ecspresso 0.7.1 → 0.9.0

package/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ A type-safe, modular, and extensible Entity Component System (ECS) framework for
 - **Screen Management**: Game state/screen transitions with overlay support
 - **Entity Hierarchy**: Parent-child relationships with traversal and cascade deletion
 - **Query System**: Powerful entity filtering with helper type utilities
+- **System Phases**: Named execution phases (preUpdate → fixedUpdate → update → postUpdate → render) with fixed-timestep simulation
+- **Change Detection**: Per-system monotonic sequence change tracking with `changed` query filters
 - **Reactive Queries**: Enter/exit callbacks when entities match or unmatch queries
 - **System Groups**: Enable/disable groups of systems at runtime
 - **Component Lifecycle**: Callbacks for component add/remove with unsubscribe support
@@ -27,6 +29,31 @@ A type-safe, modular, and extensible Entity Component System (ECS) framework for
 npm install ecspresso
 ```
 
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
+- [Core Concepts](#core-concepts)
+  - [Entities and Components](#entities-and-components) -- [Component Callbacks](#component-callbacks), [Reactive Queries](#reactive-queries)
+  - [Systems and Queries](#systems-and-queries)
+  - [Resources](#resources)
+- [Systems in Depth](#systems-in-depth)
+  - [Method Chaining](#method-chaining)
+  - [Query Type Utilities](#query-type-utilities)
+  - [System Phases](#system-phases)
+  - [System Priority](#system-priority)
+  - [System Groups](#system-groups)
+  - [System Lifecycle](#system-lifecycle)
+- [Events](#events)
+- [Entity Hierarchy](#entity-hierarchy) -- [Traversal](#traversal), [Parent-First Traversal](#parent-first-traversal), [Cascade Deletion](#cascade-deletion)
+- [Change Detection](#change-detection) -- [Marking Changes](#marking-changes), [Changed Query Filter](#changed-query-filter), [Sequence Timing](#sequence-timing)
+- [Command Buffer](#command-buffer) -- [Available Commands](#available-commands)
+- [Bundles](#bundles) -- [Built-in Bundles](#built-in-bundles), [Timer Bundle](#timer-bundle)
+- [Asset Management](#asset-management)
+- [Screen Management](#screen-management) -- [Screen-Scoped Systems](#screen-scoped-systems), [Screen Resource](#screen-resource)
+- [Type Safety](#type-safety)
+- [Error Handling](#error-handling)
+- [Performance Tips](#performance-tips)
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```typescript
@@ -88,21 +115,72 @@ world.entityManager.removeComponent(entity.id, 'velocity');
 world.entityManager.removeEntity(entity.id);
 ```
 
+#### Component Callbacks
+
+React to component additions and removals. Both methods return an unsubscribe function:
+
+```typescript
+const unsubAdd = world.onComponentAdded('health', (value, entity) => {
+  console.log(`Health added to entity ${entity.id}:`, value);
+});
+
+const unsubRemove = world.onComponentRemoved('health', (oldValue, entity) => {
+  console.log(`Health removed from entity ${entity.id}:`, oldValue);
+});
+
+// Unsubscribe when done
+unsubAdd();
+unsubRemove();
+```
+
+Also available on `world.entityManager.onComponentAdded()` / `onComponentRemoved()`.
+
+#### Reactive Queries
+
+Get callbacks when entities enter or exit a query match. Unlike regular queries that you poll during `update()`, reactive queries push notifications when the entity's components change:
+
+```typescript
+world.addReactiveQuery('enemies', {
+  with: ['position', 'enemy'],
+  without: ['dead'],
+  onEnter: (entity) => {
+    console.log(`Enemy ${entity.id} appeared at`, entity.components.position);
+    spawnHealthBar(entity.id);
+  },
+  onExit: (entityId) => {
+    // Receives ID since entity may already be removed
+    console.log(`Enemy ${entityId} gone`);
+    removeHealthBar(entityId);
+  },
+});
+
+// Triggers onEnter: spawning matching entity, adding required component, removing excluded component
+const enemy = world.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, enemy: true }); // onEnter fires
+
+// Triggers onExit: removing required component, adding excluded component, removing entity
+world.entityManager.addComponent(enemy.id, 'dead', true); // onExit fires
+
+// Existing matching entities trigger onEnter when query is added
+// Component replacement does NOT trigger enter/exit (match status unchanged)
+
+// Remove reactive query when no longer needed
+world.removeReactiveQuery('enemies'); // returns true if existed
+```
+
 ### Systems and Queries
 
 Systems process entities that match specific component patterns:
 
 ```typescript
 world.addSystem('combat')
-  .addQuery('fighters', { 
-    with: ['position', 'health'], 
-    without: ['dead'] 
+  .addQuery('fighters', {
+    with: ['position', 'health'],
+    without: ['dead']
   })
-  .addQuery('projectiles', { 
-    with: ['position', 'damage'] 
+  .addQuery('projectiles', {
+    with: ['position', 'damage']
   })
   .setProcess((queries, deltaTime) => {
-    // Process fighters and projectiles
     for (const fighter of queries.fighters) {
       for (const projectile of queries.projectiles) {
         // Combat logic here
@@ -114,7 +192,7 @@ world.addSystem('combat')
 
 ### Resources
 
-Resources provide global state accessible to all systems:
+Resources provide global state accessible to all systems.
 
 ```typescript
 interface Resources {
@@ -124,9 +202,21 @@ interface Resources {
 
 const world = new ECSpresso<Components, {}, Resources>();
 
-// Add resources
+// Direct values
 world.addResource('score', { value: 0 });
-world.addResource('settings', { difficulty: 'easy' });
+
+// Sync or async factories (lazy initialization)
+world.addResource('config', () => ({ difficulty: 'normal', soundEnabled: true }));
+world.addResource('database', async () => await connectToDatabase());
+
+// Factory with dependencies (initialized after dependencies are ready)
+world.addResource('cache', {
+  dependsOn: ['database'],
+  factory: (ecs) => ({ db: ecs.getResource('database') })
+});
+
+// Initialize all resources (respects dependency order, detects circular deps)
+await world.initializeResources();
 
 // Use in systems
 world.addSystem('scoring')
@@ -137,14 +227,48 @@ world.addSystem('scoring')
   .build();
 ```
 
-## Working with Systems
+**Builder pattern** -- resources chain naturally with other builder methods:
+
+```typescript
+const world = ECSpresso
+  .create<Components, Events, Resources>()
+  .withBundle(physicsBundle)
+  .withResource('config', { debug: true, maxEntities: 1000 })
+  .withResource('score', () => ({ value: 0 }))
+  .withResource('cache', {
+    dependsOn: ['database'],
+    factory: (ecs) => createCache(ecs.getResource('database'))
+  })
+  .build();
+```
+
+**Disposal** -- resources can define cleanup logic with `onDispose` callbacks:
+
+```typescript
+world.addResource('keyboard', {
+  factory: () => {
+    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => { /* ... */ };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', handler);
+    return { handler };
+  },
+  onDispose: (resource) => {
+    window.removeEventListener('keydown', resource.handler);
+  }
+});
+
+await world.disposeResource('keyboard');     // Dispose a single resource
+await world.disposeResources();              // All, in reverse dependency order
+```
+
+`onDispose` receives the resource value and the ECSpresso instance. Supports sync and async callbacks. Only initialized resources have their `onDispose` called. `removeResource()` still exists for removal without disposal.
+
+## Systems in Depth
 
 ### Method Chaining
 
-Chain multiple systems using `.and()` for cleaner code. The `.and()` method returns the parent container (ECSpresso or Bundle), enabling fluent chaining:
+Chain multiple systems using `.and()`. The `.and()` method returns the parent container (ECSpresso or Bundle), enabling fluent chaining:
 
 ```typescript
-// Chaining systems on ECSpresso
 world.addSystem('physics')
   .addQuery('moving', { with: ['position', 'velocity'] })
   .setProcess((queries, deltaTime) => {
@@ -157,16 +281,6 @@ world.addSystem('physics')
     // Rendering logic
   })
   .build();
-
-// Chaining systems in a Bundle
-const bundle = new Bundle<Components>()
-  .addSystem('movement')
-  .setProcess(() => { /* ... */ })
-  .and() // Returns Bundle for continued chaining
-  .addSystem('collision')
-  .setProcess(() => { /* ... */ })
-  .and()
-  .addResource('config', { speed: 10 });
 ```
 
 ### Query Type Utilities
@@ -178,14 +292,13 @@ import { createQueryDefinition, QueryResultEntity } from 'ecspresso';
 
 // Create reusable query definitions
 const movingQuery = createQueryDefinition<Components>({
-  with: ['position', 'velocity'] as const,
-  without: ['frozen'] as const
+  with: ['position', 'velocity'],
+  without: ['frozen']
 });
 
 // Extract entity type for helper functions
 type MovingEntity = QueryResultEntity<Components, typeof movingQuery>;
 
-// Create type-safe helper functions
 function updatePosition(entity: MovingEntity, deltaTime: number) {
   entity.components.position.x += entity.components.velocity.x * deltaTime;
   entity.components.position.y += entity.components.velocity.y * deltaTime;
@@ -202,18 +315,68 @@ world.addSystem('movement')
   .build();
 ```
 
+### System Phases
+
+Systems are organized into named execution phases that run in a fixed order:
+
+```
+preUpdate → fixedUpdate → update → postUpdate → render
+```
+
+Each phase's command buffer is played back before the next phase begins, so entities spawned in `preUpdate` are visible to `fixedUpdate`, and so on. Systems without `.inPhase()` default to `update`.
+
+```typescript
+world.addSystem('input')
+  .inPhase('preUpdate')
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => { /* Read input, update timers */ })
+  .and()
+  .addSystem('physics')
+  .inPhase('fixedUpdate')
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
+    // dt is always fixedDt here (e.g. 1/60)
+    // Runs 0..N times per frame based on accumulated time
+  })
+  .and()
+  .addSystem('gameplay')
+  .inPhase('update')  // default phase
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => { /* Game logic, AI */ })
+  .and()
+  .addSystem('transform-sync')
+  .inPhase('postUpdate')
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => { /* Transform propagation */ })
+  .and()
+  .addSystem('renderer')
+  .inPhase('render')
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => { /* Visual output */ })
+  .build();
+```
+
+**Fixed Timestep** -- The `fixedUpdate` phase uses a time accumulator for deterministic simulation. A spiral-of-death cap (8 steps) prevents runaway accumulation.
+
+```typescript
+const world = ECSpresso.create<Components, Events, Resources>()
+  .withFixedTimestep(1 / 60)  // 60Hz physics (default)
+  .build();
+```
+
+**Interpolation** -- Use `ecs.interpolationAlpha` (0..1) in the render phase to smooth between fixed steps.
+
+**Runtime Phase Changes** -- Move systems between phases at runtime with `world.updateSystemPhase('debug-overlay', 'render')`.
+
 ### System Priority
 
-Control execution order with priorities (higher numbers execute first):
+Within each phase, systems execute in priority order (higher numbers first). Systems with the same priority execute in registration order:
 
 ```typescript
 world.addSystem('physics')
-  .setPriority(100) // Runs first
+  .inPhase('fixedUpdate')
+  .setPriority(100) // Runs first within fixedUpdate
   .setProcess(() => { /* physics */ })
   .and()
-  .addSystem('rendering')
-  .setPriority(50)  // Runs second
-  .setProcess(() => { /* rendering */ })
+  .addSystem('constraints')
+  .inPhase('fixedUpdate')
+  .setPriority(50)  // Runs second within fixedUpdate
+  .setProcess(() => { /* constraints */ })
   .build();
 ```
 
@@ -222,7 +385,6 @@ world.addSystem('physics')
 Organize systems into groups that can be enabled/disabled at runtime:
 
 ```typescript
-// Assign systems to groups
 world.addSystem('renderSprites')
   .inGroup('rendering')
   .addQuery('sprites', { with: ['position', 'sprite'] })
@@ -234,96 +396,68 @@ world.addSystem('renderSprites')
   .setProcess(() => { /* ... */ })
   .build();
 
-// Disable/enable groups at runtime
-world.disableSystemGroup('rendering');  // All rendering systems skip
-world.enableSystemGroup('rendering');   // Resume rendering
-
-// Query group state
-world.isSystemGroupEnabled('rendering');  // true/false
-world.getSystemsInGroup('rendering');     // ['renderSprites', 'renderParticles']
+world.disableSystemGroup('rendering');              // All rendering systems skip
+world.enableSystemGroup('rendering');               // Resume rendering
+world.isSystemGroupEnabled('rendering');            // true/false
+world.getSystemsInGroup('rendering');               // ['renderSprites', 'renderParticles']
 
 // If a system belongs to multiple groups, disabling ANY group skips the system
-world.disableSystemGroup('effects');  // renderParticles won't run
 ```
 
-## Advanced Features
-
-### Bundles
+### System Lifecycle
 
-Organize related systems and resources into reusable bundles:
+Systems can have initialization, cleanup, and post-update hooks:
 
 ```typescript
-import { Bundle } from 'ecspresso';
-
-interface GameComponents {
-  position: { x: number; y: number };
-  velocity: { x: number; y: number };
-  sprite: { texture: string };
-}
-
-interface GameResources {
-  gravity: { value: number };
-}
-
-// Create a bundle with multiple systems using .and() for chaining
-const physicsBundle = new Bundle<GameComponents, {}, GameResources>('physics')
-  .addSystem('applyVelocity')
-  .addQuery('moving', { with: ['position', 'velocity'] })
-  .setProcess((queries, deltaTime) => {
-    for (const entity of queries.moving) {
-      entity.components.position.x += entity.components.velocity.x * deltaTime;
-      entity.components.position.y += entity.components.velocity.y * deltaTime;
-    }
+world.addSystem('gameSystem')
+  .setOnInitialize(async (ecs) => {
+    console.log('System starting...');
   })
-  .and()  // Returns the bundle for continued chaining
-  .addSystem('applyGravity')
-  .addQuery('falling', { with: ['velocity'] })
-  .setProcess((queries, deltaTime, ecs) => {
-    const gravity = ecs.getResource('gravity');
-    for (const entity of queries.falling) {
-      entity.components.velocity.y += gravity.value * deltaTime;
-    }
+  .setOnDetach((ecs) => {
+    console.log('System shutting down...');
   })
-  .and()
-  .addResource('gravity', { value: 9.8 });
+  .build();
 
-const renderBundle = new Bundle<GameComponents>('render')
-  .addSystem('renderer')
-  .addQuery('sprites', { with: ['position', 'sprite'] })
-  .setProcess((queries) => {
-    // Render sprites
-  })
-  .and();
+await world.initialize();
+```
 
-// Create world with bundles
-const game = ECSpresso.create<GameComponents, {}, GameResources>()
-  .withBundle(physicsBundle)
-  .withBundle(renderBundle)
-  .build();
+**Post-Update Hooks** -- Register callbacks that run between the `postUpdate` and `render` phases:
+
+```typescript
+// Returns unsubscribe function; multiple hooks run in registration order
+const unsubscribe = world.onPostUpdate((ecs, deltaTime) => {
+  console.log(`Frame completed in ${deltaTime}s`);
+});
+
+unsubscribe();
 ```
 
-### Events
+## Events
 
-Use events for decoupled system communication:
+Use events for decoupled system communication. Events work across all features -- hierarchy changes, asset loading, timer completion, and custom game events all use the same system.
 
 ```typescript
 interface Events {
   playerDied: { playerId: number };
   levelComplete: { score: number };
+  // Hierarchy events (if using entity hierarchy)
+  hierarchyChanged: {
+    entityId: number;
+    oldParent: number | null;
+    newParent: number | null;
+  };
 }
 
 const world = new ECSpresso<Components, Events>();
 
-// Subscribe to events with on() - returns unsubscribe function
+// Subscribe - returns unsubscribe function
 const unsubscribe = world.on('playerDied', (data) => {
   console.log(`Player ${data.playerId} died`);
 });
-
-// Unsubscribe when done
 unsubscribe();
 
-// Or unsubscribe by callback reference with off()
-const handler = (data) => console.log(`Level complete! Score: ${data.score}`);
+// Or unsubscribe by callback reference
+const handler = (data) => console.log(`Score: ${data.score}`);
 world.on('levelComplete', handler);
 world.off('levelComplete', handler);
 
@@ -332,8 +466,7 @@ world.addSystem('gameLogic')
   .setEventHandlers({
     playerDied: {
       handler: (data, ecs) => {
-        console.log(`Player ${data.playerId} died`);
-        // Respawn logic here
+        // Respawn logic
       }
     }
   })
@@ -343,302 +476,276 @@ world.addSystem('gameLogic')
 world.eventBus.publish('playerDied', { playerId: 1 });
 ```
 
-### Resource Factories
+**Built-in events**: `hierarchyChanged` (entity parent changes), `assetLoaded` / `assetFailed` / `assetGroupProgress` / `assetGroupLoaded` (asset loading), and timer `onComplete` events (see [Bundles](#bundles)).
 
-Create resources lazily with factory functions:
+## Entity Hierarchy
+
+Create parent-child relationships between entities for scene graphs, UI trees, or skeletal hierarchies:
 
 ```typescript
-interface Resources {
-  config: { difficulty: string; soundEnabled: boolean };
-  database: Database;
-  cache: { db: Database };
-}
+const player = world.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
 
-const world = new ECSpresso<Components, {}, Resources>();
+// Create child entity
+const weapon = world.spawnChild(player.id, { position: { x: 10, y: 0 } });
+
+// Or set parent on existing entity
+const shield = world.spawn({ position: { x: -10, y: 0 } });
+world.setParent(shield.id, player.id);
 
-// Sync factory
-world.addResource('config', () => ({
-  difficulty: 'normal',
-  soundEnabled: true
-}));
+// Orphan an entity
+world.removeParent(shield.id);
+```
 
-// Async factory
-world.addResource('database', async () => {
-  return await connectToDatabase();
-});
+### Traversal
 
-// Factory with dependencies - initialized after dependencies are ready
-world.addResource('cache', {
-  dependsOn: ['database'],
-  factory: (ecs) => ({
-    db: ecs.getResource('database')
-  })
+| Method | Returns | Description |
+|--------|---------|-------------|
+| `getParent(id)` | `number \| null` | Parent entity ID |
+| `getChildren(id)` | `number[]` | Direct children |
+| `getAncestors(id)` | `number[]` | Entity up to root |
+| `getDescendants(id)` | `number[]` | Depth-first order |
+| `getRoot(id)` | `number` | Root of the hierarchy |
+| `getSiblings(id)` | `number[]` | Other children of same parent |
+| `getRootEntities()` | `number[]` | All root entities |
+| `getChildAt(id, index)` | `number` | Child at index |
+| `getChildIndex(parentId, childId)` | `number` | Index of child |
+| `isDescendantOf(id, ancestorId)` | `boolean` | Relationship check |
+| `isAncestorOf(id, descendantId)` | `boolean` | Relationship check |
+
+### Parent-First Traversal
+
+Iterate the hierarchy with guaranteed parent-first order (useful for transform propagation):
+
+```typescript
+// Callback-based traversal
+world.forEachInHierarchy((entityId, parentId, depth) => {
+  // Parents are always visited before their children
 });
 
-// Initialize all resources (respects dependency order)
-await world.initializeResources();
-```
+// Filter to specific subtrees
+world.forEachInHierarchy(callback, { roots: [root.id] });
 
-**Dependency Features:**
-- Resources are initialized in topological order (dependencies first)
-- Circular dependencies throw a descriptive error at initialization time
-- Existing patterns (direct values, simple factories) work unchanged
+// Generator-based (supports early termination)
+for (const { entityId, parentId, depth } of world.hierarchyIterator()) {
+  if (depth > 2) break;
+}
+```
 
-### Resource Builder
+### Cascade Deletion
 
-Add resources fluently during ECSpresso construction using `withResource()`:
+When removing entities, descendants are automatically removed by default:
 
 ```typescript
-const world = ECSpresso
-  .create<Components, Events, Resources>()
-  .withBundle(physicsBundle)
-  .withResource('config', { debug: true, maxEntities: 1000 })
-  .withResource('score', () => ({ value: 0 }))
-  .withResource('cache', {
-    dependsOn: ['database'],
-    factory: (ecs) => createCache(ecs.getResource('database'))
-  })
-  .build();
+world.removeEntity(parent.id);
+// All descendants are removed
+
+// To orphan children instead:
+world.removeEntity(parent.id, { cascade: false });
 ```
 
-This chains naturally with `withBundle()`, `withAssets()`, and `withScreens()`.
+Hierarchy changes emit the `hierarchyChanged` event (see [Events](#events)).
 
-### Resource Disposal
+**World position pattern**: `worldPos = localPos + parent.worldPos`. A parent's world position already includes all grandparents, so each entity only needs to combine its local position with its immediate parent's world position. The Transform bundle implements this automatically.
 
-Resources can define cleanup logic with `onDispose` callbacks, useful for removing event listeners, closing connections, or releasing resources:
+## Change Detection
 
-```typescript
-// Factory with disposal callback
-world.addResource('keyboard', {
-  factory: () => {
-    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => { /* ... */ };
-    window.addEventListener('keydown', handler);
-    return { handler };
-  },
-  onDispose: (resource) => {
-    window.removeEventListener('keydown', resource.handler);
-  }
-});
+ECSpresso tracks component changes using a per-system monotonic sequence. Each `markChanged` call increments a global counter and stamps the component with a unique sequence number. Each system tracks the highest sequence it has seen; on its next execution, it only processes marks with a sequence greater than its last-seen value. This means each mark is processed exactly once per system, and marks expire after a single update cycle.
 
-// Or with the builder pattern
-const world = ECSpresso
-  .create<Components, Events, Resources>()
-  .withResource('database', {
-    factory: async () => await connectToDatabase(),
-    onDispose: async (db) => await db.close()
-  })
-  .build();
+### Marking Changes
 
-// Dispose a single resource
-await world.disposeResource('keyboard');
+Components are automatically marked as changed when added via `spawn()`, `addComponent()`, or `addComponents()`. For in-place mutations, call `markChanged` explicitly:
 
-// Dispose all resources in reverse dependency order
-// (dependents are disposed before their dependencies)
-await world.disposeResources();
+```typescript
+const position = world.entityManager.getComponent(entity.id, 'position');
+if (position) {
+  position.x += 10;
+  world.markChanged(entity.id, 'position');
+}
 ```
 
-**Disposal Features:**
-- `onDispose` receives the resource value and the ECSpresso instance as context
-- `disposeResources()` disposes in reverse topological order (dependents first)
-- Only initialized resources have their `onDispose` called
-- Supports both sync and async disposal callbacks
-- `removeResource()` still exists for removal without disposal
-
-### System Lifecycle
+### Changed Query Filter
 
-Systems can have initialization and cleanup hooks:
+Add `changed` to a query definition to filter entities to only those whose specified components changed since the system last ran:
 
 ```typescript
-world.addSystem('gameSystem')
-  .setOnInitialize(async (ecs) => {
-    // One-time setup
-    console.log('System starting...');
+world.addSystem('render-sync')
+  .addQuery('moved', {
+    with: ['position', 'sprite'],
+    changed: ['position'],  // Only entities whose position changed this tick
   })
-  .setOnDetach((ecs) => {
-    // Cleanup when system is removed
-    console.log('System shutting down...');
+  .setProcess((queries) => {
+    for (const entity of queries.moved) {
+      syncSpritePosition(entity);
+    }
   })
   .build();
-
-// Initialize all systems
-await world.initialize();
 ```
 
-### Post-Update Hooks
+When multiple components are listed in `changed`, entities matching **any** of them are included (OR semantics).
 
-Register callbacks that run after all systems have processed during `update()`:
+### Sequence Timing
 
-```typescript
-// Register a post-update hook - returns unsubscribe function
-const unsubscribe = world.onPostUpdate((ecs, deltaTime) => {
-  // Runs after all systems in update()
-  // Useful for cleanup, state sync, or debug logging
-  console.log(`Frame completed in ${deltaTime}s`);
-});
+- Marks made between updates are visible to all systems on the next update
+- Spawn auto-marks are visible on the first update
+- Marks from earlier phases are visible to later phases within the same frame
+- Within a phase, a higher-priority system's marks are visible to lower-priority systems
+- Each mark is processed exactly once per system (single-update expiry)
 
-// Multiple hooks run in registration order
-world.onPostUpdate((ecs) => {
-  // First hook
-});
-world.onPostUpdate((ecs) => {
-  // Second hook
-});
+For manual change detection outside of system queries:
 
-// Unsubscribe when no longer needed
-unsubscribe();
+```typescript
+const em = ecs.entityManager;
+if (em.getChangeSeq(entity.id, 'localTransform') > ecs.changeThreshold) {
+  // Component changed since last system execution (or since last update if between updates)
+}
 ```
 
-### Entity Hierarchy
+**Deferred marking**: `ecs.commands.markChanged(entity.id, 'position')` queues a mark for command buffer playback.
 
-Create parent-child relationships between entities for scene graphs, UI trees, or skeletal hierarchies:
+**Built-in bundle usage**: Movement marks `localTransform` (fixedUpdate) → Transform propagation reads `localTransform` changed, writes+marks `worldTransform` (postUpdate) → Renderer reads `worldTransform` changed (render).
 
-```typescript
-const world = new ECSpresso<Components>();
+## Command Buffer
 
-// Create a parent entity
-const player = world.spawn({
-  position: { x: 0, y: 0 }
-});
+Queue structural changes during system execution that execute between phases. This prevents issues when modifying entities during iteration.
 
-// Create a child entity using spawnChild
-const weapon = world.spawnChild(player.id, {
-  position: { x: 10, y: 0 }  // Relative to parent
-});
-
-// Or set parent on existing entity
-const shield = world.spawn({ position: { x: -10, y: 0 } });
-world.setParent(shield.id, player.id);
-
-// Query relationships
-world.getParent(weapon.id);           // player.id
-world.getChildren(player.id);         // [weapon.id, shield.id]
-
-// Orphan an entity (remove from parent)
-world.removeParent(shield.id);
-world.getParent(shield.id);           // null
+```typescript
+world.addSystem('combat')
+  .addQuery('enemies', { with: ['enemy', 'health'] })
+  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
+    for (const entity of queries.enemies) {
+      if (entity.components.health.value <= 0) {
+        ecs.commands.removeEntity(entity.id);
+        ecs.commands.spawn({
+          position: entity.components.position,
+          explosion: true,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  })
+  .build();
 ```
 
-#### Traversal Methods
-
-Navigate the hierarchy tree with traversal utilities:
+### Available Commands
 
 ```typescript
-// Build a hierarchy: root -> child -> grandchild
-const root = world.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
-const child = world.spawnChild(root.id, { position: { x: 10, y: 0 } });
-const grandchild = world.spawnChild(child.id, { position: { x: 20, y: 0 } });
-
-// Ancestors (from entity up to root)
-world.getAncestors(grandchild.id);    // [child.id, root.id]
-
-// Descendants (depth-first order)
-world.getDescendants(root.id);        // [child.id, grandchild.id]
-
-// Get root of any entity
-world.getRoot(grandchild.id);         // root.id
+// Entity operations
+ecs.commands.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
+ecs.commands.spawnChild(parentId, { position: { x: 10, y: 0 } });
+ecs.commands.removeEntity(entityId);
+ecs.commands.removeEntity(entityId, { cascade: false });
 
-// Siblings (other children of same parent)
-const child2 = world.spawnChild(root.id, { position: { x: -10, y: 0 } });
-world.getSiblings(child.id);          // [child2.id]
+// Component operations
+ecs.commands.addComponent(entityId, 'velocity', { x: 5, y: 0 });
+ecs.commands.addComponents(entityId, { velocity: { x: 5, y: 0 }, health: { value: 100 } });
+ecs.commands.removeComponent(entityId, 'velocity');
 
-// Relationship checks
-world.isDescendantOf(grandchild.id, root.id);  // true
-world.isAncestorOf(root.id, grandchild.id);    // true
+// Hierarchy operations
+ecs.commands.setParent(childId, parentId);
+ecs.commands.removeParent(childId);
 
-// All root entities (entities with children but no parent)
-world.getRootEntities();              // [root.id]
+// Change detection
+ecs.commands.markChanged(entityId, 'position');
 
-// Child ordering
-world.getChildAt(root.id, 0);         // child.id
-world.getChildIndex(root.id, child2.id); // 1
+// Utility
+ecs.commands.length;  // Number of queued commands
+ecs.commands.clear(); // Discard all queued commands
 ```
 
-#### Parent-First Traversal
+Commands execute in FIFO order. If a command fails (e.g., entity doesn't exist), it logs a warning and continues with remaining commands.
 
-Iterate the hierarchy with guaranteed parent-first order (useful for transform propagation):
+## Bundles
+
+Organize related systems and resources into reusable bundles:
 
 ```typescript
-// Callback-based traversal
-world.forEachInHierarchy((entityId, parentId, depth) => {
-  // Parents are always visited before their children
-  console.log(`Entity ${entityId} at depth ${depth}, parent: ${parentId}`);
-});
+import { Bundle } from 'ecspresso';
 
-// Filter to specific subtrees
-world.forEachInHierarchy(
-  (entityId, parentId, depth) => {
-    // Only visits entities under root.id
-  },
-  { roots: [root.id] }
-);
+const physicsBundle = new Bundle<GameComponents, {}, GameResources>('physics')
+  .addSystem('applyVelocity')
+  .addQuery('moving', { with: ['position', 'velocity'] })
+  .setProcess((queries, deltaTime) => {
+    for (const entity of queries.moving) {
+      entity.components.position.x += entity.components.velocity.x * deltaTime;
+      entity.components.position.y += entity.components.velocity.y * deltaTime;
+    }
+  })
+  .and()
+  .addSystem('applyGravity')
+  .addQuery('falling', { with: ['velocity'] })
+  .setProcess((queries, deltaTime, ecs) => {
+    const gravity = ecs.getResource('gravity');
+    for (const entity of queries.falling) {
+      entity.components.velocity.y += gravity.value * deltaTime;
+    }
+  })
+  .and()
+  .addResource('gravity', { value: 9.8 });
 
-// Generator-based traversal (supports early termination)
-for (const { entityId, parentId, depth } of world.hierarchyIterator()) {
-  if (depth > 2) break; // Stop at depth 2
-  console.log(entityId);
-}
+// Register bundles with the world
+const game = ECSpresso.create<GameComponents, {}, GameResources>()
+  .withBundle(physicsBundle)
+  .build();
 ```
 
-#### Cascade Deletion
+### Built-in Bundles
 
-When removing entities, descendants are automatically removed by default:
-
-```typescript
-const parent = world.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
-const child = world.spawnChild(parent.id, { position: { x: 10, y: 0 } });
-const grandchild = world.spawnChild(child.id, { position: { x: 20, y: 0 } });
-
-// Remove parent - cascades to all descendants
-world.removeEntity(parent.id);
-world.entityManager.getEntity(child.id);      // undefined
-world.entityManager.getEntity(grandchild.id); // undefined
+| Bundle | Import | Default Phase | Description |
+|--------|--------|---------------|-------------|
+| **Timers** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/timers` | `preUpdate` | ECS-native timers with event-based completion |
+| **Movement** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/movement` | `fixedUpdate` | Velocity-based movement integration |
+| **Transform** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/transform` | `postUpdate` | Hierarchical transform propagation (local/world transforms) |
+| **Bounds** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/bounds` | `postUpdate` | Screen bounds enforcement (destroy, clamp, wrap) |
+| **Collision** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/collision` | `postUpdate` | Layer-based AABB/circle collision detection with events |
+| **2D Renderer** | `ecspresso/bundles/renderers/renderer2D` | `render` | Automated PixiJS scene graph wiring |
 
-// To orphan children instead of deleting them:
-world.removeEntity(parent.id, { cascade: false });
-// Children still exist but have no parent
-```
+Each bundle accepts a `phase` option to override its default.
 
-#### Hierarchy Events
+### Timer Bundle
 
-React to hierarchy changes with the `hierarchyChanged` event:
+The timer bundle provides ECS-native timers that follow the "data, not callbacks" philosophy. Timers are components processed each frame, with optional event-based completion notifications.
 
 ```typescript
+import {
+  createTimerBundle, createTimer, createRepeatingTimer,
+  type TimerComponentTypes, type TimerEventData
+} from 'ecspresso/bundles/utils/timers';
+
+// Events used with onComplete must have TimerEventData payload
 interface Events {
-  hierarchyChanged: {
-    entityId: number;
-    oldParent: number | null;
-    newParent: number | null;
-  };
+  hideMessage: TimerEventData;   // { entityId, duration, elapsed }
+  spawnWave: TimerEventData;
 }
 
-const world = new ECSpresso<Components, Events>();
+interface Components extends TimerComponentTypes<Events> {
+  position: { x: number; y: number };
+}
 
-world.on('hierarchyChanged', (data) => {
-  if (data.newParent !== null) {
-    console.log(`Entity ${data.entityId} attached to ${data.newParent}`);
-  } else {
-    console.log(`Entity ${data.entityId} detached from ${data.oldParent}`);
-  }
-});
+const world = ECSpresso
+  .create<Components, Events>()
+  .withBundle(createTimerBundle<Events>())
+  .build();
+
+// One-shot timer (poll justFinished or use onComplete event)
+world.spawn({ ...createTimer<Events>(2.0), position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
+world.spawn({ ...createTimer<Events>(1.5, { onComplete: 'hideMessage' }) });
 
-// Events fire on setParent, removeParent, and spawnChild
-world.setParent(child.id, parent.id);  // Emits hierarchyChanged
+// Repeating timer
+world.spawn({ ...createRepeatingTimer<Events>(5.0, { onComplete: 'spawnWave' }) });
 ```
 
-### Asset Management
+Timer components expose `elapsed`, `duration`, `repeat`, `active`, `justFinished`, and optional `onComplete` for runtime control.
+
+## Asset Management
 
 Manage game assets with eager/lazy loading, groups, and progress tracking:
 
 ```typescript
-// Define asset types
 type Assets = {
   playerTexture: { data: ImageBitmap };
-  enemyTexture: { data: ImageBitmap };
   level1Music: { buffer: AudioBuffer };
   level1Background: { data: ImageBitmap };
 };
 
-// Create world with assets using the builder pattern
 const game = ECSpresso.create<Components, Events, Resources, Assets>()
   .withAssets(assets => assets
     // Eager assets - loaded automatically during initialize()
@@ -646,110 +753,55 @@ const game = ECSpresso.create<Components, Events, Resources, Assets>()
       const img = await loadImage('player.png');
       return { data: img };
     })
-    .add('enemyTexture', async () => {
-      const img = await loadImage('enemy.png');
-      return { data: img };
-    })
     // Lazy asset group - loaded on demand
     .addGroup('level1', {
-      level1Music: async () => {
-        const buffer = await loadAudio('level1.mp3');
-        return { buffer };
-      },
-      level1Background: async () => {
-        const img = await loadImage('level1-bg.png');
-        return { data: img };
-      },
+      level1Music: async () => ({ buffer: await loadAudio('level1.mp3') }),
+      level1Background: async () => ({ data: await loadImage('level1-bg.png') }),
     })
   )
   .build();
 
-// Initialize loads eager assets automatically
-await game.initialize();
-
-// Access loaded assets
-const player = game.getAsset('playerTexture');
-
-// Check if asset is loaded
-if (game.isAssetLoaded('enemyTexture')) {
-  const enemy = game.getAsset('enemyTexture');
-}
-
-// Load asset groups on demand (e.g., when entering a level)
-await game.loadAssetGroup('level1');
-
-// Track loading progress
-const progress = game.getAssetGroupProgress('level1'); // 0-1
-
-// Check if group is fully loaded
-if (game.isAssetGroupLoaded('level1')) {
-  const music = game.getAsset('level1Music');
-}
-```
-
-#### Asset Events
-
-React to asset loading with built-in events:
+await game.initialize();                          // Loads eager assets
+const player = game.getAsset('playerTexture');    // Access loaded asset
+game.isAssetLoaded('playerTexture');              // Check if loaded
 
-```typescript
-game.addSystem('loadingUI')
-  .setEventHandlers({
-    assetLoaded: {
-      handler: (data) => console.log(`Loaded: ${data.key}`)
-    },
-    assetFailed: {
-      handler: (data) => console.error(`Failed: ${data.key}`, data.error)
-    },
-    assetGroupProgress: {
-      handler: (data) => {
-        console.log(`${data.group}: ${data.loaded}/${data.total}`);
-      }
-    },
-    assetGroupLoaded: {
-      handler: (data) => console.log(`Group ready: ${data.group}`)
-    }
-  })
-  .build();
+await game.loadAssetGroup('level1');              // Load group on demand
+game.getAssetGroupProgress('level1');             // 0-1 progress
+game.isAssetGroupLoaded('level1');                // Check if group is ready
 ```
 
-#### Systems with Asset Requirements
-
 Systems can declare required assets and will only run when those assets are loaded:
 
 ```typescript
 game.addSystem('gameplay')
-  .requiresAssets(['playerTexture', 'enemyTexture'])
+  .requiresAssets(['playerTexture'])
   .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
-    // This only runs when both assets are loaded
     const player = ecs.getAsset('playerTexture');
   })
   .build();
 ```
 
-### Screen Management
+Asset events (`assetLoaded`, `assetFailed`, `assetGroupProgress`, `assetGroupLoaded`) are available through the event system -- see [Events](#events).
+
+## Screen Management
 
 Manage game states/screens with transitions and overlay support:
 
 ```typescript
 import type { ScreenDefinition } from 'ecspresso';
 
-// Define screen types with config and state
 type Screens = {
   menu: ScreenDefinition<
     Record<string, never>,           // Config (passed when entering)
     { selectedOption: number }       // State (mutable during screen)
   >;
   gameplay: ScreenDefinition<
-    { difficulty: string; level: number },  // Config
-    { score: number; isPaused: boolean }    // State
-  >;
-  pause: ScreenDefinition<
-    Record<string, never>,
-    Record<string, never>
+    { difficulty: string; level: number },
+    { score: number; isPaused: boolean }
   >;
+  pause: ScreenDefinition<Record<string, never>, Record<string, never>>;
 };
 
-// Create world with screens
 const game = ECSpresso.create<Components, Events, Resources, {}, Screens>()
   .withScreens(screens => screens
     .add('menu', {
@@ -761,73 +813,43 @@ const game = ECSpresso.create<Components, Events, Resources, {}, Screens>()
       initialState: () => ({ score: 0, isPaused: false }),
       onEnter: (config) => console.log(`Starting level ${config.level}`),
       onExit: () => console.log('Gameplay ended'),
-      // Require assets before screen can be entered
       requiredAssetGroups: ['level1'],
     })
     .add('pause', {
       initialState: () => ({}),
-      onEnter: () => console.log('Paused'),
-      onExit: () => console.log('Resumed'),
     })
   )
   .build();
 
 await game.initialize();
-
-// Set initial screen
-await game.setScreen('menu', {});
-
-// Transition to gameplay (clears screen stack)
-await game.setScreen('gameplay', { difficulty: 'hard', level: 1 });
-
-// Push overlay screen (adds to stack, previous screen stays active)
-await game.pushScreen('pause', {});
-
-// Pop overlay (returns to previous screen)
-await game.popScreen();
-
-// Access current screen info
-const current = game.getCurrentScreen();        // 'gameplay'
-const config = game.getScreenConfig();          // { difficulty: 'hard', level: 1 }
-const state = game.getScreenState();            // { score: 0, isPaused: false }
-
-// Update screen state
+await game.setScreen('menu', {});                     // Set initial screen
+await game.setScreen('gameplay', { difficulty: 'hard', level: 1 }); // Transition
+await game.pushScreen('pause', {});                   // Push overlay
+await game.popScreen();                               // Pop overlay
+
+const current = game.getCurrentScreen();              // 'gameplay'
+const config = game.getScreenConfig();                // { difficulty: 'hard', level: 1 }
+const state = game.getScreenState();                  // { score: 0, isPaused: false }
 game.updateScreenState({ score: 100 });
 ```
 
-#### Screen-Scoped Systems
-
-Systems can be restricted to run only in specific screens:
+### Screen-Scoped Systems
 
 ```typescript
-// Only runs when 'menu' is the current screen
 game.addSystem('menuUI')
-  .inScreens(['menu'])
+  .inScreens(['menu'])                         // Only runs in 'menu'
   .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
-    const state = ecs.getScreenState();
-    renderMenu(state.selectedOption);
+    renderMenu(ecs.getScreenState().selectedOption);
   })
   .build();
 
-// Only runs in 'gameplay' screen
-game.addSystem('scoring')
-  .inScreens(['gameplay'])
-  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
-    const state = ecs.getScreenState();
-    ecs.updateScreenState({ score: state.score + 1 });
-  })
-  .build();
-
-// Runs in all screens EXCEPT 'pause'
 game.addSystem('animations')
-  .excludeScreens(['pause'])
-  .setProcess(() => {
-    // Animations continue except when paused
-  })
+  .excludeScreens(['pause'])                   // Runs in all screens except 'pause'
+  .setProcess(() => { /* ... */ })
   .build();
 ```
 
-#### Screen Resource
+### Screen Resource
 
 Access screen state through the `$screen` resource:
 
@@ -835,20 +857,13 @@ Access screen state through the `$screen` resource:
 game.addSystem('ui')
   .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
     const screen = ecs.getResource('$screen');
-
-    console.log(screen.current);     // Current screen name
-    console.log(screen.config);      // Current screen config
-    console.log(screen.state);       // Current screen state (mutable)
-    console.log(screen.isOverlay);   // true if screen was pushed
-    console.log(screen.stackDepth);  // Number of screens in stack
-
-    // Check screen status
-    if (screen.isCurrent('gameplay')) {
-      // ...
-    }
-    if (screen.isActive('menu')) {
-      // true if menu is current OR in the stack
-    }
+    screen.current;        // Current screen name
+    screen.config;         // Current screen config
+    screen.state;          // Current screen state (mutable)
+    screen.isOverlay;      // true if screen was pushed
+    screen.stackDepth;     // Number of screens in stack
+    screen.isCurrent('gameplay');   // Check current screen
+    screen.isActive('menu');        // true if in current or stack
   })
   .build();
 ```
@@ -857,336 +872,58 @@ game.addSystem('ui')
 
 ECSpresso provides comprehensive TypeScript support:
 
-### Component Type Safety
 ```typescript
 // ✅ Valid
 world.entityManager.addComponent(entity.id, 'position', { x: 0, y: 0 });
 
-// ❌ TypeScript error - invalid component
+// ❌ TypeScript error - invalid component name
 world.entityManager.addComponent(entity.id, 'invalid', { data: 'bad' });
 
 // ❌ TypeScript error - wrong component shape
 world.entityManager.addComponent(entity.id, 'position', { x: 0 }); // missing y
-```
 
-### Query Type Safety
-```typescript
+// Query type safety - TypeScript knows which components exist
 world.addSystem('example')
   .addQuery('moving', { with: ['position', 'velocity'] })
   .setProcess((queries) => {
     for (const entity of queries.moving) {
-      // ✅ TypeScript knows these exist
-      entity.components.position.x;
-      entity.components.velocity.y;
-      
-      // ❌ TypeScript error - not guaranteed to exist
-      entity.components.health.value;
+      entity.components.position.x;   // ✅ guaranteed
+      entity.components.health.value; // ❌ not in query
     }
   })
   .build();
-```
-
-### Bundle Type Compatibility
-```typescript
-// ✅ Compatible bundles merge cleanly
-const bundle1 = new Bundle<{position: {x: number, y: number}}>('bundle1');
-const bundle2 = new Bundle<{velocity: {x: number, y: number}}>('bundle2');
 
+// Bundle type compatibility - conflicting types error at compile time
+const bundle1 = new Bundle<{position: {x: number, y: number}}>('b1');
+const bundle2 = new Bundle<{velocity: {x: number, y: number}}>('b2');
 const world = ECSpresso.create()
   .withBundle(bundle1)
-  .withBundle(bundle2) // Types merge successfully
-  .build();
-
-// ❌ Conflicting types error at compile time
-const conflictingBundle = new Bundle<{position: string}>('conflict');
-world.withBundle(conflictingBundle); // TypeScript prevents this
-```
-
-## Component Callbacks
-
-React to component changes with callbacks. Both methods return an unsubscribe function:
-
-```typescript
-// Listen for component additions - returns unsubscribe function
-const unsubAdd = world.onComponentAdded('health', (value, entity) => {
-  console.log(`Health added to entity ${entity.id}:`, value);
-});
-
-// Listen for component removals
-const unsubRemove = world.onComponentRemoved('health', (oldValue, entity) => {
-  console.log(`Health removed from entity ${entity.id}:`, oldValue);
-});
-
-// Unsubscribe when done
-unsubAdd();
-unsubRemove();
-
-// Also available on entityManager directly
-world.entityManager.onComponentAdded('position', (value, entity) => {
-  // ...
-});
-```
-
-## Reactive Queries
-
-Get callbacks when entities enter or exit a query match. Unlike regular queries that you poll during `update()`, reactive queries push notifications when the entity's components change:
-
-```typescript
-// Add a reactive query with enter/exit callbacks
-world.addReactiveQuery('enemies', {
-  with: ['position', 'enemy'],
-  without: ['dead'],
-  onEnter: (entity) => {
-    // Called when entity starts matching the query
-    console.log(`Enemy ${entity.id} appeared at`, entity.components.position);
-    spawnHealthBar(entity.id);
-  },
-  onExit: (entityId) => {
-    // Called when entity stops matching (receives ID since entity may be removed)
-    console.log(`Enemy ${entityId} gone`);
-    removeHealthBar(entityId);
-  },
-});
-
-// Triggers: spawning matching entity, adding required component,
-//           removing excluded component
-const enemy = world.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, enemy: true }); // onEnter fires
-
-// Triggers: removing required component, adding excluded component,
-//           removing entity
-world.entityManager.addComponent(enemy.id, 'dead', true); // onExit fires
-
-// Existing matching entities trigger onEnter when query is added
-world.spawn({ position: { x: 10, y: 10 }, enemy: true });
-world.addReactiveQuery('positioned', {
-  with: ['position'],
-  onEnter: (entity) => { /* Called for all existing entities with position */ },
-});
-
-// Remove reactive query when no longer needed
-const removed = world.removeReactiveQuery('enemies'); // returns true if existed
-```
-
-**Note:** Component replacement (calling `addComponent` with a component that already exists) does NOT trigger enter/exit callbacks since the entity's query match status doesn't change.
-
-## Command Buffer
-
-The command buffer allows you to queue structural changes (entity creation, removal, component changes) that execute at the end of the update cycle. This prevents issues when modifying entities during system iteration.
-
-```typescript
-// Queue commands during system execution
-world.addSystem('combat')
-  .addQuery('enemies', { with: ['enemy', 'health'] })
-  .setProcess((queries, dt, ecs) => {
-    for (const entity of queries.enemies) {
-      if (entity.components.health.value <= 0) {
-        // Queue removal - doesn't execute immediately
-        ecs.commands.removeEntity(entity.id);
-
-        // Queue spawning an explosion
-        ecs.commands.spawn({
-          position: entity.components.position,
-          explosion: true,
-        });
-      }
-    }
-    // Commands execute automatically at end of update()
-  })
+  .withBundle(bundle2)  // Types merge successfully
   .build();
 ```
 
-### Available Commands
-
-```typescript
-// Entity operations
-ecs.commands.spawn({ position: { x: 0, y: 0 } });
-ecs.commands.spawnChild(parentId, { position: { x: 10, y: 0 } });
-ecs.commands.removeEntity(entityId);
-ecs.commands.removeEntity(entityId, { cascade: false }); // Orphan children
-
-// Component operations
-ecs.commands.addComponent(entityId, 'velocity', { x: 5, y: 0 });
-ecs.commands.addComponents(entityId, { velocity: { x: 5, y: 0 }, health: { value: 100 } });
-ecs.commands.removeComponent(entityId, 'velocity');
-
-// Hierarchy operations
-ecs.commands.setParent(childId, parentId);
-ecs.commands.removeParent(childId);
-
-// Utility
-ecs.commands.length;  // Number of queued commands
-ecs.commands.clear(); // Discard all queued commands
-```
-
-Commands execute in FIFO order. If a command fails (e.g., entity doesn't exist), it logs a warning and continues with remaining commands.
-
-## Built-in Bundles
-
-ECSpresso provides optional utility bundles for common game development needs:
-
-| Bundle | Import | Description |
-|--------|--------|-------------|
-| **Transform** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/transform` | Hierarchical transform propagation (local/world transforms) |
-| **Movement** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/movement` | Velocity-based movement integration |
-| **Bounds** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/bounds` | Screen bounds enforcement (destroy, clamp, wrap) |
-| **Collision** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/collision` | Layer-based AABB/circle collision detection with events |
-| **Timers** | `ecspresso/bundles/utils/timers` | ECS-native timers with event-based completion |
-| **PixiJS Renderer** | `ecspresso/bundles/renderers/pixi` | Automated PixiJS scene graph wiring |
-
-## Timer Bundle
-
-The timer bundle provides ECS-native timers that follow the "data, not callbacks" philosophy. Timers are components processed each frame, with optional event-based completion notifications.
-
-```typescript
-import {
-  createTimerBundle,
-  createTimer,
-  createRepeatingTimer,
-  type TimerComponentTypes,
-  type TimerEventData
-} from 'ecspresso/bundles/utils/timers';
-
-// Define events that use TimerEventData payload
-interface Events {
-  hideMessage: TimerEventData;
-  spawnWave: TimerEventData;
-}
-
-// Extend components with timer support
-interface Components extends TimerComponentTypes<Events> {
-  position: { x: number; y: number };
-  messageDisplay: true;
-  spawner: true;
-}
-
-// Create world with timer bundle
-const world = ECSpresso
-  .create<Components, Events, Resources>()
-  .withBundle(createTimerBundle<Events>())
-  .build();
-
-// One-shot timer without event (poll justFinished)
-world.spawn({
-  ...createTimer<Events>(2.0),
-  messageDisplay: true,
-});
-
-// One-shot timer with completion event
-world.spawn({
-  ...createTimer<Events>(1.5, { onComplete: 'hideMessage' }),
-  messageDisplay: true,
-});
-
-// Repeating timer with event
-world.spawn({
-  ...createRepeatingTimer<Events>(5.0, { onComplete: 'spawnWave' }),
-  spawner: true,
-});
-
-// Subscribe to timer events
-world.on('hideMessage', (data) => {
-  console.log(`Timer on entity ${data.entityId} completed after ${data.elapsed}s`);
-});
-```
-
-### Timer Event Data
-
-Events used with timer `onComplete` must have `TimerEventData` as their payload type:
-
-```typescript
-interface TimerEventData {
-  entityId: number;  // Entity the timer belongs to
-  duration: number;  // Timer's configured duration
-  elapsed: number;   // Actual elapsed time (may exceed duration slightly)
-}
-```
-
-### Polling vs Events
-
-You can use timers in two ways:
-
-```typescript
-// 1. Polling with justFinished flag
-world.addSystem('timerPolling')
-  .addQuery('timers', { with: ['timer', 'messageDisplay'] })
-  .setProcess((queries) => {
-    for (const entity of queries.timers) {
-      if (entity.components.timer.justFinished) {
-        // Timer just completed this frame
-        hideMessage(entity.id);
-      }
-    }
-  })
-  .build();
-
-// 2. Event-based (decoupled)
-world.addSystem('timerEvents')
-  .setEventHandlers({
-    hideMessage: {
-      handler: (data, ecs) => {
-        // React to timer completion
-        ecs.commands.removeEntity(data.entityId);
-      }
-    }
-  })
-  .build();
-```
-
-### Timer Properties
-
-```typescript
-interface Timer {
-  elapsed: number;      // Time accumulated (seconds)
-  duration: number;     // Target duration (seconds)
-  repeat: boolean;      // Whether timer repeats
-  active: boolean;      // Whether timer is running
-  justFinished: boolean; // True for one frame after completion
-  onComplete?: string;  // Event name to publish (optional)
-}
-
-// Control timer at runtime
-const entity = world.spawn({ ...createTimer<Events>(5.0), myTimer: true });
-const timer = entity.components.timer;
-
-timer.active = false;  // Pause
-timer.active = true;   // Resume
-timer.elapsed = 0;     // Reset
-timer.duration = 10;   // Change duration
-```
-
 ## Error Handling
 
-ECSpresso provides clear, contextual error messages for common issues:
+ECSpresso provides clear, contextual error messages:
 
 ```typescript
-// Resource not found with helpful context
-try {
-  const missing = world.getResource('nonexistent');
-} catch (error) {
-  console.error(error.message); 
-  // "Resource 'nonexistent' not found. Available resources: [config, score, settings]"
-}
+world.getResource('nonexistent');
+// → "Resource 'nonexistent' not found. Available resources: [config, score, settings]"
 
-// Entity operations with detailed context
-try {
-  world.entityManager.addComponent(999, 'position', { x: 0, y: 0 });
-} catch (error) {
-  console.error(error.message);
-  // "Cannot add component 'position': Entity with ID 999 does not exist"
-}
+world.entityManager.addComponent(999, 'position', { x: 0, y: 0 });
+// → "Cannot add component 'position': Entity with ID 999 does not exist"
 
-// Component not found returns null
-const component = world.entityManager.getComponent(123, 'position');
-if (component === null) {
-  console.log('Component not found');
-}
+// Component not found returns null (no throw)
+world.entityManager.getComponent(123, 'position'); // null
 ```
 
 ## Performance Tips
 
+- Use `changed` query filters to skip unchanged entities in render sync, transform propagation, and similar systems
+- Call `markChanged` after in-place mutations so downstream systems can detect the change
 - Extract business logic into testable helper functions using query type utilities
 - Bundle related systems for better organization and reusability
-- Use system priorities to control execution order
+- Use system phases to separate concerns (physics in `fixedUpdate`, rendering in `render`) and priorities for ordering within a phase
 - Use resource factories for expensive initialization (textures, audio, etc.)
 - Consider component callbacks for immediate reactions to state changes
 - Minimize the number of components in queries when possible to leverage indexing