Avoiding unnecessary `AssetEvent::Modified` events that lead to rendering performance costs - Bevy

Assets::get_mut will now return AssetMut<A: Asset> instead of &mut Asset. Similar to Mut/ResMut, the new implementation will trigger an AssetEvent::Modified event only when the asset is actually mutated.

In some cases (like materials), triggering the AssetEvent::Modified event might lead to measurable performance costs. To avoid this, you can check if the Asset will change before mutating it:

rust

fn update(
    query: Query<MeshMaterial3d<StandardMaterial>>,
    materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
    time: Res<Time>,
) {
    for material_handle in query.iter_mut() {
        // material variable now needs to be marked as mut
        let Some(mut material) = materials.get_mut(material_handle) else {
            continue;
        };
        
        let new_color = compute_new_color(&time);
        if material.base_color != new_color {
            // material will be marked as changed and extracted down the line
            // only if the color has actually changed
            material.base_color = new_color;
        }
    }
}