DEVLOG 8 - 1K Entities

 
I implemented several things:

• One of these is a manager that allows systems to register their functions so they can be called, for example, when Update, Start, LateUpdate, etc.
   
• I implemented Address Sanitizer in the project to detect leaks, overflows, or out-of-bounds reads, thus uncovering some bugs. I didn’t understand why, but ASan was having trouble integrating with the project; apparently, the shaderc library was causing problems because it had a different connotation than the project. I finally solved the problem by telling CMake to use the Release version of shaderc, not Debug.
   
• I created a test system called S_Test, which I used to verify that I could create and manage multiple entities (apparently, yes). After having several memory issues, which I resolved with the help of ASan, I also started creating a camera component so I could move freely in 3D space.
   
• I’ve improved the security of the code; Entity Command Pools now no longer need to be created by the programmer, but by the Entity Manager itself, which manages them. This minimizes the risk of freeing memory too early, resulting in cleaner code for the game. Furthermore, the EntityCommandInfo and QueryInfo classes can now be allocated on the stack rather than the heap, resulting in a more secure program.
   
  Finally, for fun, I wanted to try creating a thousand entities, also to see if the system was capable of it and if there were any problems. I have to say, I’m quite happy with the result.
   
  Next Step:
  I still have to improve several parts of the code to make it more secure and faster, such as the Component Registry.