Merge pull request #4565 from aws-lumberyard-dev/mnaumov/LYN-7227

Fixing crash creating new level when simulate mode is on

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/RootSpawnableInterface.h

@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! be deleted and the spawnable asset to be released. This call is automatically done when
         //! AssignRootSpawnable is called while a root spawnable is assigned.
         virtual void ReleaseRootSpawnable() = 0;
+        //! Force processing all SpawnableEntitiesManager requests immediately
+        //! This is useful when loading a different level while SpawnableEntitiesManager still has
+        //! pending requests
+        virtual void ProcessSpawnableQueue() = 0;
     };
 
     using RootSpawnableInterface = AZ::Interface<RootSpawnableDefinition>;

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableSystemComponent.cpp

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     void SpawnableSystemComponent::OnTick(float /*deltaTime*/, AZ::ScriptTimePoint /*time*/)
     {
-        m_entitiesManager.ProcessQueue(
-            SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::High | SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+        ProcessSpawnableQueue();
         RootSpawnableNotificationBus::ExecuteQueuedEvents();
     }
 
@@ -121,6 +120,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
         m_rootSpawnableId = AZ::Data::AssetId();
     }
 
+    void SpawnableSystemComponent::ProcessSpawnableQueue()
+    {
+        m_entitiesManager.ProcessQueue(
+            SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::High | SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+    }
+
     void SpawnableSystemComponent::OnRootSpawnableAssigned([[maybe_unused]] AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable,
         [[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation)
     {
@@ -161,6 +166,8 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     void SpawnableSystemComponent::Deactivate()
     {
+        ProcessSpawnableQueue();
+
         m_registryChangeHandler.Disconnect();
 
         AZ::TickBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableSystemComponent.h

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         uint64_t AssignRootSpawnable(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable) override;
         void ReleaseRootSpawnable() override;
+        void ProcessSpawnableQueue() override;
 
         //
         // RootSpawnbleNotificationBus