Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/stabilization/2110' into nvsickle/FixEntityOrdering

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Asset/AssetManagerBus.h

@@ -65,8 +65,35 @@ namespace AZ
 
             //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             // EBusTraits overrides - Application is a singleton
-            static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single;
-            typedef AZStd::recursive_mutex MutexType;
+            static constexpr AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single;
+            using MutexType = AZStd::recursive_mutex;
+
+            static constexpr bool EnableEventQueue = true;
+            using EventQueueMutexType = AZStd::mutex;
+            struct PostThreadDispatchInvoker
+            {
+                ~PostThreadDispatchInvoker();
+            };
+
+            template <typename DispatchMutex>
+            struct ThreadDispatchLockGuard
+            {
+                ThreadDispatchLockGuard(DispatchMutex& contextMutex)
+                    : m_lock{ contextMutex }
+                {}
+                ThreadDispatchLockGuard(DispatchMutex& contextMutex, AZStd::adopt_lock_t adopt_lock)
+                    : m_lock{ contextMutex, adopt_lock }
+                {}
+                ThreadDispatchLockGuard(const ThreadDispatchLockGuard&) = delete;
+                ThreadDispatchLockGuard& operator=(const ThreadDispatchLockGuard&) = delete;
+            private:
+                PostThreadDispatchInvoker m_threadPolicyInvoker;
+                using LockType = AZStd::conditional_t<LocklessDispatch, AZ::Internal::NullLockGuard<DispatchMutex>, AZStd::scoped_lock<DispatchMutex>>;
+                LockType m_lock;
+            };
+
+            template <typename DispatchMutex, bool>
+            using DispatchLockGuard = ThreadDispatchLockGuard<DispatchMutex>;
             //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
             virtual ~AssetCatalogRequests() = default;
@@ -200,6 +227,17 @@ namespace AZ
 
         using AssetCatalogRequestBus = AZ::EBus<AssetCatalogRequests>;
 
+        inline AssetCatalogRequests::PostThreadDispatchInvoker::~PostThreadDispatchInvoker()
+        {
+            if (!AssetCatalogRequestBus::IsInDispatchThisThread())
+            {
+                if (AssetCatalogRequestBus::QueuedEventCount())
+                {
+                    AssetCatalogRequestBus::ExecuteQueuedEvents();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /*
          * Events that AssetManager listens for
          */

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Component/ComponentApplication.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/Casting/lossy_cast.h>
 
 #include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplication.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/TickBus.h>
 
 #include <AzCore/Debug/LocalFileEventLogger.h>
@@ -44,8 +45,6 @@
 #include <AzCore/Module/Module.h>
 #include <AzCore/Module/ModuleManager.h>
 
-#include <AzCore/IO/FileIO.h>
-#include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path_fwd.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/SystemFile.h>
 
 #include <AzCore/Driller/Driller.h>
@@ -215,12 +214,6 @@ namespace AZ
                 // Update old Project path before attempting to merge in new Settings Registry values in order to prevent recursive calls
                 m_oldProjectPath = newProjectPath;
 
-                // Merge the project.json file into settings registry under ProjectSettingsRootKey path.
-                AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectMetadataFile{ AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FindEngineRoot(m_registry) / newProjectPath };
-                projectMetadataFile /= "project.json";
-                m_registry.MergeSettingsFile(projectMetadataFile.Native(),
-                    AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Format::JsonMergePatch, AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::ProjectSettingsRootKey);
-
                 // Update all the runtime file paths based on the new "project_path" value.
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(m_registry);
             }
@@ -506,6 +499,16 @@ namespace AZ
         SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_CommandLine(*m_settingsRegistry, m_commandLine, executeRegDumpCommands);
         SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*m_settingsRegistry);
 
+        // The /O3DE/Application/LifecycleEvents array contains a valid set of lifecycle events
+        // Those lifecycle events are normally read from the <engine-root>/Registry
+        // which isn't merged until ComponentApplication::Create invokes MergeSettingsToRegistry
+        // So pre-populate the valid lifecycle even entries
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SystemAllocatorCreated");
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SettingsRegistryAvailable");
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "ConsoleAvailable");
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SystemAllocatorCreated", R"({})");
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SettingsRegistryAvailable", R"({})");
+
         // Create the Module Manager
         m_moduleManager = AZStd::make_unique<ModuleManager>();
 
@@ -520,6 +523,7 @@ namespace AZ
             m_ownsConsole = true;
             m_console->LinkDeferredFunctors(AZ::ConsoleFunctorBase::GetDeferredHead());
             m_settingsRegistryConsoleFunctors = AZ::SettingsRegistryConsoleUtils::RegisterAzConsoleCommands(*m_settingsRegistry, *m_console);
+            ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "ConsoleAvailable", R"({})");
         }
     }
 
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ namespace AZ
         {
             AZ::Interface<AZ::IConsole>::Unregister(m_console);
             delete m_console;
+            ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "ConsoleUnavailable", R"({})");
         }
 
         m_moduleManager.reset();
@@ -558,6 +563,8 @@ namespace AZ
         if (AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get() == m_settingsRegistry.get())
         {
             SettingsRegistry::Unregister(m_settingsRegistry.get());
+            ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SettingsRegistryUnavailable", R"({})");
+            ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "SystemAllocatorPendingDestruction", R"({})");
         }
         m_settingsRegistry.reset();
 
@@ -672,6 +679,8 @@ namespace AZ
         ReflectionEnvironment::GetReflectionManager()->Reflect(azrtti_typeid(this), [this](ReflectContext* context) {Reflect(context); });
 
         RegisterCoreComponents();
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "ReflectionManagerAvailable", R"({})");
+
         TickBus::AllowFunctionQueuing(true);
         SystemTickBus::AllowFunctionQueuing(true);
 
@@ -691,6 +700,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
         // Load the actual modules
         LoadModules();
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "GemsLoaded", R"({})");
 
         // Execute user.cfg after modules have been loaded but before processing any command-line overrides
         AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath platformCachePath;
@@ -756,12 +766,14 @@ namespace AZ
         m_entities.rehash(0); // force free all memory
 
         DestroyReflectionManager();
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "ReflectionManagerUnavailable", R"({})");
 
         static_cast<SettingsRegistryImpl*>(m_settingsRegistry.get())->ClearNotifiers();
         static_cast<SettingsRegistryImpl*>(m_settingsRegistry.get())->ClearMergeEvents();
 
         // Uninit and unload any dynamic modules.
         m_moduleManager->UnloadModules();
+        ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "GemsUnloaded", R"({})");
 
         NameDictionary::Destroy();
 

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Component/ComponentApplication.h

@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ namespace AZ
             bool m_loadDynamicModules = true;
             //! Used by test fixtures to ensure reflection occurs to edit context.
             bool m_createEditContext = false;
+            //! Indicates whether the AssetCatalog.xml should be loaded by default in Application::StartCommon
+            bool m_loadAssetCatalog = true;
         };
 
         ComponentApplication();
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@ namespace AZ
         /// Calculates the root directory of the engine.
         void CalculateEngineRoot();
 
-        /// Calculates the directory where the bootstrap.cfg file resides.
+        /// Deprecated: The term "AppRoot" has no meaning
         void CalculateAppRoot();
 
         template<typename Iterator>

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryVisitorUtils.h>
+
+namespace AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle
+{
+    bool ValidateEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Type = SettingsRegistryInterface::Type;
+        FixedValueString eventRegistrationKey{ ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey };
+        eventRegistrationKey += '/';
+        eventRegistrationKey += eventName;
+        return settingsRegistry.GetType(eventRegistrationKey) == Type::Object;
+    }
+
+    bool SignalEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName, AZStd::string_view eventValue)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Format = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Format;
+
+        if (!ValidateEvent(settingsRegistry, eventName))
+        {
+            AZ_Warning("ComponentApplicationLifecycle", false, R"(Cannot signal event %.*s. Name does is not a field of object "%.*s".)"
+                R"( Please make sure the entry exists in the '<engine-root>/Registry/application_lifecycle_events.setreg")"
+                " or in *.setreg within the project", AZ_STRING_ARG(eventName), AZ_STRING_ARG(ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey));
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto eventRegistrationKey = FixedValueString::format("%.*s/%.*s", AZ_STRING_ARG(ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey),
+            AZ_STRING_ARG(eventName));
+
+        return settingsRegistry.MergeSettings(eventValue, Format::JsonMergePatch, eventRegistrationKey);
+    }
+
+    bool RegisterEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Format = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Format;
+
+        if (!ValidateEvent(settingsRegistry, eventName))
+        {
+            FixedValueString eventRegistrationKey{ ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey };
+            eventRegistrationKey += '/';
+            eventRegistrationKey += eventName;
+            return settingsRegistry.MergeSettings(R"({})", Format::JsonMergePatch, eventRegistrationKey);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool RegisterHandler(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyEventHandler& handler,
+        AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyCallback callback, AZStd::string_view eventName, bool autoRegisterEvent)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Type = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Type;
+        using NotifyEventHandler = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyEventHandler;
+
+        // Some systems may attempt to register a handler before the settings registry has been loaded
+        // If so, this flag lets them automatically register an event if it hasn't yet been registered.
+        // RegisterEvent calls validate event.
+        if ((!autoRegisterEvent && !ValidateEvent(settingsRegistry, eventName)) ||
+            (autoRegisterEvent && !RegisterEvent(settingsRegistry, eventName)))
+        {
+            AZ_Warning(
+                "ComponentApplicationLifecycle", false,
+                R"(Cannot register event %.*s. Name is not a field of object "%.*s".)"
+                R"( Please make sure the entry exists in the '<engine-root>/Registry/application_lifecycle_events.setreg")"
+                " or in *.setreg within the project", AZ_STRING_ARG(eventName), AZ_STRING_ARG(ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey));
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto eventNameRegistrationKey = FixedValueString::format("%.*s/%.*s", AZ_STRING_ARG(ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey),
+            AZ_STRING_ARG(eventName));
+        auto lifecycleCallback = [callback = AZStd::move(callback), eventNameRegistrationKey](AZStd::string_view path, Type type)
+        {
+            if (path == eventNameRegistrationKey)
+            {
+                callback(path, type);
+            }
+        };
+
+        handler = NotifyEventHandler(AZStd::move(lifecycleCallback));
+        settingsRegistry.RegisterNotifier(handler);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/string/string_view.h>
+
+namespace AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle
+{
+    //! Root Key where lifecycle events should be registered under
+    inline constexpr AZStd::string_view ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey = "/O3DE/Application/LifecycleEvents";
+
+
+    //! Validates that the event @eventName is stored in the array at ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey
+    //! @param settingsRegistry registry where @eventName will be searched
+    //! @param eventName name of key that validated that exists as an element in the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array
+    //! @return true if the @eventName was found in the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array
+    bool ValidateEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName);
+
+    //! Wrapper around setting a value underneath the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey
+    //! It validates if the @eventName is is part of the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array 
+    //! It then appends the @eventName to the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey merges the @eventValue into
+    //! the SettingsRegistry at that key
+    //! NOTE: This function should only be invoked from ComponentApplication and its derived classes
+    //! @param settingsRegistry registry where eventName should be set
+    //! @param eventName name of key underneath the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey to signal
+    //! @param eventValue JSON Object that will be merged into the SettingsRegistry at <ApplicationLifecycleEventRootKey>/<eventName>
+    //! @return true if the eventValue was successfully merged at the <ApplicationLifecycleEventRootKey>/<eventName>
+    bool SignalEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName, AZStd::string_view eventValue);
+
+    //! Register that the event @eventName is stored in the array at ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey
+    //! @param settingsRegistry registry where @eventName will be searched
+    //! @param eventName name of key that will be stored in the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array
+    //! @return true if the event passed validation or the eventName was stored in the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array
+    bool RegisterEvent(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZStd::string_view eventName);
+
+    //! Wrapper around registering the NotifyEventHandler with the SettingsRegistry for the specified event
+    //! It validates if the @eventName is is part of the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey array and if
+    //! so moves the @callback into @handler and then registers the handler with the SettingsRegistry NotifyEvent
+    //! @param settingsRegistry registry where handler will be registered
+    //! @param handler handler where callback will be moved into and then registered with the SettingsRegistry
+    //!        if the specified @eventName passes validation
+    //! @param callback will be moved into the handler if the specified @eventName is valid
+    //! @param eventName name of key underneath the ApplicationLifecycleEventRegistrationKey to register
+    //! @param autoRegisterEvent automatically register this event if it hasn't been registered yet. This is useful
+    //!         when registering a handler before the settings registry has been loaded.
+    //! @return true if the handler was registered with the SettingsRegistry NotifyEvent
+    bool RegisterHandler(AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyEventHandler& handler,
+        AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyCallback callback, AZStd::string_view eventName, bool autoRegisterEvent = false);
+}

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Console/IConsole.h

@@ -262,6 +262,6 @@ static constexpr AZ::ThreadSafety ConsoleThreadSafety<_TYPE, std::enable_if_t<st
 //! @param _FLAGS a set of AzFramework::ConsoleFunctorFlags used to mutate behaviour
 //! @param _DESC a description of the cvar
 #define AZ_CONSOLEFREEFUNC_4(_NAME, _FUNCTION, _FLAGS, _DESC) \
-    inline AZ::ConsoleFunctor<void, false> Functor##_FUNCTION(#_FUNCTION, _DESC, _FLAGS | AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontDuplicate, AZ::TypeId::CreateNull(), &_FUNCTION)
+    inline AZ::ConsoleFunctor<void, false> Functor##_FUNCTION(_NAME, _DESC, _FLAGS | AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontDuplicate, AZ::TypeId::CreateNull(), &_FUNCTION)
 
 #define AZ_CONSOLEFREEFUNC(...) AZ_MACRO_SPECIALIZE(AZ_CONSOLEFREEFUNC_, AZ_VA_NUM_ARGS(__VA_ARGS__), (__VA_ARGS__))

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Module/ModuleManager.cpp

@@ -10,16 +10,13 @@
 #include <AzCore/Module/Internal/ModuleManagerSearchPathTool.h>
 
 #include <AzCore/Module/Module.h>
-#include <AzCore/RTTI/AttributeReader.h>
-#include <AzCore/RTTI/BehaviorContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/Entity.h>
-#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplication.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 #include <AzCore/NativeUI/NativeUIRequests.h>
-#include <AzCore/Script/ScriptSystemBus.h>
-#include <AzCore/Script/ScriptContext.h>
 
 #include <AzCore/std/algorithm.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/smart_ptr/make_shared.h>
@@ -221,11 +218,16 @@ namespace AZ
             }
         }
 
+        AZStd::string componentNamesArray = R"({ "SystemComponents":[)";
+        const char* comma = "";
         // For all system components, deactivate
         for (auto componentIt = m_systemComponents.rbegin(); componentIt != m_systemComponents.rend(); ++componentIt)
         {
             ModuleEntity::DeactivateComponent(**componentIt);
+            componentNamesArray += AZStd::string::format(R"(%s"%s")", comma, (*componentIt)->RTTI_GetTypeName());
+            comma = ", ";
         }
+        componentNamesArray += R"(]})";
 
         // For all modules that we created an entity for, set them to "Init" (meaning not Activated)
         for (auto& moduleData : m_ownedModules)
@@ -239,6 +241,13 @@ namespace AZ
 
         // Since the system components have been deactivated clear out the vector.
         m_systemComponents.clear();
+
+        // Signal that the System Components have deactivated
+        if (auto settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get(); settingsRegistry != nullptr)
+        {
+            AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*settingsRegistry, "SystemComponentsDeactivated", componentNamesArray);
+        }
+
     }
 
     //=========================================================================
@@ -284,7 +293,11 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         // Split the tag list
         AZStd::vector<AZStd::string_view> tagList;
-        AZStd::tokenize<AZStd::string_view>(tags, ",", tagList);
+        auto TokenizeTags = [&tagList](AZStd::string_view token)
+        {
+            tagList.push_back(token);
+        };
+        AZ::StringFunc::TokenizeVisitor(tags, TokenizeTags, ',');
 
         m_systemComponentTags.resize(tagList.size());
         AZStd::transform(tagList.begin(), tagList.end(), m_systemComponentTags.begin(), [](const AZStd::string_view& tag)
@@ -737,11 +750,17 @@ namespace AZ
             }
         }
 
+        AZStd::string componentNamesArray = R"({ "SystemComponents":[)";
+        const char* comma = "";
         // Activate the entities in the appropriate order
         for (Component* component : componentsToActivate)
         {
             ModuleEntity::ActivateComponent(*component);
+
+            componentNamesArray += AZStd::string::format(R"(%s"%s")", comma, component->RTTI_GetTypeName());
+            comma = ", ";
         }
+        componentNamesArray += R"(]})";
 
         // Done activating; set state to active
         for (auto& moduleData : modulesToInit)
@@ -755,5 +774,12 @@ namespace AZ
 
         // Save the activated components for deactivation later
         m_systemComponents.insert(m_systemComponents.end(), componentsToActivate.begin(), componentsToActivate.end());
+
+        // Signal that the System Components are activated
+        if (auto settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get(); settingsRegistry != nullptr)
+        {
+            AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*settingsRegistry, "SystemComponentsActivated",
+                componentNamesArray);
+        }
     }
 } // namespace AZ

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryMergeUtils.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 namespace AZ::Internal
 {
+    static constexpr const char* ProductCacheDirectoryName = "Cache";
+
     AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString GetEngineMonikerForProject(
         SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectJsonPath)
     {
@@ -228,19 +230,20 @@ namespace AZ::Internal
 
 namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
 {
-    constexpr AZStd::string_view InternalScanUpEngineRootKey{ "/O3DE/Settings/Internal/engine_root_scan_up_path" };
-    constexpr AZStd::string_view InternalScanUpProjectRootKey{ "/O3DE/Settings/Internal/project_root_scan_up_path" };
-
     AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindEngineRoot(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry)
     {
+        static constexpr AZStd::string_view InternalScanUpEngineRootKey{ "/O3DE/Runtime/Internal/engine_root_scan_up_path" };
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Type = SettingsRegistryInterface::Type;
+
         AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath engineRoot;
         // This is the 'external' engine root key, as in passed from command-line or .setreg files.
-        auto engineRootKey = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString::format("%s/engine_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
+        constexpr auto engineRootKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/engine_path";
 
         // Step 1 Run the scan upwards logic once to find the location of the engine.json if it exist
         // Once this step is run the {InternalScanUpEngineRootKey} is set in the Settings Registry
         // to have this scan logic only run once InternalScanUpEngineRootKey the supplied registry
-        if (settingsRegistry.GetType(InternalScanUpEngineRootKey) == SettingsRegistryInterface::Type::NoType)
+        if (settingsRegistry.GetType(InternalScanUpEngineRootKey) == Type::NoType)
         {
             // We can scan up from exe directory to find engine.json, use that for engine root if it exists.
             engineRoot = Internal::ScanUpRootLocator("engine.json");
@@ -283,14 +286,18 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
 
     AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindProjectRoot(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry)
     {
-        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectRoot;
-        const auto projectRootKey = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString::format("%s/project_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
+        static constexpr AZStd::string_view InternalScanUpProjectRootKey{ "/O3DE/Runtime/Internal/project_root_scan_up_path" };
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        using Type = SettingsRegistryInterface::Type;
 
-        // Step 1 Run the scan upwards logic once to find the location of the project.json if it exist
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectRoot;
+        constexpr auto projectRootKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
+
+        // Step 1 Run the scan upwards logic once to find the location of the closest ancestor project.json
         // Once this step is run the {InternalScanUpProjectRootKey} is set in the Settings Registry
         // to have this scan logic only run once for the supplied registry
         // SettingsRegistryInterface::GetType is used to check if a key is set
-        if (settingsRegistry.GetType(InternalScanUpProjectRootKey) == SettingsRegistryInterface::Type::NoType)
+        if (settingsRegistry.GetType(InternalScanUpProjectRootKey) == Type::NoType)
         {
             projectRoot = Internal::ScanUpRootLocator("project.json");
             // Set the {InternalScanUpProjectRootKey} to make sure this code path isn't called again for this settings registry
@@ -305,19 +312,129 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
         }
 
         // Step 2 Check the project-path key
-        // This is the project path root key, as in passed from command-line or .setreg files.
-        if (settingsRegistry.Get(projectRoot.Native(), projectRootKey))
+        // This is the project path root key, as passed from command-line or *.setreg files.
+        settingsRegistry.Get(projectRoot.Native(), projectRootKey);
+        return projectRoot;
+    }
+
+    //! The algorithm that is used to find the project cache is as follows
+    //! 1. The "{BootstrapSettingsRootKey}/project_cache_path" is checked for the path
+    //! 2. Otherwise append the ProductCacheDirectoryName constant to the <project-path>
+    static AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindProjectCachePath(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry, const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectPath)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+
+        constexpr auto projectCachePathKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_cache_path";
+
+        // Step 1 Check the project-cache-path key
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectCachePath; settingsRegistry.Get(projectCachePath.Native(), projectCachePathKey))
         {
-            return projectRoot;
+            return projectCachePath;
         }
 
-        // Step 3 Check for a "Cache" directory by scanning upwards from the executable directory
-        if (auto candidateRoot = Internal::ScanUpRootLocator("Cache");
-            !candidateRoot.empty() && AZ::IO::SystemFile::IsDirectory(candidateRoot.c_str()))
+        // Step 2 Append the "Cache" directory to the project-path
+        return projectPath / Internal::ProductCacheDirectoryName;
+    }
+
+    //! Set the user directory with the provided path or using <project-path>/user as default
+    static AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindProjectUserPath(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry,
+        const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectPath)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+
+        // User: root - same as the @user@ alias, this is the starting path for transient data and log files.
+        constexpr auto projectUserPathKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_user_path";
+
+        // Step 1 Check the project-user-path key
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectUserPath; settingsRegistry.Get(projectUserPath.Native(), projectUserPathKey))
         {
-            projectRoot = AZStd::move(candidateRoot);
+            return projectUserPath;
+        }
+
+        // Step 2 Append the "User" directory to the project-path
+        return projectPath / "user";
+    }
+
+    //! Set the log directory using the settings registry path or using <project-user-path>/log as default
+    static AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindProjectLogPath(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry,
+        const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectUserPath)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+
+        // User: root - same as the @log@ alias, this is the starting path for transient data and log files.
+        constexpr auto projectLogPathKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_log_path";
+
+        // Step 1 Check the project-user-path key
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectLogPath; settingsRegistry.Get(projectLogPath.Native(), projectLogPathKey))
+        {
+            return projectLogPath;
+        }
+
+        // Step 2 Append the "Log" directory to the project-user-path
+        return projectUserPath / "log";
+    }
+
+    // check for a default write storage path, fall back to the <project-user-path> if not
+    static AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindDevWriteStoragePath(const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectUserPath)
+    {
+        AZStd::optional<AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString> devWriteStorage = Utils::GetDevWriteStoragePath();
+        return devWriteStorage.has_value() ? *devWriteStorage : projectUserPath;
+    }
+
+    // check for the project build path, which is a relative path from the project root
+    // that specifies where the build directory is located
+    static void SetProjectBuildPath(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry,
+        const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectPath)
+    {
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectBuildPath; settingsRegistry.Get(projectBuildPath.Native(), ProjectBuildPath))
+        {
+            settingsRegistry.Remove(FilePathKey_ProjectBuildPath);
+            settingsRegistry.Remove(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath);
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath buildConfigurationPath = (projectPath / projectBuildPath).LexicallyNormal();
+            if (IO::SystemFile::Exists(buildConfigurationPath.c_str()))
+            {
+                settingsRegistry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectBuildPath, buildConfigurationPath.Native());
+            }
+
+            // Add the specific build configuration paths to the Settings Registry
+            // First try <project-build-path>/bin/$<CONFIG> and if that path doesn't exist
+            // try <project-build-path>/bin/$<PLATFORM>/$<CONFIG>
+            buildConfigurationPath /= "bin";
+            if (IO::SystemFile::Exists((buildConfigurationPath / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).c_str()))
+            {
+                settingsRegistry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath,
+                    (buildConfigurationPath / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).Native());
+            }
+            else if (IO::SystemFile::Exists((buildConfigurationPath / AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).c_str()))
+            {
+                settingsRegistry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath,
+                    (buildConfigurationPath / AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).Native());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Sets the project name within the Settings Registry by looking up the "project_name"
+    // within the project.json file
+    static void SetProjectName(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry,
+        const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& projectPath)
+    {
+        using FixedValueString = SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
+        // Project name - if it was set via merging project.json use that value, otherwise use the project path's folder name.
+        constexpr auto projectNameKey = FixedValueString(ProjectSettingsRootKey) + "/project_name";
+
+        // Read the project name from the project.json file if it exists
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectJsonPath = projectPath / "project.json";
+            AZ::IO::SystemFile::Exists(projectJsonPath.c_str()))
+        {
+            settingsRegistry.MergeSettingsFile(projectJsonPath.Native(),
+                AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Format::JsonMergePatch, AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::ProjectSettingsRootKey);
+        }
+        // If a project name isn't set the default will be set to the final path segment of the project path
+        if (FixedValueString projectName; !settingsRegistry.Get(projectName, projectNameKey))
+        {
+            projectName = projectPath.Filename().Native();
+            settingsRegistry.Set(projectNameKey, projectName);
         }
-        return projectRoot;
     }
 
     AZStd::string_view ConfigParserSettings::DefaultCommentPrefixFilter(AZStd::string_view line)
@@ -397,7 +514,7 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
     bool MergeSettingsToRegistry_ConfigFile(SettingsRegistryInterface& registry, AZStd::string_view filePath,
         const ConfigParserSettings& configParserSettings)
     {
-        auto configPath = FindEngineRoot(registry) / filePath;
+        auto configPath = FindProjectRoot(registry) / filePath;
         IO::FileReader configFile;
         bool configFileOpened{};
         switch (configParserSettings.m_fileReaderClass)
@@ -542,19 +659,77 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
     void MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(SettingsRegistryInterface& registry)
     {
         using FixedValueString = AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString;
-        // Binary folder
-        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath path = AZ::Utils::GetExecutableDirectory();
-        registry.Set(FilePathKey_BinaryFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
 
-        // Engine root folder - corresponds to the @engroot@ and @engroot@ aliases
-        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath engineRoot = FindEngineRoot(registry);
-        registry.Set(FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder, engineRoot.LexicallyNormal().Native());
+        // Binary folder - corresponds to the @exefolder@ alias
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath exePath = AZ::Utils::GetExecutableDirectory();
+        registry.Set(FilePathKey_BinaryFolder, exePath.LexicallyNormal().Native());
 
-        auto projectPathKey = FixedValueString::format("%s/project_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
-        SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString projectPathValue;
-        if (registry.Get(projectPathValue, projectPathKey))
+        // Project path - corresponds to the @projectroot@ alias
+        // NOTE: We make the project-path in the BootstrapSettingsRootKey absolute first
+
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectPath = FindProjectRoot(registry);
+        if (constexpr auto projectPathKey = FixedValueString(BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
+            !projectPath.empty())
         {
-            // Cache folder
+            if (projectPath.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto projectAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(projectPath.Native());
+                    projectAbsPath.has_value())
+                {
+                    projectPath = AZStd::move(*projectAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            projectPath = projectPath.LexicallyNormal();
+            AZ_Warning("SettingsRegistryMergeUtils", AZ::IO::SystemFile::Exists(projectPath.c_str()),
+                R"(Project path "%s" does not exist. Is the "%.*s" registry setting set to a valid absolute path?)"
+                , projectPath.c_str(), AZ_STRING_ARG(projectPathKey));
+
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectPath, projectPath.Native());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            AZ_TracePrintf("SettingsRegistryMergeUtils",
+                R"(Project path isn't set in the Settings Registry at "%.*s".)"
+                " Project-related filepaths will be set relative to the executable directory\n",
+                AZ_STRING_ARG(projectPathKey));
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectPath, exePath.Native());
+        }
+
+        // Engine root folder - corresponds to the @engroot@ alias
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath engineRoot = FindEngineRoot(registry);
+        if (!engineRoot.empty())
+        {
+            if (engineRoot.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto engineRootAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(engineRoot.Native());
+                    engineRootAbsPath.has_value())
+                {
+                    engineRoot = AZStd::move(*engineRootAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            engineRoot = engineRoot.LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder, engineRoot.Native());
+        }
+
+        // Cache folder
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectCachePath = FindProjectCachePath(registry, projectPath).LexicallyNormal();
+        if (!projectCachePath.empty())
+        {
+            if (projectCachePath.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto projectCacheAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(projectCachePath.Native());
+                    projectCacheAbsPath.has_value())
+                {
+                    projectCachePath = AZStd::move(*projectCacheAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            projectCachePath = projectCachePath.LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheProjectRootFolder, projectCachePath.Native());
+
+            // Cache/<asset-platform> folder
             // Get the name of the asset platform assigned by the bootstrap. First check for platform version such as "windows_assets"
             // and if that's missing just get "assets".
             FixedValueString assetPlatform;
@@ -570,118 +745,67 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
                 assetPlatform = AZ::OSPlatformToDefaultAssetPlatform(AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME);
             }
 
-            // Project path - corresponds to the @projectroot@ alias
-            // NOTE: Here we append to engineRoot, but if projectPathValue is absolute then engineRoot is discarded.
-            path = engineRoot / projectPathValue;
-
-            AZ_Warning("SettingsRegistryMergeUtils", AZ::IO::SystemFile::Exists(path.c_str()),
-                R"(Project path "%s" does not exist. Is the "%.*s" registry setting set to valid absolute path?)"
-                , path.c_str(), aznumeric_cast<int>(projectPathKey.size()), projectPathKey.data());
-
-            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath normalizedProjectPath = path.LexicallyNormal();
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectPath, normalizedProjectPath.Native());
-
-            // Set the user directory with the provided path or using project/user as default
-            auto projectUserPathKey = FixedValueString::format("%s/project_user_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
-            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectUserPath;
-            if (!registry.Get(projectUserPath.Native(), projectUserPathKey))
-            {
-                projectUserPath = (normalizedProjectPath / "user").LexicallyNormal();
-            }
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, projectUserPath.Native());
-
-            // Set the log directory with the provided path or using project/user/log as default
-            auto projectLogPathKey = FixedValueString::format("%s/project_log_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
-            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectLogPath;
-            if (!registry.Get(projectLogPath.Native(), projectLogPathKey))
-            {
-                projectLogPath = (projectUserPath / "log").LexicallyNormal();
-            }
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, projectLogPath.Native());
-
-            // check for a default write storage path, fall back to the project's user/ directory if not
-            AZStd::optional<AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString> devWriteStorage = Utils::GetDevWriteStoragePath();
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, devWriteStorage.has_value()
-                ? devWriteStorage.value()
-                : projectUserPath.Native());
-
-            // Set the project in-memory build path if the ProjectBuildPath key has been supplied
-            if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectBuildPath; registry.Get(projectBuildPath.Native(), ProjectBuildPath))
-            {
-                registry.Remove(FilePathKey_ProjectBuildPath);
-                registry.Remove(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath);
-                AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath buildConfigurationPath = normalizedProjectPath / projectBuildPath;
-                if (IO::SystemFile::Exists(buildConfigurationPath.c_str()))
-                {
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectBuildPath, buildConfigurationPath.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                }
-
-                // Add the specific build configuration paths to the Settings Registry
-                // First try <project-build-path>/bin/$<CONFIG> and if that path doesn't exist
-                // try <project-build-path>/bin/$<PLATFORM>/$<CONFIG>
-                buildConfigurationPath /= "bin";
-                if (IO::SystemFile::Exists((buildConfigurationPath / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).c_str()))
-                {
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath,
-                        (buildConfigurationPath / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                }
-                else if (IO::SystemFile::Exists((buildConfigurationPath / AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).c_str()))
-                {
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectConfigurationBinPath,
-                        (buildConfigurationPath / AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME / AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE).LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                }
-
-            }
-
-            // Project name - if it was set via merging project.json use that value, otherwise use the project path's folder name.
-            auto projectNameKey =
-                AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::ProjectSettingsRootKey)
-                + "/project_name";
-
-            AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString projectName;
-            if (!registry.Get(projectName, projectNameKey))
-            {
-                projectName = path.Filename().Native();
-                registry.Set(projectNameKey, projectName);
-            }
-
-            // Cache folders - sets up various paths in registry for the cache.
-            // Make sure the asset platform is set before setting these cache paths.
+            // Make sure the asset platform is set before setting cache path for the asset platform.
             if (!assetPlatform.empty())
             {
-                // Cache: project root - no corresponding fileIO alias, but this is where the asset database lives.
-                // A registry override is accepted using the "project_cache_path" key.
-                auto projectCacheRootOverrideKey = FixedValueString::format("%s/project_cache_path", BootstrapSettingsRootKey);
-                // Clear path to make sure that the `project_cache_path` value isn't concatenated to the project path
-                path.clear();
-                if (registry.Get(path.Native(), projectCacheRootOverrideKey))
-                {
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheProjectRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                    path /= assetPlatform;
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // Cache: root - same as the @products@ alias, this is the starting path for cache files.
-                    path = normalizedProjectPath / "Cache";
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheProjectRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                    path /= assetPlatform;
-                    registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-                }
+                registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder, (projectCachePath / assetPlatform).Native());
             }
         }
-        else
+
+        // User folder
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectUserPath = FindProjectUserPath(registry, projectPath);
+        if (!projectUserPath.empty())
         {
-            // Set the default ProjectUserPath to the <engine-root>/user directory
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, (engineRoot / "user").LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            AZ_TracePrintf("SettingsRegistryMergeUtils",
-                R"(Project path isn't set in the Settings Registry at "%.*s". Project-related filepaths will not be set)" "\n",
-                aznumeric_cast<int>(projectPathKey.size()), projectPathKey.data());
+            if (projectUserPath.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto projectUserAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(projectUserPath.Native());
+                    projectUserAbsPath.has_value())
+                {
+                    projectUserPath = AZStd::move(*projectUserAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            projectUserPath = projectUserPath.LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, projectUserPath.Native());
         }
 
+        // Log folder
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectLogPath = FindProjectLogPath(registry, projectUserPath); !projectLogPath.empty())
+        {
+            if (projectLogPath.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto projectLogAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(projectLogPath.Native()))
+                {
+                    projectLogPath = AZStd::move(*projectLogAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            projectLogPath = projectLogPath.LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, projectLogPath.Native());
+        }
+
+        // Developer Write Storage folder
+        if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath devWriteStoragePath = FindDevWriteStoragePath(projectUserPath); !devWriteStoragePath.empty())
+        {
+            if (devWriteStoragePath.IsRelative())
+            {
+                if (auto devWriteStorageAbsPath = AZ::Utils::ConvertToAbsolutePath(devWriteStoragePath.Native()))
+                {
+                    devWriteStoragePath = AZStd::move(*devWriteStorageAbsPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            devWriteStoragePath = devWriteStoragePath.LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, devWriteStoragePath.Native());
+        }
+
+        // Set the project in-memory build path if the ProjectBuildPath key has been supplied
+        SetProjectBuildPath(registry, projectPath);
+        // Set the project name using the "project_name" key
+        SetProjectName(registry, projectPath);
+
 #if !AZ_TRAIT_OS_IS_HOST_OS_PLATFORM
         // Setup the cache, user, and log paths to platform specific locations when running on non-host platforms
-        path = engineRoot;
         if (AZStd::optional<AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString> nonHostCacheRoot = Utils::GetDefaultAppRootPath();
             nonHostCacheRoot)
         {
@@ -690,25 +814,25 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
         }
         else
         {
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheProjectRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheProjectRootFolder, projectPath.Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder, projectPath.Native());
         }
         if (AZStd::optional<AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString> devWriteStorage = Utils::GetDevWriteStoragePath();
             devWriteStorage)
         {
-            const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath devWriteStoragePath(*devWriteStorage);
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, devWriteStoragePath.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, (devWriteStoragePath / "user").LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, (devWriteStoragePath / "user/log").LexicallyNormal().Native());
+            const auto devWriteStoragePath = AZ::IO::PathView(*devWriteStorage).LexicallyNormal();
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, devWriteStoragePath.Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, (devWriteStoragePath / "user").Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, (devWriteStoragePath / "user" / "log").Native());
         }
         else
         {
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, path.LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, (path / "user").LexicallyNormal().Native());
-            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, (path / "user/log").LexicallyNormal().Native());
-        }
-#endif // AZ_TRAIT_OS_IS_HOST_OS_PLATFORM
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_DevWriteStorage, projectPath.Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectUserPath, (projectPath / "user").Native());
+            registry.Set(FilePathKey_ProjectLogPath, (projectPath / "user" / "log").Native());
     }
+#endif // AZ_TRAIT_OS_IS_HOST_OS_PLATFORM
+}
 
     void MergeSettingsToRegistry_TargetBuildDependencyRegistry(SettingsRegistryInterface& registry, const AZStd::string_view platform,
         const SettingsRegistryInterface::Specializations& specializations, AZStd::vector<char>* scratchBuffer)

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryMergeUtils.h

@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils
     AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath FindEngineRoot(SettingsRegistryInterface& settingsRegistry);
 
     //! The algorithm that is used to find the project root is as follows
-    //! 1. The first time this function is it performs a upward scan for a project.json file from
-    //! the executable directory and if found stores that path to an internal key.
-    //! In the same step it injects the path into the front of list of command line parameters
+    //! 1. The first time this function runs it performs an upward scan for a "project.json" file from
+    //! the executable directory and stores that path into an internal key.
+    //! In the same step it injects the path into the back of the command line parameters
     //! using the --regset="{BootstrapSettingsRootKey}/project_path=<path>" value
     //! 2. Next the "{BootstrapSettingsRootKey}/project_path" is checked to see if it has a project path set
     //!

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryScriptUtils.cpp

@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@
 
 namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryScriptUtils::Internal
 {
-    static void RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(SettingsRegistryScriptProxy& settingsRegistryProxy)
+    static void RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(SettingsRegistryInterface* settingsRegistry,
+        SettingsRegistryScriptProxy::NotifyEventProxy* notifyEventProxy)
     {
-        if (settingsRegistryProxy.IsValid())
+        if (settingsRegistry != nullptr)
         {
-            auto ForwardSettingsUpdateToProxyEvent = [&settingsRegistryProxy](AZStd::string_view path, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Type)
+            auto ForwardSettingsUpdateToProxyEvent = [notifyEventProxy](AZStd::string_view path, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Type)
             {
-                if (settingsRegistryProxy.m_notifyEventProxy)
+                if (notifyEventProxy)
                 {
-                    settingsRegistryProxy.m_notifyEventProxy->m_scriptNotifyEvent.Signal(path);
+                    notifyEventProxy->m_scriptNotifyEvent.Signal(path);
                 }
             };
             // Register the forwarding function with the BehaviorContext
-            settingsRegistryProxy.m_notifyEventProxy->m_settingsUpdatedHandler =
-                settingsRegistryProxy.m_settingsRegistry->RegisterNotifier(ForwardSettingsUpdateToProxyEvent);
+            notifyEventProxy->m_settingsUpdatedHandler = settingsRegistry->RegisterNotifier(ForwardSettingsUpdateToProxyEvent);
         }
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryScriptUtils::Internal
         : m_settingsRegistry(AZStd::move(settingsRegistry))
         , m_notifyEventProxy(AZStd::make_shared<NotifyEventProxy>())
     {
-        RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(*this);
+        RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(m_settingsRegistry.get(), m_notifyEventProxy.get());
     }
 
     // Raw AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface pointer is not owned by the proxy, so it's deleter is a no-op
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace AZ::SettingsRegistryScriptUtils::Internal
         : m_settingsRegistry(settingsRegistry, [](AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface*) {})
         , m_notifyEventProxy(AZStd::make_shared<NotifyEventProxy>())
     {
-        RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(*this);
+        RegisterScriptProxyForNotify(m_settingsRegistry.get(), m_notifyEventProxy.get());
     }
 
     // SettingsRegistryScriptProxy function that determines if the SettingsRegistry object is valid

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/azcore_files.cmake

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ set(FILES
     Component/ComponentApplication.cpp
     Component/ComponentApplication.h
     Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h
+    Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.cpp
+    Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h
     Component/ComponentBus.cpp
     Component/ComponentBus.h
     Component/ComponentExport.h

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Application/Application.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/IO/SystemFile.h>
 #include <AzCore/Math/Crc.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplication.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/NonUniformScaleBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Debug/Profiler.h>
 #include <AzCore/Memory/MemoryComponent.h>
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ namespace AzFramework
             m_archiveFileIO = AZStd::make_unique<AZ::IO::ArchiveFileIO>(m_archive.get());
             AZ::IO::FileIOBase::SetInstance(m_archiveFileIO.get());
             SetFileIOAliases();
+            // The FileIOAvailable event needs to be registered here as this event is sent out
+            // before the settings registry has merged the .setreg files from the <engine-root>
+            // (That happens in MergeSettingsToRegistry
+            AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "FileIOAvailable");
+            AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "FileIOAvailable", R"({})");
         }
 
         if (auto nativeUI = AZ::Interface<AZ::NativeUI::NativeUIRequests>::Get(); nativeUI == nullptr)
@@ -172,6 +178,8 @@ namespace AzFramework
         // Archive classes relies on the FileIOBase DirectInstance to close
         // files properly
         m_directFileIO.reset();
+
+        AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::SignalEvent(*m_settingsRegistry, "FileIOUnavailable", R"({})");
     }
 
     void Application::Start(const Descriptor& descriptor, const StartupParameters& startupParameters)
@@ -196,7 +204,24 @@ namespace AzFramework
         systemEntity->Activate();
         AZ_Assert(systemEntity->GetState() == AZ::Entity::State::Active, "System Entity failed to activate.");
 
-        m_isStarted = (systemEntity->GetState() == AZ::Entity::State::Active);
+        if (m_isStarted = (systemEntity->GetState() == AZ::Entity::State::Active); m_isStarted)
+        {
+            if (m_startupParameters.m_loadAssetCatalog)
+            {
+                // Start Monitoring Asset changes over the network and load the AssetCatalog
+                auto StartMonitoringAssetsAndLoadCatalog = [this](AZ::Data::AssetCatalogRequests* assetCatalogRequests)
+                {
+                    if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath assetCatalogPath;
+                        m_settingsRegistry->Get(assetCatalogPath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder))
+                    {
+                        assetCatalogPath /= "assetcatalog.xml";
+                        assetCatalogRequests->LoadCatalog(assetCatalogPath.c_str());
+                    }
+                };
+                using AssetCatalogBus = AZ::Data::AssetCatalogRequestBus;
+                AssetCatalogBus::Broadcast(AZStd::move(StartMonitoringAssetsAndLoadCatalog));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     void Application::PreModuleLoad()
@@ -210,6 +235,17 @@ namespace AzFramework
     {
         if (m_isStarted)
         {
+            if (m_startupParameters.m_loadAssetCatalog)
+            {
+                // Stop Monitoring Assets changes
+                auto StopMonitoringAssets = [](AZ::Data::AssetCatalogRequests* assetCatalogRequests)
+                {
+                    assetCatalogRequests->StopMonitoringAssets();
+                };
+                using AssetCatalogBus = AZ::Data::AssetCatalogRequestBus;
+                AssetCatalogBus::Broadcast(AZStd::move(StopMonitoringAssets));
+            }
+
             ApplicationLifecycleEvents::Bus::Broadcast(&ApplicationLifecycleEvents::OnApplicationAboutToStop);
 
             m_pimpl.reset();

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <AzCore/Casting/numeric_cast.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 #include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
 #include <AzCore/Debug/Profiler.h>
 #include <AzCore/Interface/Interface.h>
@@ -363,6 +364,23 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         , m_mainThreadId{ AZStd::this_thread::get_id() }
     {
         CompressionBus::Handler::BusConnect();
+
+        // If the settings registry is not available at this point,
+        // then something catastrophic has happened in the application startup.
+        // That should have been caught and messaged out earlier in startup.
+        if (auto settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get(); settingsRegistry != nullptr)
+        {
+            // Automatically register the event if it's not registered, because
+            // this system is initialized before the settings registry has loaded the event list.
+            AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterHandler(
+                *settingsRegistry, m_componentApplicationLifecycleHandler,
+                [this](AZStd::string_view /*path*/, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Type /*type*/)
+                {
+                    OnSystemEntityActivated();
+                },
+                "SystemComponentsActivated",
+                /*autoRegisterEvent*/ true);
+        }
     }
 
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1175,13 +1193,20 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             }
         }
 
-        auto bundleManifest = GetBundleManifest(desc.pZip);
         AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> bundleCatalog;
+        auto bundleManifest = GetBundleManifest(desc.pZip);
         if (bundleManifest)
         {
             bundleCatalog = GetBundleCatalog(desc.pZip, bundleManifest->GetCatalogName());
         }
 
+        // If this archive is loaded before the serialize context is available, then the manifest and catalog will need to be loaded later.
+        if (!bundleManifest || !bundleCatalog)
+        {
+            m_archivesWithCatalogsToLoad.push_back(
+                ArchivesWithCatalogsToLoad(szFullPath, szBindRoot, flags, nextBundle, desc.m_strFileName));
+        }
+
         bool usePrefabSystemForLevels = false;
         AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::Bus::BroadcastResult(
             usePrefabSystemForLevels, &AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::IsPrefabSystemForLevelsEnabled);
@@ -1219,12 +1244,17 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             m_levelOpenEvent.Signal(levelDirs);
         }
 
-        AZ::IO::ArchiveNotificationBus::Broadcast([](AZ::IO::ArchiveNotifications* archiveNotifications, const char* bundleName,
-            AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetBundleManifest> bundleManifest, const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& nextBundle, AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> bundleCatalog)
+        if (bundleManifest && bundleCatalog)
         {
-            archiveNotifications->BundleOpened(bundleName, bundleManifest, nextBundle.c_str(), bundleCatalog);
-        }, desc.m_strFileName.c_str(), bundleManifest, nextBundle, bundleCatalog);
-
+            AZ::IO::ArchiveNotificationBus::Broadcast(
+                [](AZ::IO::ArchiveNotifications* archiveNotifications, const char* bundleName,
+                   AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetBundleManifest> bundleManifest, const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& nextBundle,
+                   AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> bundleCatalog)
+                {
+                    archiveNotifications->BundleOpened(bundleName, bundleManifest, nextBundle.c_str(), bundleCatalog);
+                },
+                desc.m_strFileName.c_str(), bundleManifest, nextBundle, bundleCatalog);
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -2138,7 +2168,7 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             }
 
             currentDirPattern = currentDir + AZ_FILESYSTEM_SEPARATOR_WILDCARD;
-            currentFilePattern = currentDir + AZ_CORRECT_FILESYSTEM_SEPARATOR_STRING + "levels.pak";
+            currentFilePattern = currentDir + AZ_CORRECT_FILESYSTEM_SEPARATOR_STRING + "level.pak";
 
             ZipDir::FileEntry* fileEntry = findFile.FindExact(currentFilePattern.c_str());
             if (fileEntry)
@@ -2175,4 +2205,36 @@ namespace AZ::IO
 
         return catalogInfo;
     }
+
+    void Archive::OnSystemEntityActivated()
+    {
+        for (const auto& archiveInfo : m_archivesWithCatalogsToLoad)
+        {
+            AZStd::intrusive_ptr<INestedArchive> archive =
+                OpenArchive(archiveInfo.m_fullPath, archiveInfo.m_bindRoot, archiveInfo.m_flags, nullptr);
+            if (!archive)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            ZipDir::CachePtr pZip = static_cast<NestedArchive*>(archive.get())->GetCache();
+
+            AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> bundleCatalog;
+            auto bundleManifest = GetBundleManifest(pZip);
+            if (bundleManifest)
+            {
+                bundleCatalog = GetBundleCatalog(pZip, bundleManifest->GetCatalogName());
+            }
+
+            AZ::IO::ArchiveNotificationBus::Broadcast(
+                [](AZ::IO::ArchiveNotifications* archiveNotifications, const char* bundleName,
+                   AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetBundleManifest> bundleManifest, const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& nextBundle,
+                   AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> bundleCatalog)
+                {
+                    archiveNotifications->BundleOpened(bundleName, bundleManifest, nextBundle.c_str(), bundleCatalog);
+                },
+                archiveInfo.m_strFileName.c_str(), bundleManifest, archiveInfo.m_nextBundle, bundleCatalog);
+        }
+        m_archivesWithCatalogsToLoad.clear();
+    }
 }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/IO/CompressionBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Outcome/Outcome.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/containers/set.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/parallel/mutex.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/parallel/lock.h>
@@ -271,6 +272,11 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             ZipDir::CachePtr* pZip = {}) const;
     private:
 
+        // Archives can't be fully mounted until the system entity has been activated,
+        // because mounting them requires the BundlingSystemComponent and the serialization system
+        // to both be available.
+        void OnSystemEntityActivated();
+
         bool OpenPackCommon(AZStd::string_view szBindRoot, AZStd::string_view pName, AZStd::intrusive_ptr<AZ::IO::MemoryBlock> pData = nullptr, bool addLevels = true);
         bool OpenPacksCommon(AZStd::string_view szDir, AZStd::string_view pWildcardIn, AZStd::vector<AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString>* pFullPaths = nullptr, bool addLevels = true);
 
@@ -313,6 +319,8 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         mutable AZStd::shared_mutex m_csZips;
         ZipArray m_arrZips;
 
+        AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyEventHandler m_componentApplicationLifecycleHandler;
+
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Opened files collector.
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -339,5 +347,34 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         // [LYN-2376] Remove once legacy slice support is removed
         LevelPackOpenEvent m_levelOpenEvent;
         LevelPackCloseEvent m_levelCloseEvent;
+
+         // If pak files are loaded before the serialization and bundling system
+        // are ready to go, their asset catalogs can't be loaded.
+        // In this case, cache information about those archives,
+        // and attempt to load the catalogs later, when the required systems are enabled.
+        struct ArchivesWithCatalogsToLoad
+        {
+            ArchivesWithCatalogsToLoad(
+                AZStd::string_view fullPath,
+                AZStd::string_view bindRoot,
+                int flags,
+                AZ::IO::PathView nextBundle,
+                AZ::IO::Path strFileName)
+                : m_fullPath(fullPath)
+                , m_bindRoot(bindRoot)
+                , m_flags(flags)
+                , m_nextBundle(nextBundle)
+                , m_strFileName(strFileName)
+            {
+            }
+
+            AZ::IO::Path m_strFileName;
+            AZStd::string m_fullPath;
+            AZStd::string m_bindRoot;
+            AZ::IO::PathView m_nextBundle;
+            int m_flags;
+        };
+
+        AZStd::vector<ArchivesWithCatalogsToLoad> m_archivesWithCatalogsToLoad;
     };
 }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Asset/AssetCatalog.cpp

@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
             if (!bytes.empty())
             {
-                AZStd::shared_ptr < AzFramework::AssetRegistry> prevRegistry;
+                AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::AssetRegistry> prevRegistry;
                 if (!m_initialized)
                 {
                     // First time initialization may have updates already processed which we want to apply
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 AZ_TracePrintf("AssetCatalog", "Loaded registry containing %u assets.\n", m_registry->m_assetIdToInfo.size());
 
                 // It's currently possible in tools for us to have received updates from AP which were applied before the catalog was ready to load
-                // due to CryPak and CrySystem coming online later than our components
                 if (!m_initialized)
                 {
                     ApplyDeltaCatalog(prevRegistry);
@@ -611,12 +610,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
             // the mutex.  If the listener tries to perform a blocking asset load via GetAsset() / BlockUntilLoadComplete(), the spawned asset
             // thread will make a call to the AssetCatalogRequestBus and block on the held mutex.  This would cause a deadlock, since the listener
             // won't free the mutex until the load is complete.
-            // So instead, queue the notification until the next tick, so that it doesn't occur within the AssetCatalogRequestBus mutex, and also
+            // So instead, queue the notification until after the AssetCatalogRequestBus mutex is unlocked for the current thread, and also
             // so that the entire AssetCatalog initialization is complete.
-            AZ::TickBus::QueueFunction([catalogRegistryString = AZStd::string(catalogRegistryFile)]()
-                {
-                    AssetCatalogEventBus::Broadcast(&AssetCatalogEventBus::Events::OnCatalogLoaded, catalogRegistryString.c_str());
-                });
+            auto OnCatalogLoaded = [catalogRegistryString = AZStd::string(catalogRegistryFile)]()
+            {
+                AssetCatalogEventBus::Broadcast(&AssetCatalogEventBus::Events::OnCatalogLoaded, catalogRegistryString.c_str());
+            };
+            AZ::Data::AssetCatalogRequestBus::QueueFunction(AZStd::move(OnCatalogLoaded));
         }
     }
 
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZStd::lock_guard<AZStd::recursive_mutex> lock(m_registryMutex);
 
         m_registry->Clear();
+        m_initialized = false;
     }
 
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Asset/AssetRegistry.cpp

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     //=========================================================================
     void AssetRegistry::Clear()
     {
+        m_assetDependencies = {};
         m_assetIdToInfo = AssetIdToInfoMap();
         m_assetPathToId = AssetPathToIdMap();
     }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/FileTag/FileTag.cpp

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 #include <AzCore/IO/FileIO.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/SystemFile.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryMergeUtils.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/algorithm.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/wildcard.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/regex.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/conversions.h>
-#include <AzCore/Utils/Utils.h>
 #include <AzCore/XML/rapidxml.h>
 #include <AzFramework/API/ApplicationAPI.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Asset/FileTagAsset.h>
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ namespace AzFramework
         bool FileTagManager::Save(FileTagType fileTagType, const AZStd::string& destinationFilePath = AZStd::string())
         {
             AzFramework::FileTag::FileTagAsset* fileTagAsset = GetFileTagAsset(fileTagType);
-            AZStd::string filePathToSave = destinationFilePath;
+            AZ::IO::Path filePathToSave = destinationFilePath;
             if (filePathToSave.empty())
             {
                 filePathToSave = FileTagQueryManager::GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(fileTagType);
             }
 
-            if (!AzFramework::StringFunc::EndsWith(filePathToSave, AzFramework::FileTag::FileTagAsset::Extension()))
+            if (!filePathToSave.Extension().Native().ends_with(AzFramework::FileTag::FileTagAsset::Extension()))
             {
                 AZ_Error("FileTag", false, "Unable to save tag file (%s). Invalid file extension, file tag can only have (%s) extension.\n", filePathToSave.c_str(), AzFramework::FileTag::FileTagAsset::Extension());
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return AZ::Utils::SaveObjectToFile(filePathToSave, AZ::DataStream::StreamType::ST_XML, fileTagAsset);
+            return AZ::Utils::SaveObjectToFile(filePathToSave.Native(), AZ::DataStream::StreamType::ST_XML, fileTagAsset);
         }
 
         AZ::Outcome<AZStd::string, AZStd::string> FileTagManager::AddTagsInternal(AZStd::string filePath, FileTagType fileTagType, AZStd::vector<AZStd::string> fileTags, AzFramework::FileTag::FilePatternType filePatternType)
@@ -239,17 +239,22 @@ namespace AzFramework
             QueryFileTagsEventBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
         }
 
-        AZStd::string FileTagQueryManager::GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType fileTagType)
+        AZ::IO::Path FileTagQueryManager::GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType fileTagType)
         {
-            auto destinationFilePath = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath(AZ::Utils::GetEnginePath()) / EngineAssetSourceRelPath;
+            AZ::IO::Path destinationFilePath;
+            if (auto settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get(); settingsRegistry != nullptr)
+            {
+                settingsRegistry->Get(destinationFilePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            }
+            destinationFilePath /= EngineAssetSourceRelPath;
             destinationFilePath /= fileTagType == FileTagType::Exclude ? ExcludeFileName : IncludeFileName;
             destinationFilePath.ReplaceExtension(AzFramework::FileTag::FileTagAsset::Extension());
-            return destinationFilePath.String();
+            return destinationFilePath;
         }
 
         bool FileTagQueryManager::Load(const AZStd::string& filePath)
         {
-            AZStd::string fileToLoad = filePath;
+            AZ::IO::Path fileToLoad = filePath;
             if (fileToLoad.empty())
             {
                 fileToLoad = GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(m_fileTagType);

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/FileTag/FileTag.h

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/std/containers/map.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/containers/set.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/string.h>
+#include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path_fwd.h>
 #include <AzFramework/FileTag/FileTagBus.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
             /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-            static AZStd::string GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType fileTagType);
+            static AZ::IO::Path GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType fileTagType);
 
         protected:
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/FileTag/FileTagComponent.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <AzCore/std/string/wildcard.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/FileIO.h>
+#include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path.h>
 #include <AzCore/XML/rapidxml.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ namespace AzFramework
             m_excludeFileQueryManager.reset(aznew FileTagQueryManager(FileTagType::Exclude));
             if (!m_excludeFileQueryManager.get()->Load())
             {
-                AZ_Error("FileTagQueryComponent", false, "Not able to load default exclude file (%s). Please make sure that it exists on disk.\n", FileTagQueryManager::GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType::Exclude).c_str());
+                AZ_Error("FileTagQueryComponent", false, "Not able to load default exclude file (%s). Please make sure that it exists on disk.\n",
+                    FileTagQueryManager::GetDefaultFileTagFilePath(FileTagType::Exclude).c_str());
             }
 
             AzFramework::AssetCatalogEventBus::Handler::BusConnect();

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Viewport/ViewportBus.h

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AzFramework/Viewport/ViewportId.h>
 #include <AzCore/EBus/EBus.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/optional.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Viewport/ViewportId.h>
 
 namespace AZ
 {
@@ -20,18 +21,15 @@ namespace AZ
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    class ViewportRequests
-        : public AZ::EBusTraits
+    class ViewportRequests : public AZ::EBusTraits
     {
     public:
         static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single;
-        static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy  = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::ById;
+        static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::ById;
         using BusIdType = ViewportId;
 
         static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
 
-        virtual ~ViewportRequests() {}
-
         //! Gets the current camera's world to view matrix.
         virtual const AZ::Matrix4x4& GetCameraViewMatrix() const = 0;
         //! Sets the current camera's world to view matrix.
@@ -44,8 +42,36 @@ namespace AzFramework
         virtual AZ::Transform GetCameraTransform() const = 0;
         //! Convenience method, sets the camera's world to view matrix from this AZ::Transform.
         virtual void SetCameraTransform(const AZ::Transform& transform) = 0;
+
+    protected:
+        ~ViewportRequests() = default;
     };
 
     using ViewportRequestBus = AZ::EBus<ViewportRequests>;
 
-} //namespace AzFramework
+    //! The additional padding around the viewport when a viewport border is active.
+    struct ViewportBorderPadding
+    {
+        float m_top;
+        float m_bottom;
+        float m_left;
+        float m_right;
+    };
+
+    //! For performing queries about the state of the viewport border.
+    class ViewportBorderRequests : public AZ::EBusTraits
+    {
+    public:
+        static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single;
+        static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::ById;
+        using BusIdType = ViewportId;
+
+        //! Returns if a viewport border is in effect and what the current dimensions (padding) of the border are.
+        virtual AZStd::optional<ViewportBorderPadding> GetViewportBorderPadding() const = 0;
+
+    protected:
+        ~ViewportBorderRequests() = default;
+    };
+
+    using ViewportBorderRequestBus = AZ::EBus<ViewportBorderRequests>;
+} // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/ArchiveCompressionTests.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ namespace UnitTest
 
             auto projectPathKey =
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+            registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
             AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
             m_application->Start({});

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/ArchiveTests.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ namespace UnitTest
 
             auto projectPathKey =
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+            registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
             AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
             m_application->Start({});

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/AssetCatalog.cpp

@@ -305,10 +305,14 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
             auto projectPathKey =
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+            registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
             AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
-            m_app->Start(desc);
+            AZ::ComponentApplication::StartupParameters startupParameters;
+            startupParameters.m_loadAssetCatalog = false;
+            m_app->Start(desc, startupParameters);
 
             // Without this, the user settings component would attempt to save on finalize/shutdown. Since the file is
             // shared across the whole engine, if multiple tests are run in parallel, the saving could cause a crash 

Code/Framework/AzGameFramework/AzGameFramework/Application/GameApplication.cpp

@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ namespace AzGameFramework
             enginePakPath = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath(AZ::Utils::GetExecutableDirectory()) / "engine.pak";
             m_archive->OpenPack("@products@", enginePakPath.Native());
         }
+
+        // By default, load all archives in the products folder.
+        // If you want to adjust this for your project, make sure that the archive containing
+        // the bootstrap for the settings registry is still loaded here, and any archives containing
+        // assets used early in startup, like default shaders, are loaded here.
+        constexpr AZStd::string_view paksFolder = "@products@/*.pak"; // (@products@ assumed)
+        m_archive->OpenPacks(paksFolder);
     }
 
     GameApplication::~GameApplication()
@@ -80,9 +87,9 @@ namespace AzGameFramework
         AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_ProjectRegistry(registry, AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME, specializations, &scratchBuffer);
 #endif
 
-        // Used the lowercase the platform name since the bootstrap.game.<config>.<platform>.setreg is being loaded
+        // Used the lowercase the platform name since the bootstrap.game.<config>.setreg is being loaded
         // from the asset cache root where all the files are in lowercased from regardless of the filesystem case-sensitivity
-        static constexpr char filename[] = "bootstrap.game." AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE "." AZ_TRAIT_OS_PLATFORM_CODENAME_LOWER ".setreg";
+        static constexpr char filename[] = "bootstrap.game." AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE  ".setreg";
 
         AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath cacheRootPath;
         if (registry.Get(cacheRootPath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_CacheRootFolder))

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ContainerEntity/ContainerEntityInterface.h

@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         //! @return The highest closed entity container id if any, or entityId otherwise.
         virtual AZ::EntityId FindHighestSelectableEntity(AZ::EntityId entityId) const = 0;
 
+        //! Triggers the OnContainerEntityStatusChanged notifications for all registered containers,
+        //! allowing listeners to update correctly.
+        virtual void RefreshAllContainerEntities(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) const = 0;
+
         //! Clears all open state information for Container Entities for the EntityContextId provided.
         //! Used when context is switched, for example in the case of a new root prefab being loaded
         //! in place of an old one.

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ContainerEntity/ContainerEntitySystemComponent.cpp

@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         Clear(editorEntityContextId);
     }
 
+    void ContainerEntitySystemComponent::RefreshAllContainerEntities([[maybe_unused]] AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) const
+    {
+        for (AZ::EntityId containerEntityId : m_containers)
+        {
+            ContainerEntityNotificationBus::Broadcast(
+                &ContainerEntityNotificationBus::Events::OnContainerEntityStatusChanged, containerEntityId, m_openContainers.contains(containerEntityId));
+        }
+    }
+
     ContainerEntityOperationResult ContainerEntitySystemComponent::Clear(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId)
     {
         // We don't yet support multiple entity contexts, so only clear the default.

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ContainerEntity/ContainerEntitySystemComponent.h

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         ContainerEntityOperationResult SetContainerOpen(AZ::EntityId entityId, bool open) override;
         bool IsContainerOpen(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
         AZ::EntityId FindHighestSelectableEntity(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
+        void RefreshAllContainerEntities(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) const override;
         ContainerEntityOperationResult Clear(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) override;
         bool IsUnderClosedContainerEntity(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabFocusHandler.cpp

@@ -86,6 +86,45 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::Prefab
         return AZ::Success();
     }
 
+    PrefabFocusOperationResult PrefabFocusHandler::FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(
+        [[maybe_unused]] AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId)
+    {
+        // If only one instance is in the hierarchy, this operation is invalid
+        size_t hierarchySize = m_instanceFocusHierarchy.size();
+        if (hierarchySize <= 1)
+        {
+            return AZ::Failure(
+                AZStd::string("Prefab Focus Handler: Could not complete FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab operation while focusing on the root."));
+        }
+
+        // Retrieve parent of currently focused prefab.
+        InstanceOptionalReference parentInstance = m_instanceFocusHierarchy[hierarchySize - 2];
+
+        // Use container entity of parent Instance for focus operations.
+        AZ::EntityId entityId = parentInstance->get().GetContainerEntityId();
+
+        // Initialize Undo Batch object
+        ScopedUndoBatch undoBatch("Edit Prefab");
+
+        // Clear selection
+        {
+            const EntityIdList selectedEntities = EntityIdList{};
+            auto selectionUndo = aznew SelectionCommand(selectedEntities, "Clear Selection");
+            selectionUndo->SetParent(undoBatch.GetUndoBatch());
+            ToolsApplicationRequestBus::Broadcast(&ToolsApplicationRequestBus::Events::SetSelectedEntities, selectedEntities);
+        }
+
+        // Edit Prefab
+        {
+            auto editUndo = aznew PrefabFocusUndo("Edit Prefab");
+            editUndo->Capture(entityId);
+            editUndo->SetParent(undoBatch.GetUndoBatch());
+            FocusOnPrefabInstanceOwningEntityId(entityId);
+        }
+
+        return AZ::Success();
+    }
+
     PrefabFocusOperationResult PrefabFocusHandler::FocusOnPathIndex([[maybe_unused]] AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId, int index)
     {
         if (index < 0 || index >= m_instanceFocusHierarchy.size())

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabFocusHandler.h

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::Prefab
 
         // PrefabFocusPublicInterface overrides ...
         PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnOwningPrefab(AZ::EntityId entityId) override;
+        PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) override;
         PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnPathIndex(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId, int index) override;
         AZ::EntityId GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) const override;
         bool IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabFocusPublicInterface.h

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::Prefab
         //! @param entityId The entityId of the entity whose owning instance we want the prefab system to focus on.
         virtual PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnOwningPrefab(AZ::EntityId entityId) = 0;
 
+        //! Set the focused prefab instance to the parent of the currently focused prefab instance. Supports undo/redo.
+        virtual PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId) = 0;
+
         //! Set the focused prefab instance to the instance at position index of the current path. Supports undo/redo.
         //! @param index The index of the instance in the current path that we want the prefab system to focus on.
         virtual PrefabFocusOperationResult FocusOnPathIndex(AzFramework::EntityContextId entityContextId, int index) = 0;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 #include <AzCore/Utils/TypeHash.h>
 
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ContainerEntity/ContainerEntityInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityContextBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityHelpers.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityInfoBus.h>
-#include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/EditorPrefabComponent.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/EditorPrefabComponent.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/Instance.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/InstanceEntityIdMapper.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/InstanceEntityMapperInterface.h>
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 parentId = m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(editorEntityContextId);
             }
 
+            // If the parent entity isn't owned by a prefab instance, bail.
             InstanceOptionalReference owningInstanceOfParentEntity = GetOwnerInstanceByEntityId(parentId);
             if (!owningInstanceOfParentEntity)
             {
@@ -572,6 +574,14 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                     "Cannot add entity because the owning instance of parent entity with id '%llu' could not be found.",
                     static_cast<AZ::u64>(parentId)));
             }
+
+            // If the parent entity is a closed container, bail.
+            if (auto containerEntityInterface = AZ::Interface<ContainerEntityInterface>::Get(); !containerEntityInterface->IsContainerOpen(parentId))
+            {
+                return AZ::Failure(AZStd::string::format(
+                    "Cannot add entity because the parent entity (id '%llu') is a closed container entity.",
+                    static_cast<AZ::u64>(parentId)));
+            }
             
             EntityAlias entityAlias = Instance::GenerateEntityAlias();
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerListModel.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/ComponentEntityObjectBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/AssetBrowser/AssetBrowserEntry.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/AssetBrowser/AssetBrowserSourceDropBus.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ContainerEntity/ContainerEntityInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityContextBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityHelpers.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityInfoBus.h>
@@ -764,10 +765,21 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         return canHandleData;
     }
 
-    bool EntityOutlinerListModel::CanDropMimeDataAssets(const QMimeData* data, Qt::DropAction /*action*/, int /*row*/, int /*column*/, const QModelIndex& /*parent*/) const
+    bool EntityOutlinerListModel::CanDropMimeDataAssets(
+        const QMimeData* data,
+        [[maybe_unused]] Qt::DropAction action,
+        [[maybe_unused]] int row,
+        [[maybe_unused]] int column,
+        const QModelIndex& parent) const
     {
-        using namespace AzToolsFramework;
-        
+        // Disable dropping assets on closed container entities.
+        AZ::EntityId parentId = GetEntityFromIndex(parent);
+        if (auto containerEntityInterface = AZ::Interface<ContainerEntityInterface>::Get();
+            !containerEntityInterface->IsContainerOpen(parentId))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (data->hasFormat(AssetBrowser::AssetBrowserEntry::GetMimeType()))
         {
             return DecodeAssetMimeData(data);
@@ -788,8 +800,15 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             return false;
         }
 
+        // If the parent entity is a closed container, bail.
+        if (auto containerEntityInterface = AZ::Interface<ContainerEntityInterface>::Get();
+            !containerEntityInterface->IsContainerOpen(assignParentId))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Source Files
-        if (sourceFiles.size() > 0)
+        if (!sourceFiles.empty())
         {
             // Get position (center of viewport). If no viewport is available, (0,0,0) will be used.
             AZ::Vector3 viewportCenterPosition = AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
@@ -973,6 +992,12 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             return false;
         }
 
+        // If the new parent is a closed container, bail.
+        if (auto containerEntityInterface = AZ::Interface<ContainerEntityInterface>::Get(); !containerEntityInterface->IsContainerOpen(newParentId))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Ignore entities not owned by the editor context. It is assumed that all entities belong
         // to the same context since multiple selection doesn't span across views.
         for (const AZ::EntityId& entityId : selectedEntityIds)
@@ -2155,20 +2180,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
     void EntityOutlinerItemDelegate::PaintAncestorForegrounds(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const
     {
-        // Go through ancestors and add them to the stack
-        AZStd::stack<QModelIndex> handlerStack;
-
+        // Ancestor foregrounds are painted on top of the childrens'.
         for (QModelIndex ancestorIndex = index.parent(); ancestorIndex.isValid(); ancestorIndex = ancestorIndex.parent())
         {
-            handlerStack.push(ancestorIndex);
-        }
-
-        // Apply the ancestor overrides from top to bottom
-        while (!handlerStack.empty())
-        {
-            QModelIndex ancestorIndex = handlerStack.top();
-            handlerStack.pop();
-
             AZ::EntityId ancestorEntityId(ancestorIndex.data(EntityOutlinerListModel::EntityIdRole).value<AZ::u64>());
             auto ancestorUiHandler = m_editorEntityFrameworkInterface->GetHandler(ancestorEntityId);
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/LevelRootUiHandler.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/LevelRootUiHandler.h>
 
+#include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabFocusPublicInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerListModel.hxx>
 
@@ -92,4 +93,16 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         painter->drawLine(rect.bottomLeft(), rect.bottomRight());
         painter->restore();
     }
+
+    bool LevelRootUiHandler::OnEntityDoubleClick(AZ::EntityId entityId) const
+    {
+        if (auto prefabFocusPublicInterface = AZ::Interface<Prefab::PrefabFocusPublicInterface>::Get();
+            !prefabFocusPublicInterface->IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(entityId))
+        {
+            prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnOwningPrefab(entityId);
+        }
+
+        // Don't propagate event.
+        return true;
+    }
 }

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/LevelRootUiHandler.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         bool CanToggleLockVisibility(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
         bool CanRename(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
         void PaintItemBackground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
+        bool OnEntityDoubleClick(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
 
     private:
         Prefab::PrefabPublicInterface* m_prefabPublicInterface = nullptr;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/EditorEntityUi/EditorEntityUiInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/UICore/WidgetHelpers.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/Viewport/ActionBus.h>
 
 #include <AzQtComponents/Components/Widgets/CheckBox.h>
 #include <AzQtComponents/Components/FlowLayout.h>
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QScrollArea>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 {
     namespace Prefab
     {
+        AzFramework::EntityContextId PrefabIntegrationManager::s_editorEntityContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
+
         ContainerEntityInterface* PrefabIntegrationManager::s_containerEntityInterface = nullptr;
         EditorEntityUiInterface* PrefabIntegrationManager::s_editorEntityUiInterface = nullptr;
         PrefabFocusPublicInterface* PrefabIntegrationManager::s_prefabFocusPublicInterface = nullptr;
@@ -136,6 +140,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Get EditorEntityContextId
+            EditorEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(s_editorEntityContextId, &EditorEntityContextRequests::GetEditorEntityContextId);
+
             // Initialize Editor functionality for the Prefab Focus Handler
             auto prefabFocusInterface = AZ::Interface<PrefabFocusInterface>::Get();
             prefabFocusInterface->InitializeEditorInterfaces();
@@ -145,10 +152,16 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             PrefabInstanceContainerNotificationBus::Handler::BusConnect();
             AZ::Interface<PrefabIntegrationInterface>::Register(this);
             AssetBrowser::AssetBrowserSourceDropBus::Handler::BusConnect(s_prefabFileExtension);
+            EditorEntityContextNotificationBus::Handler::BusConnect();
+
+            InitializeShortcuts();
         }
 
         PrefabIntegrationManager::~PrefabIntegrationManager()
         {
+            UninitializeShortcuts();
+
+            EditorEntityContextNotificationBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
             AssetBrowser::AssetBrowserSourceDropBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
             AZ::Interface<PrefabIntegrationInterface>::Unregister(this);
             PrefabInstanceContainerNotificationBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
@@ -161,6 +174,74 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             PrefabUserSettings::Reflect(context);
         }
 
+        void PrefabIntegrationManager::InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            // Open/Edit Prefab (+)
+            // We also support = to enable easier editing on compact US keyboards.
+            {
+                m_actions.emplace_back(AZStd::make_unique<QAction>(nullptr));
+
+                m_actions.back()->setShortcuts({ QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Plus), QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Equal) });
+                m_actions.back()->setText("Open/Edit Prefab");
+                m_actions.back()->setStatusTip("Edit the prefab in focus mode.");
+
+                QObject::connect(
+                    m_actions.back().get(), &QAction::triggered, m_actions.back().get(),
+                    []
+                    {
+                        AzToolsFramework::EntityIdList selectedEntities;
+                        AzToolsFramework::ToolsApplicationRequestBus::BroadcastResult(
+                            selectedEntities, &AzToolsFramework::ToolsApplicationRequests::GetSelectedEntities);
+
+                        if (selectedEntities.size() != 1)
+                        {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        AZ::EntityId selectedEntity = selectedEntities[0];
+
+                        if (!s_prefabPublicInterface->IsInstanceContainerEntity(selectedEntity))
+                        {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        if (!s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(selectedEntity))
+                        {
+                            ContextMenu_EditPrefab(selectedEntity);
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                EditorActionRequestBus::Broadcast(
+                    &EditorActionRequests::AddActionViaBusCrc, AZ_CRC_CE("com.o3de.action.editortransform.prefabopen"),
+                    m_actions.back().get());
+            }
+
+            // Close Prefab (-)
+            {
+                m_actions.emplace_back(AZStd::make_unique<QAction>(nullptr));
+
+                m_actions.back()->setShortcuts({ QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Minus) });
+                m_actions.back()->setText("Close Prefab");
+                m_actions.back()->setStatusTip("Close focus mode for this prefab and move one level up.");
+
+                QObject::connect(
+                    m_actions.back().get(), &QAction::triggered, m_actions.back().get(),
+                    []
+                    {
+                        ContextMenu_ClosePrefab();
+                    });
+
+                EditorActionRequestBus::Broadcast(
+                    &EditorActionRequests::AddActionViaBusCrc, AZ_CRC_CE("com.o3de.action.editortransform.prefabclose"),
+                    m_actions.back().get());
+            }
+        }
+
+        void PrefabIntegrationManager::UninitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            m_actions.clear();
+        }
+
         int PrefabIntegrationManager::GetMenuPosition() const
         {
             return aznumeric_cast<int>(EditorContextMenuOrdering::MIDDLE);
@@ -181,16 +262,13 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::Bus::BroadcastResult(
                 prefabWipFeaturesEnabled, &AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::ArePrefabWipFeaturesEnabled);
 
-            auto editorEntityContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
-            EditorEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(editorEntityContextId, &EditorEntityContextRequests::GetEditorEntityContextId);
-
             // Create Prefab
             {
                 if (!selectedEntities.empty())
                 {
                     // Hide if the only selected entity is the Focused Instance Container
                     if (selectedEntities.size() > 1 ||
-                        selectedEntities[0]  != s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(editorEntityContextId))
+                        selectedEntities[0] != s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(s_editorEntityContextId))
                     {
                         bool layerInSelection = false;
 
@@ -254,17 +332,30 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
                     if (s_prefabPublicInterface->IsInstanceContainerEntity(selectedEntity))
                     {
-                        // Edit Prefab
                         if (!s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(selectedEntity))
                         {
-                            QAction* editAction = menu->addAction(QObject::tr("Edit Prefab"));
+                            // Edit Prefab
+                            QAction* editAction = menu->addAction(QObject::tr("Open/Edit Prefab"));
+                            editAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Plus));
                             editAction->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Edit the prefab in focus mode."));
 
                             QObject::connect(editAction, &QAction::triggered, editAction, [selectedEntity] {
                                 ContextMenu_EditPrefab(selectedEntity);
                             });
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // Close Prefab
+                            QAction* closeAction = menu->addAction(QObject::tr("Close Prefab"));
+                            closeAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Minus));
+                            closeAction->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Close focus mode for this prefab and move one level up."));
 
-                            itemWasShown = true;
+                            QObject::connect(
+                                closeAction, &QAction::triggered, closeAction,
+                                []
+                                {
+                                    ContextMenu_ClosePrefab();
+                                });
                         }
 
                         // Save Prefab
@@ -279,9 +370,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                             QObject::connect(saveAction, &QAction::triggered, saveAction, [selectedEntity] {
                                 ContextMenu_SavePrefab(selectedEntity);
                             });
-
-                            itemWasShown = true;
                         }
+
+                        itemWasShown = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -295,7 +386,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             QObject::connect(deleteAction, &QAction::triggered, deleteAction, [] { ContextMenu_DeleteSelected(); });
 
             if (selectedEntities.empty() ||
-                (selectedEntities.size() == 1 && selectedEntities[0] == s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(editorEntityContextId)))
+                (selectedEntities.size() == 1 &&
+                 selectedEntities[0] == s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(s_editorEntityContextId)))
             {
                 deleteAction->setDisabled(true);
             }
@@ -306,7 +398,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 AZ::EntityId selectedEntityId = selectedEntities[0];
 
                 if (s_prefabPublicInterface->IsInstanceContainerEntity(selectedEntityId) &&
-                    selectedEntityId != s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(editorEntityContextId))
+                    selectedEntityId != s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(s_editorEntityContextId))
                 {
                     QAction* detachPrefabAction = menu->addAction(QObject::tr("Detach Prefab..."));
                     QObject::connect(
@@ -334,6 +426,24 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             }
         }
 
+        void PrefabIntegrationManager::OnStartPlayInEditorBegin()
+        {
+            // Focus on the root prefab (AZ::EntityId() will default to it)
+            s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnOwningPrefab(AZ::EntityId());
+        }
+
+        void PrefabIntegrationManager::OnStopPlayInEditor()
+        {
+            // Refresh all containers when leaving Game Mode to ensure everything is synced.
+            QTimer::singleShot(
+                0,
+                [&]()
+                {
+                    s_containerEntityInterface->RefreshAllContainerEntities(s_editorEntityContextId);
+                }
+            );
+        }
+
         void PrefabIntegrationManager::ContextMenu_CreatePrefab(AzToolsFramework::EntityIdList selectedEntities)
         {
             // Save a reference to our currently active window since it will be
@@ -343,12 +453,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             const AZStd::string prefabFilesPath = "@projectroot@/Prefabs";
 
             // Remove focused instance container entity if it's part of the list
-            auto editorEntityContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
-            EditorEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(editorEntityContextId, &EditorEntityContextRequests::GetEditorEntityContextId);
-
             auto focusedContainerIter = AZStd::find(
                 selectedEntities.begin(), selectedEntities.end(),
-                s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(editorEntityContextId));
+                s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetFocusedPrefabContainerEntityId(s_editorEntityContextId));
             if (focusedContainerIter != selectedEntities.end())
             {
                 selectedEntities.erase(focusedContainerIter);
@@ -500,6 +607,11 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             }
         }
 
+        void PrefabIntegrationManager::ContextMenu_ClosePrefab()
+        {
+            s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(s_editorEntityContextId);
+        }
+
         void PrefabIntegrationManager::ContextMenu_EditPrefab(AZ::EntityId containerEntity)
         {
             s_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnOwningPrefab(containerEntity);

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/AssetBrowser/AssetBrowserSourceDropBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Editor/EditorContextMenuBus.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityContextBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponentInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/LevelRootUiHandler.h>
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             , public PrefabInstanceContainerNotificationBus::Handler
             , public PrefabIntegrationInterface
             , public QObject
+            , private EditorEntityContextNotificationBus::Handler
         {
         public:
             AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR(PrefabIntegrationManager, AZ::SystemAllocator, 0);
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             // EntityOutlinerSourceDropHandlingBus overrides ...
             void HandleSourceFileType(AZStd::string_view sourceFilePath, AZ::EntityId parentId, AZ::Vector3 position) const override;
 
+            // EditorEntityContextNotificationBus overrides ...
+            void OnStartPlayInEditorBegin() override;
+            void OnStopPlayInEditor() override;
+
             // PrefabInstanceContainerNotificationBus overrides ...
             void OnPrefabComponentActivate(AZ::EntityId entityId) override;
             void OnPrefabComponentDeactivate(AZ::EntityId entityId) override;
@@ -96,11 +102,16 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             static void ContextMenu_CreatePrefab(AzToolsFramework::EntityIdList selectedEntities);
             static void ContextMenu_InstantiatePrefab();
             static void ContextMenu_InstantiateProceduralPrefab();
+            static void ContextMenu_ClosePrefab();
             static void ContextMenu_EditPrefab(AZ::EntityId containerEntity);
             static void ContextMenu_SavePrefab(AZ::EntityId containerEntity);
             static void ContextMenu_DeleteSelected();
             static void ContextMenu_DetachPrefab(AZ::EntityId containerEntity);
 
+            // Shortcut setup handlers
+            void InitializeShortcuts();
+            void UninitializeShortcuts();
+
             // Prompt and resolve dialogs
             static bool QueryUserForPrefabSaveLocation(
                 const AZStd::string& suggestedName, const char* initialTargetDirectory, AZ::u32 prefabUserSettingsId, QWidget* activeWindow,
@@ -140,7 +151,10 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             AZStd::unique_ptr<QDialog> ConstructSavePrefabDialog(TemplateId templateId, bool useSaveAllPrefabsPreference);
             void SavePrefabsInDialog(QDialog* unsavedPrefabsDialog);
 
+            AZStd::vector<AZStd::unique_ptr<QAction>> m_actions;
+
             static const AZStd::string s_prefabFileExtension;
+            static AzFramework::EntityContextId s_editorEntityContextId;
 
             static ContainerEntityInterface* s_containerEntityInterface;
             static EditorEntityUiInterface* s_editorEntityUiInterface;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabUiHandler.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 namespace AzToolsFramework
 {
+    AzFramework::EntityContextId PrefabUiHandler::s_editorEntityContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
+
     const QColor PrefabUiHandler::m_backgroundColor = QColor("#444444");
     const QColor PrefabUiHandler::m_backgroundHoverColor = QColor("#5A5A5A");
     const QColor PrefabUiHandler::m_backgroundSelectedColor = QColor("#656565");
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             AZ_Assert(false, "PrefabUiHandler - could not get PrefabFocusPublicInterface on PrefabUiHandler construction.");
             return;
         }
+
+        // Get EditorEntityContextId
+        EditorEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(s_editorEntityContextId, &EditorEntityContextRequests::GetEditorEntityContextId);
     }
 
     QString PrefabUiHandler::GenerateItemInfoString(AZ::EntityId entityId) const
@@ -180,7 +185,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         painter->restore();
     }
 
-    void PrefabUiHandler::PaintDescendantBackground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index,
+    void PrefabUiHandler::PaintDescendantForeground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index,
         const QModelIndex& descendantIndex) const
     {
         if (!painter)
@@ -425,19 +430,23 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
         if (m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(entityId))
         {
-            auto editorEntityContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
-            EditorEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(editorEntityContextId, &EditorEntityContextRequests::GetEditorEntityContextId);
-
-            // Go one level up.
-            int length = m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetPrefabFocusPathLength(editorEntityContextId);
-            m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnPathIndex(editorEntityContextId, length - 2);
+            // Close this prefab and focus on the parent
+            m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(s_editorEntityContextId);
         }
     }
 
     bool PrefabUiHandler::OnEntityDoubleClick(AZ::EntityId entityId) const
     {
-        // Focus on this prefab
-        m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnOwningPrefab(entityId);
+        if (!m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->IsOwningPrefabBeingFocused(entityId))
+        {
+            // Focus on this prefab
+            m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnOwningPrefab(entityId);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Close this prefab and focus on the parent
+            m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(s_editorEntityContextId);
+        }
 
         // Don't propagate event.
         return true;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabUiHandler.h

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/EditorEntityUi/EditorEntityUiHandlerBase.h>
 
+#include <AzFramework/Entity/EntityContextBus.h>
+
 namespace AzToolsFramework
 {
 
@@ -34,9 +36,12 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         QString GenerateItemTooltip(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
         QIcon GenerateItemIcon(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
         void PaintItemBackground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
-        void PaintDescendantBackground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index,
-            const QModelIndex& descendantIndex) const override;
         void PaintItemForeground(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
+        void PaintDescendantForeground(
+            QPainter* painter,
+            const QStyleOptionViewItem& option,
+            const QModelIndex& index,
+            const QModelIndex& descendantIndex) const override;
         bool OnOutlinerItemClick(const QPoint& position, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
         void OnOutlinerItemCollapse(const QModelIndex& index) const override;
         bool OnEntityDoubleClick(AZ::EntityId entityId) const override;
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         static QModelIndex GetLastVisibleChild(const QModelIndex& parent);
         static QModelIndex Internal_GetLastVisibleChild(const QAbstractItemModel* model, const QModelIndex& index);
 
+        static AzFramework::EntityContextId s_editorEntityContextId;
+
         static constexpr int m_prefabCapsuleRadius = 6;
         static constexpr int m_prefabBorderThickness = 2;
         static const QColor m_backgroundColor;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabViewportFocusPathHandler.cpp

@@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::Prefab
         connect(m_backButton, &QToolButton::clicked, this,
             [&]()
             {
-                if (int length = m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->GetPrefabFocusPathLength(m_editorEntityContextId); length > 1)
-                {
-                    m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnPathIndex(m_editorEntityContextId, length - 2);
-                }
+                m_prefabFocusPublicInterface->FocusOnParentOfFocusedPrefab(m_editorEntityContextId);
             }
         );
+
+        m_backButton->setToolTip("Up one level (-)");
     }
 
     void PrefabViewportFocusPathHandler::OnPrefabFocusChanged()

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiDisplay.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorSelectionUtil.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiCluster.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiDisplay.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiDisplayLayout.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiSwitcher.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiTextField.h>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
 namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
 {
     const static int HighlightBorderSize = 5;
-    const static int TopHighlightBorderSize = 25;
     const static char* HighlightBorderColor = "#4A90E2";
 
     static void UnparentWidgets(ViewportUiElementIdInfoLookup& viewportUiElementIdInfoLookup)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
         , m_uiOverlay(parent)
         , m_fullScreenLayout(&m_uiOverlay)
         , m_uiOverlayLayout()
-        , m_componentModeBorderText(&m_uiOverlay)
+        , m_viewportBorderText(&m_uiOverlay)
     {
     }
 
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
 
     AZStd::shared_ptr<QWidget> ViewportUiDisplay::GetViewportUiElement(ViewportUiElementId elementId)
     {
-        auto element = m_viewportUiElements.find(elementId);
-        if (element != m_viewportUiElements.end())
+        if (auto element = m_viewportUiElements.find(elementId); element != m_viewportUiElements.end())
         {
             return element->second.m_widget;
         }
+
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -287,27 +287,30 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
         {
             return element.IsValid() && element.m_widget->isVisible();
         }
+
         return false;
     }
 
     void ViewportUiDisplay::CreateViewportBorder(const AZStd::string& borderTitle)
     {
         const AZStd::string styleSheet = AZStd::string::format(
-            "border: %dpx solid %s; border-top: %dpx solid %s;", HighlightBorderSize, HighlightBorderColor, TopHighlightBorderSize,
+            "border: %dpx solid %s; border-top: %dpx solid %s;", HighlightBorderSize, HighlightBorderColor, ViewportUiTopBorderSize,
             HighlightBorderColor);
         m_uiOverlay.setStyleSheet(styleSheet.c_str());
         m_uiOverlayLayout.setContentsMargins(
-            HighlightBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin, TopHighlightBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin,
+            HighlightBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin, ViewportUiTopBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin,
             HighlightBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin, HighlightBorderSize + ViewportUiOverlayMargin);
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setVisible(true);
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setText(borderTitle.c_str());
+        m_viewportBorderText.setVisible(true);
+        m_viewportBorderText.setText(borderTitle.c_str());
     }
 
     void ViewportUiDisplay::RemoveViewportBorder()
     {
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setVisible(false);
+        m_viewportBorderText.setVisible(false);
         m_uiOverlay.setStyleSheet("border: none;");
-        m_uiOverlayLayout.setMargin(ViewportUiOverlayMargin);
+        m_uiOverlayLayout.setContentsMargins(
+            ViewportUiOverlayMargin, ViewportUiOverlayMargin + ViewportUiOverlayTopMarginPadding, ViewportUiOverlayMargin,
+            ViewportUiOverlayMargin);
     }
 
     void ViewportUiDisplay::PositionViewportUiElementFromWorldSpace(ViewportUiElementId elementId, const AZ::Vector3& pos)
@@ -359,10 +362,10 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
 
         // format the label which will appear on top of the highlight border
         AZStd::string styleSheet = AZStd::string::format("background-color: %s; border: none;", HighlightBorderColor);
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setStyleSheet(styleSheet.c_str());
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setFixedHeight(TopHighlightBorderSize);
-        m_componentModeBorderText.setVisible(false);
-        m_fullScreenLayout.addWidget(&m_componentModeBorderText, 0, 0, Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignHCenter);
+        m_viewportBorderText.setStyleSheet(styleSheet.c_str());
+        m_viewportBorderText.setFixedHeight(ViewportUiTopBorderSize);
+        m_viewportBorderText.setVisible(false);
+        m_fullScreenLayout.addWidget(&m_viewportBorderText, 0, 0, Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignHCenter);
     }
 
     void ViewportUiDisplay::PrepareWidgetForViewportUi(QPointer<QWidget> widget)
@@ -395,14 +398,14 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
 
     void ViewportUiDisplay::UpdateUiOverlayGeometry()
     {
-        // add the component mode border region if visible
+        // add the viewport border region if visible
         QRegion region;
-        if (m_componentModeBorderText.isVisible())
+        if (m_viewportBorderText.isVisible())
         {
             // get the border region by taking the entire region and subtracting the non-border area
             region += m_uiOverlay.rect();
             region -= QRect(
-                QPoint(m_uiOverlay.rect().left() + HighlightBorderSize, m_uiOverlay.rect().top() + TopHighlightBorderSize),
+                QPoint(m_uiOverlay.rect().left() + HighlightBorderSize, m_uiOverlay.rect().top() + ViewportUiTopBorderSize),
                 QPoint(m_uiOverlay.rect().right() - HighlightBorderSize, m_uiOverlay.rect().bottom() - HighlightBorderSize));
         }
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiDisplay.h

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
         QWidget m_uiOverlay; //!< The UI Overlay which displays Viewport UI Elements.
         QGridLayout m_fullScreenLayout; //!< The layout which extends across the full screen.
         ViewportUiDisplayLayout m_uiOverlayLayout; //!< The layout used for optionally anchoring Viewport UI Elements.
-        QLabel m_componentModeBorderText; //!< The text used for the Component Mode border.
+        QLabel m_viewportBorderText; //!< The text used for the viewport border.
 
         QWidget* m_renderOverlay;
         QPointer<QWidget> m_fullScreenWidget; //!< Reference to the widget attached to m_fullScreenLayout if any.

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportUi/ViewportUiDisplayLayout.h

@@ -14,13 +14,20 @@
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QPointer>
 
+namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi
+{
+    //! Margin for the Viewport UI Overlay (in pixels)
+    constexpr int ViewportUiOverlayMargin = 5;
+    //! Padding to make space for ImGui (in pixels)
+    constexpr int ViewportUiOverlayTopMarginPadding = 20;
+    //! Size of the top viewport border (in pixels)
+    constexpr int ViewportUiTopBorderSize = 25;
+    //! Size of the left, right and bottom viewport border (in pixels)
+    constexpr int ViewportUiLeftRightBottomBorderSize = 5;
+} // namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi
+
 namespace AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::Internal
 {
-    // margin for the Viewport UI Overlay in pixels
-    constexpr int ViewportUiOverlayMargin = 5;
-    // padding to make space for ImGui
-    constexpr int ViewportUiOverlayTopMarginPadding = 20;
-
     //! QGridLayout implementation that uses a grid of QVBox/QHBoxLayouts internally to stack widgets.
     class ViewportUiDisplayLayout : public QGridLayout
     {

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetFileInfoListComparison.cpp

@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             ArgumentContainer argContainer{ {} };
 
             // Append Command Line override for the Project Cache Path
-            auto projectCachePathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-cache-path="%s")", m_tempDir.GetDirectory());
-            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString{ R"(--project-path=AutomatedTesting)" };
-            argContainer.push_back(projectCachePathOverride.data());
+            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-path="%s")", m_tempDir.GetDirectory());
             argContainer.push_back(projectPathOverride.data());
             m_application = new ToolsTestApplication("AssetFileInfoListComparisonTest", aznumeric_caster(argContainer.size()), argContainer.data());
             AzToolsFramework::AssetSeedManager assetSeedManager;
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             m_application->Start(AzFramework::Application::Descriptor());
 
             // Without this, the user settings component would attempt to save on finalize/shutdown. Since the file is
-            // shared across the whole engine, if multiple tests are run in parallel, the saving could cause a crash 
+            // shared across the whole engine, if multiple tests are run in parallel, the saving could cause a crash
             // in the unit tests.
             AZ::UserSettingsComponentRequestBus::Broadcast(&AZ::UserSettingsComponentRequests::DisableSaveOnFinalize);
 
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
 
             // AssetFileInfo should contain {2*, 4*, 5}
             AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfoList assetFileInfoList;
-           
+
             ASSERT_TRUE(AZ::Utils::LoadObjectFromFileInPlace(TempFiles[FileIndex::ResultAssetFileInfoList], assetFileInfoList)) << "Unable to read the asset file info list.\n";
 
             EXPECT_EQ(assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList.size(), 3);
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[2], m_assets[4], m_assets[5] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             {
                 firstAssetIdToAssetFileInfoMap[assetFileInfo.m_assetId] = AZStd::move(assetFileInfo);
             }
-            
+
             AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfoList secondAssetFileInfoList;
             ASSERT_TRUE(AZ::Utils::LoadObjectFromFileInPlace(TempFiles[FileIndex::SecondAssetFileInfoList], secondAssetFileInfoList)) << "Unable to read the asset file info list.\n";
 
@@ -315,7 +313,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 auto foundSecond = secondAssetIdToAssetFileInfoMap.find(assetFileInfo.m_assetId);
                 if (foundSecond != secondAssetIdToAssetFileInfoMap.end())
                 {
-                    // Even if the asset Id is present in both the AssetFileInfo List, it should match the file hash from the second AssetFileInfo list 
+                    // Even if the asset Id is present in both the AssetFileInfo List, it should match the file hash from the second AssetFileInfo list
                     for (int idx = 0; idx < AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo::s_arraySize; idx++)
                     {
                         if (foundSecond->second.m_hash[idx] != assetFileInfo.m_hash[idx])
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[0], m_assets[1], m_assets[2], m_assets[3], m_assets[4], m_assets[5] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -403,7 +401,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[1], m_assets[2], m_assets[3], m_assets[4] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -462,7 +460,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[5] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
 
             EXPECT_EQ(assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList.size(), 5);
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[0], m_assets[1], m_assets[2], m_assets[3], m_assets[4] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -601,7 +599,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[2] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -625,12 +623,12 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AssetFileInfoListComparison::ComparisonData filePatternComparisonData(AssetFileInfoListComparison::ComparisonType::FilePattern,"$1", "Asset[0-3].txt", AssetFileInfoListComparison::FilePatternType::Regex);
             filePatternComparisonData.m_firstInput = TempFiles[FileIndex::FirstAssetFileInfoList];
             assetFileInfoListComparison.AddComparisonStep(filePatternComparisonData);
-            
+
             AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfoListComparison::ComparisonData deltaComparisonData(AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfoListComparison::ComparisonType::Delta, TempFiles[FileIndex::ResultAssetFileInfoList]);
             deltaComparisonData.m_firstInput = "$1";
             deltaComparisonData.m_secondInput = TempFiles[FileIndex::SecondAssetFileInfoList];
             assetFileInfoListComparison.AddComparisonStep(deltaComparisonData);
-            
+
             ASSERT_TRUE(assetFileInfoListComparison.CompareAndSaveResults().IsSuccess()) << "Multiple Comparison Operation( FilePattern + Delta ) failed.\n";
             // Output of the FilePattern Operation should be {0,1,2,3}
             // Output of the Delta Operation should be {2*,4*,5}
@@ -666,7 +664,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[2], m_assets[4], m_assets[5] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)
@@ -738,7 +736,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 }
             }
 
-            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list 
+            // Verifying that correct assetId are present in the assetFileInfo list
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> expectedAssetIds{ m_assets[4], m_assets[5] };
 
             for (const AzToolsFramework::AssetFileInfo& assetFileInfo : assetFileInfoList.m_fileInfoList)

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetSeedManager.cpp

@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ namespace UnitTest
             ArgumentContainer argContainer{ {} };
 
             // Append Command Line override for the Project Cache Path
-            AZ::IO::Path cacheProjectRootFolder{ m_tempDir.GetDirectory() };
-            auto projectCachePathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-cache-path="%s")", cacheProjectRootFolder.c_str());
-            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString{ R"(--project-path=AutomatedTesting)" };
-            argContainer.push_back(projectCachePathOverride.data());
+            auto cacheProjectRootFolder = AZ::IO::Path{ m_tempDir.GetDirectory() } / "Cache";
+            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-path="%s")", m_tempDir.GetDirectory());
             argContainer.push_back(projectPathOverride.data());
             m_application = new ToolsTestApplication("AssetSeedManagerTest", aznumeric_caster(argContainer.size()), argContainer.data());
             m_assetSeedManager = new AzToolsFramework::AssetSeedManager();

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/ComponentAddRemove.cpp

@@ -572,7 +572,9 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
             auto projectPathKey =
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+            registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
             AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
             AzFramework::Application::Descriptor descriptor;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/GenericComponentWrapperTest.cpp

@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ protected:
         AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
         auto projectPathKey =
             AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-        registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+        registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+        registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
         AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
         m_app.Start(AZ::ComponentApplication::Descriptor());
@@ -184,7 +186,9 @@ public:
         AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
         auto projectPathKey =
             AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-        registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+        registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+        registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
         AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
         
         m_app.Start(AzFramework::Application::Descriptor());

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/PlatformAddressedAssetCatalogTests.cpp

@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ namespace UnitTest
             ArgumentContainer argContainer{ {} };
 
             // Append Command Line override for the Project Cache Path
-            AZ::IO::Path cacheProjectRootFolder{ m_tempDir.GetDirectory() };
-            auto projectCachePathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-cache-path="%s")", cacheProjectRootFolder.c_str());
-            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString{ R"(--project-path=AutomatedTesting)" };
-            argContainer.push_back(projectCachePathOverride.data());
+            auto cacheProjectRootFolder = AZ::IO::Path{ m_tempDir.GetDirectory() } / "Cache";
+            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-path="%s")", m_tempDir.GetDirectory());
             argContainer.push_back(projectPathOverride.data());
             m_application = new ToolsTestApplication("AddressedAssetCatalogManager", aznumeric_caster(argContainer.size()), argContainer.data());
 
@@ -195,10 +193,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             ArgumentContainer argContainer{ {} };
 
             // Append Command Line override for the Project Cache Path
-            AZ::IO::Path cacheProjectRootFolder{ m_tempDir.GetDirectory() };
-            auto projectCachePathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-cache-path="%s")", cacheProjectRootFolder.c_str());
-            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString{ R"(--project-path=AutomatedTesting)" };
-            argContainer.push_back(projectCachePathOverride.data());
+            auto projectPathOverride = FixedValueString::format(R"(--project-path="%s")", m_tempDir.GetDirectory());
             argContainer.push_back(projectPathOverride.data());
             m_application = new ToolsTestApplication("MessageTest", aznumeric_caster(argContainer.size()), argContainer.data());
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/Slices.cpp

@@ -1059,7 +1059,9 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
             auto projectPathKey =
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
-            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath enginePath;
+            registry->Get(enginePath.Native(), AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::FilePathKey_EngineRootFolder);
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, (enginePath / "AutomatedTesting").Native());
             AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
 
             m_app.Start(AzFramework::Application::Descriptor());