Collection of useful docs to quickly start developing with bevy using RustRover on Ubuntu.

Setup

• Install dependencies

  For ubuntu:

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install g++ pkg-config libx11-dev libasound2-dev libudev-dev libxkbcommon-x11-0
  

  More on this: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/docs/linux_dependencies.md

• Add bevy dependency to Cargo.toml

• Run cargo build and check if compilation succeed

• Enable Query support for RustRover

  • org.rust.cargo.evaluate.build.scripts
  • org.rust.macros.proc

  More on this: https://bevy-cheatbook.github.io/setup/editor/jetbrains.html

• Enable Reformat Code & Optimize Import on Save

  Open Setting > Tools > Action on Save and check Reformat Code and Optimize Import

• Enable dynamic linking for faster compile in development

  • On Run configuration, append --features bevy/dynamic_linking inside the command
  • On Settings > Rust > External Linters, add --features bevy/dynamic_linking on Additional arguments

  More on this: https://bevyengine.org/learn/quick-start/getting-started/setup/#dynamic-linking

Testing

See test.rs for examples.

More on this: https://bevy-cheatbook.github.io/patterns/system-tests.html

References

• Bevy opinionated best practices
• Bevy basic by Jacques