[Merged by Bors] - Remove rand crate from dependency tree
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This replaces `rand` with `fastrand` as the source of randomness for `HandleId::new()` in `bevy_asset`. This was the only crate with a dependency on `rand`, and now the dependency exists only as a dev-dependency. `fastrand` was already in the dependency tree, thanks to `futures-lite`, `async-executor`, and `tempfile` to name a few.
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It's worth discussing if this potentially degrades the uniqueness of |
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Fastrand uses wyhash as prng and seeds with time and pid. Rand uses a csprng for |
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As long as the IDs are unique, is more predictability actually something bad for asset handles? |
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For asset ids no. However for sources of randomness directly used by the game more predictability is a bad thing. While we can move bevy_assets to fastrand, whatever crate will expose a source of randomness to the user will still need to use rand. |
For the record, there is currently no such crate in bevy, as far as i could see. |
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It has been proposed but not (yet) accepted: #2504 |
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I would like to understand what problem this PR solves as it's not covered in the description. Unless there's a reason, I am opposed to this change as |
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The problem being solved is reducing unnecessary dependencies. I was under the impression that this was one of the core tenets of the Bevy philosophy. The |
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@alice-i-cecile A long time ago I actually did a benchmark between a few RNG crates. It might very well be wrong but for me fastrand indeed turned out to be the fastest: https://gist.github.com/r00ster91/817f4691b7d240c5908c64bde6bb1f7f (needs nightly)
[src/main.rs:59] std_rng_duration = 12.914µs
[src/main.rs:59] micro_rand_duration = 8.526µs
[src/main.rs:59] nanorand_duration = 5.6µs
[src/main.rs:59] oorandom_duration = 4.769µs
[src/main.rs:59] small_rng_duration = 2.034µs
[src/main.rs:59] fastrand_duration = 1.854µs
(Output manually sorted)
That's an improvements of >85%!
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@BGR360 can you retitle this to "Remove And add the following to your PR description Once that's done I'm happy to merge this. |
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@alice-i-cecile done! |
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Blocking this for now: as @TheRawMeatball points out, can we just use a global atomic rather than a random UUID? That would be my preferred solution if possible. |
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Sorry, where did @TheRawMeatball point this out? |
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On Discord a couple minutes ago, in #engine-dev. I just wanted to give credit where it's due :) Ongoing discussion in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/691052431525675048/968230879317078116 |
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This is clearly correct, and fixes #1376, which is in the milestone. Merging now, we can hammer out the broader questions on "should we be using global atomics" after. |
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This replaces `rand` with `fastrand` as the source of randomness for `HandleId::new()` in `bevy_asset`. This was the only crate with a dependency on `rand`, and now the dependency exists only as a dev-dependency. `fastrand` was already in the dependency tree, thanks to `futures-lite`, `async-executor`, and `tempfile` to name a few. ## Changelog Removed `rand` from dependencies in `bevy_asset` in favor of existing in-tree `fast-rand`
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rand crate from dependency treerand crate from dependency tree
This replaces `rand` with `fastrand` as the source of randomness for `HandleId::new()` in `bevy_asset`. This was the only crate with a dependency on `rand`, and now the dependency exists only as a dev-dependency. `fastrand` was already in the dependency tree, thanks to `futures-lite`, `async-executor`, and `tempfile` to name a few. ## Changelog Removed `rand` from dependencies in `bevy_asset` in favor of existing in-tree `fast-rand`
The fastrand crate is smaller, and probably faster than the rand crate: bevyengine/bevy#3992 (review)>
The fastrand crate is smaller, and probably faster than the rand crate: bevyengine/bevy#3992 (review)
This replaces `rand` with `fastrand` as the source of randomness for `HandleId::new()` in `bevy_asset`. This was the only crate with a dependency on `rand`, and now the dependency exists only as a dev-dependency. `fastrand` was already in the dependency tree, thanks to `futures-lite`, `async-executor`, and `tempfile` to name a few. ## Changelog Removed `rand` from dependencies in `bevy_asset` in favor of existing in-tree `fast-rand`
This replaces `rand` with `fastrand` as the source of randomness for `HandleId::new()` in `bevy_asset`. This was the only crate with a dependency on `rand`, and now the dependency exists only as a dev-dependency. `fastrand` was already in the dependency tree, thanks to `futures-lite`, `async-executor`, and `tempfile` to name a few. ## Changelog Removed `rand` from dependencies in `bevy_asset` in favor of existing in-tree `fast-rand`
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