,25 +42,25 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
         [APITestCase(TestType.Menu)]
         public static void TestPopUp2()
         {
-            Client.Instance.PromptUser(popup2);
+            Popup.PromptUser(popup2);
         }
         
         [APITestCase(TestType.Menu)]
         public static void TestPopUp1()
         {
-            Client.Instance.PromptUser(popup1);
+            Popup.PromptUser(popup1);
         }
 
         [APITestCase(TestType.Menu)]
         public static void TestPopUpClose1()
         {
-            Client.Instance.CloseCurrentPrompt();
+            Popup.CloseCurrentPrompt();
         }
         
         [APITestCase(TestType.Menu)]
         public static void TestPopUpClose2()
         {
-            Client.Instance.CloseCurrentPrompt();
+            Popup.CloseCurrentPrompt();
         }
     }
 #endif

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/Game.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Svelto.ECS;
 using Techblox.GameSelection;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tasks;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
     public class Game
     {
         // extensible engines
-		protected static GameGameEngine gameEngine = new GameGameEngine();
+		protected static GameGameEngine gameEngine = new();
-		protected internal static GameMenuEngine menuEngine = new GameMenuEngine();
+		protected internal static GameMenuEngine menuEngine = new();
-		protected static DebugInterfaceEngine debugOverlayEngine = new DebugInterfaceEngine();
+		protected static DebugInterfaceEngine debugOverlayEngine = new();
-		protected static GameBuildSimEventEngine buildSimEventEngine = new GameBuildSimEventEngine();
+		protected static GameBuildSimEventEngine buildSimEventEngine = new();
 
-        private List<string> debugIds = new List<string>();
+        private List<string> debugIds = new();
 
 		private bool menuMode = true;
 		private bool hasId = false;
@@ -481,10 +482,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App
 
         internal static void Init()
 		{
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(gameEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(gameEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(debugOverlayEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(debugOverlayEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(buildSimEventEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(buildSimEventEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
-			MenuEngineManager.AddMenuEngine(menuEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(menuEngine, ApiEngineType.Menu);
 		}
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/GameBuildSimEventEngine.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-using System;
+using RobocraftX.StateSync;
-
-using RobocraftX.Common;
-using RobocraftX.StateSync;
 using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using Unity.Jobs;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/GameGameEngine.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ using Techblox.Environment.Transition;
 using Techblox.GameSelection;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Input;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Players;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;

TechbloxModdingAPI/App/GameMenuEngine.cs

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ using RobocraftX.Multiplayer;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.Experimental;
 using Techblox.GameSelection;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.App

TechbloxModdingAPI/Block.cs

@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
 using RobocraftX.Common;
 using RobocraftX.Blocks;
 using Unity.Mathematics;
-using HarmonyLib;
 using RobocraftX.PilotSeat;
 using RobocraftX.Rendering;
 using Techblox.BlockLabelsServer;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Traits;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using Unity.Transforms;
+using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 {
@@ -23,18 +28,16 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 	/// A single (perhaps scaled) block. Properties may return default values if the block is removed and then setting them is ignored.
 	/// For specific block type operations, use the specialised block classes in the TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks namespace.
 	/// </summary>
-	public class Block : EcsObjectBase, IEquatable<Block>, IEquatable<EGID>
+	public class Block : EcsObjectBase<BlockEntityDescriptor>, IHasPhysics, IEquatable<Block>, IEquatable<EGID>
 	{
-		protected static readonly PlacementEngine PlacementEngine = new PlacementEngine();
+		protected static readonly PlacementEngine PlacementEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly MovementEngine MovementEngine = new MovementEngine();
+		protected static readonly RemovalEngine RemovalEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly RotationEngine RotationEngine = new RotationEngine();
+		protected static readonly SignalEngine SignalEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly RemovalEngine RemovalEngine = new RemovalEngine();
+		protected static readonly BlockEventsEngine BlockEventsEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly SignalEngine SignalEngine = new SignalEngine();
+		protected static readonly ScalingEngine ScalingEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly BlockEventsEngine BlockEventsEngine = new BlockEventsEngine();
+		protected static readonly BlockCloneEngine BlockCloneEngine = new();
-		protected static readonly ScalingEngine ScalingEngine = new ScalingEngine();
-		protected static readonly BlockCloneEngine BlockCloneEngine = new BlockCloneEngine();
 
-		protected internal static readonly BlockEngine BlockEngine = new BlockEngine();
+		protected internal static readonly BlockEngine BlockEngine = new();
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Place a new block at the given position. If scaled, position means the center of the block. The default block size is 0.2 in terms of position.
@@ -48,12 +51,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// <returns>The placed block or null if failed</returns>
 		public static Block PlaceNew(BlockIDs block, float3 position, bool autoWire = false, Player player = null)
 		{
-			if (PlacementEngine.IsInGame && GameState.IsBuildMode())
+			if (PlacementEngine.IsInGame && GameClient.IsBuildMode)
 			{
 				var initializer = PlacementEngine.PlaceBlock(block, position, player, autoWire);
-				var egid = initializer.EGID;
+				var bl = New(initializer);
-				var bl = New(egid);
-				bl.InitData = initializer;
 				Placed += bl.OnPlacedInit;
 				return bl;
 			}
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		}
 
 		private static readonly Dictionary<ExclusiveBuildGroup, (Func<EGID, Block> Constructor, Type Type)> GroupToConstructor =
-			new Dictionary<ExclusiveBuildGroup, (Func<EGID, Block>, Type)>
+			new()
 			{
 				{CommonExclusiveGroups.DAMPEDSPRING_BLOCK_GROUP, (id => new DampedSpring(id), typeof(DampedSpring))},
 				{CommonExclusiveGroups.ENGINE_BLOCK_BUILD_GROUP, (id => new Engine(id), typeof(Engine))},
@@ -121,16 +122,27 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// <returns></returns>
 		internal static Block New(EGID egid, bool signaling = false)
 		{
-			if (egid == default) return null;
+			return New(egid, default, signaling);
-			if (GroupToConstructor.ContainsKey(egid.groupID))
-			{
-				var (constructor, type) = GroupToConstructor[egid.groupID];
-				return GetInstance(egid, constructor, type);
 		}
 
-			return signaling
+		private static Block New(EcsInitData initData, bool signaling = false)
-				? GetInstance(egid, e => new SignalingBlock(e))
+		{
-				: GetInstance(egid, e => new Block(e));
+			return New(initData.EGID, initData, signaling);
+		}
+
+		private static Block New(EGID egid, EcsInitData initData, bool signaling)
+		{
+			if (egid == default) return null;
+			Func<EGID, Block> constructor;
+			Type type = null;
+			if (GroupToConstructor.TryGetValue(egid.groupID, out var value))
+				(constructor, type) = value;
+			else
+				constructor = signaling ? e => new SignalingBlock(e) : e => new Block(e);
+
+			return initData != default
+				? GetInstanceNew(initData, constructor, type)
+				: GetInstanceExisting(egid, constructor, type);
 		}
 
 		public Block(EGID id) : base(id)
@@ -153,26 +165,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Places a new block in the world.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="type">The block's type</param>
-		/// <param name="position">The block's position (a block is 0.2 wide in terms of position)</param>
-		/// <param name="autoWire">Whether the block should be auto-wired (if functional)</param>
-		/// <param name="player">The player who placed the block</param>
-		public Block(BlockIDs type, float3 position, bool autoWire = false, Player player = null)
-			: base(block =>
-			{
-				if (!PlacementEngine.IsInGame || !GameState.IsBuildMode())
-					throw new BlockException("Blocks can only be placed in build mode.");
-				var initializer = PlacementEngine.PlaceBlock(type, position, player, autoWire);
-				block.InitData = initializer;
-				Placed += ((Block)block).OnPlacedInit;
-				return initializer.EGID;
-			})
-		{
-		}
-
 		private EGID copiedFrom;
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -181,13 +173,21 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float3 Position
 		{
-			get => MovementEngine.GetPosition(this);
+			get => GetComponent<PositionEntityStruct>().position;
 			set
 			{
-				MovementEngine.MoveBlock(this, value);
+				// main (persistent) position
+				GetComponent<PositionEntityStruct>().position = value;
+				// placement grid position
+				GetComponent<GridRotationStruct>().position = value;
+				// rendered position
+				GetComponent<LocalTransformEntityStruct>().position = value;
+				this.UpdatePhysicsUECSComponent(new Translation { Value = value });
+
+				GetComponent<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>().areConnectionsAssigned = false;
 				if (blockGroup != null)
 					blockGroup.PosAndRotCalculated = false;
-				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayedBlock(Id);
+				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayData(Id);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -196,13 +196,24 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float3 Rotation
 		{
-			get => RotationEngine.GetRotation(this);
+			get => ((Quaternion)GetComponent<RotationEntityStruct>().rotation).eulerAngles;
 			set
 			{
-				RotationEngine.RotateBlock(this, value);
+				// main (persistent) rotation
+				Quaternion newRotation = GetComponent<RotationEntityStruct>().rotation;
+				newRotation.eulerAngles = value;
+				GetComponent<RotationEntityStruct>().rotation = newRotation;
+				// placement grid rotation
+				GetComponent<GridRotationStruct>().rotation = newRotation;
+				// rendered rotation
+				GetComponent<LocalTransformEntityStruct>().rotation = newRotation;
+				this.UpdatePhysicsUECSComponent(new Rotation { Value = newRotation });
+
+				// They are assigned during machine processing anyway
+				GetComponent<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>().areConnectionsAssigned = false;
 				if (blockGroup != null)
 					blockGroup.PosAndRotCalculated = false;
-				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayedBlock(Id);
+				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayData(Id);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -212,18 +223,19 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float3 Scale
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ScalingEntityStruct>(this).scale;
+			get => GetComponent<ScalingEntityStruct>().scale;
 			set
 			{
 				int uscale = UniformScale;
 				if (value.x < 4e-5) value.x = uscale;
 				if (value.y < 4e-5) value.y = uscale;
 				if (value.z < 4e-5) value.z = uscale;
-				BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ScalingEntityStruct>(this).scale = value;
+				GetComponent<ScalingEntityStruct>().scale = value;
+				GetComponent<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>().areConnectionsAssigned = false;
 				//BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<GridScaleStruct>(this).gridScale = value - (int3) value + 1;
 				if (!Exists) return; //UpdateCollision needs the block to exist
 				ScalingEngine.UpdateCollision(Id);
-				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayedBlock(Id);
+				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayData(Id);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -233,11 +245,12 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public int UniformScale
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<UniformBlockScaleEntityStruct>(this).scaleFactor;
+			get => GetComponent<UniformBlockScaleEntityStruct>().scaleFactor;
 			set
 			{
+				//It appears that only the non-uniform scale has any visible effect so we'll set that as well
 				if (value < 1) value = 1;
-				BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<UniformBlockScaleEntityStruct>(this).scaleFactor = value;
+				GetComponent<UniformBlockScaleEntityStruct>().scaleFactor = value;
 				Scale = new float3(value, value, value);
 			}
 		}
@@ -247,12 +260,12 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		 */
 		public bool Flipped
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ScalingEntityStruct>(this).scale.x < 0;
+			get => GetComponent<ScalingEntityStruct>().scale.x < 0;
 			set
 			{
-				ref var st = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ScalingEntityStruct>(this);
+				ref var st = ref GetComponent<ScalingEntityStruct>();
 				st.scale.x = math.abs(st.scale.x) * (value ? -1 : 1);
-				BlockEngine.UpdatePrefab(this, (byte) Material, value);
+				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayedPrefab(this, (byte) Material, value);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -263,7 +276,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var opt = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoOptional<DBEntityStruct>(this);
+				var opt = GetComponentOptional<DBEntityStruct>();
 				return opt ? (BlockIDs) opt.Get().DBID : BlockIDs.Invalid;
 			}
 		}
@@ -275,16 +288,17 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var opt = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoOptional<ColourParameterEntityStruct>(this);
+				var opt = GetComponentOptional<ColourParameterEntityStruct>();
 				return new BlockColor(opt ? opt.Get().indexInPalette : byte.MaxValue);
 			}
 			set
 			{
+				 // TODO: Expose CubeListData in the API
 				if (value.Color == BlockColors.Default)
 					value = new BlockColor(FullGameFields._dataDb.TryGetValue((int) Type, out CubeListData cld)
 						? cld.DefaultColour
 						: throw new BlockTypeException("Unknown block type! Could not set default color."));
-				ref var color = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ColourParameterEntityStruct>(this);
+				ref var color = ref GetComponent<ColourParameterEntityStruct>();
 				color.indexInPalette = value.Index;
 				color.hasNetworkChange = true;
 				color.paletteColour = BlockEngine.ConvertBlockColor(color.indexInPalette); //Setting to 255 results in black
@@ -297,10 +311,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float4 CustomColor
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ColourParameterEntityStruct>(this).paletteColour;
+			get => GetComponent<ColourParameterEntityStruct>().paletteColour;
 			set
 			{
-				ref var color = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<ColourParameterEntityStruct>(this);
+				ref var color = ref GetComponent<ColourParameterEntityStruct>();
 				color.paletteColour = value;
 				color.hasNetworkChange = true;
 			}
@@ -313,7 +327,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var opt = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoOptional<CubeMaterialStruct>(this);
+				var opt = GetComponentOptional<CubeMaterialStruct>();
 				return opt ? (BlockMaterial) opt.Get().materialId : BlockMaterial.Default;
 			}
 			set
@@ -325,11 +339,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 						: throw new BlockTypeException("Unknown block type! Could not set default material.");
 				if (!FullGameFields._dataDb.ContainsKey<MaterialPropertiesData>(val))
 					throw new BlockException($"Block material {value} does not exist!");
-				ref var comp = ref BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<CubeMaterialStruct>(this);
+				ref var comp = ref GetComponent<CubeMaterialStruct>();
 				if (comp.materialId == val)
 					return;
 				comp.materialId = val;
-				BlockEngine.UpdatePrefab(this, val, Flipped); //The default causes the screen to go black
+				BlockEngine.UpdateDisplayedPrefab(this, val, Flipped); //The default causes the screen to go black
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -342,12 +356,12 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var opt = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoOptional<LabelResourceIDComponent>(this);
+				var opt = GetComponentOptional<LabelResourceIDComponent>();
 				return opt ? FullGameFields._managers.blockLabelResourceManager.GetText(opt.Get().instanceID) : null;
 			}
 			set
 			{
-				var opt = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoOptional<LabelResourceIDComponent>(this);
+				var opt = GetComponentOptional<LabelResourceIDComponent>();
 				if (opt) FullGameFields._managers.blockLabelResourceManager.SetText(opt.Get().instanceID, value);
 			}
 		}
@@ -366,11 +380,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 			get
 			{
 				if (blockGroup != null) return blockGroup;
-				if (!GameState.IsBuildMode()) return null; // Breaks in simulation
+				if (!GameClient.IsBuildMode) return null; // Breaks in simulation
-				var bgec = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockGroupEntityComponent>(this);
+				var bgec = GetComponent<BlockGroupEntityComponent>();
 				return blockGroup = bgec.currentBlockGroup == -1
 					? null
-					: GetInstance(new EGID((uint)bgec.currentBlockGroup, BlockGroupExclusiveGroups.BlockGroupEntityGroup),
+					: GetInstanceExisting(new EGID((uint)bgec.currentBlockGroup, BlockGroupExclusiveGroups.BlockGroupEntityGroup),
 						egid => new BlockGroup((int)egid.entityID, this));
 			}
 			set
@@ -384,7 +398,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 				blockGroup?.RemoveInternal(this);
 				if (!InitData.Valid)
 					return;
-				BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockGroupEntityComponent>(this).currentBlockGroup = (int?) value?.Id.entityID ?? -1;
+				GetComponent<BlockGroupEntityComponent>().currentBlockGroup = (int?) value?.Id.entityID ?? -1;
 				value?.AddInternal(this);
 				blockGroup = value;
 			}
@@ -395,8 +409,8 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool Static
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockStaticComponent>(this).isStatic;
+			get => GetComponent<BlockStaticComponent>().isStatic;
-			set => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockStaticComponent>(this).isStatic = value;
+			set => GetComponent<BlockStaticComponent>().isStatic = value;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -404,7 +418,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float Mass
 		{
-			get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<MassStruct>(this).mass;
+			get => GetComponent<MassStruct>().mass;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -412,16 +426,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public BlockComplexity Complexity
 		{
-			get => new(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockComplexityComponent>(this));
+			get => new(GetComponent<BlockComplexityComponent>());
-			set => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<BlockComplexityComponent>(this) = value;
+			set => GetComponent<BlockComplexityComponent>() = value;
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Whether the block exists. The other properties will return a default value if the block doesn't exist.
-		/// If the block was just placed, then this will also return false but the properties will work correctly.
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool Exists => BlockEngine.BlockExists(Id);
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns an array of blocks that are connected to this one. Returns an empty array if the block doesn't exist.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// <returns>The SimBody of the chunk or null if the block doesn't exist or not in simulation mode.</returns>
 		public SimBody GetSimBody()
 		{
-			var st = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>(this);
+			var st = GetComponent<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>();
 			/*return st.machineRigidBodyId != uint.MaxValue
 				? new SimBody(st.machineRigidBodyId, st.clusterId) - TODO:
 				: null;*/
@@ -467,7 +475,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		{ //Member method instead of lambda to avoid constantly creating delegates
 			if (e.ID != Id) return;
 			Placed -= OnPlacedInit; //And we can reference it
-			InitData = default; //Remove initializer as it's no longer valid - if the block gets removed it shouldn't be used again
 			if (copiedFrom != default)
 				BlockCloneEngine.CopyBlockStats(copiedFrom, Id);
 		}
@@ -504,15 +511,13 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 
 		public static void Init()
 		{
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(PlacementEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(PlacementEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(MovementEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(RemovalEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(RotationEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(BlockEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayServer, ApiEngineType.PlayClient);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(RemovalEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(BlockEventsEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(ScalingEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockEventsEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(SignalEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(ScalingEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(BlockCloneEngine, ApiEngineType.Build);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(SignalEngine);
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockCloneEngine);
 			Wire.signalEngine = SignalEngine; // requires same functionality, no need to duplicate the engine
 		}
 	}

TechbloxModdingAPI/BlockGroup.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ using UnityEngine;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 {
@@ -18,14 +19,14 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
     /// </summary>
     public class BlockGroup : EcsObjectBase, ICollection<Block>, IDisposable
     {
-        internal static BlueprintEngine _engine = new BlueprintEngine();
+        internal static BlueprintEngine _engine = new();
         private readonly Block sourceBlock;
         private readonly List<Block> blocks;
         private float3 position, rotation;
         internal bool PosAndRotCalculated;
 
         internal BlockGroup(int id, Block block) : base(new EGID((uint)id,
-            BlockGroupExclusiveGroups.BlockGroupEntityGroup))
+            BlockGroupExclusiveGroups.BlockGroupEntityGroup), typeof(BlockGroupEntityDescriptor))
         {
             if (id == BlockGroupUtility.GROUP_UNASSIGNED)
                 throw new BlockException("Cannot create a block group for blocks without a group!");
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 
         internal static void Init()
         {
-            GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(_engine);
+            EngineManager.AddEngine(_engine, ApiEngineType.Build);
         }
 
         public IEnumerator<Block> GetEnumerator() => blocks.GetEnumerator();

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockComplexity.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using RobocraftX.Blocks;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
 {
-    public record BlockComplexity(int Cpu, int Power)
+    public readonly record struct BlockComplexity(int Cpu, int Power)
     {
         public BlockComplexity(BlockComplexityComponent component) : this(component.cpu, component.power)
         {

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engine.cs

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
         }
         
-        /*/// <summary> - TODO: Internal struct access
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the Engine's On property. May not be saved.
         /// </summary>
         public bool On
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).engineOn;
+                return ((bool)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "engineOn")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).engineOn = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "engineOn", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentGear;
+                return ((int)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentGear")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentGear = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentGear", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).gearChangeCountdown;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "gearChangeCountdown")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).gearChangeCountdown = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "gearChangeCountdown", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentRpmAV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentRpmAV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentRpmAV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentRpmAV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentRpmLV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentRpmLV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentRpmLV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentRpmLV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).targetRpmAV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "targetRpmAV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).targetRpmAV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "targetRpmAV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).targetRpmLV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "targetRpmLV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).targetRpmLV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "targetRpmLV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentTorque;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentTorque")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).currentTorque = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "currentTorque", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelVelocityAV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelVelocityAV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelVelocityAV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelVelocityAV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelVelocityLV;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelVelocityLV")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelVelocityLV = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelVelocityLV", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelCount;
+                return ((int)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelCount")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).totalWheelCount = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "totalWheelCount", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).lastGearUpInput;
+                return ((bool)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "lastGearUpInput")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).lastGearUpInput = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "lastGearUpInput", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).lastGearDownInput;
+                return ((bool)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "lastGearDownInput")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).lastGearDownInput = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "lastGearDownInput", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).manualToAutoGearCoolOffCounter;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "manualToAutoGearCoolOffCounter")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).manualToAutoGearCoolOffCounter = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "manualToAutoGearCoolOffCounter", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).load;
+                return ((float)(BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "load")));
             }
             set
             {
-                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent>(this).load = value;
+                BlockEngine.SetBlockInfo(this, HarmonyLib.AccessTools.TypeByName("Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockComponent"), "load", value);
             }
         }
         
@@ -324,13 +324,17 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the Engine's GearDownRpms property. May not be saved.
+        /// Gets or sets the Engine's GearDownRpms property. May not be saved.
         /// </summary>
-        public float[] GearDownRpms
+        public Svelto.ECS.DataStructures.NativeDynamicArray GearDownRpms
         {
             get
             {
-                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).gearDownRpms.ToManagedArray<float>();
+                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).gearDownRpms;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).gearDownRpms = value;
             }
         }
         
@@ -377,6 +381,21 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
             {
                 BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).manualToAutoGearCoolOffTime = value;
             }
-        }*/
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Engine's EngineBlockDataId property. May not be saved.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int EngineBlockDataId
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).engineBlockDataId;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo<Techblox.EngineBlock.EngineBlockReadonlyComponent>(this).engineBlockDataId = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/BlockCloneEngine.cs

@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ using Gamecraft.Wires;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using RobocraftX.Blocks;
 using RobocraftX.Character;
-using RobocraftX.Common;
 using Svelto.DataStructures;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 {
@@ -98,8 +97,5 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
                 };
             }
         }
-
-        public string Name { get; } = "TechbloxModdingAPIBlockCloneGameEngine";
-        public bool isRemovable { get; } = false;
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/BlockEngine.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using HarmonyLib;
-
 using Gamecraft.ColourPalette;
 using Gamecraft.Wires;
 using RobocraftX.Blocks;
@@ -14,13 +12,9 @@ using Svelto.DataStructures;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
 using Svelto.ECS.Experimental;
-using Svelto.ECS.Hybrid;
-using Techblox.BuildingDrone;
 using Techblox.ObjectIDBlockServer;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using Unity.Mathematics;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
 using PrefabsID = RobocraftX.Common.PrefabsID;
 
@@ -74,50 +68,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 			: entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PaletteEntryEntityStruct>(index,
 				ColourPaletteExclusiveGroups.COLOUR_PALETTE_GROUP).Colour;
 
-		public OptionalRef<T> GetBlockInfoOptional<T>(Block block) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+		public void UpdateDisplayData(EGID id)
-		{
-			return entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<T>(block);
-		}
-
-		public ref T GetBlockInfo<T>(Block block) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
-		{
-			#if DEBUG
-			if (!typeof(BlockTagEntityStruct).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(T)) && block.Exists && block.InitData.Valid)
-				throw new ArgumentException("The block exists but the init data has not been removed!");
-			#endif
-			return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<T>(block);
-		}
-
-		internal ref T GetBlockInfo<T>(EcsObjectBase obj) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
-		{
-			return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<T>(obj);
-		}
-
-		public ref T GetBlockInfoViewComponent<T>(Block block) where T : struct, IEntityViewComponent
-		{
-			return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<T>(block);
-		}
-
-		internal object GetBlockInfo(Block block, Type type, string name)
-		{
-			var opt = AccessTools.Method(typeof(NativeApiExtensions), "QueryEntityOptional",
-					new[] { typeof(EntitiesDB), typeof(EcsObjectBase), typeof(ExclusiveGroupStruct) }, new[] { type })
-				.Invoke(null, new object[] { entitiesDB, block, null });
-			var str = AccessTools.Property(opt.GetType(), "Value").GetValue(opt);
-			return AccessTools.Field(str.GetType(), name).GetValue(str);
-		}
-
-		internal void SetBlockInfo(Block block, Type type, string name, object value)
-		{
-			var opt = AccessTools.Method(typeof(BlockEngine), "GetBlockInfoOptional", generics: new[] { type })
-				.Invoke(this, new object[] { block });
-			var prop = AccessTools.Property(opt.GetType(), "Value");
-			var str = prop.GetValue(opt);
-			AccessTools.Field(str.GetType(), name).SetValue(str, value);
-			prop.SetValue(opt, str);
-		}
-
-		public void UpdateDisplayedBlock(EGID id)
 		{
 			if (!BlockExists(id)) return;
 			var pos = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PositionEntityStruct>(id);
@@ -129,7 +80,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 			entitiesDB.PublishEntityChangeDelayed<GFXPrefabEntityStructGPUI>(id); // Signal a prefab change so it updates the render buffers
 		}
 
-		internal void UpdatePrefab(Block block, byte material, bool flipped)
+		internal void UpdateDisplayedPrefab(Block block, byte material, bool flipped)
 		{
 			var prefabAssetIDOpt = entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<PrefabAssetIDComponent>(block);
 			uint prefabAssetID = prefabAssetIDOpt
@@ -150,12 +101,12 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 				entitiesDB.PublishEntityChangeDelayed<CubeMaterialStruct>(block.Id);
 				entitiesDB.PublishEntityChangeDelayed<GFXPrefabEntityStructGPUI>(block.Id);
 
-				ref BuildingActionComponent local =
+				/*ref BuildingActionComponent local =
 					ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BuildingActionComponent>(BuildingDroneUtility
 						.GetLocalBuildingDrone(entitiesDB).ToEGID(entitiesDB));
 				local.buildAction = BuildAction.ChangeMaterial;
-				local.targetPosition = block.Position;
+				local.targetPosition = block.Position; - TODO: This probably only plays the audio
-				this.entitiesDB.PublishEntityChangeDelayed<BuildingActionComponent>(local.ID);
+				this.entitiesDB.PublishEntityChangeDelayed<BuildingActionComponent>(local.ID);*/
 			}
 			//Phyiscs prefab: prefabAssetID, set on block creation from the CubeListData
 		}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/BlueprintEngine.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
 using Svelto.ECS.Native;
 using Svelto.ECS.Serialization;
 using Techblox.Blocks.Connections;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
             AccessTools.Method("RobocraftX.CR.MachineEditing.PlaceBlockUtility:GetBlocksSharingBlockgroup");
 
         private NativeDynamicArray selectedBlocksInGroup;
-        private NativeHashSet<ulong> removedConnections = new NativeHashSet<ulong>();
+        private NativeHashSet<ulong> removedConnections = new();
         private int addingToBlockGroup = -1;
 
         private static readonly Type PlaceBlueprintUtilityType =

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/MovementEngine.cs

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-using RobocraftX.Common;
-using RobocraftX.DOTS;
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
-using Unity.Mathematics;
-using Unity.Transforms;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Engine which executes block movement actions
-    /// </summary>
-    public class MovementEngine : IApiEngine
-    {
-        public string Name { get; } = "TechbloxModdingAPIMovementGameEngine";
-
-        public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { set; private get; }
-
-		public bool isRemovable => false;
-
-		public bool IsInGame = false;
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            IsInGame = false;
-        }
-
-        public void Ready()
-        {
-            IsInGame = true;
-        }
-
-        // implementations for Movement static class
-
-        internal float3 MoveBlock(Block block, float3 vector)
-        {
-            ref PositionEntityStruct posStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<PositionEntityStruct>(block);
-            ref GridRotationStruct gridStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<GridRotationStruct>(block);
-            ref LocalTransformEntityStruct transStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<LocalTransformEntityStruct>(block);
-            var phyStruct = this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<DOTSPhysicsEntityStruct>(block);
-            // main (persistent) position
-            posStruct.position = vector;
-            // placement grid  position
-            gridStruct.position = vector;
-            // rendered position
-            transStruct.position = vector;
-            // collision position
-            if (phyStruct)
-            { //It exists
-                FullGameFields._physicsWorld.EntityManager.SetComponentData(phyStruct.Get().dotsEntity, new Translation
-                {
-                    Value = posStruct.position
-                });
-            }
-
-            entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>(block).areConnectionsAssigned = false;
-            return posStruct.position;
-        }
-
-        internal float3 GetPosition(Block block)
-        {
-            return entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<PositionEntityStruct>(block).position;
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/RemovalEngine.cs

@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ using RobocraftX.StateSync;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.Native;
 using Techblox.Blocks.Connections;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using Unity.Collections;
 using Unity.Jobs;
 using Allocator = Unity.Collections.Allocator;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/RotationEngine.cs

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-using RobocraftX.Common;
-using RobocraftX.DOTS;
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
-using Unity.Mathematics;
-using UnityEngine;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Engine which executes block movement actions
-    /// </summary>
-    public class RotationEngine : IApiEngine
-    {
-        public string Name { get; } = "TechbloxModdingAPIRotationGameEngine";
-
-        public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { set; private get; }
-
-		public bool isRemovable => false;
-
-		public bool IsInGame = false;
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            IsInGame = false;
-        }
-
-        public void Ready()
-        {
-            IsInGame = true;
-        }
-
-        // implementations for Rotation static class
-
-        internal float3 RotateBlock(Block block, Vector3 vector)
-        {
-            ref RotationEntityStruct rotStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<RotationEntityStruct>(block);
-            ref GridRotationStruct gridStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<GridRotationStruct>(block);
-            ref LocalTransformEntityStruct transStruct = ref this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<LocalTransformEntityStruct>(block);
-            var phyStruct = this.entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<DOTSPhysicsEntityStruct>(block);
-            // main (persistent) rotation
-            Quaternion newRotation = rotStruct.rotation;
-            newRotation.eulerAngles = vector;
-            rotStruct.rotation = newRotation;
-            // placement grid rotation
-            gridStruct.rotation = newRotation;
-            // rendered rotation
-            transStruct.rotation = newRotation;
-            // collision rotation
-            if (phyStruct)
-            { //It exists
-                FullGameFields._physicsWorld.EntityManager.SetComponentData(phyStruct.Get().dotsEntity,
-                    new Unity.Transforms.Rotation
-                    {
-                        Value = rotStruct.rotation
-                    });
-            }
-
-            // TODO: Connections probably need to be assigned (maybe)
-            // They are assigned during machine processing anyway
-            entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<GridConnectionsEntityStruct>(block).areConnectionsAssigned = false;
-            return ((Quaternion)rotStruct.rotation).eulerAngles;
-
-        }
-
-        internal float3 GetRotation(Block block)
-        {
-            ref RotationEntityStruct rotStruct = ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<RotationEntityStruct>(block);
-            return ((Quaternion) rotStruct.rotation).eulerAngles;
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/ScalingEngine.cs

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ using HarmonyLib;
 using RobocraftX.Common;
 using RobocraftX.DOTS;
 using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using Unity.Entities;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
         private EntityManager _entityManager; //Unity entity manager
 
 		public void UpdateCollision(EGID egid)
-		{
+		{ // TODO: Move to BlockEngine/IHasPhysics
 			if (_entityManager == default)
 				_entityManager = FullGameFields._physicsWorld.EntityManager;
 			//Assuming the block exists

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Engines/SignalEngine.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 using Gamecraft.Wires;
 using Svelto.DataStructures;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 			else
 			{
 				BlockPortsStruct ports = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BlockPortsStruct>(startBlock);
-				startPorts = new EGID[] {new EGID(ports.firstOutputID + startPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<BuildModeWiresGroups.OutputPortsGroup>.Group) };
+				startPorts = new EGID[] {new(ports.firstOutputID + startPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<BuildModeWiresGroups.OutputPortsGroup>.Group) };
 			}
 
 			EGID[] endPorts;
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
 			else
 			{
 				BlockPortsStruct ports = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BlockPortsStruct>(endBlock);
-				endPorts = new EGID[] {new EGID(ports.firstInputID + endPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<BuildModeWiresGroups.InputPortsGroup>.Group) };
+				endPorts = new EGID[] {new(ports.firstInputID + endPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<BuildModeWiresGroups.InputPortsGroup>.Group) };
 			}
 			
 			for (int endIndex = 0; endIndex < endPorts.Length; endIndex++)

TechbloxModdingAPI/Blocks/Wire.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-using System;
-
 using Gamecraft.Wires;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.Experimental;
-
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
 {
@@ -69,45 +65,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
                 : null;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Construct a wire object froam n existing connection.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="start">Starting block ID.</param>
-        /// <param name="end">Ending block ID.</param>
-        /// <param name="startPort">Starting port number, or guess if omitted.</param>
-        /// <param name="endPort">Ending port number, or guess if omitted.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="WireInvalidException">Guessing failed or wire does not exist.</exception>
-        public Wire(Block start, Block end, byte startPort = Byte.MaxValue, byte endPort = Byte.MaxValue) : base(ecs =>
-        {
-            var th = (Wire)ecs;
-            th.startBlockEGID = start.Id;
-            th.endBlockEGID = end.Id;
-            bool flipped = false;
-            // find block ports
-            EGID wire = signalEngine.MatchBlocksToWire(start.Id, end.Id, startPort, endPort);
-            if (wire == default)
-            {
-                // flip I/O around and try again
-                wire = signalEngine.MatchBlocksToWire(end.Id, start.Id, endPort, startPort);
-                flipped = true;
-                // NB: start and end are handled exactly as they're received as params.
-                // This makes wire traversal easier, but makes logic in this class a bit more complex
-            }
-
-            if (wire != default)
-            {
-                th.Construct(start.Id, end.Id, startPort, endPort, wire, flipped);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new WireInvalidException("Wire not found");
-            }
-
-            return th.wireEGID;
-        })
-        {
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Construct a wire object from an existing wire connection.
         /// </summary>
@@ -120,9 +77,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         public Wire(Block start, Block end, byte startPort, byte endPort, EGID wire, bool inputToOutput)
             : this(start.Id, end.Id, startPort, endPort, wire, inputToOutput)
         {
-        }
+        } // TODO: Convert all constructors (including the removed one) to static methods
 
-        private Wire(EGID startBlock, EGID endBlock, byte startPort, byte endPort, EGID wire, bool inputToOutput) : base(wire)
+        private Wire(EGID startBlock, EGID endBlock, byte startPort, byte endPort, EGID wire, bool inputToOutput) : base(wire, typeof(WireEntityDescriptor))
         {
             Construct(startBlock, endBlock, startPort, endPort, wire, inputToOutput);
         }
@@ -145,7 +102,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// Construct a wire object from an existing wire connection.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="wireEgid">The wire ID.</param>
-        public Wire(EGID wireEgid) : base(wireEgid)
+        public Wire(EGID wireEgid) : base(wireEgid, typeof(WireEntityDescriptor))
         {
             WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.GetWire(wireEGID);
             Construct(wire.sourceBlockEGID, wire.destinationBlockEGID, wire.sourcePortUsage, wire.destinationPortUsage,
@@ -189,22 +146,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The wire's raw string signal.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ECSString ECSString
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID).Get().valueAsEcsString;
-            }
-
-            set
-            {
-                signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID).Get().valueAsEcsString = value;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The wire's signal id.
         /// I'm 50% sure this is useless.
@@ -277,7 +218,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>A copy of the wire object.</returns>
         public Wire OutputToInputCopy()
         {
-            return GetInstance(wireEGID, egid => new Wire(egid));
+            return GetInstanceExisting(wireEGID, egid => new Wire(egid));
         }
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -292,9 +233,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks
                 inputToOutput = false;
                 // swap inputs and outputs
                 (endBlockEGID, startBlockEGID) = (startBlockEGID, endBlockEGID);
-                var tempPort = endPortEGID;
+                (endPortEGID, startPortEGID) = (startPortEGID, endPortEGID);
-                endPortEGID = startPortEGID;
-                startPortEGID = tempPort;
                 (endPort, startPort) = (startPort, endPort);
             }
         }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/App/ClientEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using RobocraftX.GUI.MyGamesScreen;
+using RobocraftX.Multiplayer;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Techblox.GameSelection;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+
+internal class ClientEngine : IApiEngine
+{
+    public void Ready()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { get; set; }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+    
+    public ClientMachine[] GetMachines()
+    {
+        var (mgsevs, count) = entitiesDB.QueryEntities<MyGameDataEntityStruct>(MyGamesScreenExclusiveGroups.MyGames);
+        var games = new ClientMachine[count];
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Found game named {mgsevs[i].GameName}");
+            games[i] = new ClientMachine(mgsevs[i].ID);
+        }
+        return games;
+    }
+
+    public void EnterBuildMode(ClientEnvironment environment, ClientMachine machine)
+    { // TODO: Move to using a single engine per 'type' (see AddEngine())
+        FullGameFields._multiplayerParams.MultiplayerMode = MultiplayerMode.SinglePlayer;
+        ref var selection = ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<GameSelectionComponent>(GameSelectionConstants.GameSelectionEGID);
+        selection.userContentID.Set(machine.ContentID);
+        selection.triggerStart = true;
+        selection.saveType = SaveType.ExistingSave;
+        selection.saveName.Set(machine.Name);
+        selection.gameMode = machine is ClientWorld ? GameMode.CreateWorld : GameMode.PlayGame;
+        selection.gameID.Set(environment.Id); //TODO: Expose to the API
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/App/GameClient.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Svelto.Tasks;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains information about the game client's current state.
+/// </summary>
+public static class GameClient
+{
+	private static readonly ClientEngine _engine = new();
+
+	public static GameState CurrentState
+	{
+		get => _currentState;
+		internal set
+		{
+			_currentState = value;
+			var old = _currentState;
+			_stateChanged.Invoke(null, new GameStateChangedArgs { OldState = old, NewState = value });
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static GameState _currentState;
+
+	public static bool IsBuildMode =>
+		CurrentState is GameState.InMachineEditor or GameState.InWorldEditor;
+
+	public static bool IsSimulationMode =>
+		CurrentState is GameState.InTestMode or GameState.InWorldTestMode or GameState.InOnlineMatch;
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// An event that fires whenever the game's state changes
+	/// </summary>
+	public static event EventHandler<GameStateChangedArgs> StateChanged
+	{
+		add => _stateChanged += value;
+		remove => _stateChanged -= value;
+	}
+
+	private static WrappedHandler<GameStateChangedArgs> _stateChanged;
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Techblox build version string.
+	/// Usually this is in the form YYYY.mm.DD.HH.MM.SS
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <value>The version.</value>
+	public static string Version => Application.version;
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Unity version string.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <value>The unity version.</value>
+	public static string UnityVersion => Application.unityVersion;
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Environments (maps) currently visible in the menu.
+	/// These take a second to completely populate after the EnterMenu event fires.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <value>Available environments.</value>
+	public static ClientEnvironment[] Environments { get; }
+
+	public static ClientMachine[] Machines { get; }
+
+	public static void EnterBuildMode(ClientEnvironment environment, ClientMachine machine)
+	{
+		if (CurrentState == GameState.InMenu)
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can only enter test mode from build mode! Current mode: {CurrentState}");
+		var env = new ClientEnvironment("GAMEID_Road_Track"); // TODO: The options are hardcoded
+		_engine.EnterBuildMode(env, machine);
+	}
+
+	public static IEnumerator<TaskContract> EnterTestMode()
+	{
+		if (!IsBuildMode)
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can only enter test mode from build mode! Current mode: {CurrentState}");
+		// TODO
+		//return Task.CompletedTask;
+		yield break;
+	}
+
+	public static IEnumerator<TaskContract> ExitSimulationMode()
+	{ // TODO: Separate these based on the current game state?
+		if (!IsSimulationMode)
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can only exit test mode when in it! Current mode: {CurrentState}");
+		// TODO
+		//return Task.CompletedTask;
+		yield break;
+	}
+
+	public static IEnumerator<TaskContract> ExitBuildMode()
+	{
+		if (!IsBuildMode)
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can only exit test mode when in it! Current mode: {CurrentState}");
+		// TODO
+		//return Task.CompletedTask;
+		yield break;
+	}
+
+	public static void Init()
+	{
+		EngineManager.AddEngine(_engine, ApiEngineType.Menu);
+	}
+
+	public struct GameStateChangedArgs
+	{
+		public GameState OldState { get; set; }
+		public GameState NewState { get; set; }
+	}
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/App/GameState.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+
+public enum GameState
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In the environment/game selection menu.
+    /// </summary>
+    InMenu,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In machine editor mode in a selected environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    InMachineEditor,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In world editor mode.
+    /// </summary>
+    InWorldEditor,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In test mode in a selected environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    InTestMode,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In world test mode.
+    /// </summary>
+    InWorldTestMode,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// In an online match as a client.
+    /// </summary>
+    InOnlineMatch,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The loading screen is active or otherwise transitioning between modes.
+    /// </summary>
+    Loading
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/App/Popup.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using RobocraftX.Services;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+
+public static class Popup
+{
+	private static Func<object> ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter;
+
+	private static Action<object, Error> EnqueueError;
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Open a popup which prompts the user to click a button.
+	/// This reuses Techblox's error dialog popup
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <param name="popup">The popup to display. Use an instance of SingleChoicePrompt or DualChoicePrompt.</param>
+	public static void PromptUser(Error popup)
+	{
+		// if the stuff wasn't mostly set to internal, this would be written as:
+		// RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler.Instance.EnqueueError(error);
+		object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
+		EnqueueError(errorHandlerInstance, popup);
+	}
+
+	public static void CloseCurrentPrompt()
+	{
+		object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
+		var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
+		popup.Close();
+	}
+
+	public static void SelectFirstPromptButton()
+	{
+		object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
+		var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
+		popup.FirstButton();
+	}
+
+	public static void SelectSecondPromptButton()
+	{
+		object errorHandlerInstance = ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter();
+		var popup = GetPopupCloseMethods(errorHandlerInstance);
+		popup.SecondButton();
+	}
+
+	internal static void Init()
+	{
+		var errorHandler = AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.Services.ErrorHandler");
+		ErrorHandlerInstanceGetter = GenInstanceGetter(errorHandler);
+		EnqueueError = GenEnqueueError(errorHandler);
+	}
+
+	// Creating delegates once is faster than reflection every time
+	// Admittedly, this way is more difficult to code and less readable
+
+	private static Func<object> GenInstanceGetter(Type handler)
+	{
+		return Reflections.CreateAccessor<Func<object>>("Instance", handler);
+	}
+
+	private static Action<object, Error> GenEnqueueError(Type handler)
+	{
+		var enqueueError = AccessTools.Method(handler, "EnqueueError");
+		return Reflections.CreateMethodCall<Action<object, Error>>(enqueueError, handler);
+	}
+
+	private static (Action Close, Action FirstButton, Action SecondButton) _errorPopup;
+
+	private static (Action Close, Action FirstButton, Action SecondButton) GetPopupCloseMethods(object handler)
+	{
+		if (_errorPopup.Close != null)
+			return _errorPopup;
+		Type errorHandler = handler.GetType();
+		FieldInfo field = AccessTools.Field(errorHandler, "errorPopup");
+		var errorPopup = (ErrorPopup)field.GetValue(handler);
+		MethodInfo info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "ClosePopup");
+		var close = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
+		info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "HandleFirstOption");
+		var first = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
+		info = AccessTools.Method(errorPopup.GetType(), "HandleSecondOption");
+		var second = (Action)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action), errorPopup, info);
+		_errorPopup = (close, first, second);
+		return _errorPopup;
+	}
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/Editor/Engines/PlacementEngine.cs

@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ using RobocraftX.Rendering;
 using RobocraftX.Rendering.GPUI;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.EntityStructs;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using Unity.Mathematics;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
         private static IEntityFactory _entityFactory;
 
         public EntityInitializer PlaceBlock(BlockIDs block, float3 position, Player player, bool autoWire)
-        { //It appears that only the non-uniform scale has any visible effect, but if that's not given here it will be set to the uniform one
+        {
             return BuildBlock((ushort) block, position, autoWire, (player ?? Player.LocalPlayer).Id);
         }
 
@@ -53,15 +52,19 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
             if(!FullGameFields._dataDb.ContainsKey<CubeListData>(block))
                 throw new BlockException("Block with ID " + block + " not found!");
             //RobocraftX.CR.MachineEditing.PlaceSingleBlockEngine
-            DBEntityStruct dbEntity = new DBEntityStruct {DBID = block};
 
-            EntityInitializer structInitializer = _blockEntityFactory.Build(CommonExclusiveGroups.blockIDGeneratorClient.Next(), block); //The ghost block index is only used for triggers
+            var structInitializer = _blockEntityFactory.Build(CommonExclusiveGroups.blockIDGeneratorClient.Next(), block); //The ghost block index is only used for triggers
+            
+            // Use the default steel material for the block until it's changed and set up the graphics for it
             uint prefabAssetID = structInitializer.Has<PrefabAssetIDComponent>()
                 ? structInitializer.Get<PrefabAssetIDComponent>().prefabAssetID
                 : throw new BlockException("Prefab asset ID not found!"); //Set by the game
             uint prefabId = PrefabsID.GetOrAddPrefabID((ushort) prefabAssetID, (byte) BlockMaterial.SteelBodywork, 1, false);
             structInitializer.Init(new GFXPrefabEntityStructGPUI(prefabId));
-            structInitializer.Init(dbEntity);
+            structInitializer.Get<CubeMaterialStruct>().materialId = (byte) BlockMaterial.SteelBodywork;
+            
+            // The DBID is the block's type (cube, servo, seat etc.)
+            structInitializer.Init(new DBEntityStruct {DBID = block});
             structInitializer.Init(new PositionEntityStruct {position = position});
             structInitializer.Init(new RotationEntityStruct {rotation = quaternion.identity});
             structInitializer.Init(new ScalingEntityStruct {scale = new float3(1, 1, 1)});
@@ -71,7 +74,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
                 rotation = quaternion.identity
             });
             structInitializer.Init(new UniformBlockScaleEntityStruct {scaleFactor = 1});
-            structInitializer.Get<CubeMaterialStruct>().materialId = (byte) BlockMaterial.SteelBodywork;
             var bssesopt = entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<BoxSelectStateEntityStruct>(new EGID(playerId,
                 BoxSelectExclusiveGroups.BoxSelectVolumeExclusiveGroup));
             if (!bssesopt)
@@ -108,10 +110,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines
             return structInitializer;
         }
 
-        public string Name => "TechbloxModdingAPIPlacementGameEngine";
-
-        public bool isRemovable => false;
-
         [HarmonyPatch]
         class FactoryObtainerPatch
         {

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/Game/ClientEnvironment.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A build or simulation environment.
+/// </summary>
+public class ClientEnvironment
+{
+    public string Id { get; }
+    
+    public ClientEnvironment(string id)
+    {
+        Id = id;
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/Game/ClientMachine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using RobocraftX.GUI.MyGamesScreen;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
+
+public class ClientMachine : EcsObjectBase
+{
+    public ClientMachine(EGID id) : base(id, typeof(MyGameDataEntityDescriptor))
+    {
+    }
+
+    public string ContentID { get; set; } // TODO
+    public string Name { get; set; }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Client/Game/ClientWorld.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
+
+public class ClientWorld : ClientMachine
+{
+    public ClientWorld(EGID id) : base(id)
+    {
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Cluster.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 using Svelto.ECS;
+using Techblox.Destruction;
 using Techblox.TimeRunning.Clusters;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represnts a cluster of blocks in time running mode, meaning blocks that are connected either directly or via joints.
+    /// Represents a cluster of blocks in time running mode, meaning blocks that are connected either directly or via joints.
     /// Only exists if a cluster destruction manager is present. Static blocks like grass and dirt aren't part of a cluster.
     /// </summary>
     public class Cluster : EcsObjectBase
     {
-        public Cluster(EGID id) : base(id)
+        public Cluster(EGID id) : base(id, typeof(ResetDestructionUtility))
-        {
+        { // TODO: Damage has been connection-based for a while
         }
 
         public Cluster(uint id) : this(new EGID(id, ClustersExclusiveGroups.SIMULATION_CLUSTERS_GROUP))

TechbloxModdingAPI/Commands/CommandManager.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands
     /// </summary>
     public static class CommandManager
     {
-        private static Dictionary<string, ICustomCommandEngine> _customCommands = new Dictionary<string, ICustomCommandEngine>();
+        private static Dictionary<string, ICustomCommandEngine> _customCommands = new();
 
 		private static EnginesRoot _lastEngineRoot;
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Commands/CustomCommands.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands
             public Delegate Action;
         }
 
-        private static Dictionary<string, CommandData> _commands = new Dictionary<string, CommandData>();
+        private static Dictionary<string, CommandData> _commands = new();
         public static void Register(string name, Delegate action, string desc)
         {
             _commands.Add(name, new CommandData
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands
 
         public static bool Exists(string name) => _commands.ContainsKey(name);
 
-        public static ReadOnlyDictionary<string, CommandData> GetAllCommandData() =>
+        public static ReadOnlyDictionary<string, CommandData> GetAllCommandData() => new(_commands);
-            new ReadOnlyDictionary<string, CommandData>(_commands);
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Commands/ICustomCommandEngine.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands
 {
@@ -16,7 +7,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands
 	/// If you are using implementing this yourself, you must manually register the command.
 	/// See SimpleCustomCommandEngine's Ready() and Dispose() methods for an example of command registration.
     /// </summary>
-    public interface ICustomCommandEngine : IApiEngine
+    public interface ICustomCommandEngine : INamedApiEngine
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The command's description, shown in command help messages

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/EcsObjectBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Svelto.DataStructures;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Svelto.ECS.Hybrid;
+using Svelto.ECS.Internal;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+
+public abstract class EcsObjectBase<TDescriptor> : EcsObjectBase where TDescriptor : IEntityDescriptor, new()
+{
+    protected EcsObjectBase(EGID id) : base(id, typeof(TDescriptor))
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected EcsObjectBase(EntityReference reference) : base(reference, typeof(TDescriptor))
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected bool RemoveEntity()
+    {
+        if (!Exists) return false;
+        _engine.Functions.RemoveEntity<TDescriptor>(Id);
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+public abstract class EcsObjectBase {
+    public EGID Id => _engine.GetEgid(Reference);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A reference to a specific entity that persists through group swaps and such.
+    /// May be an invalid reference, in that case operations do not have any effect.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EntityReference Reference { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the entity reference is still valid. Returns false if this object no longer exists.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Exists => Id != default; // TODO: Might need extra code to support IDs during init
+
+    public readonly Type EntityDescriptorType;
+    public readonly Type[] AllowedEntityComponents;
+        
+    private static readonly Dictionary<Type, WeakDictionary<EntityReference, EcsObjectBase>> _instances = new();
+    internal static readonly EcsObjectBaseEngine _engine = new();
+
+    private static WeakDictionary<EntityReference, EcsObjectBase> GetInstances(Type type)
+    {
+        return _instances.TryGetValue(type, out var dict) ? dict : null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a cached instance if there's an actively used instance of the object already.
+    /// Objects still get garbage collected and then they will be removed from the cache.<br />
+    /// <b>Only use for existing entities!</b> Use the other overload for newly created entities.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="egid">The EGID of the entity</param>
+    /// <param name="constructor">The constructor to construct the object</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The object type</typeparam>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    internal static T GetInstanceExisting<T>(EGID egid, Func<EGID, T> constructor, Type type = null) where T : EcsObjectBase
+    {
+        var instances = GetInstances(type ?? typeof(T));
+        if (instances == null || !instances.TryGetValue(_engine.GetEntityReference(egid), out var instance))
+            return constructor(egid); // It will be added by the constructor
+        return (T)instance;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a cached instance if there's an actively used instance of the object already.
+    /// Objects still get garbage collected and then they will be removed from the cache.<br />
+    /// <b>Only use for newly created entities!</b> Use the other overload for existing entities.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="egid">The EGID of the entity</param>
+    /// <param name="constructor">The constructor to construct the object</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The object type</typeparam>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    internal static T GetInstanceNew<T>(EcsInitData initData, Func<EGID, T> constructor, Type type = null) where T : EcsObjectBase
+    {
+        var instances = GetInstances(type ?? typeof(T));
+        if (instances == null || !instances.TryGetValue(initData.Reference, out var instance))
+        {
+            var ret = constructor(initData.EGID);
+            ret.InitData = initData;
+            return ret; // It will be added by the constructor
+        }
+
+        return (T)instance;
+    }
+
+    protected static V CreateEntity<U, V>(EGID egid, Func<EGID, V> constructor, Type type = null) where U : IEntityDescriptor, new() where V : EcsObjectBase<U>
+    {
+        return GetInstanceNew(_engine.Factory.BuildEntity<U>(egid), constructor, type);
+    }
+
+    protected EcsObjectBase(EGID id, Type entityDescriptorType) : this(_engine.GetEntityReference(id), entityDescriptorType)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected EcsObjectBase(EntityReference reference, Type entityDescriptorType)
+    {
+        if (!_instances.TryGetValue(GetType(), out var dict))
+        {
+            dict = new();
+            _instances.Add(GetType(), dict);
+        }
+        if (!dict.ContainsKey(reference)) // Multiple instances may be created
+            dict.Add(reference, this);
+        Reference = reference;
+        EntityDescriptorType = entityDescriptorType;
+        AllowedEntityComponents = EcsUtils.GetValidEntityComponents(entityDescriptorType);
+        // Remove init data once the entity gets submitted so that it won't be used again once the entity is removed
+        if (InitData != default) _engine.TrackNewEntity(this, obj => obj.InitData = default);
+    }
+
+    protected internal OptionalRef<T> GetComponentOptional<T>() where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+    {
+        return _engine.GetComponentOptional<T>(this);
+    }
+
+    protected internal ref T GetComponent<T>() where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+    {
+        return ref _engine.GetComponent<T>(this);
+    }
+
+    protected internal ref T GetViewComponent<T>() where T : struct, IEntityViewComponent
+    {
+        return ref _engine.GetViewComponent<T>(this);
+    }
+
+    protected internal object GetComponent(Type type, string name)
+    {
+        return _engine.GetComponent(this, type, name);
+    }
+
+    protected internal void SetComponent(Type type, string name, object value)
+    {
+        _engine.SetComponent(this, type, name, value);
+    }
+
+    #region ECS initializer stuff
+
+    internal EcsInitData InitData { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Holds information needed to construct a component initializer.
+    /// Necessary because the initializer is a ref struct which cannot be assigned to a field.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected internal readonly record struct EcsInitData(FasterDictionary<RefWrapperType, ITypeSafeDictionary> group, EntityReference Reference, EGID EGID)
+    {
+        public static implicit operator EcsInitData(EntityInitializer initializer) => new(GetInitGroup(initializer), initializer.reference, initializer.EGID);
+
+        private readonly FasterDictionary<RefWrapperType, ITypeSafeDictionary> group = group;
+        public readonly EntityReference Reference = Reference;
+        public readonly EGID EGID = EGID;
+        public EntityInitializer Initializer(EGID id = default) => new(id == default ? EGID : id, group, Reference);
+        public bool Valid => group != null;
+    }
+
+    private delegate FasterDictionary<RefWrapperType, ITypeSafeDictionary> GetInitGroupFunc(
+        EntityInitializer initializer);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accesses the group field of the initializer
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly GetInitGroupFunc GetInitGroup = Reflections.CreateAccessor<GetInitGroupFunc>("_group");
+
+    #endregion
+
+    public static void Init()
+    {
+        EngineManager.AddEngine(_engine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.Menu, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/EcsObjectBaseEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using RobocraftX.Schedulers;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Svelto.ECS.Hybrid;
+using Svelto.Tasks;
+using Svelto.Tasks.Lean;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+
+public class EcsObjectBaseEngine : IFactoryEngine, IFunEngine
+{
+    public void Ready()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { get; set; }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EntityReference GetEntityReference(EGID egid)
+    {
+        return entitiesDB is not null && egid != default ? egid.ToEntityReference(entitiesDB) : EntityReference.Invalid;
+    }
+
+    public EGID GetEgid(EntityReference reference)
+    {
+        return entitiesDB is not null && reference.ToEGID(entitiesDB, out var egid) ? egid : default;
+    }
+
+    public OptionalRef<T> GetComponentOptional<T>(EcsObjectBase obj) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+    {
+        return entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<T>(obj);
+    }
+
+    public ref T GetComponent<T>(EcsObjectBase obj) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+    {
+#if DEBUG
+        if (entitiesDB.Exists<T>(obj.Id) && obj.InitData.Valid)
+            throw new ArgumentException("The block exists but the init data has not been removed!");
+#endif
+        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<T>(obj);
+    }
+
+    public ref T GetViewComponent<T>(EcsObjectBase obj) where T : struct, IEntityViewComponent
+    {
+        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntityOrDefault<T>(obj);
+    }
+
+    public object GetComponent(EcsObjectBase obj, Type type, string name)
+    {
+        var opt = AccessTools.Method(typeof(NativeApiExtensions), "QueryEntityOptional",
+                new[] { typeof(EntitiesDB), typeof(EcsObjectBase), typeof(ExclusiveGroupStruct) }, new[] { type })
+            .Invoke(null, new object[] { entitiesDB, obj, null });
+        var str = AccessTools.Property(opt.GetType(), "Value").GetValue(opt);
+        return AccessTools.Field(str.GetType(), name).GetValue(str);
+    }
+
+    public void SetComponent(EcsObjectBase obj, Type type, string name, object value)
+    {
+        var opt = AccessTools.Method(typeof(BlockEngine), "GetBlockInfoOptional", generics: new[] { type })
+            .Invoke(this, new object[] { obj });
+        var prop = AccessTools.Property(opt.GetType(), "Value");
+        var str = prop.GetValue(opt);
+        AccessTools.Field(str.GetType(), name).SetValue(str, value);
+        prop.SetValue(opt, str);
+    }
+
+    private readonly Dictionary<EcsObjectBase, Action<EcsObjectBase>> _waitingForSubmission = new();
+
+    public void TrackNewEntity(EcsObjectBase obj, Action<EcsObjectBase> done)
+    {
+        if (_waitingForSubmission.ContainsKey(obj))
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Something has gone horribly wrong here");
+        _waitingForSubmission.Add(obj, done);
+        WaitUntilEntitySubmission().RunOn(ClientLean.UIScheduler); // TODO: Pick the right scheduler
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerator<TaskContract> WaitUntilEntitySubmission()
+    {
+        // TODO: Get the scheduler instance based on the engine (inject in engine manager)
+        yield return new WaitForSubmissionEnumerator(FullGameFields._mainGameEnginesRoot.scheduler).Continue();
+        foreach (var (obj, done) in _waitingForSubmission) done(obj);
+    }
+
+    public IEntityFactory Factory { get; set; }
+    public IEntityFunctions Functions { get; set; }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/ApiEngineType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+public enum ApiEngineType
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets created and registered when loading the game and stays loaded until it's quit. Intended for menu changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    Menu,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets created and registered when entering build mode.
+    /// </summary>
+    Build,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets created and registered on the client's side when starting simulation (test or not).
+    /// </summary>
+    PlayClient,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets created and registered on the server's side when starting simulation (test or not).
+    /// </summary>
+    PlayServer
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/EngineManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using RobocraftX.StateSync;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+public class EngineManager
+{
+    private static Dictionary<ApiEngineType, List<IApiEngine>> _engines = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Register an engine to a given game state and type. Or multiple.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="engine">The engine</param>
+    /// <param name="types">The types to register to</param>
+    public static void AddEngine(IApiEngine engine, params ApiEngineType[] types)
+    {
+        if (types.Length == 0)
+            Logging.LogWarning($"Engine {engine.GetType().FullName} added without any types! This doesn't do anything.");
+        foreach (var type in types)
+        {
+            if (!_engines.ContainsKey(type))
+                _engines.Add(type, new List<IApiEngine>());
+            _engines[type].Add(engine);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void RegisterEngines(StateSyncRegistrationHelper helper, EnginesRoot enginesRoot, ApiEngineType type)
+    {
+        IEntityFactory factory = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFactory();
+        IEntityFunctions functions = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFunctions();
+        foreach (var engine in _engines[type])
+        {
+            string name = engine is INamedApiEngine namedEngine ? namedEngine.Name : engine.ToString();
+            Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Registering {type} IApiEngine {name}");
+            if (engine is IDeterministicEngine detEngine)
+                if (helper is not null) helper.AddDeterministicEngine(detEngine);
+                else throw new InvalidOperationException($"Attempting to add deterministic engine to non-deterministic state {type}");
+            else
+                enginesRoot.AddEngine(engine);
+            switch (engine)
+            {
+                case IFactoryEngine factEngine:
+                    factEngine.Factory = factory;
+                    break;
+                case IFunEngine funEngine:
+                    funEngine.Functions = functions;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/EnginePatches.cs

@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@ using RobocraftX.CR.MainGame;
 using RobocraftX.FrontEnd;
 using RobocraftX.StateSync;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.Schedulers;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Commands;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using GameState = TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App.GameState;
 
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines
 {
 	[HarmonyPatch]
 	static class GameLoadedTimeStoppedEnginePatch
 	{
 		public static void Postfix(StateSyncRegistrationHelper stateSyncReg)
 		{
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.InMachineEditor; // TODO: World editor
 			// register all game engines, including deterministic
-			GameEngineManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg);
+			EngineManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg, stateSyncReg.enginesRoot, ApiEngineType.Build);
 			// register command engines
-			/*CommandLineCompositionRoot.Compose(contextHolder, stateSyncReg.enginesRoot, reloadGame, multiplayerParameters,
-			    stateSyncReg); - uREPL C# compilation not supported anymore */
 			CommandManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg.enginesRoot);
 		}
 
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
 	{
 		public static void Postfix(StateSyncRegistrationHelper stateSyncReg)
 		{
-			GameEngineManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg);
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.InTestMode; // TODO: Client/server
+			EngineManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg, stateSyncReg.enginesRoot, ApiEngineType.PlayClient); // TODO: Client/server
 			CommandManager.RegisterEngines(stateSyncReg.enginesRoot);
 		}
 
@@ -49,21 +49,36 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
 	static class GameReloadedPatch
 	{
 		internal static bool IsReload;
-		public static void Prefix() => IsReload = true;
+		public static void Prefix()
+		{
+			IsReload = true;
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.Loading;
+		}
+
 		public static MethodBase TargetMethod() => AccessTools.Method(typeof(FullGameCompositionRoot), "ReloadGame");
 	}
 
 	[HarmonyPatch]
 	static class GameSwitchedToPatch
 	{
-		public static void Prefix() => GameReloadedPatch.IsReload = false;
+		public static void Prefix()
+		{
+			GameReloadedPatch.IsReload = false;
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.Loading;
+		}
+
 		public static MethodBase TargetMethod() => AccessTools.Method(typeof(FullGameCompositionRoot), "SwitchToGame");
 	}
 
 	[HarmonyPatch]
 	static class MenuSwitchedToPatch
 	{
-		public static void Prefix() => GameReloadedPatch.IsReload = false;
+		public static void Prefix()
+		{
+			GameReloadedPatch.IsReload = false;
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.Loading;
+		}
+
 		public static MethodBase TargetMethod() => AccessTools.Method(typeof(FullGameCompositionRoot), "SwitchToMenu");
 	}
 	
@@ -72,8 +87,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
 	{
 		public static void Postfix(EnginesRoot enginesRoot)
 		{
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.InMenu; // TODO: Loaded states
 			// register menu engines
-			MenuEngineManager.RegisterEngines(enginesRoot);
+			EngineManager.RegisterEngines(null, enginesRoot, ApiEngineType.Menu);
 		}
 
 		public static MethodBase TargetMethod()
@@ -87,6 +103,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
 	{
 		public static void Postfix(FullGameCompositionRoot __instance)
 		{
+			Client.App.GameClient.CurrentState = GameState.Loading;
 			FullGameFields.Init(__instance);
 		}
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/IApiEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base engine interface used by all TechbloxModdingAPI engines
+/// </summary>
+public interface IApiEngine : IQueryingEntitiesEngine, IDisposable
+{
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/IFactoryEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Engine interface to create entities using the given Factory.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFactoryEngine : IApiEngine
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The EntityFactory for the entitiesDB.
+    /// Use this to create entities in ECS.
+    /// </summary>
+    IEntityFactory Factory { set; }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/IFunEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Engine interface to use entity functions to remove entities or swap their groups.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFunEngine : IApiEngine
+{
+    public IEntityFunctions Functions { set; }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/INamedApiEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+public interface INamedApiEngine : IApiEngine
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The name of the engine
+    /// </summary>
+    string Name { get; }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Engines/IReactionaryEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Engine interface to react on an entity component being added or removed.
+    /// </summary>
+	public interface IReactionaryEngine<T> : IApiEngine, IReactOnAddAndRemove<T> where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
+    {
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Traits/HasPhysics.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using RobocraftX.DOTS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.Transforms;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Traits;
+
+public interface IHasPhysics
+{
+}
+
+public static class HasPhysicsExtensions
+{
+    internal static void UpdatePhysicsUECSComponent<T, O>(this O obj, T componentData)
+        where O : EcsObjectBase, IHasPhysics where T : struct, IComponentData
+    {
+        var phyStruct = obj.GetComponentOptional<DOTSPhysicsEntityStruct>();
+        if (phyStruct) //It exists
+            FullGameFields._physicsWorld.EntityManager.SetComponentData(phyStruct.Get().dotsEntity, componentData);
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Utils/AsyncUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using RobocraftX.Schedulers;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Techblox.Server.Schedulers;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils;
+
+public static class AsyncUtils
+{
+    private static AsyncUtilsEngine gameEngine = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Waits for entity submission asynchronously.
+    /// Use after placing a block or otherwise creating things in the game to access their properties.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static async Task WaitForSubmission()
+    {
+        await gameEngine.WaitForSubmission();
+    }
+
+    public static async Task WaitForNextFrame()
+    {
+        await gameEngine.WaitForNextFrame();
+    }
+
+    public static void Setup(EnginesRoot enginesRoot, bool clientside)
+    {
+        gameEngine.Setup(enginesRoot,
+            clientside ? ClientExtraLean.UIScheduler : ServerExtraLean.DeterministicTimeRunningStepRunner);
+    }
+
+    public static void Init()
+    {
+        EngineManager.AddEngine(gameEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.Menu, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Utils/AsyncUtilsEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Svelto.Tasks;
+using Svelto.Tasks.ExtraLean;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils;
+
+public class AsyncUtilsEngine : IApiEngine
+{
+    private EnginesRoot _enginesRoot;
+    private IRunner<ExtraLeanSveltoTask<IEnumerator>> _runner;
+    private IEnumerator WaitForSubmissionInternal(TaskCompletionSource<object> task)
+    {
+        var waitEnumerator = new WaitForSubmissionEnumerator(_enginesRoot.scheduler);
+        while (waitEnumerator.MoveNext())
+            yield return null;
+        task.SetResult(null);
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerator WaitForNextFrameInternal(TaskCompletionSource<object> task)
+    {
+        yield return null;
+        task.SetResult(null);
+    }
+
+    public Task WaitForSubmission()
+    {
+        var task = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+        WaitForSubmissionInternal(task).RunOn(_runner);
+        return task.Task;
+    }
+
+    public Task WaitForNextFrame()
+    {
+        var task = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+        WaitForNextFrameInternal(task).RunOn(_runner);
+        return task.Task;
+    }
+
+    public void Setup(EnginesRoot enginesRoot, IRunner<ExtraLeanSveltoTask<IEnumerator>> runner)
+    { // TODO: Different engines roots for different sides
+        _enginesRoot = enginesRoot;
+        _runner = runner;
+    }
+
+    public void Ready()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { get; set; }
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Utils/EcsUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils
+{
+    public static class EcsUtils
+    {
+        public static Type[] GetValidEntityComponents(Type entityDescriptorType)
+        {
+            // TODO: Cache
+            var templateType = typeof(EntityDescriptorTemplate<>).MakeGenericType(entityDescriptorType);
+            var templateDescriptor = AccessTools.Property(templateType, "descriptor");
+            var getDescriptorExpr = Expression.MakeMemberAccess(null, templateDescriptor ?? throw new InvalidOperationException());
+            var getTemplateDescriptorExpr = Expression.Lambda<Func<IEntityDescriptor>>(getDescriptorExpr);
+            var getTemplateDescriptor = getTemplateDescriptorExpr.Compile();
+            var builders = getTemplateDescriptor().componentsToBuild;
+            return builders.Select(builder => builder.GetEntityComponentType()).ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Common/Utils/Reflections.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Utils;
+
+public static class Reflections
+{
+    //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55878525/unit-testing-ref-structs-with-private-fields-via-reflection
+    public static TDelegate CreateAccessor<TDelegate>(string memberName, Type thisType = null) where TDelegate : Delegate
+    {
+        return CreateSomeCall<TDelegate>(memberName, thisType, (objParam, _) => Expression.PropertyOrField(objParam, memberName));
+    }
+
+    public static TDelegate CreateMethodCall<TDelegate>(MethodInfo method, Type thisType = null) where TDelegate : Delegate
+    {
+        return CreateSomeCall<TDelegate>(method.Name, thisType, (objParam, parameters) => Expression.Call(objParam, method, parameters));
+    }
+    
+    private static TDelegate CreateSomeCall<TDelegate>(string memberName, Type thisType, Func<ParameterExpression, ParameterExpression[], Expression> memberExpressionGetter) where TDelegate : Delegate
+    {
+        var invokeMethod = typeof(TDelegate).GetMethod("Invoke");
+        if (invokeMethod == null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"{typeof(TDelegate)} signature could not be determined.");
+
+        var delegateParameters = invokeMethod.GetParameters();
+        if (delegateParameters.Length != 1)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Delegate must have a single parameter.");
+
+        var paramType = thisType ?? delegateParameters[0].ParameterType;
+
+        var objParam = Expression.Parameter(paramType, "obj");
+        var otherParams = delegateParameters.Skip(1)
+            .Select(pinfo => Expression.Parameter(pinfo.ParameterType, pinfo.Name)).ToArray();
+        var memberExpr = memberExpressionGetter(objParam, otherParams);
+        Expression returnExpr = memberExpr;
+        if (invokeMethod.ReturnType != memberExpr.Type)
+            returnExpr = Expression.ConvertChecked(memberExpr, invokeMethod.ReturnType);
+
+        var lambda =
+            Expression.Lambda<TDelegate>(returnExpr, $"Access{paramType.Name}_{memberName}", new[] { objParam }.Concat(otherParams));
+        return lambda.Compile();
+    }
+}

TechbloxModdingAPI/EcsObjectBase.cs

@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-using Svelto.DataStructures;
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.Internal;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
-{
-    public abstract class EcsObjectBase
-    {
-        public EGID Id { get; }
-        
-        private static readonly Dictionary<Type, WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase>> _instances =
-            new Dictionary<Type, WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase>>();
-
-        private static readonly WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase> _noInstance =
-            new WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase>();
-
-        internal static WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase> GetInstances(Type type)
-        {
-            return _instances.TryGetValue(type, out var dict) ? dict : null;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a cached instance if there's an actively used instance of the object already.
-        /// Objects still get garbage collected and then they will be removed from the cache.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="egid">The EGID of the entity</param>
-        /// <param name="constructor">The constructor to construct the object</param>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The object type</typeparam>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static T GetInstance<T>(EGID egid, Func<EGID, T> constructor, Type type = null) where T : EcsObjectBase
-        {
-            var instances = GetInstances(type ?? typeof(T));
-            if (instances == null || !instances.TryGetValue(egid, out var instance))
-                return constructor(egid); // It will be added by the constructor
-            return (T)instance;
-        }
-
-        protected EcsObjectBase(EGID id)
-        {
-            if (!_instances.TryGetValue(GetType(), out var dict))
-            {
-                dict = new WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase>();
-                _instances.Add(GetType(), dict);
-            }
-            if (!dict.ContainsKey(id)) // Multiple instances may be created
-                dict.Add(id, this);
-            Id = id;
-        }
-
-        protected EcsObjectBase(Func<EcsObjectBase, EGID> initializer)
-        {
-            if (!_instances.TryGetValue(GetType(), out var dict))
-            {
-                dict = new WeakDictionary<EGID, EcsObjectBase>();
-                _instances.Add(GetType(), dict);
-            }
-
-            var id = initializer(this);
-            if (!dict.ContainsKey(id)) // Multiple instances may be created
-                dict.Add(id, this);
-            else
-            {
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog($"An object of this type and ID is already stored: {GetType()} - {id}");
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog(this);
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog(dict[id]);
-            }
-
-            Id = id;
-        }
-
-        #region ECS initializer stuff
-
-        protected internal EcsInitData InitData;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Holds information needed to construct a component initializer
-        /// </summary>
-        protected internal struct EcsInitData
-        {
-            private FasterDictionary<RefWrapperType, ITypeSafeDictionary> group;
-            private EntityReference reference;
-
-            public static implicit operator EcsInitData(EntityInitializer initializer) => new EcsInitData
-                { group = GetInitGroup(initializer), reference = initializer.reference };
-
-            public EntityInitializer Initializer(EGID id) => new EntityInitializer(id, group, reference);
-            public bool Valid => group != null;
-        }
-
-        private delegate FasterDictionary<RefWrapperType, ITypeSafeDictionary> GetInitGroupFunc(
-            EntityInitializer initializer);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Accesses the group field of the initializer
-        /// </summary>
-        private static GetInitGroupFunc GetInitGroup = CreateAccessor<GetInitGroupFunc>("_group");
-
-        //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55878525/unit-testing-ref-structs-with-private-fields-via-reflection
-        private static TDelegate CreateAccessor<TDelegate>(string memberName) where TDelegate : Delegate
-        {
-            var invokeMethod = typeof(TDelegate).GetMethod("Invoke");
-            if (invokeMethod == null)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"{typeof(TDelegate)} signature could not be determined.");
-
-            var delegateParameters = invokeMethod.GetParameters();
-            if (delegateParameters.Length != 1)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Delegate must have a single parameter.");
-
-            var paramType = delegateParameters[0].ParameterType;
-
-            var objParam = Expression.Parameter(paramType, "obj");
-            var memberExpr = Expression.PropertyOrField(objParam, memberName);
-            Expression returnExpr = memberExpr;
-            if (invokeMethod.ReturnType != memberExpr.Type)
-                returnExpr = Expression.ConvertChecked(memberExpr, invokeMethod.ReturnType);
-
-            var lambda =
-                Expression.Lambda<TDelegate>(returnExpr, $"Access{paramType.Name}_{memberName}", new[] { objParam });
-            return lambda.Compile();
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Engines/IApiEngine.cs

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Base engine interface used by all TechbloxModdingAPI engines
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface IApiEngine : IEngine, IQueryingEntitiesEngine, IDisposable
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The name of the engine
-        /// </summary>
-        string Name { get; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-        /// Whether the emitter can be removed with Manager.RemoveEventEmitter(name)
-        /// </summary>
-        bool isRemovable { get; } 
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Engines/IFactoryEngine.cs

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Engine interface to create a ModEventEntityStruct in entitiesDB when Emit() is called.
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface IFactoryEngine : IApiEngine
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The EntityFactory for the entitiesDB.
-        /// Use this to create a ModEventEntityStruct when Emit() is called.
-        /// </summary>
-        IEntityFactory Factory { set; }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Engines/IFunEngine.cs

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using Svelto.ECS;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
-{
-    public interface IFunEngine : IApiEngine
-    {
-        public IEntityFunctions Functions { set; }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Engines/IReactionaryEngine.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.Internal;
-
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Events;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Engine interface to handle ModEventEntityStruct events emitted by IEventEmitterEngines.
-    /// </summary>
-	public interface IReactionaryEngine<T> : IApiEngine, IReactOnAddAndRemove<T> where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
-    {
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Input/FakeInput.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 using RobocraftX.Common.Input;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.App;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Input
 {
     public static class FakeInput
     {
-		internal static readonly FakeInputEngine inputEngine = new FakeInputEngine();
+		internal static readonly FakeInputEngine inputEngine = new();
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Customize the local input.
@@ -138,8 +139,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Input
 
         public static void Init()
 		{
-			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(inputEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(inputEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.Menu, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
-			MenuEngineManager.AddMenuEngine(inputEngine);
 		}
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Input/FakeInputEngine.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-using System;
+using RobocraftX.Common;
-
-using RobocraftX.Common;
 using RobocraftX.Common.Input;
 using RobocraftX.Players;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Input
 {

TechbloxModdingAPI/Interface/IMGUI/Group.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Interface.IMGUI
     {
         private bool automaticLayout;
         
-        private FasterList<UIElement> elements = new FasterList<UIElement>();
+        private FasterList<UIElement> elements = new();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The rectangular area in the window that the UI group can use

TechbloxModdingAPI/Main.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Svelto.Context;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.App;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tasks;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
@@ -56,21 +57,18 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 
             try
             {
-                // init utility
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing Utility");
-                Utility.GameState.Init();
                 // init block implementors
                 Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing Blocks");
                 // init input
                 Input.FakeInput.Init();
                 // init object-oriented classes
+                EcsObjectBase.Init();
                 Player.Init();
                 Block.Init();
                 BlockGroup.Init();
                 Wire.Init();
                 // init client
                 Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing Client");
-                Client.Init();
                 Game.Init();
                 // init UI
                 Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing UI");

TechbloxModdingAPI/Persistence/SerializerManager.cs

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Persistence
     /// </summary>
     public static class SerializerManager
     {
-		private static Dictionary<string, IEntitySerializer> _serializers = new Dictionary<string, IEntitySerializer>();
+		private static Dictionary<string, IEntitySerializer> _serializers = new();
 
-		private static Dictionary<string, Action<IEntitySerialization>> _registrations = new Dictionary<string, Action<IEntitySerialization>>();
+		private static Dictionary<string, Action<IEntitySerialization>> _registrations = new();
 
 		private static EnginesRoot _lastEnginesRoot;
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Persistence/SimpleEntitySerializer.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using Svelto.ECS;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.Serialization;
 
 using RobocraftX.Common;

TechbloxModdingAPI/Player.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ using Techblox.BuildingDrone;
 using Techblox.Camera;
 using Techblox.Character;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Players;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
     public partial class Player : EcsObjectBase, IEquatable<Player>, IEquatable<EGID>
     {
         // static functionality
-		private static readonly PlayerEngine playerEngine = new PlayerEngine();
+		private static readonly PlayerEngine playerEngine = new();
-		private static readonly PlayerEventsEngine playerEventsEngine = new PlayerEventsEngine();
+		private static readonly PlayerEventsEngine playerEventsEngine = new();
 		private static Player localPlayer;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
             switch (player)
             {
                 case PlayerType.Remote:
-                    return playerEngine.GetRemotePlayer() != uint.MaxValue;
+	                return playerEngine.GetRemotePlayers().Length > 0;
                 case PlayerType.Local:
                     return playerEngine.GetLocalPlayer() != uint.MaxValue;
             }
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 
         internal static Player GetInstance(uint id)
         {
-	        return EcsObjectBase.GetInstance(new EGID(id, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup),
+	        return EcsObjectBase.GetInstanceExisting(new EGID(id, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup),
 		        e => new Player(e.entityID));
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:TechbloxModdingAPI.Player"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="id">The player's unique identifier.</param>
-        public Player(uint id) : base(new EGID(id, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup))
+        public Player(uint id) : base(new EGID(id, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup), typeof(CharacterEntityDescriptor))
         {
             this.Id = id;
             if (!Exists(id))
@@ -100,38 +102,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
             this.Type = playerEngine.GetLocalPlayer() == id ? PlayerType.Local : PlayerType.Remote;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:TechbloxModdingAPI.Player"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="player">The player type. Chooses the first available player matching the criteria.</param>
-        public Player(PlayerType player) : base(ecs =>
-        {
-	        uint id;
-	        switch (player)
-	        {
-		        case PlayerType.Local:
-			        id = playerEngine.GetLocalPlayer();
-			        break;
-		        case PlayerType.Remote:
-			        id = playerEngine.GetRemotePlayer();
-			        break;
-		        default:
-			        id = uint.MaxValue;
-			        break;
-	        }
-
-	        if (id == uint.MaxValue)
-	        {
-		        throw new PlayerNotFoundException($"No player of {player} type exists");
-	        }
-
-	        return new EGID(id, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup);
-        })
-        {
-	        this.Type = player;
-	        Id = base.Id.entityID;
-        }
-
         // object fields & properties
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -163,10 +133,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
         /// <value>The rotation.</value>
 		public float3 Rotation
         {
-	        get => ((Quaternion) (GameState.IsBuildMode()
+	        get => ((Quaternion) (GameClient.IsBuildMode
 		        ? playerEngine.GetCameraStruct<CameraEntityStruct>(Id).Get().rotation
 		        : playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<RigidBodyEntityStruct>(Id).Get().rotation)).eulerAngles;
-	        set => _ = GameState.IsBuildMode()
+	        set => _ = GameClient.IsBuildMode
 		        ? playerEngine.GetCameraStruct<CameraEntityStruct>(Id).Get().rotation = quaternion.Euler(value)
 		        : playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<RigidBodyEntityStruct>(Id).Get().rotation = quaternion.Euler(value);
         }
@@ -376,10 +346,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool Sprinting
 		{
-			get => GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			get => GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementComponent>(Id).Get().sprinting
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementEntityStruct>(Id).Get().isSprinting;
-			set => _ = GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			set => _ = GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementComponent>(Id).Get().sprinting = value
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementEntityStruct>(Id).Get().isSprinting = value;
 		}
@@ -389,10 +359,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float SpeedSetting
 		{
-			get => GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			get => GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().speed
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().moveSpeed;
-			set => _ = GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			set => _ = GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().speed = value
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().moveSpeed = value;
 		}
@@ -402,10 +372,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float SpeedSprintMultiplierSetting
 		{
-			get => GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			get => GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().speedSprintMultiplier
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().sprintSpeedMultiplier;
-			set => _ = GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			set => _ = GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().speedSprintMultiplier = value
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().sprintSpeedMultiplier = value;
 		}
@@ -415,10 +385,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 		/// </summary>
 		public float AccelerationSetting
 		{
-			get => GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			get => GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().acceleration
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().acceleration;
-			set => _ = GameState.IsBuildMode()
+			set => _ = GameClient.IsBuildMode
 				? playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<BuildingDroneMovementSettingsComponent>(Id).Get().acceleration = value
 				: playerEngine.GetCharacterStruct<CharacterMovementSettingsEntityStruct>(Id).Get().acceleration = value;
 		}
@@ -499,7 +469,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
         {
 	        var egid = playerEngine.GetThingLookedAt(Id, maxDistance);
 	        return egid != default && egid.groupID == CommonExclusiveGroups.SIMULATION_BODIES_GROUP
-		        ? EcsObjectBase.GetInstance(egid, e => new SimBody(e))
+		        ? EcsObjectBase.GetInstanceExisting(egid, e => new SimBody(e))
 		        : null;
         }
 
@@ -512,7 +482,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
         {
 	        var egid = playerEngine.GetThingLookedAt(Id, maxDistance);
 	        return egid != default && egid.groupID == WiresGUIExclusiveGroups.WireGroup
-		        ? EcsObjectBase.GetInstance(new EGID(egid.entityID, BuildModeWiresGroups.WiresGroup.Group),
+		        ? EcsObjectBase.GetInstanceExisting(new EGID(egid.entityID, BuildModeWiresGroups.WiresGroup.Group),
 			        e => new Wire(e))
 		        : null;
         }
@@ -571,8 +541,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 
         internal static void Init()
 		{
-			Utility.GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(playerEngine);
+			// TODO: Separate build mode, client and server into separate classes
-			Utility.GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(playerEventsEngine);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(playerEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
+			EngineManager.AddEngine(playerEventsEngine, ApiEngineType.Build, ApiEngineType.PlayClient, ApiEngineType.PlayServer);
 		}
     }
 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Players/PlayerEngine.cs

@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ using RobocraftX.SimulationModeState;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Techblox.Camera;
 using Unity.Mathematics;
-using Svelto.ECS.DataStructures;
 using Techblox.BuildingDrone;
 using Techblox.Character;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Input;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS;
@@ -58,15 +57,17 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Players
 			return uint.MaxValue;
 		}
 
-        public uint GetRemotePlayer()
+        public uint[] GetRemotePlayers()
 		{
-			if (!isReady) return uint.MaxValue;
+			if (!isReady) return Array.Empty<uint>();
 			var (localPlayers, count) = entitiesDB.QueryEntities<PlayerIDStruct>(PlayersExclusiveGroups.RemotePlayers);
-            if (count > 0)
+			var players = new uint[count];
+			for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 			{
-                return localPlayers[0].ID.entityID;
+				players[i] = localPlayers[i].ID.entityID;
 			}
-			return uint.MaxValue;
+
+			return players;
 		}
 
         public long GetAllPlayerCount()
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Players
 		public OptionalRef<T> GetCharacterStruct<T>(uint playerId, out ExclusiveGroupStruct group) where T : unmanaged, IEntityComponent
 		{
 			group = default;
-			if (GameState.IsBuildMode())
+			if (GameClient.IsBuildMode)
 				return entitiesDB.QueryEntityOptional<T>(new EGID(playerId, LocalBuildingDrone.BuildGroup));
 
 			var characterGroups = CharacterExclusiveGroups.AllCharacters;

TechbloxModdingAPI/Players/PlayerEventsEngine.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-using System;
 using RobocraftX.Character;
 using RobocraftX.Character.Movement;
 using RobocraftX.Common.Input;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Players
 {

TechbloxModdingAPI/Players/PlayerTests.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Unity.Mathematics;
 
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.App;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Players
 				while (Player.LocalPlayer.State != PlayerState.InSeat)
 				{
 					bool cont = false;
-					Client.Instance.PromptUser(new SingleChoicePrompt("Testing", $"Enter the seat at {seat.Position} pls", "OK", () => cont = true));
+					Popup.PromptUser(new SingleChoicePrompt("Testing", $"Enter the seat at {seat.Position} pls", "OK", () => cont = true));
 					while (!cont)
 						yield return Yield.It;
 					yield return new WaitForSecondsEnumerator(5f).Continue();

TechbloxModdingAPI/SimBody.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Unity.Mathematics;
 using UnityEngine;
-
-using Gamecraft.Damage;
 using RobocraftX.Common;
 using RobocraftX.Physics;
 using Techblox.TimeRunning.Clusters;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
 {
@@ -21,13 +20,13 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI
         /// </summary>
         public Cluster Cluster => cluster ??= clusterId == uint.MaxValue // Return cluster or if it's null then set it
             ? Block.BlockEngine.GetCluster(Id.entityID) // If we don't have a clusterId set then get it from the game
-            : GetInstance(new EGID(clusterId, ClustersExclusiveGroups.SIMULATION_CLUSTERS_GROUP),
+            : GetInstanceExisting(new EGID(clusterId, ClustersExclusiveGroups.SIMULATION_CLUSTERS_GROUP),
                 egid => new Cluster(egid)); // Otherwise get the cluster from the ID
 
         private Cluster cluster;
         private readonly uint clusterId = uint.MaxValue;
 
-        public SimBody(EGID id) : base(id)
+        public SimBody(EGID id) : base(id, typeof(ClusterEntityDescriptor))
         {
         }
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Tasks/Scheduler.cs

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tasks
             }
         }
 
-        public static readonly Svelto.Tasks.ExtraLean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner extraLeanRunner = new Svelto.Tasks.ExtraLean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner("TechbloxModdingAPIExtraLean");
+        public static readonly Svelto.Tasks.ExtraLean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner extraLeanRunner = new("TechbloxModdingAPIExtraLean");
 
-        public static readonly Svelto.Tasks.Lean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner leanRunner = new Svelto.Tasks.Lean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner("TechbloxModdingAPILean");
+        public static readonly Svelto.Tasks.Lean.Unity.UpdateMonoRunner leanRunner = new("TechbloxModdingAPILean");
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Schedule a task to run asynchronously.

TechbloxModdingAPI/TechbloxModdingAPI.csproj

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     <NeutralLanguage>en-CA</NeutralLanguage>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <Configurations>Debug;Release;Test</Configurations>
+    <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

TechbloxModdingAPI/Tests/Assert.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
     {
 		private static StreamWriter logFile = null;
 
-		private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, string> callbacks = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, string>();
+		private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, string> callbacks = new();
 
 		private const string PASS = "SUCCESS: ";
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Tests/TestRoot.cs

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ using Svelto.Tasks;
 using Svelto.Tasks.Lean;
 using Svelto.Tasks.Enumerators;
 using Svelto.Tasks.Lean.Unity;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.Game;
 using UnityEngine;
 
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.App;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tasks;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility;
+using GameState = TechbloxModdingAPI.Client.App.GameState;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 {
@@ -66,20 +68,34 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 			_testsCountPassed = 0;
 			_testsCountFailed = 0;
 			// flow control
-			Game.Enter += (sender, args) => { GameTests().RunOn(new UpdateMonoRunner("TechbloxModdingAPITestRunner")); };
+			Client.App.GameClient.StateChanged += (sender, args) =>
-			Game.Exit += (s, a) => state = "ReturningFromGame";
+			{
-			Client.EnterMenu += (sender, args) =>
+				switch (args.NewState)
+				{
+					case GameState.InMenu:
 					{
 						if (state == "EnteringMenu")
 						{
 							MenuTests().RunOn(Scheduler.leanRunner);
 							state = "EnteringGame";
 						}
+
 						if (state == "ReturningFromGame")
 						{
 							TearDown().RunOn(Scheduler.leanRunner);
 							state = "ShuttingDown";
 						}
+
+						break;
+					}
+					case GameState.InMachineEditor:
+						GameTests().RunOn(new UpdateMonoRunner("TechbloxModdingAPITestRunner"));
+						break;
+					case GameState.Loading:
+						if (args.OldState == GameState.InTestMode)
+							state = "ReturningFromGame";
+						break;
+				}
 			};
             // init tests here
 			foreach (Type t in testTypes)
@@ -131,17 +147,16 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 
 		private static IEnumerator<TaskContract> GoToGameTests()
 		{
-			Client app = Client.Instance;
 			int oldLength = 0;
-			while (app.MyGames.Length == 0 || oldLength != app.MyGames.Length)
+			while (GameClient.Machines.Length == 0 || oldLength != GameClient.Machines.Length)
 			{
-				oldLength = app.MyGames.Length;
+				oldLength = GameClient.Machines.Length;
 				yield return new WaitForSecondsEnumerator(1).Continue();
 			}
 			yield return Yield.It;
 			try
 			{
-				app.MyGames[0].EnterGame();
+				GameClient.EnterBuildMode(new ClientEnvironment("GAMEID_Road_Track"), GameClient.Machines[0]);
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
@@ -156,7 +171,6 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 		private static IEnumerator<TaskContract> GameTests()
 		{
 			yield return Yield.It;
-			Game currentGame = Game.CurrentGame();
 			// in-game tests
 			yield return new WaitForSecondsEnumerator(5).Continue(); // wait for game to finish loading
 			var testTypesToRun = new[]
@@ -211,13 +225,9 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 
 				if (index + 1 < testTypesToRun.Length) //Don't toggle on the last test
 				{
-					bool running = currentGame.IsTimeRunning;
+					bool running = GameClient.IsSimulationMode;
-					currentGame.ToggleTimeMode();
+					if (running) yield return GameClient.EnterTestMode().Continue();
-					while (running ? !currentGame.IsTimeStopped : !currentGame.IsTimeRunning)
+					else yield return GameClient.ExitSimulationMode().Continue();
-					{
-						Logging.MetaLog($"Waiting for time to {(running?"stop":"start")}...");
-						yield return new WaitForSecondsEnumerator(1).Continue();
-					}
 				}
 
 				yield return new WaitForSecondsEnumerator(5).Continue();
@@ -230,7 +240,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Tests
 		{
 			Logging.MetaLog("Returning to main menu");
 			yield return Yield.It;
-			Game.CurrentGame().ExitGame();
+			yield return GameClient.ExitSimulationMode().Continue();
 		}
 
 		private static IEnumerator<TaskContract> TearDown()

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/DebugInterfaceEngine.cs

@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Text.Formatting;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Blocks;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Players;
 using HarmonyLib;
-using RobocraftX.GUI.Debug;
 using Svelto.ECS;
-using Svelto.ECS.Experimental;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
 {
     public class DebugInterfaceEngine : IApiEngine
     {
-        private static Dictionary<string, Func<string>> _extraInfo=new Dictionary<string, Func<string>>();
+        private static Dictionary<string, Func<string>> _extraInfo=new();
         public void Ready()
         {
         }
@@ -46,8 +40,8 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
                     int index = list.FindLastIndex(inst => inst.opcode == OpCodes.Ldfld);
                     var array = new CodeInstruction[]
                     {
-                        new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Ldloc_0), //StringBuffer
+                        new(OpCodes.Ldloc_0), //StringBuffer
-                        new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Call, ((Action<StringBuilder>)AddInfo).Method)
+                        new(OpCodes.Call, ((Action<StringBuilder>)AddInfo).Method)
                     };
                     list.InsertRange(index - 1, array); //-1: ldloc.1 ("local") before ldfld
                 }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/ECS/ManagedApiExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.ECS.Hybrid;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS
 {
@@ -53,7 +55,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS
             EGID id = group == ExclusiveGroupStruct.Invalid ? obj.Id : new EGID(obj.Id.entityID, group);
             var opt = QueryEntityOptional<T>(entitiesDB, id);
             if (opt) return ref opt.Get();
-            if (obj.InitData.Valid) return ref obj.InitData.Initializer(id).GetOrAdd<T>();
+            // If initializing the entity, check if the component is allowed by the descriptor, otherwise it could cause
+            // issues in the game with Add() calls running unexpectedly
+            if (obj.InitData.Valid && obj.AllowedEntityComponents.Contains(typeof(T)))
+                return ref obj.InitData.Initializer(id).GetOrAdd<T>();
             return ref opt.Get(); //Default value
         }
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/ECS/NativeApiExtensions.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Svelto.DataStructures;
+using System.Linq;
 using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.Tasks;
 using Svelto.Tasks.Lean;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 using TechbloxModdingAPI.Tasks;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS
@@ -58,12 +59,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility.ECS
             EGID id = group == ExclusiveGroupStruct.Invalid ? obj.Id : new EGID(obj.Id.entityID, group);
             var opt = QueryEntityOptional<T>(entitiesDB, id);
             if (opt) return ref opt.Get();
-            if (obj.InitData.Valid) return ref obj.InitData.Initializer(id).GetOrAdd<T>();
+            // If initializing the entity, check if the component is allowed by the descriptor, otherwise it could cause
-            /*if (!obj.InitData.Valid) return ref opt.Get(); //Default value
+            // issues in the game with Add() calls running unexpectedly
-            var init = obj.InitData.Initializer(id);
+            if (obj.InitData.Valid && obj.AllowedEntityComponents.Contains(typeof(T)))
-            // Do not create the component if missing, as that can trigger Add() listeners that, in some cases, may be
+                return ref obj.InitData.Initializer(id).GetOrAdd<T>();
-            // invalid if (ab)using the classes in an unusual way - TODO: Check entity descriptor or something
-            if (init.Has<T>()) return ref init.Get<T>();*/
             return ref opt.Get(); //Default value
         }
 

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/GameEngineManager.cs

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-using RobocraftX.StateSync;
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Keeps track of custom game-modifying engines
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class GameEngineManager
-    {
-        private static Dictionary<string, IApiEngine> _gameEngines = new Dictionary<string, IApiEngine>();
-
-		private static EnginesRoot _lastEngineRoot;
-
-        public static void AddGameEngine(IApiEngine engine)
-        {
-            _gameEngines[engine.Name] = engine;
-			if (_lastEngineRoot != null)
-            {
-				Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Registering Game IApiEngine {engine.Name}");
-                _lastEngineRoot.AddEngine(engine);
-				if (engine is IFactoryEngine factoryEngine)
-                    factoryEngine.Factory = _lastEngineRoot.GenerateEntityFactory();
-                if (engine is IFunEngine funEngine)
-                    funEngine.Functions = _lastEngineRoot.GenerateEntityFunctions();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static bool ExistsGameEngine(string name)
-        {
-            return _gameEngines.ContainsKey(name);
-        }
-
-        public static bool ExistsGameEngine(IApiEngine engine)
-        {
-            return ExistsGameEngine(engine.Name);
-        }
-
-        public static IApiEngine GetGameEngine(string name)
-        {
-            return _gameEngines[name];
-        }
-
-        public static string[] GetGameEngineNames()
-        {
-            return _gameEngines.Keys.ToArray();
-        }
-
-        public static void RemoveGameEngine(string name)
-        {
-			if (_gameEngines[name].isRemovable)
-			{
-				_gameEngines.Remove(name);
-			}
-        }
-
-        public static void RegisterEngines(StateSyncRegistrationHelper helper)
-        {
-            var enginesRoot = helper.enginesRoot;
-			_lastEngineRoot = enginesRoot;
-            IEntityFactory factory = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFactory();
-            IEntityFunctions functions = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFunctions();
-            foreach (var key in _gameEngines.Keys)
-            {
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Registering Game IApiEngine {_gameEngines[key].Name}");
-                if (_gameEngines[key] is IDeterministicEngine detEngine)
-                    helper.AddDeterministicEngine(detEngine);
-                else
-                    enginesRoot.AddEngine(_gameEngines[key]);
-                if (_gameEngines[key] is IFactoryEngine factEngine)
-                    factEngine.Factory = factory;
-                if (_gameEngines[key] is IFunEngine funEngine)
-                    funEngine.Functions = functions;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/GameState.cs

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Utility to get the state of the current Techblox game
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class GameState
-    {
-        private static GameStateEngine gameEngine = new GameStateEngine();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Is the game in edit mode?
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Whether the game is in build mode</returns>
-        public static bool IsBuildMode()
-        {
-            return gameEngine.IsBuildMode();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Is the game in simulation mode?
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Whether the game is in simulation mode</returns>
-        public static bool IsSimulationMode()
-        {
-            return gameEngine.IsSimulationMode();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Is a game loaded?
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Whether Techblox has a game open (false = Main Menu)</returns>
-        public static bool IsInGame()
-        {
-            return gameEngine.IsInGame;
-        }
-
-        public static void Init()
-        {
-            GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(gameEngine);
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/GameStateEngine.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 using Svelto.ECS;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 using RobocraftX.SimulationModeState;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common.Engines;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
 {

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/MenuEngineManager.cs

@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Svelto.ECS;
-using TechbloxModdingAPI.Engines;
-
-namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Keeps track of custom menu-modifying engines
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class MenuEngineManager
-    {
-        private static Dictionary<string, IApiEngine> _menuEngines = new Dictionary<string, IApiEngine>();
-
-		private static EnginesRoot _lastEngineRoot;
-
-        // menu engine management
-        public static void AddMenuEngine(IApiEngine engine)
-        {
-            _menuEngines[engine.Name] = engine;
-			if (_lastEngineRoot != null)
-            {
-				Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Registering Menu IApiEngine {engine.Name}");
-                _lastEngineRoot.AddEngine(engine);
-				if (engine is IFactoryEngine factoryEngine)
-                    factoryEngine.Factory = _lastEngineRoot.GenerateEntityFactory();
-                if (engine is IFunEngine funEngine)
-                    funEngine.Functions = _lastEngineRoot.GenerateEntityFunctions();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static bool ExistsMenuEngine(string name)
-        {
-            return _menuEngines.ContainsKey(name);
-        }
-
-        public static bool ExistsMenuEngine(IApiEngine engine)
-        {
-            return ExistsMenuEngine(engine.Name);
-        }
-
-        public static IApiEngine GetMenuEngine(string name)
-        {
-            return _menuEngines[name];
-        }
-
-        public static string[] GetMenuEngineNames()
-        {
-            return _menuEngines.Keys.ToArray();
-        }
-
-        public static void RemoveMenuEngine(string name)
-        {
-			if (_menuEngines[name].isRemovable)
-			{
-				_menuEngines.Remove(name);
-			}
-        }
-
-        public static void RegisterEngines(EnginesRoot enginesRoot)
-        {
-			_lastEngineRoot = enginesRoot;
-			IEntityFactory factory = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFactory();
-            IEntityFunctions functions = enginesRoot.GenerateEntityFunctions();
-            foreach (var key in _menuEngines.Keys)
-            {
-                Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Registering Menu IApiEngine {_menuEngines[key].Name}");
-                enginesRoot.AddEngine(_menuEngines[key]);
-				if (_menuEngines[key] is IFactoryEngine factEngine) factEngine.Factory = factory;
-                if(_menuEngines[key] is IFunEngine funEngine) funEngine.Functions = functions;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/OptionalRef.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using Svelto.DataStructures;
 using Svelto.ECS;
+using TechbloxModdingAPI.Common;
 
 namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
 {
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
         private MB<T> managedArray;
         private readonly EntityInitializer initializer;
         //The possible fields are: (index && (array || managedArray)) || initializer
+        private readonly EcsObjectBase obj;
 
         public OptionalRef(NB<T> array, uint index, EGID entityId = default)
         {
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
             this.entityId = entityId;
             initializer = default;
             managedArray = default;
+            obj = default;
         }
 
         public OptionalRef(MB<T> array, uint index, EGID entityId = default)
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
             this.entityId = entityId;
             initializer = default;
             this.array = default;
+            obj = default;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
             array = default;
             index = default;
             managedArray = default;
+            this.obj = obj;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -65,7 +71,10 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
         {
             CompRefCache.Default = default; //The default value can be changed by mods
             if (state == State.Empty) return ref CompRefCache.Default;
-            if ((state & State.Initializer) != State.Empty) return ref initializer.GetOrAdd<T>();
+            // If initializing the entity, check if the component is allowed by the descriptor, otherwise it could cause
+            // issues in the game with Add() calls running unexpectedly
+            if ((state & State.Initializer) != State.Empty && obj.AllowedEntityComponents.Contains(typeof(T)))
+                return ref initializer.GetOrAdd<T>();
             if ((state & State.Native) != State.Empty) return ref array[index];
             return ref managedArray[index];
         }

TechbloxModdingAPI/Utility/WrappedHandler.cs

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ namespace TechbloxModdingAPI.Utility
         /// <summary>
         /// Store wrappers so we can unregister them properly
         /// </summary>
-        private static Dictionary<EventHandler<T>, EventHandler<T>> wrappers =
+        private static Dictionary<EventHandler<T>, EventHandler<T>> wrappers = new();
-            new Dictionary<EventHandler<T>, EventHandler<T>>();
 
         public static WrappedHandler<T> operator +(WrappedHandler<T> original, EventHandler<T> added)
         {