Merge branch 'development' of https://github.com/o3de/o3de into sc-editor-asset-redux

Signed-off-by: chcurran <82187351+carlitosan@users.noreply.github.com>

Code/Editor/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -249,38 +249,9 @@ if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
         RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
             Gem::LmbrCentral
     )
+
     ly_add_googletest(
         NAME Legacy::EditorLib.Tests
     )
 
-    ly_add_target(
-        NAME EditorLib.Camera.Tests ${PAL_TRAIT_TEST_TARGET_TYPE}
-        NAMESPACE Legacy
-        FILES_CMAKE
-            Lib/Tests/Camera/editor_lib_camera_test_files.cmake
-        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-            PRIVATE
-                .
-        BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
-            PRIVATE
-                AZ::AzCore
-                AZ::AzTest
-                AZ::AzToolsFramework
-                AZ::AzTestShared
-                Legacy::EditorLib
-                Gem::Camera.Editor
-                Gem::AtomToolsFramework.Static
-        RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
-            Legacy::EditorLib
-    )
-
-    ly_add_source_properties(
-        SOURCES Lib/Tests/Camera/test_EditorCamera.cpp
-        PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS 
-        VALUES CAMERA_EDITOR_MODULE="$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:Camera.Editor>"
-    )
-
-    ly_add_googletest(
-        NAME Legacy::EditorLib.Camera.Tests
-    )
 endif()

Code/Editor/CryEdit.cpp

@@ -3827,7 +3827,8 @@ void CCryEditApp::OnOpenQuickAccessBar()
     }
 
     QRect geo = m_pQuickAccessBar->geometry();
-    geo.moveCenter(MainWindow::instance()->geometry().center());
+    auto mainWindow = MainWindow::instance();
+    geo.moveCenter(mainWindow->mapToGlobal(mainWindow->geometry().center()));
     m_pQuickAccessBar->setGeometry(geo);
     m_pQuickAccessBar->setVisible(true);
     m_pQuickAccessBar->setFocus();

Code/Editor/EditorEnvironment.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void SetEditorEnvironment(SSystemGlobalEnvironment* pEnv)
 
 void AttachEditorAZEnvironment(AZ::EnvironmentInstance azEnv)
 {
-    AZ::Environment::Attach(azEnv, true);
+    AZ::Environment::Attach(azEnv);
 }
 
 void DetachEditorAZEnvironment()

Code/Editor/EditorModularViewportCameraComposer.cpp

@@ -13,9 +13,32 @@
 #include <AzCore/std/smart_ptr/make_shared.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Render/IntersectorInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Viewport/ViewportMessages.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorSelectionUtil.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelectionRequestBus.h>
 #include <EditorViewportSettings.h>
 
+AZ_CVAR(
+    bool,
+    ed_cameraPinDefaultOrbit,
+    true,
+    nullptr,
+    AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null,
+    "Sets whether the default orbit point moves with the camera or not");
+AZ_CVAR(
+    bool,
+    ed_cameraDefaultOrbitAxesOrtho,
+    true,
+    nullptr,
+    AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null,
+    "Sets whether to draw the default orbit point as orthographic or not");
+AZ_CVAR(
+    float,
+    ed_cameraDefaultOrbitFadeDuration,
+    0.5f,
+    nullptr,
+    AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null,
+    "Sets how long the default orbit point should take to appear and disappear");
+
 namespace SandboxEditor
 {
     static AzFramework::TranslateCameraInputChannelIds BuildTranslateCameraInputChannelIds()
@@ -174,7 +197,7 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
             return SandboxEditor::CameraScrollSpeed();
         };
 
-        const auto pivotFn = []
+        const auto pivotFn = []() -> AZStd::optional<AZ::Vector3>
         {
             // use the manipulator transform as the pivot point
             AZStd::optional<AZ::Transform> entityPivot;
@@ -187,8 +210,7 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
                 return entityPivot->GetTranslation();
             }
 
-            // otherwise just use the identity
-            return AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
+            return AZStd::nullopt;
         };
 
         m_firstPersonFocusCamera =
@@ -199,9 +221,26 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
         m_orbitCamera = AZStd::make_shared<AzFramework::OrbitCameraInput>(SandboxEditor::CameraOrbitChannelId());
 
         m_orbitCamera->SetPivotFn(
-            [pivotFn]([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Vector3& position, [[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Vector3& direction)
+            [this, pivotFn](const AZ::Vector3& position, const AZ::Vector3& direction)
             {
-                return pivotFn();
+                // return the pivot
+                if (auto pivot = pivotFn())
+                {
+                    return pivot.value();
+                }
+
+                // start ticking and drawing (for the default pivot)
+                AZ::TickBus::Handler::BusConnect();
+                AzFramework::ViewportDebugDisplayEventBus::Handler::BusConnect(AzToolsFramework::GetEntityContextId());
+
+                m_defaultOrbiting = true;
+                // calculate the default orbit point
+                if (!ed_cameraPinDefaultOrbit || m_orbitCamera->Beginning())
+                {
+                    m_defaultOrbitPoint = position + direction * SandboxEditor::CameraDefaultOrbitDistance();
+                }
+
+                return m_defaultOrbitPoint;
             });
 
         m_orbitRotateCamera = AZStd::make_shared<AzFramework::RotateCameraInput>(SandboxEditor::CameraOrbitLookChannelId());
@@ -306,4 +345,67 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
                 m_viewportId, &AtomToolsFramework::ModularViewportCameraControllerRequestBus::Events::ClearReferenceFrame);
         }
     }
+
+    void EditorModularViewportCameraComposer::OnTick(const float deltaTime, [[maybe_unused]] AZ::ScriptTimePoint time)
+    {
+        const float delta = [duration = &ed_cameraDefaultOrbitFadeDuration, deltaTime] {
+            if (*duration == 0.0f) {
+                return 1.0f;
+            }
+            return deltaTime / *duration;
+        }();
+
+        if (m_defaultOrbiting)
+        {
+            m_defaultOrbitOpacity = AZStd::min(m_defaultOrbitOpacity + delta, 1.0f);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_defaultOrbitOpacity = AZStd::max(m_defaultOrbitOpacity - delta, 0.0f);
+            if (m_defaultOrbitOpacity == 0.0f)
+            {
+                AZ::TickBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
+                AzFramework::ViewportDebugDisplayEventBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
+            }
+        }
+
+        m_defaultOrbiting = false;
+    }
+
+    static void DrawTransformAxis(
+        AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests& display,
+        const AzFramework::CameraState& cameraState,
+        const AZ::Vector3& pivot,
+        const float axisLength,
+        const float alpha)
+    {
+        const int prevState = display.GetState();
+
+        display.DepthWriteOff();
+        display.DepthTestOff();
+        display.CullOff();
+
+        const float orthoScale =
+            ed_cameraDefaultOrbitAxesOrtho ? AzToolsFramework::CalculateScreenToWorldMultiplier(pivot, cameraState) : 1.0f;
+
+        display.SetColor(AZ::Color::CreateFromVector3AndFloat(AZ::Colors::Red.GetAsVector3(), alpha));
+        display.DrawLine(pivot, pivot + AZ::Vector3::CreateAxisX() * axisLength * orthoScale);
+        display.SetColor(AZ::Color::CreateFromVector3AndFloat(AZ::Colors::LawnGreen.GetAsVector3(), alpha));
+        display.DrawLine(pivot, pivot + AZ::Vector3::CreateAxisY() * axisLength * orthoScale);
+        display.SetColor(AZ::Color::CreateFromVector3AndFloat(AZ::Colors::Blue.GetAsVector3(), alpha));
+        display.DrawLine(pivot, pivot + AZ::Vector3::CreateAxisZ() * axisLength * orthoScale);
+
+        display.DepthWriteOn();
+        display.DepthTestOn();
+        display.CullOn();
+
+        display.SetState(prevState);
+    }
+
+    void EditorModularViewportCameraComposer::DisplayViewport(
+        [[maybe_unused]] const AzFramework::ViewportInfo& viewportInfo, AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests& debugDisplay)
+    {
+        DrawTransformAxis(
+            debugDisplay, AzToolsFramework::GetCameraState(viewportInfo.m_viewportId), m_defaultOrbitPoint, 1.0f, m_defaultOrbitOpacity);
+    }
 } // namespace SandboxEditor

Code/Editor/EditorModularViewportCameraComposer.h

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <AtomToolsFramework/Viewport/ModularViewportCameraController.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/TickBus.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Entity/EntityDebugDisplayBus.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Viewport/CameraInput.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorCameraBus.h>
 #include <EditorModularViewportCameraComposerBus.h>
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
     class EditorModularViewportCameraComposer
         : private EditorModularViewportCameraComposerNotificationBus::Handler
         , private Camera::EditorCameraNotificationBus::Handler
+        , private AzFramework::ViewportDebugDisplayEventBus::Handler
+        , private AZ::TickBus::Handler
     {
     public:
         SANDBOX_API explicit EditorModularViewportCameraComposer(AzFramework::ViewportId viewportId);
@@ -29,6 +33,12 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
         SANDBOX_API AZStd::shared_ptr<AtomToolsFramework::ModularViewportCameraController> CreateModularViewportCameraController();
 
     private:
+        // AzFramework::ViewportDebugDisplayEventBus overrides ...
+        void DisplayViewport(const AzFramework::ViewportInfo& viewportInfo, AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests& debugDisplay) override;
+
+        // AZ::TickBus overrides ...
+        void OnTick(float deltaTime, AZ::ScriptTimePoint time) override;
+
         //! Setup all internal camera inputs.
         void SetupCameras();
 
@@ -52,5 +62,9 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
         AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::FocusCameraInput> m_orbitFocusCamera;
 
         AzFramework::ViewportId m_viewportId;
+
+        float m_defaultOrbitOpacity = 0.0f; //!< The default orbit axes opacity (to fade in and out).
+        AZ::Vector3 m_defaultOrbitPoint = AZ::Vector3::CreateZero(); //!< The orbit point to use when no entity is selected.
+        bool m_defaultOrbiting = false; //!< Is the camera default orbiting (orbiting when there's no selected entity).
     };
 } // namespace SandboxEditor

Code/Editor/EditorPreferencesPageViewportCamera.cpp

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static AZStd::vector<AZStd::string> GetEditorInputNames()
 void CEditorPreferencesPage_ViewportCamera::Reflect(AZ::SerializeContext& serialize)
 {
     serialize.Class<CameraMovementSettings>()
-        ->Version(3)
+        ->Version(4)
         ->Field("TranslateSpeed", &CameraMovementSettings::m_translateSpeed)
         ->Field("RotateSpeed", &CameraMovementSettings::m_rotateSpeed)
         ->Field("BoostMultiplier", &CameraMovementSettings::m_boostMultiplier)
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ void CEditorPreferencesPage_ViewportCamera::Reflect(AZ::SerializeContext& serial
         ->Field("OrbitYawRotationInverted", &CameraMovementSettings::m_orbitYawRotationInverted)
         ->Field("PanInvertedX", &CameraMovementSettings::m_panInvertedX)
         ->Field("PanInvertedY", &CameraMovementSettings::m_panInvertedY)
-        ->Field("DefaultPositionX", &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionX)
-        ->Field("DefaultPositionY", &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionY)
-        ->Field("DefaultPositionZ", &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionZ);
+        ->Field("DefaultPosition", &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultPosition)
+        ->Field("DefaultOrbitDistance", &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultOrbitDistance);
 
     serialize.Class<CameraInputSettings>()
         ->Version(2)
@@ -159,14 +158,12 @@ void CEditorPreferencesPage_ViewportCamera::Reflect(AZ::SerializeContext& serial
                 AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::CheckBox, &CameraMovementSettings::m_captureCursorLook, "Camera Capture Look Cursor",
                 "Should the cursor be captured (hidden) while performing free look")
             ->DataElement(
-                AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::SpinBox, &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionX, "Default X Camera Position",
-                "Default X Camera Position when a level is opened")
+                AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::Vector3, &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultPosition, "Default Camera Position",
+                "Default Camera Position when a level is first opened")
             ->DataElement(
-                AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::SpinBox, &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionY, "Default Y Camera Position",
-                "Default Y Camera Position when a level is opened")
-            ->DataElement(
-                AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::SpinBox, &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultCameraPositionZ, "Default Z Camera Position",
-                "Default Z Camera Position when a level is opened");
+                AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::SpinBox, &CameraMovementSettings::m_defaultOrbitDistance, "Default Orbit Distance",
+                "The default distance to orbit about when there is no entity selected")
+            ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::Min, minValue);
 
         editContext->Class<CameraInputSettings>("Camera Input Settings", "")
             ->DataElement(
@@ -283,12 +280,8 @@ void CEditorPreferencesPage_ViewportCamera::OnApply()
     SandboxEditor::SetCameraOrbitYawRotationInverted(m_cameraMovementSettings.m_orbitYawRotationInverted);
     SandboxEditor::SetCameraPanInvertedX(m_cameraMovementSettings.m_panInvertedX);
     SandboxEditor::SetCameraPanInvertedY(m_cameraMovementSettings.m_panInvertedY);
-    SandboxEditor::SetDefaultCameraEditorPosition(
-        AZ::Vector3(
-            m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionX,
-            m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionY,
-            m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionZ
-        ));
+    SandboxEditor::SetCameraDefaultEditorPosition(m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultPosition);
+    SandboxEditor::SetCameraDefaultOrbitDistance(m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultOrbitDistance);
 
     SandboxEditor::SetCameraTranslateForwardChannelId(m_cameraInputSettings.m_translateForwardChannelId);
     SandboxEditor::SetCameraTranslateBackwardChannelId(m_cameraInputSettings.m_translateBackwardChannelId);
@@ -325,11 +318,8 @@ void CEditorPreferencesPage_ViewportCamera::InitializeSettings()
     m_cameraMovementSettings.m_orbitYawRotationInverted = SandboxEditor::CameraOrbitYawRotationInverted();
     m_cameraMovementSettings.m_panInvertedX = SandboxEditor::CameraPanInvertedX();
     m_cameraMovementSettings.m_panInvertedY = SandboxEditor::CameraPanInvertedY();
-
-    AZ::Vector3 defaultCameraPosition = SandboxEditor::DefaultEditorCameraPosition();
-    m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionX = defaultCameraPosition.GetX();
-    m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionY = defaultCameraPosition.GetY();
-    m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultCameraPositionZ = defaultCameraPosition.GetZ();
+    m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultPosition = SandboxEditor::CameraDefaultEditorPosition();
+    m_cameraMovementSettings.m_defaultOrbitDistance = SandboxEditor::CameraDefaultOrbitDistance();
 
     m_cameraInputSettings.m_translateForwardChannelId = SandboxEditor::CameraTranslateForwardChannelId().GetName();
     m_cameraInputSettings.m_translateBackwardChannelId = SandboxEditor::CameraTranslateBackwardChannelId().GetName();

Code/Editor/EditorPreferencesPageViewportCamera.h

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Include/IPreferencesPage.h"
+
+#include <AzCore/Math/Vector3.h>
 #include <AzCore/RTTI/RTTI.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
+
 #include <QIcon>
 
 inline AZ::Crc32 EditorPropertyVisibility(const bool enabled)
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ private:
     {
         AZ_TYPE_INFO(CameraMovementSettings, "{60B8C07E-5F48-4171-A50B-F45558B5CCA1}")
 
+        AZ::Vector3 m_defaultPosition;
         float m_translateSpeed;
         float m_rotateSpeed;
         float m_scrollSpeed;
@@ -50,16 +54,14 @@ private:
         float m_panSpeed;
         float m_boostMultiplier;
         float m_rotateSmoothness;
-        bool m_rotateSmoothing;
         float m_translateSmoothness;
-        bool m_translateSmoothing;
+        float m_defaultOrbitDistance;
         bool m_captureCursorLook;
         bool m_orbitYawRotationInverted;
         bool m_panInvertedX;
         bool m_panInvertedY;
-        float m_defaultCameraPositionX;
-        float m_defaultCameraPositionY;
-        float m_defaultCameraPositionZ;
+        bool m_rotateSmoothing;
+        bool m_translateSmoothing;
 
         AZ::Crc32 RotateSmoothingVisibility() const
         {

Code/Editor/EditorViewportSettings.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraTranslateSmoothingSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/TranslateSmoothing";
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraRotateSmoothingSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/RotateSmoothing";
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraCaptureCursorLookSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/CaptureCursorLook";
+    constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraDefaultOrbitDistanceSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/DefaultOrbitDistance";
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraTranslateForwardIdSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/CameraTranslateForwardId";
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraTranslateBackwardIdSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/CameraTranslateBackwardId";
     constexpr AZStd::string_view CameraTranslateLeftIdSetting = "/Amazon/Preferences/Editor/Camera/CameraTranslateLeftId";
@@ -114,15 +115,15 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
         return AZStd::make_unique<EditorViewportSettingsCallbacksImpl>();
     }
 
-    AZ::Vector3 DefaultEditorCameraPosition()
+    AZ::Vector3 CameraDefaultEditorPosition()
     {
-        float xPosition = aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionX, 0.0));
-        float yPosition = aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionY, -10.0));
-        float zPosition = aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionZ, 4.0));
-        return AZ::Vector3(xPosition, yPosition, zPosition);
+        return AZ::Vector3(
+            aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionX, 0.0)),
+            aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionY, -10.0)),
+            aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionZ, 4.0)));
     }
 
-    void SetDefaultCameraEditorPosition(const AZ::Vector3 defaultCameraPosition)
+    void SetCameraDefaultEditorPosition(const AZ::Vector3& defaultCameraPosition)
     {
         SetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionX, defaultCameraPosition.GetX());
         SetRegistry(CameraDefaultStartingPositionY, defaultCameraPosition.GetY());
@@ -359,6 +360,16 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
         SetRegistry(CameraCaptureCursorLookSetting, capture);
     }
 
+    float CameraDefaultOrbitDistance()
+    {
+        return aznumeric_cast<float>(GetRegistry(CameraDefaultOrbitDistanceSetting, 20.0));
+    }
+
+    void SetCameraDefaultOrbitDistance(const float distance)
+    {
+        SetRegistry(CameraDefaultOrbitDistanceSetting, distance);
+    }
+
     AzFramework::InputChannelId CameraTranslateForwardChannelId()
     {
         return AzFramework::InputChannelId(

Code/Editor/EditorViewportSettings.h

@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
     //! event will fire when a value in the settings registry (editorpreferences.setreg) is modified.
     SANDBOX_API AZStd::unique_ptr<EditorViewportSettingsCallbacks> CreateEditorViewportSettingsCallbacks();
 
-    SANDBOX_API AZ::Vector3 DefaultEditorCameraPosition();
-    SANDBOX_API void SetDefaultCameraEditorPosition(AZ::Vector3 defaultCameraPosition);
-
     SANDBOX_API AZ::u64 MaxItemsShownInAssetBrowserSearch();
     SANDBOX_API void SetMaxItemsShownInAssetBrowserSearch(AZ::u64 numberOfItemsShown);
 
@@ -105,6 +102,12 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
     SANDBOX_API bool CameraCaptureCursorForLook();
     SANDBOX_API void SetCameraCaptureCursorForLook(bool capture);
 
+    SANDBOX_API AZ::Vector3 CameraDefaultEditorPosition();
+    SANDBOX_API void SetCameraDefaultEditorPosition(const AZ::Vector3& position);
+
+    SANDBOX_API float CameraDefaultOrbitDistance();
+    SANDBOX_API void SetCameraDefaultOrbitDistance(float distance);
+
     SANDBOX_API AzFramework::InputChannelId CameraTranslateForwardChannelId();
     SANDBOX_API void SetCameraTranslateForwardChannelId(AZStd::string_view cameraTranslateForwardId);
 

Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp

@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
 
 // AzToolsFramework
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/ComponentEntityObjectBus.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorCameraBus.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/API/ViewportEditorModeTrackerInterface.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Manipulators/ManipulatorManager.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorInteractionSystemViewportSelectionRequestBus.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelectionRequestBus.h>
-#include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorCameraBus.h>
 
 // AtomToolsFramework
 #include <AtomToolsFramework/Viewport/RenderViewportWidget.h>
@@ -619,9 +620,9 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::OnEditorNotifyEvent(EEditorNotifyEvent event)
         break;
 
     case eNotify_OnEndNewScene:
-        PopDisableRendering();
-
         {
+            PopDisableRendering();
+
             Matrix34 viewTM;
             viewTM.SetIdentity();
 
@@ -637,9 +638,9 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::OnEditorNotifyEvent(EEditorNotifyEvent event)
         break;
 
     case eNotify_OnEndTerrainCreate:
-        PopDisableRendering();
-
         {
+            PopDisableRendering();
+
             Matrix34 viewTM;
             viewTM.SetIdentity();
 
@@ -1032,6 +1033,7 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::ConnectViewportInteractionRequestBus()
     AzToolsFramework::ViewportInteraction::MainEditorViewportInteractionRequestBus::Handler::BusConnect(GetViewportId());
     AzToolsFramework::ViewportInteraction::EditorEntityViewportInteractionRequestBus::Handler::BusConnect(GetViewportId());
     m_viewportUi.ConnectViewportUiBus(GetViewportId());
+    AzFramework::ViewportBorderRequestBus::Handler::BusConnect(GetViewportId());
 
     AzFramework::InputSystemCursorConstraintRequestBus::Handler::BusConnect();
 }
@@ -1040,6 +1042,7 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::DisconnectViewportInteractionRequestBus()
 {
     AzFramework::InputSystemCursorConstraintRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
 
+    AzFramework::ViewportBorderRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
     m_viewportUi.DisconnectViewportUiBus();
     AzToolsFramework::ViewportInteraction::EditorEntityViewportInteractionRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
     AzToolsFramework::ViewportInteraction::MainEditorViewportInteractionRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
@@ -1124,7 +1127,9 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::OnTitleMenu(QMenu* menu)
         action = menu->addAction(tr("Create camera entity from current view"));
         connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, &EditorViewportWidget::OnMenuCreateCameraEntityFromCurrentView);
 
-        if (!gameEngine || !gameEngine->IsLevelLoaded())
+        const auto prefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface = AZ::Interface<AzToolsFramework::PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface>::Get();
+        if (!gameEngine || !gameEngine->IsLevelLoaded() ||
+            (prefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface && !prefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface->IsRootPrefabAssigned()))
         {
             action->setEnabled(false);
             action->setToolTip(tr(AZ::ViewportHelpers::TextCantCreateCameraNoLevel));
@@ -2016,10 +2021,6 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::SetDefaultCamera()
     GetViewManager()->SetCameraObjectId(GUID_NULL);
     SetName(m_defaultViewName);
 
-    // Set the default Editor Camera position.
-    m_defaultViewTM.SetTranslation(Vec3(m_editorViewportSettings.DefaultEditorCameraPosition()));
-    SetViewTM(m_defaultViewTM);
-
     // Synchronize the configured editor viewport FOV to the default camera
     if (m_viewPane)
     {
@@ -2036,6 +2037,10 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::SetDefaultCamera()
         atomViewportRequests->PushView(contextName, m_defaultView);
     }
 
+    // Set the default Editor Camera position.
+    m_defaultViewTM.SetTranslation(Vec3(m_editorViewportSettings.DefaultEditorCameraPosition()));
+    SetViewTM(m_defaultViewTM);
+
     PostCameraSet();
 }
 
@@ -2522,7 +2527,7 @@ bool EditorViewportSettings::StickySelectEnabled() const
 
 AZ::Vector3 EditorViewportSettings::DefaultEditorCameraPosition() const
 {
-    return SandboxEditor::DefaultEditorCameraPosition();
+    return SandboxEditor::CameraDefaultEditorPosition();
 }
 
 AZ_CVAR_EXTERNED(bool, ed_previewGameInFullscreen_once);
@@ -2636,4 +2641,25 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::StopFullscreenPreview()
     // Show the main window
     MainWindow::instance()->show();
 }
+
+AZStd::optional<AzFramework::ViewportBorderPadding> EditorViewportWidget::GetViewportBorderPadding() const
+{
+    if (auto viewportEditorModeTracker = AZ::Interface<AzToolsFramework::ViewportEditorModeTrackerInterface>::Get())
+    {
+        auto viewportEditorModes = viewportEditorModeTracker->GetViewportEditorModes({ AzToolsFramework::GetEntityContextId() });
+        if (viewportEditorModes->IsModeActive(AzToolsFramework::ViewportEditorMode::Focus) ||
+            viewportEditorModes->IsModeActive(AzToolsFramework::ViewportEditorMode::Component))
+        {
+            AzFramework::ViewportBorderPadding viewportBorderPadding = {};
+            viewportBorderPadding.m_top = AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::ViewportUiTopBorderSize;
+            viewportBorderPadding.m_left = AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::ViewportUiLeftRightBottomBorderSize;
+            viewportBorderPadding.m_right = AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::ViewportUiLeftRightBottomBorderSize;
+            viewportBorderPadding.m_bottom = AzToolsFramework::ViewportUi::ViewportUiLeftRightBottomBorderSize;
+            return viewportBorderPadding;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return AZStd::nullopt;
+}
+
 #include <moc_EditorViewportWidget.cpp>

Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.h

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <AzFramework/Windowing/WindowBus.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Visibility/EntityVisibilityQuery.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Viewport/ViewportBus.h>
 
 // forward declarations.
 class CBaseObject;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_BASECLASS_WARNING
 AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_MEMBER_WARNING
 class SANDBOX_API EditorViewportWidget final
     : public QtViewport
+    , public AzFramework::ViewportBorderRequestBus::Handler
     , private IEditorNotifyListener
     , private IUndoManagerListener
     , private Camera::EditorCameraRequestBus::Handler
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ public:
     void SetFOV(float fov) override;
     float GetFOV() const override;
 
+    // AzFramework::ViewportBorderRequestBus overrides ...
+    AZStd::optional<AzFramework::ViewportBorderPadding> GetViewportBorderPadding() const override;
+
 private:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Private types ...

Code/Editor/GameEngine.cpp

@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 #include "Include/IObjectManager.h"
 #include "ActionManager.h"
 
-// Including this too early will result in a linker error
-#include <CryCommon/CryLibrary.h>
-
 // Implementation of System Callback structure.
 struct SSystemUserCallback
     : public ISystemUserCallback
@@ -242,8 +239,7 @@ private:
 
 AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_WARNING(4273, "-Wunknown-warning-option")
 CGameEngine::CGameEngine()
-    : m_gameDll(nullptr)
-    , m_bIgnoreUpdates(false)
+    : m_bIgnoreUpdates(false)
     , m_ePendingGameMode(ePGM_NotPending)
     , m_modalWindowDismisser(nullptr)
 AZ_POP_DISABLE_WARNING
@@ -253,7 +249,7 @@ AZ_POP_DISABLE_WARNING
     m_bInGameMode = false;
     m_bSimulationMode = false;
     m_bSyncPlayerPosition = true;
-    m_hSystemHandle = nullptr;
+    m_hSystemHandle.reset(nullptr);
     m_bJustCreated = false;
     m_levelName = "Untitled";
     m_levelExtension = EditorUtils::LevelFile::GetDefaultFileExtension();
@@ -268,18 +264,10 @@ AZ_POP_DISABLE_WARNING
     GetIEditor()->UnregisterNotifyListener(this);
     m_pISystem->GetIMovieSystem()->SetCallback(nullptr);
 
-    if (m_gameDll)
-    {
-        CryFreeLibrary(m_gameDll);
-    }
-
     delete m_pISystem;
     m_pISystem = nullptr;
 
-    if (m_hSystemHandle)
-    {
-        CryFreeLibrary(m_hSystemHandle);
-    }
+    m_hSystemHandle.reset(nullptr);
 
     delete m_pSystemUserCallback;
 }
@@ -347,18 +335,19 @@ AZ::Outcome<void, AZStd::string> CGameEngine::Init(
     HWND hwndForInputSystem)
 {
     m_pSystemUserCallback = new SSystemUserCallback(logo);
-    m_hSystemHandle = CryLoadLibraryDefName("CrySystem");
 
-    if (!m_hSystemHandle)
+    constexpr const char* crySystemLibraryName = AZ_TRAIT_OS_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX  "CrySystem" AZ_TRAIT_OS_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_EXTENSION;
+
+    m_hSystemHandle = AZ::DynamicModuleHandle::Create(crySystemLibraryName);
+    if (!m_hSystemHandle->Load(true))
     {
-        auto errorMessage = AZStd::string::format("%s Loading Failed", CryLibraryDefName("CrySystem"));
+        auto errorMessage = AZStd::string::format("%s Loading Failed", crySystemLibraryName);
         Error(errorMessage.c_str());
         return AZ::Failure(errorMessage);
     }
 
     PFNCREATESYSTEMINTERFACE pfnCreateSystemInterface =
-        (PFNCREATESYSTEMINTERFACE)CryGetProcAddress(m_hSystemHandle, "CreateSystemInterface");
-
+        m_hSystemHandle->GetFunction<PFNCREATESYSTEMINTERFACE>("CreateSystemInterface");
 
     SSystemInitParams sip;
 

Code/Editor/GameEngine.h

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ struct IInitializeUIInfo;
 #include <AzCore/Interface/Interface.h>
 #include <AzCore/Math/Vector3.h>
 
+#include <AzCore/Module/DynamicModuleHandle.h>
+
 class ThreadedOnErrorHandler : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -124,11 +126,6 @@ public:
         return s_pakModifyMutex;
     }
 
-    inline HMODULE GetGameModule() const
-    {
-        return m_gameDll;
-    }
-
 private:
     void SetGameMode(bool inGame);
     void SwitchToInGame();
@@ -150,8 +147,7 @@ private:
     AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_MEMBER_WARNING
     Matrix34 m_playerViewTM;
     struct SSystemUserCallback* m_pSystemUserCallback;
-    HMODULE m_hSystemHandle;
-    HMODULE m_gameDll;
+    AZStd::unique_ptr<AZ::DynamicModuleHandle> m_hSystemHandle;
     enum EPendingGameMode
     {
         ePGM_NotPending,

Code/Editor/Lib/Tests/Camera/editor_lib_camera_test_files.cmake

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# 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
-#
-#
-
-set(FILES
-    test_EditorCamera.cpp
-)

Code/Editor/Lib/Tests/Camera/test_EditorCamera.cpp

@@ -17,43 +17,33 @@
 
 namespace UnitTest
 {
-    class EditorCameraTestEnvironment : public AZ::Test::GemTestEnvironment
-    {
-        // AZ::Test::GemTestEnvironment overrides ...
-        void AddGemsAndComponents() override;
-    };
-
-    void EditorCameraTestEnvironment::AddGemsAndComponents()
-    {
-        AddDynamicModulePaths({ CAMERA_EDITOR_MODULE });
-        AddComponentDescriptors({ AzToolsFramework::Components::TransformComponent::CreateDescriptor() });
-    }
-
     class EditorCameraFixture : public ::testing::Test
     {
     public:
+        AZ::ComponentApplication* m_application = nullptr;
         AtomToolsFramework::ModularCameraViewportContext* m_cameraViewportContextView = nullptr;
         AZStd::unique_ptr<SandboxEditor::EditorModularViewportCameraComposer> m_editorModularViewportCameraComposer;
-        AZStd::unique_ptr<AZ::DynamicModuleHandle> m_editorLibHandle;
         AzFramework::ViewportControllerListPtr m_controllerList;
-        AZStd::unique_ptr<AZ::Entity> m_entity;
+        AZ::Entity* m_entity = nullptr;
+        AZ::ComponentDescriptor* m_transformComponent = nullptr;
 
         static const AzFramework::ViewportId TestViewportId;
 
         void SetUp() override
         {
-            m_editorLibHandle = AZ::DynamicModuleHandle::Create("EditorLib");
-            [[maybe_unused]] const bool loaded = m_editorLibHandle->Load(true);
-            AZ_Assert(loaded, "EditorLib could not be loaded");
+            m_application = aznew AZ::ComponentApplication;
+            AZ::ComponentApplication::Descriptor appDesc;
+            m_entity = m_application->Create(appDesc);
+            m_transformComponent = AzToolsFramework::Components::TransformComponent::CreateDescriptor();
+            m_application->RegisterComponentDescriptor(m_transformComponent);
 
-            m_controllerList = AZStd::make_shared<AzFramework::ViewportControllerList>();
-            m_controllerList->RegisterViewportContext(TestViewportId);
-
-            m_entity = AZStd::make_unique<AZ::Entity>();
             m_entity->Init();
             m_entity->CreateComponent<AzToolsFramework::Components::TransformComponent>();
             m_entity->Activate();
 
+            m_controllerList = AZStd::make_shared<AzFramework::ViewportControllerList>();
+            m_controllerList->RegisterViewportContext(TestViewportId);
+
             m_editorModularViewportCameraComposer = AZStd::make_unique<SandboxEditor::EditorModularViewportCameraComposer>(TestViewportId);
 
             auto controller = m_editorModularViewportCameraComposer->CreateModularViewportCameraController();
@@ -72,8 +62,17 @@ namespace UnitTest
         {
             m_editorModularViewportCameraComposer.reset();
             m_cameraViewportContextView = nullptr;
-            m_entity.reset();
-            m_editorLibHandle = {};
+
+            if (m_application)
+            {
+                m_application->UnregisterComponentDescriptor(m_transformComponent);
+                delete m_transformComponent;
+                m_transformComponent = nullptr;
+
+                m_application->Destroy();
+                delete m_application;
+                m_application = nullptr;
+            }
         }
     };
 
@@ -211,15 +210,3 @@ namespace UnitTest
         EXPECT_THAT(currentReferenceFrame, IsClose(AZ::Transform::CreateIdentity()));
     }
 } // namespace UnitTest
-
-// required to support running integration tests with the Camera Gem
-AZTEST_EXPORT int AZ_UNIT_TEST_HOOK_NAME(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-    ::testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, argv);
-    AZ::Test::printUnusedParametersWarning(argc, argv);
-    AZ::Test::addTestEnvironments({ new UnitTest::EditorCameraTestEnvironment() });
-    int result = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-    return result;
-}
-
-IMPLEMENT_TEST_EXECUTABLE_MAIN();

Code/Editor/Lib/Tests/test_Main.cpp

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 #include "EditorDefs.h"
 #include <AzTest/AzTest.h>
 #include <AzCore/Memory/SystemAllocator.h>
+#include <AzCore/UnitTest/UnitTest.h>
 #include <EditorEnvironment.h>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 
 class EditorLibTestEnvironment
-    : public AZ::Test::ITestEnvironment
+    : public ::UnitTest::TraceBusHook
 {
 public:
     ~EditorLibTestEnvironment() override = default;
@@ -22,16 +23,20 @@ public:
 protected:
     void SetupEnvironment() override
     {
+        ::UnitTest::TraceBusHook::SetupEnvironment();
+
         AZ::Environment::Create(nullptr);
-        AttachEditorAZEnvironment(AZ::Environment::GetInstance());
         AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::SystemAllocator>::Create();
+        AttachEditorAZEnvironment(AZ::Environment::GetInstance());
     }
 
     void TeardownEnvironment() override
     {
-        AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::SystemAllocator>::Destroy();
         DetachEditorAZEnvironment();
+        AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::SystemAllocator>::Destroy();
         AZ::Environment::Destroy();
+
+        ::UnitTest::TraceBusHook::TeardownEnvironment();
     }
 };
 

Code/Editor/LyViewPaneNames.h

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace LyViewPane
     static const char* const SubstanceEditor = "Substance Editor";
     static const char* const VegetationEditor = "Vegetation Editor";
     static const char* const LandscapeCanvas = "Landscape Canvas";
-    static const char* const AnimationEditor = "EMotion FX Animation Editor (PREVIEW)";
+    static const char* const AnimationEditor = "EMotion FX Animation Editor";
     static const char* const PhysXConfigurationEditor = "PhysX Configuration (PREVIEW)";
 
     static const char* const SliceRelationships = "Slice Relationship View (PREVIEW)";

Code/Editor/MainStatusBar.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 // Editor
 #include "MainStatusBarItems.h"
-#include "CryLibrary.h"
 #include "ProcessInfo.h"
 
 

Code/Editor/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ void MainWindow::InitActions()
     if (emfxEnabled.value)
     {
         QAction* action = am->AddAction(ID_OPEN_EMOTIONFX_EDITOR, tr("Animation Editor"))
-            .SetToolTip(tr("Open Animation Editor (PREVIEW)"))
+            .SetToolTip(tr("Open Animation Editor"))
             .SetIcon(QIcon(":/EMotionFX/EMFX_icon_32x32.png"))
             .SetApplyHoverEffect();
         QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, []() {

Code/Editor/Platform/Linux/Editor/Core/QtEditorApplication_linux.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #ifdef PAL_TRAIT_LINUX_WINDOW_MANAGER_XCB
 #include <AzFramework/XcbEventHandler.h>
+#include <AzFramework/XcbConnectionManager.h>
+#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace Editor
@@ -23,16 +25,34 @@ namespace Editor
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    xcb_connection_t* EditorQtApplicationXcb::GetXcbConnectionFromQt()
+    {
+        QPlatformNativeInterface* native = platformNativeInterface();
+        AZ_Warning("EditorQtApplicationXcb", native, "Unable to retrieve the native platform interface");
+        if (!native)
+        {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        return reinterpret_cast<xcb_connection_t*>(native->nativeResourceForIntegration(QByteArray("connection")));
+    }
+
+    void EditorQtApplicationXcb::OnStartPlayInEditor()
+    {
+        auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
+        interface->SetEnableXInput(GetXcbConnectionFromQt(), true);
+    }
+
+    void EditorQtApplicationXcb::OnStopPlayInEditor()
+    {
+        auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
+        interface->SetEnableXInput(GetXcbConnectionFromQt(), false);
+    }
+
     bool EditorQtApplicationXcb::nativeEventFilter([[maybe_unused]] const QByteArray& eventType, void* message, long*)
     {
         if (GetIEditor()->IsInGameMode())
         {
 #ifdef PAL_TRAIT_LINUX_WINDOW_MANAGER_XCB
-            // We need to handle RAW Input events in a separate loop. This is a workaround to enable XInput2 RAW Inputs using Editor mode.
-            // TODO To have this call here might be not be perfect.
-            AzFramework::XcbEventHandlerBus::Broadcast(&AzFramework::XcbEventHandler::PollSpecialEvents);
-
-            // Now handle the rest of the events.
             AzFramework::XcbEventHandlerBus::Broadcast(
                 &AzFramework::XcbEventHandler::HandleXcbEvent, static_cast<xcb_generic_event_t*>(message));
 #endif

Code/Editor/Platform/Linux/Editor/Core/QtEditorApplication_linux.h

@@ -6,19 +6,35 @@
  *
  */
 
+#if !defined(Q_MOC_RUN)
 #include <Editor/Core/QtEditorApplication.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityContextBus.h>
+#endif
+
+using xcb_connection_t = struct xcb_connection_t;
 
 namespace Editor
 {
-    class EditorQtApplicationXcb : public EditorQtApplication
+    class EditorQtApplicationXcb
+        : public EditorQtApplication
+        , public AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityContextNotificationBus::Handler
     {
         Q_OBJECT
     public:
         EditorQtApplicationXcb(int& argc, char** argv)
             : EditorQtApplication(argc, argv)
         {
+            // Connect bus to listen for OnStart/StopPlayInEditor events
+            AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityContextNotificationBus::Handler::BusConnect();
         }
 
+        xcb_connection_t* GetXcbConnectionFromQt();
+
+        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityContextNotificationBus overrides
+        void OnStartPlayInEditor() override;
+        void OnStopPlayInEditor() override;
+
         // QAbstractNativeEventFilter:
         bool nativeEventFilter(const QByteArray& eventType, void* message, long* result) override;
     };

Code/Editor/editor_lib_test_files.cmake

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(FILES
     Lib/Tests/test_DisplaySettingsPythonBindings.cpp
     Lib/Tests/test_ViewportManipulatorController.cpp
     Lib/Tests/test_ModularViewportCameraController.cpp
+    Lib/Tests/Camera/test_EditorCamera.cpp
     DisplaySettingsPythonFuncs.cpp
     DisplaySettingsPythonFuncs.h
 )

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Asset/AssetDataStream.h

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ namespace AZ::Data
 
         const char* GetFilename() const override { return m_filePath.c_str(); }
 
+        AZStd::chrono::milliseconds GetStreamingDeadline() const { return m_curDeadline; }
+        AZ::IO::IStreamerTypes::Priority GetStreamingPriority() const { return m_curPriority; }
+
         // AssetDataStream specific APIs
 
         //! Whether or not all data has been loaded.

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

@@ -214,7 +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.
                 // Update all the runtime file paths based on the new "project_path" value.
                 AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(m_registry);
             }

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Jobs/Internal/JobManagerWorkStealing.cpp

@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ void JobManagerWorkStealing::ProcessJobsInternal(ThreadInfo* info, Job* suspende
             else
             {
                 //attempt to steal a job from another thread's queue
-                AZ_PROFILE_SCOPE(AzCore, "JobManagerWorkStealing::ProcessJobsInternal:WorkStealing");
-
                 unsigned int numStealAttempts = 0;
                 const unsigned int maxStealAttempts = (unsigned int)m_workerThreads.size() * 3; //try every thread a few times before giving up
                 while (!job)

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Script/ScriptContext.cpp

@@ -3408,7 +3408,14 @@ LUA_API const Node* lua_getDummyNode()
                     const BehaviorParameter* arg = method->GetArgument(iArg);
                     BehaviorClass* argClass = nullptr;
                     LuaLoadFromStack fromStack = FromLuaStack(context, arg, argClass);
-                    AZ_Assert(fromStack, "Argument %s for Method %s doesn't have support to be converted to Lua!", arg->m_name, method->m_name.c_str());
+                    AZ_Assert(fromStack,
+                        "The argument type: %s for method: %s is not serialized and/or reflected for scripting.\n"
+                        "Make sure %s is added to the SerializeContext and reflected to the BehaviorContext\n"
+                        "For example, verify these two exist and are being called in a Reflect function:\n"
+                        "serializeContext->Class<%s>();\n"
+                        "behaviorContext->Class<%s>();\n"
+                        "%s will not be available for scripting unless these requirements are met."
+                        , arg->m_name, method->m_name.c_str(), arg->m_name, arg->m_name, arg->m_name, method->m_name.c_str());
 
                     m_fromLua.push_back(AZStd::make_pair(fromStack, argClass));
                 }

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;
@@ -570,124 +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.
-            constexpr auto projectNameKey =
-                FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::ProjectSettingsRootKey)
-                + "/project_name";
-
-            // Read the project name from the project.json file if it exists
-            if (AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath projectJsonPath = normalizedProjectPath / "project.json";
-                AZ::IO::SystemFile::Exists(projectJsonPath.c_str()))
-            {
-                registry.MergeSettingsFile(projectJsonPath.Native(),
-                    AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Format::JsonMergePatch, AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::ProjectSettingsRootKey);
-            }
-            if (FixedValueString projectName; !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)
         {
@@ -696,25 +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/Utils/Utils.cpp

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace AZ::Utils
         {
             // Fix the size value of the fixed string by calculating the c-string length using char traits
             absolutePath.resize_no_construct(AZStd::char_traits<char>::length(absolutePath.data()));
-            return srcPath;
+            return absolutePath;
         }
 
         return AZStd::nullopt;

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/IO/LocalFileIO.cpp

@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ namespace AZ
             size_t longestMatch = 0;
             size_t bufStringLength = inBuffer.size();
             AZStd::string_view longestAlias;
+            AZStd::string_view longestResolvedAlias;
 
             for (const auto& [alias, resolvedAlias] : m_aliases)
             {
@@ -653,6 +654,7 @@ namespace AZ
                     {
                         longestMatch = resolvedAlias.size();
                         longestAlias = alias;
+                        longestResolvedAlias = resolvedAlias;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -661,7 +663,10 @@ namespace AZ
                 // rearrange the buffer to have
                 // [alias][old path]
                 size_t aliasSize = longestAlias.size();
-                size_t charsToAbsorb = longestMatch;
+                // If the resolved alias ends in a path separator, do not consume it.
+                const bool resolvedAliasEndsInPathSeparator = (longestResolvedAlias.ends_with(AZ::IO::PosixPathSeparator) ||
+                                                               longestResolvedAlias.ends_with(AZ::IO::WindowsPathSeparator));
+                const size_t charsToAbsorb = resolvedAliasEndsInPathSeparator ? longestMatch - 1 : longestMatch;
                 size_t remainingData = bufStringLength - charsToAbsorb;
                 size_t finalStringSize = aliasSize + remainingData;
                 if (finalStringSize >= outBufferLength)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannelId.cpp

@@ -27,28 +27,4 @@ namespace AzFramework
             ;
         }
     }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const char* InputChannelId::GetName() const
-    {
-        return m_name.c_str();
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const AZ::Crc32& InputChannelId::GetNameCrc32() const
-    {
-        return m_crc32;
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    bool InputChannelId::operator==(const InputChannelId& other) const
-    {
-        return (m_crc32 == other.m_crc32);
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    bool InputChannelId::operator!=(const InputChannelId& other) const
-    {
-        return !(*this == other);
-    }
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannelId.h

@@ -39,53 +39,58 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Constructor
-        //! \param[in] name Name of the input channel (will be ignored if exceeds MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
+        //! \param[in] name Name of the input channel (will be truncated if exceeds MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
         explicit constexpr InputChannelId(AZStd::string_view name = "")
-            : m_name(name)
-            , m_crc32(name)
+            : m_name(name.substr(0, MAX_NAME_LENGTH))
+            , m_crc32(name.substr(0, MAX_NAME_LENGTH))
         {
         }
 
-        constexpr InputChannelId(const InputChannelId& other) = default;
-        constexpr InputChannelId(InputChannelId&& other) = default;
-        constexpr InputChannelId& operator=(const InputChannelId& other)
-        {
-            m_name = other.m_name;
-            m_crc32 = other.m_crc32;
-            return *this;
-        }
-        constexpr InputChannelId& operator=(InputChannelId&& other)
-        {
-            m_name = AZStd::move(other.m_name);
-            m_crc32 = AZStd::move(other.m_crc32);
-            other.m_crc32 = 0;
-            return *this;
-        }
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // Default copying and moving
+        AZ_DEFAULT_COPY_MOVE(InputChannelId);
+
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        //! Default destructor
         ~InputChannelId() = default;
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Access to the input channel's name
         //! \return Name of the input channel
-        const char* GetName() const;
+        constexpr const char* GetName() const
+        {
+            return m_name.c_str();
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Access to the crc32 of the input channel's name
         //! \return crc32 of the input channel name
-        const AZ::Crc32& GetNameCrc32() const;
+        constexpr const AZ::Crc32& GetNameCrc32() const
+        {
+            return m_crc32;
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        ///@{
         //! Equality comparison operator
         //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to compare for equality
-        bool operator==(const InputChannelId& other) const;
-        bool operator!=(const InputChannelId& other) const;
-        ///@}
+        constexpr bool operator==(const InputChannelId& other) const
+        {
+            return m_crc32 == other.m_crc32;
+        }
+
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        //! Inequality comparison operator
+        //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to compare for inequality
+        constexpr bool operator!=(const InputChannelId& other) const
+        {
+            return !(*this == other);
+        }
 
     private:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Variables
         AZStd::fixed_string<MAX_NAME_LENGTH> m_name; //!< Name of the input channel
-        AZ::Crc32 m_crc32;                  //!< Crc32 of the input channel
+        AZ::Crc32 m_crc32; //!< Crc32 of the input channel name
     };
 } // namespace AzFramework
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Gamepad/InputDeviceGamepad.cpp

@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const char* InputDeviceGamepad::Name("gamepad");
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceGamepad::IdForIndex0(Name, 0);
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceGamepad::IdForIndex1(Name, 1);
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceGamepad::IdForIndex2(Name, 2);
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceGamepad::IdForIndex3(Name, 3);
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceGamepad::IdForIndexN(AZ::u32 n) { return InputDeviceId(Name, n); }
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceGamepad::IsGamepadDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Gamepad/InputDeviceGamepad.h

@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The name used to identify any game-pad input device
-        static const char* Name;
+        static constexpr inline const char* Name{"gamepad"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify a game-pad input device with a specific index
         ///@{
-        static const InputDeviceId IdForIndex0;
-        static const InputDeviceId IdForIndex1;
-        static const InputDeviceId IdForIndex2;
-        static const InputDeviceId IdForIndex3;
-        static const InputDeviceId IdForIndexN(AZ::u32 n);
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId IdForIndex0{Name, 0};
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId IdForIndex1{Name, 1};
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId IdForIndex2{Name, 2};
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId IdForIndex3{Name, 3};
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId IdForIndexN(AZ::u32 n) { return InputDeviceId(Name, n); }
         ///@}
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/InputDeviceId.cpp

@@ -29,71 +29,4 @@ namespace AzFramework
             ;
         }
     }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    InputDeviceId::InputDeviceId(const char* name, AZ::u32 index)
-        : m_crc32(name)
-        , m_index(index)
-    {
-        memset(m_name, 0, AZ_ARRAY_SIZE(m_name));
-        azstrncpy(m_name, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE, name, MAX_NAME_LENGTH);
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    InputDeviceId::InputDeviceId(const InputDeviceId& other)
-        : m_crc32(other.m_crc32)
-        , m_index(other.m_index)
-    {
-        memset(m_name, 0, AZ_ARRAY_SIZE(m_name));
-        azstrcpy(m_name, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE, other.m_name);
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    InputDeviceId& InputDeviceId::operator=(const InputDeviceId& other)
-    {
-        azstrcpy(m_name, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE, other.m_name);
-        m_crc32 = other.m_crc32;
-        m_index = other.m_index;
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const char* InputDeviceId::GetName() const
-    {
-        return m_name;
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const AZ::Crc32& InputDeviceId::GetNameCrc32() const
-    {
-        return m_crc32;
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    AZ::u32 InputDeviceId::GetIndex() const
-    {
-        return m_index;
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    bool InputDeviceId::operator==(const InputDeviceId& other) const
-    {
-        return (m_crc32 == other.m_crc32) && (m_index == other.m_index);
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    bool InputDeviceId::operator!=(const InputDeviceId& other) const
-    {
-        return !(*this == other);
-    }
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    bool InputDeviceId::operator<(const InputDeviceId& other) const
-    {
-        if (m_index == other.m_index)
-        {
-            return m_crc32 < other.m_crc32;
-        }
-        return m_index < other.m_index;
-    }
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/InputDeviceId.h

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/Math/Crc.h>
 #include <AzCore/RTTI/ReflectContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/hash.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/string/fixed_string.h>
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
@@ -22,8 +23,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Constants
-        static const int NAME_BUFFER_SIZE = 64;
-        static const int MAX_NAME_LENGTH = NAME_BUFFER_SIZE - 1;
+        static constexpr int MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 64;
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Allocator
@@ -41,17 +41,16 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! Constructor
         //! \param[in] name Name of the input device (will be truncated if exceeds MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
         //! \param[in] index Index of the input device (optional)
-        explicit InputDeviceId(const char* name, AZ::u32 index = 0);
+        explicit constexpr InputDeviceId(AZStd::string_view name, AZ::u32 index = 0)
+            : m_name(name.substr(0, MAX_NAME_LENGTH))
+            , m_crc32(name.substr(0, MAX_NAME_LENGTH))
+            , m_index(index)
+        {
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        //! Copy constructor
-        //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to copy from
-        InputDeviceId(const InputDeviceId& other);
-
-        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        //! Copy assignment operator
-        //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to copy from
-        InputDeviceId& operator=(const InputDeviceId& other);
+        // Default copying and moving
+        AZ_DEFAULT_COPY_MOVE(InputDeviceId);
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Default destructor
@@ -60,12 +59,18 @@ namespace AzFramework
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Access to the input device's name
         //! \return Name of the input device
-        const char* GetName() const;
+        constexpr const char* GetName() const
+        {
+            return m_name.c_str();
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Access to the crc32 of the input device's name
         //! \return crc32 of the input device name
-        const AZ::Crc32& GetNameCrc32() const;
+        constexpr const AZ::Crc32& GetNameCrc32() const
+        {
+            return m_crc32;
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Access to the input device's index. Used for differentiating between multiple instances
@@ -75,27 +80,45 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! at startup using indicies 0->3. As gamepads connect/disconnect at runtime we assign the
         //! appropriate (system dependent) local user id (see InputDevice::GetAssignedLocalUserId).
         //! \return Index of the input device
-        AZ::u32 GetIndex() const;
+        constexpr AZ::u32 GetIndex() const
+        {
+            return m_index;
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        ///@{
         //! Equality comparison operator
         //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to compare for equality
-        bool operator==(const InputDeviceId& other) const;
-        bool operator!=(const InputDeviceId& other) const;
-        ///@}
+        constexpr bool operator==(const InputDeviceId& other) const
+        {
+            return (m_crc32 == other.m_crc32) && (m_index == other.m_index);
+        }
+
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        //! Inequality comparison operator
+        //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to compare for inequality
+        constexpr bool operator!=(const InputDeviceId& other) const
+        {
+            return !(*this == other);
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Less than comparison operator
         //! \param[in] other Another instance of the class to compare
-        bool operator<(const InputDeviceId& other) const;
+        constexpr bool operator<(const InputDeviceId& other) const
+        {
+            if (m_index == other.m_index)
+            {
+                return m_crc32 < other.m_crc32;
+            }
+            return m_index < other.m_index;
+        }
 
     private:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Variables
-        char      m_name[NAME_BUFFER_SIZE]; //!< Name of the input device
-        AZ::Crc32 m_crc32;                  //!< Crc32 of the input device
-        AZ::u32   m_index;                  //!< Index of the input device
+        AZStd::fixed_string<MAX_NAME_LENGTH> m_name; //!< Name of the input device
+        AZ::Crc32 m_crc32; //!< Crc32 of the input device name
+        AZ::u32 m_index; //!< Index of the input device
     };
 } // namespace AzFramework
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Keyboard/InputDeviceKeyboard.cpp

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceKeyboard::Id("keyboard");
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceKeyboard::IsKeyboardDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Keyboard/InputDeviceKeyboard.h

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify the primary physical keyboard input device
-        static const InputDeviceId Id;
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId Id{"keyboard"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Check whether an input device id identifies a physical keyboard (regardless of index)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Motion/InputDeviceMotion.cpp

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceMotion::Id("motion");
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceMotion::IsMotionDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Motion/InputDeviceMotion.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify the primary motion input device
-        static const InputDeviceId Id;
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId Id{"motion"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Check whether an input device id identifies a motion device (regardless of index)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Mouse/InputDeviceMouse.cpp

@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const AZ::u32 InputDeviceMouse::MovementSampleRateDefault = 60;
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const AZ::u32 InputDeviceMouse::MovementSampleRateQueueAll = std::numeric_limits<AZ::u32>::max();
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const AZ::u32 InputDeviceMouse::MovementSampleRateAccumulateAll = 0;
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceMouse::Id("mouse");
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceMouse::IsMouseDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Mouse/InputDeviceMouse.h

@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ namespace AzFramework
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Default sample rate for raw mouse movement events that aims to strike a balance between
         //! responsiveness and performance.
-        static const AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateDefault;
+        static constexpr inline AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateDefault{60};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Sample rate for raw mouse movement that will cause all events received in the same frame
         //! to be queued and dispatched as individual events. This results in maximum responsiveness
         //! but may potentially impact performance depending how many events happen over each frame.
-        static const AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateQueueAll;
+        static constexpr inline AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateQueueAll{std::numeric_limits<AZ::u32>::max()};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Sample rate for raw mouse movement that will cause all events received in the same frame
         //! to be accumulated and dispatched as a single event. Optimal for performance, but results
         //! in sluggish/unresponsive mouse movement, especially when running at low frame rates.
-        static const AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateAccumulateAll;
+        static constexpr inline AZ::u32 MovementSampleRateAccumulateAll{0};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify the primary mouse input device
-        static const InputDeviceId Id;
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId Id{"mouse"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Check whether an input device id identifies a mouse (regardless of index)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Touch/InputDeviceTouch.cpp

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceTouch::Id("touch");
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceTouch::IsTouchDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/Touch/InputDeviceTouch.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify the primary touch input device
-        static const InputDeviceId Id;
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId Id{"touch"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Check whether an input device id identifies a touch device (regardless of index)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/VirtualKeyboard/InputDeviceVirtualKeyboard.cpp

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const InputDeviceId InputDeviceVirtualKeyboard::Id("virtual_keyboard");
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool InputDeviceVirtualKeyboard::IsVirtualKeyboardDevice(const InputDeviceId& inputDeviceId)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Devices/VirtualKeyboard/InputDeviceVirtualKeyboard.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! The id used to identify the primary virtual keyboard input device
-        static const InputDeviceId Id;
+        static constexpr inline InputDeviceId Id{"virtual_keyboard"};
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! Check whether an input device id identifies a virtual keyboard (regardless of index)

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

@@ -30,12 +30,22 @@ namespace AzFramework
         
         //! Called when the root spawnable has been assigned a new value. This may be called several times without a call to release
         //!     in between.
+        //! @note: The callback is not queued but immediately called from a random thread. This is done because this callback is typically
+        //!     used before entities are spawned and if it's queued then the entities spawn before this callback is called.
         //! @param rootSpawnable The new root spawnable that was assigned.
         //! @param generation The generation of the root spawnable. This will increment every time a new spawnable is assigned.
         virtual void OnRootSpawnableAssigned([[maybe_unused]] AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable,
             [[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation) {}
+        //! Called when the root spawnable has completed spawning of entities. This may be called several times without a call to release
+        //!     in between.
+        //! @note: This callback is queued and will be called with a delay and from the main thread.
+        //! @param rootSpawnable The new root spawnable that was used to spawn entities from.
+        //! @param generation The generation of the root spawnable. This will increment every time a new spawnable is assigned.
+        virtual void OnRootSpawnableReady(
+            [[maybe_unused]] AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable, [[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation) {}
         //! Called when the root spawnable has Released. This will only be called if there's no root spawnable assigned to take the
         //!     place of the original root spawnable.
+        //! Note: This callback is queued and will be called with a delay and from the main thread.
         //! @param generation The generation of the root spawnable that was released.
         virtual void OnRootSpawnableReleased([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation) {}
     };

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

@@ -6,12 +6,473 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <AzCore/Asset/AssetSerializer.h>
 #include <AzCore/RTTI/ReflectContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/numeric.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/sort.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/typetraits/typetraits.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Spawnable/Spawnable.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
+    //
+    // EntityAlias
+    //
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAlias::HasLowerIndex(const EntityAlias& other) const
+    {
+        return m_sourceIndex == other.m_sourceIndex ?
+            m_aliasType < other.m_aliasType :
+            m_sourceIndex < other.m_sourceIndex;
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // EntityAliasVisitorBase
+    //
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::IsValid(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const
+    {
+        return aliases != nullptr;
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::HasAliases(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        return !aliases->empty();
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::AreAllSpawnablesReady(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        for (const EntityAlias& alias : *aliases)
+        {
+            if (!alias.m_queueLoad ||
+                alias.m_aliasType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original ||
+                alias.m_aliasType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!alias.m_spawnable.IsReady() && !alias.m_spawnable.IsError())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::begin(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        return aliases->cbegin();
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::end(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        return aliases->cend();
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::cbegin(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        return aliases->cbegin();
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::cend(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        return aliases->cend();
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(
+        const EntityAliasList* aliases, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> spawnableIds;
+        for (const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : *aliases)
+        {
+            // If the spawnable id is not valid it means that the alias is referencing the spawnable it's stored on.
+            if (alias.m_spawnable.GetId().IsValid())
+            {
+                auto it = spawnableIds.find(alias.m_spawnable.GetId());
+                if (it == spawnableIds.end())
+                {
+                    callback(alias.m_spawnable);
+                    spawnableIds.emplace(alias.m_spawnable.GetId());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(
+        const EntityAliasList* aliases, AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(aliases, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::Data::AssetId> spawnableIds;
+        for (const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : *aliases)
+        {
+            // If the spawnable id is not valid it means that the alias is referencing the spawnable it's stored on.
+            if (alias.m_tag == tag && alias.m_spawnable.GetId().IsValid())
+            {
+                auto it = spawnableIds.find(alias.m_spawnable.GetId());
+                if (it == spawnableIds.end())
+                {
+                    callback(alias.m_spawnable);
+                    spawnableIds.emplace(alias.m_spawnable.GetId());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // EntityAliasVisitor
+    //
+
+    Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::EntityAliasVisitor(Spawnable& owner, EntityAliasList* entityAliasList)
+        : m_owner(owner)
+        , m_entityAliasList(entityAliasList)
+    {
+    }
+
+    Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::~EntityAliasVisitor()
+    {
+        if (IsValid())
+        {
+            Optimize();
+
+            AZ_Assert(
+                m_owner.m_shareState == ShareState::ReadWrite, "Attempting to unlock a spawnable that's not in the locked state (%i).",
+                m_owner.m_shareState.load());
+            m_owner.m_shareState = ShareState::NotShared;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::EntityAliasVisitor(EntityAliasVisitor&& rhs)
+        : m_owner(rhs.m_owner)
+        , m_entityAliasList(rhs.m_entityAliasList)
+    {
+        m_dirty = rhs.m_dirty;
+
+        rhs.m_entityAliasList = nullptr;
+        rhs.m_dirty = false;
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::operator=(EntityAliasVisitor&& rhs) -> EntityAliasVisitor&
+    {
+        if (this != &rhs)
+        {
+            this->~EntityAliasVisitor();
+            new(this) EntityAliasVisitor(AZStd::move(rhs));
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::IsValid() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::IsValid(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::HasAliases() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::HasAliases(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::AreAllSpawnablesReady() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::AreAllSpawnablesReady(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::begin() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::begin(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::end() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::end(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::cbegin() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::cbegin(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::cend() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::cend(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::ListTargetSpawnables(const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(m_entityAliasList, callback);
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::ListTargetSpawnables(AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(m_entityAliasList, tag, callback);
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::AddAlias(
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> targetSpawnable,
+        AZ::Crc32 tag,
+        uint32_t sourceIndex,
+        uint32_t targetIndex,
+        Spawnable::EntityAliasType aliasType,
+        bool queueLoad)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        AZ_Assert(sourceIndex < m_owner.GetEntities().size(), "Invalid source index (%i) for entity alias", sourceIndex);
+        if (targetSpawnable.IsReady())
+        {
+            AZ_Assert(
+                targetIndex < targetSpawnable->GetEntities().size(), "Invalid target index (%i) for entity alias '%s'", targetIndex,
+                targetSpawnable.GetHint().c_str());
+        }
+
+        m_entityAliasList->push_back(Spawnable::EntityAlias{ targetSpawnable, tag, sourceIndex, targetIndex, aliasType, queueLoad });
+        m_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad(const ListSpawnablesRequiringLoadCallback& callback)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        for (Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : *m_entityAliasList)
+        {
+            if (alias.m_queueLoad &&
+                alias.m_aliasType != Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original &&
+                alias.m_aliasType != Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable &&
+                !alias.m_spawnable.IsLoading() &&
+                !alias.m_spawnable.IsReady() &&
+                !alias.m_spawnable.IsError())
+            {
+                callback(alias.m_spawnable);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::UpdateAliases(const UpdateCallback& callback)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        for (Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : *m_entityAliasList)
+        {
+            AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> targetSpawnable(alias.m_spawnable);
+            callback(alias.m_aliasType, alias.m_queueLoad, targetSpawnable, alias.m_tag, alias.m_sourceIndex, alias.m_targetIndex);
+        }
+        m_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::UpdateAliases(AZ::Crc32 tag, const UpdateCallback& callback)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        for (Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : *m_entityAliasList)
+        {
+            if (alias.m_tag == tag)
+            {
+                AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> targetSpawnable(alias.m_spawnable);
+                callback(alias.m_aliasType, alias.m_queueLoad, targetSpawnable, alias.m_tag, alias.m_sourceIndex, alias.m_targetIndex);
+                m_dirty = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::UpdateAliasType(uint32_t index, Spawnable::EntityAliasType newType)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        AZ_Assert(
+            index < m_entityAliasList->size(), "Unable to update entity alias at index %i as there are only %zu aliases in spawnable.",
+            index, m_entityAliasList->size());
+        (*m_entityAliasList)[index].m_aliasType = newType;
+        m_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor::Optimize()
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(m_entityAliasList, "Attempting to visit entity aliases on a spawnable that wasn't locked.");
+        if (m_dirty)
+        {
+            AZStd::stable_sort(
+                m_entityAliasList->begin(), m_entityAliasList->end(),
+                [](const Spawnable::EntityAlias& lhs, const Spawnable::EntityAlias& rhs)
+                {
+                    // Sort by source index from smallest to largest so during spawning the entities can be iterated linearly over.
+                    // If the source index is the same then sort by alias type so the next steps can optimize away superfluous steps.
+                    return lhs.HasLowerIndex(rhs);
+                });
+
+            // Remove aliases that are not going to have any practical effect and insert aliases where needed to simplify the spawning.
+            // This is done at runtime rather than at build time because the above ebus allows other systems to make adjustments to the
+            // aliases, for instance Networking can decide to disable certain aliases when running on a client. This in turn also requires
+            // the aliases to be in their recorded order during building as the ebus handlers may depend on that order to determine what
+            // entities need to be updated.
+            uint32_t previousIndex = AZStd::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
+            Spawnable::EntityAliasType previousType =
+                static_cast<Spawnable::EntityAliasType>(AZStd::numeric_limits<AZStd::underlying_type_t<Spawnable::EntityAliasType>>::max());
+            Spawnable::EntityAlias* it = m_entityAliasList->begin();
+            Spawnable::EntityAlias* end = m_entityAliasList->end();
+            while (it < end)
+            {
+                // If there's a switch to a new source index and the previous index only had an original it can
+                // be removed.
+                if (previousType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original && previousIndex != it->m_sourceIndex)
+                {
+                    it = m_entityAliasList->erase(it - 1);
+                    end = m_entityAliasList->end();
+                    if (it == end)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                switch (it->m_aliasType)
+                {
+                case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original:
+                    [[fallthrough]];
+                case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable:
+                    [[fallthrough]];
+                case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace:
+                    // If the previous entry was a disabled, original or replace alias then remove it as it will be overwritten by the
+                    // current entry.
+                    if (previousIndex == it->m_sourceIndex &&
+                        (previousType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original ||
+                         previousType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable ||
+                         previousType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace))
+                    {
+                        previousIndex = it->m_sourceIndex;
+                        previousType = it->m_aliasType;
+                        // Erase instead of a swap-and-pop in order to preserver the order.
+                        it = m_entityAliasList->erase(it - 1) + 1;
+                        end = m_entityAliasList->end();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        previousIndex = it->m_sourceIndex;
+                        previousType = it->m_aliasType;
+                        ++it;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional:
+                    [[fallthrough]];
+                case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge:
+                    // If this is the first entry for this index then insert an original in front of it so the spawnable entity manager
+                    // doesn't have to check for the case there's a merge and/or addition without an entity to extend.
+                    if (previousIndex != it->m_sourceIndex)
+                    {
+                        Spawnable::EntityAlias insert;
+                        // No load, as the asset is already loaded.
+                        insert.m_spawnable = AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>({}, azrtti_typeid<Spawnable>());
+                        insert.m_sourceIndex = it->m_sourceIndex;
+                        insert.m_targetIndex = it->m_sourceIndex; // Source index as the original entry for this slot is added.
+                        insert.m_aliasType = Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original;
+
+                        previousIndex = it->m_sourceIndex;
+                        previousType = it->m_aliasType;
+
+                        // Insert to maintain the order.
+                        it = m_entityAliasList->insert(it, AZStd::move(insert));
+                        it += 2;
+                        end = m_entityAliasList->end();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        previousType = it->m_aliasType;
+                        ++it;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    AZ_Assert(false, "Invalid Spawnable entity alias type found during asset loading: %i", it->m_aliasType);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Check if the last entry is an "Original" in which case it can be removed.
+            if (!m_entityAliasList->empty() && m_entityAliasList->back().m_aliasType == Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original)
+            {
+                m_entityAliasList->pop_back();
+            }
+
+            // Reclaim memory because after this point the aliases will not change anymore.
+            m_entityAliasList->shrink_to_fit();
+            m_dirty = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+    //
+    // EntityAliasConstVisitor
+    //
+
+    Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::EntityAliasConstVisitor(const Spawnable& owner, const EntityAliasList* entityAliasList)
+        : m_owner(owner)
+        , m_entityAliasList(entityAliasList)
+    {
+    }
+
+    Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::~EntityAliasConstVisitor()
+    {
+        if (IsValid())
+        {
+            AZ_Assert(
+                m_owner.m_shareState <= ShareState::Read, "Attempting to unlock a read shared spawnable that was not in a read shared mode (%i).",
+                m_owner.m_shareState.load());
+            m_owner.m_shareState++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::IsValid() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::IsValid(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::HasAliases() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::HasAliases(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    bool Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::AreAllSpawnablesReady() const
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::AreAllSpawnablesReady(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::begin() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::begin(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::end() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::end(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::cbegin() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::cbegin(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::cend() const -> EntityAliasList::const_iterator
+    {
+        return EntityAliasVisitorBase::cend(m_entityAliasList);
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::ListTargetSpawnables(const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(m_entityAliasList, callback);
+    }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor::ListTargetSpawnables(AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const
+    {
+        EntityAliasVisitorBase::ListTargetSpawnables(m_entityAliasList, tag, callback);
+    }
+
+
+
+    //
+    // Spawnable
+    //
+
     Spawnable::Spawnable(const AZ::Data::AssetId& id, AssetStatus status)
         : AZ::Data::AssetData(id, status)
     {
@@ -27,6 +488,33 @@ namespace AzFramework
         return m_entities;
     }
 
+    auto Spawnable::TryGetAliasesConst() const -> EntityAliasConstVisitor
+    {
+        int32_t expected = ShareState::NotShared;
+        do
+        {
+            // Try to set the lock to a negative number to indicate a shared read.
+            if (m_shareState.compare_exchange_strong(expected, expected - 1))
+            {
+                return EntityAliasConstVisitor(*this, &m_entityAliases);
+            }
+        // as long as the value is negative or not shared then keep trying to get a shared read lock.
+        } while (expected <= 0);
+        return EntityAliasConstVisitor(*this, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::TryGetAliases() const -> EntityAliasConstVisitor
+    {
+        return TryGetAliasesConst();
+    }
+
+    auto Spawnable::TryGetAliases() -> EntityAliasVisitor
+    {
+        int32_t expected = ShareState::NotShared;
+        return m_shareState.compare_exchange_strong(expected, ShareState::ReadWrite) ? EntityAliasVisitor(*this, &m_entityAliases)
+                                                                                     : EntityAliasVisitor(*this, nullptr);
+    }
+
     bool Spawnable::IsEmpty() const
     {
         return m_entities.empty();
@@ -44,11 +532,29 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     void Spawnable::Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context)
     {
+        EntityAlias::Reflect(context);
+
         if (auto* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context); serializeContext != nullptr)
         {
-            serializeContext->Class<Spawnable, AZ::Data::AssetData>()->Version(1)
+            serializeContext->Class<Spawnable, AZ::Data::AssetData>()->Version(2)
                 ->Field("Meta data", &Spawnable::m_metaData)
+                ->Field("Entity aliases", &Spawnable::m_entityAliases)
                 ->Field("Entities", &Spawnable::m_entities);
         }
     }
+
+    void Spawnable::EntityAlias::Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context)
+    {
+        if (auto* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context); serializeContext != nullptr)
+        {
+            serializeContext->Class<Spawnable::EntityAlias>()
+                ->Version(1)
+                ->Field("Spawnable", &EntityAlias::m_spawnable)
+                ->Field("Tag", &EntityAlias::m_tag)
+                ->Field("Source Index", &EntityAlias::m_sourceIndex)
+                ->Field("Target Index", &EntityAlias::m_targetIndex)
+                ->Field("Alias Type", &EntityAlias::m_aliasType)
+                ->Field("Queue Load", &EntityAlias::m_queueLoad);
+        }
+    }
 } // namespace AzFramework

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

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/Asset/AssetCommon.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/Entity.h>
 #include <AzCore/Memory/SystemAllocator.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/parallel/atomic.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/containers/vector.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/smart_ptr/unique_ptr.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableMetaData.h>
@@ -29,7 +30,148 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR(Spawnable, AZ::SystemAllocator, 0);
         AZ_RTTI(AzFramework::Spawnable, "{855E3021-D305-4845-B284-20C3F7FDF16B}", AZ::Data::AssetData);
 
+        // The order is important for sorting in the SpawnableAssetHandler.
+        enum class EntityAliasType : uint8_t
+        {
+            Original,   //!< The original entity is spawned.
+            Disable,    //!< No entity will be spawned.
+            Replace,    //!< The entity alias is spawned instead of the original.
+            Additional, //!< The original entity is spawned as well as the alias. The alias will get a new entity id.
+            Merge       //!< The original entity is spawned and the components of the alias are added. The caller is responsible for
+                        //!< maintaining a valid component list.
+        };
+
+        enum ShareState : int32_t
+        {
+            Read = -1,
+            NotShared = 0,
+            ReadWrite = 1
+        };
+
+        //! An entity alias redirects the spawning of an entity to another entity, possibly in another spawnable.
+        struct EntityAlias
+        {
+            AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR(EntityAlias, AZ::SystemAllocator, 0);
+            AZ_TYPE_INFO(AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAlias, "{C8D0C5BC-1F0B-4572-98C1-73B2CA8C9356}");
+
+            bool HasLowerIndex(const EntityAlias& other) const;
+
+            AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> m_spawnable; //!< The spawnable containing the target entity to spawn.
+            uint32_t m_tag{ 0 }; //!< A unique tag to identify this alias with.
+            uint32_t m_sourceIndex{ 0 }; //!< The index of the entity in the original spawnable that will be replaced.
+            uint32_t m_targetIndex{ 0 }; //!< The index of the entity in the target spawnable that will be used to replace the original.
+            EntityAliasType m_aliasType{ EntityAliasType::Original }; //!< The kind of replacement.
+            bool m_queueLoad{ false }; //!< Whether or not to automatically queue the spawnable for loading.
+
+            static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
+        };
+
         using EntityList = AZStd::vector<AZStd::unique_ptr<AZ::Entity>>;
+        using EntityAliasList = AZStd::vector<EntityAlias>;
+
+    private:
+        class EntityAliasVisitorBase
+        {
+        protected:
+            bool IsValid(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+
+            bool HasAliases(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+            bool AreAllSpawnablesReady(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator begin(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator end(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cbegin(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cend(const EntityAliasList* aliases) const;
+
+            using ListTargetSpawanblesCallback = AZStd::function<void(const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& targetSpawnable)>;
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(const EntityAliasList* aliases, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(const EntityAliasList* aliases, AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+        };
+
+    public:
+        class EntityAliasVisitor final : public EntityAliasVisitorBase
+        {
+        public:
+            EntityAliasVisitor(Spawnable& owner, EntityAliasList* m_entityAliasList);
+            ~EntityAliasVisitor();
+
+            EntityAliasVisitor(EntityAliasVisitor&& rhs);
+            EntityAliasVisitor& operator=(EntityAliasVisitor&& rhs);
+
+            EntityAliasVisitor(const EntityAliasVisitor& rhs) = delete;
+            EntityAliasVisitor& operator=(const EntityAliasVisitor& rhs) = delete;
+
+            //! Checks if the visitor was able to retrieve data. This needs to be checked before calling any other functions.
+            bool IsValid() const;
+
+            bool HasAliases() const;
+            bool AreAllSpawnablesReady() const;
+
+            // Modification of aliases is limited to specific changes that can only be done through the available modification functions.
+            // For this reason access through iterators is limited to unmodifiable constant iterators.
+
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator begin() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator end() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cbegin() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cend() const;
+            
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+
+            void AddAlias(
+                AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> targetSpawnable,
+                AZ::Crc32 tag,
+                uint32_t sourceIndex,
+                uint32_t targetIndex,
+                Spawnable::EntityAliasType aliasType,
+                bool queueLoad);
+
+            using ListSpawnablesRequiringLoadCallback = AZStd::function<void(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& spawnablePendingLoad)>;
+            void ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad(const ListSpawnablesRequiringLoadCallback& callback);
+
+            using UpdateCallback = AZStd::function<void(
+                Spawnable::EntityAliasType& aliasType,
+                bool& queueLoad,
+                const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& aliasedSpawnable,
+                const AZ::Crc32 tag,
+                const uint32_t sourceIndex,
+                const uint32_t targetIndex)>;
+            void UpdateAliases(const UpdateCallback& callback);
+            void UpdateAliases(AZ::Crc32 tag, const UpdateCallback& callback);
+            void UpdateAliasType(uint32_t index, Spawnable::EntityAliasType newType);
+
+            void Optimize();
+
+        private:
+            Spawnable& m_owner;
+            EntityAliasList* m_entityAliasList{ nullptr };
+            bool m_dirty{ false };
+        };
+
+        class EntityAliasConstVisitor final : public EntityAliasVisitorBase
+        {
+        public:
+            EntityAliasConstVisitor(const Spawnable& owner, const EntityAliasList* entityAliasList);
+            ~EntityAliasConstVisitor();
+
+            //! Checks if the visitor was able to retrieve data. This needs to be checked before calling any other functions.
+            bool IsValid() const;
+
+            bool HasAliases() const;
+            bool AreAllSpawnablesReady() const;
+
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator begin() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator end() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cbegin() const;
+            EntityAliasList::const_iterator cend() const;
+
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+            void ListTargetSpawnables(AZ::Crc32 tag, const ListTargetSpawanblesCallback& callback) const;
+
+        private:
+            const Spawnable& m_owner;
+            const EntityAliasList* m_entityAliasList;
+        };
 
         inline static constexpr const char* FileExtension = "spawnable";
         inline static constexpr const char* DotFileExtension = ".spawnable";
@@ -45,6 +187,9 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         const EntityList& GetEntities() const;
         EntityList& GetEntities();
+        EntityAliasConstVisitor TryGetAliasesConst() const;
+        EntityAliasConstVisitor TryGetAliases() const;
+        EntityAliasVisitor TryGetAliases();
         bool IsEmpty() const;
 
         SpawnableMetaData& GetMetaData();
@@ -55,11 +200,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
     private:
         SpawnableMetaData m_metaData;
 
+        // Aliases that optionally replace the ones stored in this spawnable.
+        EntityAliasList m_entityAliases;
         // Container for keeping all entities of the prefab the Spawnable was created from.
         // Includes both direct and nested entities of the prefab.
         EntityList m_entities;
+
+        mutable AZStd::atomic<int32_t> m_shareState{ ShareState::NotShared };
     };
-
-    using SpawnableList = AZStd::vector<Spawnable>;
-
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableAssetBus.h

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * 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/EBus/EBus.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/parallel/mutex.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Spawnable/Spawnable.h>
+
+namespace AzFramework
+{
+    class SpawnableAssetEvents : public AZ::EBusTraits
+    {
+    public:
+        using MutexType = AZStd::recursive_mutex;
+
+        //! Callback to allow the entity aliases in a spawnable to adjusted based on runtime requirements.
+        //! This will be called by the Asset Manager as part of the creation of the spawnable asset from loaded file data. Any work done
+        //! in this callback will be counted towards the maximum amount of time allocated to asset handlers to construct their assets,
+        //! it's recommended to keep work done in this callback to a minimum and prefer delaying any complex processing.
+        //!
+        //! ALERT: Do not start blocking asset requests in this callback.
+        //!     Since this is part of the Asset Manager's asset streaming, doing a blocking load in this callback will cause the job
+        //!     processing the spawnable asset to locked out of doing any asset streaming work. If there are more spawnables doing
+        //!     this than there are job threads available the engine will enter a deadlock situation as no more assets can complete
+        //!     loading and no job threads become free as they're all waiting for assets to complete. It is however safe to queue
+        //!     an asset for loading.
+        virtual void OnResolveAliases(
+            Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor& aliases, const SpawnableMetaData& metadata, const Spawnable::EntityList& entities) = 0;
+    };
+
+    using SpawnableAssetEventsBus = AZ::EBus<SpawnableAssetEvents>;
+} // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableAssetHandler.cpp

@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #include <AzCore/Casting/lossy_cast.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/Utils.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/string.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/sort.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Spawnable/Spawnable.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableAssetHandler.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableAssetBus.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZ::ObjectStream::FilterDescriptor filter(assetLoadFilterCB);
         if (AZ::Utils::LoadObjectFromStreamInPlace(*stream, *spawnable, nullptr /*SerializeContext*/, filter))
         {
+            ResolveEntityAliases(spawnable, asset, stream->GetStreamingDeadline(), stream->GetStreamingPriority(), assetLoadFilterCB);
             return AZ::Data::AssetHandler::LoadResult::LoadComplete;
         }
         else
@@ -91,4 +94,41 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZ::Uuid subIdHash = AZ::Uuid::CreateData(id.data(), id.size());
         return azlossy_caster(subIdHash.GetHash());
     }
+
+    void SpawnableAssetHandler::ResolveEntityAliases(
+        Spawnable* spawnable,
+        [[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Data::Asset<AZ::Data::AssetData>& asset,
+        AZStd::chrono::milliseconds streamingDeadline,
+        AZ::IO::IStreamerTypes::Priority streamingPriority,
+        const AZ::Data::AssetFilterCB& assetLoadFilterCB)
+    {
+        Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor aliases = spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        AZ_Assert(aliases.IsValid(), "Newly created Spawnable '%s' was already locked.", asset.GetHint().c_str());
+        if (aliases.HasAliases())
+        {
+            AZ_Assert(
+                AZStd::is_sorted(
+                    aliases.begin(), aliases.end(),
+                    [](const Spawnable::EntityAlias& lhs, const Spawnable::EntityAlias& rhs)
+                    {
+                        return lhs.HasLowerIndex(rhs);
+                    }),
+                "Spawnable '%s' has an unsorted entity alias list.", asset.GetHint().c_str());
+
+            SpawnableAssetEventsBus::Broadcast(
+                &SpawnableAssetEvents::OnResolveAliases, aliases, spawnable->GetMetaData(), spawnable->GetEntities());
+
+            // The aliases will only be optimized if OnResolveAliases has made any changes.
+            aliases.Optimize();
+            aliases.ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad(
+                [&assetLoadFilterCB, streamingDeadline, streamingPriority](AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& assetPendingLoad)
+                {
+                    AZ::Data::AssetLoadParameters loadInfo;
+                    loadInfo.m_assetLoadFilterCB = assetLoadFilterCB;
+                    loadInfo.m_deadline = streamingDeadline;
+                    loadInfo.m_priority = streamingPriority;
+                    assetPendingLoad.QueueLoad(loadInfo);
+                });
+        }
+    }
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableAssetHandler.h

@@ -50,5 +50,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
             const AZ::Data::Asset<AZ::Data::AssetData>& asset,
             AZStd::shared_ptr<AZ::Data::AssetDataStream> stream,
             const AZ::Data::AssetFilterCB& assetLoadFilterCB) override;
+
+    private:
+        void ResolveEntityAliases(
+            class Spawnable* spawnable,
+            const AZ::Data::Asset<AZ::Data::AssetData>& asset,
+            AZStd::chrono::milliseconds streamingDeadline,
+            AZ::IO::IStreamerTypes::Priority streamingPriority,
+            const AZ::Data::AssetFilterCB& assetLoadFilterCB);
     };
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesContainer.cpp

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         return m_threadData != nullptr;
     }
 
-    uint64_t SpawnableEntitiesContainer::GetCurrentGeneration() const
+    uint32_t SpawnableEntitiesContainer::GetCurrentGeneration() const
     {
         return m_currentGeneration;
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         SpawnableEntitiesInterface::Get()->SpawnAllEntities(m_threadData->m_spawnedEntitiesTicket);
     }
 
-    void SpawnableEntitiesContainer::SpawnEntities(AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices)
+    void SpawnableEntitiesContainer::SpawnEntities(AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices)
     {
         AZ_Assert(m_threadData, "Calling SpawnEntities on a Spawnable container that's not set.");
         SpawnableEntitiesInterface::Get()->SpawnEntities(
@@ -78,15 +78,21 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
     }
 
-    void SpawnableEntitiesContainer::Alert(AlertCallback callback)
+    void SpawnableEntitiesContainer::Alert(AlertCallback callback, CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded spawnableCheck)
     {
         AZ_Assert(m_threadData, "Calling DespawnEntities on a Spawnable container that's not set.");
-        SpawnableEntitiesInterface::Get()->Barrier(
-            m_threadData->m_spawnedEntitiesTicket,
-            [generation = m_threadData->m_generation, callback = AZStd::move(callback)](EntitySpawnTicket::Id)
-            {
-                callback(generation);
-            });
+        auto callbackWrapper = [generation = m_threadData->m_generation, callback = AZStd::move(callback)](EntitySpawnTicket::Id)
+        {
+            callback(generation);
+        };
+        if (spawnableCheck == CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded::No)
+        {
+            SpawnableEntitiesInterface::Get()->Barrier(m_threadData->m_spawnedEntitiesTicket, AZStd::move(callbackWrapper));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SpawnableEntitiesInterface::Get()->LoadBarrier(m_threadData->m_spawnedEntitiesTicket, AZStd::move(callbackWrapper));
+        }
     }
 
     void SpawnableEntitiesContainer::Connect(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> spawnable)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesContainer.h

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         using AlertCallback = AZStd::function<void(uint32_t generation)>;
 
+        enum class CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded : bool
+        {
+            Yes,
+            No
+        };
+
         //! Constructs a new spawnables entity container that has not been connected.
         SpawnableEntitiesContainer() = default;
         //! Constructs a new spawnables entity container that connects to the provided spawnable.
@@ -48,13 +54,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! Returns a number that identifies the current generation of the container with. The completion callback can still receive
         //!     calls from older generations as processing completes on those. The returned value can be used to help calls tell
         //!     older versions apart from newer ones.
-        [[nodiscard]] uint64_t GetCurrentGeneration() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] uint32_t GetCurrentGeneration() const;
 
         //! Puts in a request to spawn entities using all entities in the provided spawnable as a template.
         void SpawnAllEntities();
         //! Puts in a request to spawn entities using the entities found in the spawnable at the provided indices as a template.
         //! @param entityIndices A list of indices to the entities in the spawnable.
-        void SpawnEntities(AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices);
+        void SpawnEntities(AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices);
         //! Puts in a request to despawn all previous spawned entities.
         void DespawnAllEntities();
 
@@ -73,7 +79,11 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! other than the calling thread including the main thread. Note that because the alert is queued it can still be called
         //! after the container has been deleted or can be called for a previously assigned spawnable. In the latter case check
         //! if the current generation matches the generation provided with the callback.
-        void Alert(AlertCallback callback);
+        //! @param callback The function called when the alert triggers. This can be called from a different thread than the one that
+        //!     the one that made the call to Alert.
+        //! @param checkSpawnableIsLoaded If true the alert will also block until the spawnable has been loaded. If false then it will
+        //!     be called after all previous calls have completed, but the spawnable may not be loaded at that point.
+        void Alert(AlertCallback callback, CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded spawnableCheck = CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded::No);
 
     private:
         void Connect(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> spawnable);

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesInterface.cpp

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     // SpawnableIndexEntityPair
     //
 
-    SpawnableIndexEntityPair::SpawnableIndexEntityPair(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, size_t* indexIterator)
+    SpawnableIndexEntityPair::SpawnableIndexEntityPair(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, uint32_t* indexIterator)
         : m_entity(entityIterator)
         , m_index(indexIterator)
     {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         return *m_entity;
     }
 
-    size_t SpawnableIndexEntityPair::GetIndex() const
+    uint32_t SpawnableIndexEntityPair::GetIndex() const
     {
         return *m_index;
     }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     // SpawnableIndexEntityIterator
     //
 
-    SpawnableIndexEntityIterator::SpawnableIndexEntityIterator(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, size_t* indexIterator)
+    SpawnableIndexEntityIterator::SpawnableIndexEntityIterator(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, uint32_t* indexIterator)
         : m_value(entityIterator, indexIterator)
     {
     }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     //
 
     SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView::SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView(
-        AZ::Entity** beginEntity, size_t* beginIndices, size_t length)
+        AZ::Entity** beginEntity, uint32_t* beginIndices, size_t length)
         : m_begin(beginEntity, beginIndices)
         , m_end(beginEntity + length, beginIndices + length)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesInterface.h

@@ -85,19 +85,19 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         AZ::Entity* GetEntity();
         const AZ::Entity* GetEntity() const;
-        size_t GetIndex() const;
+        uint32_t GetIndex() const;
 
     private:
         SpawnableIndexEntityPair() = default;
         SpawnableIndexEntityPair(const SpawnableIndexEntityPair&) = default;
         SpawnableIndexEntityPair(SpawnableIndexEntityPair&&) = default;
-        SpawnableIndexEntityPair(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, size_t* indexIterator);
+        SpawnableIndexEntityPair(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, uint32_t* indexIterator);
 
         SpawnableIndexEntityPair& operator=(const SpawnableIndexEntityPair&) = default;
         SpawnableIndexEntityPair& operator=(SpawnableIndexEntityPair&&) = default;
 
         AZ::Entity** m_entity { nullptr };
-        size_t* m_index { nullptr };
+        uint32_t* m_index { nullptr };
     };
 
     class SpawnableIndexEntityIterator
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         using pointer = SpawnableIndexEntityPair*;
         using reference = SpawnableIndexEntityPair&;
 
-        SpawnableIndexEntityIterator(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, size_t* indexIterator);
+        SpawnableIndexEntityIterator(AZ::Entity** entityIterator, uint32_t* indexIterator);
 
         SpawnableIndexEntityIterator& operator++();
         SpawnableIndexEntityIterator operator++(int);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     class SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView
     {
     public:
-        SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView(AZ::Entity** beginEntity, size_t* beginIndices, size_t length);
+        SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView(AZ::Entity** beginEntity, uint32_t* beginIndices, size_t length);
 
         const SpawnableIndexEntityIterator& begin();
         const SpawnableIndexEntityIterator& end();
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ namespace AzFramework
         SpawnableIndexEntityIterator m_end;
     };
 
+    //! Information used when updating the type of an entity alias.
+    struct EntityAliasTypeChange
+    {
+        //! The index of the alias in the spawnable. Note that due to optimizations done on the entity aliases the index of an alias
+        //! can change over time.
+        uint32_t m_aliasIndex;
+        //! The type to replace type stored in the spawnable at the index provided by m_aliasIndex.
+        Spawnable::EntityAliasType m_newAliasType;
+    };
+
     //! Requests to the SpawnableEntitiesInterface require a ticket with a valid spawnable that is used as a template. A ticket can
     //! be reused for multiple calls on the same spawnable and is safe to be used by multiple threads at the same time. Entities created
     //! from the spawnable may be tracked by the ticket and so using the same ticket is needed to despawn the exact entities created
@@ -178,6 +188,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     using EntityDespawnCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id)>;
     using RetrieveEntitySpawnTicketCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket*)>;
     using ReloadSpawnableCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView)>;
+    using UpdateEntityAliasTypesCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id)>;
     using ListEntitiesCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView)>;
     using ListIndicesEntitiesCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id, SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView)>;
     using ClaimEntitiesCallback = AZStd::function<void(EntitySpawnTicket::Id, SpawnableEntityContainerView)>;
@@ -247,6 +258,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
         SpawnablePriority m_priority { SpawnablePriority_Default };
     };
 
+    struct UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs final
+    {
+        //! Callback that's called when entity aliases are updated. This can be triggered from a different thread than the one that
+        //!     made the function call to update.
+        UpdateEntityAliasTypesCallback m_completionCallback;
+        //! The priority at which this call will be executed.
+        SpawnablePriority m_priority{ SpawnablePriority_Default };
+    };
+
     struct ListEntitiesOptionalArgs final
     {
         //! The priority at which this call will be executed.
@@ -265,6 +285,14 @@ namespace AzFramework
         SpawnablePriority m_priority{ SpawnablePriority_Default };
     };
 
+    struct LoadBarrierOptionalArgs final
+    {
+        //! The priority at which this call will be executed.
+        SpawnablePriority m_priority{ SpawnablePriority_Default };
+        //! Also checks if the spawnables referenced in the entity aliases that are marked to be loaded are loaded.
+        bool m_checkAliasSpawnables{ true };
+    };
+
     //! Interface definition to (de)spawn entities from a spawnable into the game world.
     //! 
     //! While the callbacks of the individual calls are being processed they will block processing any other request. Callbacks can be
@@ -298,7 +326,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! @param entityIndices The indices into the template entities stored in the spawnable that will be used to spawn entities from.
         //! @param optionalArgs Optional additional arguments, see SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs.
         virtual void SpawnEntities(
-            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
+            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
         //! Removes all entities in the provided list from the environment.
         //! @param ticket The ticket previously used to spawn entities with.
         //! @param optionalArgs Optional additional arguments, see DespawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs.
@@ -320,6 +348,16 @@ namespace AzFramework
         virtual void ReloadSpawnable(
             EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> spawnable, ReloadSpawnableOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
 
+        //! Allows updating the entity alias on a spawnable. This allows the spawning behavior for all entities spawned from the used
+        //! spawnable to be changed and is not restricted to this ticket alone.
+        //! @param ticket Holds the information for the spawnable.
+        //! @param updateAliases An array of index and alias type values used to update the entity alias list.
+        //! @param optionalArgs Optional additional arguments, see UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs.
+        virtual void UpdateEntityAliasTypes(
+            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket,
+            AZStd::vector<EntityAliasTypeChange> updatedAliases,
+            UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
+
         //! List all entities that are spawned using this ticket.
         //! @param ticket Only the entities associated with this ticket will be listed.
         //! @param listCallback Required callback that will be called to list the entities on.
@@ -351,31 +389,37 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! @param completionCallback Required callback that will be called as soon as the barrier has been reached.
         //! @param optionalArgs Optional additional arguments, see BarrierOptionalArgs.
         virtual void Barrier(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, BarrierCallback completionCallback, BarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
+        //! Blocks until the spawnable is loaded and all operations made on the provided ticket before the barrier call have completed.
+        //! @param ticket The ticket to monitor.
+        //! @param completionCallback Required callback that will be called as soon as the barrier has been reached.
+        //! @param optionalArgs Optional additional arguments, see BarrierOptionalArgs.
+        virtual void LoadBarrier(
+            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, BarrierCallback completionCallback, LoadBarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) = 0;
 
     protected:
         [[nodiscard]] virtual AZStd::pair<EntitySpawnTicket::Id, void*> CreateTicket(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>&& spawnable) = 0;
         virtual void DestroyTicket(void* ticket) = 0;
 
         template<typename T>
-        static T& GetTicketPayload(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket)
+        [[nodiscard]] static T& GetTicketPayload(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket)
         {
             return *reinterpret_cast<T*>(ticket.m_payload);
         }
 
         template<typename T>
-        static const T& GetTicketPayload(const EntitySpawnTicket& ticket)
+        [[nodiscard]] static const T& GetTicketPayload(const EntitySpawnTicket& ticket)
         {
             return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(ticket.m_payload);
         }
 
         template<typename T>
-        static T* GetTicketPayload(EntitySpawnTicket* ticket)
+        [[nodiscard]] static T* GetTicketPayload(EntitySpawnTicket* ticket)
         {
             return reinterpret_cast<T*>(ticket->m_payload);
         }
 
         template<typename T>
-        static const T* GetTicketPayload(const EntitySpawnTicket* ticket)
+        [[nodiscard]] static const T* GetTicketPayload(const EntitySpawnTicket* ticket)
         {
             return reinterpret_cast<const T*>(ticket->m_payload);
         }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesManager.cpp

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     }
 
     void SpawnableEntitiesManager::SpawnEntities(
-        EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs)
+        EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs)
     {
         AZ_Assert(ticket.IsValid(), "Ticket provided to SpawnEntities hasn't been initialized.");
 
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ namespace AzFramework
         QueueRequest(ticket, optionalArgs.m_priority, AZStd::move(queueEntry));
     }
 
+    void SpawnableEntitiesManager::UpdateEntityAliasTypes(
+        EntitySpawnTicket& ticket,
+        AZStd::vector<EntityAliasTypeChange> updatedAliases,
+        UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs optionalArgs)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(ticket.IsValid(), "Ticket provided to ReloadSpawnable hasn't been initialized.");
+
+        UpdateEntityAliasTypesCommand queueEntry;
+        queueEntry.m_entityAliases = AZStd::move(updatedAliases);
+        queueEntry.m_ticketId = ticket.GetId();
+        queueEntry.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(optionalArgs.m_completionCallback);
+        QueueRequest(ticket, optionalArgs.m_priority, AZStd::move(queueEntry));
+    }
+
     void SpawnableEntitiesManager::ListEntities(
         EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, ListEntitiesCallback listCallback, ListEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs)
     {
@@ -175,6 +189,19 @@ namespace AzFramework
         QueueRequest(ticket, optionalArgs.m_priority, AZStd::move(queueEntry));
     }
 
+    void SpawnableEntitiesManager::LoadBarrier(
+        EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, BarrierCallback completionCallback, LoadBarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs)
+    {
+        AZ_Assert(completionCallback, "Load barrier on spawnable entities called without a valid callback to use.");
+        AZ_Assert(ticket.IsValid(), "Ticket provided to LoadBarrier hasn't been initialized.");
+
+        LoadBarrierCommand queueEntry;
+        queueEntry.m_ticketId = ticket.GetId();
+        queueEntry.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(completionCallback);
+        queueEntry.m_checkAliasSpawnables = optionalArgs.m_checkAliasSpawnables;
+        QueueRequest(ticket, optionalArgs.m_priority, AZStd::move(queueEntry));
+    }
+
     auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessQueue(CommandQueuePriority priority) -> CommandQueueStatus
     {
         CommandQueueStatus result = CommandQueueStatus::NoCommandsLeft;
@@ -203,13 +230,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
         for (size_t i = 0; i < delayedSize; ++i)
         {
             Requests& request = queue.m_delayed.front();
-            bool result = AZStd::visit(
-                [this](auto&& args) -> bool
+            CommandResult result = AZStd::visit(
+                [this](auto&& args) -> CommandResult
                 {
                     return ProcessRequest(args);
                 },
                 request);
-            if (!result)
+            if (result == CommandResult::Requeue)
             {
                 queue.m_delayed.emplace_back(AZStd::move(request));
             }
@@ -230,13 +257,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 while (!pendingRequestQueue.empty())
                 {
                     Requests& request = pendingRequestQueue.front();
-                    bool result = AZStd::visit(
-                        [this](auto&& args) -> bool
+                    CommandResult result = AZStd::visit(
+                        [this](auto&& args) -> CommandResult
                         {
                             return ProcessRequest(args);
                         },
                         request);
-                    if (!result)
+                    if (result == CommandResult::Requeue)
                     {
                         queue.m_delayed.emplace_back(AZStd::move(request));
                     }
@@ -273,14 +300,73 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
     }
 
-    AZ::Entity* SpawnableEntitiesManager::CloneSingleEntity(const AZ::Entity& entityTemplate,
-        EntityIdMap& templateToCloneMap, AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext)
+    AZ::Entity* SpawnableEntitiesManager::CloneSingleEntity(const AZ::Entity& entityPrototype,
+        EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap, AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext)
     {
         // If the same ID gets remapped more than once, preserve the original remapping instead of overwriting it.
         constexpr bool allowDuplicateIds = false;
 
         return AZ::IdUtils::Remapper<AZ::EntityId, allowDuplicateIds>::CloneObjectAndGenerateNewIdsAndFixRefs(
-                &entityTemplate, templateToCloneMap, &serializeContext);
+            &entityPrototype, prototypeToCloneMap, &serializeContext);
+    }
+
+    AZ::Entity* SpawnableEntitiesManager::CloneSingleAliasedEntity(
+        const AZ::Entity& entityPrototype,
+        const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias,
+        EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap,
+        AZ::Entity* previouslySpawnedEntity,
+        AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext)
+    {
+        AZ::Entity* clone = nullptr;
+        switch (alias.m_aliasType)
+        {
+        case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original:
+            // Behave as the original version.
+            clone = CloneSingleEntity(entityPrototype, prototypeToCloneMap, serializeContext);
+            AZ_Assert(clone != nullptr, "Failed to clone spawnable entity.");
+            return clone;
+        case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable:
+            // Do nothing.
+            return nullptr;
+        case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace:
+            clone = CloneSingleEntity(*(alias.m_spawnable->GetEntities()[alias.m_targetIndex]), prototypeToCloneMap, serializeContext);
+            AZ_Assert(clone != nullptr, "Failed to clone spawnable entity.");
+            return clone;
+        case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional:
+            // The asset handler will have sorted and inserted a Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, so the just
+            // spawn the additional entity.
+            clone = CloneSingleEntity(*(alias.m_spawnable->GetEntities()[alias.m_targetIndex]), prototypeToCloneMap, serializeContext);
+            AZ_Assert(clone != nullptr, "Failed to clone spawnable entity.");
+            return clone;
+        case Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge:
+            AZ_Assert(previouslySpawnedEntity != nullptr, "Merging components but there's no entity to add to yet.");
+            AppendComponents(
+                *previouslySpawnedEntity, alias.m_spawnable->GetEntities()[alias.m_targetIndex]->GetComponents(), prototypeToCloneMap,
+                serializeContext);
+            return nullptr;
+        default:
+            AZ_Assert(false, "Unsupported spawnable entity alias type: %i", alias.m_aliasType);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void SpawnableEntitiesManager::AppendComponents(
+        AZ::Entity& target,
+        const AZ::Entity::ComponentArrayType& componentPrototypes,
+        EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap,
+        AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext)
+    {
+        // Only components are added and entities are looked up so no duplicate entity ids should be encountered.
+        constexpr bool allowDuplicateIds = false;
+
+        for (const AZ::Component* component : componentPrototypes)
+        {
+            AZ::Component* clone = AZ::IdUtils::Remapper<AZ::EntityId, allowDuplicateIds>::CloneObjectAndGenerateNewIdsAndFixRefs(
+                component, prototypeToCloneMap, &serializeContext);
+            AZ_Assert(clone, "Unable to clone component for entity '%s' (%zu).", target.GetName().c_str(), target.GetId());
+            [[maybe_unused]] bool result = target.AddComponent(clone);
+            AZ_Assert(result, "Unable to add cloned component to entity '%s' (%zu).", target.GetName().c_str(), target.GetId());
+        }
     }
 
     void SpawnableEntitiesManager::InitializeEntityIdMappings(
@@ -316,161 +402,264 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
     }
 
-
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(SpawnAllEntitiesCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(SpawnAllEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (ticket.m_spawnable.IsReady() && request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
         {
-            AZStd::vector<AZ::Entity*>& spawnedEntities = ticket.m_spawnedEntities;
-            AZStd::vector<size_t>& spawnedEntityIndices = ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices;
-
-            // Keep track how many entities there were in the array initially
-            size_t spawnedEntitiesInitialCount = spawnedEntities.size();
-
-            // These are 'template' entities we'll be cloning from
-            const Spawnable::EntityList& entitiesToSpawn = ticket.m_spawnable->GetEntities();
-            size_t entitiesToSpawnSize = entitiesToSpawn.size();
-
-            // Reserve buffers
-            spawnedEntities.reserve(spawnedEntities.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
-            spawnedEntityIndices.reserve(spawnedEntityIndices.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
-
-            // Pre-generate the full set of entity id to new entity id mappings, so that during the clone operation below,
-            // any entity references that point to a not-yet-cloned entity will still get their ids remapped correctly.
-            // We clear out and regenerate the set of IDs on every SpawnAllEntities call, because presumably every entity reference
-            // in every entity we're about to instantiate is intended to point to an entity in our newly-instantiated batch, regardless
-            // of spawn order.  If we didn't clear out the map, it would be possible for some entities here to have references to
-            // previously-spawned entities from a previous SpawnEntities or SpawnAllEntities call.
-            InitializeEntityIdMappings(entitiesToSpawn, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
-
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < entitiesToSpawnSize; ++i)
+            if (Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor aliases = ticket.m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+                aliases.IsValid() && aliases.AreAllSpawnablesReady())
             {
-                // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
-                RefreshEntityIdMapping(entitiesToSpawn[i].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
+                AZStd::vector<AZ::Entity*>& spawnedEntities = ticket.m_spawnedEntities;
+                AZStd::vector<uint32_t>& spawnedEntityIndices = ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices;
 
-                AZ::Entity* clone = CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[i], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext);
-                AZ_Assert(clone != nullptr, "Failed to clone spawnable entity.");
+                // Keep track how many entities there were in the array initially
+                size_t spawnedEntitiesInitialCount = spawnedEntities.size();
 
-                spawnedEntities.emplace_back(clone);
-                spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(i);
-            }
+                // These are 'prototype' entities we'll be cloning from
+                const Spawnable::EntityList& entitiesToSpawn = ticket.m_spawnable->GetEntities();
+                uint32_t entitiesToSpawnSize = aznumeric_caster(entitiesToSpawn.size());
 
-            // loadAll is true if every entity has been spawned only once
-            ticket.m_loadAll = (spawnedEntities.size() == entitiesToSpawnSize);
-            
-            // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any pre-processing before adding to the scene/game context.
-            if (request.m_preInsertionCallback)
-            {
-                request.m_preInsertionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableEntityContainerView(
-                        ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
-            }
+                // Reserve buffers
+                spawnedEntities.reserve(spawnedEntities.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
+                spawnedEntityIndices.reserve(spawnedEntityIndices.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
 
-            // Add to the game context, now the entities are active
-            for (auto it = ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount; it != ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end(); ++it)
-            {
-                (*it)->SetSpawnTicketId(request.m_ticketId);
-                GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::AddGameEntity, *it);
-            }
-
-            // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any post-processing after adding to the scene/game context.
-            if (request.m_completionCallback)
-            {
-                request.m_completionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView(
-                        ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
-            }
-
-            ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(SpawnEntitiesCommand& request)
-    {
-        Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
-        if (ticket.m_spawnable.IsReady() && request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
-        {
-            AZStd::vector<AZ::Entity*>& spawnedEntities = ticket.m_spawnedEntities;
-            AZStd::vector<size_t>& spawnedEntityIndices = ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices;
-            AZ_Assert(
-                spawnedEntities.size() == spawnedEntityIndices.size(),
-                "The indices for the spawned entities has gone out of sync with the entities.");
-
-            // Keep track of how many entities there were in the array initially
-            size_t spawnedEntitiesInitialCount = spawnedEntities.size();
-
-            // These are 'template' entities we'll be cloning from
-            const Spawnable::EntityList& entitiesToSpawn = ticket.m_spawnable->GetEntities();
-            size_t entitiesToSpawnSize = request.m_entityIndices.size();
-
-            if (ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap.empty() || !request.m_referencePreviouslySpawnedEntities)
-            {
-                // This map keeps track of ids from template (spawnable) to clone (instance) allowing patch ups of fields referring
-                // to entityIds outside of a given entity.
-                // We pre-generate the full set of entity id to new entity id mappings, so that during the clone operation below,
+                // Pre-generate the full set of entity-id-to-new-entity-id mappings, so that during the clone operation below,
                 // any entity references that point to a not-yet-cloned entity will still get their ids remapped correctly.
-                // By default, we only initialize this map once because it needs to persist across multiple SpawnEntities calls, so
-                // that reference fixups work even when the entity being referenced is spawned in a different SpawnEntities
-                // (or SpawnAllEntities) call.
-                // However, the caller can also choose to reset the map by passing in "m_referencePreviouslySpawnedEntities = false".
+                // We clear out and regenerate the set of IDs on every SpawnAllEntities call, because presumably every entity reference
+                // in every entity we're about to instantiate is intended to point to an entity in our newly-instantiated batch, regardless
+                // of spawn order.  If we didn't clear out the map, it would be possible for some entities here to have references to
+                // previously-spawned entities from a previous SpawnEntities or SpawnAllEntities call.
                 InitializeEntityIdMappings(entitiesToSpawn, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
-            }
 
-            spawnedEntities.reserve(spawnedEntities.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
-            spawnedEntityIndices.reserve(spawnedEntityIndices.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
-
-            for (size_t index : request.m_entityIndices)
-            {
-                if (index < entitiesToSpawn.size())
+                auto aliasIt = aliases.begin();
+                auto aliasEnd = aliases.end();
+                if (aliasIt == aliasEnd)
                 {
-                    // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
-                    RefreshEntityIdMapping(
-                        entitiesToSpawn[index].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
+                    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < entitiesToSpawnSize; ++i)
+                    {
+                        // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
+                        RefreshEntityIdMapping(
+                            entitiesToSpawn[i].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
 
-                    AZ::Entity* clone =
-                        CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[index], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext);
-                    AZ_Assert(clone != nullptr, "Failed to clone spawnable entity.");
-
-                    spawnedEntities.push_back(clone);
-                    spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(index);
+                        spawnedEntities.emplace_back(
+                            CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[i], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext));
+                        spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(i);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            ticket.m_loadAll = false;
+                else
+                {
+                    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < entitiesToSpawnSize; ++i)
+                    {
+                        // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
+                        RefreshEntityIdMapping(
+                            entitiesToSpawn[i].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
 
-            // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any pre-processing before adding to the scene/game context.
-            if (request.m_preInsertionCallback)
-            {
-                request.m_preInsertionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableEntityContainerView(
-                        ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
-            }
+                        if (aliasIt == aliasEnd || aliasIt->m_sourceIndex != i)
+                        {
+                            spawnedEntities.emplace_back(
+                                CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[i], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext));
+                            spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(i);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // The list of entities has already been sorted and optimized (See SpawnableEntitiesAliasList:Optimize) so can
+                            // be safely executed in order without risking an invalid state.
+                            AZ::Entity* previousEntity = nullptr;
+                            do
+                            {
+                                AZ::Entity* clone = CloneSingleAliasedEntity(
+                                    *entitiesToSpawn[i], *aliasIt, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, previousEntity,
+                                    *request.m_serializeContext);
+                                previousEntity = clone;
+                                if (clone)
+                                {
+                                    spawnedEntities.emplace_back(clone);
+                                    spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(i);
+                                }
+                                ++aliasIt;
+                            } while (aliasIt != aliasEnd && aliasIt->m_sourceIndex == i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
-            // Add to the game context, now the entities are active
-            for (auto it = ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount; it != ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end(); ++it)
-            {
-                (*it)->SetSpawnTicketId(request.m_ticketId);
-                GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::AddGameEntity, *it);
-            }
+                // There were no initial entities then the ticket now holds exactly all entities. If there were already entities then
+                // a new set are not added so it no longer holds exactly the number of entities.
+                ticket.m_loadAll = spawnedEntitiesInitialCount == 0;
 
-            if (request.m_completionCallback)
-            {
-                request.m_completionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView(
-                    ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
-            }
+                auto newEntitiesBegin = ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount;
+                auto newEntitiesEnd = ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end();
+                // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any pre-processing before adding to the scene/game context.
+                if (request.m_preInsertionCallback)
+                {
+                    request.m_preInsertionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableEntityContainerView(newEntitiesBegin, newEntitiesEnd));
+                }
 
-            ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return false;
+                // Add to the game context, now the entities are active
+                for (auto it = newEntitiesBegin; it != newEntitiesEnd; ++it)
+                {
+                    AZ::Entity* clone = (*it);
+                    // The entity component framework doesn't handle entities without TransformComponent safely.
+                    if (!clone->GetComponents().empty())
+                    {
+                        clone->SetSpawnTicketId(request.m_ticketId);
+                        GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::AddGameEntity, *it);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any post-processing after adding to the scene/game context.
+                if (request.m_completionCallback)
+                {
+                    request.m_completionCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView(newEntitiesBegin, newEntitiesEnd));
+                }
+
+                ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
+                return CommandResult::Executed;
+            }
         }
+        return CommandResult::Requeue;
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DespawnAllEntitiesCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(SpawnEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
+    {
+        Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
+        if (ticket.m_spawnable.IsReady() && request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
+        {
+            if (Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor aliases = ticket.m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+                aliases.IsValid() && aliases.AreAllSpawnablesReady())
+            {
+                AZStd::vector<AZ::Entity*>& spawnedEntities = ticket.m_spawnedEntities;
+                AZStd::vector<uint32_t>& spawnedEntityIndices = ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices;
+                AZ_Assert(
+                    spawnedEntities.size() == spawnedEntityIndices.size(),
+                    "The indices for the spawned entities has gone out of sync with the entities.");
+
+                // Keep track of how many entities there were in the array initially
+                size_t spawnedEntitiesInitialCount = spawnedEntities.size();
+
+                // These are 'prototype' entities we'll be cloning from
+                const Spawnable::EntityList& entitiesToSpawn = ticket.m_spawnable->GetEntities();
+                size_t entitiesToSpawnSize = request.m_entityIndices.size();
+
+                if (ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap.empty() || !request.m_referencePreviouslySpawnedEntities)
+                {
+                    // This map keeps track of ids from prototype (spawnable) to clone (instance) allowing patch ups of fields referring
+                    // to entityIds outside of a given entity.
+                    // We pre-generate the full set of entity id to new entity id mappings, so that during the clone operation below,
+                    // any entity references that point to a not-yet-cloned entity will still get their ids remapped correctly.
+                    // By default, we only initialize this map once because it needs to persist across multiple SpawnEntities calls, so
+                    // that reference fixups work even when the entity being referenced is spawned in a different SpawnEntities
+                    // (or SpawnAllEntities) call.
+                    // However, the caller can also choose to reset the map by passing in "m_referencePreviouslySpawnedEntities = false".
+                    InitializeEntityIdMappings(entitiesToSpawn, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
+                }
+
+                spawnedEntities.reserve(spawnedEntities.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
+                spawnedEntityIndices.reserve(spawnedEntityIndices.size() + entitiesToSpawnSize);
+
+                auto aliasBegin = aliases.begin();
+                auto aliasEnd = aliases.end();
+                if (aliasBegin == aliasEnd)
+                {
+                    for (uint32_t index : request.m_entityIndices)
+                    {
+                        if (index < entitiesToSpawn.size())
+                        {
+                            // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
+                            RefreshEntityIdMapping(
+                                entitiesToSpawn[index].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
+
+                            spawnedEntities.push_back(
+                                CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[index], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext));
+                            spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(index);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    for (uint32_t index : request.m_entityIndices)
+                    {
+                        if (index < entitiesToSpawn.size())
+                        {
+                            // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
+                            RefreshEntityIdMapping(
+                                entitiesToSpawn[index].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
+
+                            auto aliasIt = AZStd::lower_bound(
+                                aliasBegin, aliasEnd, index,
+                                [](const Spawnable::EntityAlias& lhs, uint32_t rhs)
+                                {
+                                    return lhs.m_sourceIndex < rhs;
+                                });
+
+                            if (aliasIt == aliasEnd || aliasIt->m_sourceIndex != index)
+                            {
+                                spawnedEntities.emplace_back(
+                                    CloneSingleEntity(*entitiesToSpawn[index], ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, *request.m_serializeContext));
+                                spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(index);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // The list of entities has already been sorted and optimized (See SpawnableEntitiesAliasList:Optimize) so
+                                // can be safely executed in order without risking an invalid state.
+                                AZ::Entity* previousEntity = nullptr;
+                                do
+                                {
+                                    AZ::Entity* clone = CloneSingleAliasedEntity(
+                                        *entitiesToSpawn[index], *aliasIt, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, previousEntity,
+                                        *request.m_serializeContext);
+                                    previousEntity = clone;
+                                    if (clone)
+                                    {
+                                        spawnedEntities.emplace_back(clone);
+                                        spawnedEntityIndices.push_back(index);
+                                    }
+
+                                    ++aliasIt;
+                                } while (aliasIt != aliasEnd && aliasIt->m_sourceIndex == index);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ticket.m_loadAll = false;
+
+                // Let other systems know about newly spawned entities for any pre-processing before adding to the scene/game context.
+                if (request.m_preInsertionCallback)
+                {
+                    request.m_preInsertionCallback(
+                        request.m_ticketId,
+                        SpawnableEntityContainerView(
+                            ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
+                }
+
+                // Add to the game context, now the entities are active
+                for (auto it = ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount; it != ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end(); ++it)
+                {
+                    AZ::Entity* clone = (*it);
+                    // The entity component framework doesn't handle entities without TransformComponent safely.
+                    if (!clone->GetComponents().empty())
+                    {
+                        clone->SetSpawnTicketId(request.m_ticketId);
+                        GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::AddGameEntity, *it);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (request.m_completionCallback)
+                {
+                    request.m_completionCallback(
+                        request.m_ticketId,
+                        SpawnableConstEntityContainerView(
+                            ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin() + spawnedEntitiesInitialCount, ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
+                }
+
+                ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
+                return CommandResult::Executed;
+            }
+        }
+        return CommandResult::Requeue;
+    }
+
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DespawnAllEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -495,15 +684,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
             }
 
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DespawnEntityCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DespawnEntityCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -529,15 +718,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
             }
 
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ReloadSpawnableCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ReloadSpawnableCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         AZ_Assert(ticket.m_spawnable.GetId() == request.m_spawnable.GetId(),
@@ -564,7 +753,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             // Pre-generate the full set of entity id to new entity id mappings, so that during the clone operation below,
             // any entity references that point to a not-yet-cloned entity will still get their ids remapped correctly.
             // This map is intentionally cleared out and regenerated here to ensure that we're starting fresh with mappings that
-            // match the new set of template entities getting spawned.
+            // match the new set of prototype entities getting spawned.
             InitializeEntityIdMappings(entities, ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
 
             if (ticket.m_loadAll)
@@ -574,7 +763,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices.clear();
                 size_t entitiesToSpawnSize = entities.size();
 
-                for (size_t i = 0; i < entitiesToSpawnSize; ++i)
+                for (uint32_t i = 0; i < entitiesToSpawnSize; ++i)
                 {
                     // If this entity has previously been spawned, give it a new id in the reference map
                     RefreshEntityIdMapping(entities[i].get()->GetId(), ticket.m_entityIdReferenceMap, ticket.m_previouslySpawned);
@@ -590,7 +779,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             {
                 size_t entitiesSize = entities.size();
 
-                for (size_t index : ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices)
+                for (uint32_t index : ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices)
                 {
                     // It's possible for the new spawnable to have a different number of entities, so guard against this.
                     // It's also possible that the entities have moved within the spawnable to a new index. This can't be
@@ -616,15 +805,40 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
 
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ListEntitiesCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(UpdateEntityAliasTypesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
+    {
+        Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
+        if (ticket.m_spawnable.IsReady() && request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
+        {
+            if (Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor aliases = ticket.m_spawnable->TryGetAliases(); aliases.IsValid())
+            {
+                for (EntityAliasTypeChange& replacement : request.m_entityAliases)
+                {
+                    aliases.UpdateAliasType(replacement.m_aliasIndex, replacement.m_newAliasType);
+                }
+                aliases.Optimize();
+
+                if (request.m_completionCallback)
+                {
+                    request.m_completionCallback(request.m_ticketId);
+                }
+
+                ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
+                return CommandResult::Executed;
+            }
+        }
+        return CommandResult::Requeue;
+    }
+
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ListEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -632,15 +846,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
             request.m_listCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableConstEntityContainerView(
                 ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin(), ticket.m_spawnedEntities.end()));
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ListIndicesEntitiesCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ListIndicesEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -651,15 +865,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
             request.m_listCallback(request.m_ticketId, SpawnableConstIndexEntityContainerView(
                     ticket.m_spawnedEntities.begin(), ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices.begin(), ticket.m_spawnedEntities.size()));
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ClaimEntitiesCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(ClaimEntitiesCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -671,15 +885,15 @@ namespace AzFramework
             ticket.m_spawnedEntityIndices.clear();
 
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(BarrierCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(BarrierCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
         if (request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
@@ -690,15 +904,39 @@ namespace AzFramework
             }
 
             ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 
-    bool SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DestroyTicketCommand& request)
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(LoadBarrierCommand& request) -> CommandResult
+    {
+        Ticket& ticket = *request.m_ticket;
+        if (ticket.m_spawnable.IsReady() && request.m_requestId == ticket.m_currentRequestId)
+        {
+            if (request.m_checkAliasSpawnables)
+            {
+                if (Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor visitor = ticket.m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+                    !visitor.IsValid() || !visitor.AreAllSpawnablesReady())
+                {
+                    return CommandResult::Requeue;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            request.m_completionCallback(request.m_ticketId);
+            ticket.m_currentRequestId++;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto SpawnableEntitiesManager::ProcessRequest(DestroyTicketCommand& request) -> CommandResult
     {
         if (request.m_requestId == request.m_ticket->m_currentRequestId)
         {
@@ -706,19 +944,24 @@ namespace AzFramework
             {
                 if (entity != nullptr)
                 {
-                    // Setting it to 0 is needed to avoid the infite loop between GameEntityContext and SpawnableEntitiesManager.
+                    // Setting it to 0 is needed to avoid the infinite loop between GameEntityContext and SpawnableEntitiesManager.
                     entity->SetSpawnTicketId(0);
                     GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(
                         &GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::DestroyGameEntity, entity->GetId());
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Entities without components wouldn't have been send to the GameEntityContext.
+                    delete entity;
+                }
             }
             delete request.m_ticket;
 
-            return true;
+            return CommandResult::Executed;
         }
         else
         {
-            return false;
+            return CommandResult::Requeue;
         }
     }
 } // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesManager.h

@@ -55,13 +55,18 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         void SpawnAllEntities(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
         void SpawnEntities(
-            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
+            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
         void DespawnAllEntities(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, DespawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
         void DespawnEntity(AZ::EntityId entityId, EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, DespawnEntityOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
         void RetrieveEntitySpawnTicket(EntitySpawnTicket::Id entitySpawnTicketId, RetrieveEntitySpawnTicketCallback callback) override;
         void ReloadSpawnable(
             EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> spawnable, ReloadSpawnableOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
 
+        void UpdateEntityAliasTypes(
+            EntitySpawnTicket& ticket,
+            AZStd::vector<EntityAliasTypeChange> updatedAliases,
+            UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
+
         void ListEntities(
             EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, ListEntitiesCallback listCallback, ListEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
         void ListIndicesAndEntities(
@@ -70,6 +75,8 @@ namespace AzFramework
             EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, ClaimEntitiesCallback listCallback, ClaimEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
 
         void Barrier(EntitySpawnTicket& spawnInfo, BarrierCallback completionCallback, BarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
+        void LoadBarrier(
+            EntitySpawnTicket& spawnInfo, BarrierCallback completionCallback, LoadBarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs = {}) override;
 
         //
         // The following function is thread safe but intended to be run from the main thread.
@@ -78,14 +85,20 @@ namespace AzFramework
         CommandQueueStatus ProcessQueue(CommandQueuePriority priority);
 
     protected:
-        struct Ticket
+        enum class CommandResult : bool
+        {
+            Executed,
+            Requeue
+        };
+
+        struct Ticket final
         {
             AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR(Ticket, AZ::ThreadPoolAllocator, 0);
             static constexpr uint32_t Processing = AZStd::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
 
-            //! Map of template entity ids to their associated instance ids.
-            //! Tickets can be used to spawn the same template entities multiple times, in any order, across multiple calls.
-            //! Since template entities can reference other entities, this map is used to fix up those references across calls
+            //! Map of prototype entity ids to their associated instance ids.
+            //! Tickets can be used to spawn the same prototype entities multiple times, in any order, across multiple calls.
+            //! Since prototype entities can reference other entities, this map is used to fix up those references across calls
             //! using the following policy:
             //! - Entities referencing an entity that hasn't been spawned yet will get a reference to the id that *will* be used
             //!   the first time that entity will be spawned.  The reference will be invalid until that entity is spawned, but
@@ -100,14 +113,14 @@ namespace AzFramework
             AZStd::unordered_set<AZ::EntityId> m_previouslySpawned;
 
             AZStd::vector<AZ::Entity*> m_spawnedEntities;
-            AZStd::vector<size_t> m_spawnedEntityIndices;
+            AZStd::vector<uint32_t> m_spawnedEntityIndices;
             AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> m_spawnable;
             uint32_t m_nextRequestId{ 0 }; //!< Next id for this ticket.
             uint32_t m_currentRequestId { 0 }; //!< The id for the command that should be executed.
             bool m_loadAll{ true };
         };
 
-        struct SpawnAllEntitiesCommand
+        struct SpawnAllEntitiesCommand final
         {
             EntitySpawnCallback m_completionCallback;
             EntityPreInsertionCallback m_preInsertionCallback;
@@ -116,9 +129,9 @@ namespace AzFramework
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct SpawnEntitiesCommand
+        struct SpawnEntitiesCommand final
         {
-            AZStd::vector<size_t> m_entityIndices;
+            AZStd::vector<uint32_t> m_entityIndices;
             EntitySpawnCallback m_completionCallback;
             EntityPreInsertionCallback m_preInsertionCallback;
             AZ::SerializeContext* m_serializeContext;
@@ -127,7 +140,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             uint32_t m_requestId;
             bool m_referencePreviouslySpawnedEntities;
         };
-        struct DespawnAllEntitiesCommand
+        struct DespawnAllEntitiesCommand final
         {
             EntityDespawnCallback m_completionCallback;
             Ticket* m_ticket;
@@ -142,7 +155,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct ReloadSpawnableCommand
+        struct ReloadSpawnableCommand final
         {
             AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> m_spawnable;
             ReloadSpawnableCallback m_completionCallback;
@@ -151,35 +164,51 @@ namespace AzFramework
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct ListEntitiesCommand
+        struct UpdateEntityAliasTypesCommand final
+        {
+            AZStd::vector<EntityAliasTypeChange> m_entityAliases;
+            UpdateEntityAliasTypesCallback m_completionCallback;
+            Ticket* m_ticket;
+            EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
+            uint32_t m_requestId;
+        };
+        struct ListEntitiesCommand final
         {
             ListEntitiesCallback m_listCallback;
             Ticket* m_ticket;
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct ListIndicesEntitiesCommand
+        struct ListIndicesEntitiesCommand final
         {
             ListIndicesEntitiesCallback m_listCallback;
             Ticket* m_ticket;
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct ClaimEntitiesCommand
+        struct ClaimEntitiesCommand final
         {
             ClaimEntitiesCallback m_listCallback;
             Ticket* m_ticket;
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct BarrierCommand
+        struct BarrierCommand final
         {
             BarrierCallback m_completionCallback;
             Ticket* m_ticket;
             EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
         };
-        struct DestroyTicketCommand
+        struct LoadBarrierCommand final
+        {
+            BarrierCallback m_completionCallback;
+            Ticket* m_ticket;
+            EntitySpawnTicket::Id m_ticketId;
+            uint32_t m_requestId;
+            bool m_checkAliasSpawnables;
+        };
+        struct DestroyTicketCommand final
         {
             Ticket* m_ticket;
             uint32_t m_requestId;
@@ -191,10 +220,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
             DespawnAllEntitiesCommand,
             DespawnEntityCommand,
             ReloadSpawnableCommand,
+            UpdateEntityAliasTypesCommand,
             ListEntitiesCommand,
             ListIndicesEntitiesCommand,
             ClaimEntitiesCommand,
             BarrierCommand,
+            LoadBarrierCommand,
             DestroyTicketCommand>;
 
         struct Queue
@@ -212,18 +243,31 @@ namespace AzFramework
         CommandQueueStatus ProcessQueue(Queue& queue);
 
         AZ::Entity* CloneSingleEntity(
-            const AZ::Entity& entityTemplate, EntityIdMap& templateToCloneMap, AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext);
+            const AZ::Entity& entityPrototype, EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap, AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext);
+        AZ::Entity* CloneSingleAliasedEntity(
+            const AZ::Entity& entityPrototype,
+            const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias,
+            EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap,
+            AZ::Entity* previouslySpawnedEntity,
+            AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext);
+        void AppendComponents(
+            AZ::Entity& target,
+            const AZ::Entity::ComponentArrayType& componentPrototypes,
+            EntityIdMap& prototypeToCloneMap,
+            AZ::SerializeContext& serializeContext);
         
-        bool ProcessRequest(SpawnAllEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(SpawnEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(DespawnAllEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(DespawnEntityCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(ReloadSpawnableCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(ListEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(ListIndicesEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(ClaimEntitiesCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(BarrierCommand& request);
-        bool ProcessRequest(DestroyTicketCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(SpawnAllEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(SpawnEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(DespawnAllEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(DespawnEntityCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(ReloadSpawnableCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(UpdateEntityAliasTypesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(ListEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(ListIndicesEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(ClaimEntitiesCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(BarrierCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(LoadBarrierCommand& request);
+        CommandResult ProcessRequest(DestroyTicketCommand& request);
 
         //! Generate a base set of original-to-new entity ID mappings to use during spawning.
         //! Since Entity references get fixed up on an entity-by-entity basis while spawning, it's important to have the complete

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

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     uint64_t SpawnableSystemComponent::AssignRootSpawnable(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable)
     {
-        uint64_t generation = 0;
+        uint32_t generation = 0;
 
         if (m_rootSpawnableId == rootSpawnable.GetId())
         {
@@ -87,16 +87,25 @@ namespace AzFramework
             // Suspend and resume processing in the container that completion calls aren't received until
             // everything has been setup to accept callbacks from the call.
             m_rootSpawnableContainer.Reset(rootSpawnable);
-            m_rootSpawnableContainer.SpawnAllEntities();
             generation = m_rootSpawnableContainer.GetCurrentGeneration();
-            AZ_TracePrintf("Spawnables", "Root spawnable set to '%s' at generation %zu.\n", rootSpawnable.GetHint().c_str(),
-                generation);
+
+            // Don't send out the alert that the root spawnable has been assigned until the spawnable itself is ready. The common
+            // use case is for handlers to do something with the information in the spawnable before the entities get spawned.
+            m_rootSpawnableContainer.Alert(
+                [rootSpawnable](uint32_t generation)
+                {
+                    RootSpawnableNotificationBus::Broadcast(
+                        &RootSpawnableNotificationBus::Events::OnRootSpawnableAssigned, AZStd::move(rootSpawnable), generation);
+                }, SpawnableEntitiesContainer::CheckIfSpawnableIsLoaded::Yes);
+            m_rootSpawnableContainer.SpawnAllEntities();
             m_rootSpawnableContainer.Alert(
                 [newSpawnable = AZStd::move(rootSpawnable)](uint32_t generation)
                 {
                     RootSpawnableNotificationBus::QueueBroadcast(
-                        &RootSpawnableNotificationBus::Events::OnRootSpawnableAssigned, newSpawnable, generation);
+                        &RootSpawnableNotificationBus::Events::OnRootSpawnableReady, AZStd::move(newSpawnable), generation);
                 });
+
+            AZ_TracePrintf("Spawnables", "Root spawnable set to '%s' at generation %zu.\n", rootSpawnable.GetHint().c_str(), generation);     
         }
         else
         {
@@ -132,6 +141,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZ_TracePrintf("Spawnables", "New root spawnable '%s' assigned (generation: %i).\n", rootSpawnable.GetHint().c_str(), generation);
     }
 
+    void SpawnableSystemComponent::OnRootSpawnableReady(
+        [[maybe_unused]] AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable, [[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation)
+    {
+        AZ_TracePrintf("Spawnables", "Entities from new root spawnable '%s' are ready (generation: %i).\n", rootSpawnable.GetHint().c_str(), generation);
+    }
+
     void SpawnableSystemComponent::OnRootSpawnableReleased([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t generation)
     {
         AZ_TracePrintf("Spawnables", "Generation %i of the root spawnable has been released.\n", generation);

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

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //
 
         void OnRootSpawnableAssigned(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable, uint32_t generation) override;
+        void OnRootSpawnableReady(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> rootSpawnable, uint32_t generation) override;
         void OnRootSpawnableReleased(uint32_t generation) override;
         
     protected:

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Viewport/CameraInput.cpp

@@ -806,12 +806,20 @@ namespace AzFramework
         [[maybe_unused]] float scrollDelta,
         [[maybe_unused]] float deltaTime)
     {
+        const auto pivot = m_pivotFn();
+
+        if (!pivot.has_value())
+        {
+            EndActivation();
+            return targetCamera;
+        }
+
         if (Beginning())
         {
             // as the camera starts, record the camera we would like to end up as
-            m_nextCamera.m_offset = m_offsetFn(m_pivotFn().GetDistance(targetCamera.Translation()));
+            m_nextCamera.m_offset = m_offsetFn(pivot.value().GetDistance(targetCamera.Translation()));
             const auto angles =
-                EulerAngles(AZ::Matrix3x3::CreateFromMatrix3x4(AZ::Matrix3x4::CreateLookAt(targetCamera.Translation(), m_pivotFn())));
+                EulerAngles(AZ::Matrix3x3::CreateFromMatrix3x4(AZ::Matrix3x4::CreateLookAt(targetCamera.Translation(), pivot.value())));
             m_nextCamera.m_pitch = angles.GetX();
             m_nextCamera.m_yaw = angles.GetZ();
             m_nextCamera.m_pivot = targetCamera.m_pivot;

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Viewport/CameraInput.h

@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
     class FocusCameraInput : public CameraInput
     {
     public:
-        using PivotFn = AZStd::function<AZ::Vector3()>;
+        using PivotFn = AZStd::function<AZStd::optional<AZ::Vector3>()>;
 
         FocusCameraInput(const InputChannelId& focusChannelId, FocusOffsetFn offsetFn);
 

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/AzFramework/azframework_files.cmake

@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ set(FILES
     Spawnable/RootSpawnableInterface.h
     Spawnable/Spawnable.cpp
     Spawnable/Spawnable.h
+    Spawnable/SpawnableAssetBus.h
     Spawnable/SpawnableAssetHandler.h
     Spawnable/SpawnableAssetHandler.cpp
     Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesContainer.h

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Common/Xcb/AzFramework/XcbApplication.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <AzFramework/XcbEventHandler.h>
 #include <AzFramework/XcbInterface.h>
 
+#include <xcb/xinput.h>
+
 namespace AzFramework
 {
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -34,6 +36,31 @@ namespace AzFramework
             return m_xcbConnection.get();
         }
 
+        void SetEnableXInput(xcb_connection_t* connection, bool enable) override
+        {
+            struct Mask
+            {
+                xcb_input_event_mask_t head;
+                xcb_input_xi_event_mask_t mask;
+            };
+            const Mask mask {
+                /*.head=*/{
+                    /*.device_id=*/XCB_INPUT_DEVICE_ALL_MASTER,
+                    /*.mask_len=*/1
+                },
+                /*.mask=*/ enable ?
+                    (xcb_input_xi_event_mask_t)(XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_MOTION | XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_BUTTON_PRESS | XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_BUTTON_RELEASE) :
+                    (xcb_input_xi_event_mask_t)XCB_NONE
+            };
+
+            const xcb_setup_t* xcbSetup = xcb_get_setup(connection);
+            const xcb_screen_t* xcbScreen = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcbSetup).data;
+
+            xcb_input_xi_select_events(connection, xcbScreen->root, 1, &mask.head);
+
+            xcb_flush(connection);
+        }
+
     private:
         XcbUniquePtr<xcb_connection_t, xcb_disconnect> m_xcbConnection = nullptr;
     };

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Common/Xcb/AzFramework/XcbConnectionManager.h

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace AzFramework
         virtual ~XcbConnectionManager() = default;
 
         virtual xcb_connection_t* GetXcbConnection() const = 0;
+
+        //! Enables/Disables XInput Raw Input events.
+        virtual void SetEnableXInput(xcb_connection_t* connection, bool enable) = 0;
     };
 
     class XcbConnectionManagerBusTraits

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Common/Xcb/AzFramework/XcbEventHandler.h

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         virtual ~XcbEventHandler() = default;
 
         virtual void HandleXcbEvent(xcb_generic_event_t* event) = 0;
-
-        // ATTN This is used as a workaround for RAW Input events when using the Editor.
-        virtual void PollSpecialEvents(){};
     };
 
     class XcbEventHandlerBusTraits : public AZ::EBusTraits

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Common/Xcb/AzFramework/XcbInputDeviceMouse.cpp

@@ -13,21 +13,68 @@
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
-    xcb_window_t GetSystemCursorFocusWindow()
+    xcb_window_t GetSystemCursorFocusWindow(xcb_connection_t* connection)
     {
         void* systemCursorFocusWindow = nullptr;
         AzFramework::InputSystemCursorConstraintRequestBus::BroadcastResult(
             systemCursorFocusWindow, &AzFramework::InputSystemCursorConstraintRequests::GetSystemCursorConstraintWindow);
 
-        if (!systemCursorFocusWindow)
+        if (systemCursorFocusWindow)
         {
-            return XCB_NONE;
+            return static_cast<xcb_window_t>(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(systemCursorFocusWindow));
         }
 
-        // TODO Clang compile error because cast .... loses information. On GNU/Linux HWND is void* and on 64-bit
-        // machines its obviously 64 bit but we receive the window id from m_renderOverlay.winId() which is xcb_window_t 32-bit.
+        // EWMH-compliant window managers set the "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW" property
+        // of the X server's root window to the currently active window. This
+        // retrieves value of that property.
 
-        return static_cast<xcb_window_t>(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(systemCursorFocusWindow));
+        // Get the atom for the _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property
+        constexpr int propertyNameLength = 18;
+        xcb_generic_error_t* error = nullptr;
+        XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_intern_atom_reply_t> activeWindowAtom {xcb_intern_atom_reply(
+            connection,
+            xcb_intern_atom(connection, /*only_if_exists=*/ 1, propertyNameLength, "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW"),
+            &error
+        )};
+        if (!activeWindowAtom || error)
+        {
+            if (error)
+            {
+                AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "Retrieving _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW atom failed : Error code %d", error->error_code);
+                free(error);
+            }
+            return XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
+        }
+
+        // Get the root window
+        const xcb_window_t rootWId = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(connection)).data->root;
+
+        // Fetch the value of the root window's _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property
+        XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_get_property_reply_t> property {xcb_get_property_reply(
+            connection,
+            xcb_get_property(
+                /*c=*/connection,
+                /*_delete=*/ 0,
+                /*window=*/rootWId,
+                /*property=*/activeWindowAtom->atom,
+                /*type=*/XCB_ATOM_WINDOW,
+                /*long_offset=*/0,
+                /*long_length=*/1
+            ),
+            &error
+        )};
+
+        if (!property || error)
+        {
+            if (error)
+            {
+                AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "Retrieving _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW atom failed : Error code %d", error->error_code);
+                free(error);
+            }
+            return XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
+        }
+
+        return *static_cast<xcb_window_t*>(xcb_get_property_value(property.get()));
     }
 
     xcb_connection_t* XcbInputDeviceMouse::s_xcbConnection = nullptr;
@@ -39,8 +86,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         : InputDeviceMouse::Implementation(inputDevice)
         , m_systemCursorState(SystemCursorState::Unknown)
         , m_systemCursorPositionNormalized(0.5f, 0.5f)
-        , m_prevConstraintWindow(XCB_NONE)
-        , m_focusWindow(XCB_NONE)
+        , m_focusWindow(XCB_WINDOW_NONE)
         , m_cursorShown(true)
     {
         XcbEventHandlerBus::Handler::BusConnect();
@@ -57,14 +103,14 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     InputDeviceMouse::Implementation* XcbInputDeviceMouse::Create(InputDeviceMouse& inputDevice)
     {
-        auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
+        const auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
         if (!interface)
         {
             AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "XCB interface not available");
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        s_xcbConnection = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get()->GetXcbConnection();
+        s_xcbConnection = interface->GetXcbConnection();
         if (!s_xcbConnection)
         {
             AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "XCB connection not available");
@@ -126,7 +172,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
             // Get window information.
             const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_get_geometry_reply_t> xcbGeometryReply{ xcb_get_geometry_reply(
-                s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), NULL) };
+                s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), nullptr) };
 
             if (!xcbGeometryReply)
             {
@@ -137,7 +183,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 xcb_translate_coordinates(s_xcbConnection, window, s_xcbScreen->root, 0, 0);
 
             const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_translate_coordinates_reply_t> xkbTranslateCoordReply{ xcb_translate_coordinates_reply(
-                s_xcbConnection, translate_coord, NULL) };
+                s_xcbConnection, translate_coord, nullptr) };
 
             if (!xkbTranslateCoordReply)
             {
@@ -173,11 +219,11 @@ namespace AzFramework
             for (const auto& barrier : m_activeBarriers)
             {
                 xcb_void_cookie_t cookie = xcb_xfixes_create_pointer_barrier_checked(
-                    s_xcbConnection, barrier.id, window, barrier.x0, barrier.y0, barrier.x1, barrier.y1, barrier.direction, 0, NULL);
-                const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_generic_error_t> xkbError{ xcb_request_check(s_xcbConnection, cookie) };
+                    s_xcbConnection, barrier.id, window, barrier.x0, barrier.y0, barrier.x1, barrier.y1, barrier.direction, 0, nullptr);
+                const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_generic_error_t> xcbError{ xcb_request_check(s_xcbConnection, cookie) };
 
                 AZ_Warning(
-                    "XcbInput", !xkbError, "XFixes, failed to create barrier %d at (%d %d %d %d)", barrier.id, barrier.x0, barrier.y0,
+                    "XcbInput", !xcbError, "XFixes, failed to create barrier %d at (%d %d %d %d)", barrier.id, barrier.x0, barrier.y0,
                     barrier.x1, barrier.y1);
             }
         }
@@ -207,7 +253,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         const xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t query_cookie = xcb_xfixes_query_version(s_xcbConnection, 5, 0);
 
-        xcb_generic_error_t* error = NULL;
+        xcb_generic_error_t* error = nullptr;
         const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply_t> xkbQueryRequestReply{ xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply(
             s_xcbConnection, query_cookie, &error) };
 
@@ -244,7 +290,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         const xcb_input_xi_query_version_cookie_t query_version_cookie = xcb_input_xi_query_version(s_xcbConnection, 2, 2);
 
-        xcb_generic_error_t* error = NULL;
+        xcb_generic_error_t* error = nullptr;
         const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply_t> xkbQueryRequestReply{ xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply(
             s_xcbConnection, query_version_cookie, &error) };
 
@@ -268,40 +314,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
         return m_xInputInitialized;
     }
 
-    void XcbInputDeviceMouse::SetEnableXInput(bool enable)
-    {
-        struct
-        {
-            xcb_input_event_mask_t head;
-            int mask;
-        } mask;
-
-        mask.head.deviceid = XCB_INPUT_DEVICE_ALL;
-        mask.head.mask_len = 1;
-
-        if (enable)
-        {
-            mask.mask = XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_MOTION | XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_BUTTON_PRESS |
-                XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_RAW_BUTTON_RELEASE | XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_MOTION | XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS |
-                XCB_INPUT_XI_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            mask.mask = XCB_NONE;
-        }
-
-        xcb_input_xi_select_events(s_xcbConnection, s_xcbScreen->root, 1, &mask.head);
-
-        xcb_flush(s_xcbConnection);
-    }
-
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::SetSystemCursorState(SystemCursorState systemCursorState)
     {
         if (systemCursorState != m_systemCursorState)
         {
             m_systemCursorState = systemCursorState;
 
-            m_focusWindow = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow();
+            m_focusWindow = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow(s_xcbConnection);
 
             HandleCursorState(m_focusWindow, systemCursorState);
         }
@@ -309,52 +328,10 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::HandleCursorState(xcb_window_t window, SystemCursorState systemCursorState)
     {
-        bool confined = false, cursorShown = true;
-        switch (systemCursorState)
-        {
-        case SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndHidden:
-            {
-                //!< Constrained to the application's main window and hidden
-                confined = true;
-                cursorShown = false;
-            }
-            break;
-        case SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndVisible:
-            {
-                //!< Constrained to the application's main window and visible
-                confined = true;
-            }
-            break;
-        case SystemCursorState::UnconstrainedAndHidden:
-            {
-                //!< Free to move outside the main window but hidden while inside
-                cursorShown = false;
-            }
-            break;
-        case SystemCursorState::UnconstrainedAndVisible:
-            {
-                //!< Free to move outside the application's main window and visible
-            }
-        case SystemCursorState::Unknown:
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-
-        // ATTN GetSystemCursorFocusWindow when getting out of the play in editor will return XCB_NONE
-        // We need however the window id to reset the cursor.
-        if (XCB_NONE == window && (confined || cursorShown))
-        {
-            // Reuse the previous window to reset states.
-            window = m_prevConstraintWindow;
-            m_prevConstraintWindow = XCB_NONE;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Remember the window we used to modify cursor and barrier states.
-            m_prevConstraintWindow = window;
-        }
-
-        SetEnableXInput(!cursorShown);
+        const bool confined = (systemCursorState == SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndHidden) ||
+            (systemCursorState == SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndVisible);
+        const bool cursorShown = (systemCursorState == SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndVisible) ||
+            (systemCursorState == SystemCursorState::UnconstrainedAndVisible);
 
         CreateBarriers(window, confined);
         ShowCursor(window, cursorShown);
@@ -368,26 +345,26 @@ namespace AzFramework
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::SetSystemCursorPositionNormalizedInternal(xcb_window_t window, AZ::Vector2 positionNormalized)
     {
         // TODO Basically not done at all. Added only the basic functions needed.
-        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_get_geometry_reply_t> xkbGeometryReply{ xcb_get_geometry_reply(
-            s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), NULL) };
+        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_get_geometry_reply_t> xcbGeometryReply{ xcb_get_geometry_reply(
+            s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), nullptr) };
 
-        if (!xkbGeometryReply)
+        if (!xcbGeometryReply)
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        const int16_t x = static_cast<int16_t>(positionNormalized.GetX() * xkbGeometryReply->width);
-        const int16_t y = static_cast<int16_t>(positionNormalized.GetY() * xkbGeometryReply->height);
+        const int16_t x = static_cast<int16_t>(positionNormalized.GetX() * xcbGeometryReply->width);
+        const int16_t y = static_cast<int16_t>(positionNormalized.GetY() * xcbGeometryReply->height);
 
-        xcb_warp_pointer(s_xcbConnection, XCB_NONE, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, x, y);
+        xcb_warp_pointer(s_xcbConnection, XCB_WINDOW_NONE, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, x, y);
 
         xcb_flush(s_xcbConnection);
     }
 
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::SetSystemCursorPositionNormalized(AZ::Vector2 positionNormalized)
     {
-        const xcb_window_t window = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow();
-        if (XCB_NONE == window)
+        const xcb_window_t window = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow(s_xcbConnection);
+        if (XCB_WINDOW_NONE == window)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -401,7 +378,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         const xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t pointer = xcb_query_pointer(s_xcbConnection, window);
 
-        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_query_pointer_reply_t> xkbQueryPointerReply{ xcb_query_pointer_reply(s_xcbConnection, pointer, NULL) };
+        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_query_pointer_reply_t> xkbQueryPointerReply{ xcb_query_pointer_reply(s_xcbConnection, pointer, nullptr) };
 
         if (!xkbQueryPointerReply)
         {
@@ -409,7 +386,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
 
         const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_get_geometry_reply_t> xkbGeometryReply{ xcb_get_geometry_reply(
-            s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), NULL) };
+            s_xcbConnection, xcb_get_geometry(s_xcbConnection, window), nullptr) };
 
         if (!xkbGeometryReply)
         {
@@ -429,8 +406,8 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
     AZ::Vector2 XcbInputDeviceMouse::GetSystemCursorPositionNormalized() const
     {
-        const xcb_window_t window = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow();
-        if (XCB_NONE == window)
+        const xcb_window_t window = GetSystemCursorFocusWindow(s_xcbConnection);
+        if (XCB_WINDOW_NONE == window)
         {
             return AZ::Vector2::CreateZero();
         }
@@ -455,11 +432,11 @@ namespace AzFramework
             cookie = xcb_xfixes_hide_cursor_checked(s_xcbConnection, window);
         }
 
-        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_generic_error_t> xkbError{ xcb_request_check(s_xcbConnection, cookie) };
+        const XcbStdFreePtr<xcb_generic_error_t> xcbError{ xcb_request_check(s_xcbConnection, cookie) };
 
-        if (xkbError)
+        if (xcbError)
         {
-            AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "ShowCursor failed: %d", xkbError->error_code);
+            AZ_Warning("XcbInput", false, "ShowCursor failed: %d", xcbError->error_code);
 
             return;
         }
@@ -500,14 +477,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
     }
 
-    void XcbInputDeviceMouse::HandlePointerMotionEvents(const xcb_generic_event_t* event)
-    {
-        const xcb_input_motion_event_t* mouseMotionEvent = reinterpret_cast<const xcb_input_motion_event_t*>(event);
-
-        m_systemCursorPosition[0] = mouseMotionEvent->event_x;
-        m_systemCursorPosition[1] = mouseMotionEvent->event_y;
-    }
-
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::HandleRawInputEvents(const xcb_ge_generic_event_t* event)
     {
         const xcb_ge_generic_event_t* genericEvent = reinterpret_cast<const xcb_ge_generic_event_t*>(event);
@@ -552,78 +521,20 @@ namespace AzFramework
         }
     }
 
-    void XcbInputDeviceMouse::PollSpecialEvents()
-    {
-        while (xcb_generic_event_t* genericEvent = xcb_poll_for_queued_event(s_xcbConnection))
-        {
-            // TODO Is the following correct? If we are showing the cursor, don't poll RAW Input events.
-            switch (genericEvent->response_type & ~0x80)
-            {
-            case XCB_GE_GENERIC:
-                {
-                    const xcb_ge_generic_event_t* geGenericEvent = reinterpret_cast<const xcb_ge_generic_event_t*>(genericEvent);
-
-                    // Only handle raw inputs if we have focus.
-                    // Handle Raw Input events first.
-                    if ((geGenericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_PRESS) ||
-                        (geGenericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_RELEASE) ||
-                        (geGenericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_MOTION))
-                    {
-                        HandleRawInputEvents(geGenericEvent);
-
-                        free(genericEvent);
-                    }
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     void XcbInputDeviceMouse::HandleXcbEvent(xcb_generic_event_t* event)
     {
         switch (event->response_type & ~0x80)
         {
-        // QT5 is using by default XInput which means we do need to check for XCB_GE_GENERIC event to parse all mouse related events.
+        // XInput raw events are sent from the server as a XCB_GE_GENERIC
+        // event. A XCB_GE_GENERIC event is typecast to a
+        // xcb_ge_generic_event_t, which is distinct from a
+        // xcb_generic_event_t, and exists so that X11 extensions can extend
+        // the event emission beyond the size that a normal X11 event could
+        // contain.
         case XCB_GE_GENERIC:
             {
                 const xcb_ge_generic_event_t* genericEvent = reinterpret_cast<const xcb_ge_generic_event_t*>(event);
-
-                // Handling RAW Inputs here works in GameMode but not in Editor mode because QT is
-                // not handling RAW input events and passing to.
-                if (!m_cursorShown)
-                {
-                    // Handle Raw Input events first.
-                    if ((genericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_PRESS) ||
-                        (genericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_RELEASE) || (genericEvent->event_type == XCB_INPUT_RAW_MOTION))
-                    {
-                        HandleRawInputEvents(genericEvent);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    switch (genericEvent->event_type)
-                    {
-                    case XCB_INPUT_BUTTON_PRESS:
-                        {
-                            const xcb_input_button_press_event_t* mouseButtonEvent =
-                                reinterpret_cast<const xcb_input_button_press_event_t*>(genericEvent);
-                            HandleButtonPressEvents(mouseButtonEvent->detail, true);
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case XCB_INPUT_BUTTON_RELEASE:
-                        {
-                            const xcb_input_button_release_event_t* mouseButtonEvent =
-                                reinterpret_cast<const xcb_input_button_release_event_t*>(genericEvent);
-                            HandleButtonPressEvents(mouseButtonEvent->detail, false);
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case XCB_INPUT_MOTION:
-                        {
-                            HandlePointerMotionEvents(event);
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+                HandleRawInputEvents(genericEvent);
             }
             break;
         case XCB_FOCUS_IN:
@@ -634,6 +545,9 @@ namespace AzFramework
                     m_focusWindow = focusInEvent->event;
                     HandleCursorState(m_focusWindow, m_systemCursorState);
                 }
+
+                auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
+                interface->SetEnableXInput(interface->GetXcbConnection(), true);
             }
             break;
         case XCB_FOCUS_OUT:
@@ -644,7 +558,10 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 ProcessRawEventQueues();
                 ResetInputChannelStates();
 
-                m_focusWindow = XCB_NONE;
+                m_focusWindow = XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
+
+                auto* interface = AzFramework::XcbConnectionManagerInterface::Get();
+                interface->SetEnableXInput(interface->GetXcbConnection(), false);
             }
             break;
         }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Common/Xcb/AzFramework/XcbInputDeviceMouse.h

@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! \ref AzFramework::InputDeviceMouse::Implementation::TickInputDevice
         void TickInputDevice() override;
 
-        //! This method is called by the Editor to accommodate some events with the Editor. Never called in Game mode.
-        void PollSpecialEvents() override;
-
         //! Handle X11 events.
         void HandleXcbEvent(xcb_generic_event_t* event) override;
 
@@ -77,9 +74,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! Initialize XInput extension. Used for raw input during confinement and showing/hiding the cursor.
         static bool InitializeXInput();
 
-        //! Enables/Disables XInput Raw Input events.
-        void SetEnableXInput(bool enable);
-
         //! Create barriers.
         void CreateBarriers(xcb_window_t window, bool create);
 
@@ -98,9 +92,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! Handle button press/release events.
         void HandleButtonPressEvents(uint32_t detail, bool pressed);
 
-        //! Handle motion notify events.
-        void HandlePointerMotionEvents(const xcb_generic_event_t* event);
-
         //! Will set cursor states and confinement modes.
         void HandleCursorState(xcb_window_t window, SystemCursorState systemCursorState);
 
@@ -160,7 +151,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         AZ::Vector2 m_cursorHiddenPosition;
 
         AZ::Vector2 m_systemCursorPositionNormalized;
-        uint32_t m_systemCursorPosition[MAX_XI_RAW_AXIS];
 
         static xcb_connection_t* s_xcbConnection;
         static xcb_screen_t* s_xcbScreen;
@@ -171,9 +161,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! Will be true if the xinput2 extension could be initialized.
         static bool m_xInputInitialized;
 
-        //! The window that had focus
-        xcb_window_t m_prevConstraintWindow;
-
         //! The current window that has focus
         xcb_window_t m_focusWindow;
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Linux/AzFramework/Asset/AssetSystemComponentHelper_Linux.cpp

@@ -9,19 +9,71 @@
 #include <AzCore/IO/Path/Path.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/SystemFile.h>
 #include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryMergeUtils.h>
+#include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/containers/array.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/tuple.h>
 
-#include <errno.h>
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+AZ_CVAR(bool, ap_tether_lifetime, true, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null,
+    "If enabled, a parent process that launches the AP will terminate the AP on exit");
+
 namespace AzFramework::AssetSystem::Platform
 {
     void AllowAssetProcessorToForeground()
     {}
 
+    [[noreturn]] static void LaunchAssetProcessorDirectly(const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& assetProcessorPath, AZStd::string_view engineRoot, AZStd::string_view projectPath)
+    {
+        AZStd::fixed_vector<const char*, 5> args {
+            assetProcessorPath.c_str(),
+            "--start-hidden",
+        };
+
+        // Add the engine path to the launch command if not empty
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString engineRootArg;
+        if (!engineRoot.empty())
+        {
+            // No need to quote these paths, this code calls exec directly and
+            // does not go through shell string interpolation
+            engineRootArg = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString{"--engine-path="} + AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString{engineRoot};
+            args.push_back(engineRootArg.data());
+        }
+
+        // Add the active project path to the launch command if not empty
+        AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString projectPathArg;
+        if (!projectPath.empty())
+        {
+            projectPathArg = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString{"--regset=/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/project_path="} + AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString{projectPath};
+            args.push_back(projectPathArg.data());
+        }
+
+        // Make sure this is at the end
+        args.push_back(nullptr); // argv itself needs to be null-terminated
+
+        execv(args[0], const_cast<char**>(args.data()));
+
+        // exec* family of functions only return on error
+        fprintf(stderr, "Asset Processor failed with error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        _exit(1);
+    }
+
+    static pid_t LaunchAssetProcessorDaemonized(const AZ::IO::FixedMaxPath& assetProcessorPath, AZStd::string_view engineRoot, AZStd::string_view projectPath)
+    {
+        // detach the child from parent
+        setsid();
+        const pid_t secondChildPid = fork();
+        if (secondChildPid == 0)
+        {
+            LaunchAssetProcessorDirectly(assetProcessorPath, engineRoot, projectPath);
+        }
+        return secondChildPid;
+    }
+
     bool LaunchAssetProcessor(AZStd::string_view executableDirectory, AZStd::string_view engineRoot,
         AZStd::string_view projectPath)
     {
@@ -40,7 +92,8 @@ namespace AzFramework::AssetSystem::Platform
             }
         }
 
-        pid_t firstChildPid = fork();
+        const pid_t parentPid = getpid();
+        const pid_t firstChildPid = fork();
         if (firstChildPid == 0)
         {
             // redirect output to dev/null so it doesn't hijack an existing console window
@@ -53,51 +106,33 @@ namespace AzFramework::AssetSystem::Platform
             AZ::IO::FileDescriptorRedirector stderrRedirect(STDERR_FILENO);
             stderrRedirect.RedirectTo(devNull, mode);
 
-            // detach the child from parent
-            setsid();
-            pid_t secondChildPid = fork();
-            if (secondChildPid == 0)
+            if (ap_tether_lifetime)
             {
-                AZStd::array args {
-                    assetProcessorPath.c_str(), assetProcessorPath.c_str(), "--start-hidden", 
-                    static_cast<const char*>(nullptr), static_cast<const char*>(nullptr), static_cast<const char*>(nullptr)
-                };
-                int optionalArgPos = 3;
-
-                // Add the engine path to the launch command if not empty
-                AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString engineRootArg;
-                if (!engineRoot.empty())
+                prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM);
+                if (getppid() != parentPid)
                 {
-                    engineRootArg = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString::format(R"(--engine-path="%.*s")", 
-                        aznumeric_cast<int>(engineRoot.size()), engineRoot.data());
-                    args[optionalArgPos++] = engineRootArg.data();
+                    _exit(1);
                 }
+                LaunchAssetProcessorDirectly(assetProcessorPath, engineRoot, projectPath);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                const pid_t secondChildPid = LaunchAssetProcessorDaemonized(assetProcessorPath, engineRoot, projectPath);
+                stdoutRedirect.Reset();
+                stderrRedirect.Reset();
 
-                // Add the active project path to the launch command if not empty
-                AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString projectPathArg;
-                if (!projectPath.empty())
-                {
-                    projectPathArg = AZ::IO::FixedMaxPathString::format(R"(--regset="/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/project_path=%.*s")",
-                        aznumeric_cast<int>(projectPath.size()), projectPath.data());
-                    args[optionalArgPos++] = projectPathArg.data();
-                }
-
-                AZStd::apply(execl, args);
-
-                // exec* family of functions only exit on error
-                AZ_Error("AssetSystemComponent", false, "Asset Processor failed with error: %s", strerror(errno));
-                _exit(1);
+                // exit the transient child with proper return code
+                int ret = (secondChildPid < 0) ? 1 : 0;
+                _exit(ret);
             }
 
-            stdoutRedirect.Reset();
-            stderrRedirect.Reset();
-
-            // exit the transient child with proper return code
-            int ret = (secondChildPid < 0) ? 1 : 0;
-            _exit(ret);
         }
         else if (firstChildPid > 0)
         {
+            if (ap_tether_lifetime)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
             // wait for first child to exit to ensure the second child was started
             int status = 0; 
             pid_t ret = waitpid(firstChildPid, &status, 0);
@@ -106,4 +141,4 @@ namespace AzFramework::AssetSystem::Platform
 
         return false;
     }
-}
+} // namespace AzFramework::AssetSystem::Platform

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Platform/Windows/AzFramework/Windowing/NativeWindow_Windows.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <AzCore/Module/DynamicModuleHandle.h>
 #include <AzCore/PlatformIncl.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/containers/array.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/string/conversions.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
@@ -234,14 +235,14 @@ namespace AzFramework
             const UINT rawInputHeaderSize = sizeof(RAWINPUTHEADER);
             GetRawInputData((HRAWINPUT)lParam, RID_INPUT, NULL, &rawInputSize, rawInputHeaderSize);
 
-            LPBYTE rawInputBytes = new BYTE[rawInputSize];
+            AZStd::array<BYTE, sizeof(RAWINPUT)> rawInputBytesArray;
+            LPBYTE rawInputBytes = rawInputBytesArray.data();
             GetRawInputData((HRAWINPUT)lParam, RID_INPUT, rawInputBytes, &rawInputSize, rawInputHeaderSize);
 
             RAWINPUT* rawInput = (RAWINPUT*)rawInputBytes;
             AzFramework::RawInputNotificationBusWindows::Broadcast(
                 &AzFramework::RawInputNotificationBusWindows::Events::OnRawInputEvent, *rawInput);
 
-            delete [] rawInputBytes;
             break;
         }
         case WM_CHAR:

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

@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ 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);
 
             AZ::ComponentApplication::StartupParameters startupParameters;

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/InputTests.cpp

@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ namespace InputUnitTests
         AZStd::unique_ptr<InputSystemComponent> m_inputSystemComponent;
     };
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    TEST_F(InputTest, InputChannelId_ConstExpression_CopyConstructorSuccessfull)
+    {
+        constexpr InputChannelId testInputChannelId1("TestInputChannelId");
+        constexpr InputChannelId testInputChannelId2(testInputChannelId1);
+        static_assert(testInputChannelId1 == testInputChannelId2);
+        EXPECT_EQ(testInputChannelId1, testInputChannelId2);
+    }
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    TEST_F(InputTest, InputDeviceId_ConstExpression_CopyConstructorSuccessfull)
+    {
+        constexpr InputDeviceId testInputDeviceId1("TestInputDeviceId");
+        constexpr InputDeviceId testInputDeviceId2(testInputDeviceId1);
+        static_assert(testInputDeviceId1 == testInputDeviceId2);
+        EXPECT_EQ(testInputDeviceId1, testInputDeviceId2);
+    }
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     TEST_F(InputTest, InputContext_InitWithDataStruct_InitializationSuccessfull)
     {

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Mocks/MockSpawnableEntitiesInterface.h

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
         MOCK_METHOD3(
             SpawnEntities,
-            void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<size_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
+            void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZStd::vector<uint32_t> entityIndices, SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
         MOCK_METHOD2(DespawnAllEntities, void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, DespawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
             ReloadSpawnable,
             void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> spawnable, ReloadSpawnableOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
+        MOCK_METHOD3(
+            UpdateEntityAliasTypes,
+            void(
+                EntitySpawnTicket& ticket,
+                AZStd::vector<EntityAliasTypeChange> updatedAliases,
+                UpdateEntityAliasTypesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
+
         MOCK_METHOD3(
             ListEntities, void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, ListEntitiesCallback listCallback, ListEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, ClaimEntitiesCallback listCallback, ClaimEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
         MOCK_METHOD3(Barrier, void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, BarrierCallback completionCallback, BarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
+        MOCK_METHOD3(LoadBarrier, void(EntitySpawnTicket& ticket, BarrierCallback completionCallback, LoadBarrierOptionalArgs optionalArgs));
 
         MOCK_METHOD1(CreateTicket, AZStd::pair<EntitySpawnTicket::Id, void*>(AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>&& spawnable));
         MOCK_METHOD1(DestroyTicket, void(void* ticket));

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/Actions.h

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_0_VALUE_PARAMS()) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{};
+    return value;
+}
 ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
                 HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
                 AND_1_VALUE_PARAMS(p0)) {
@@ -25,3 +32,38 @@ ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
     *value = T{ p0, p1 };
     return value;
 }
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_3_VALUE_PARAMS(p0, p1, p2)) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{ p0, p1, p2 };
+    return value;
+}
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_4_VALUE_PARAMS(p0, p1, p2, p3)) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{ p0, p1, p2, p3 };
+    return value;
+}
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_5_VALUE_PARAMS(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4)) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{ p0, p1, p2, p3, p4 };
+    return value;
+}
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_6_VALUE_PARAMS(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5)) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{ p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5 };
+    return value;
+}
+ACTION_TEMPLATE(ReturnMalloc,
+                HAS_1_TEMPLATE_PARAMS(typename, T),
+                AND_7_VALUE_PARAMS(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6)) {
+    T* value = static_cast<T*>(malloc(sizeof(T)));
+    *value = T{ p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6 };
+    return value;
+}

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/MockXcbInterface.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,82 @@ xcb_generic_error_t* xcb_request_check(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_void_cookie_t co
 {
     return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_request_check(c, cookie);
 }
+const xcb_setup_t* xcb_get_setup(xcb_connection_t *c)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_setup(c);
+}
+xcb_screen_iterator_t xcb_setup_roots_iterator(const xcb_setup_t* R)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_setup_roots_iterator(R);
+}
+const xcb_query_extension_reply_t* xcb_get_extension_data(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_extension_t* ext)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_extension_data(c, ext);
+}
+int xcb_flush(xcb_connection_t *c)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_flush(c);
+}
+xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t xcb_query_pointer(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_query_pointer(c, window);
+}
+xcb_query_pointer_reply_t* xcb_query_pointer_reply(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_query_pointer_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t xcb_get_geometry(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_drawable_t drawable)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_geometry(c, drawable);
+}
+xcb_get_geometry_reply_t* xcb_get_geometry_reply(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_geometry_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_warp_pointer(
+    xcb_connection_t* c,
+    xcb_window_t src_window,
+    xcb_window_t dst_window,
+    int16_t src_x,
+    int16_t src_y,
+    uint16_t src_width,
+    uint16_t src_height,
+    int16_t dst_x,
+    int16_t dst_y)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_warp_pointer(c, src_window, dst_window, src_x, src_y, src_width, src_height, dst_x, dst_y);
+}
+xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t xcb_intern_atom(xcb_connection_t* c, uint8_t only_if_exists, uint16_t name_len, const char* name)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_intern_atom(c, only_if_exists, name_len, name);
+}
+xcb_intern_atom_reply_t* xcb_intern_atom_reply(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_intern_atom_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_get_property_cookie_t xcb_get_property(
+    xcb_connection_t* c,
+    uint8_t _delete,
+    xcb_window_t window,
+    xcb_atom_t property,
+    xcb_atom_t type,
+    uint32_t long_offset,
+    uint32_t long_length)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_property(c, _delete, window, property, type, long_offset, long_length);
+}
+xcb_get_property_reply_t* xcb_get_property_reply(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_get_property_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_property_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+void* xcb_get_property_value(const xcb_get_property_reply_t* R)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_get_property_value(R);
+}
+uint32_t xcb_generate_id(xcb_connection_t *c)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_generate_id(c);
+}
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // xcb-xkb
@@ -116,4 +192,76 @@ xkb_state_component xkb_state_update_mask(
         state, depressed_mods, latched_mods, locked_mods, depressed_layout, latched_layout, locked_layout);
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// xcb-xfixes
+xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_query_version(
+    xcb_connection_t* c, uint32_t client_major_version, uint32_t client_minor_version)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_query_version(c, client_major_version, client_minor_version);
+}
+xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply_t* xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply(
+    xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_show_cursor_checked(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_show_cursor_checked(c, window);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_hide_cursor_checked(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_hide_cursor_checked(c, window);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_delete_pointer_barrier_checked(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_xfixes_barrier_t barrier)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_delete_pointer_barrier_checked(c, barrier);
+}
+xcb_translate_coordinates_cookie_t xcb_translate_coordinates(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t src_window, xcb_window_t dst_window, int16_t src_x, int16_t src_y)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_translate_coordinates(c, src_window, dst_window, src_x, src_y);
+}
+xcb_translate_coordinates_reply_t* xcb_translate_coordinates_reply(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_translate_coordinates_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_translate_coordinates_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_create_pointer_barrier_checked(
+    xcb_connection_t* c,
+    xcb_xfixes_barrier_t barrier,
+    xcb_window_t window,
+    uint16_t x1,
+    uint16_t y1,
+    uint16_t x2,
+    uint16_t y2,
+    uint32_t directions,
+    uint16_t num_devices,
+    const uint16_t* devices)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_xfixes_create_pointer_barrier_checked(c, barrier, window, x1, y1, x2, y2, directions, num_devices, devices);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// xcb-xinput
+xcb_input_xi_query_version_cookie_t xcb_input_xi_query_version(xcb_connection_t* c, uint16_t major_version, uint16_t minor_version)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_input_xi_query_version(c, major_version, minor_version);
+}
+xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply_t* xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply(
+    xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_input_xi_query_version_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply(c, cookie, e);
+}
+xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_input_xi_select_events(
+    xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window, uint16_t num_mask, const xcb_input_event_mask_t* masks)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_input_xi_select_events(c, window, num_mask, masks);
+}
+int xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_length (const xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t *R)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_length(R);
+}
+xcb_input_fp3232_t* xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_raw(const xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t* R)
+{
+    return MockXcbInterface::Instance()->xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_raw(R);
+}
+
 }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/MockXcbInterface.h

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #undef explicit
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon-x11.h>
+#include <xcb/xfixes.h>
+#include <xcb/xinput.h>
 
 #include "Printers.h"
 
@@ -62,6 +64,37 @@ public:
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_disconnect, void(xcb_connection_t* c));
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_poll_for_event, xcb_generic_event_t*(xcb_connection_t* c));
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_request_check, xcb_generic_error_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_void_cookie_t cookie));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_get_setup, const xcb_setup_t*(xcb_connection_t *c));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_setup_roots_iterator, xcb_screen_iterator_t(const xcb_setup_t* R));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_get_extension_data, const xcb_query_extension_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_extension_t* ext));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_flush, int(xcb_connection_t *c));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_query_pointer, xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_query_pointer_reply, xcb_query_pointer_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_get_geometry, xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_drawable_t drawable));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_get_geometry_reply, xcb_get_geometry_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD9(xcb_warp_pointer, xcb_void_cookie_t(
+        xcb_connection_t* c,
+        xcb_window_t src_window,
+        xcb_window_t dst_window,
+        int16_t src_x,
+        int16_t src_y,
+        uint16_t src_width,
+        uint16_t src_height,
+        int16_t dst_x,
+        int16_t dst_y));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD4(xcb_intern_atom, xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, uint8_t only_if_exists, uint16_t name_len, const char* name));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_intern_atom_reply, xcb_intern_atom_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD7(xcb_get_property, xcb_get_property_cookie_t(
+        xcb_connection_t* c,
+        uint8_t _delete,
+        xcb_window_t window,
+        xcb_atom_t property,
+        xcb_atom_t type,
+        uint32_t long_offset,
+        uint32_t long_length));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_get_property_reply, xcb_get_property_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_get_property_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_get_property_value, void*(const xcb_get_property_reply_t* R));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_generate_id, uint32_t(xcb_connection_t *c));
 
     // xcb-xkb
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_xkb_use_extension, xcb_xkb_use_extension_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, uint16_t wantedMajor, uint16_t wantedMinor));
@@ -83,6 +116,33 @@ public:
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD4(xkb_state_key_get_utf8, int(xkb_state* state, xkb_keycode_t key, char* buffer, size_t size));
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD7(xkb_state_update_mask, xkb_state_component(xkb_state* state, xkb_mod_mask_t depressed_mods, xkb_mod_mask_t latched_mods, xkb_mod_mask_t locked_mods, xkb_layout_index_t depressed_layout, xkb_layout_index_t latched_layout, xkb_layout_index_t locked_layout));
 
+    // xcb-xfixes
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_xfixes_query_version, xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, uint32_t client_major_version, uint32_t client_minor_version));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply, xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_xfixes_show_cursor_checked, xcb_void_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_xfixes_hide_cursor_checked, xcb_void_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD2(xcb_xfixes_delete_pointer_barrier_checked, xcb_void_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_xfixes_barrier_t barrier));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD5(xcb_translate_coordinates, xcb_translate_coordinates_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t src_window, xcb_window_t dst_window, int16_t src_x, int16_t src_y));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_translate_coordinates_reply, xcb_translate_coordinates_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_translate_coordinates_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD10(xcb_xfixes_create_pointer_barrier_checked, xcb_void_cookie_t(
+        xcb_connection_t* c,
+        xcb_xfixes_barrier_t barrier,
+        xcb_window_t window,
+        uint16_t x1,
+        uint16_t y1,
+        uint16_t x2,
+        uint16_t y2,
+        uint32_t directions,
+        uint16_t num_devices,
+        const uint16_t* devices));
+
+    // xcb-xinput
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_input_xi_query_version, xcb_input_xi_query_version_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, uint16_t major_version, uint16_t minor_version));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD3(xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply, xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply_t*(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_input_xi_query_version_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t** e));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD4(xcb_input_xi_select_events, xcb_void_cookie_t(xcb_connection_t* c, xcb_window_t window, uint16_t num_mask, const xcb_input_event_mask_t* masks));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_length, int(const xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t* R));
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_raw, xcb_input_fp3232_t*(const xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t* R));
+
 private:
     static inline MockXcbInterface* self = nullptr;
 };

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/XcbBaseTestFixture.h

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
     public:
         void SetUp() override;
 
+        template<typename T>
+        static xcb_generic_event_t MakeEvent(T event)
+        {
+            return *reinterpret_cast<xcb_generic_event_t*>(&event);
+        }
+
     protected:
         testing::NiceMock<MockXcbInterface> m_interface;
         xcb_connection_t m_connection{};

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/XcbInputDeviceKeyboardTests.cpp

@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 #include "XcbBaseTestFixture.h"
 #include "XcbTestApplication.h"
 
-template<typename T>
-xcb_generic_event_t MakeEvent(T event)
-{
-    return *reinterpret_cast<xcb_generic_event_t*>(&event);
-}
-
 namespace AzFramework
 {
     // Sets up default behavior for mock keyboard responses to xcb methods

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/XcbInputDeviceMouseTests.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+/*
+ * 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 <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+
+#include <xcb/xcb.h>
+
+#include <AzFramework/Input/Buses/Requests/InputSystemCursorRequestBus.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Input/Devices/Mouse/InputDeviceMouse.h>
+
+#include "XcbBaseTestFixture.h"
+#include "XcbTestApplication.h"
+#include "Matchers.h"
+#include "Actions.h"
+
+namespace AzFramework
+{
+    // Sets up default behavior for mock keyboard responses to xcb methods
+    class XcbInputDeviceMouseTests
+        : public XcbBaseTestFixture
+    {
+    public:
+        void SetUp() override
+        {
+            using testing::Eq;
+            using testing::Field;
+            using testing::Return;
+            using testing::StrEq;
+            using testing::_;
+
+            XcbBaseTestFixture::SetUp();
+
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_setup(&m_connection))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(&s_xcbSetup));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_setup_roots_iterator(&s_xcbSetup))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(xcb_screen_iterator_t{&s_xcbScreen}));
+
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_extension_data(&m_connection, &xcb_xfixes_id))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(&s_xfixesExtensionReply));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply(&m_connection, _, _))
+                .WillByDefault(ReturnMalloc<xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply_t>(
+                    /*response_type=*/(uint8_t)XCB_XFIXES_QUERY_VERSION,
+                    /*pad0=*/(uint8_t)0,
+                    /*sequence=*/(uint16_t)1,
+                    /*length=*/0u,
+                    /*major_version=*/5u,
+                    /*minor_version=*/0u
+                ));
+
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_extension_data(&m_connection, &xcb_input_id))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(&s_xfixesExtensionReply));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply(&m_connection, _, _))
+                .WillByDefault(ReturnMalloc<xcb_input_xi_query_version_reply_t>(
+                    /*response_type=*/(uint8_t)XCB_INPUT_XI_QUERY_VERSION,
+                    /*pad0=*/(uint8_t)0,
+                    /*sequence=*/(uint16_t)1,
+                    /*length=*/0u,
+                    /*major_version=*/(uint16_t)2,
+                    /*minor_version=*/(uint16_t)2
+                ));
+
+            // Set the default focus window
+            EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_intern_atom(&m_connection, 1, 18, StrEq("_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW")))
+                .WillRepeatedly(Return(xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t{/*.sequence=*/ 1}));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_intern_atom_reply(&m_connection, Field(&xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t::sequence, Eq(1)), _))
+                .WillByDefault(ReturnMalloc<xcb_intern_atom_reply_t>(
+                    /*response_type=*/(uint8_t)XCB_INTERN_ATOM,
+                    /*pad0=*/(uint8_t)0,
+                    /*sequence=*/(uint16_t)1,
+                    /*length=*/0u,
+                    /*xcb_atom_t=*/s_netActiveWindowAtom
+                ));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_property(&m_connection, 0, s_rootWindow, s_netActiveWindowAtom, XCB_ATOM_WINDOW, 0, 1))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(xcb_get_property_cookie_t{/*.sequence=*/ s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence}));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_property_reply(&m_connection, Field(&xcb_get_property_cookie_t::sequence, Eq(s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence)), _))
+                .WillByDefault(ReturnMalloc<xcb_get_property_reply_t>(
+                    /*response_type=*/(uint8_t)XCB_GET_PROPERTY,
+                    /*format=*/(uint8_t)0,
+                    /*sequence=*/(uint16_t)s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence,
+                    /*length=*/0u,
+                    /*type=*/XCB_ATOM_WINDOW,
+                    /*bytes_after=*/0u,
+                    /*value_len=*/1u
+                ));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_property_value(Field(&xcb_get_property_reply_t::sequence, Eq(s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence))))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(const_cast<xcb_window_t*>(&s_nullWindow)));
+
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_geometry(&m_connection, _))
+                .WillByDefault(Return(xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t{/*.sequence=*/1}));
+            ON_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_geometry_reply(&m_connection, Field(&xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t::sequence, Eq(1)), _))
+                .WillByDefault(ReturnMalloc<xcb_get_geometry_reply_t>(s_defaultWindowGeometry));
+        }
+
+        void PumpApplication()
+        {
+            m_application.PumpSystemEventLoopUntilEmpty();
+            m_application.TickSystem();
+            m_application.Tick();
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        static constexpr inline uint8_t s_xinputMajorOpcode = 131;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_window_t s_rootWindow = 1;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_window_t s_nullWindow = XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_input_device_id_t s_virtualCorePointerId = 2;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_input_device_id_t s_physicalPointerDeviceId = 3;
+        static constexpr inline uint16_t s_screenWidthInPixels = 3840;
+        static constexpr inline uint16_t s_screenHeightInPixels = 2160;
+        static constexpr inline uint16_t s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence = 2160;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_atom_t s_netActiveWindowAtom = 1;
+        static constexpr inline xcb_setup_t s_xcbSetup{
+            /*.status=*/1,
+            /*.pad0=*/0,
+            /*.protocol_major_version=*/11,
+            /*.protocol_minor_version=*/0,
+        };
+        static inline xcb_screen_t s_xcbScreen{
+            /*.root=*/s_rootWindow,
+            /*.default_colormap=*/32,
+            /*.white_pixel=*/16777215,
+            /*.black_pixel=*/0,
+            /*.current_input_masks=*/0,
+            /*.width_in_pixels=*/s_screenWidthInPixels,
+            /*.height_in_pixels=*/s_screenHeightInPixels,
+            /*.width_in_millimeters=*/602,
+            /*.height_in_millimeters=*/341,
+        };
+        static constexpr inline xcb_query_extension_reply_t s_xfixesExtensionReply{
+            /*.response_type=*/XCB_QUERY_EXTENSION,
+            /*.pad0=*/0,
+            /*.sequence=*/1,
+            /*.length=*/0,
+            /*.present=*/1,
+        };
+        static constexpr inline xcb_query_extension_reply_t s_xinputExtensionReply{
+            /*.response_type=*/XCB_QUERY_EXTENSION,
+            /*.pad0=*/0,
+            /*.sequence=*/1,
+            /*.length=*/0,
+            /*.present=*/1,
+            /*.major_opcode=*/s_xinputMajorOpcode,
+        };
+        static constexpr inline xcb_get_geometry_reply_t s_defaultWindowGeometry{
+            /*.response_type=*/XCB_GET_GEOMETRY,
+            /*.depth=*/0,
+            /*.sequence=*/1,
+            /*.length=*/0,
+            /*.root=*/s_rootWindow,
+            /*.x=*/100,
+            /*.y=*/100,
+            /*.width=*/100,
+            /*.height=*/100,
+            /*.border_width=*/3,
+            /*.pad0[2]=*/{},
+        };
+        XcbTestApplication m_application{
+            /*enabledGamepadsCount=*/0,
+            /*keyboardEnabled=*/false,
+            /*motionEnabled=*/false,
+            /*mouseEnabled=*/true,
+            /*touchEnabled=*/false,
+            /*virtualKeyboardEnabled=*/false
+        };
+    };
+
+    struct MouseButtonTestData
+    {
+        xcb_button_index_t m_button;
+    };
+
+    class XcbInputDeviceMouseButtonTests
+        : public XcbInputDeviceMouseTests
+        , public testing::WithParamInterface<MouseButtonTestData>
+    {
+    public:
+        static InputChannelId GetInputChannelIdForButton(const xcb_button_index_t button)
+        {
+            switch (button)
+            {
+                case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_1:
+                    return InputDeviceMouse::Button::Left;
+                case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_2:
+                    return InputDeviceMouse::Button::Right;
+                case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_3:
+                    return InputDeviceMouse::Button::Middle;
+            }
+            return InputChannelId{};
+        }
+
+        AZStd::array<InputChannelId, 4> GetIdleChannelIdsForButton(const xcb_button_index_t button)
+        {
+            switch (button)
+            {
+            case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_1:
+                return { InputDeviceMouse::Button::Right, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Middle, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other1, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other2 };
+            case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_2:
+                return { InputDeviceMouse::Button::Left, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Middle, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other1, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other2 };
+            case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_3:
+                return { InputDeviceMouse::Button::Left, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Right, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other1, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other2 };
+            case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_4:
+                return { InputDeviceMouse::Button::Left, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Right, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Middle, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other2 };
+            case XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_5:
+                return { InputDeviceMouse::Button::Left, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Right, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Middle, InputDeviceMouse::Button::Other1 };
+            }
+            return AZStd::array<InputChannelId, 4>();
+        }
+    };
+
+    TEST_P(XcbInputDeviceMouseButtonTests, ButtonInputChannelsUpdateStateFromXcbEvents)
+    {
+        using testing::Each;
+        using testing::Eq;
+        using testing::NotNull;
+        using testing::Property;
+        using testing::Return;
+
+        // Set the expectations for the events that will be generated
+        // nullptr entries represent when the event queue is empty, and will cause
+        // PumpSystemEventLoopUntilEmpty to return
+        //
+        // Event pointers are freed by the calling code, so these actions
+        // malloc new copies
+        //
+        // The xcb mouse does not react to the `XCB_BUTTON_PRESS` /
+        // `XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE` events, but it will still receive those events
+        // from the X server.
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_poll_for_event(&m_connection))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_GE_GENERIC,
+                /*extension=*/s_xinputMajorOpcode,
+                /*sequence=*/4,
+                /*length=*/2,
+                /*event_type=*/XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_PRESS,
+                /*deviceid=*/s_virtualCorePointerId,
+                /*time=*/3984920,
+                /*detail=*/GetParam().m_button,
+                /*sourceid=*/s_physicalPointerDeviceId,
+                /*valuators_len=*/2,
+                /*flags=*/0,
+                /*pad0[4]=*/{},
+                /*full_sequence=*/4
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_button_press_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_BUTTON_PRESS,
+                /*detail=*/static_cast<xcb_button_t>(GetParam().m_button),
+                /*sequence=*/4,
+                /*time=*/3984920,
+                /*root=*/s_rootWindow,
+                /*event=*/119537664,
+                /*child=*/0,
+                /*root_x=*/55,
+                /*root_y=*/1099,
+                /*event_x=*/55,
+                /*event_y=*/55,
+                /*state=*/0,
+                /*same_screen=*/1
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_input_raw_button_release_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_GE_GENERIC,
+                /*extension=*/s_xinputMajorOpcode,
+                /*sequence=*/4,
+                /*length=*/2,
+                /*event_type=*/XCB_INPUT_RAW_BUTTON_RELEASE,
+                /*deviceid=*/s_virtualCorePointerId,
+                /*time=*/3984964,
+                /*detail=*/GetParam().m_button,
+                /*sourceid=*/s_physicalPointerDeviceId,
+                /*valuators_len=*/2,
+                /*flags=*/0,
+                /*pad0[4]=*/{},
+                /*full_sequence=*/4
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_button_release_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE,
+                /*detail=*/static_cast<xcb_button_t>(GetParam().m_button),
+                /*sequence=*/4,
+                /*time=*/3984964,
+                /*root=*/s_rootWindow,
+                /*event=*/119537664,
+                /*child=*/0,
+                /*root_x=*/55,
+                /*root_y=*/1099,
+                /*event_x=*/55,
+                /*event_y=*/55,
+                /*state=*/XCB_KEY_BUT_MASK_BUTTON_1,
+                /*same_screen=*/1
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            ;
+
+        m_application.Start();
+        InputSystemCursorRequestBus::Event(
+            InputDeviceMouse::Id,
+            &InputSystemCursorRequests::SetSystemCursorState,
+            SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndHidden);
+
+        const InputChannel* activeButtonChannel = InputChannelRequests::FindInputChannel(GetInputChannelIdForButton(GetParam().m_button));
+        const auto inactiveButtonChannels = [this]()
+        {
+            const auto inactiveButtonChannelIds = GetIdleChannelIdsForButton(GetParam().m_button);
+            AZStd::array<const InputChannel*, 4> channels{};
+            AZStd::transform(begin(inactiveButtonChannelIds), end(inactiveButtonChannelIds), begin(channels), [](const InputChannelId& id)
+            {
+                return InputChannelRequests::FindInputChannel(id);
+            });
+            return channels;
+        }();
+
+        ASSERT_TRUE(activeButtonChannel);
+        ASSERT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(NotNull()));
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(activeButtonChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle));
+        EXPECT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(Property(&InputChannel::GetState, Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle))));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(activeButtonChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Began));
+        EXPECT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(Property(&InputChannel::GetState, Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle))));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(activeButtonChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Updated));
+        EXPECT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(Property(&InputChannel::GetState, Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle))));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(activeButtonChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Ended));
+        EXPECT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(Property(&InputChannel::GetState, Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle))));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(activeButtonChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle));
+        EXPECT_THAT(inactiveButtonChannels, Each(Property(&InputChannel::GetState, Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle))));
+    }
+
+    INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
+        AllButtons,
+        XcbInputDeviceMouseButtonTests,
+        testing::Values(
+            MouseButtonTestData{ XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_1 },
+            MouseButtonTestData{ XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_2 },
+            MouseButtonTestData{ XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_3 }
+            // XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_4 and XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_5 map to positive and
+            // negative scroll wheel events, which are handled as motion events
+        )
+    );
+
+    TEST_F(XcbInputDeviceMouseTests, MovementInputChannelsUpdateStateFromXcbEvents)
+    {
+        using testing::Each;
+        using testing::Eq;
+        using testing::FloatEq;
+        using testing::NotNull;
+        using testing::Property;
+        using testing::Return;
+
+        // Set the expectations for the events that will be generated
+        // nullptr entries represent when the event queue is empty, and will cause
+        // PumpSystemEventLoopUntilEmpty to return
+        //
+        // Event pointers are freed by the calling code, so these actions
+        // malloc new copies
+        //
+        // The xcb mouse does not react to the `XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY` event, but
+        // it will still receive it from the X server.
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_poll_for_event(&m_connection))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_input_raw_motion_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_GE_GENERIC,
+                /*extension=*/s_xinputMajorOpcode,
+                /*sequence=*/5,
+                /*length=*/10,
+                /*event_type=*/XCB_INPUT_RAW_MOTION,
+                /*deviceid=*/s_virtualCorePointerId,
+                /*time=*/0, // use the time value to identify each event
+                /*detail=*/XCB_MOTION_NORMAL,
+                /*sourceid=*/s_physicalPointerDeviceId,
+                /*valuators_len=*/2, // number of axes that have values for this event
+                /*flags=*/0,
+                /*pad0[4]=*/{},
+                /*full_sequence=*/5,
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            .WillOnce(ReturnMalloc<xcb_generic_event_t>(MakeEvent(xcb_motion_notify_event_t{
+                /*response_type=*/XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY,
+                /*detail=*/XCB_MOTION_NORMAL,
+                /*sequence=*/5,
+                /*time=*/1, // use the time value to identify each event
+                /*root=*/s_rootWindow,
+                /*event=*/127926272,
+                /*child=*/0,
+                /*root_x=*/95,
+                /*root_y=*/1079,
+                /*event_x=*/95,
+                /*event_y=*/20,
+                /*state=*/0,
+                /*same_screen=*/1,
+            })))
+            .WillOnce(Return(nullptr))
+            ;
+
+        AZStd::array axisValues
+        {
+            xcb_input_fp3232_t{ /*.integral=*/ 1, /*.fraction=*/0 }, // x motion
+            xcb_input_fp3232_t{ /*.integral=*/ 2, /*.fraction=*/0 }  // y motion
+        };
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_length(testing::Field(&xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t::time, 0)))
+            .WillRepeatedly(testing::Return(2)); // x and y axis
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_input_raw_button_press_axisvalues_raw(testing::Field(&xcb_input_raw_button_press_event_t::time, 0)))
+            .WillRepeatedly(testing::Return(axisValues.data())); // x and y axis
+
+        m_application.Start();
+        InputSystemCursorRequestBus::Event(
+            InputDeviceMouse::Id,
+            &InputSystemCursorRequests::SetSystemCursorState,
+            SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndHidden);
+
+        const InputChannel* xMotionChannel = InputChannelRequests::FindInputChannel(InputDeviceMouse::Movement::X);
+        const InputChannel* yMotionChannel = InputChannelRequests::FindInputChannel(InputDeviceMouse::Movement::Y);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(xMotionChannel);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(yMotionChannel);
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Idle));
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(0.0f));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(0.0f));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Began));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Began));
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(1.0f));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(2.0f));
+
+        PumpApplication();
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Ended));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetState(), Eq(InputChannel::State::Ended));
+        EXPECT_THAT(xMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(0.0f));
+        EXPECT_THAT(yMotionChannel->GetValue(), FloatEq(0.0f));
+    }
+
+    struct GetCursorPositionParam
+    {
+        int16_t m_x;
+        int16_t m_y;
+    };
+
+    class XcbGetSystemCursorPositionTests
+        : public XcbInputDeviceMouseTests
+        , public testing::WithParamInterface<GetCursorPositionParam>
+    {
+    };
+
+    TEST_P(XcbGetSystemCursorPositionTests, GetSystemCursorPositionNormalizedReturnsCorrectValue)
+    {
+        using testing::Eq;
+        using testing::Field;
+        using testing::Return;
+        using testing::_;
+
+        xcb_window_t focusWindow = 42;
+        const xcb_query_pointer_reply_t queryPointerReply{
+            /*.response_type=*/XCB_QUERY_POINTER,
+            /*.same_screen=*/1,
+            /*.sequence=*/0,
+            /*.length=*/1,
+            /*.root=*/s_rootWindow,
+            /*.child=*/focusWindow,
+            /*.root_x=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_x + s_defaultWindowGeometry.x),
+            /*.root_y=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_y + s_defaultWindowGeometry.y),
+            /*.win_x=*/GetParam().m_x,
+            /*.win_y=*/GetParam().m_y,
+            /*.mask=*/{},
+            /*.pad0[2]=*/{},
+        };
+
+        // Querying the root window's pointer gives its absolute value
+        const xcb_query_pointer_reply_t rootWindowQueryPointerReply{
+            /*.response_type=*/XCB_QUERY_POINTER,
+            /*.same_screen=*/1,
+            /*.sequence=*/0,
+            /*.length=*/1,
+            /*.root=*/s_rootWindow,
+            /*.child=*/s_rootWindow,
+            /*.root_x=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_x + s_defaultWindowGeometry.x),
+            /*.root_y=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_y + s_defaultWindowGeometry.y),
+            /*.win_x=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_x + s_defaultWindowGeometry.x),
+            /*.win_y=*/static_cast<int16_t>(GetParam().m_y + s_defaultWindowGeometry.y),
+            /*.mask=*/{},
+            /*.pad0[2]=*/{},
+        };
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_get_property_value(Field(&xcb_get_property_reply_t::sequence, Eq(s_getActiveWindowPropertySequence))))
+            .WillRepeatedly(Return(&focusWindow));
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_query_pointer(&m_connection, focusWindow))
+            .WillRepeatedly(Return(xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t{/*.sequence=*/1}));
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_query_pointer_reply(&m_connection, Field(&xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t::sequence, 1), _))
+            .WillRepeatedly(ReturnMalloc<xcb_query_pointer_reply_t>(queryPointerReply));
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_query_pointer(&m_connection, s_rootWindow))
+            .WillRepeatedly(Return(xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t{/*.sequence=*/2}));
+        EXPECT_CALL(m_interface, xcb_query_pointer_reply(&m_connection, Field(&xcb_query_pointer_cookie_t::sequence, 2), _))
+            .WillRepeatedly(ReturnMalloc<xcb_query_pointer_reply_t>(rootWindowQueryPointerReply));
+
+        m_application.Start();
+        InputSystemCursorRequestBus::Event(
+            InputDeviceMouse::Id,
+            &InputSystemCursorRequests::SetSystemCursorState,
+            SystemCursorState::ConstrainedAndHidden);
+
+        AZ::Vector2 systemCursorPositionNormalized = AZ::Vector2::CreateZero();
+        InputSystemCursorRequestBus::EventResult(
+            systemCursorPositionNormalized,
+            InputDeviceMouse::Id,
+            &InputSystemCursorRequests::GetSystemCursorPositionNormalized);
+
+        EXPECT_THAT(systemCursorPositionNormalized, ::testing::AllOf(
+            testing::Property(&AZ::Vector2::GetX, testing::FloatEq(static_cast<float>(GetParam().m_x) / s_defaultWindowGeometry.width)),
+            testing::Property(&AZ::Vector2::GetY, testing::FloatEq(static_cast<float>(GetParam().m_y) / s_defaultWindowGeometry.height))
+        ));
+    }
+
+    INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
+        AllPointerPositions,
+        XcbGetSystemCursorPositionTests,
+        testing::Values(
+            // Default mocked window geometry sets width and height to 100, all
+            // parameter values should be within [0, 100)
+            GetCursorPositionParam{ 50, 50 },
+            GetCursorPositionParam{ 25, 25 },
+            GetCursorPositionParam{ 0, 100 }
+        )
+    );
+} // namespace AzFramework

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Platform/Common/Xcb/azframework_xcb_tests_files.cmake

@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ set(FILES
     XcbBaseTestFixture.cpp
     XcbBaseTestFixture.h
     XcbInputDeviceKeyboardTests.cpp
+    XcbInputDeviceMouseTests.cpp
     XcbTestApplication.h
 )

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesManagerTests.cpp

@@ -55,6 +55,40 @@ namespace UnitTest
         AZ::EntityId m_entityReference;
     };
 
+    class SourceSpawnableComponent : public AZ::Component
+    {
+    public:
+        AZ_COMPONENT(SourceSpawnableComponent, "{47FF79CE-A95B-420E-8BEB-F1CC58087B87}");
+
+        void Activate() override {}
+        void Deactivate() override {}
+
+        static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* reflection)
+        {
+            if (auto* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(reflection))
+            {
+                serializeContext->Class<SourceSpawnableComponent, AZ::Component>();
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    class TargetSpawnableComponent : public AZ::Component
+    {
+    public:
+        AZ_COMPONENT(TargetSpawnableComponent, "{B4041561-63A7-4E1E-80F1-78C08D497960}");
+
+        void Activate() override {}
+        void Deactivate() override {}
+
+        static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* reflection)
+        {
+            if (auto* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(reflection))
+            {
+                serializeContext->Class<TargetSpawnableComponent, AZ::Component>();
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     class SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest : public AllocatorsFixture
     {
     public:
@@ -66,6 +100,8 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AZ::ComponentApplication::Descriptor descriptor;
             m_application->Start(descriptor);
             m_application->RegisterComponentDescriptor(ComponentWithEntityReference::CreateDescriptor());
+            m_application->RegisterComponentDescriptor(SourceSpawnableComponent::CreateDescriptor());
+            m_application->RegisterComponentDescriptor(TargetSpawnableComponent::CreateDescriptor());
 
             // 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
@@ -109,10 +145,126 @@ namespace UnitTest
             entities.reserve(numElements);
             for (size_t i=0; i<numElements; ++i)
             {
-                entities.push_back(AZStd::make_unique<AZ::Entity>());
+                auto entry = AZStd::make_unique<AZ::Entity>();
+                entry->AddComponent(aznew SourceSpawnableComponent());
+                entities.push_back(AZStd::move(entry));
             }
         }
 
+        AZ::Data::Asset<AzFramework::Spawnable> CreateTargetSpawnable(size_t numElements)
+        {
+            auto target = aznew AzFramework::Spawnable(
+                AZ::Data::AssetId(AZ::Uuid("{716CD8C3-0BA8-4F32-B579-0EC7C967796F}")), AZ::Data::AssetData::AssetStatus::Ready);
+
+            AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityList& entities = target->GetEntities();
+            entities.reserve(numElements);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < numElements; ++i)
+            {
+                auto entry = AZStd::make_unique<AZ::Entity>();
+                entry->AddComponent(aznew TargetSpawnableComponent());
+                entities.push_back(AZStd::move(entry));
+            }
+
+            return AZ::Data::Asset<AzFramework::Spawnable>(target, AZ::Data::AssetLoadBehavior::NoLoad);
+        }
+
+        template<size_t AliasCount>
+        void InsertEntityAliases(
+            const AZStd::array<uint32_t, AliasCount>& sourceIds,
+            const AZStd::array<uint32_t, AliasCount>& targetIds,
+            const AZStd::array<AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasType, AliasCount>& aliasTypes,
+            AZ::Data::Asset<AzFramework::Spawnable>* target = nullptr)
+        {
+            AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < AliasCount; ++i)
+            {
+                if (target)
+                {
+                    visitor.AddAlias(*target, AZ::Crc32(i), sourceIds[i], targetIds[i], aliasTypes[i], false);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    AZ::Data::Asset<AzFramework::Spawnable> spawnable(
+                        AZ::Data::AssetId(AZ::Uuid("{4CBEC17A-52D6-42D5-9037-F4C05B9CE1D9}"), i), azrtti_typeid<AzFramework::Spawnable>());
+                    visitor.AddAlias(AZStd::move(spawnable), AZ::Crc32(i), sourceIds[i], targetIds[i], aliasTypes[i], false);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        static bool AreAllEntitiesReplaced(AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            for (const AZ::Entity* entity : entities)
+            {
+                if (entity)
+                {
+                    if (entity->FindComponent<SourceSpawnableComponent>() != nullptr ||
+                        entity->FindComponent<TargetSpawnableComponent>() == nullptr)
+                    {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        static bool IsEveryOtherEntityAReplacement(AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            bool onAlternative = true;
+            for (const AZ::Entity* entity : entities)
+            {
+                if (entity)
+                {
+                    if (onAlternative)
+                    {
+                        if (entity->FindComponent<SourceSpawnableComponent>() == nullptr ||
+                            entity->FindComponent<TargetSpawnableComponent>() != nullptr)
+                        {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        if (entity->FindComponent<SourceSpawnableComponent>() != nullptr ||
+                            entity->FindComponent<TargetSpawnableComponent>() == nullptr)
+                        {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    onAlternative = !onAlternative;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        static bool AreAllMerged(AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            for (const AZ::Entity* entity : entities)
+            {
+                if (entity)
+                {
+                    if (entity->FindComponent<SourceSpawnableComponent>() == nullptr ||
+                        entity->FindComponent<TargetSpawnableComponent>() == nullptr)
+                    {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         void CreateRecursiveHierarchy()
         {
             AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityList& entities = m_spawnable->GetEntities();
@@ -245,6 +397,30 @@ namespace UnitTest
         TestApplication* m_application { nullptr };
     };
 
+
+    //
+    // Constructors
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, EntitySpawnTicket_Move_Works)
+    {
+        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticket1(*m_spawnableAsset);
+        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticket2(*m_spawnableAsset);
+
+        const AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id ticket1Id = ticket1.GetId();
+        const AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id ticket2Id = ticket2.GetId();
+
+        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticketMoveConstructor(AZStd::move(ticket1));
+        EXPECT_TRUE(ticketMoveConstructor.IsValid());
+        EXPECT_EQ(ticketMoveConstructor.GetId(), ticket1Id);
+
+        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticketMoveOperator;
+        ticketMoveOperator = AZStd::move(ticket2);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(ticketMoveOperator.IsValid());
+        EXPECT_EQ(ticketMoveOperator.GetId(), ticket2Id);
+    }
+
+
     //
     // SpawnAllEntitities
     //
@@ -366,24 +542,6 @@ namespace UnitTest
         }
     }
 
-    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, EntitySpawnTicket_Move_Works)
-    {
-        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticket1(*m_spawnableAsset);
-        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticket2(*m_spawnableAsset);
-
-        const AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id ticket1Id = ticket1.GetId();
-        const AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id ticket2Id = ticket2.GetId();
-
-        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticketMoveConstructor(AZStd::move(ticket1));
-        EXPECT_TRUE(ticketMoveConstructor.IsValid());
-        EXPECT_EQ(ticketMoveConstructor.GetId(), ticket1Id);
-
-        AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket ticketMoveOperator;
-        ticketMoveOperator = AZStd::move(ticket2);
-        EXPECT_TRUE(ticketMoveOperator.IsValid());
-        EXPECT_EQ(ticketMoveOperator.GetId(), ticket2Id);
-    }
-
     TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_DeleteTicketBeforeCall_NoCrash)
     {
         {
@@ -393,6 +551,135 @@ namespace UnitTest
         m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
     }
 
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_AllAliasesWithDisabled_NoEntitiesSpawned)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        InsertEntityAliases<NumEntities>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable });
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnAllEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_SomeAliasesWithDisabled_RegularEntitiesAreSpawned)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 8;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        InsertEntityAliases<2>({ 1, 3 }, { 1, 3 }, { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable });
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnAllEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(6, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_AllAliasesWithReplace_EntitiesSpawnedFromTarget)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace },
+            &target);
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allReplaced = false;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allReplaced](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allReplaced = AreAllEntitiesReplaced(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnAllEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(4, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allReplaced);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_AllAliasesWithAdditional_SourceAndTargetComponentsMerged)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional },
+            &target);
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allAdded = false;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allAdded](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allAdded = IsEveryOtherEntityAReplacement(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnAllEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(8, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allAdded);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnAllEntities_AllAliasesWithMerge_SourceAndTargetComponentsMerged)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge },
+            &target);
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allMerged = false;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allMerged](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allMerged = AreAllMerged(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnAllEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnAllEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(4, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allMerged);
+    }
 
     //
     // SpawnEntities
@@ -403,7 +690,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
         FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
 
-        AZStd::vector<size_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
 
         size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
         auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
@@ -423,7 +710,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 1;
         FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
 
-        AZStd::vector<size_t> indices = { 0, 0 };
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 0 };
 
         size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
         auto callback =
@@ -444,7 +731,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
         FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
 
-        AZStd::vector<size_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
 
         size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
         auto callback =
@@ -467,7 +754,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
         CreateSingleParent();
 
-        AZStd::vector<size_t> indices = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };
         AZStd::vector<AZ::EntityId> parents;
 
         auto callback = [&parents](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
@@ -499,7 +786,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
         CreateSingleParent();
 
-        AZStd::vector<size_t> indices = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };
         AZStd::vector<AZ::EntityId> parents;
 
         auto callback =
@@ -754,6 +1041,148 @@ namespace UnitTest
         m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
     }
 
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnEntities_AllAliasesWithDisabled_NoEntitiesSpawned)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+
+        InsertEntityAliases<NumEntities>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable });
+
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(indices), AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnEntities_SomeAliasesWithDisabled_RegularEntitiesAreSpawned)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        FillSpawnable(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<3>(
+            { 1, 3, 6 }, { 1, 3, 6 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable });
+
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 6, 4, 5, 7, 4, 1, 0, 6 };
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount](AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(indices), AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(9, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnEntities_AllAliasesWithReplace_EntitiesSpawnedFromTarget)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace },
+            &target);
+
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allReplaced = false;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allReplaced](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allReplaced = AreAllEntitiesReplaced(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(indices), AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(4, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allReplaced);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnEntities_AllAliasesWithAdditional_SourceAndTargetComponentsMerged)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional },
+            &target);
+
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allAdded = false;
+        auto callback =
+            [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allAdded](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allAdded = IsEveryOtherEntityAReplacement(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(indices), AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(8, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allAdded);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableEntitiesManagerTest, SpawnEntities_AllAliasesWithMerge_SourceAndTargetComponentsMerged)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        static constexpr size_t NumEntities = 4;
+        FillSpawnable(NumEntities);
+        AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable> target = CreateTargetSpawnable(4);
+        InsertEntityAliases<4>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge },
+            &target);
+
+        AZStd::vector<uint32_t> indices = { 0, 2, 3, 1 };
+
+        size_t spawnedEntitiesCount = 0;
+        bool allMerged = false;
+        auto callback = [&spawnedEntitiesCount, &allMerged](
+            AzFramework::EntitySpawnTicket::Id, AzFramework::SpawnableConstEntityContainerView entities)
+        {
+            spawnedEntitiesCount += entities.size();
+            allMerged = AreAllMerged(entities);
+        };
+        AzFramework::SpawnEntitiesOptionalArgs optionalArgs;
+        optionalArgs.m_completionCallback = AZStd::move(callback);
+        m_manager->SpawnEntities(*m_ticket, AZStd::move(indices), AZStd::move(optionalArgs));
+        m_manager->ProcessQueue(AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesManager::CommandQueuePriority::Regular);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(4, spawnedEntitiesCount);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(allMerged);
+    }
 
     //
     // DespawnAllEntities

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/Spawnable/SpawnableTests.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+/*
+ * 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/Casting/numeric_cast.h>
+#include <AzCore/UnitTest/TestTypes.h>
+#include <AzFramework/Spawnable/Spawnable.h>
+#include <AzTest/AzTest.h>
+
+namespace UnitTest
+{
+    class SpawnableTest : public AllocatorsFixture
+    {
+    public:
+        static constexpr size_t DefaultEntityAliasTestCount = 8;
+
+        void SetUp() override
+        {
+            AllocatorsFixture::SetUp();
+
+            m_spawnable = aznew AzFramework::Spawnable();
+        }
+
+        void TearDown() override
+        {
+            delete m_spawnable;
+            m_spawnable = nullptr;
+
+            AllocatorsFixture::TearDown();
+        }
+
+        void InsertEntities(size_t count)
+        {
+            AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityList& entities = m_spawnable->GetEntities();
+            entities.reserve(entities.size() + count);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+            {
+                entities.emplace_back(AZStd::make_unique<AZ::Entity>());
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<size_t Count>
+        void InsertEntityAliases(
+            const AZStd::array<uint32_t, Count>& sourceIds,
+            const AZStd::array<uint32_t, Count>& targetIds,
+            const AZStd::array<AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasType, Count>& aliasTypes,
+            bool queueLoad = false)
+        {
+            AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < Count; ++i)
+            {
+                AZ::Data::Asset<AzFramework::Spawnable> spawnable(
+                    AZ::Data::AssetId(AZ::Uuid("{4CBEC17A-52D6-42D5-9037-F4C05B9CE1D9}"), i), azrtti_typeid<AzFramework::Spawnable>());
+                visitor.AddAlias(spawnable, AZ::Crc32(i), sourceIds[i], targetIds[i], aliasTypes[i], queueLoad);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<size_t Count>
+        void InsertEntityAliases(bool queueLoad)
+        {
+            using namespace AzFramework;
+
+            AZStd::array<uint32_t, Count> ids;
+            for (uint32_t i=0; i<aznumeric_cast<uint32_t>(Count); ++i)
+            {
+                ids[i] = i;
+            }
+
+            AZStd::array<AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasType, Count> aliasTypes;
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aznumeric_cast<uint32_t>(Count); ++i)
+            {
+                aliasTypes[i] = Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace;
+            }
+
+            InsertEntityAliases<Count>(ids, ids, aliasTypes, queueLoad);
+        }
+
+        template<size_t Count>
+        void InsertEntityAliases()
+        {
+            InsertEntityAliases<Count>(false);
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        AzFramework::Spawnable* m_spawnable;
+    };
+
+
+    //
+    // TryGetAliasesConst
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, TryGetAliasesConst_GetVisitor_VisitorDataIsAvailable)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+        EXPECT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, TryGetAliasesConst_VisitorThatIsNotReadShared_VisitorDataIsNotAvailable)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor readWriteVisitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(readWriteVisitor.IsValid());
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+        EXPECT_FALSE(visitor.IsValid());
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, TryGetAliasesConst_VisitorThatIsAlreadyReadShared_VisitorDataIsAvailable)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor readVisitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(readVisitor.IsValid());
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+        EXPECT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // TryGetAliases
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, TryGetAliases_GetVisitor_VisitorDataIsAvailable)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        EXPECT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, TryGetAliasesConst_VisitorThatIsAlreadyShared_VisitorDataNotIsAvailable)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasConstVisitor readVisitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliasesConst();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(readVisitor.IsValid());
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        EXPECT_FALSE(visitor.IsValid());
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // EntityAliasVisitor
+    //
+
+
+    //
+    // HasAliases
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_HasAliases_EmptyAliasList_ReturnsFalse)
+    {
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_FALSE(visitor.HasAliases());
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_HasAliases_FilledInAliasList_ReturnsTrue)
+    {
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>();
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_TRUE(visitor.HasAliases());
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // Optimize
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_SortEntityAliases_AliasesAreSortedBySourceAndTargetId)
+    {
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>();
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        // Optimize doesn't need to be explicitly called because the setup of the aliases will cause the alias list to be sorted and optimized.
+
+        uint32_t sourceIndex = 0;
+        uint32_t targetIndex = 0;
+        for (const AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : visitor)
+        {
+            if (alias.m_sourceIndex != sourceIndex)
+            {
+                ASSERT_LE(sourceIndex, alias.m_sourceIndex);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ASSERT_LE(targetIndex, alias.m_targetIndex);
+            }
+            sourceIndex = alias.m_sourceIndex;
+            targetIndex = alias.m_targetIndex;
+        }
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(
+        SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_RemoveUnused_OnlySecondToLastAliasRemains)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, visitor.begin()->m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(6, visitor.begin()->m_targetIndex);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_AddAdditional_ThreeAdditionalAliasesAreAdded)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Additional });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(11, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, visitor.begin()->m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, visitor.begin()[5].m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, visitor.begin()[7].m_aliasType);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_OriginalsOnly_AliasListIsEmpty)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_MixedOriginals_AllOriginalsRemoved)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(2, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Disable, visitor.begin()->m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, visitor.begin()[1].m_aliasType);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_Optimize_MergeAfterOriginal_NoAdditionalOriginalIsInserted)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(4, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, visitor.begin()->m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, visitor.begin()[1].m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, visitor.begin()[2].m_aliasType);
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Merge, visitor.begin()[3].m_aliasType);
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // UpdateAliasType
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_UpdateAliasType_AllToOriginal_NoAliasesAfterOptimization)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+        {
+            visitor.UpdateAliasType(i, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original);
+        }
+
+        for (const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : visitor)
+        {
+            EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, alias.m_aliasType);
+        }
+
+        visitor.Optimize();
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // UpdateAliases
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_UpdateAliases_AllToOriginal_NoAliasesAfterOptimization)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        auto callback =
+            [](Spawnable::EntityAliasType& aliasType, bool& /*queueLoad*/, const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& /*aliasedSpawnable*/,
+               const AZ::Crc32 /*tag*/, const uint32_t /*sourceIndex*/, const uint32_t /*targetIndex*/)
+            {
+                aliasType = Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original;
+            };
+        visitor.UpdateAliases(AZStd::move(callback));
+
+        for (const Spawnable::EntityAlias& alias : visitor)
+        {
+            EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, alias.m_aliasType);
+        }
+
+        visitor.Optimize();
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, AZStd::distance(visitor.begin(), visitor.end()));
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_UpdateAliases_FilterByTag_OnlyOneAliasUpdated)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(
+            { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }, { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },
+            { Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace,
+              Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace, Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Replace });
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        bool correctTag = false;
+        size_t numberOfUpdates = 0;
+        auto callback = [&correctTag, &numberOfUpdates](Spawnable::EntityAliasType& aliasType, bool& /*queueLoad*/,
+                           const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& /*aliasedSpawnable*/, const AZ::Crc32 tag, const uint32_t /*sourceIndex*/,
+                           const uint32_t /*targetIndex*/)
+        {
+            correctTag = (tag == AZ::Crc32(3));
+            numberOfUpdates++;
+            aliasType = Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original;
+        };
+        visitor.UpdateAliases(AZ::Crc32(3), AZStd::move(callback));
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(Spawnable::EntityAliasType::Original, visitor.begin()[3].m_aliasType);
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // AreAllSpawnablesReady
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_AreAllSpawnablesReady_CheckFakeLoadedAssets_ReturnsTrue)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>();
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_TRUE(visitor.AreAllSpawnablesReady());
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_AreAllSpawnablesReady_CheckFakeNotLoadedAssets_ReturnsFalse)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(8);
+        InsertEntityAliases<8>(true);
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        EXPECT_FALSE(visitor.AreAllSpawnablesReady());
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // ListTargetSpawnables
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_ListTargetSpawnables_ListAllTargetAssets_AllTargetsListed)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>();
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        size_t count = 0;
+        bool correctAssets = true;
+        auto callback = [&count, &correctAssets](const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& targetSpawnable)
+        {
+            correctAssets = correctAssets && (targetSpawnable.GetId().m_subId == count);
+            count++;
+        };
+        visitor.ListTargetSpawnables(callback);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(8, count);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(correctAssets);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_ListTargetSpawnables_ListTaggedTargetAssets_OneAssetListed)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>();
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        size_t count = 0;
+        bool correctAsset = false;
+        auto callback = [&count, &correctAsset](const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& targetSpawnable)
+        {
+            correctAsset = (targetSpawnable.GetId().m_subId == 3);
+            count++;
+        };
+        visitor.ListTargetSpawnables(AZ::Crc32(3), callback);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(correctAsset);
+    }
+
+
+    //
+    // ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad
+    //
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad_AllSetToLoaded_AllTargetsListed)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>(true);
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        size_t count = 0;
+        bool correctAssets = true;
+        auto callback = [&count, &correctAssets](const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& targetSpawnable)
+        {
+            correctAssets = correctAssets && (targetSpawnable.GetId().m_subId == count);
+            count++;
+        };
+        visitor.ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad(callback);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(8, count);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(correctAssets);
+    }
+
+    TEST_F(SpawnableTest, EntityAliasVisitor_ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad_AllSetToNotLoaded_NoTargetsListed)
+    {
+        using namespace AzFramework;
+        InsertEntities(DefaultEntityAliasTestCount);
+        InsertEntityAliases<DefaultEntityAliasTestCount>(false);
+
+        AzFramework::Spawnable::EntityAliasVisitor visitor = m_spawnable->TryGetAliases();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(visitor.IsValid());
+
+        size_t count = 0;
+        auto callback = [&count](const AZ::Data::Asset<Spawnable>& /*targetSpawnable*/)
+        {
+            count++;
+        };
+        visitor.ListSpawnablesRequiringLoad(callback);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, count);
+    }
+} // namespace UnitTest

Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/frameworktests_files.cmake

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set(FILES
     Main.cpp
     Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesInterfaceTests.cpp
     Spawnable/SpawnableEntitiesManagerTests.cpp
+    Spawnable/SpawnableTests.cpp
     ArchiveCompressionTests.cpp
     ArchiveTests.cpp
     BehaviorEntityTests.cpp

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

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ 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  ".setreg";
 

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/AutoGen/CorePackets.AutoPackets.xml

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
         <Member Type="AzNetworking::DisconnectReason" Name="disconnectReason" Init="AzNetworking::DisconnectReason::None" />
     </Packet>
 
-    <Packet Name="HeartbeatPacket" Desc="This packet is used to keep an established connection alive" />
+    <Packet Name="HeartbeatPacket" Desc="This packet is used to keep an established connection alive">
+        <Member Type="bool" Name="requestResponse" Init="false" />
+    </Packet>
 
     <Packet Name="FragmentedPacket" Desc="This packet is used to segment a packet that exceeds a connections MTU">
         <Member Type="AzNetworking::SequenceId" Name="unfragmentedSequence" Init="AzNetworking::InvalidSequenceId" />

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/DataStructures/TimeoutQueue.cpp

@@ -122,10 +122,4 @@ namespace AzNetworking
             m_timeoutItemMap.erase(itemTimeoutId);
         }
     }
-
-    void TimeoutQueue::UpdateTimeouts(ITimeoutHandler& timeoutHandler, int32_t maxTimeouts)
-    {
-        TimeoutHandler handler([&timeoutHandler](TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) { return timeoutHandler.HandleTimeout(item); });
-        UpdateTimeouts(handler, maxTimeouts);
-    }
 }

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/DataStructures/TimeoutQueue.h

@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         Delete
     };
 
-    class ITimeoutHandler;
-
     //! @class TimeoutQueue
     //! @brief class for managing timeout items.
     class TimeoutQueue
@@ -70,11 +68,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         using TimeoutHandler = AZStd::function<TimeoutResult(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem&)>;
         void UpdateTimeouts(const TimeoutHandler& timeoutHandler, int32_t maxTimeouts = -1);
 
-        //! Updates timeouts for all items, invokes timeout handlers if required.
-        //! @param timeoutHandler listener instance to call back on for timeouts
-        //! @param maxTimeouts   the maximum number of timeouts to process before breaking iteration
-        void UpdateTimeouts(ITimeoutHandler& timeoutHandler, int32_t maxTimeouts = -1);
-
     private:
 
         struct TimeoutQueueItem
@@ -94,19 +87,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         TimeoutItemMap   m_timeoutItemMap;
         TimeoutItemQueue m_timeoutItemQueue;
     };
-
-    //! @class ITimeoutHandler
-    //! @brief interface class for managing timeout items.
-    class ITimeoutHandler
-    {
-    public:
-        virtual ~ITimeoutHandler() = default;
-
-        //! Handler callback for timed out items.
-        //! @param item containing registered timeout details
-        //! @return ETimeoutResult for whether to re-register or discard the timeout params
-        virtual TimeoutResult HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) = 0;
-    };
 }
 
 #include <AzNetworking/DataStructures/TimeoutQueue.inl>

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/TcpTransport/TcpConnection.cpp

@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         ConnectionId connectionId,
         const IpAddress& remoteAddress,
         TcpNetworkInterface& networkInterface,
-        TcpSocket& socket,
-        TimeoutId timeoutId
+        TcpSocket& socket
     )
         : IConnection(connectionId, remoteAddress)
         , m_networkInterface(networkInterface)
         , m_socket(socket.CloneAndTakeOwnership())
-        , m_timeoutId(timeoutId)
         , m_state(m_socket->IsOpen() ? ConnectionState::Connecting : ConnectionState::Disconnected)
         , m_connectionRole(ConnectionRole::Acceptor)
         , m_registeredSocketFd(InvalidSocketFd)
@@ -163,13 +161,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
                 break;
             }
 
-            TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem* timeoutItem = m_networkInterface.m_connectionTimeoutQueue.RetrieveItem(GetTimeoutId());
-            if (timeoutItem == nullptr)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            timeoutItem->UpdateTimeoutTime(startTimeMs);
-
             NetworkOutputSerializer serializer(buffer.GetBuffer(), static_cast<uint32_t>(buffer.GetSize()));
             if (m_state == ConnectionState::Connecting)
             {

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/TcpTransport/TcpConnection.h

@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         //! @param remoteAddress    IP address of the remote endpoint
         //! @param networkInterface TcpNetworkInterface that owns this connection instance
         //! @param socket           TCP socket to take ownership of and use for sending and receiving data
-        //! @param timeoutId        timeout identifier of this connection instance
         TcpConnection
         (
             ConnectionId connectionId,
             const IpAddress& remoteAddress,
             TcpNetworkInterface& networkInterface,
-            TcpSocket& socket,
-            TimeoutId timeoutId
+            TcpSocket& socket
         );
 
         //! Construct a new socket with optional encryption, used when initiating a new connection
@@ -69,14 +67,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         //! @return the TcpSocket bound to this TcpConnection
         TcpSocket* GetTcpSocket() const;
 
-        //! Sets the timeout identifier for this TcpConnection.
-        //! @param timeoutId the timeout identifier to use for this TcpConnection
-        void SetTimeoutId(TimeoutId timeoutId);
-
-        //! Returns the timeout identifier for this TcpConnection.
-        //! @return the timeout identifier for this TcpConnection
-        TimeoutId GetTimeoutId() const;
-
         //! Returns true if this connection instance is in an open state, and is capable of actively sending and receiving packets.
         //! @return boolean true if this connection instance is in an open state
         bool IsOpen() const;
@@ -142,7 +132,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         AZStd::unique_ptr<TcpSocket> m_socket;
         AZStd::unique_ptr<ICompressor> m_compressor;
 
-        TimeoutId       m_timeoutId;
         PacketId        m_lastSentPacketId = InvalidPacketId;
         ConnectionState m_state = ConnectionState::Disconnected;
         ConnectionRole  m_connectionRole = ConnectionRole::Connector;

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/TcpTransport/TcpConnection.inl

@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         return m_socket.get();
     }
 
-    inline void TcpConnection::SetTimeoutId(TimeoutId timeoutId)
-    {
-        m_timeoutId = timeoutId;
-    }
-
-    inline TimeoutId TcpConnection::GetTimeoutId() const
-    {
-        return m_timeoutId;
-    }
-
     inline bool TcpConnection::IsOpen() const
     {
         return m_socket->IsOpen();

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/TcpTransport/TcpNetworkInterface.cpp

@@ -21,16 +21,11 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     static const bool net_TcpUseEncryption = false;
 #endif
 
-    AZ_CVAR(bool, net_TcpTimeoutConnections, true, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontReplicate, "Boolean value on whether we should timeout Tcp connections");
-    AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_TcpHeartbeatTimeMs, AZ::TimeMs{  2 * 1000 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "Tcp connection heartbeat frequency");
-    AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_TcpDefaultTimeoutMs, AZ::TimeMs{ 10 * 1000 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "Time in milliseconds before we timeout an idle Tcp connection");
-
     TcpNetworkInterface::TcpNetworkInterface(AZ::Name name, IConnectionListener& connectionListener, TrustZone trustZone, TcpListenThread& listenThread)
         : m_name(name)
         , m_trustZone(trustZone)
         , m_connectionListener(connectionListener)
         , m_listenThread(listenThread)
-        , m_timeoutMs(net_TcpDefaultTimeoutMs)
     {
         ;
     }
@@ -98,8 +93,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         }
 
         AZLOG_INFO("Adding new socket %d", static_cast<int32_t>(tcpSocket->GetSocketFd()));
-        const TimeoutId newTimeoutId = m_connectionTimeoutQueue.RegisterItem(static_cast<uint64_t>(tcpSocket->GetSocketFd()), net_TcpHeartbeatTimeMs);
-        connection->SetTimeoutId(newTimeoutId);
         connection->SendReliablePacket(CorePackets::InitiateConnectionPacket());
         m_connectionListener.OnConnect(connection.get());
         m_connectionSet.AddConnection(AZStd::move(connection));
@@ -110,12 +103,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     {
         const AZ::TimeMs startTimeMs = AZ::GetElapsedTimeMs();
 
-        // Time out any stale connections
-        {
-            ConnectionTimeoutFunctor functor(*this);
-            m_connectionTimeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts(functor);
-        }
-
         AcceptNewConnections();
 
         auto readCallback = [this, startTimeMs](SocketFd socketFd) { HandleConnectionRecv(socketFd, startTimeMs); };
@@ -258,8 +245,7 @@ namespace AzNetworking
             return;
         }
         AZLOG(NET_TcpTraffic, "Adding new socket %d", static_cast<int32_t>(tcpSocket.GetSocketFd()));
-        const TimeoutId timeoutId = m_connectionTimeoutQueue.RegisterItem(static_cast<uint64_t>(tcpSocket.GetSocketFd()), m_timeoutMs);
-        AZStd::unique_ptr<TcpConnection> connection = AZStd::make_unique<TcpConnection>(connectionId, remoteAddress, *this, tcpSocket, timeoutId);
+        AZStd::unique_ptr<TcpConnection> connection = AZStd::make_unique<TcpConnection>(connectionId, remoteAddress, *this, tcpSocket);
         AZ_Assert(connection->GetConnectionRole() == ConnectionRole::Acceptor, "Invalid role for connection");
         GetConnectionListener().OnConnect(connection.get());
         m_connectionSet.AddConnection(AZStd::move(connection));
@@ -286,7 +272,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         m_pendingRemoves.resize_no_construct(0);
     }
 
-
     TcpNetworkInterface::PendingConnection::PendingConnection(SocketFd socketFd, uint32_t remoteIpAddress, uint16_t remotePort, uint16_t listenPort)
         : m_socketFd(socketFd)
         , m_remoteIpAddress(remoteIpAddress)
@@ -295,34 +280,4 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     {
         ;
     }
-
-    TcpNetworkInterface::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor(TcpNetworkInterface& networkInterface)
-        : m_networkInterface(networkInterface)
-    {
-        ;
-    }
-
-    TimeoutResult TcpNetworkInterface::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor::HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
-    {
-        const SocketFd socketFd = static_cast<SocketFd>(item.m_userData);
-        TcpConnection* tcpConnection = m_networkInterface.m_connectionSet.GetConnection(socketFd);
-
-        if (tcpConnection == nullptr)
-        {
-            // We've already deleted this connection
-            return TimeoutResult::Delete;
-        }
-
-        if (tcpConnection->GetConnectionRole() == ConnectionRole::Connector)
-        {
-            tcpConnection->SendReliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket());
-        }
-        else if (net_TcpTimeoutConnections && (m_networkInterface.GetTimeoutMs() > AZ::TimeMs{ 0 }))
-        {
-            tcpConnection->Disconnect(DisconnectReason::Timeout, TerminationEndpoint::Local);
-            return TimeoutResult::Delete;
-        }
-
-        return TimeoutResult::Refresh;
-    }
 }

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/TcpTransport/TcpNetworkInterface.h

@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
 
         AZ_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(TcpNetworkInterface);
 
-        struct ConnectionTimeoutFunctor final
-            : public ITimeoutHandler
-        {
-            ConnectionTimeoutFunctor(TcpNetworkInterface& networkInterface);
-            TimeoutResult HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) override;
-        private:
-            AZ_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(ConnectionTimeoutFunctor);
-            TcpNetworkInterface& m_networkInterface;
-        };
-
         struct PendingRemove
         {
             SocketFd m_socketFd;
@@ -162,7 +152,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         TcpSocketManager m_tcpSocketManager;
         AZ::ThreadSafeDeque<PendingConnection> m_pendingConnections;
         AZStd::vector<PendingRemove> m_pendingRemoves;
-        TimeoutQueue m_connectionTimeoutQueue;
         TcpListenThread& m_listenThread;
 
         friend class TcpConnection; // For access to private RequestDisconnect() method

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpConnection.cpp

@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ namespace AzNetworking
             AZLOG(NET_Acks, "Unacked packet count exceeded, sending client heartbeat (curr %u : max %u)", m_unackedPacketCount, static_cast<uint32_t>(net_UdpMaxUnackedPacketCount));
             // This simply times out unreliable chunks that haven't completed within our timeout delay
             m_fragmentQueue.Update();
-            SendUnreliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket());
+            // This heartbeat is sent to minimize the time the remote endpoint spends waiting for ack vector replication, we don't require a response
+            SendUnreliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket(false));
         }
     }
 
@@ -289,7 +290,11 @@ namespace AzNetworking
             {
                 return PacketDispatchResult::Failure;
             }
-            // Do nothing, we've already processed our ack packets
+            if (packet.GetRequestResponse())
+            {
+                // We're replying to a heartbeat request, we don't want a response
+                SendUnreliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket(false));
+            }
             return PacketDispatchResult::Success;
         }
         break;

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpConnection.h

@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         AZ_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(UdpConnection);
 
         UdpNetworkInterface& m_networkInterface;
-        UdpPacketTracker  m_packetTracker;
-        UdpReliableQueue  m_reliableQueue;
-        UdpFragmentQueue  m_fragmentQueue;
-        ConnectionState   m_state = ConnectionState::Disconnected;
-        ConnectionRole    m_connectionRole = ConnectionRole::Connector;
-        DtlsEndpoint      m_dtlsEndpoint;
+        UdpPacketTracker m_packetTracker;
+        UdpReliableQueue m_reliableQueue;
+        UdpFragmentQueue m_fragmentQueue;
+        ConnectionState  m_state = ConnectionState::Disconnected;
+        ConnectionRole   m_connectionRole = ConnectionRole::Connector;
+        DtlsEndpoint     m_dtlsEndpoint;
 
         AZ::TimeMs m_lastSentPacketMs;
         uint32_t   m_unackedPacketCount = 0;

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpFragmentQueue.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ namespace AzNetworking
 
     void UdpFragmentQueue::Update()
     {
-        m_timeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts(*this);
+        m_timeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts([this](TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
+        {
+            const SequenceId fragmentSequence = static_cast<SequenceId>(item.m_userData & 0xFF);
+            AZLOG(NET_FragmentQueue, "Timing out unreliable fragmented packet %u", static_cast<uint32_t>(fragmentSequence));
+            m_packetFragments.erase(fragmentSequence);
+            return TimeoutResult::Delete;
+        });
     }
 
     void UdpFragmentQueue::Reset()
@@ -163,12 +169,4 @@ namespace AzNetworking
 
         return handledPacket;
     }
-
-    TimeoutResult UdpFragmentQueue::HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
-    {
-        const SequenceId fragmentSequence = static_cast<SequenceId>(item.m_userData & 0xFF);
-        AZLOG(NET_FragmentQueue, "Timing out unreliable fragmented packet %u", static_cast<uint32_t>(fragmentSequence));
-        m_packetFragments.erase(fragmentSequence);
-        return TimeoutResult::Delete;
-    }
 }

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpFragmentQueue.h

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     //! @class UdpFragmentQueue
     //! @brief Class for reconstructing packet chunks into the original unsegmented packet.
     class UdpFragmentQueue
-        : public ITimeoutHandler
     {
 
     public:
@@ -51,11 +50,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
 
     private:
 
-        //! Handler callback for timed out items.
-        //! @param item containing registered timeout details
-        //! @return ETimeoutResult for whether to re-register or discard the timeout params
-        TimeoutResult HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) override;
-
         TimeoutQueue m_timeoutQueue;
         SequenceGenerator m_sequenceGenerator;
 

Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpNetworkInterface.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace AzNetworking
 
     AZ_CVAR(bool, net_UdpTimeoutConnections, true, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontReplicate, "Boolean value on whether we should timeout Udp connections");
     AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_UdpPacketTimeSliceMs, AZ::TimeMs{ 8 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontReplicate, "The number of milliseconds to allow for packet processing");
-    AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_UdpHeartbeatTimeMs, AZ::TimeMs{ 2 * 1000 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "Udp connection heartbeat frequency");
+    AZ_CVAR(uint32_t, net_UdpUnackedHeartbeats, 5, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "The number of heartbeats to attempt to send to keep a connection alive before giving up");
     AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_UdpDefaultTimeoutMs, AZ::TimeMs{ 10 * 1000 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "Time in milliseconds before we timeout an idle Udp connection");
     AZ_CVAR(AZ::TimeMs, net_MinPacketTimeoutMs, AZ::TimeMs{ 200 }, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontReplicate, "Minimum time to wait before timing out an unacked packet");
     AZ_CVAR(int32_t, net_MaxTimeoutsPerFrame, 1000, nullptr, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::DontReplicate, "Maximum number of packet timeouts to allow to process in a single frame");
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         }
 
         const ConnectionId connectionId = m_connectionSet.GetNextConnectionId();
-        const TimeoutId timeoutId = m_connectionTimeoutQueue.RegisterItem(aznumeric_cast<uint64_t>(connectionId), m_timeoutMs);
+        const AZ::TimeMs timeoutTimeMs = m_timeoutMs / static_cast<AZ::TimeMs>(static_cast<int32_t>(net_UdpUnackedHeartbeats));
+        const TimeoutId timeoutId = m_connectionTimeoutQueue.RegisterItem(aznumeric_cast<uint64_t>(connectionId), timeoutTimeMs);
 
         AZStd::unique_ptr<UdpConnection> connection = AZStd::make_unique<UdpConnection>(connectionId, remoteAddress, *this, ConnectionRole::Connector);
         UdpPacketEncodingBuffer dtlsData;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ namespace AzNetworking
                 }
 
                 timeoutItem->UpdateTimeoutTime(startTimeMs);
+                connection->m_timeoutCounter = 0;
 
                 PacketDispatchResult handledPacket = PacketDispatchResult::Failure;
                 if (header.GetPacketType() < aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::MAX))
@@ -319,16 +321,10 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         const AZ::TimeMs receiveTimeMs = AZ::GetElapsedTimeMs() - startTimeMs;
 
         // Time out any stale client connections
-        {
-            ConnectionTimeoutFunctor functor(*this);
-            m_connectionTimeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts(functor);
-        }
+        m_connectionTimeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts([this](TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) { return HandleConnectionTimeout(item); });
 
         // Time out any packets that haven't been acked within our timeout window
-        {
-            PacketTimeoutFunctor functor(*this);
-            m_packetTimeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts(functor, static_cast<int32_t>(net_MaxTimeoutsPerFrame));
-        }
+        m_packetTimeoutQueue.UpdateTimeouts([this](TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item) { return HandlePacketTimeout(item); }, static_cast<int32_t>(net_MaxTimeoutsPerFrame));
 
         // Delete any connections we've disconnected
         for (RemovedConnection& removedConnection : m_removedConnections)
@@ -709,21 +705,14 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     {
         // Packets involved in handshake are InitiateConnection, ConnectionHandshake and FragmentedPackets of ConnectionHandshake
         return packetType == aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::InitiateConnectionPacket) ||
-            packetType == aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::ConnectionHandshakePacket) ||
-            (packetType == aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::FragmentedPacket) && endpoint.IsConnecting());
+               packetType == aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::ConnectionHandshakePacket) ||
+              (packetType == aznumeric_cast<PacketType>(CorePackets::PacketType::FragmentedPacket) && endpoint.IsConnecting());
     }
 
-
-    UdpNetworkInterface::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor(UdpNetworkInterface& networkInterface)
-        : m_networkInterface(networkInterface)
-    {
-        ;
-    }
-
-    TimeoutResult UdpNetworkInterface::ConnectionTimeoutFunctor::HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
+    TimeoutResult UdpNetworkInterface::HandleConnectionTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
     {
         const ConnectionId connectionId = ConnectionId(aznumeric_cast<uint32_t>(item.m_userData));
-        UdpConnection* udpConnection = static_cast<UdpConnection*>(m_networkInterface.m_connectionSet.GetConnection(connectionId));
+        UdpConnection* udpConnection = static_cast<UdpConnection*>(m_connectionSet.GetConnection(connectionId));
 
         if (udpConnection == nullptr)
         {
@@ -731,22 +720,23 @@ namespace AzNetworking
             return TimeoutResult::Delete;
         }
 
-        if (udpConnection->GetConnectionState() == ConnectionState::Connecting)
+        if ((udpConnection->GetConnectionState() == ConnectionState::Connecting)
+         && udpConnection->GetDtlsEndpoint().IsConnecting())
         {
-            if (udpConnection->GetDtlsEndpoint().IsConnecting())
-            {
-                // DTLS prefers we resend data lost over the wire with fresh SSL IDs so account for that here
-                UdpPacketEncodingBuffer dtlsData;
-                udpConnection->ProcessHandshakeData(dtlsData);
-                return TimeoutResult::Refresh;
-            }
+            // DTLS prefers we resend data lost over the wire with fresh SSL IDs so account for that here
+            UdpPacketEncodingBuffer dtlsData;
+            udpConnection->ProcessHandshakeData(dtlsData);
+            return TimeoutResult::Refresh;
         }
 
-        if (udpConnection->GetConnectionRole() == ConnectionRole::Connector)
+        if ((udpConnection->GetConnectionRole() == ConnectionRole::Connector)
+         && (udpConnection->m_timeoutCounter < net_UdpUnackedHeartbeats))
         {
-            udpConnection->SendUnreliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket());
+            // Set the request response flag to true since we want a response to keep the connection alive
+            udpConnection->SendUnreliablePacket(CorePackets::HeartbeatPacket(true));
+            ++udpConnection->m_timeoutCounter;
         }
-        else if (net_UdpTimeoutConnections && (m_networkInterface.GetTimeoutMs() > AZ::TimeMs{ 0 }))
+        else if (net_UdpTimeoutConnections && (GetTimeoutMs() > AZ::TimeMs{ 0 }))
         {
             udpConnection->Disconnect(DisconnectReason::Timeout, TerminationEndpoint::Local);
             return TimeoutResult::Delete;
@@ -755,19 +745,13 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         return TimeoutResult::Refresh;
     }
 
-    UdpNetworkInterface::PacketTimeoutFunctor::PacketTimeoutFunctor(UdpNetworkInterface& networkInterface)
-        : m_networkInterface(networkInterface)
-    {
-        ;
-    }
-
-    TimeoutResult UdpNetworkInterface::PacketTimeoutFunctor::HandleTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
+    TimeoutResult UdpNetworkInterface::HandlePacketTimeout(TimeoutQueue::TimeoutItem& item)
     {
         ConnectionId    connectionId;
         PacketId        packetId;
         ReliabilityType reliability;
         DecodeTimeoutId(item.m_userData, connectionId, packetId, reliability);
-        UdpConnection* connection = static_cast<UdpConnection*>(m_networkInterface.m_connectionSet.GetConnection(connectionId));
+        UdpConnection* connection = static_cast<UdpConnection*>(m_connectionSet.GetConnection(connectionId));
 
         if (connection == nullptr)
         {
@@ -782,16 +766,14 @@ namespace AzNetworking
         case PacketTimeoutResult::Acked:
             // Packet was already acked, just discard this timeout entry
             return TimeoutResult::Delete;
-
         case PacketTimeoutResult::Pending:
             // Packet timed out before we received any info about it's sequence from the remote endpoint
             // The connection latency may have increased, and our Rtt metrics may still be adjusting..
             // Just throw it back into the timeout queue
             return TimeoutResult::Refresh;
-
         case PacketTimeoutResult::Lost:
             // Packet timed out and was not acked, so we consider it lost
-            m_networkInterface.m_connectionListener.OnPacketLost(connection, packetId);
+            m_connectionListener.OnPacketLost(connection, packetId);
             break;
         }