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fix(screenshot): stop re-entering the PlayerLoop in play-mode captures; fall back to a camera render - #1428
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Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
Play-mode include_image capture now finishes from WaitForEndOfFrame instead of reading the current backbuffer, and the capturer destroys itself on timeout so paused sessions cannot leak or hang the command. Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
WaitForEndOfFrame was completing the TCS inline, so the awaiter ran before capturer cleanup. Match the existing refresh_unity TCS pattern and time out a stuck capture gate so a hung shot cannot block later ones. Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
…p the wait in batch mode Builds on atirna's commits from #1327 (cherry-picked above), which remove the EditorApplication.Step() pump that re-entered the PlayerLoop (#1289). - Batch mode renders no frames, so WaitForEndOfFrame never resumes there. CaptureCompositedAsync now renders a camera at once instead of waiting out the 2 s timeout and then failing. - When no end of frame arrives in time (paused game), or ScreenCapture returns no image, the call renders a camera instead of returning an error. ScreenshotCaptureResult.FallbackReason says why and names the camera; the manage_scene/manage_camera response then carries captureSource: "camera_fallback" and fallbackReason, and the message repeats it, because a camera render has no Screen Space - Overlay canvases or UI Toolkit panels. - ScreenshotCapturer.Complete no longer touches gameObject after an outside destroy. Outside play mode Unity sends the component no OnDestroy, so the editor-update timeout then threw MissingReferenceException. - Delete the synchronous CaptureComposited: nothing calls it after #1327. Tests: - ScreenshotCapturerTests did not compile: inside MCPForUnityTests.Editor.Helpers, `Resources` resolved to the test namespace MCPForUnityTests.Editor.Resources (CS0234). Fork PRs skip the Unity tests and the Roslyn gate does not compile test assemblies, so CI never saw it. - Destroy_CompletesPendingCallback assumed OnDestroy runs in edit mode. It is now a UnityTest that waits for the timeout; it fails on the old Complete (MissingReferenceException) and passes with this change. - Drop LogAssert.ignoreFailingMessages, which hid unexpected errors. - New: batch mode renders a camera at once and says so; a synchronous handler that returns a Task is awaited by both ExecuteCommand and InvokeCommandAsync. Co-authored-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
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Included review availability: This review used your included allowance. Your plan provides up to 10 included reviews per hour; 7 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughComposited screenshot capture now runs asynchronously, handles timeouts, and reports camera fallback details. Command execution handles tasks returned by synchronous handlers. Play-mode UI capture reports an error when a completed capture has no texture. ChangesScreenshot capture and command completion
Priority: ⬆️ High Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant CommandRegistry
participant ManageScene
participant ScreenshotUtility
participant ScreenshotCapturer
CommandRegistry->>ManageScene: Execute screenshot command
ManageScene->>ScreenshotUtility: CaptureCompositedAsync
ScreenshotUtility->>ScreenshotCapturer: Begin capture with timeout
ScreenshotCapturer-->>ScreenshotUtility: Return texture or timeout
ScreenshotUtility-->>ManageScene: Return capture result and fallback reason
ManageScene-->>CommandRegistry: Return screenshot response
Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to The reviewed capture and command-completion paths show no actionable issue remaining before merge. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to Screenshot requests now complete asynchronously with timeouts and explicit fallback results. No expanded access was demonstrated, but cancellation, shutdown behavior, and compatibility for external callers remain incompletely verified. Retained concerns Security review detailsSecurity Blast Radius
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Screenshot filename handling and fallback camera metadata still have unresolved correctness issues.
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What changed in this PR
Addresses #1289 by making play-mode screenshots asynchronous, avoiding recursive PlayerLoop execution in the Unity Editor.
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- Replaces frame stepping with serialized asynchronous capture and timeout cleanup.
- Adds camera fallback with explanatory response metadata.
- Handles task-returning commands and adds regression tests.
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TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Tools/CommandRegistryTests.cs |
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TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Helpers/ScreenshotCapturerTests.cs.meta |
Adds Unity test asset metadata. |
TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Helpers/ScreenshotCapturerTests.cs |
Tests cleanup, destruction, and batch-mode fallback. |
MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs |
Implements asynchronous capture, fallback, and cleanup. |
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageUI.cs |
Returns errors for empty captures. |
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageScene.cs |
Awaits captures and exposes fallback details. |
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/CommandRegistry.cs |
Handles tasks returned by synchronous handlers. |
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Fixed in 3464d25e. ScreenshotCaptureResult.FallbackCameraName carries the camera that rendered the fallback, and the response reports it. Checked live on 6000.6.4f1 with the MainCamera tag removed: a paused capture now reports camera: "Main Camera", matching fallbackReason.
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Fixed in 3464d25e. The file name is now chosen when the image is written, not before the wait. The folder is still checked at the start, so a bad path fails at once.
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…ame at write time Review findings on #1428 (Copilot, CodeRabbit): - A fallback with no Camera.main reported camera: "composited" while fallbackReason named the camera that FindAvailableCamera actually rendered. ScreenshotCaptureResult.FallbackCameraName carries that name and manage_scene/manage_camera report it. - The composited capture chose its unique file name before waiting for the frame, so a camera capture during the wait could take the same name and be overwritten. The name is now chosen when the image is written; the folder is still checked at the start, so a bad path fails at once. Verified on 2021.3.45f2 (ScreenshotCapturer, CommandRegistry, downscale, package path and Blender tests, 41/41) and live on 6000.6.4f1: with the MainCamera tag removed, a paused capture now reports camera "Main Camera", matching its reason.
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🟡 Minor · Await non-object generic tasks returned by synchronous handlers. · CommandRegistry.cs:295-306
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winAwait non-object generic tasks returned by synchronous handlers.
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object-returningHandleCommand(JObject)returnsTask<T>whereTis notobject, registration treats it as synchronous. This check misses the task.ExecuteCommandreturns the task to the dispatcher, which serializes it asresponse.resultinstead of completing the command withT.InvokeCommandAsyncalso wraps the task object inTask.FromResult. Adapt and await these tasks in both entry points.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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…dler is awaited CodeRabbit noted that a synchronous handler returning Task<T> with T other than object is not awaited. Only manage_scene's play-mode screenshot returns a Task, and it is Task<object> by construction, so document the contract where it lives instead of adding reflection for a case that does not exist: any other Task type belongs in a handler declared async.
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Description
A play-mode screenshot with
include_imageand no camera (manage_camera/manage_scenescreenshot) calledEditorApplication.Step()from insideUnitySynchronizationContext.ExecuteTasks, which already runs inside the PlayerLoop. Unity reports the PlayerLoop as called recursively, and later floods Editor.log withAccess version should be odd when acquiring lockuntil the Editor dies (20 GB in the report).This PR is built on @atirna's #1327, cherry-picked with authorship kept. That PR fixed the core: it removed the
Step()pump and waits for the end of the frame asynchronously. It was closed for staleness, and its branch is gone. The last commit adds what our review asked for, plus fixes found when the tests and a live Editor ran it.Fixes #1289
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From #1327 (atirna):
ScreenshotUtility.CaptureCompositedAsync: waits forWaitForEndOfFramethrough aTaskCompletionSource, with noStep(). One capture at a time (SemaphoreSlim).ScreenshotCapturer: a 2 s timeout onEditorApplication.update(real time, not frames). It destroys itself when the frame never comes, so no hidden__MCP_ScreenshotCapturer__objects stay behind.CommandRegistry: when a synchronous handler returns aTask<object>, bothExecuteCommand(the HTTP/stdio dispatcher) andInvokeCommandAsync(batch_execute, the Blender bridge) await it.ManageScenereturns that Task only for the play-mode composited capture, so no handler signature changes.ManageUIrender_ui: an empty play-mode capture returns an error instead of a pending result that never ends.Added here:
ScreenshotCaptureResult.FallbackReasonsays why and names the camera. The response hascaptureSource: "camera_fallback"andfallbackReason, and the message repeats it, because a camera render has no Screen Space - Overlay canvases or UI Toolkit panels.ScreenshotCapturer.Completedoes not touchgameObjectafter an outside destroy. Outside play mode Unity sends the component noOnDestroy, so the timeout then threwMissingReferenceException.CaptureCompositedis deleted: nothing calls it now.FallbackCameraName), not "composited" when there is noCamera.main. The file name is now chosen when the image is written, so a camera capture made during the wait cannot be overwritten.ScreenshotCapturerTestsdid not compile (CS0234: insideMCPForUnityTests.Editor.Helpers,Resourcesresolved to the test namespaceMCPForUnityTests.Editor.Resources). The destroy test assumedOnDestroyruns in edit mode; it is now aUnityTestthat fails on the oldCompleteand passes now.LogAssert.ignoreFailingMessagesis removed. New tests: batch mode renders a camera at once; a synchronous handler that returns a Task is awaited on both registry entry points.Compatibility / Package Source
file:(this branch)Testing/Screenshots/Recordings
ExecPathBatchShimTests.FindAllInPath_ReturnsEveryMatchInPathOrder, which fails only on a machine whose TEMP path has an 8.3 short name; it passes in CI and is not related. Thefull-matrixrun on this PR covers all 4 CI versions.manage_camera screenshot include_image=truecalls, 4 of them sent at the same time: allcaptureSource: game_view, with the overlay in the image.camera_fallbackafter about 2 s, with the reason; the game stays paused.batch_executewith the same screenshot: composited.called recursivelyand 0Access version should be oddlines in Editor.log, no errors or exceptions, 0 capture objects left, and the game was never paused by a capture.Documentation Updates
Related Issues
Fixes #1289. Supersedes #1327 (credit to @atirna).
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ScreenshotUtility.cs/ManageScene.cs.captureSource: camera_fallbackinstead of a failure, so agents can still see the scene.Summary by CodeRabbit