@needle-tools/engine 4.7.0-alpha → 4.7.0-next.da47826

package/src/engine-components/AnimatorController.ts

@@ -1,1294 +1,1294 @@
-import { AnimationAction, AnimationClip, AnimationMixer, AxesHelper, Euler, KeyframeTrack, LoopOnce, Object3D, Quaternion, Vector3 } from "three";
-
-import { isDevEnvironment } from "../engine/debug/index.js";
-import { Mathf } from "../engine/engine_math.js";
-import { InstantiateIdProvider } from "../engine/engine_networking_instantiate.js";
-import { assign, SerializationContext, TypeSerializer } from "../engine/engine_serialization_core.js";
-import { Context } from "../engine/engine_setup.js";
-import { isAnimationAction } from "../engine/engine_three_utils.js";
-import { TypeStore } from "../engine/engine_typestore.js";
-import { deepClone, getParam } from "../engine/engine_utils.js";
-import type { AnimatorControllerModel, Condition, State, Transition } from "../engine/extensions/NEEDLE_animator_controller_model.js";
-import { AnimatorConditionMode, AnimatorControllerParameterType, AnimatorStateInfo, createMotion, StateMachineBehaviour } from "../engine/extensions/NEEDLE_animator_controller_model.js";
-import { Animator } from "./Animator.js";
-
-const debug = getParam("debuganimatorcontroller");
-const debugRootMotion = getParam("debugrootmotion");
-
-/**
- * Generates a hash code for a string
- * @param str - The string to hash
- * @returns A numeric hash value
- */
-function stringToHash(str): number {
-    let hash = 0;
-    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-        const char = str.charCodeAt(i);
-        hash = ((hash << 5) - hash) + char;
-        hash = hash & hash;
-    }
-    return hash;
-}
-
-/**
- * Configuration options for creating an AnimatorController
- */
-declare type CreateAnimatorControllerOptions = {
-    /** Should each animation state loop */
-    looping?: boolean,
-    /** Set to false to disable generating transitions between animation clips */
-    autoTransition?: boolean,
-    /** Duration in seconds for transitions between states */
-    transitionDuration?: number,
-}
-
-/** 
- * Controls the playback of animations using a state machine architecture.
- * 
- * The AnimatorController manages animation states, transitions between states,
- * and parameters that affect those transitions. It is used by the {@link Animator}
- * component to control animation behavior on 3D models.
- * 
- * Use the static method {@link AnimatorController.createFromClips} to create
- * an animator controller from a set of animation clips.
- */
-export class AnimatorController {
-
-    /**
-     * Creates an AnimatorController from a set of animation clips.
-     * Each clip becomes a state in the controller's state machine.
-     * 
-     * @param clips - The animation clips to use for creating states
-     * @param options - Configuration options for the controller including looping behavior and transitions
-     * @returns A new AnimatorController instance
-     */
-    static createFromClips(clips: AnimationClip[], options: CreateAnimatorControllerOptions = { looping: false, autoTransition: true, transitionDuration: 0 }): AnimatorController {
-        const states: State[] = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < clips.length; i++) {
-            const clip = clips[i];
-            const transitions: Transition[] = [];
-
-            if (options.autoTransition !== false) {
-                const dur = options.transitionDuration ?? 0;
-                const normalizedDuration = dur / clip.duration;
-                // automatically transition to self by default
-                let nextState = i;
-                if (options.autoTransition === undefined || options.autoTransition === true) {
-                    nextState = (i + 1) % clips.length;
-                }
-                transitions.push({
-                    exitTime: 1 - normalizedDuration,
-                    offset: 0,
-                    duration: dur,
-                    hasExitTime: true,
-                    destinationState: nextState,
-                    conditions: [],
-                })
-            }
-
-            const state: State = {
-                name: clip.name,
-                hash: i, // by using the index it's easy for users to call play(2) to play the clip at index 2
-                motion: {
-                    name: clip.name,
-                    clip: clip,
-                    isLooping: options?.looping ?? false,
-                },
-                transitions: transitions,
-                behaviours: []
-            }
-            states.push(state);
-        }
-        const model: AnimatorControllerModel = {
-            name: "AnimatorController",
-            guid: new InstantiateIdProvider(Date.now()).generateUUID(),
-            parameters: [],
-            layers: [{
-                name: "Base Layer",
-                stateMachine: {
-                    defaultState: 0,
-                    states: states
-                }
-            }]
-        }
-        const controller = new AnimatorController(model);
-        return controller;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Plays an animation state by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to play
-     * @param layerIndex - The layer index (defaults to 0)
-     * @param normalizedTime - The normalized time to start the animation from (0-1)
-     * @param durationInSec - Transition duration in seconds
-     */
-    play(name: string | number, layerIndex: number = -1, normalizedTime: number = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, durationInSec: number = 0) {
-        if (layerIndex < 0) layerIndex = 0;
-        else if (layerIndex >= this.model.layers.length) {
-            console.warn("invalid layer");
-            return;
-        }
-        const layer = this.model.layers[layerIndex];
-        const sm = layer.stateMachine;
-        for (const state of sm.states) {
-            if (state.name === name || state.hash === name) {
-                if (debug)
-                    console.log("transition to ", state);
-                this.transitionTo(state, durationInSec, normalizedTime);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-        console.warn("Could not find " + name + " to play");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resets the controller to its initial state.
-     */
-    reset() {
-        this.setStartTransition();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets a boolean parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @param value - The boolean value to set
-     */
-    setBool(name: string | number, value: boolean) {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a boolean parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @returns The boolean value of the parameter, or false if not found
-     */
-    getBool(name: string | number): boolean {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as boolean ?? false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets a float parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @param val - The float value to set
-     * @returns True if the parameter was found and set, false otherwise
-     */
-    setFloat(name: string | number, val: number) {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        const filtered = this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name);
-        filtered.forEach(p => p.value = val);
-        return filtered?.length > 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a float parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @returns The float value of the parameter, or 0 if not found
-     */
-    getFloat(name: string | number): number {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as number ?? 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets an integer parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @param val - The integer value to set
-     */
-    setInteger(name: string | number, val: number) {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = val);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an integer parameter value by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
-     * @returns The integer value of the parameter, or 0 if not found
-     */
-    getInteger(name: string | number): number {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as number ?? 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets a trigger parameter to active (true).
-     * Trigger parameters are automatically reset after they are consumed by a transition.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
-     */
-    setTrigger(name: string | number) {
-        if (debug)
-            console.log("SET TRIGGER", name);
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = true);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resets a trigger parameter to inactive (false).
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
-     */
-    resetTrigger(name: string | number) {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = false);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the current state of a trigger parameter.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
-     * @returns The boolean state of the trigger, or false if not found
-     */
-    getTrigger(name: string | number): boolean {
-        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
-        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as boolean ?? false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if the controller is currently in a transition between states.
-     * 
-     * @returns True if a transition is in progress, false otherwise
-     */
-    isInTransition(): boolean {
-        return this._activeStates.length > 1;
-    }
-
-    /** Set the speed of the animator controller. Larger values will make the animation play faster. */
-    setSpeed(speed: number) {
-        this._speed = speed;
-    }
-    private _speed: number = 1;
-
-
-    /**
-     * Finds an animation state by name or hash.
-     * @deprecated Use findState instead
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to find
-     * @returns The found state or null if not found
-     */
-    FindState(name: string | number | undefined | null): State | null { return this.findState(name); }
-    
-    /**
-     * Finds an animation state by name or hash.
-     * 
-     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to find
-     * @returns The found state or null if not found
-     */
-    findState(name: string | number | undefined | null): State | null {
-        if (!name) return null;
-        if (Array.isArray(this.model.layers)) {
-            for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
-                for (const state of layer.stateMachine.states) {
-                    if (state.name === name || state.hash == name) return state;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets information about the current playing animation state.
-     * 
-     * @returns An AnimatorStateInfo object with data about the current state, or null if no state is active
-     */
-    getCurrentStateInfo() {
-        if (!this._activeState) return null;
-        const action = this._activeState.motion.action;
-        if (!action) return null;
-        const dur = this._activeState.motion.clip!.duration;
-        const normalizedTime = dur <= 0 ? 0 : Math.abs(action.time / dur);
-        return new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, dur, this._speed);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the animation action currently playing.
-     * 
-     * @returns The current animation action, or null if no action is playing
-     */
-    get currentAction(): AnimationAction | null {
-        if (!this._activeState) return null;
-        const action = this._activeState.motion.action;
-        if (!action) return null;
-        return action;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The normalized time (0-1) to start playing the first state at.
-     * This affects the initial state when the animator is first enabled.
-     */
-    normalizedStartOffset: number = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * The Animator component this controller is bound to.
-     */
-    animator?: Animator;
-    
-    /**
-     * The data model describing the animation states and transitions.
-     */
-    model: AnimatorControllerModel;
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the engine context from the bound animator.
-     */
-    get context(): Context | undefined | null { return this.animator?.context; }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the animation mixer used by this controller.
-     */
-    get mixer() {
-        return this._mixer;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Cleans up resources used by this controller.
-     * Stops all animations and unregisters the mixer from the animation system.
-     */
-    dispose() {
-        this._mixer.stopAllAction();
-        if (this.animator) {
-            this._mixer.uncacheRoot(this.animator.gameObject);
-            for (const action of this._activeStates) {
-                if (action.motion.clip)
-                    this.mixer.uncacheAction(action.motion.clip, this.animator.gameObject);
-            }
-        }
-        this.context?.animations.unregisterAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
-    }
-
-    // applyRootMotion(obj: Object3D) {
-    //     // this.internalApplyRootMotion(obj);
-    // }
-
-    /**
-     * Binds this controller to an animator component.
-     * Creates a new animation mixer and sets up animation actions.
-     * 
-     * @param animator - The animator to bind this controller to
-     */
-    bind(animator: Animator) {
-        if (!animator) console.error("AnimatorController.bind: animator is null");
-        else if (this.animator !== animator) {
-            if (this._mixer) {
-                this._mixer.stopAllAction();
-                this.context?.animations.unregisterAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
-            }
-            this.animator = animator;
-            this._mixer = new AnimationMixer(this.animator.gameObject);
-            this.context?.animations.registerAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
-            this.createActions(this.animator);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a deep copy of this controller.
-     * Clones the model data but does not copy runtime state.
-     * 
-     * @returns A new AnimatorController instance with the same configuration
-     */
-    clone() {
-        if (typeof this.model === "string") {
-            console.warn("AnimatorController has not been resolved, can not create model from string", this.model);
-            return null;
-        }
-        if (debug) console.warn("AnimatorController clone()", this.model);
-        // clone runtime controller but dont clone clip or action
-        const clonedModel = deepClone(this.model, (_owner, _key, _value) => {
-            if (_value === null || _value === undefined) return true;
-            // dont clone three Objects
-            if (_value.type === "Object3D" || _value.isObject3D === true) return false;
-            // dont clone AnimationAction
-            if (isAnimationAction(_value)) { //.constructor.name === "AnimationAction") {
-                // console.log(_value);
-                return false;
-            }
-            // dont clone AnimationClip
-            if (_value["tracks"] !== undefined) return false;
-            // when assigned __concreteInstance during serialization
-            if (_value instanceof AnimatorController) return false;
-            return true;
-        }) as AnimatorControllerModel;
-        console.assert(clonedModel !== this.model);
-        const controller = new AnimatorController(clonedModel);
-        return controller;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Updates the controller's state machine and animations.
-     * Called each frame by the animator component.
-     * 
-     * @param weight - The weight to apply to the animations (for blending)
-     */
-    update(weight: number) {
-        if (!this.animator) return;
-        this.evaluateTransitions();
-        this.updateActiveStates(weight);
-        // We want to update the animation mixer even if there is no active state (e.g. in cases where an empty animator controller is assigned and the timeline runs)
-        // if (!this._activeState) return;
-        const dt = this.animator.context.time.deltaTime;
-        if (this.animator.applyRootMotion) {
-            this.rootMotionHandler?.onBeforeUpdate(weight);
-        }
-        this._mixer.update(dt);
-        if (this.animator.applyRootMotion) {
-            this.rootMotionHandler?.onAfterUpdate(weight);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    private _mixer!: AnimationMixer;
-    private _activeState?: State;
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the currently active animation state.
-     * 
-     * @returns The active state or undefined if no state is active
-     */
-    get activeState(): State | undefined { return this._activeState; }
-
-    constructor(model: AnimatorControllerModel) {
-        this.model = model;
-        if (debug) console.log(this);
-    }
-
-    private _activeStates: State[] = [];
-
-    private updateActiveStates(weight: number) {
-        for (let i = 0; i < this._activeStates.length; i++) {
-            const state = this._activeStates[i];
-            const motion = state.motion;
-            if (!motion.action) {
-                this._activeStates.splice(i, 1);
-                i--;
-            }
-            else {
-                const action = motion.action;
-                action.weight = weight;
-                // console.log(action.getClip().name, action.getEffectiveWeight(), action.isScheduled());
-                if ((action.getEffectiveWeight() <= 0 && !action.isRunning())) {
-                    if (debug)
-                        console.debug("REMOVE", state.name, action.getEffectiveWeight(), action.isRunning(), action.isScheduled())
-                    this._activeStates.splice(i, 1);
-                    i--;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private setStartTransition() {
-        if (this.model.layers.length > 1 && (debug || isDevEnvironment())) {
-            console.warn("Multiple layers are not supported yet " + this.animator?.name);
-        }
-        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
-            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
-            if (sm.defaultState === undefined) {
-                if (debug)
-                    console.warn("AnimatorController default state is undefined, will assign state 0 as default", layer);
-                sm.defaultState = 0;
-            }
-            const start = sm.states[sm.defaultState];
-            this.transitionTo(start, 0, this.normalizedStartOffset);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private evaluateTransitions() {
-        let didEnterStateThisFrame = false;
-        if (!this._activeState) {
-            this.setStartTransition();
-            if (!this._activeState) return;
-            didEnterStateThisFrame = true;
-        }
-
-        const state = this._activeState;
-        const action = state.motion.action;
-        let index = 0;
-        for (const transition of state.transitions) {
-            ++index;
-            // transition without exit time and without condition that transition to itself are ignored
-            if (!transition.hasExitTime && transition.conditions.length <= 0) {
-                // if (this._activeState && this.getState(transition.destinationState, currentLayer)?.hash === this._activeState.hash)
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            let allConditionsAreMet = true;
-            for (const cond of transition.conditions) {
-                if (!this.evaluateCondition(cond)) {
-                    allConditionsAreMet = false;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!allConditionsAreMet) continue;
-
-            if (debug && allConditionsAreMet) {
-                // console.log("All conditions are met", transition);
-            }
-
-            if (action) {
-                const dur = state.motion.clip!.duration;
-                const normalizedTime = dur <= 0 ? 1 : Math.abs(action.time / dur);
-                let exitTime = transition.exitTime;
-
-                // When the animation is playing backwards we need to check exit time inverted
-                if (action.timeScale < 0) {
-                    exitTime = 1 - exitTime;
-                }
-
-                let makeTransition = false;
-                if (transition.hasExitTime) {
-                    if (action.timeScale > 0) makeTransition = normalizedTime >= transition.exitTime;
-                    // When the animation is playing backwards we need to check exit time inverted
-                    else if (action.timeScale < 0) makeTransition = 1 - normalizedTime >= transition.exitTime;
-                }
-                else {
-                    makeTransition = true;
-                }
-
-                if (makeTransition) {
-                    // disable triggers for this transition
-                    for (const cond of transition.conditions) {
-                        const param = this.model.parameters.find(p => p.name === cond.parameter);
-                        if (param?.type === AnimatorControllerParameterType.Trigger && param.value) {
-                            param.value = false;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // if (transition.hasExitTime && transition.exitTime >= .9999) 
-                    action.clampWhenFinished = true;
-                    // else action.clampWhenFinished = false;
-                    if (debug) {
-                        const targetState = this.getState(transition.destinationState, 0);
-                        console.log(`Transition to ${transition.destinationState} / ${targetState?.name}`, transition, "\nTimescale: " + action.timeScale, "\nNormalized time: " + normalizedTime.toFixed(3), "\nExit Time: " + exitTime, transition.hasExitTime);
-                        // console.log(action.time, transition.exitTime);
-                    }
-                    this.transitionTo(transition.destinationState, transition.duration, transition.offset);
-                    // use the first transition that matches all conditions and make the transition as soon as in range
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                this.transitionTo(transition.destinationState, transition.duration, transition.offset);
-                return;
-            }
-            // if none of the transitions can be made continue searching for another transition meeting the conditions
-        }
-
-        // action.time += this.context.time.deltaTime
-        // console.log(action?.time, action?.getEffectiveWeight())
-
-        // update timescale
-        if (action) {
-            this.setTimescale(action, state);
-        }
-
-        let didTriggerLooping = false;
-        if (state.motion.isLooping && action) {
-            // we dont use the three loop state here because it prevents the transition check above
-            // it is easier if we re-trigger loop here. 
-            // We also can easily add the cycle offset settings from unity later
-            if (action.time >= action.getClip().duration) {
-                didTriggerLooping = true;
-                action.reset();
-                action.time = 0;
-                action.play();
-            }
-            else if (action.time <= 0 && action.timeScale < 0) {
-                didTriggerLooping = true;
-                action.reset();
-                action.time = action.getClip().duration;
-                action.play();
-            }
-        }
-
-        // call update state behaviours:
-        if (!didTriggerLooping && state && !didEnterStateThisFrame && action && this.animator) {
-            if (state.behaviours) {
-                const duration = action?.getClip().duration;
-                const normalizedTime = action.time / duration;
-                const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, duration, this._speed)
-                for (const beh of state.behaviours) {
-                    if (beh.instance) {
-                        beh.instance.onStateUpdate?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, 0);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    private setTimescale(action: AnimationAction, state: State) {
-        let speedFactor = state.speed ?? 1;
-        if (state.speedParameter)
-            speedFactor *= this.getFloat(state.speedParameter);
-        if (speedFactor !== undefined) {
-            action.timeScale = speedFactor * this._speed;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private getState(state: State | number, layerIndex: number): State | null {
-        if (typeof state === "number") {
-            if (state == -1) {
-                state = this.model.layers[layerIndex].stateMachine.defaultState; // exit state -> entry state
-                if (state === undefined) {
-                    if (debug)
-                        console.warn("AnimatorController default state is undefined: ", this.model, "Layer: " + layerIndex);
-                    state = 0;
-                }
-            }
-            state = this.model.layers[layerIndex].stateMachine.states[state];
-        }
-        return state;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * These actions have been active previously but not faded out because we entered a state that has no real animation - no duration. In which case we hold the previously active actions until they are faded out.
-     */
-    private readonly _heldActions: AnimationAction[] = [];
-    private releaseHeldActions(duration: number) {
-        for (const prev of this._heldActions) {
-            prev.fadeOut(duration);
-        }
-        this._heldActions.length = 0;
-    }
-
-    private transitionTo(state: State | number, durationInSec: number, offsetNormalized: number) {
-
-        if (!this.animator) return;
-
-        const layerIndex = 0;
-
-        state = this.getState(state, layerIndex) as State;
-
-        if (!state?.motion || !state.motion.clip || !(state.motion.clip instanceof AnimationClip)) {
-            // if(debug) console.warn("State has no clip or motion", state);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const isSelf = this._activeState === state;
-        if (isSelf) {
-            const motion = state.motion;
-            if (!motion.action_loopback && motion.clip) {
-                // uncache action immediately resets the applied animation which breaks the root motion 
-                // this happens if we have a transition to self and the clip is not cached yet
-                const previousMatrix = this.rootMotionHandler ? this.animator.gameObject.matrix.clone() : null;
-                this._mixer.uncacheAction(motion.clip, this.animator.gameObject);
-                if (previousMatrix)
-                    previousMatrix.decompose(this.animator.gameObject.position, this.animator.gameObject.quaternion, this.animator.gameObject.scale);
-                motion.action_loopback = this.createAction(motion.clip);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // call exit state behaviours
-        if (this._activeState?.behaviours && this._activeState.motion.action) {
-            const duration = this._activeState?.motion.clip!.duration;
-            const normalizedTime = this._activeState.motion.action.time / duration;
-            const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, duration, this._speed);
-            for (const beh of this._activeState.behaviours) {
-                beh.instance?.onStateExit?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, layerIndex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        const prevAction = this._activeState?.motion.action;
-
-
-        if (isSelf) {
-            state.motion.action = state.motion.action_loopback;
-            state.motion.action_loopback = prevAction;
-        }
-        const prev = this._activeState;
-        this._activeState = state;
-        const action = state.motion?.action;
-
-        const clip = state.motion.clip;
-
-
-        if (clip?.duration <= 0 && clip.tracks.length <= 0) {
-            // if the new state doesn't have a valid clip / no tracks we don't fadeout the previous action and instead hold the previous action.
-            if (prevAction) {
-                this._heldActions.push(prevAction);
-            }
-        }
-        else if (prevAction) {
-            prevAction!.fadeOut(durationInSec);
-            this.releaseHeldActions(durationInSec);
-        }
-
-        if (action) {
-            offsetNormalized = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, offsetNormalized));
-            if (state.cycleOffsetParameter) {
-                let val = this.getFloat(state.cycleOffsetParameter);
-                if (typeof val === "number") {
-                    if (val < 0) val += 1;
-                    offsetNormalized += val;
-                    offsetNormalized %= 1;
-                }
-                else if (debug) console.warn("AnimatorController cycle offset parameter is not a number", state.cycleOffsetParameter);
-            }
-            else if (typeof state.cycleOffset === "number") {
-                offsetNormalized += state.cycleOffset
-                offsetNormalized %= 1;
-            }
-            if (action.isRunning())
-                action.stop();
-            action.reset();
-            action.enabled = true;
-            this.setTimescale(action, state);
-            const duration = state.motion.clip!.duration;
-            // if we are looping to the same state we don't want to offset the current start time
-            action.time = isSelf ? 0 : offsetNormalized * duration;
-            if (action.timeScale < 0) action.time = duration - action.time;
-            action.clampWhenFinished = true;
-            action.setLoop(LoopOnce, 0);
-            if (durationInSec > 0)
-                action.fadeIn(durationInSec);
-            else action.weight = 1;
-            action.play();
-
-            if (this.rootMotionHandler) {
-                this.rootMotionHandler.onStart(action);
-            }
-
-            if (!this._activeStates.includes(state))
-                this._activeStates.push(state);
-
-            // call enter state behaviours
-            if (this._activeState.behaviours) {
-                const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(state, offsetNormalized, duration, this._speed);
-                for (const beh of this._activeState.behaviours) {
-                    beh.instance?.onStateEnter?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, layerIndex);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else if (debug) {
-            if (!state["__warned_no_motion"]) {
-                state["__warned_no_motion"] = true;
-                console.warn("No action", state.motion, this);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (debug)
-            console.log("TRANSITION FROM " + prev?.name + " TO " + state.name, durationInSec, prevAction, action, action?.getEffectiveTimeScale(), action?.getEffectiveWeight(), action?.isRunning(), action?.isScheduled(), action?.paused);
-    }
-
-    private createAction(clip: AnimationClip) {
-
-        // uncache clip causes issues when multiple states use the same clip
-        // this._mixer.uncacheClip(clip);
-        // instead only uncache the action when one already exists to make sure
-        // we get unique actions per state
-        const existing = this._mixer.existingAction(clip);
-        if (existing) this._mixer.uncacheAction(clip, this.animator?.gameObject);
-
-        if (this.animator?.applyRootMotion) {
-            if (!this.rootMotionHandler) {
-                this.rootMotionHandler = new RootMotionHandler(this);
-            }
-            // TODO: find root bone properly
-            const root = this.animator.gameObject;
-            return this.rootMotionHandler.createClip(this._mixer, root, clip);
-        }
-        else {
-            const action = this._mixer.clipAction(clip);
-            return action;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private evaluateCondition(cond: Condition): boolean {
-        const param = this.model.parameters.find(p => p.name === cond.parameter);
-        if (!param) return false;
-        // console.log(param.name, param.value);
-        switch (cond.mode) {
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.If:
-                return param.value === true;
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.IfNot:
-                return param.value === false;
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.Greater:
-                return param.value as number > cond.threshold;
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.Less:
-                return param.value as number < cond.threshold;
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.Equals:
-                return param.value === cond.threshold;
-            case AnimatorConditionMode.NotEqual:
-                return param.value !== cond.threshold;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    private createActions(_animator: Animator) {
-        if (debug) console.log("AnimatorController createActions", this.model);
-        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
-            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
-            for (let index = 0; index < sm.states.length; index++) {
-                const state = sm.states[index];
-
-                // ensure we have a transitions array
-                if (!state.transitions) {
-                    state.transitions = [];
-                }
-                for (const t of state.transitions) {
-                    // can happen if conditions are empty in blender - the exporter seems to skip empty arrays
-                    if (!t.conditions) t.conditions = [];
-                }
-
-                // ensure we have a motion even if none was exported
-                if (!state.motion) {
-                    if (debug) console.warn("No motion", state);
-                    state.motion = createMotion(state.name);
-                    // console.warn("Missing motion", "AnimatorController: " + this.model.name, state);
-                    // sm.states.splice(index, 1);
-                    // index -= 1;
-                    // continue;
-                }
-                // the clips array contains which animator has which animationclip
-                if (this.animator && state.motion.clips) {
-                    // TODO: we have to compare by name because on instantiate we clone objects but not the node object
-                    const mapping = state.motion.clips?.find(e => e.node.name === this.animator?.gameObject?.name);
-                    if (!mapping) {
-                        if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) {
-                            console.warn("Could not find clip for animator \"" + this.animator?.gameObject?.name + "\"", state.motion.clips.map(c => c.node.name));
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                        state.motion.clip = mapping.clip;
-                }
-
-                // ensure we have a clip to blend to
-                if (!state.motion.clip) {
-                    if (debug) console.warn("No clip assigned to state", state);
-                    const clip = new AnimationClip(undefined, undefined, []);
-                    state.motion.clip = clip;
-                }
-
-                if (state.motion?.clip) {
-                    const clip = state.motion.clip;
-                    if (clip instanceof AnimationClip) {
-                        const action = this.createAction(clip);
-                        state.motion.action = action;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) console.warn("No valid animationclip assigned", state);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // create state machine behaviours
-                if (state.behaviours && Array.isArray(state.behaviours)) {
-                    for (const behaviour of state.behaviours) {
-                        if (!behaviour?.typeName) continue;
-                        const type = TypeStore.get(behaviour.typeName);
-                        if (type) {
-                            const instance: StateMachineBehaviour = new type() as StateMachineBehaviour;
-                            if (instance.isStateMachineBehaviour) {
-                                instance._context = this.context ?? undefined;
-                                assign(instance, behaviour.properties);
-                                behaviour.instance = instance;
-                            }
-                            if (debug) console.log("Created animator controller behaviour", state.name, behaviour.typeName, behaviour.properties, instance);
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) console.warn("Could not find AnimatorBehaviour type: " + behaviour.typeName);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Yields all animation actions managed by this controller.
-     * Iterates through all states in all layers and returns their actions.
-     */
-    *enumerateActions() {
-        if (!this.model.layers) return;
-        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
-            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
-            for (let index = 0; index < sm.states.length; index++) {
-                const state = sm.states[index];
-                if (state?.motion) {
-                    if (state.motion.action)
-                        yield state.motion.action;
-                    if (state.motion.action_loopback)
-                        yield state.motion.action_loopback;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    // https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/RootMotion.html
-    private rootMotionHandler?: RootMotionHandler;
-
-
-    // private findRootBone(obj: Object3D): Object3D | null {
-    //     if (this.animationRoot) return this.animationRoot;
-    //     if (obj.type === "Bone") {
-    //         this.animationRoot = obj as Bone;
-    //         return this.animationRoot;
-    //     }
-    //     if (obj.children) {
-    //         for (const ch of obj.children) {
-    //             const res = this.findRootBone(ch);
-    //             if (res) return res;
-    //         }
-    //     }
-    //     return null;
-    // }
-}
-
-/**
- * Wraps a KeyframeTrack to allow custom evaluation of animation values.
- * Used internally to modify animation behavior without changing the original data.
- */
-class TrackEvaluationWrapper {
-
-    track?: KeyframeTrack;
-    createdInterpolant?: any;
-    originalEvaluate?: Function;
-    private customEvaluate?: (time: number) => any;
-
-    constructor(track: KeyframeTrack, evaluate: (time: number, value: any) => any) {
-        this.track = track;
-        const t = track as any;
-        const createOriginalInterpolator = t.createInterpolant.bind(track);
-        t.createInterpolant = () => {
-            t.createInterpolant = createOriginalInterpolator;
-            this.createdInterpolant = createOriginalInterpolator();
-            this.originalEvaluate = this.createdInterpolant.evaluate.bind(this.createdInterpolant);
-            this.customEvaluate = time => {
-                if (!this.originalEvaluate) return;
-                const res = this.originalEvaluate(time);
-                return evaluate(time, res);
-            };
-            this.createdInterpolant.evaluate = this.customEvaluate;
-            return this.createdInterpolant;
-        }
-    };
-
-
-    dispose() {
-        if (this.createdInterpolant && this.originalEvaluate) {
-            this.createdInterpolant.evaluate = this.originalEvaluate;
-        }
-        this.track = undefined;
-        this.createdInterpolant = null;
-        this.originalEvaluate = undefined;
-        this.customEvaluate = undefined;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Handles root motion extraction from animation tracks.
- * Captures movement from animations and applies it to the root object.
- */
-class RootMotionAction {
-
-    private static lastObjPosition: { [key: string]: Vector3 } = {};
-    private static lastObjRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
-
-    // we remove the first keyframe rotation from the space rotation when updating
-    private static firstKeyframeRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
-    // this is used to rotate the space on clip end / start (so the transform direction is correct)
-    private static spaceRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
-    private static effectiveSpaceRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
-    private static clipOffsetRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
-
-
-    set action(val: AnimationAction) {
-        this._action = val;
-    }
-    get action() {
-        return this._action;
-    }
-
-    get cacheId() {
-        return this.root.uuid;
-    }
-
-    private _action!: AnimationAction;
-
-    private root: Object3D;
-    private clip: AnimationClip;
-    private positionWrapper: TrackEvaluationWrapper | null = null;
-    private rotationWrapper: TrackEvaluationWrapper | null = null;
-    private context: Context;
-
-    positionChange: Vector3 = new Vector3();
-    rotationChange: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
-
-    constructor(context: Context, root: Object3D, clip: AnimationClip, positionTrack: KeyframeTrack | null, rotationTrack: KeyframeTrack | null) {
-        // console.log(this, positionTrack, rotationTrack);
-        this.context = context;
-        this.root = root;
-        this.clip = clip;
-
-        if (!RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId])
-            RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
-        if (rotationTrack) {
-            const values = rotationTrack.values;
-            RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId]
-                .set(values[0], values[1], values[2], values[3])
-        }
-
-        if (!RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId])
-            RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
-
-        if (!RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[this.cacheId])
-            RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
-
-        RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
-        if (rotationTrack) {
-            RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId]
-                .set(rotationTrack.values[0], rotationTrack.values[1], rotationTrack.values[2], rotationTrack.values[3])
-                .invert();
-        }
-
-        this.handlePosition(clip, positionTrack);
-        this.handleRotation(clip, rotationTrack);
-    }
-
-    onStart(action: AnimationAction) {
-        if (action.getClip() !== this.clip) return;
-
-        if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId]) {
-            RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId] = this.root.quaternion.clone()
-        }
-        const lastRotation = RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId];
-        // const firstKeyframe = RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.this.cacheId];
-        // lastRotation.invert().premultiply(firstKeyframe).invert();
-        RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId].copy(lastRotation);
-
-        if (debugRootMotion) {
-            const euler = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(lastRotation);
-            console.log("START", this.clip.name, Mathf.toDegrees(euler.y), this.root.position.z);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private getClipRotationOffset() {
-        return RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId];
-    }
-
-    private _prevTime = 0;
-
-    private handlePosition(_clip: AnimationClip, track: KeyframeTrack | null) {
-        if (track) {
-
-            const root = this.root;
-            if (debugRootMotion)
-                root.add(new AxesHelper());
-
-            if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjPosition[this.cacheId])
-                RootMotionAction.lastObjPosition[this.cacheId] = this.root.position.clone();
-            const valuesDiff = new Vector3();
-            const valuesPrev = new Vector3();
-            // const rotation = new Quaternion();
-            this.positionWrapper = new TrackEvaluationWrapper(track, (time, value: Float64Array) => {
-
-                const weight = this.action.getEffectiveWeight();
-
-
-                // reset for testing
-                if (debugRootMotion) {
-                    if (root.position.length() > 8)
-                        root.position.set(0, root.position.y, 0);
-                }
-
-                if (time > this._prevTime) {
-                    valuesDiff.set(value[0], value[1], value[2]);
-                    valuesDiff.sub(valuesPrev);
-                    valuesDiff.multiplyScalar(weight);
-                    valuesDiff.applyQuaternion(this.getClipRotationOffset());
-
-                    // RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[id].slerp(RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[id], weight);
-                    valuesDiff.applyQuaternion(root.quaternion);
-                    this.positionChange.copy(valuesDiff);
-
-                    // this.root.position.add(valuesDiff);
-                }
-
-                valuesPrev.fromArray(value);
-
-                this._prevTime = time;
-                value[0] = 0;
-                value[1] = 0;
-                value[2] = 0;
-                return value;
-
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static identityQuaternion = new Quaternion();
-
-    private handleRotation(clip: AnimationClip, track: KeyframeTrack | null) {
-        if (track) {
-            if (debugRootMotion) {
-                const arr = track.values;
-                const firstKeyframe = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(new Quaternion(arr[0], arr[1], arr[2], arr[3]));
-                console.log(clip.name, track.name, "FIRST ROTATION IN TRACK", Mathf.toDegrees(firstKeyframe.y));
-                const i = track.values.length - 4;
-                const lastKeyframe = new Quaternion().set(arr[i], arr[i + 1], arr[i + 2], arr[i + 3]);
-                const euler = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(lastKeyframe);
-                console.log(clip.name, track.name, "LAST ROTATION IN TRACK", Mathf.toDegrees(euler.y));
-            }
-
-            // if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid]) RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid] = new Quaternion();
-            // const temp = new Quaternion();
-            let prevTime: number = 0;
-            const valuesPrev = new Quaternion();
-            const valuesDiff = new Quaternion();
-            // const summedRot = new Quaternion();
-            this.rotationWrapper = new TrackEvaluationWrapper(track, (time, value: Float64Array) => {
-                // root.quaternion.copy(RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid]);
-                if (time > prevTime) {
-                    valuesDiff.set(value[0], value[1], value[2], value[3]);
-                    valuesPrev.invert();
-                    valuesDiff.multiply(valuesPrev);
-                    // if(weight < .99) valuesDiff.slerp(RootMotionAction.identityQuaternion, 1 - weight);
-                    this.rotationChange.copy(valuesDiff);
-                    // root.quaternion.multiply(valuesDiff);
-                }
-                // else
-                //     root.quaternion.multiply(this.getClipRotationOffset());
-
-                // RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid].copy(root.quaternion);
-                valuesPrev.fromArray(value);
-                prevTime = time;
-                value[0] = 0;
-                value[1] = 0;
-                value[2] = 0;
-                value[3] = 1;
-                return value;
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    // private lastPos: Vector3 = new Vector3();
-
-    onBeforeUpdate(_weight: number) {
-        this.positionChange.set(0, 0, 0);
-        this.rotationChange.set(0, 0, 0, 1);
-    }
-
-    onAfterUpdate(weight: number): boolean {
-        if (!this.action) return false;
-        weight *= this.action.getEffectiveWeight();
-        if (weight <= 0) return false;
-        this.positionChange.multiplyScalar(weight);
-        this.rotationChange.slerp(RootMotionAction.identityQuaternion, 1 - weight);
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Manages root motion for a character.
- * Extracts motion from animation tracks and applies it to the character's transform.
- */
-class RootMotionHandler {
-
-    private controller: AnimatorController;
-    private handler: RootMotionAction[] = [];
-    private root!: Object3D;
-
-
-    private basePosition: Vector3 = new Vector3();
-    private baseQuaternion: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
-    private baseRotation: Euler = new Euler();
-
-    constructor(controller: AnimatorController) {
-        this.controller = controller;
-    }
-
-    createClip(mixer: AnimationMixer, root: Object3D, clip: AnimationClip): AnimationAction {
-        this.root = root;
-        let rootName = "";
-        if (root && "name" in root) {
-            rootName = root.name;
-        }
-        const positionTrack = this.findRootTrack(clip, ".position");
-        const rotationTrack = this.findRootTrack(clip, ".quaternion");
-        const handler = new RootMotionAction(this.controller.context!, root, clip, positionTrack, rotationTrack);
-        this.handler.push(handler);
-
-        // it is important we do this after the handler is created
-        // otherwise we can not hook into threejs interpolators
-        const action = mixer.clipAction(clip);
-        handler.action = action;
-        return action;
-    }
-
-
-    onStart(action: AnimationAction) {
-        for (const handler of this.handler) {
-            handler.onStart(action);
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    onBeforeUpdate(weight: number) {
-        // capture the position of the object
-        this.basePosition.copy(this.root.position);
-        this.baseQuaternion.copy(this.root.quaternion);
-
-        for (const hand of this.handler)
-            hand.onBeforeUpdate(weight);
-    }
-
-    private summedPosition: Vector3 = new Vector3();
-    private summedRotation: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
-
-    onAfterUpdate(weight: number) {
-        if (weight <= 0) return;
-        // TODO: blend weight properly with root motion (when using timeline blending with animator)
-
-        // apply the accumulated changes
-        this.root.position.copy(this.basePosition);
-        this.root.quaternion.copy(this.baseQuaternion);
-
-        this.summedPosition.set(0, 0, 0);
-        this.summedRotation.set(0, 0, 0, 1);
-        for (const entry of this.handler) {
-            if (entry.onAfterUpdate(weight)) {
-                this.summedPosition.add(entry.positionChange);
-                this.summedRotation.multiply(entry.rotationChange);
-            }
-        }
-        this.root.position.add(this.summedPosition);
-        this.root.quaternion.multiply(this.summedRotation);
-        // RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.root.uuid].copy(this.root.quaternion);
-    }
-
-    private findRootTrack(clip: AnimationClip, name: string) {
-        const tracks = clip.tracks;
-        if (!tracks) return null;
-        for (const track of tracks) {
-            if (track.name.endsWith(name)) {
-                return track;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Serialization handler for AnimatorController instances.
- * Handles conversion between serialized data and runtime objects.
- */
-class AnimatorControllerSerializator extends TypeSerializer {
-    onSerialize(_: any, _context: SerializationContext) {
-
-    }
-    onDeserialize(data: AnimatorControllerModel & { __type?: string }, context: SerializationContext) {
-        if (context.type === AnimatorController && data?.__type === "AnimatorController")
-            return new AnimatorController(data);
-        return undefined;
-    }
-}
+import { AnimationAction, AnimationClip, AnimationMixer, AxesHelper, Euler, KeyframeTrack, LoopOnce, Object3D, Quaternion, Vector3 } from "three";
+
+import { isDevEnvironment } from "../engine/debug/index.js";
+import { Mathf } from "../engine/engine_math.js";
+import { InstantiateIdProvider } from "../engine/engine_networking_instantiate.js";
+import { assign, SerializationContext, TypeSerializer } from "../engine/engine_serialization_core.js";
+import { Context } from "../engine/engine_setup.js";
+import { isAnimationAction } from "../engine/engine_three_utils.js";
+import { TypeStore } from "../engine/engine_typestore.js";
+import { deepClone, getParam } from "../engine/engine_utils.js";
+import type { AnimatorControllerModel, Condition, State, Transition } from "../engine/extensions/NEEDLE_animator_controller_model.js";
+import { AnimatorConditionMode, AnimatorControllerParameterType, AnimatorStateInfo, createMotion, StateMachineBehaviour } from "../engine/extensions/NEEDLE_animator_controller_model.js";
+import { Animator } from "./Animator.js";
+
+const debug = getParam("debuganimatorcontroller");
+const debugRootMotion = getParam("debugrootmotion");
+
+/**
+ * Generates a hash code for a string
+ * @param str - The string to hash
+ * @returns A numeric hash value
+ */
+function stringToHash(str): number {
+    let hash = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+        const char = str.charCodeAt(i);
+        hash = ((hash << 5) - hash) + char;
+        hash = hash & hash;
+    }
+    return hash;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration options for creating an AnimatorController
+ */
+declare type CreateAnimatorControllerOptions = {
+    /** Should each animation state loop */
+    looping?: boolean,
+    /** Set to false to disable generating transitions between animation clips */
+    autoTransition?: boolean,
+    /** Duration in seconds for transitions between states */
+    transitionDuration?: number,
+}
+
+/** 
+ * Controls the playback of animations using a state machine architecture.
+ * 
+ * The AnimatorController manages animation states, transitions between states,
+ * and parameters that affect those transitions. It is used by the {@link Animator}
+ * component to control animation behavior on 3D models.
+ * 
+ * Use the static method {@link AnimatorController.createFromClips} to create
+ * an animator controller from a set of animation clips.
+ */
+export class AnimatorController {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an AnimatorController from a set of animation clips.
+     * Each clip becomes a state in the controller's state machine.
+     * 
+     * @param clips - The animation clips to use for creating states
+     * @param options - Configuration options for the controller including looping behavior and transitions
+     * @returns A new AnimatorController instance
+     */
+    static createFromClips(clips: AnimationClip[], options: CreateAnimatorControllerOptions = { looping: false, autoTransition: true, transitionDuration: 0 }): AnimatorController {
+        const states: State[] = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < clips.length; i++) {
+            const clip = clips[i];
+            const transitions: Transition[] = [];
+
+            if (options.autoTransition !== false) {
+                const dur = options.transitionDuration ?? 0;
+                const normalizedDuration = dur / clip.duration;
+                // automatically transition to self by default
+                let nextState = i;
+                if (options.autoTransition === undefined || options.autoTransition === true) {
+                    nextState = (i + 1) % clips.length;
+                }
+                transitions.push({
+                    exitTime: 1 - normalizedDuration,
+                    offset: 0,
+                    duration: dur,
+                    hasExitTime: true,
+                    destinationState: nextState,
+                    conditions: [],
+                })
+            }
+
+            const state: State = {
+                name: clip.name,
+                hash: i, // by using the index it's easy for users to call play(2) to play the clip at index 2
+                motion: {
+                    name: clip.name,
+                    clip: clip,
+                    isLooping: options?.looping ?? false,
+                },
+                transitions: transitions,
+                behaviours: []
+            }
+            states.push(state);
+        }
+        const model: AnimatorControllerModel = {
+            name: "AnimatorController",
+            guid: new InstantiateIdProvider(Date.now()).generateUUID(),
+            parameters: [],
+            layers: [{
+                name: "Base Layer",
+                stateMachine: {
+                    defaultState: 0,
+                    states: states
+                }
+            }]
+        }
+        const controller = new AnimatorController(model);
+        return controller;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Plays an animation state by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to play
+     * @param layerIndex - The layer index (defaults to 0)
+     * @param normalizedTime - The normalized time to start the animation from (0-1)
+     * @param durationInSec - Transition duration in seconds
+     */
+    play(name: string | number, layerIndex: number = -1, normalizedTime: number = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, durationInSec: number = 0) {
+        if (layerIndex < 0) layerIndex = 0;
+        else if (layerIndex >= this.model.layers.length) {
+            console.warn("invalid layer");
+            return;
+        }
+        const layer = this.model.layers[layerIndex];
+        const sm = layer.stateMachine;
+        for (const state of sm.states) {
+            if (state.name === name || state.hash === name) {
+                if (debug)
+                    console.log("transition to ", state);
+                this.transitionTo(state, durationInSec, normalizedTime);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        console.warn("Could not find " + name + " to play");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resets the controller to its initial state.
+     */
+    reset() {
+        this.setStartTransition();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a boolean parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @param value - The boolean value to set
+     */
+    setBool(name: string | number, value: boolean) {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a boolean parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @returns The boolean value of the parameter, or false if not found
+     */
+    getBool(name: string | number): boolean {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as boolean ?? false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a float parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @param val - The float value to set
+     * @returns True if the parameter was found and set, false otherwise
+     */
+    setFloat(name: string | number, val: number) {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        const filtered = this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name);
+        filtered.forEach(p => p.value = val);
+        return filtered?.length > 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a float parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @returns The float value of the parameter, or 0 if not found
+     */
+    getFloat(name: string | number): number {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as number ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets an integer parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @param val - The integer value to set
+     */
+    setInteger(name: string | number, val: number) {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = val);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an integer parameter value by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the parameter
+     * @returns The integer value of the parameter, or 0 if not found
+     */
+    getInteger(name: string | number): number {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as number ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a trigger parameter to active (true).
+     * Trigger parameters are automatically reset after they are consumed by a transition.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
+     */
+    setTrigger(name: string | number) {
+        if (debug)
+            console.log("SET TRIGGER", name);
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resets a trigger parameter to inactive (false).
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
+     */
+    resetTrigger(name: string | number) {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.filter(p => p[key] === name).forEach(p => p.value = false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the current state of a trigger parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the trigger parameter
+     * @returns The boolean state of the trigger, or false if not found
+     */
+    getTrigger(name: string | number): boolean {
+        const key = typeof name === "string" ? "name" : "hash";
+        return this.model?.parameters?.find(p => p[key] === name)?.value as boolean ?? false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the controller is currently in a transition between states.
+     * 
+     * @returns True if a transition is in progress, false otherwise
+     */
+    isInTransition(): boolean {
+        return this._activeStates.length > 1;
+    }
+
+    /** Set the speed of the animator controller. Larger values will make the animation play faster. */
+    setSpeed(speed: number) {
+        this._speed = speed;
+    }
+    private _speed: number = 1;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Finds an animation state by name or hash.
+     * @deprecated Use findState instead
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to find
+     * @returns The found state or null if not found
+     */
+    FindState(name: string | number | undefined | null): State | null { return this.findState(name); }
+    
+    /**
+     * Finds an animation state by name or hash.
+     * 
+     * @param name - The name or hash identifier of the state to find
+     * @returns The found state or null if not found
+     */
+    findState(name: string | number | undefined | null): State | null {
+        if (!name) return null;
+        if (Array.isArray(this.model.layers)) {
+            for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
+                for (const state of layer.stateMachine.states) {
+                    if (state.name === name || state.hash == name) return state;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets information about the current playing animation state.
+     * 
+     * @returns An AnimatorStateInfo object with data about the current state, or null if no state is active
+     */
+    getCurrentStateInfo() {
+        if (!this._activeState) return null;
+        const action = this._activeState.motion.action;
+        if (!action) return null;
+        const dur = this._activeState.motion.clip!.duration;
+        const normalizedTime = dur <= 0 ? 0 : Math.abs(action.time / dur);
+        return new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, dur, this._speed);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the animation action currently playing.
+     * 
+     * @returns The current animation action, or null if no action is playing
+     */
+    get currentAction(): AnimationAction | null {
+        if (!this._activeState) return null;
+        const action = this._activeState.motion.action;
+        if (!action) return null;
+        return action;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The normalized time (0-1) to start playing the first state at.
+     * This affects the initial state when the animator is first enabled.
+     */
+    normalizedStartOffset: number = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * The Animator component this controller is bound to.
+     */
+    animator?: Animator;
+    
+    /**
+     * The data model describing the animation states and transitions.
+     */
+    model: AnimatorControllerModel;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the engine context from the bound animator.
+     */
+    get context(): Context | undefined | null { return this.animator?.context; }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the animation mixer used by this controller.
+     */
+    get mixer() {
+        return this._mixer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cleans up resources used by this controller.
+     * Stops all animations and unregisters the mixer from the animation system.
+     */
+    dispose() {
+        this._mixer.stopAllAction();
+        if (this.animator) {
+            this._mixer.uncacheRoot(this.animator.gameObject);
+            for (const action of this._activeStates) {
+                if (action.motion.clip)
+                    this.mixer.uncacheAction(action.motion.clip, this.animator.gameObject);
+            }
+        }
+        this.context?.animations.unregisterAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
+    }
+
+    // applyRootMotion(obj: Object3D) {
+    //     // this.internalApplyRootMotion(obj);
+    // }
+
+    /**
+     * Binds this controller to an animator component.
+     * Creates a new animation mixer and sets up animation actions.
+     * 
+     * @param animator - The animator to bind this controller to
+     */
+    bind(animator: Animator) {
+        if (!animator) console.error("AnimatorController.bind: animator is null");
+        else if (this.animator !== animator) {
+            if (this._mixer) {
+                this._mixer.stopAllAction();
+                this.context?.animations.unregisterAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
+            }
+            this.animator = animator;
+            this._mixer = new AnimationMixer(this.animator.gameObject);
+            this.context?.animations.registerAnimationMixer(this._mixer);
+            this.createActions(this.animator);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a deep copy of this controller.
+     * Clones the model data but does not copy runtime state.
+     * 
+     * @returns A new AnimatorController instance with the same configuration
+     */
+    clone() {
+        if (typeof this.model === "string") {
+            console.warn("AnimatorController has not been resolved, can not create model from string", this.model);
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (debug) console.warn("AnimatorController clone()", this.model);
+        // clone runtime controller but dont clone clip or action
+        const clonedModel = deepClone(this.model, (_owner, _key, _value) => {
+            if (_value === null || _value === undefined) return true;
+            // dont clone three Objects
+            if (_value.type === "Object3D" || _value.isObject3D === true) return false;
+            // dont clone AnimationAction
+            if (isAnimationAction(_value)) { //.constructor.name === "AnimationAction") {
+                // console.log(_value);
+                return false;
+            }
+            // dont clone AnimationClip
+            if (_value["tracks"] !== undefined) return false;
+            // when assigned __concreteInstance during serialization
+            if (_value instanceof AnimatorController) return false;
+            return true;
+        }) as AnimatorControllerModel;
+        console.assert(clonedModel !== this.model);
+        const controller = new AnimatorController(clonedModel);
+        return controller;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the controller's state machine and animations.
+     * Called each frame by the animator component.
+     * 
+     * @param weight - The weight to apply to the animations (for blending)
+     */
+    update(weight: number) {
+        if (!this.animator) return;
+        this.evaluateTransitions();
+        this.updateActiveStates(weight);
+        // We want to update the animation mixer even if there is no active state (e.g. in cases where an empty animator controller is assigned and the timeline runs)
+        // if (!this._activeState) return;
+        const dt = this.animator.context.time.deltaTime;
+        if (this.animator.applyRootMotion) {
+            this.rootMotionHandler?.onBeforeUpdate(weight);
+        }
+        this._mixer.update(dt);
+        if (this.animator.applyRootMotion) {
+            this.rootMotionHandler?.onAfterUpdate(weight);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private _mixer!: AnimationMixer;
+    private _activeState?: State;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the currently active animation state.
+     * 
+     * @returns The active state or undefined if no state is active
+     */
+    get activeState(): State | undefined { return this._activeState; }
+
+    constructor(model: AnimatorControllerModel) {
+        this.model = model;
+        if (debug) console.log(this);
+    }
+
+    private _activeStates: State[] = [];
+
+    private updateActiveStates(weight: number) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < this._activeStates.length; i++) {
+            const state = this._activeStates[i];
+            const motion = state.motion;
+            if (!motion.action) {
+                this._activeStates.splice(i, 1);
+                i--;
+            }
+            else {
+                const action = motion.action;
+                action.weight = weight;
+                // console.log(action.getClip().name, action.getEffectiveWeight(), action.isScheduled());
+                if ((action.getEffectiveWeight() <= 0 && !action.isRunning())) {
+                    if (debug)
+                        console.debug("REMOVE", state.name, action.getEffectiveWeight(), action.isRunning(), action.isScheduled())
+                    this._activeStates.splice(i, 1);
+                    i--;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private setStartTransition() {
+        if (this.model.layers.length > 1 && (debug || isDevEnvironment())) {
+            console.warn("Multiple layers are not supported yet " + this.animator?.name);
+        }
+        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
+            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
+            if (sm.defaultState === undefined) {
+                if (debug)
+                    console.warn("AnimatorController default state is undefined, will assign state 0 as default", layer);
+                sm.defaultState = 0;
+            }
+            const start = sm.states[sm.defaultState];
+            this.transitionTo(start, 0, this.normalizedStartOffset);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private evaluateTransitions() {
+        let didEnterStateThisFrame = false;
+        if (!this._activeState) {
+            this.setStartTransition();
+            if (!this._activeState) return;
+            didEnterStateThisFrame = true;
+        }
+
+        const state = this._activeState;
+        const action = state.motion.action;
+        let index = 0;
+        for (const transition of state.transitions) {
+            ++index;
+            // transition without exit time and without condition that transition to itself are ignored
+            if (!transition.hasExitTime && transition.conditions.length <= 0) {
+                // if (this._activeState && this.getState(transition.destinationState, currentLayer)?.hash === this._activeState.hash)
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let allConditionsAreMet = true;
+            for (const cond of transition.conditions) {
+                if (!this.evaluateCondition(cond)) {
+                    allConditionsAreMet = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!allConditionsAreMet) continue;
+
+            if (debug && allConditionsAreMet) {
+                // console.log("All conditions are met", transition);
+            }
+
+            if (action) {
+                const dur = state.motion.clip!.duration;
+                const normalizedTime = dur <= 0 ? 1 : Math.abs(action.time / dur);
+                let exitTime = transition.exitTime;
+
+                // When the animation is playing backwards we need to check exit time inverted
+                if (action.timeScale < 0) {
+                    exitTime = 1 - exitTime;
+                }
+
+                let makeTransition = false;
+                if (transition.hasExitTime) {
+                    if (action.timeScale > 0) makeTransition = normalizedTime >= transition.exitTime;
+                    // When the animation is playing backwards we need to check exit time inverted
+                    else if (action.timeScale < 0) makeTransition = 1 - normalizedTime >= transition.exitTime;
+                }
+                else {
+                    makeTransition = true;
+                }
+
+                if (makeTransition) {
+                    // disable triggers for this transition
+                    for (const cond of transition.conditions) {
+                        const param = this.model.parameters.find(p => p.name === cond.parameter);
+                        if (param?.type === AnimatorControllerParameterType.Trigger && param.value) {
+                            param.value = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // if (transition.hasExitTime && transition.exitTime >= .9999) 
+                    action.clampWhenFinished = true;
+                    // else action.clampWhenFinished = false;
+                    if (debug) {
+                        const targetState = this.getState(transition.destinationState, 0);
+                        console.log(`Transition to ${transition.destinationState} / ${targetState?.name}`, transition, "\nTimescale: " + action.timeScale, "\nNormalized time: " + normalizedTime.toFixed(3), "\nExit Time: " + exitTime, transition.hasExitTime);
+                        // console.log(action.time, transition.exitTime);
+                    }
+                    this.transitionTo(transition.destinationState, transition.duration, transition.offset);
+                    // use the first transition that matches all conditions and make the transition as soon as in range
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                this.transitionTo(transition.destinationState, transition.duration, transition.offset);
+                return;
+            }
+            // if none of the transitions can be made continue searching for another transition meeting the conditions
+        }
+
+        // action.time += this.context.time.deltaTime
+        // console.log(action?.time, action?.getEffectiveWeight())
+
+        // update timescale
+        if (action) {
+            this.setTimescale(action, state);
+        }
+
+        let didTriggerLooping = false;
+        if (state.motion.isLooping && action) {
+            // we dont use the three loop state here because it prevents the transition check above
+            // it is easier if we re-trigger loop here. 
+            // We also can easily add the cycle offset settings from unity later
+            if (action.time >= action.getClip().duration) {
+                didTriggerLooping = true;
+                action.reset();
+                action.time = 0;
+                action.play();
+            }
+            else if (action.time <= 0 && action.timeScale < 0) {
+                didTriggerLooping = true;
+                action.reset();
+                action.time = action.getClip().duration;
+                action.play();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // call update state behaviours:
+        if (!didTriggerLooping && state && !didEnterStateThisFrame && action && this.animator) {
+            if (state.behaviours) {
+                const duration = action?.getClip().duration;
+                const normalizedTime = action.time / duration;
+                const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, duration, this._speed)
+                for (const beh of state.behaviours) {
+                    if (beh.instance) {
+                        beh.instance.onStateUpdate?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, 0);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private setTimescale(action: AnimationAction, state: State) {
+        let speedFactor = state.speed ?? 1;
+        if (state.speedParameter)
+            speedFactor *= this.getFloat(state.speedParameter);
+        if (speedFactor !== undefined) {
+            action.timeScale = speedFactor * this._speed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private getState(state: State | number, layerIndex: number): State | null {
+        if (typeof state === "number") {
+            if (state == -1) {
+                state = this.model.layers[layerIndex].stateMachine.defaultState; // exit state -> entry state
+                if (state === undefined) {
+                    if (debug)
+                        console.warn("AnimatorController default state is undefined: ", this.model, "Layer: " + layerIndex);
+                    state = 0;
+                }
+            }
+            state = this.model.layers[layerIndex].stateMachine.states[state];
+        }
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * These actions have been active previously but not faded out because we entered a state that has no real animation - no duration. In which case we hold the previously active actions until they are faded out.
+     */
+    private readonly _heldActions: AnimationAction[] = [];
+    private releaseHeldActions(duration: number) {
+        for (const prev of this._heldActions) {
+            prev.fadeOut(duration);
+        }
+        this._heldActions.length = 0;
+    }
+
+    private transitionTo(state: State | number, durationInSec: number, offsetNormalized: number) {
+
+        if (!this.animator) return;
+
+        const layerIndex = 0;
+
+        state = this.getState(state, layerIndex) as State;
+
+        if (!state?.motion || !state.motion.clip || !(state.motion.clip instanceof AnimationClip)) {
+            // if(debug) console.warn("State has no clip or motion", state);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const isSelf = this._activeState === state;
+        if (isSelf) {
+            const motion = state.motion;
+            if (!motion.action_loopback && motion.clip) {
+                // uncache action immediately resets the applied animation which breaks the root motion 
+                // this happens if we have a transition to self and the clip is not cached yet
+                const previousMatrix = this.rootMotionHandler ? this.animator.gameObject.matrix.clone() : null;
+                this._mixer.uncacheAction(motion.clip, this.animator.gameObject);
+                if (previousMatrix)
+                    previousMatrix.decompose(this.animator.gameObject.position, this.animator.gameObject.quaternion, this.animator.gameObject.scale);
+                motion.action_loopback = this.createAction(motion.clip);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // call exit state behaviours
+        if (this._activeState?.behaviours && this._activeState.motion.action) {
+            const duration = this._activeState?.motion.clip!.duration;
+            const normalizedTime = this._activeState.motion.action.time / duration;
+            const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(this._activeState, normalizedTime, duration, this._speed);
+            for (const beh of this._activeState.behaviours) {
+                beh.instance?.onStateExit?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, layerIndex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const prevAction = this._activeState?.motion.action;
+
+
+        if (isSelf) {
+            state.motion.action = state.motion.action_loopback;
+            state.motion.action_loopback = prevAction;
+        }
+        const prev = this._activeState;
+        this._activeState = state;
+        const action = state.motion?.action;
+
+        const clip = state.motion.clip;
+
+
+        if (clip?.duration <= 0 && clip.tracks.length <= 0) {
+            // if the new state doesn't have a valid clip / no tracks we don't fadeout the previous action and instead hold the previous action.
+            if (prevAction) {
+                this._heldActions.push(prevAction);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (prevAction) {
+            prevAction!.fadeOut(durationInSec);
+            this.releaseHeldActions(durationInSec);
+        }
+
+        if (action) {
+            offsetNormalized = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, offsetNormalized));
+            if (state.cycleOffsetParameter) {
+                let val = this.getFloat(state.cycleOffsetParameter);
+                if (typeof val === "number") {
+                    if (val < 0) val += 1;
+                    offsetNormalized += val;
+                    offsetNormalized %= 1;
+                }
+                else if (debug) console.warn("AnimatorController cycle offset parameter is not a number", state.cycleOffsetParameter);
+            }
+            else if (typeof state.cycleOffset === "number") {
+                offsetNormalized += state.cycleOffset
+                offsetNormalized %= 1;
+            }
+            if (action.isRunning())
+                action.stop();
+            action.reset();
+            action.enabled = true;
+            this.setTimescale(action, state);
+            const duration = state.motion.clip!.duration;
+            // if we are looping to the same state we don't want to offset the current start time
+            action.time = isSelf ? 0 : offsetNormalized * duration;
+            if (action.timeScale < 0) action.time = duration - action.time;
+            action.clampWhenFinished = true;
+            action.setLoop(LoopOnce, 0);
+            if (durationInSec > 0)
+                action.fadeIn(durationInSec);
+            else action.weight = 1;
+            action.play();
+
+            if (this.rootMotionHandler) {
+                this.rootMotionHandler.onStart(action);
+            }
+
+            if (!this._activeStates.includes(state))
+                this._activeStates.push(state);
+
+            // call enter state behaviours
+            if (this._activeState.behaviours) {
+                const info = new AnimatorStateInfo(state, offsetNormalized, duration, this._speed);
+                for (const beh of this._activeState.behaviours) {
+                    beh.instance?.onStateEnter?.call(beh.instance, this.animator, info, layerIndex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if (debug) {
+            if (!state["__warned_no_motion"]) {
+                state["__warned_no_motion"] = true;
+                console.warn("No action", state.motion, this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (debug)
+            console.log("TRANSITION FROM " + prev?.name + " TO " + state.name, durationInSec, prevAction, action, action?.getEffectiveTimeScale(), action?.getEffectiveWeight(), action?.isRunning(), action?.isScheduled(), action?.paused);
+    }
+
+    private createAction(clip: AnimationClip) {
+
+        // uncache clip causes issues when multiple states use the same clip
+        // this._mixer.uncacheClip(clip);
+        // instead only uncache the action when one already exists to make sure
+        // we get unique actions per state
+        const existing = this._mixer.existingAction(clip);
+        if (existing) this._mixer.uncacheAction(clip, this.animator?.gameObject);
+
+        if (this.animator?.applyRootMotion) {
+            if (!this.rootMotionHandler) {
+                this.rootMotionHandler = new RootMotionHandler(this);
+            }
+            // TODO: find root bone properly
+            const root = this.animator.gameObject;
+            return this.rootMotionHandler.createClip(this._mixer, root, clip);
+        }
+        else {
+            const action = this._mixer.clipAction(clip);
+            return action;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private evaluateCondition(cond: Condition): boolean {
+        const param = this.model.parameters.find(p => p.name === cond.parameter);
+        if (!param) return false;
+        // console.log(param.name, param.value);
+        switch (cond.mode) {
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.If:
+                return param.value === true;
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.IfNot:
+                return param.value === false;
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.Greater:
+                return param.value as number > cond.threshold;
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.Less:
+                return param.value as number < cond.threshold;
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.Equals:
+                return param.value === cond.threshold;
+            case AnimatorConditionMode.NotEqual:
+                return param.value !== cond.threshold;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private createActions(_animator: Animator) {
+        if (debug) console.log("AnimatorController createActions", this.model);
+        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
+            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
+            for (let index = 0; index < sm.states.length; index++) {
+                const state = sm.states[index];
+
+                // ensure we have a transitions array
+                if (!state.transitions) {
+                    state.transitions = [];
+                }
+                for (const t of state.transitions) {
+                    // can happen if conditions are empty in blender - the exporter seems to skip empty arrays
+                    if (!t.conditions) t.conditions = [];
+                }
+
+                // ensure we have a motion even if none was exported
+                if (!state.motion) {
+                    if (debug) console.warn("No motion", state);
+                    state.motion = createMotion(state.name);
+                    // console.warn("Missing motion", "AnimatorController: " + this.model.name, state);
+                    // sm.states.splice(index, 1);
+                    // index -= 1;
+                    // continue;
+                }
+                // the clips array contains which animator has which animationclip
+                if (this.animator && state.motion.clips) {
+                    // TODO: we have to compare by name because on instantiate we clone objects but not the node object
+                    const mapping = state.motion.clips?.find(e => e.node.name === this.animator?.gameObject?.name);
+                    if (!mapping) {
+                        if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) {
+                            console.warn("Could not find clip for animator \"" + this.animator?.gameObject?.name + "\"", state.motion.clips.map(c => c.node.name));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                        state.motion.clip = mapping.clip;
+                }
+
+                // ensure we have a clip to blend to
+                if (!state.motion.clip) {
+                    if (debug) console.warn("No clip assigned to state", state);
+                    const clip = new AnimationClip(undefined, undefined, []);
+                    state.motion.clip = clip;
+                }
+
+                if (state.motion?.clip) {
+                    const clip = state.motion.clip;
+                    if (clip instanceof AnimationClip) {
+                        const action = this.createAction(clip);
+                        state.motion.action = action;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) console.warn("No valid animationclip assigned", state);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // create state machine behaviours
+                if (state.behaviours && Array.isArray(state.behaviours)) {
+                    for (const behaviour of state.behaviours) {
+                        if (!behaviour?.typeName) continue;
+                        const type = TypeStore.get(behaviour.typeName);
+                        if (type) {
+                            const instance: StateMachineBehaviour = new type() as StateMachineBehaviour;
+                            if (instance.isStateMachineBehaviour) {
+                                instance._context = this.context ?? undefined;
+                                assign(instance, behaviour.properties);
+                                behaviour.instance = instance;
+                            }
+                            if (debug) console.log("Created animator controller behaviour", state.name, behaviour.typeName, behaviour.properties, instance);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            if (debug || isDevEnvironment()) console.warn("Could not find AnimatorBehaviour type: " + behaviour.typeName);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Yields all animation actions managed by this controller.
+     * Iterates through all states in all layers and returns their actions.
+     */
+    *enumerateActions() {
+        if (!this.model.layers) return;
+        for (const layer of this.model.layers) {
+            const sm = layer.stateMachine;
+            for (let index = 0; index < sm.states.length; index++) {
+                const state = sm.states[index];
+                if (state?.motion) {
+                    if (state.motion.action)
+                        yield state.motion.action;
+                    if (state.motion.action_loopback)
+                        yield state.motion.action_loopback;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    // https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/RootMotion.html
+    private rootMotionHandler?: RootMotionHandler;
+
+
+    // private findRootBone(obj: Object3D): Object3D | null {
+    //     if (this.animationRoot) return this.animationRoot;
+    //     if (obj.type === "Bone") {
+    //         this.animationRoot = obj as Bone;
+    //         return this.animationRoot;
+    //     }
+    //     if (obj.children) {
+    //         for (const ch of obj.children) {
+    //             const res = this.findRootBone(ch);
+    //             if (res) return res;
+    //         }
+    //     }
+    //     return null;
+    // }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a KeyframeTrack to allow custom evaluation of animation values.
+ * Used internally to modify animation behavior without changing the original data.
+ */
+class TrackEvaluationWrapper {
+
+    track?: KeyframeTrack;
+    createdInterpolant?: any;
+    originalEvaluate?: Function;
+    private customEvaluate?: (time: number) => any;
+
+    constructor(track: KeyframeTrack, evaluate: (time: number, value: any) => any) {
+        this.track = track;
+        const t = track as any;
+        const createOriginalInterpolator = t.createInterpolant.bind(track);
+        t.createInterpolant = () => {
+            t.createInterpolant = createOriginalInterpolator;
+            this.createdInterpolant = createOriginalInterpolator();
+            this.originalEvaluate = this.createdInterpolant.evaluate.bind(this.createdInterpolant);
+            this.customEvaluate = time => {
+                if (!this.originalEvaluate) return;
+                const res = this.originalEvaluate(time);
+                return evaluate(time, res);
+            };
+            this.createdInterpolant.evaluate = this.customEvaluate;
+            return this.createdInterpolant;
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    dispose() {
+        if (this.createdInterpolant && this.originalEvaluate) {
+            this.createdInterpolant.evaluate = this.originalEvaluate;
+        }
+        this.track = undefined;
+        this.createdInterpolant = null;
+        this.originalEvaluate = undefined;
+        this.customEvaluate = undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handles root motion extraction from animation tracks.
+ * Captures movement from animations and applies it to the root object.
+ */
+class RootMotionAction {
+
+    private static lastObjPosition: { [key: string]: Vector3 } = {};
+    private static lastObjRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
+
+    // we remove the first keyframe rotation from the space rotation when updating
+    private static firstKeyframeRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
+    // this is used to rotate the space on clip end / start (so the transform direction is correct)
+    private static spaceRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
+    private static effectiveSpaceRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
+    private static clipOffsetRotation: { [key: string]: Quaternion } = {};
+
+
+    set action(val: AnimationAction) {
+        this._action = val;
+    }
+    get action() {
+        return this._action;
+    }
+
+    get cacheId() {
+        return this.root.uuid;
+    }
+
+    private _action!: AnimationAction;
+
+    private root: Object3D;
+    private clip: AnimationClip;
+    private positionWrapper: TrackEvaluationWrapper | null = null;
+    private rotationWrapper: TrackEvaluationWrapper | null = null;
+    private context: Context;
+
+    positionChange: Vector3 = new Vector3();
+    rotationChange: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
+
+    constructor(context: Context, root: Object3D, clip: AnimationClip, positionTrack: KeyframeTrack | null, rotationTrack: KeyframeTrack | null) {
+        // console.log(this, positionTrack, rotationTrack);
+        this.context = context;
+        this.root = root;
+        this.clip = clip;
+
+        if (!RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId])
+            RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
+        if (rotationTrack) {
+            const values = rotationTrack.values;
+            RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.cacheId]
+                .set(values[0], values[1], values[2], values[3])
+        }
+
+        if (!RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId])
+            RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
+
+        if (!RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[this.cacheId])
+            RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
+
+        RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId] = new Quaternion();
+        if (rotationTrack) {
+            RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId]
+                .set(rotationTrack.values[0], rotationTrack.values[1], rotationTrack.values[2], rotationTrack.values[3])
+                .invert();
+        }
+
+        this.handlePosition(clip, positionTrack);
+        this.handleRotation(clip, rotationTrack);
+    }
+
+    onStart(action: AnimationAction) {
+        if (action.getClip() !== this.clip) return;
+
+        if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId]) {
+            RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId] = this.root.quaternion.clone()
+        }
+        const lastRotation = RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.cacheId];
+        // const firstKeyframe = RootMotionAction.firstKeyframeRotation[this.this.cacheId];
+        // lastRotation.invert().premultiply(firstKeyframe).invert();
+        RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[this.cacheId].copy(lastRotation);
+
+        if (debugRootMotion) {
+            const euler = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(lastRotation);
+            console.log("START", this.clip.name, Mathf.toDegrees(euler.y), this.root.position.z);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private getClipRotationOffset() {
+        return RootMotionAction.clipOffsetRotation[this.cacheId];
+    }
+
+    private _prevTime = 0;
+
+    private handlePosition(_clip: AnimationClip, track: KeyframeTrack | null) {
+        if (track) {
+
+            const root = this.root;
+            if (debugRootMotion)
+                root.add(new AxesHelper());
+
+            if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjPosition[this.cacheId])
+                RootMotionAction.lastObjPosition[this.cacheId] = this.root.position.clone();
+            const valuesDiff = new Vector3();
+            const valuesPrev = new Vector3();
+            // const rotation = new Quaternion();
+            this.positionWrapper = new TrackEvaluationWrapper(track, (time, value: Float64Array) => {
+
+                const weight = this.action.getEffectiveWeight();
+
+
+                // reset for testing
+                if (debugRootMotion) {
+                    if (root.position.length() > 8)
+                        root.position.set(0, root.position.y, 0);
+                }
+
+                if (time > this._prevTime) {
+                    valuesDiff.set(value[0], value[1], value[2]);
+                    valuesDiff.sub(valuesPrev);
+                    valuesDiff.multiplyScalar(weight);
+                    valuesDiff.applyQuaternion(this.getClipRotationOffset());
+
+                    // RootMotionAction.effectiveSpaceRotation[id].slerp(RootMotionAction.spaceRotation[id], weight);
+                    valuesDiff.applyQuaternion(root.quaternion);
+                    this.positionChange.copy(valuesDiff);
+
+                    // this.root.position.add(valuesDiff);
+                }
+
+                valuesPrev.fromArray(value);
+
+                this._prevTime = time;
+                value[0] = 0;
+                value[1] = 0;
+                value[2] = 0;
+                return value;
+
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static identityQuaternion = new Quaternion();
+
+    private handleRotation(clip: AnimationClip, track: KeyframeTrack | null) {
+        if (track) {
+            if (debugRootMotion) {
+                const arr = track.values;
+                const firstKeyframe = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(new Quaternion(arr[0], arr[1], arr[2], arr[3]));
+                console.log(clip.name, track.name, "FIRST ROTATION IN TRACK", Mathf.toDegrees(firstKeyframe.y));
+                const i = track.values.length - 4;
+                const lastKeyframe = new Quaternion().set(arr[i], arr[i + 1], arr[i + 2], arr[i + 3]);
+                const euler = new Euler().setFromQuaternion(lastKeyframe);
+                console.log(clip.name, track.name, "LAST ROTATION IN TRACK", Mathf.toDegrees(euler.y));
+            }
+
+            // if (!RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid]) RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid] = new Quaternion();
+            // const temp = new Quaternion();
+            let prevTime: number = 0;
+            const valuesPrev = new Quaternion();
+            const valuesDiff = new Quaternion();
+            // const summedRot = new Quaternion();
+            this.rotationWrapper = new TrackEvaluationWrapper(track, (time, value: Float64Array) => {
+                // root.quaternion.copy(RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid]);
+                if (time > prevTime) {
+                    valuesDiff.set(value[0], value[1], value[2], value[3]);
+                    valuesPrev.invert();
+                    valuesDiff.multiply(valuesPrev);
+                    // if(weight < .99) valuesDiff.slerp(RootMotionAction.identityQuaternion, 1 - weight);
+                    this.rotationChange.copy(valuesDiff);
+                    // root.quaternion.multiply(valuesDiff);
+                }
+                // else
+                //     root.quaternion.multiply(this.getClipRotationOffset());
+
+                // RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[root.uuid].copy(root.quaternion);
+                valuesPrev.fromArray(value);
+                prevTime = time;
+                value[0] = 0;
+                value[1] = 0;
+                value[2] = 0;
+                value[3] = 1;
+                return value;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // private lastPos: Vector3 = new Vector3();
+
+    onBeforeUpdate(_weight: number) {
+        this.positionChange.set(0, 0, 0);
+        this.rotationChange.set(0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+
+    onAfterUpdate(weight: number): boolean {
+        if (!this.action) return false;
+        weight *= this.action.getEffectiveWeight();
+        if (weight <= 0) return false;
+        this.positionChange.multiplyScalar(weight);
+        this.rotationChange.slerp(RootMotionAction.identityQuaternion, 1 - weight);
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Manages root motion for a character.
+ * Extracts motion from animation tracks and applies it to the character's transform.
+ */
+class RootMotionHandler {
+
+    private controller: AnimatorController;
+    private handler: RootMotionAction[] = [];
+    private root!: Object3D;
+
+
+    private basePosition: Vector3 = new Vector3();
+    private baseQuaternion: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
+    private baseRotation: Euler = new Euler();
+
+    constructor(controller: AnimatorController) {
+        this.controller = controller;
+    }
+
+    createClip(mixer: AnimationMixer, root: Object3D, clip: AnimationClip): AnimationAction {
+        this.root = root;
+        let rootName = "";
+        if (root && "name" in root) {
+            rootName = root.name;
+        }
+        const positionTrack = this.findRootTrack(clip, ".position");
+        const rotationTrack = this.findRootTrack(clip, ".quaternion");
+        const handler = new RootMotionAction(this.controller.context!, root, clip, positionTrack, rotationTrack);
+        this.handler.push(handler);
+
+        // it is important we do this after the handler is created
+        // otherwise we can not hook into threejs interpolators
+        const action = mixer.clipAction(clip);
+        handler.action = action;
+        return action;
+    }
+
+
+    onStart(action: AnimationAction) {
+        for (const handler of this.handler) {
+            handler.onStart(action);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    onBeforeUpdate(weight: number) {
+        // capture the position of the object
+        this.basePosition.copy(this.root.position);
+        this.baseQuaternion.copy(this.root.quaternion);
+
+        for (const hand of this.handler)
+            hand.onBeforeUpdate(weight);
+    }
+
+    private summedPosition: Vector3 = new Vector3();
+    private summedRotation: Quaternion = new Quaternion();
+
+    onAfterUpdate(weight: number) {
+        if (weight <= 0) return;
+        // TODO: blend weight properly with root motion (when using timeline blending with animator)
+
+        // apply the accumulated changes
+        this.root.position.copy(this.basePosition);
+        this.root.quaternion.copy(this.baseQuaternion);
+
+        this.summedPosition.set(0, 0, 0);
+        this.summedRotation.set(0, 0, 0, 1);
+        for (const entry of this.handler) {
+            if (entry.onAfterUpdate(weight)) {
+                this.summedPosition.add(entry.positionChange);
+                this.summedRotation.multiply(entry.rotationChange);
+            }
+        }
+        this.root.position.add(this.summedPosition);
+        this.root.quaternion.multiply(this.summedRotation);
+        // RootMotionAction.lastObjRotation[this.root.uuid].copy(this.root.quaternion);
+    }
+
+    private findRootTrack(clip: AnimationClip, name: string) {
+        const tracks = clip.tracks;
+        if (!tracks) return null;
+        for (const track of tracks) {
+            if (track.name.endsWith(name)) {
+                return track;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serialization handler for AnimatorController instances.
+ * Handles conversion between serialized data and runtime objects.
+ */
+class AnimatorControllerSerializator extends TypeSerializer {
+    onSerialize(_: any, _context: SerializationContext) {
+
+    }
+    onDeserialize(data: AnimatorControllerModel & { __type?: string }, context: SerializationContext) {
+        if (context.type === AnimatorController && data?.__type === "AnimatorController")
+            return new AnimatorController(data);
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
 new AnimatorControllerSerializator(AnimatorController);