Phase 1 Implementation Status

Completed ✅

Project Structure

  • ✅ Complete directory structure (src/, examples/, tests/, docs/)
  • ✅ Cargo.toml with Bevy 0.16 and all dependencies
  • ✅ Feature flags configured (tui, brp, full)
  • ✅ .gitignore for Rust projects

Source Code Modules

  • ✅ lib.rs - Library entry point with feature-gated modules
  • ✅ main.rs - Binary entry point with demo scene
  • ✅ systems/ - Demo systems module with Rotating component
  • ✅ tui/ - TUI module (mod.rs, config.rs, plugin.rs)
  • ✅ brp/ - BRP module structure (mod.rs, config.rs)

Examples

  • ✅ tui_basic.rs - Basic TUI rendering example
  • ✅ tui_brp.rs - TUI + BRP integration example
  • ✅ windowed_tui.rs - Dual windowed + TUI rendering

Compilation Status

  • ✅ Base compilation (no features): SUCCESS
  • ✅ TUI feature: SUCCESS
  • ⚠️ BRP feature: Partial (structure ready, plugin integration pending)
  • ⚠️ Full feature: Blocked by BRP

Known Issues 🔧

BRP Plugin Integration

Issue: bevy_brp_extras v0.17 Plugin trait compatibility Status: Deferred to Phase 2 Reason: BrpExtrasPlugin doesn’t implement Plugins<M> trait for add_plugins()

Workaround Options for Phase 2:

  1. Use bevy_remote directly instead of bevy_brp_extras
  2. Check for compatible bevy_brp_extras version
  3. Implement custom BRP wrapper plugin

Current Error

error[E0277]: the trait bound `BrpExtrasPlugin: Plugins<_>` is not satisfied

Successfully Compiles ✨

# These all work:
cargo check --no-default-features  # Base Bevy app
cargo check --features tui         # TUI rendering
cargo check --lib --all-features   # Library compiles
 
# These are blocked:
cargo check --features brp         # BRP plugin issue
cargo check --features full        # BRP plugin issue

What Works

  1. Project Structure: Complete and organized
  2. TUI Module: Fully implemented and compiling
    • BevyMcpTuiPlugin with configuration
    • TuiConfig resource
    • TuiRenderMode enum
    • Camera setup system
  3. BRP Module: Structure ready (configuration only)
  4. Examples: All written and ready for Phase 2
  5. Systems: Demo systems with rotation behavior

Next Steps (Phase 2)

  1. Fix BRP Integration

    • Research correct bevy_brp_extras usage pattern
    • Alternative: Use bevy_remote directly
    • Get BRP feature compiling
  2. Core Integration

    • Integrate bevy_ratatui_camera rendering strategies
    • Implement dual rendering mode
    • Camera synchronization between window and TUI
  3. Testing

    • Run tui_basic example
    • Verify terminal rendering works
    • Test with different terminals

Dependencies

Working

  • bevy = “0.16” ✅
  • bevy_ratatui = “0.9.3” ✅
  • bevy_ratatui_camera = “0.15.0” ✅
  • ratatui = “0.29” ✅
  • crossterm = “0.28” ✅

Needs Investigation

  • bevy_brp_extras = “0.17” ⚠️ (compatibility issue)

Files Created (Phase 1)

src/
├── lib.rs                    (66 lines)
├── main.rs                   (72 lines)
├── tui/
│   ├── mod.rs                (9 lines)
│   ├── config.rs             (42 lines)
│   └── plugin.rs             (56 lines)
├── brp/
│   ├── mod.rs                (7 lines)
│   └── config.rs             (19 lines)
└── systems/
    ├── mod.rs                (5 lines)
    └── demo.rs               (35 lines)

examples/
├── tui_basic.rs              (50 lines)
├── tui_brp.rs                (90 lines)
└── windowed_tui.rs           (115 lines)

Total: ~570 lines of Rust code

Summary

Phase 1 successfully establishes the complete project foundation with:

  • Proper project structure and organization
  • Feature-gated module system
  • TUI rendering capability (compiles, ready to test)
  • BRP module structure (needs plugin integration fix)
  • Comprehensive examples for all use cases

The project is ready to proceed to Phase 2 once the BRP plugin compatibility is resolved.