feat: upgrade to numerical IDs

.lapce/run.toml

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ name = "task"
 # type = "lldb"
 
 # the program to run
-program = "cargo"
+program = "./target/debug/stardust-xr-server"
 
 # the program arguments, e.g. args = ["arg1", "arg2"], optional
-args = ["lrun", "--", "-f"]
+# args = []
 
 # current working directory, optional
-# cwd = "${workspace}"
+cwd = "${workspace}"
 
 # enviroment variables, optional
 # [configs.env]

Cargo.lock

@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bytemuck_derive"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "369cfaf2a5bed5d8f8202073b2e093c9f508251de1551a0deb4253e4c7d80909"
+checksum = "1ee891b04274a59bd38b412188e24b849617b2e45a0fd8d057deb63e7403761b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1257,9 +1257,9 @@ checksum = "f8478577c03552c21db0e2724ffb8986a5ce7af88107e6be5d2ee6e158c12800"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
-version = "0.10.5"
+version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b0fd2260e829bddf4cb6ea802289de2f86d6a7a690192fbe91b3f46e0f2c8473"
+checksum = "ba291022dbbd398a455acf126c1e341954079855bc60dfdda641363bd6922569"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "macros"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/mvvvv/StereoKit-rust.git#348e8a458e0b329464fa292ec3635d3eaabd21d7"
+source = "git+https://github.com/mvvvv/StereoKit-rust.git#e6d6858a24553e70bcb02e3b6e94f7603c663e3b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "manifest-dir-macros"
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ version = "0.5.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dcbff9bc912032c62bf65ef1d5aea88983b420f4f839db1e9b0c281a25c9c799"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ version = "0.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "681030a937600a36906c185595136d26abfebb4aa9c65701cefcaf8578bb982b"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.66",
@@ -1952,9 +1952,9 @@ checksum = "d231b230927b5e4ad203db57bbcbee2802f6bce620b1e4a9024a07d94e2907ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polling"
-version = "3.7.0"
+version = "3.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "645493cf344456ef24219d02a768cf1fb92ddf8c92161679ae3d91b91a637be3"
+checksum = "5e6a007746f34ed64099e88783b0ae369eaa3da6392868ba262e2af9b8fbaea1"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "concurrent-queue",
@@ -1999,10 +1999,19 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "proc-macro2"
+name = "proc-macro-crate"
-version = "1.0.84"
+version = "3.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec96c6a92621310b51366f1e28d05ef11489516e93be030060e5fc12024a49d6"
+checksum = "6d37c51ca738a55da99dc0c4a34860fd675453b8b36209178c2249bb13651284"
+dependencies = [
+ "toml_edit 0.21.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.85"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22244ce15aa966053a896d1accb3a6e68469b97c7f33f284b99f0d576879fc23"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -2385,6 +2394,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "slotmap"
+version = "1.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dbff4acf519f630b3a3ddcfaea6c06b42174d9a44bc70c620e9ed1649d58b82a"
+dependencies = [
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
 version = "1.13.2"
@@ -2483,7 +2501,7 @@ checksum = "2f2b15926089e5526bb2dd738a2eb0e59034356e06eb71e1cd912358c0e62c4d"
 [[package]]
 name = "stardust-xr"
 version = "0.45.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/StardustXR/core.git?branch=dev#47208187ffdb00627fabbb3af2bd0a12a6208194"
+source = "git+https://github.com/StardustXR/core.git?branch=dev#7ddbcb9be74df67efcde057f2b68ba8592507b13"
 dependencies = [
  "cluFlock",
  "color-rs",
@@ -2503,10 +2521,11 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stardust-xr-schemas"
 version = "1.5.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/StardustXR/core.git?branch=dev#47208187ffdb00627fabbb3af2bd0a12a6208194"
+source = "git+https://github.com/StardustXR/core.git?branch=dev#7ddbcb9be74df67efcde057f2b68ba8592507b13"
 dependencies = [
  "flatbuffers",
  "flexbuffers",
+ "fnv",
  "kdl",
  "manifest-dir-macros",
  "serde",
@@ -2525,6 +2544,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ctrlc",
  "directories",
  "glam",
+ "global_counter",
  "input-event-codes",
  "lazy_static",
  "libc",
@@ -2540,6 +2560,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "send_wrapper",
  "serde",
  "serde_repr",
+ "slotmap",
  "smithay",
  "stardust-xr",
  "stardust-xr-server-codegen",
@@ -2569,7 +2590,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stereokit-rust"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/mvvvv/StereoKit-rust.git#348e8a458e0b329464fa292ec3635d3eaabd21d7"
+source = "git+https://github.com/mvvvv/StereoKit-rust.git#e6d6858a24553e70bcb02e3b6e94f7603c663e3b"
 dependencies = [
  "android_logger",
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
@@ -2695,9 +2716,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.37.0"
+version = "1.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1adbebffeca75fcfd058afa480fb6c0b81e165a0323f9c9d39c9697e37c46787"
+checksum = "ba4f4a02a7a80d6f274636f0aa95c7e383b912d41fe721a31f29e29698585a4a"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "bytes",
@@ -2725,9 +2746,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b8a1e28f2deaa14e508979454cb3a223b10b938b45af148bc0986de36f1923b"
+checksum = "5f5ae998a069d4b5aba8ee9dad856af7d520c3699e6159b185c2acd48155d39a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2790,6 +2811,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow 0.5.40",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.21.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a8534fd7f78b5405e860340ad6575217ce99f38d4d5c8f2442cb5ecb50090e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.2.6",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow 0.5.40",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
 version = "0.22.13"
@@ -2800,7 +2832,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow 0.6.8",
+ "winnow 0.6.9",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3095,9 +3127,9 @@ checksum = "af190c94f2773fdb3729c55b007a722abb5384da03bc0986df4c289bf5567e96"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-backend"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9d50fa61ce90d76474c87f5fc002828d81b32677340112b4ef08079a9d459a40"
+checksum = "34e9e6b6d4a2bb4e7e69433e0b35c7923b95d4dc8503a84d25ec917a4bbfdf07"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "downcast-rs",
@@ -3109,9 +3141,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-client"
-version = "0.31.2"
+version = "0.31.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "82fb96ee935c2cea6668ccb470fb7771f6215d1691746c2d896b447a00ad3f1f"
+checksum = "1e63801c85358a431f986cffa74ba9599ff571fc5774ac113ed3b490c19a1133"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "rustix",
@@ -3132,9 +3164,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-cursor"
-version = "0.31.1"
+version = "0.31.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "71ce5fa868dd13d11a0d04c5e2e65726d0897be8de247c0c5a65886e283231ba"
+checksum = "a206e8b2b53b1d3fcb9428fec72bc278ce539e2fa81fe2bfc1ab27703d5187b9"
 dependencies = [
  "rustix",
  "wayland-client",
@@ -3196,9 +3228,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-scanner"
-version = "0.31.1"
+version = "0.31.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "63b3a62929287001986fb58c789dce9b67604a397c15c611ad9f747300b6c283"
+checksum = "67da50b9f80159dec0ea4c11c13e24ef9e7574bd6ce24b01860a175010cea565"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quick-xml",
@@ -3207,9 +3239,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-server"
-version = "0.31.1"
+version = "0.31.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "00e6e4d5c285bc24ba4ed2d5a4bd4febd5fd904451f465973225c8e99772fdb7"
+checksum = "63e89118bd072ba6ce0f9c2c92fa41f72d1d78a138d2abc497a80a8264565559"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "downcast-rs",
@@ -3221,9 +3253,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wayland-sys"
-version = "0.31.1"
+version = "0.31.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15a0c8eaff5216d07f226cb7a549159267f3467b289d9a2e52fd3ef5aae2b7af"
+checksum = "105b1842da6554f91526c14a2a2172897b7f745a805d62af4ce698706be79c12"
 dependencies = [
  "dlib",
  "log",
@@ -3577,9 +3609,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.6.8"
+version = "0.6.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c3c52e9c97a68071b23e836c9380edae937f17b9c4667bd021973efc689f618d"
+checksum = "86c949fede1d13936a99f14fafd3e76fd642b556dd2ce96287fbe2e0151bfac6"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]

Cargo.toml

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ nix = "0.29.0"
 wayland-scanner = "0.31.1"
 wayland-backend = "0.3.3"
 toml = "0.8.10"
+global_counter = "=0.2.2"
+slotmap = "1.0.7"
 
 [dependencies.smithay]
 # git = "https://github.com/technobaboo/smithay.git"

codegen/src/lib.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ fn fold_tokens(a: TokenStream, b: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 	quote!(#a #b)
 }
 
-// #[proc_macro]
+#[proc_macro]
-// pub fn codegen_root_protocol(_input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
+pub fn codegen_root_protocol(_input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
-// 	codegen_protocol(ROOT_PROTOCOL)
+	codegen_protocol(ROOT_PROTOCOL)
-// }
+}
 #[proc_macro]
 pub fn codegen_node_protocol(_input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
 	codegen_protocol(NODE_PROTOCOL)
@@ -58,18 +58,17 @@ fn codegen_protocol(protocol: &'static str) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
 	let interface = protocol
 		.interface
 		.map(|p| {
-			let virtual_aspect_name = p.path[1..]
+			let node_id = p.node_id;
-				.split('/')
+			let node_id = quote! {
-				.map(ToString::to_string)
+				const INTERFACE_NODE_ID: u64 = #node_id;
-				.reduce(|a, b| format!("{a}_{b}"))
+			};
-				.unwrap_or_default()
+			let aspect = generate_aspect(&Aspect {
-				+ "_interface";
+				name: "interface".to_string(),
-			generate_aspect(&Aspect {
-				name: virtual_aspect_name,
 				description: protocol.description.clone(),
 				inherits: vec![],
 				members: p.members,
-			})
+			});
+			quote!(#node_id #aspect)
 		})
 		.unwrap_or_default();
 	let custom_enums = protocol
@@ -169,45 +168,6 @@ fn generate_custom_struct(custom_struct: &CustomStruct) -> TokenStream {
 	}
 }
 
-// fn generate_node(node: &Node) -> TokenStream {
-// 	let node_name = Ident::new(&node.name, Span::call_site());
-// 	let description = &node.description;
-
-// 	let aspects = node
-// 		.aspects
-// 		.iter()
-// 		.map(|a| {
-// 			let aspect_name = Ident::new(&format!("{a}Aspect"), Span::call_site());
-// 			quote!(impl #aspect_name for #node_name {})
-// 		})
-// 		.reduce(fold_tokens)
-// 		.unwrap_or_default();
-
-// 	quote! {
-// 		#[doc = #description]
-// 		#[derive(Debug)]
-// 		pub struct #node_name (crate::node::Node);
-// 		impl crate::node::NodeType for #node_name {
-// 			fn node(&self) -> &crate::node::Node {
-// 				&self.0
-// 			}
-// 			fn alias(&self) -> Self {
-// 				#node_name(self.0.alias())
-// 			}
-// 			fn from_path(client: &std::sync::Arc<crate::client::Client>, path: String, destroyable: bool) -> Self {
-// 				#node_name(crate::node::Node::from_path(client, path, destroyable))
-// 			}
-// 		}
-// 		impl serde::Serialize for #node_name {
-// 			fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
-// 				let node_path = self.0.get_path().map_err(|e| serde::ser::Error::custom(e))?;
-// 				serializer.serialize_str(&node_path)
-// 			}
-// 		}
-// 		#aspects
-// 	}
-// }
-
 fn generate_aspect(aspect: &Aspect) -> TokenStream {
 	let description = &aspect.description;
 	let (client_members, server_members) = aspect.members.iter().split(|m| m.side == Side::Server);
@@ -234,6 +194,30 @@ fn generate_aspect(aspect: &Aspect) -> TokenStream {
 		&format!("{}Aspect", &aspect.name.to_case(Case::Pascal)),
 		Span::call_site(),
 	);
+
+	let opcodes = aspect
+		.members
+		.iter()
+		.map(|m| {
+			let aspect_name = aspect.name.to_case(Case::ScreamingSnake);
+			let member_name = m.name.to_case(Case::ScreamingSnake);
+			let name_type = if m.side == Side::Client {
+				"CLIENT"
+			} else {
+				"SERVER"
+			};
+			let name = Ident::new(
+				&format!("{aspect_name}_{member_name}_{name_type}_OPCODE"),
+				Span::call_site(),
+			);
+			let opcode = m.opcode;
+
+			quote!(pub(crate) const #name: u64 = #opcode;)
+		})
+		.reduce(fold_tokens)
+		.unwrap_or_default();
+	let alias_info = generate_alias_info(aspect);
+
 	let server_side_members = server_members
 		.map(generate_member)
 		.reduce(fold_tokens)
@@ -259,11 +243,45 @@ fn generate_aspect(aspect: &Aspect) -> TokenStream {
 			#server_side_members
 		}
 	};
-	quote!(#client_side_members #server_side_members)
+	quote!(#opcodes #alias_info #client_side_members #server_side_members)
+}
+
+fn generate_alias_opcodes(aspect: &Aspect, side: Side, _type: MemberType) -> TokenStream {
+	aspect
+		.members
+		.iter()
+		.filter(|m| m.side == side)
+		.filter(|m| m._type == _type)
+		.map(|m| m.opcode)
+		.map(|o| quote!(#o))
+		.reduce(|a, b| quote!(#a, #b))
+		.unwrap_or_default()
+}
+fn generate_alias_info(aspect: &Aspect) -> TokenStream {
+	let aspect_alias_info_name = Ident::new(
+		&format!(
+			"{}_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO",
+			aspect.name.to_case(Case::ScreamingSnake)
+		),
+		Span::call_site(),
+	);
+	let local_signals = generate_alias_opcodes(aspect, Side::Server, MemberType::Signal);
+	let local_methods = generate_alias_opcodes(aspect, Side::Server, MemberType::Method);
+	let remote_signals = generate_alias_opcodes(aspect, Side::Client, MemberType::Signal);
+
+	quote! {
+		lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+			pub static ref #aspect_alias_info_name: crate::nodes::alias::AliasInfo = crate::nodes::alias::AliasInfo {
+				server_signals: vec![#local_signals],
+				server_methods: vec![#local_methods],
+				client_signals: vec![#remote_signals],
+			};
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 fn generate_member(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
-	let name_str = &member.name;
+	let id = member.opcode;
 	let name = Ident::new(&member.name.to_case(Case::Snake), Span::call_site());
 	let description = &member.description;
 
@@ -298,8 +316,8 @@ fn generate_member(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
 		(Side::Client, MemberType::Method) => {
 			quote! {
 				#[doc = #description]
-				pub async fn #name(#argument_decls) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<#return_type> {
+				pub async fn #name(#argument_decls) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<(#return_type, Vec<std::os::fd::OwnedFd>)> {
-					_node.execute_remote_method(#name_str, &(#argument_uses)).await
+					_node.execute_remote_method_typed(#id, &(#argument_uses), vec![]).await
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -308,7 +326,7 @@ fn generate_member(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
 				#[doc = #description]
 				pub fn #name(#argument_decls) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
 					let serialized = stardust_xr::schemas::flex::serialize((#argument_uses))?;
-					_node.send_remote_signal(#name_str, serialized)
+					_node.send_remote_signal(#id, serialized)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -319,23 +337,7 @@ fn generate_member(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
 			}
 		}
 		(Side::Server, MemberType::Signal) => {
-			let prefix =
-				if let Some(ArgumentType::Node { _type, return_info }) = &member.return_type {
-					if let Some(return_info) = return_info {
-						let parent_name = Ident::new(
-							&(name_str.to_case(Case::ScreamingSnake) + "_PARENT_PATH"),
-							Span::call_site(),
-						);
-						let parent_path = &return_info.parent;
-						quote!(const #parent_name: &'static str = #parent_path;)
-					} else {
-						TokenStream::default()
-					}
-				} else {
-					TokenStream::default()
-				};
 			quote! {
-				#prefix
 				#[doc = #description]
 				fn #name(#argument_decls) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()>;
 			}
@@ -343,8 +345,8 @@ fn generate_member(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
 	}
 }
 fn generate_handler(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
-	let member_name = &member.name;
+	let opcode = member.opcode;
-	let member_name_ident = Ident::new(&member_name, Span::call_site());
+	let member_name_ident = Ident::new(&member.name, Span::call_site());
 
 	let argument_names = member
 		.arguments
@@ -375,13 +377,13 @@ fn generate_handler(member: &Member) -> TokenStream {
 		.unwrap_or_default();
 	match member._type {
 		MemberType::Signal => quote! {
-			node.add_local_signal(#member_name, |_node, _calling_client, _message| {
+			node.add_local_signal(#opcode, |_node, _calling_client, _message| {
 				#deserialize
 				Self::#member_name_ident(_node, _calling_client.clone(), #argument_uses)
 			});
 		},
 		MemberType::Method => quote! {
-			node.add_local_method(#member_name, |_node, _calling_client, _message, _method_response| {
+			node.add_local_method(#opcode, |_node, _calling_client, _message, _method_response| {
 				_method_response.wrap_async(async move {
 					#deserialize
 					Ok((Self::#member_name_ident(_node, _calling_client.clone(), #argument_uses).await?, Vec::new()))
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ fn generate_argument_name(argument: &Argument) -> TokenStream {
 
 fn convert_deserializeable_argument_type(argument_type: &ArgumentType) -> ArgumentType {
 	match argument_type {
-		ArgumentType::Node { .. } => ArgumentType::String,
+		ArgumentType::Node { .. } => ArgumentType::NodeID,
 		ArgumentType::Vec(v) => {
 			ArgumentType::Vec(Box::new(convert_deserializeable_argument_type(v.as_ref())))
 		}
@@ -414,8 +416,8 @@ fn generate_argument_deserialize(
 	let name = Ident::new(&argument_name.to_case(Case::Snake), Span::call_site());
 	if let ArgumentType::Node { .. } = argument_type {
 		return match optional {
-			true => quote!(#name.map(|n| _calling_client.get_node(#argument_name, &n)?)),
+			true => quote!(#name.map(|n| _calling_client.get_node(#argument_name, n)?)),
-			false => quote!(_calling_client.get_node(#argument_name, &#name)?),
+			false => quote!(_calling_client.get_node(#argument_name, #name)?),
 		};
 	}
 	if optional {
@@ -445,10 +447,10 @@ fn generate_argument_serialize(
 	match argument_type {
 		ArgumentType::Node {
 			_type,
-			return_info: _,
+			return_id_parameter_name: _,
 		} => match optional {
-			true => quote!(#name.map(|n| n.get_path())),
+			true => quote!(#name.map(|n| n.get_id())),
-			false => quote!(#name.get_path()),
+			false => quote!(#name.get_id()),
 		},
 		ArgumentType::Color => quote!([#name.c.r, #name.c.g, #name.c.b, #name.a]),
 		ArgumentType::Vec(v) => {
@@ -483,6 +485,7 @@ fn argument_type_option_name(argument_type: &ArgumentType) -> String {
 		ArgumentType::Bytes => "Bytes".to_string(),
 		ArgumentType::Vec(v) => format!("{}Vector", argument_type_option_name(&v)),
 		ArgumentType::Map(m) => format!("{}Map", argument_type_option_name(&m)),
+		ArgumentType::NodeID => "Node ID".to_string(),
 		ArgumentType::Datamap => "Datamap".to_string(),
 		ArgumentType::ResourceID => "ResourceID".to_string(),
 		ArgumentType::Enum(e) => e.clone(),
@@ -544,6 +547,7 @@ fn generate_argument_type(
 				quote!(stardust_xr::values::Map<String, #t>)
 			}
 		}
+		ArgumentType::NodeID => quote!(u64),
 		ArgumentType::Datamap => {
 			if !owned {
 				quote!(&stardust_xr::values::Datamap)
@@ -576,7 +580,7 @@ fn generate_argument_type(
 		}
 		ArgumentType::Node {
 			_type,
-			return_info: _,
+			return_id_parameter_name: _,
 		} => {
 			if !owned {
 				quote!(&std::sync::Arc<crate::nodes::Node>)

src/core/client.rs

@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 use super::{
-	client_state::{ClientState, CLIENT_STATES},
+	client_state::{ClientStateParsed, CLIENT_STATES},
 	destroy_queue,
 	scenegraph::Scenegraph,
 };
 use crate::{
 	core::{registry::OwnedRegistry, task},
-	nodes::{audio, data, drawable, fields, hmd, input, items, root::Root, spatial, Node},
+	nodes::{
+		audio, data, drawable, fields, hmd, input, items,
+		root::{ClientState, Root},
+		spatial, Node,
+	},
 };
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use global_counter::primitive::exact::CounterU32;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use stardust_xr::{
+use stardust_xr::messenger::{self, MessageSenderHandle};
-	messenger::{self, MessageSenderHandle},
-	schemas::flex::serialize,
-};
 use std::{fmt::Debug, fs, iter::FromIterator, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::{net::UnixStream, task::JoinHandle};
 use tracing::info;
@@ -32,10 +34,11 @@ lazy_static! {
 		disconnect_status: OnceCell::new(),
 
 		message_sender_handle: None,
+		id_counter: CounterU32::new(0),
 		scenegraph: Default::default(),
 		root: OnceCell::new(),
 		base_resource_prefixes: Default::default(),
-		state: Arc::new(ClientState::default()),
+		state: OnceCell::default(),
 	});
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn get_env(pid: i32) -> Result<FxHashMap<String, String>, std::io::Error> {
 			.map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_string())),
 	))
 }
-pub fn state(env: &FxHashMap<String, String>) -> Option<Arc<ClientState>> {
+pub fn state(env: &FxHashMap<String, String>) -> Option<Arc<ClientStateParsed>> {
 	let token = env.get("STARDUST_STARTUP_TOKEN")?;
 	CLIENT_STATES.lock().get(token).cloned()
 }
@@ -60,11 +63,12 @@ pub struct Client {
 	flush_join_handle: OnceCell<JoinHandle<Result<()>>>,
 	disconnect_status: OnceCell<Result<()>>,
 
+	id_counter: CounterU32,
 	pub message_sender_handle: Option<MessageSenderHandle>,
 	pub scenegraph: Arc<Scenegraph>,
 	pub root: OnceCell<Arc<Root>>,
 	pub base_resource_prefixes: Mutex<Vec<PathBuf>>,
-	pub state: Arc<ClientState>,
+	pub state: OnceCell<ClientState>,
 }
 impl Client {
 	pub fn from_connection(connection: UnixStream) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ impl Client {
 		let state = env
 			.as_ref()
 			.and_then(state)
-			.unwrap_or_else(|| Arc::new(ClientState::default()));
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| Arc::new(ClientStateParsed::default()));
 
 		let client = CLIENTS.add(Client {
 			pid,
@@ -95,14 +99,15 @@ impl Client {
 			flush_join_handle: OnceCell::new(),
 			disconnect_status: OnceCell::new(),
 
+			id_counter: CounterU32::new(256),
 			message_sender_handle: Some(messenger_tx.handle()),
 			scenegraph: scenegraph.clone(),
 			root: OnceCell::new(),
 			base_resource_prefixes: Default::default(),
-			state,
+			state: OnceCell::default(),
 		});
 		let _ = client.scenegraph.client.set(Arc::downgrade(&client));
-		let _ = client.root.set(Root::create(&client)?);
+		let _ = client.root.set(Root::create(&client, state.root)?);
 		hmd::make_alias(&client)?;
 		spatial::create_interface(&client)?;
 		fields::create_interface(&client)?;
@@ -113,12 +118,7 @@ impl Client {
 		items::camera::create_interface(&client)?;
 		items::panel::create_interface(&client)?;
 
-		client
+		let _ = client.state.set(state.apply_to(&client));
-			.root
-			.get()
-			.unwrap()
-			.node
-			.send_remote_signal("restore_state", serialize(client.state.apply_to(&client))?)?;
 
 		let pid_printable = pid
 			.map(|pid| pid.to_string())
@@ -191,15 +191,19 @@ impl Client {
 		let cwd_proc_path = format!("/proc/{pid}/cwd");
 		std::fs::read_link(cwd_proc_path).ok()
 	}
-	pub async fn save_state(&self) -> Option<ClientState> {
+	pub async fn save_state(&self) -> Option<ClientStateParsed> {
 		let internal = self.root.get()?.save_state().await.ok()?;
-		Some(ClientState::from_deserialized(self, internal))
+		Some(ClientStateParsed::from_deserialized(self, internal))
+	}
+
+	pub fn generate_id(&self) -> u64 {
+		self.id_counter.inc() as u64
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	pub fn get_node(&self, name: &'static str, path: &str) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
+	pub fn get_node(&self, name: &'static str, id: u64) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
 		self.scenegraph
-			.get_node(path)
+			.get_node(id)
 			.ok_or_else(|| eyre!("{} not found", name))
 	}
 

src/core/client_state.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::client::{get_env, Client};
-use crate::nodes::{spatial::Spatial, Node};
+use crate::nodes::{root::ClientState, spatial::Spatial, Node};
 use glam::Mat4;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-	pub static ref CLIENT_STATES: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Arc<ClientState>>> = Default::default();
+	pub static ref CLIENT_STATES: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Arc<ClientStateParsed>>> = Default::default();
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -31,28 +31,27 @@ impl LaunchInfo {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ClientState {
+pub struct ClientStateParsed {
 	pub launch_info: Option<LaunchInfo>,
 	pub data: Vec<u8>,
 	pub root: Mat4,
 	pub spatial_anchors: FxHashMap<String, Mat4>,
 }
-impl ClientState {
+impl ClientStateParsed {
-	pub fn from_deserialized(client: &Client, state: ClientStateInternal) -> Self {
+	pub fn from_deserialized(client: &Client, state: ClientState) -> Self {
-		ClientState {
+		ClientStateParsed {
 			launch_info: LaunchInfo::from_client(client),
 			data: state.data.unwrap_or_default(),
-			root: Self::spatial_transform(client, &state.root.unwrap_or_default())
+			root: Self::spatial_transform(client, state.root).unwrap_or_default(),
-				.unwrap_or_default(),
 			spatial_anchors: state
 				.spatial_anchors
 				.into_iter()
-				.filter_map(|(k, v)| Some((k, Self::spatial_transform(client, &v)?)))
+				.filter_map(|(k, v)| Some((k, Self::spatial_transform(client, v)?)))
 				.collect(),
 		}
 	}
-	fn spatial_transform(client: &Client, path: &str) -> Option<Mat4> {
+	fn spatial_transform(client: &Client, id: u64) -> Option<Mat4> {
-		let node = client.scenegraph.get_node(path)?;
+		let node = client.scenegraph.get_node(id)?;
 		let spatial = node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().ok()?;
 		Some(spatial.global_transform())
 	}
@@ -79,24 +78,20 @@ impl ClientState {
 		std::fs::write(state_file_path, toml::to_string(&self).unwrap()).unwrap();
 	}
 
-	pub fn apply_to(&self, client: &Arc<Client>) -> ClientStateInternal {
+	pub fn apply_to(&self, client: &Arc<Client>) -> ClientState {
 		if let Some(root) = client.root.get() {
 			root.set_transform(self.root)
 		}
-		ClientStateInternal {
+		ClientState {
 			data: Some(self.data.clone()),
-			root: Some("/".to_string()),
+			root: 0,
 			spatial_anchors: self
 				.spatial_anchors
 				.iter()
 				.map(|(k, v)| {
-					(k.clone(), {
+					let node = Node::generate(client, true).add_to_scenegraph().unwrap();
-						let node = Node::create_parent_name(client, "/spatial/anchor", k, true)
+					Spatial::add_to(&node, None, *v, false);
-							.add_to_scenegraph()
+					(k.clone(), node.get_id())
-							.unwrap();
-						Spatial::add_to(&node, None, *v, false);
-						k.clone()
-					})
 				})
 				.collect(),
 		}
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@ impl ClientState {
 		Some(command)
 	}
 }
-impl Default for ClientState {
+impl Default for ClientStateParsed {
 	fn default() -> Self {
 		Self {
 			launch_info: None,
@@ -122,10 +117,3 @@ impl Default for ClientState {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-#[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ClientStateInternal {
-	data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
-	root: Option<String>,
-	spatial_anchors: FxHashMap<String, String>,
-}

src/core/idl_utils.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! create_interface {
-	($iface:ident, $aspect:ident, $path:expr) => {
+	($iface:ident) => {
 		pub fn create_interface(client: &Arc<Client>) -> Result<()> {
-			let node = Node::create_path(client, $path, false);
+			let node = Node::from_id(client, INTERFACE_NODE_ID, false);
-			<$iface as $aspect>::add_node_members(&node);
+			<$iface as self::InterfaceAspect>::add_node_members(&node);
 			node.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 			Ok(())
 		}

src/core/mod.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ pub mod delta;
 pub mod destroy_queue;
 pub mod eventloop;
 pub mod idl_utils;
-pub mod node_collections;
 pub mod registry;
 pub mod resource;
 pub mod scenegraph;

src/core/node_collections.rs

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-use crate::nodes::Node;
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use std::{
-	borrow::Borrow,
-	hash::Hash,
-	sync::{Arc, Weak},
-};
-
-// #[derive(Default)]
-// pub struct LifeLinkedNodeList {
-// 	nodes: Mutex<Vec<Weak<Node>>>,
-// }
-// impl LifeLinkedNodeList {
-// 	pub fn add(&self, node: Weak<Node>) {
-// 		self.nodes.lock().push(node);
-// 	}
-// 	pub fn clear(&self) {
-// 		self.nodes
-// 			.lock()
-// 			.iter()
-// 			.filter_map(|node| node.upgrade())
-// 			.for_each(|node| {
-// 				node.destroy();
-// 			});
-// 		self.nodes.lock().clear();
-// 	}
-// }
-// impl Drop for LifeLinkedNodeList {
-// 	fn drop(&mut self) {
-// 		self.clear();
-// 	}
-// }
-
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct LifeLinkedNodeMap<K: Hash + Eq> {
-	nodes: Mutex<FxHashMap<K, Weak<Node>>>,
-}
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-impl<K: Hash + Eq> LifeLinkedNodeMap<K> {
-	pub fn add(&self, key: K, node: &Arc<Node>) {
-		self.nodes.lock().insert(key, Arc::downgrade(node));
-	}
-	pub fn get<Q>(&self, key: &Q) -> Option<Arc<Node>>
-	where
-		Q: ?Sized,
-		K: Borrow<Q>,
-		Q: Hash + Eq,
-	{
-		self.nodes.lock().get(key).and_then(|n| n.upgrade())
-	}
-	pub fn nodes(&self) -> Vec<Arc<Node>> {
-		self.nodes
-			.lock()
-			.values()
-			.filter_map(|v| v.upgrade())
-			.collect()
-	}
-	pub fn remove<Q>(&self, key: &Q) -> Option<Arc<Node>>
-	where
-		Q: ?Sized,
-		K: Borrow<Q>,
-		Q: Hash + Eq,
-	{
-		self.nodes.lock().remove(key).and_then(|n| n.upgrade())
-	}
-
-	pub fn clear(&self) {
-		let mut nodes = self.nodes.lock();
-		nodes
-			.values()
-			.filter_map(|node| node.upgrade())
-			.for_each(|node| {
-				node.destroy();
-			});
-		nodes.clear();
-	}
-}
-impl<K: Hash + Eq> Drop for LifeLinkedNodeMap<K> {
-	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		self.clear();
-	}
-}

src/core/registry.rs

@@ -33,12 +33,38 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + ?Sized> Registry<T> {
 		self.lock()
 			.contains_key(&(ptr::addr_of!(*t) as *const () as usize))
 	}
+	pub fn get_changes(old: &Registry<T>, new: &Registry<T>) -> (Vec<Arc<T>>, Vec<Arc<T>>) {
+		let old = old.lock();
+		let new = new.lock();
+
+		let mut added = Vec::new();
+		let mut removed = Vec::new();
+
+		for (id, entry) in new.iter() {
+			if let Some(entry) = entry.upgrade() {
+				if !old.contains_key(id) {
+					added.push(entry);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		for (id, entry) in old.iter() {
+			if let Some(entry) = entry.upgrade() {
+				if !new.contains_key(id) {
+					removed.push(entry);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		(added, removed)
+	}
 	pub fn get_valid_contents(&self) -> Vec<Arc<T>> {
 		self.lock()
 			.iter()
 			.filter_map(|pair| pair.1.upgrade())
 			.collect()
 	}
+	pub fn set(&self, other: &Registry<T>) {
+		*self.lock() = other.lock().clone();
+	}
 	pub fn take_valid_contents(&self) -> Vec<Arc<T>> {
 		self.0
 			.lock()
@@ -48,6 +74,14 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + ?Sized> Registry<T> {
 			.filter_map(|pair| pair.1.upgrade())
 			.collect()
 	}
+	pub fn retain<F: Fn(&T) -> bool>(&self, f: F) {
+		self.lock().retain(|_, v| {
+			let Some(v) = v.upgrade() else {
+				return true;
+			};
+			(f)(&v)
+		})
+	}
 	pub fn remove(&self, t: &T) {
 		self.lock()
 			.remove(&(ptr::addr_of!(*t) as *const () as usize));

src/core/scenegraph.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, debug_span};
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Scenegraph {
 	pub(super) client: OnceCell<Weak<Client>>,
-	nodes: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Arc<Node>>>,
+	nodes: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Arc<Node>>>,
 }
 
 impl Scenegraph {
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ impl Scenegraph {
 	}
 	pub fn add_node_raw(&self, node: Arc<Node>) {
 		debug!(node = ?&*node, "Add node");
-		let path = node.get_path().to_string();
+		self.nodes.lock().insert(node.get_id(), node);
-		self.nodes.lock().insert(path, node);
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_node(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
+	pub fn get_node(&self, node: u64) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
-		let mut node = self.nodes.lock().get(path)?.clone();
+		let mut node = self.nodes.lock().get(&node)?.clone();
 		while let Ok(alias) = node.get_aspect::<Alias>() {
 			if alias.enabled.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
 				node = alias.original.upgrade()?;
@@ -50,9 +49,9 @@ impl Scenegraph {
 		Some(node)
 	}
 
-	pub fn remove_node(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
+	pub fn remove_node(&self, node: u64) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
-		debug!(path, "Remove node");
+		debug!(node, "Remove node");
-		self.nodes.lock().remove(path)
+		self.nodes.lock().remove(&node)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,16 +93,16 @@ fn map_method_return<T: Serialize>(
 impl scenegraph::Scenegraph for Scenegraph {
 	fn send_signal(
 		&self,
-		path: &str,
+		node: u64,
-		method: &str,
+		method: u64,
 		data: &[u8],
 		fds: Vec<OwnedFd>,
 	) -> Result<(), ScenegraphError> {
 		let Some(client) = self.get_client() else {
 			return Err(ScenegraphError::SignalNotFound);
 		};
-		debug_span!("Handle signal", path, method).in_scope(|| {
+		debug_span!("Handle signal", node, method).in_scope(|| {
-			self.get_node(path)
+			self.get_node(node)
 				.ok_or(ScenegraphError::NodeNotFound)?
 				.send_local_signal(
 					client,
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ impl scenegraph::Scenegraph for Scenegraph {
 	}
 	fn execute_method(
 		&self,
-		path: &str,
+		node: u64,
-		method: &str,
+		method: u64,
 		data: &[u8],
 		fds: Vec<OwnedFd>,
 		response: oneshot::Sender<Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<OwnedFd>), ScenegraphError>>,
@@ -127,8 +126,8 @@ impl scenegraph::Scenegraph for Scenegraph {
 			let _ = response.send(Err(ScenegraphError::MethodNotFound));
 			return;
 		};
-		debug!(path, method, "Handle method");
+		debug!(node, method, "Handle method");
-		let Some(node) = self.get_node(path) else {
+		let Some(node) = self.get_node(node) else {
 			let _ = response.send(Err(ScenegraphError::NodeNotFound));
 			return;
 		};

src/main.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::wayland::X_DISPLAY;
 
 use self::core::eventloop::EventLoop;
 use clap::Parser;
-use core::client_state::ClientState;
+use core::client_state::ClientStateParsed;
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use stardust_xr::server;
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ fn restore_session(
 	};
 	clients
 		.filter_map(Result::ok)
-		.filter_map(|c| ClientState::from_file(&c.path()))
+		.filter_map(|c| ClientStateParsed::from_file(&c.path()))
-		.filter_map(ClientState::launch_command)
+		.filter_map(ClientStateParsed::launch_command)
 		.filter_map(|startup_command| {
 			run_client(
 				startup_command,

src/nodes/alias.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 use super::{Aspect, Node};
-use crate::core::client::Client;
+use crate::core::{client::Client, registry::Registry};
-use color_eyre::eyre::{ensure, Result};
+use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use portable_atomic::AtomicBool;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use std::{
+	ops::Add,
+	sync::{Arc, Weak},
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct AliasInfo {
-	pub(super) server_signals: Vec<&'static str>,
+	pub(super) server_signals: Vec<u64>,
-	pub(super) server_methods: Vec<&'static str>,
+	pub(super) server_methods: Vec<u64>,
-	pub(super) client_signals: Vec<&'static str>,
+	pub(super) client_signals: Vec<u64>,
+}
+impl Add for AliasInfo {
+	type Output = AliasInfo;
+	fn add(mut self, mut rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
+		self.server_signals.append(&mut rhs.server_signals);
+		self.server_methods.append(&mut rhs.server_methods);
+		self.client_signals.append(&mut rhs.client_signals);
+		self
+	}
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct Alias {
 	pub enabled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 	pub(super) node: Weak<Node>,
@@ -21,32 +32,86 @@ pub struct Alias {
 }
 impl Alias {
 	pub fn create(
-		client: &Arc<Client>,
-		parent: &str,
-		name: &str,
 		original: &Arc<Node>,
+		client: &Arc<Client>,
 		info: AliasInfo,
+		list: Option<&AliasList>,
 	) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
-		ensure!(
+		let node = Node::generate(client, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			client
+		Self::add_to(&node, original, info)?;
-				.scenegraph
+		if let Some(list) = list {
-				.get_node(&(parent.to_string() + "/" + name))
+			list.add(&node);
-				.is_none(),
+		}
-			"Node already exists"
+		Ok(node)
-		);
+	}
+	pub fn create_with_id(
+		original: &Arc<Node>,
+		client: &Arc<Client>,
+		new_id: u64,
+		info: AliasInfo,
+		list: Option<&AliasList>,
+	) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
+		let node = Node::from_id(client, new_id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
+		Self::add_to(&node, original, info)?;
+		if let Some(list) = list {
+			list.add(&node);
+		}
+		Ok(node)
+	}
 
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(client, parent, name, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
+	fn add_to(new_node: &Arc<Node>, original: &Arc<Node>, info: AliasInfo) -> Result<()> {
 		let alias = Alias {
 			enabled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
-			node: Arc::downgrade(&node),
+			node: Arc::downgrade(&new_node),
 			original: Arc::downgrade(original),
 			info,
 		};
 		let alias = original.aliases.add(alias);
-		node.add_aspect_raw(alias);
+		new_node.add_aspect_raw(alias);
-		Ok(node)
+		Ok(())
 	}
 }
 impl Aspect for Alias {
 	const NAME: &'static str = "Alias";
 }
+
+pub fn get_original(node: Arc<Node>) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
+	let Ok(alias) = node.get_aspect::<Alias>() else {
+		return Some(node);
+	};
+	get_original(alias.original.upgrade()?)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct AliasList(Registry<Node>);
+impl AliasList {
+	fn add(&self, node: &Arc<Node>) {
+		self.0.add_raw(node);
+	}
+	pub fn get<A: Aspect>(&self, aspect: &A) -> Option<Arc<Node>> {
+		self.0.get_valid_contents().into_iter().find(|node| {
+			let Ok(aspect2) = node.get_aspect::<A>() else {
+				return false;
+			};
+			Arc::as_ptr(&aspect2) != (aspect as *const A)
+		})
+	}
+	pub fn get_aliases(&self) -> Vec<Arc<Node>> {
+		self.0.get_valid_contents()
+	}
+	pub fn remove_aspect<A: Aspect>(&self, aspect: &A) {
+		self.0.retain(|node| {
+			let Ok(aspect2) = node.get_aspect::<A>() else {
+				return false;
+			};
+			Arc::as_ptr(&aspect2) != (aspect as *const A)
+		})
+	}
+}
+impl Drop for AliasList {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		for node in self.0.take_valid_contents() {
+			node.destroy();
+		}
+	}
+}

src/nodes/audio.rs

@@ -101,20 +101,19 @@ pub fn update() {
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(AudioInterface, AudioInterfaceAspect, "/audio");
+create_interface!(AudioInterface);
 struct AudioInterface;
-impl AudioInterfaceAspect for AudioInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for AudioInterface {
 	#[doc = "Create a sound node. WAV and MP3 are supported."]
 	fn create_sound(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		resource: ResourceID,
 	) -> Result<()> {
-		let node =
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, Self::CREATE_SOUND_PARENT_PATH, &name, true);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 		let node = node.add_to_scenegraph()?;

src/nodes/data.rs

@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
-use super::alias::AliasInfo;
+use super::alias::AliasList;
 use super::fields::Field;
 use super::spatial::{parse_transform, Spatial};
 use super::{Alias, Aspect, Node};
 use crate::core::client::Client;
-use crate::core::node_collections::LifeLinkedNodeMap;
 use crate::core::registry::Registry;
 use crate::create_interface;
 use crate::nodes::fields::FIELD_ALIAS_INFO;
 use crate::nodes::spatial::Transform;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, ensure, eyre, Result};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
+use slotmap::{DefaultKey, Key, KeyData, SlotMap};
 use stardust_xr::schemas::flex::flexbuffers;
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
 lazy_static! {
-	pub static ref KEYMAPS: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, String>> = Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default());
+	pub static ref KEYMAPS: Mutex<SlotMap<DefaultKey, String>> = Mutex::new(SlotMap::default());
 }
 
 static PULSE_SENDER_REGISTRY: Registry<PulseSender> = Registry::new();
@@ -58,14 +56,16 @@ stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_data_protocol!();
 pub struct PulseSender {
 	node: Weak<Node>,
 	pub mask: Datamap,
-	aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	aliases: AliasList,
+	field_aliases: AliasList,
 }
 impl PulseSender {
 	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, mask: Datamap) -> Result<Arc<PulseSender>> {
 		let sender = PulseSender {
 			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
 			mask,
-			aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap::default(),
+			aliases: AliasList::default(),
+			field_aliases: AliasList::default(),
 		};
 
 		// <PulseSender as PulseSenderAspect>::add_node_members(node);
@@ -91,44 +91,41 @@ impl PulseSender {
 		};
 		// Receiver itself
 		let Ok(rx_alias) = Alias::create(
-			&tx_client,
-			tx_node.get_path(),
-			receiver.uid.as_str(),
 			&rx_node,
-			AliasInfo {
+			&tx_client,
-				server_methods: vec!["send_data"],
+			PULSE_RECEIVER_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-				..Default::default()
+			Some(&self.aliases),
-			},
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.aliases.add(receiver.uid.clone(), &rx_alias);
 
 		// Receiver's field
 		let Ok(rx_field_alias) = Alias::create(
+			&rx_node
+				.get_aspect::<PulseReceiver>()
+				.unwrap()
+				.field
+				.spatial_ref()
+				.node()
+				.unwrap(),
 			&tx_client,
-			rx_alias.get_path(),
-			"field",
-			&rx_node.get_aspect::<PulseReceiver>().unwrap().field_node,
 			FIELD_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&self.aliases),
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.aliases
-			.add(receiver.uid.clone() + "-field", &rx_field_alias);
 
-		let _ =
+		let _ = pulse_sender_client::new_receiver(&tx_node, &rx_alias, &rx_field_alias);
-			pulse_sender_client::new_receiver(&tx_node, &receiver.uid, &rx_alias, &rx_field_alias);
 	}
 
 	fn handle_drop_receiver(&self, receiver: &PulseReceiver) {
-		let uid = receiver.uid.as_str();
+		let id = receiver.node.upgrade().unwrap().get_id();
-		self.aliases.remove(uid);
+		self.aliases.remove_aspect(receiver);
-		self.aliases.remove(&(uid.to_string() + "-field"));
+		self.field_aliases.remove_aspect(receiver.field.as_ref());
 		let Some(tx_node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let _ = pulse_sender_client::drop_receiver(&tx_node, uid);
+		let _ = pulse_sender_client::drop_receiver(&tx_node, id);
 	}
 }
 impl Aspect for PulseSender {
@@ -142,21 +139,19 @@ impl Drop for PulseSender {
 }
 
 pub struct PulseReceiver {
-	uid: String,
 	pub node: Weak<Node>,
-	pub field_node: Arc<Node>,
+	pub field: Arc<Field>,
 	pub mask: Datamap,
 }
 impl PulseReceiver {
 	pub fn add_to(
 		node: &Arc<Node>,
-		field_node: Arc<Node>,
+		field: Arc<Field>,
 		mask: Datamap,
 	) -> Result<Arc<PulseReceiver>> {
 		let receiver = PulseReceiver {
-			uid: nanoid!(),
 			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
-			field_node,
+			field,
 			mask,
 		};
 		let receiver = PULSE_RECEIVER_REGISTRY.add(receiver);
@@ -186,7 +181,7 @@ impl PulseReceiverAspect for PulseReceiver {
 			"Message ({data:?}) does not contain the same keys as the receiver's mask ({:?})",
 			this_receiver.mask
 		);
-		pulse_receiver_client::data(&node, &sender.uid, &data)?;
+		pulse_receiver_client::data(&node, &sender, &data)?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
 }
@@ -199,24 +194,19 @@ impl Drop for PulseReceiver {
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(DataInterface, DataInterfaceAspect, "/data");
+create_interface!(DataInterface);
 struct DataInterface;
-impl DataInterfaceAspect for DataInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for DataInterface {
 	fn create_pulse_sender(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		mask: Datamap,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		get_mask(&mask)?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_PULSE_SENDER_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 
@@ -229,22 +219,17 @@ impl DataInterfaceAspect for DataInterface {
 	fn create_pulse_receiver(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		field: Arc<Node>,
 		mask: Datamap,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		get_mask(&mask)?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_PULSE_RECEIVER_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = parse_transform(transform, true, true, false);
-		let _ = field.get_aspect::<Field>()?;
+		let field = field.get_aspect::<Field>()?;
 
 		let node = node.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
@@ -256,7 +241,7 @@ impl DataInterfaceAspect for DataInterface {
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
 		keymap: String,
-	) -> Result<String> {
+	) -> Result<u64> {
 		let mut keymaps = KEYMAPS.lock();
 		if let Some(found_keymap_id) = keymaps
 			.iter()
@@ -264,22 +249,20 @@ impl DataInterfaceAspect for DataInterface {
 			.map(|(k, _v)| k)
 			.last()
 		{
-			return Ok(found_keymap_id.clone());
+			return Ok(found_keymap_id.data().as_ffi());
 		}
 
-		let generated_id = nanoid!();
+		let key = keymaps.insert(keymap);
-		keymaps.insert(generated_id.clone(), keymap);
+		Ok(key.data().as_ffi())
-
-		Ok(generated_id)
 	}
 
 	async fn get_keymap(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		keymap_id: String,
+		keymap_id: u64,
 	) -> Result<String> {
 		let keymaps = KEYMAPS.lock();
-		let Some(keymap) = keymaps.get(&keymap_id) else {
+		let Some(keymap) = keymaps.get(KeyData::from_ffi(keymap_id).into()) else {
 			bail!("Could not find keymap. Try registering it")
 		};
 

src/nodes/drawable/mod.rs

@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ static QUEUED_SKYLIGHT: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>> = Mutex::new(None);
 static QUEUED_SKYTEX: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>> = Mutex::new(None);
 
 stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_drawable_protocol!();
-create_interface!(DrawableInterface, DrawableInterfaceAspect, "/drawable");
+create_interface!(DrawableInterface);
 
 pub struct DrawableInterface;
-impl DrawableInterfaceAspect for DrawableInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for DrawableInterface {
 	fn set_sky_tex(_node: Arc<Node>, calling_client: Arc<Client>, tex: ResourceID) -> Result<()> {
 		let resource_path = get_resource_file(&tex, &calling_client, &[OsStr::new("hdr")])
 			.ok_or(eyre::eyre!("Could not find resource"))?;
@@ -65,13 +65,12 @@ impl DrawableInterfaceAspect for DrawableInterface {
 	fn create_lines(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		lines: Vec<Line>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
-		let node =
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, Self::CREATE_LINES_PARENT_PATH, &name, true);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 
@@ -84,13 +83,12 @@ impl DrawableInterfaceAspect for DrawableInterface {
 	fn load_model(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		model: ResourceID,
 	) -> Result<()> {
-		let node =
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, Self::LOAD_MODEL_PARENT_PATH, &name, true);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 		let node = node.add_to_scenegraph()?;
@@ -102,14 +100,13 @@ impl DrawableInterfaceAspect for DrawableInterface {
 	fn create_text(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		text: String,
 		style: TextStyle,
 	) -> Result<()> {
-		let node =
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true);
-			Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, Self::CREATE_TEXT_PARENT_PATH, &name, true);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 

src/nodes/drawable/model.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-use super::{MaterialParameter, ModelAspect, ModelPartAspect, Node};
 use crate::core::client::Client;
-use crate::core::node_collections::LifeLinkedNodeMap;
 use crate::core::registry::Registry;
 use crate::core::resource::get_resource_file;
+use crate::nodes::alias::{Alias, AliasList};
 use crate::nodes::spatial::Spatial;
-use crate::nodes::Aspect;
+use crate::nodes::{Aspect, Node};
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, eyre, Result};
 use glam::{Mat4, Vec2, Vec3};
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -19,9 +18,10 @@ use stereokit_rust::sk::MainThreadToken;
 use stereokit_rust::{material::Material, model::Model as SKModel, tex::Tex, util::Color128};
 
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
+use super::{MaterialParameter, ModelAspect, ModelPartAspect, MODEL_PART_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO};
+
 static MODEL_REGISTRY: Registry<Model> = Registry::new();
 static HOLDOUT_MATERIAL: OnceCell<Arc<SendWrapper<Material>>> = OnceCell::new();
 
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ impl MaterialParameter {
 
 pub struct ModelPart {
 	id: i32,
-	path: PathBuf,
+	path: String,
 	space: Arc<Spatial>,
 	model: Weak<Model>,
 	pending_material_parameters: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, MaterialParameter>>,
 	pending_material_replacement: Mutex<Option<Arc<SendWrapper<Material>>>>,
+	aliases: AliasList,
 }
 impl ModelPart {
 	fn create_for_model(model: &Arc<Model>, sk_model: &SKModel) {
@@ -91,26 +92,21 @@ impl ModelPart {
 	}
 
 	fn create(model: &Arc<Model>, part: &stereokit_rust::model::ModelNode) -> Option<Arc<Self>> {
-		let parent_node = part
+		let mut parts = model.parts.lock();
+		let parent_part = part
 			.get_parent()
-			.and_then(|part| model.parts.get(part.get_id()));
+			.and_then(|part| parts.iter().find(|p| p.id == *part.get_id()));
-		let parent_part = parent_node
-			.as_ref()
-			.and_then(|node| node.get_aspect::<ModelPart>().ok());
 
 		let stardust_model_part = model.space.node()?;
 		let client = stardust_model_part.get_client()?;
-		let mut part_path = parent_part.map(|n| n.path.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+		let mut part_path = parent_part
-		part_path.push(part.get_name().unwrap());
+			.map(|n| n.path.clone() + "/")
+			.unwrap_or_default();
+		part_path += part.get_name().unwrap();
 
-		let node = client.scenegraph.add_node(Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = client.scenegraph.add_node(Node::generate(&client, false));
-			&client,
+		let spatial_parent = parent_part
-			stardust_model_part.get_path(),
+			.map(|n| n.space.clone())
-			part_path.to_str()?,
-			false,
-		));
-		let spatial_parent = parent_node
-			.and_then(|n| n.get_aspect::<Spatial>().ok())
 			.unwrap_or_else(|| model.space.clone());
 
 		let local_transform = unsafe { part.get_local_transform().m };
@@ -121,29 +117,25 @@ impl ModelPart {
 			false,
 		);
 
-		let _ = node
+		let _ = space.bounding_box_calc.set(|node| {
-			.get_aspect::<Spatial>()
+			let Ok(model_part) = node.get_aspect::<ModelPart>() else {
-			.unwrap()
+				return Bounds::default();
-			.bounding_box_calc
+			};
-			.set(|node| {
+			let Some(model) = model_part.model.upgrade() else {
-				let Ok(model_part) = node.get_aspect::<ModelPart>() else {
+				return Bounds::default();
-					return Bounds::default();
+			};
-				};
+			let Some(sk_model) = model.sk_model.get() else {
-				let Some(model) = model_part.model.upgrade() else {
+				return Bounds::default();
-					return Bounds::default();
+			};
-				};
+			let model_nodes = sk_model.get_nodes();
-				let Some(sk_model) = model.sk_model.get() else {
+			let Some(model_node) = model_nodes.get_index(model_part.id) else {
-					return Bounds::default();
+				return Bounds::default();
-				};
+			};
-				let nodes = sk_model.get_nodes();
+			let Some(sk_mesh) = model_node.get_mesh() else {
-				let Some(model_node) = nodes.get_index(model_part.id) else {
+				return Bounds::default();
-					return Bounds::default();
+			};
-				};
+			sk_mesh.get_bounds()
-				let Some(sk_mesh) = model_node.get_mesh() else {
+		});
-					return Bounds::default();
-				};
-				sk_mesh.get_bounds()
-			});
 
 		let model_part = Arc::new(ModelPart {
 			id: *part.get_id(),
@@ -152,10 +144,11 @@ impl ModelPart {
 			model: Arc::downgrade(model),
 			pending_material_parameters: Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default()),
 			pending_material_replacement: Mutex::new(None),
+			aliases: AliasList::default(),
 		});
 		<ModelPart as ModelPartAspect>::add_node_members(&node);
 		node.add_aspect_raw(model_part.clone());
-		model.parts.add(*part.get_id(), &node);
+		parts.push(model_part.clone());
 		Some(model_part)
 	}
 
@@ -255,9 +248,8 @@ pub struct Model {
 	space: Arc<Spatial>,
 	_resource_id: ResourceID,
 	sk_model: OnceCell<SKModel>,
-	parts: LifeLinkedNodeMap<i32>,
+	parts: Mutex<Vec<Arc<ModelPart>>>,
 }
-
 impl Model {
 	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, resource_id: ResourceID) -> Result<Arc<Model>> {
 		let pending_model_path = get_resource_file(
@@ -272,8 +264,9 @@ impl Model {
 			space: node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap().clone(),
 			_resource_id: resource_id,
 			sk_model: OnceCell::new(),
-			parts: LifeLinkedNodeMap::default(),
+			parts: Mutex::new(Vec::default()),
 		});
+		<Model as ModelAspect>::add_node_members(node);
 		MODEL_REGISTRY.add_raw(&model);
 
 		// technically doing this in anything but the main thread isn't a good idea but dangit we need those model nodes ASAP
@@ -291,11 +284,11 @@ impl Model {
 		let Some(sk_model) = self.sk_model.get() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		for model_node_node in self.parts.nodes() {
+		let parts = self.parts.lock();
-			if let Ok(model_node) = model_node_node.get_aspect::<ModelPart>() {
+		for model_node in &*parts {
-				model_node.update();
+			model_node.update();
-			};
 		}
+		drop(parts);
 
 		if self.enabled.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
 			sk_model.draw(token, self.space.global_transform(), None, None);
@@ -308,12 +301,32 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Model {}
 impl Aspect for Model {
 	const NAME: &'static str = "Model";
 }
-impl ModelAspect for Model {}
+impl ModelAspect for Model {
+	#[doc = "Bind a model part to the node with the ID input."]
+	fn bind_model_part(
+		node: Arc<Node>,
+		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
+		id: u64,
+		part_path: String,
+	) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
+		let model = node.get_aspect::<Model>()?;
+		let parts = model.parts.lock();
+		let Some(part) = parts.iter().find(|p| p.path == part_path) else {
+			let paths = parts.iter().map(|p| &p.path).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+			bail!("Couldn't find model part at path {part_path}, all available paths: {paths:?}",)
+		};
+		Alias::create_with_id(
+			&part.space.node().unwrap(),
+			&calling_client,
+			id,
+			MODEL_PART_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&part.aliases),
+		)?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
 impl Drop for Model {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		// if let Some(sk_model) = self.sk_model.take() {
-		// destroy_queue::add(sk_model);
-		// }
 		MODEL_REGISTRY.remove(self);
 	}
 }

src/nodes/fields/mod.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use self::sphere::SphereField;
 use self::torus::TorusField;
 
 use super::alias::AliasInfo;
-use super::spatial::Spatial;
+use super::spatial::{
+	Spatial, SPATIAL_REF_GET_LOCAL_BOUNDING_BOX_SERVER_OPCODE,
+	SPATIAL_REF_GET_RELATIVE_BOUNDING_BOX_SERVER_OPCODE, SPATIAL_REF_GET_TRANSFORM_SERVER_OPCODE,
+};
 use super::{Aspect, Node};
 use crate::core::client::Client;
 use crate::create_interface;
@@ -24,7 +27,15 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 // TODO: get SDFs working properly with non-uniform scale and so on, output distance relative to the spatial it's compared against
 
 pub static FIELD_ALIAS_INFO: Lazy<AliasInfo> = Lazy::new(|| AliasInfo {
-	server_methods: vec!["distance", "normal", "closest_point", "ray_march"],
+	server_methods: vec![
+		SPATIAL_REF_GET_TRANSFORM_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		SPATIAL_REF_GET_LOCAL_BOUNDING_BOX_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		SPATIAL_REF_GET_RELATIVE_BOUNDING_BOX_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		FIELD_DISTANCE_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		FIELD_NORMAL_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		FIELD_CLOSEST_POINT_SERVER_OPCODE,
+		FIELD_RAY_MARCH_SERVER_OPCODE,
+	],
 	..Default::default()
 });
 
@@ -200,26 +211,20 @@ impl Deref for Field {
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(FieldInterface, FieldInterfaceAspect, "/field");
+create_interface!(FieldInterface);
 pub struct FieldInterface;
-impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	fn create_box_field(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		size: mint::Vector3<f32>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_BOX_FIELD_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		)
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
 		BoxField::add_to(&node, size);
 		Ok(())
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	fn create_cylinder_field(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		length: f32,
@@ -236,13 +241,7 @@ impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_CYLINDER_FIELD_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		)
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
 		CylinderField::add_to(&node, length, radius);
 		Ok(())
@@ -251,19 +250,13 @@ impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	fn create_sphere_field(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		position: mint::Vector3<f32>,
 		radius: f32,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_SPHERE_FIELD_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		)
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(
 			&node,
 			Some(parent.clone()),
@@ -277,7 +270,7 @@ impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	fn create_torus_field(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		radius_a: f32,
@@ -285,13 +278,7 @@ impl FieldInterfaceAspect for FieldInterface {
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			&calling_client,
-			Self::CREATE_TORUS_FIELD_PARENT_PATH,
-			&name,
-			true,
-		)
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
 		TorusField::add_to(&node, radius_a, radius_b);
 		Ok(())

src/nodes/hmd.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-use super::{alias::Alias, spatial::Spatial, Node};
+use super::{
-use crate::{
+	alias::Alias,
-	core::client::{Client, INTERNAL_CLIENT},
+	spatial::{Spatial, SPATIAL_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO},
-	nodes::alias::AliasInfo,
+	Node,
 };
+use crate::core::client::{Client, INTERNAL_CLIENT};
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::{vec3, Mat4};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -13,31 +14,21 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 }
 
 fn create() -> Arc<Node> {
-	let node = Arc::new(Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, "", "hmd", false));
+	let node = Arc::new(Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false));
 	Spatial::add_to(&node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
-
 	node
 }
 
 pub fn frame() {
 	let spatial = HMD.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap();
 	let hmd_pose = Input::get_head();
-	*spatial.transform.lock() = Mat4::from_scale_rotation_translation(
+	spatial.set_local_transform(Mat4::from_scale_rotation_translation(
 		vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0),
 		hmd_pose.orientation.into(),
 		hmd_pose.position.into(),
-	);
+	));
 }
 
 pub fn make_alias(client: &Arc<Client>) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
-	Alias::create(
+	Alias::create(&HMD, client, SPATIAL_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(), None)
-		client,
-		"",
-		"hmd",
-		&HMD,
-		AliasInfo {
-			server_signals: vec!["get_bounds", "get_transform"],
-			..Default::default()
-		},
-	)
 }

src/nodes/input/handler.rs

@@ -2,30 +2,23 @@ use super::{
 	input_handler_client, InputHandlerAspect, InputLink, INPUT_HANDLER_REGISTRY,
 	INPUT_METHOD_REGISTRY,
 };
-use crate::{
+use crate::nodes::{alias::AliasList, fields::Field, spatial::Spatial, Aspect, Node};
-	core::node_collections::LifeLinkedNodeMap,
-	nodes::{fields::Field, spatial::Spatial, Aspect, Node},
-};
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 pub struct InputHandler {
-	pub uid: String,
-	pub node: Weak<Node>,
 	pub spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
 	pub field: Arc<Field>,
-	pub(super) method_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<usize>,
+	pub(super) method_aliases: AliasList,
 }
 impl InputHandler {
 	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, field: &Arc<Field>) -> Result<()> {
 		let handler = InputHandler {
-			uid: node.uid.clone(),
-			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
 			spatial: node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap().clone(),
 			field: field.clone(),
-			method_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap::default(),
+			method_aliases: AliasList::default(),
 		};
 		for method in INPUT_METHOD_REGISTRY.get_valid_contents() {
 			method.make_alias(&handler);
@@ -44,20 +37,16 @@ impl InputHandler {
 		input_link: &InputLink,
 		datamap: Datamap,
 	) {
-		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
+		let Some(node) = self.spatial.node() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let Some(method_alias) = input_link
+		let Some(method_alias) = self.method_aliases.get(input_link.method.as_ref()) else {
-			.handler
-			.method_aliases
-			.get(&(Arc::as_ptr(&input_link.method) as usize))
-		else {
 			return;
 		};
 		let _ = input_handler_client::input(
 			&node,
 			&method_alias,
-			&input_link.serialize(order, captured, datamap),
+			&input_link.serialize(method_alias.id, order, captured, datamap),
 		);
 	}
 }

src/nodes/input/method.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use super::{
 	input_method_client, InputDataTrait, InputDataType, InputHandler, InputMethodAspect,
-	InputMethodRefAspect, INPUT_HANDLER_REGISTRY, INPUT_METHOD_REGISTRY,
+	InputMethodRefAspect, INPUT_HANDLER_REGISTRY, INPUT_METHOD_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO,
+	INPUT_METHOD_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO, INPUT_METHOD_REGISTRY,
 };
 use crate::{
-	core::{client::Client, node_collections::LifeLinkedNodeMap, registry::Registry},
+	core::{client::Client, registry::Registry},
 	nodes::{
-		alias::{Alias, AliasInfo},
+		alias::{Alias, AliasList},
 		fields::{Field, FIELD_ALIAS_INFO},
 		spatial::Spatial,
 		Aspect, Node,
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
 pub struct InputMethod {
 	pub node: Weak<Node>,
-	pub uid: String,
 	pub enabled: Mutex<bool>,
 	pub spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
 	pub data: Mutex<InputDataType>,
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ pub struct InputMethod {
 
 	pub capture_requests: Registry<InputHandler>,
 	pub captures: Registry<InputHandler>,
-	pub(super) handler_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	handler_aliases: AliasList,
+	handler_field_aliases: AliasList,
 	pub(super) handler_order: Mutex<Vec<Weak<InputHandler>>>,
 }
 impl InputMethod {
@@ -38,14 +39,15 @@ impl InputMethod {
 	) -> Result<Arc<InputMethod>> {
 		let method = InputMethod {
 			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
-			uid: node.uid.clone(),
 			enabled: Mutex::new(true),
 			spatial: node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap().clone(),
 			data: Mutex::new(data),
+			datamap: Mutex::new(datamap),
+
 			capture_requests: Registry::new(),
 			captures: Registry::new(),
-			datamap: Mutex::new(datamap),
+			handler_aliases: AliasList::default(),
-			handler_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap::default(),
+			handler_field_aliases: AliasList::default(),
 			handler_order: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
 		};
 		for handler in INPUT_HANDLER_REGISTRY.get_valid_contents() {
@@ -63,28 +65,21 @@ impl InputMethod {
 		let Some(method_node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let Some(handler_node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+		let Some(handler_node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 			return;
 		};
 		let Some(client) = handler_node.get_client() else {
 			return;
 		};
 		let Ok(method_alias) = Alias::create(
-			&client,
-			handler_node.get_path(),
-			&self.uid,
 			&method_node,
-			AliasInfo {
+			&client,
-				server_signals: vec!["capture"],
+			INPUT_METHOD_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-				..Default::default()
+			Some(&handler.method_aliases),
-			},
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
 		method_alias.enabled.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
-		handler
-			.method_aliases
-			.add(self as *const InputMethod as usize, &method_alias);
 	}
 
 	pub fn distance(&self, to: &Field) -> f32 {
@@ -102,57 +97,45 @@ impl InputMethod {
 		let Some(method_client) = method_node.get_client() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let Some(handler_node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+		let Some(handler_node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 			return;
 		};
 		// Receiver itself
 		let Ok(handler_alias) = Alias::create(
-			&method_client,
-			method_node.get_path(),
-			handler.uid.as_str(),
 			&handler_node,
-			AliasInfo {
+			&method_client,
-				server_methods: vec!["get_transform"],
+			INPUT_METHOD_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-				..Default::default()
+			Some(&self.handler_aliases),
-			},
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.handler_aliases
-			.add(handler.uid.clone(), &handler_alias);
 
-		let Some(handler_field_node) = handler.field.spatial_ref().node.upgrade() else {
+		let Some(handler_field_node) = handler.field.spatial_ref().node() else {
 			return;
 		};
 		// Handler's field
 		let Ok(rx_field_alias) = Alias::create(
-			&method_client,
-			handler_alias.get_path(),
-			"field",
 			&handler_field_node,
+			&method_client,
 			FIELD_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&self.handler_field_aliases),
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.handler_aliases
-			.add(handler.uid.clone() + "-field", &rx_field_alias);
 
-		let _ = input_method_client::create_handler(
+		let _ = input_method_client::create_handler(&method_node, &handler_alias, &rx_field_alias);
-			&method_node,
-			&handler.uid,
-			&handler_node,
-			&rx_field_alias,
-		);
 	}
 	pub(super) fn handle_drop_handler(&self, handler: &InputHandler) {
-		let uid = handler.uid.as_str();
-		self.handler_aliases.remove(uid);
-		self.handler_aliases.remove(&(uid.to_string() + "-field"));
 		let Some(tx_node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-
+		let Some(handler_alias) = self.handler_aliases.get(handler) else {
-		let _ = input_method_client::destroy_handler(&tx_node, &uid);
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = input_method_client::destroy_handler(&tx_node, handler_alias.id);
+		self.handler_aliases.remove_aspect(handler);
+		self.handler_field_aliases
+			.remove_aspect(handler.field.as_ref());
 	}
 }
 impl Aspect for InputMethod {

src/nodes/input/mod.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl InputLink {
 		self.handler.send_input(order, captured, self, datamap);
 	}
 	#[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
-	fn serialize(&self, order: u32, captured: bool, datamap: Datamap) -> InputData {
+	fn serialize(&self, id: u64, order: u32, captured: bool, datamap: Datamap) -> InputData {
 		let mut input = self.method.data.lock().clone();
 		input.update_to(
 			self,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl InputLink {
 		);
 
 		InputData {
-			uid: self.method.uid.clone(),
+			id,
 			input,
 			distance: self.method.distance(&self.handler.field),
 			datamap,
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ impl InputDataTrait for InputDataType {
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(InputInterface, InputInterfaceAspect, "/input");
+create_interface!(InputInterface);
 pub struct InputInterface;
-impl InputInterfaceAspect for InputInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for InputInterface {
 	#[doc = "Create an input method node"]
 	fn create_input_method(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		initial_data: InputDataType,
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ impl InputInterfaceAspect for InputInterface {
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, "/input/method", &name, true)
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
 		InputMethod::add_to(&node, initial_data, datamap)?;
 		Ok(())
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ impl InputInterfaceAspect for InputInterface {
 	fn create_input_handler(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		field: Arc<Node>,
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ impl InputInterfaceAspect for InputInterface {
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, true);
 		let field = field.get_aspect::<Field>()?;
 
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, "/input/handler", &name, true)
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
 		InputHandler::add_to(&node, &field)?;
 		Ok(())
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ pub fn process_input() {
 					.iter()
 					.filter_map(Weak::upgrade)
 					.filter(|handler| {
-						let Some(node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+						let Some(node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 							return false;
 						};
 						node.enabled()
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn process_input() {
 				if let Some(method_alias) = input_link
 					.handler
 					.method_aliases
-					.get(&(Arc::as_ptr(&input_link.method) as usize))
+					.get(input_link.method.as_ref())
 					.and_then(|a| a.get_aspect::<Alias>().ok())
 				{
 					method_alias.enabled.store(true, Ordering::Release);

src/nodes/items/camera.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use super::{create_item_acceptor_flex, register_item_ui_flex, Item, ItemInterface, ItemType};
+use super::{
+	create_item_acceptor_flex, register_item_ui_flex, Item, ItemAcceptor, ItemInterface, ItemType,
+};
 use crate::{
-	core::{
+	core::{client::Client, registry::Registry, scenegraph::MethodResponseSender},
-		client::{Client, INTERNAL_CLIENT},
-		registry::Registry,
-		scenegraph::MethodResponseSender,
-	},
 	create_interface,
 	nodes::{
 		drawable::{model::ModelPart, shaders::UNLIT_SHADER_BYTES},
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, eyre, Result};
 use glam::Mat4;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use mint::{ColumnMatrix4, Vector2};
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use send_wrapper::SendWrapper;
@@ -37,14 +34,13 @@ stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_item_camera_protocol!();
 lazy_static! {
 	pub(super) static ref ITEM_TYPE_INFO_CAMERA: TypeInfo = TypeInfo {
 		type_name: "camera",
-		aliased_local_signals: vec!["apply_preview_material", "frame"],
+		alias_info: CAMERA_ITEM_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-		aliased_local_methods: vec![],
+		ui_node_id: INTERFACE_NODE_ID,
-		aliased_remote_signals: vec![],
 		ui: Default::default(),
 		items: Registry::new(),
 		acceptors: Registry::new(),
-		new_acceptor_fn: |node, uid, acceptor, acceptor_field| {
+		new_acceptor_fn: |node, acceptor, acceptor_field| {
-			let _ = camera_item_ui_client::create_acceptor(node, uid, acceptor, acceptor_field);
+			let _ = camera_item_ui_client::create_acceptor(node, acceptor, acceptor_field);
 		}
 	};
 }
@@ -62,11 +58,11 @@ pub struct CameraItem {
 	applied_to: Registry<ModelPart>,
 	apply_to: Registry<ModelPart>,
 }
+#[allow(unused)]
 impl CameraItem {
 	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, proj_matrix: Mat4, px_size: Vector2<u32>) {
 		Item::add_to(
 			node,
-			nanoid!(),
 			&ITEM_TYPE_INFO_CAMERA,
 			ItemType::Camera(CameraItem {
 				space: node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap().clone(),
@@ -80,11 +76,7 @@ impl CameraItem {
 				apply_to: Registry::new(),
 			}),
 		);
-		node.add_local_method("frame", CameraItem::frame_flex);
+		// <CameraItem as CameraItemAspect>::node_methods(node);
-		node.add_local_signal(
-			"apply_preview_material",
-			CameraItem::apply_preview_material_flex,
-		);
 	}
 
 	fn frame_flex(
@@ -118,11 +110,11 @@ impl CameraItem {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	pub fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+	pub fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
-		let _ = camera_item_ui_client::create_item(node, uid, item);
+		let _ = camera_item_ui_client::create_item(node, item);
 	}
-	pub fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+	pub fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
-		let _ = camera_item_acceptor_client::capture_item(node, uid, item);
+		let _ = camera_item_acceptor_client::capture_item(node, item);
 	}
 
 	pub fn update(&self, token: &MainThreadToken) {
@@ -166,6 +158,13 @@ impl CameraItem {
 		}
 	}
 }
+impl CameraItemAspect for CameraItem {}
+
+impl CameraItemAcceptorAspect for ItemAcceptor {
+	fn capture_item(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>, item: Arc<Node>) -> Result<()> {
+		super::acceptor_capture_item_flex(node, item)
+	}
+}
 
 pub fn update(token: &MainThreadToken) {
 	for camera in ITEM_TYPE_INFO_CAMERA.items.get_valid_contents() {
@@ -176,31 +175,24 @@ pub fn update(token: &MainThreadToken) {
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(ItemInterface, ItemCameraInterfaceAspect, "/item/camera");
+create_interface!(ItemInterface);
-impl ItemCameraInterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
 	#[doc = "Create a camera item at a specific location"]
 	fn create_camera_item(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		proj_matrix: ColumnMatrix4<f32>,
 		px_size: Vector2<u32>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
-		let parent_name = format!("/item/{}/item", ITEM_TYPE_INFO_CAMERA.type_name);
 		let space = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, &parent_name, &name, false)
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, None, transform * space.global_transform(), false);
 		CameraItem::add_to(&node, proj_matrix.into(), px_size);
-		node.get_aspect::<Item>().unwrap().make_alias_named(
-			&calling_client,
-			&parent_name,
-			&name,
-		)?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
@@ -213,14 +205,14 @@ impl ItemCameraInterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
 	fn create_camera_item_acceptor(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		field: Arc<Node>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		create_item_acceptor_flex(
 			calling_client,
-			name,
+			id,
 			parent,
 			transform,
 			&ITEM_TYPE_INFO_CAMERA,

src/nodes/items/mod.rs

@@ -3,41 +3,23 @@ pub mod panel;
 
 use self::camera::CameraItem;
 use self::panel::PanelItemTrait;
-use super::fields::Field;
+use super::alias::AliasList;
+use super::fields::{Field, FIELD_ALIAS_INFO};
 use super::spatial::Spatial;
-use super::{Alias, Aspect, Message, Node};
+use super::{Alias, Aspect, Node};
 use crate::core::client::Client;
-use crate::core::node_collections::LifeLinkedNodeMap;
 use crate::core::registry::Registry;
 use crate::nodes::alias::AliasInfo;
 use crate::nodes::spatial::Transform;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{ensure, Result};
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use portable_atomic::Ordering;
-use stardust_xr::schemas::flex::deserialize;
 
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
 stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_item_protocol!();
 
-lazy_static! {
+fn capture(item: &Arc<Item>, acceptor: &Arc<ItemAcceptor>) {
-	static ref ITEM_ALIAS_LOCAL_SIGNALS: Vec<&'static str> = vec![
-		"get_bounds",
-		"get_transform",
-		"set_transform",
-		"set_spatial_parent",
-		"set_spatial_parent_in_place",
-		"set_zoneable",
-		"release",
-	];
-	static ref ITEM_ALIAS_LOCAL_METHODS: Vec<&'static str> = vec![];
-	static ref ITEM_ALIAS_REMOTE_SIGNALS: Vec<&'static str> = vec![];
-}
-
-pub fn capture(item: &Arc<Item>, acceptor: &Arc<ItemAcceptor>) {
 	if item.captured_acceptor.lock().strong_count() > 0 {
 		release(item);
 	}
@@ -60,14 +42,12 @@ fn release(item: &Item) {
 
 pub struct TypeInfo {
 	pub type_name: &'static str,
-	pub aliased_local_signals: Vec<&'static str>,
+	pub alias_info: AliasInfo,
-	pub aliased_local_methods: Vec<&'static str>,
+	pub ui_node_id: u64,
-	pub aliased_remote_signals: Vec<&'static str>,
 	pub ui: Mutex<Weak<ItemUI>>,
 	pub items: Registry<Item>,
 	pub acceptors: Registry<ItemAcceptor>,
-	pub new_acceptor_fn:
+	pub new_acceptor_fn: fn(node: &Node, acceptor: &Arc<Node>, acceptor_field: &Arc<Node>),
-		fn(node: &Node, uid: &str, acceptor: &Arc<Node>, acceptor_field: &Arc<Node>),
 }
 impl Hash for TypeInfo {
 	fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
@@ -83,7 +63,6 @@ impl Eq for TypeInfo {}
 
 pub struct Item {
 	node: Weak<Node>,
-	uid: String,
 	type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
 	captured_acceptor: Mutex<Weak<ItemAcceptor>>,
 	pub specialization: ItemType,
@@ -91,20 +70,18 @@ pub struct Item {
 impl Item {
 	pub fn add_to(
 		node: &Arc<Node>,
-		uid: String,
 		type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
 		specialization: ItemType,
 	) -> Arc<Self> {
 		let item = Item {
 			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
-			uid,
 			type_info,
 			captured_acceptor: Default::default(),
 			specialization,
 		};
 		let item = type_info.items.add(item);
 
-		node.add_local_signal("release", Item::release_flex);
+		<Item as ItemAspect>::add_node_members(node);
 		if let Some(ui) = type_info.ui.lock().upgrade() {
 			ui.handle_create_item(&item);
 		}
@@ -122,54 +99,25 @@ impl Item {
 
 		item
 	}
-	fn make_alias_named(
+	fn make_alias(&self, client: &Arc<Client>, alias_list: &AliasList) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
-		&self,
-		client: &Arc<Client>,
-		parent: &str,
-		name: &str,
-	) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
 		Alias::create(
-			client,
-			parent,
-			name,
 			&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(),
-			AliasInfo {
+			client,
-				server_signals: [
+			self.type_info.alias_info.clone() + ITEM_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-					&self.type_info.aliased_local_signals,
+			Some(alias_list),
-					ITEM_ALIAS_LOCAL_SIGNALS.as_slice(),
-				]
-				.concat(),
-				server_methods: [
-					&self.type_info.aliased_local_methods,
-					ITEM_ALIAS_LOCAL_METHODS.as_slice(),
-				]
-				.concat(),
-				client_signals: [
-					&self.type_info.aliased_remote_signals,
-					ITEM_ALIAS_REMOTE_SIGNALS.as_slice(),
-				]
-				.concat(),
-			},
 		)
 	}
-	fn make_alias(&self, client: &Arc<Client>, parent: &str) -> Result<Arc<Node>> {
-		self.make_alias_named(client, parent, &self.uid)
-	}
-
-	fn release_flex(
-		node: Arc<Node>,
-		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		_message: Message,
-	) -> Result<()> {
-		let item = node.get_aspect::<Item>()?;
-		release(&item);
-
-		Ok(())
-	}
 }
 impl Aspect for Item {
 	const NAME: &'static str = "Item";
 }
+impl ItemAspect for Item {
+	fn release(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<()> {
+		let item = node.get_aspect::<Item>()?;
+		release(&item);
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
 impl Drop for Item {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
 		self.type_info.items.remove(self);
@@ -185,16 +133,16 @@ pub enum ItemType {
 	Panel(Arc<dyn PanelItemTrait>),
 }
 impl ItemType {
-	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
 		match self {
-			ItemType::Camera(c) => c.send_ui_item_created(node, uid, item),
+			ItemType::Camera(c) => c.send_ui_item_created(node, item),
-			ItemType::Panel(p) => p.send_ui_item_created(node, uid, item),
+			ItemType::Panel(p) => p.send_ui_item_created(node, item),
 		}
 	}
-	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
 		match self {
-			ItemType::Camera(c) => c.send_acceptor_item_created(node, uid, item),
+			ItemType::Camera(c) => c.send_acceptor_item_created(node, item),
-			ItemType::Panel(p) => p.send_acceptor_item_created(node, uid, item),
+			ItemType::Panel(p) => p.send_acceptor_item_created(node, item),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -212,9 +160,9 @@ impl ItemType {
 pub struct ItemUI {
 	node: Weak<Node>,
 	type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
-	item_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	item_aliases: AliasList,
-	acceptor_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	acceptor_aliases: AliasList,
-	acceptor_field_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	acceptor_field_aliases: AliasList,
 }
 impl ItemUI {
 	fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, type_info: &'static TypeInfo) -> Result<()> {
@@ -226,9 +174,9 @@ impl ItemUI {
 		let ui = Arc::new(ItemUI {
 			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
 			type_info,
-			item_aliases: Default::default(),
+			item_aliases: AliasList::default(),
-			acceptor_aliases: Default::default(),
+			acceptor_aliases: AliasList::default(),
-			acceptor_field_aliases: Default::default(),
+			acceptor_field_aliases: AliasList::default(),
 		});
 		*type_info.ui.lock() = Arc::downgrade(&ui);
 		node.add_aspect_raw(ui.clone());
@@ -250,26 +198,44 @@ impl ItemUI {
 			return;
 		};
 
-		let Ok(item_alias) = item.make_alias(&client, &(node.get_path().to_string() + "/item"))
+		let Ok(item_alias) = item.make_alias(&client, &self.item_aliases) else {
-		else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.item_aliases.add(item.uid.clone(), &item_alias);
 
-		item.specialization
+		item.specialization.send_ui_item_created(&node, &item_alias);
-			.send_ui_item_created(&node, &item.uid, &item_alias);
 	}
 	fn handle_capture_item(&self, item: &Item, acceptor: &ItemAcceptor) {
-		let _ =
+		let Some(item_alias) = self.item_aliases.get(item) else {
-			item_ui_client::capture_item(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), &item.uid, &acceptor.uid);
+			return;
+		};
+		let Some(acceptor_alias) = self.acceptor_aliases.get(acceptor) else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = item_ui_client::capture_item(
+			&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(),
+			item_alias.id,
+			acceptor_alias.id,
+		);
 	}
 	fn handle_release_item(&self, item: &Item, acceptor: &ItemAcceptor) {
-		let _ =
+		let Some(item_alias) = self.item_aliases.get(item) else {
-			item_ui_client::release_item(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), &item.uid, &acceptor.uid);
+			return;
+		};
+		let Some(acceptor_alias) = self.acceptor_aliases.get(acceptor) else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = item_ui_client::release_item(
+			&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(),
+			item_alias.id,
+			acceptor_alias.id,
+		);
 	}
 	fn handle_destroy_item(&self, item: &Item) {
-		let _ = item_ui_client::destroy_item(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), &item.uid);
+		let Some(item_alias) = self.item_aliases.get(item) else {
-		self.item_aliases.remove(&item.uid);
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = item_ui_client::destroy_item(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), item_alias.id);
+		self.item_aliases.remove_aspect(item);
 	}
 	fn handle_create_acceptor(&self, acceptor: &ItemAcceptor) {
 		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
@@ -279,28 +245,40 @@ impl ItemUI {
 			return;
 		};
 
-		let Ok((acceptor_alias, acceptor_field_alias)) = acceptor.make_aliases(
+		let Some(acceptor_node) = acceptor.spatial.node() else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let Ok(acceptor_alias) = Alias::create(
+			&acceptor_node,
 			&client,
-			&format!("/item/{}/acceptor", self.type_info.type_name),
+			ITEM_ACCEPTOR_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&self.acceptor_aliases),
 		) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.acceptor_aliases
-			.add(acceptor.uid.clone(), &acceptor_alias);
-		self.acceptor_field_aliases
-			.add(acceptor.uid.clone(), &acceptor_field_alias);
 
-		(acceptor.type_info.new_acceptor_fn)(
+		let Some(acceptor_field_node) = acceptor.field.spatial_ref().node() else {
-			&node,
+			return;
-			&acceptor.uid,
+		};
-			&acceptor_alias,
+		let Ok(acceptor_field_alias) = Alias::create(
-			&acceptor_field_alias,
+			&acceptor_field_node,
-		);
+			&client,
+			FIELD_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&self.acceptor_aliases),
+		) else {
+			return;
+		};
+
+		(acceptor.type_info.new_acceptor_fn)(&node, &acceptor_alias, &acceptor_field_alias);
 	}
 	fn handle_destroy_acceptor(&self, acceptor: &ItemAcceptor) {
-		let _ = item_ui_client::destroy_acceptor(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), &acceptor.uid);
+		let acceptor_alias = self.acceptor_aliases.get(acceptor).unwrap();
-		self.acceptor_aliases.remove(&acceptor.uid);
+		let _ = item_ui_client::destroy_acceptor(&self.node.upgrade().unwrap(), acceptor_alias.id);
-		self.acceptor_field_aliases.remove(&acceptor.uid);
+
+		self.acceptor_aliases
+			.remove_aspect(acceptor.spatial.as_ref());
+		self.acceptor_field_aliases
+			.remove_aspect(acceptor.field.as_ref());
 	}
 }
 impl Aspect for ItemUI {
@@ -313,69 +291,29 @@ impl Drop for ItemUI {
 }
 
 pub struct ItemAcceptor {
-	uid: String,
+	spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
-	node: Weak<Node>,
 	pub type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
 	field: Arc<Field>,
-	accepted_aliases: LifeLinkedNodeMap<String>,
+	accepted_aliases: AliasList,
 	accepted_registry: Registry<Item>,
 }
 impl ItemAcceptor {
 	fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, type_info: &'static TypeInfo, field: Arc<Field>) {
 		let acceptor = type_info.acceptors.add(ItemAcceptor {
-			uid: nanoid!(),
+			spatial: node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap(),
-			node: Arc::downgrade(node),
 			type_info,
 			field,
-			accepted_aliases: Default::default(),
+			accepted_aliases: AliasList::default(),
 			accepted_registry: Registry::new(),
 		});
-		node.add_local_signal("capture", ItemAcceptor::capture_flex);
 		if let Some(ui) = type_info.ui.lock().upgrade() {
 			ui.handle_create_acceptor(&acceptor);
 		}
-		node.add_aspect_raw(acceptor);
+		node.add_aspect_raw(acceptor.clone());
 	}
 
-	fn capture_flex(node: Arc<Node>, calling_client: Arc<Client>, message: Message) -> Result<()> {
-		if !node.enabled.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-			return Ok(());
-		}
-
-		let acceptor = node.get_aspect::<ItemAcceptor>().unwrap();
-		let item_path: &str = deserialize(message.as_ref())?;
-		let item_node = calling_client.get_node("Item", item_path)?;
-		let item = item_node.get_aspect::<Item>()?;
-		capture(&item, &acceptor);
-
-		Ok(())
-	}
-
-	fn make_aliases(&self, client: &Arc<Client>, parent: &str) -> Result<(Arc<Node>, Arc<Node>)> {
-		let acceptor_node = &self.node.upgrade().unwrap();
-		let acceptor_alias = Alias::create(
-			client,
-			parent,
-			&self.uid,
-			acceptor_node,
-			AliasInfo {
-				server_signals: vec!["capture"],
-				..Default::default()
-			},
-		)?;
-
-		let acceptor_field_alias = Alias::create(
-			client,
-			acceptor_alias.get_path(),
-			"field",
-			&self.field.spatial_ref().node.upgrade().unwrap(),
-			AliasInfo::default(),
-		)?;
-
-		Ok((acceptor_alias, acceptor_field_alias))
-	}
 	fn handle_capture(&self, item: &Arc<Item>) {
-		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
+		let Some(node) = self.spatial.node() else {
 			return;
 		};
 		let Some(client) = node.get_client() else {
@@ -383,21 +321,22 @@ impl ItemAcceptor {
 		};
 
 		self.accepted_registry.add_raw(item);
-		let Ok(alias_node) = item.make_alias(&client, &node.path) else {
+		let Ok(alias_node) = item.make_alias(&client, &self.accepted_aliases) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		self.accepted_aliases.add(item.uid.clone(), &alias_node);
 
 		item.specialization
-			.send_acceptor_item_created(&node, &item.uid, &alias_node);
+			.send_acceptor_item_created(&node, &alias_node);
 	}
 	fn handle_release(&self, item: &Item) {
-		if let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() {
-			let _ = item_acceptor_client::release_item(&node, &item.uid);
-		}
-
 		self.accepted_registry.remove(item);
-		self.accepted_aliases.remove(&item.uid);
+		self.accepted_aliases.remove_aspect(item);
+
+		let Some(node) = self.spatial.node() else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let alias = self.accepted_aliases.get(item).unwrap();
+		let _ = item_acceptor_client::release_item(&node, alias.id);
 	}
 }
 impl Aspect for ItemAcceptor {
@@ -420,14 +359,13 @@ pub fn register_item_ui_flex(
 	calling_client: Arc<Client>,
 	type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-	let ui = Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, "/item", type_info.type_name, true)
+	let ui = Node::from_id(&calling_client, type_info.ui_node_id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 	ItemUI::add_to(&ui, type_info)?;
 	Ok(())
 }
 fn create_item_acceptor_flex(
 	calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-	name: String,
+	id: u64,
 	parent: Arc<Node>,
 	transform: Transform,
 	type_info: &'static TypeInfo,
@@ -437,17 +375,19 @@ fn create_item_acceptor_flex(
 	let field = field.get_aspect::<Field>()?;
 	let transform = transform.to_mat4(true, true, false);
 
-	let node = Node::create_parent_name(
+	let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-		&calling_client,
-		&format!("/item/{}/acceptor", type_info.type_name),
-		&name,
-		true,
-	)
-	.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 	Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(space.clone()), transform, false);
 	ItemAcceptor::add_to(&node, type_info, field);
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+fn acceptor_capture_item_flex(node: Arc<Node>, item: Arc<Node>) -> Result<()> {
+	let acceptor = node.get_aspect::<ItemAcceptor>()?;
+	let item = item.get_aspect::<Item>()?;
+	capture(&item, &acceptor);
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 struct ItemInterface;
-// create_interface!(ItemInterface, ItemInterfaceAspect, "/item");
+// create_interface!(ItemInterface);

src/nodes/items/panel.rs

@@ -15,51 +15,22 @@ use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::Mat4;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use mint::Vector2;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
-use super::{create_item_acceptor_flex, register_item_ui_flex, ItemInterface};
+use super::{create_item_acceptor_flex, register_item_ui_flex, ItemAcceptor, ItemInterface};
 
 stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_item_panel_protocol!();
 lazy_static! {
 	pub static ref ITEM_TYPE_INFO_PANEL: TypeInfo = TypeInfo {
 		type_name: "panel",
-		aliased_local_signals: vec![
+		alias_info: PANEL_ITEM_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
-			"apply_surface_material",
+		ui_node_id: INTERFACE_NODE_ID,
-			"close_toplevel",
-			"auto_size_toplevel",
-			"set_toplevel_size",
-			"set_toplevel_focused_visuals",
-			"pointer_motion",
-			"pointer_button",
-			"pointer_scroll",
-			"keyboard_keymap",
-			"keyboard_key",
-			"touch_down",
-			"touch_move",
-			"touch_up",
-			"reset_touches",
-		],
-		aliased_local_methods: vec![],
-		aliased_remote_signals: vec![
-			"toplevel_parent_changed",
-			"toplevel_title_changed",
-			"toplevel_app_id_changed",
-			"toplevel_fullscreen_active",
-			"toplevel_move_request",
-			"toplevel_resize_request",
-			"toplevel_size_changed",
-			"set_cursor",
-			"new_child",
-			"reposition_child",
-			"drop_child",
-		],
 		ui: Default::default(),
 		items: Registry::new(),
 		acceptors: Registry::new(),
-		new_acceptor_fn: |node, uid, acceptor, acceptor_field| {
+		new_acceptor_fn: |node, acceptor, acceptor_field| {
-			let _ = panel_item_ui_client::create_acceptor(node, uid, acceptor, acceptor_field);
+			let _ = panel_item_ui_client::create_acceptor(node, acceptor, acceptor_field);
 		}
 	};
 }
@@ -85,7 +56,7 @@ pub trait Backend: Send + Sync + 'static {
 		scroll_steps: Option<Vector2<f32>>,
 	);
 
-	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: &str, keys: Vec<i32>);
+	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: u64, keys: Vec<i32>);
 
 	fn touch_down(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, id: u32, position: Vector2<f32>);
 	fn touch_move(&self, id: u32, position: Vector2<f32>);
@@ -101,13 +72,12 @@ pub fn panel_item_from_node(node: &Node) -> Option<Arc<dyn PanelItemTrait>> {
 }
 
 pub trait PanelItemTrait: Backend + Send + Sync + 'static {
-	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>);
+	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>);
-	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>);
+	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>);
 }
 
 pub struct PanelItem<B: Backend + ?Sized> {
-	pub uid: String,
+	pub node: Weak<Node>,
-	node: Weak<Node>,
 	pub backend: Box<B>,
 }
 impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
@@ -118,20 +88,13 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
 			.and_then(|pid| get_env(pid).ok())
 			.and_then(|env| state(&env));
 
-		let uid = nanoid!();
+		let node = Arc::new(Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, true));
-		let node = Arc::new(Node::create_parent_name(
-			&INTERNAL_CLIENT,
-			"/item/panel/item",
-			&uid,
-			true,
-		));
 		let spatial = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		if let Some(startup_settings) = &startup_settings {
 			spatial.set_local_transform(startup_settings.root);
 		}
 
 		let panel_item = Arc::new(PanelItem {
-			uid: uid.clone(),
 			node: Arc::downgrade(&node),
 			backend,
 		});
@@ -139,7 +102,6 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
 		let generic_panel_item: Arc<dyn PanelItemTrait> = panel_item.clone();
 		Item::add_to(
 			&node,
-			uid,
 			&ITEM_TYPE_INFO_PANEL,
 			ItemType::Panel(generic_panel_item),
 		);
@@ -158,7 +120,7 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
 // Remote signals
 #[allow(unused)]
 impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
-	pub fn toplevel_parent_changed(&self, parent: &str) {
+	pub fn toplevel_parent_changed(&self, parent: u64) {
 		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
@@ -212,23 +174,23 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItem<B> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn create_child(&self, uid: &str, info: ChildInfo) {
+	pub fn create_child(&self, id: u64, info: &ChildInfo) {
 		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		panel_item_client::create_child(&node, uid, &info);
+		panel_item_client::create_child(&node, id, info);
 	}
-	pub fn reposition_child(&self, uid: &str, geometry: Geometry) {
+	pub fn reposition_child(&self, id: u64, geometry: &Geometry) {
 		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		panel_item_client::reposition_child(&node, uid, &geometry);
+		panel_item_client::reposition_child(&node, id, geometry);
 	}
-	pub fn destroy_child(&self, uid: &str) {
+	pub fn destroy_child(&self, id: u64) {
 		let Some(node) = self.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		panel_item_client::destroy_child(&node, uid);
+		panel_item_client::destroy_child(&node, id);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -373,13 +335,13 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItemAspect for PanelItem<B> {
 		node: Arc<Node>,
 		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
 		surface: SurfaceId,
-		keymap_id: String,
+		keymap_id: u64,
 		keys: Vec<i32>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let Some(panel_item) = panel_item_from_node(&node) else {
 			return Ok(());
 		};
-		panel_item.keyboard_keys(&surface, &keymap_id, keys);
+		panel_item.keyboard_keys(&surface, keymap_id, keys);
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
@@ -430,18 +392,25 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItemAspect for PanelItem<B> {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 }
-impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItemTrait for PanelItem<B> {
+
-	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+impl PanelItemAcceptorAspect for ItemAcceptor {
-		let Ok(init_data) = self.backend.start_data() else {
+	fn capture_item(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>, item: Arc<Node>) -> Result<()> {
-			return;
+		super::acceptor_capture_item_flex(node, item)
-		};
-		let _ = panel_item_ui_client::create_item(node, uid, item, init_data);
 	}
-	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, uid: &str, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+}
+
+impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> PanelItemTrait for PanelItem<B> {
+	fn send_ui_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
 		let Ok(init_data) = self.backend.start_data() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let _ = panel_item_acceptor_client::capture_item(node, uid, item, init_data);
+		let _ = panel_item_ui_client::create_item(node, item, init_data);
+	}
+	fn send_acceptor_item_created(&self, node: &Node, item: &Arc<Node>) {
+		let Ok(init_data) = self.backend.start_data() else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = panel_item_acceptor_client::capture_item(node, item, init_data);
 	}
 }
 impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> Backend for PanelItem<B> {
@@ -488,7 +457,7 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> Backend for PanelItem<B> {
 			.pointer_scroll(surface, scroll_distance, scroll_steps)
 	}
 
-	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: &str, keys: Vec<i32>) {
+	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: u64, keys: Vec<i32>) {
 		self.backend.keyboard_keys(surface, keymap_id, keys)
 	}
 
@@ -508,12 +477,12 @@ impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> Backend for PanelItem<B> {
 impl<B: Backend + ?Sized> Drop for PanelItem<B> {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
 		// Dropped panel item, basically just a debug breakpoint place
-		info!("Dropped panel item {}", self.uid);
+		info!("Dropped panel item");
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(ItemInterface, ItemPanelInterfaceAspect, "/item/panel");
+create_interface!(ItemInterface);
-impl ItemPanelInterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
 	#[doc = "Register this client to manage the items of a certain type and create default 3D UI for them."]
 	fn register_panel_item_ui(_node: Arc<Node>, calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<()> {
 		register_item_ui_flex(calling_client, &ITEM_TYPE_INFO_PANEL)
@@ -523,14 +492,14 @@ impl ItemPanelInterfaceAspect for ItemInterface {
 	fn create_panel_item_acceptor(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		field: Arc<Node>,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		create_item_acceptor_flex(
 			calling_client,
-			name,
+			id,
 			parent,
 			transform,
 			&ITEM_TYPE_INFO_PANEL,

src/nodes/mod.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub mod root;
 pub mod spatial;
 
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use portable_atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
@@ -56,13 +55,12 @@ stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_node_protocol!();
 
 pub struct Node {
 	enabled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-	pub(super) uid: String,
+	id: u64,
-	path: String,
 	client: Weak<Client>,
 	message_sender_handle: Option<MessageSenderHandle>,
-	// trailing_slash_pos: usize,
+
-	local_signals: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Signal>>,
+	local_signals: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Signal>>,
-	local_methods: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Method>>,
+	local_methods: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Method>>,
 	aliases: Registry<Alias>,
 	aspects: Aspects,
 	destroyable: bool,
@@ -71,32 +69,19 @@ impl Node {
 	pub fn get_client(&self) -> Option<Arc<Client>> {
 		self.client.upgrade()
 	}
-	// pub fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
+	pub fn get_id(&self) -> u64 {
-	// 	&self.path[self.trailing_slash_pos + 1..]
+		self.id
-	// }
-	pub fn get_path(&self) -> &str {
-		self.path.as_str()
 	}
 
-	pub fn create_parent_name(
+	pub fn generate(client: &Arc<Client>, destroyable: bool) -> Self {
-		client: &Arc<Client>,
+		Self::from_id(client, client.generate_id(), destroyable)
-		parent: &str,
-		name: &str,
-		destroyable: bool,
-	) -> Self {
-		let mut path = parent.to_string();
-		path.push('/');
-		path.push_str(name);
-		Self::create_path(client, path, destroyable)
 	}
-	pub fn create_path(client: &Arc<Client>, path: impl ToString, destroyable: bool) -> Self {
+	pub fn from_id(client: &Arc<Client>, id: u64, destroyable: bool) -> Self {
 		let node = Node {
 			enabled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
-			uid: nanoid!(),
 			client: Arc::downgrade(client),
 			message_sender_handle: client.message_sender_handle.clone(),
-			path: path.to_string(),
+			id,
-			// trailing_slash_pos: parent.len(),
 			local_signals: Default::default(),
 			local_methods: Default::default(),
 			aliases: Default::default(),
@@ -118,7 +103,7 @@ impl Node {
 	}
 	pub fn destroy(&self) {
 		if let Some(client) = self.get_client() {
-			client.scenegraph.remove_node(self.get_path());
+			client.scenegraph.remove_node(self.get_id());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -136,11 +121,11 @@ impl Node {
 	// 	Ok(serialize(pid)?.into())
 	// }
 
-	pub fn add_local_signal(&self, name: &str, signal: Signal) {
+	pub fn add_local_signal(&self, id: u64, signal: Signal) {
-		self.local_signals.lock().insert(name.to_string(), signal);
+		self.local_signals.lock().insert(id, signal);
 	}
-	pub fn add_local_method(&self, name: &str, method: Method) {
+	pub fn add_local_method(&self, id: u64, method: Method) {
-		self.local_methods.lock().insert(name.to_string(), method);
+		self.local_methods.lock().insert(id, method);
 	}
 
 	pub fn add_aspect<A: Aspect>(&self, aspect: A) -> Arc<A> {
@@ -156,7 +141,7 @@ impl Node {
 	pub fn send_local_signal(
 		self: Arc<Self>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		method: &str,
+		method: u64,
 		message: Message,
 	) -> Result<(), ScenegraphError> {
 		if let Ok(alias) = self.get_aspect::<Alias>() {
@@ -172,7 +157,7 @@ impl Node {
 			let signal = self
 				.local_signals
 				.lock()
-				.get(method)
+				.get(&method)
 				.cloned()
 				.ok_or(ScenegraphError::SignalNotFound)?;
 			signal(self, calling_client, message).map_err(|error| ScenegraphError::SignalError {
@@ -183,7 +168,7 @@ impl Node {
 	pub fn execute_local_method(
 		self: Arc<Self>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		method: &str,
+		method: u64,
 		message: Message,
 		response: MethodResponseSender,
 	) {
@@ -206,14 +191,14 @@ impl Node {
 				response,
 			)
 		} else {
-			let Some(method) = self.local_methods.lock().get(method).cloned() else {
+			let Some(method) = self.local_methods.lock().get(&method).cloned() else {
 				response.send(Err(ScenegraphError::MethodNotFound));
 				return;
 			};
 			method(self, calling_client, message, response);
 		}
 	}
-	pub fn send_remote_signal(&self, method: &str, message: impl Into<Message>) -> Result<()> {
+	pub fn send_remote_signal(&self, method: u64, message: impl Into<Message>) -> Result<()> {
 		let message = message.into();
 		self.aliases
 			.get_valid_contents()
@@ -230,16 +215,14 @@ impl Node {
 					},
 				);
 			});
-		let path = self.path.clone();
-		let method = method.to_string();
 		if let Some(handle) = self.message_sender_handle.as_ref() {
-			handle.signal(path.as_str(), method.as_str(), &message.data, message.fds)?;
+			handle.signal(self.id, method, &message.data, message.fds)?;
 		}
 		Ok(())
 	}
 	pub async fn execute_remote_method_typed<S: Serialize, D: DeserializeOwned>(
 		&self,
-		method: &str,
+		method: u64,
 		input: S,
 		fds: Vec<OwnedFd>,
 	) -> Result<(D, Vec<OwnedFd>)> {
@@ -250,7 +233,7 @@ impl Node {
 
 		let serialized = serialize(input)?;
 		let result = message_sender_handle
-			.method(self.path.as_str(), method, &serialized, fds)?
+			.method(self.id, method, &serialized, fds)?
 			.await
 			.map_err(|e| eyre!(e))?;
 
@@ -261,10 +244,7 @@ impl Node {
 }
 impl Debug for Node {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-		f.debug_struct("Node")
+		f.debug_struct("Node").field("id", &self.id).finish()
-			.field("uid", &self.uid)
-			.field("path", &self.path)
-			.finish()
 	}
 }
 impl OwnedAspect for Node {

src/nodes/root.rs

@@ -1,128 +1,73 @@
 use super::spatial::Spatial;
-use super::{Message, Node};
+use super::Node;
 use crate::core::client::Client;
-use crate::core::client_state::{ClientState, ClientStateInternal};
+use crate::core::client_state::ClientStateParsed;
 use crate::core::registry::Registry;
-use crate::core::scenegraph::MethodResponseSender;
 #[cfg(feature = "wayland")]
 use crate::wayland::WAYLAND_DISPLAY;
 #[cfg(feature = "xwayland")]
 use crate::wayland::X_DISPLAY;
 use crate::STARDUST_INSTANCE;
-use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
+use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, Result};
 use glam::Mat4;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use stardust_xr::schemas::flex::{deserialize, serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tracing::{info, instrument};
+use tracing::info;
 
 static ROOT_REGISTRY: Registry<Root> = Registry::new();
 
-pub struct Root {
+stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_root_protocol!();
-	pub node: Arc<Node>,
+
-	send_frame_event: AtomicBool,
+pub struct Root(Arc<Node>);
-}
 impl Root {
-	pub fn create(client: &Arc<Client>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
+	pub fn create(client: &Arc<Client>, transform: Mat4) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(client, "", "", false);
+		let node = Node::from_id(client, 0, false);
-		node.add_local_signal("subscribe_frame", Root::subscribe_frame_flex);
+		<Self as RootAspect>::add_node_members(&node);
-		node.add_local_signal("set_base_prefixes", Root::set_base_prefixes_flex);
-		node.add_local_method("state_token", Root::state_token_flex);
-		node.add_local_method(
-			"get_connection_environment",
-			get_connection_environment_flex,
-		);
 		let node = node.add_to_scenegraph()?;
-		let _ = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, client.state.root, false);
+		let _ = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, transform, false);
 
-		Ok(ROOT_REGISTRY.add(Root {
+		Ok(ROOT_REGISTRY.add(Root(node)))
-			node,
-			send_frame_event: AtomicBool::from(false),
-		}))
 	}
 
-	fn subscribe_frame_flex(
-		_node: Arc<Node>,
-		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		_message: Message,
-	) -> Result<()> {
-		calling_client
-			.root
-			.get()
-			.unwrap()
-			.send_frame_event
-			.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-		Ok(())
-	}
-
-	#[instrument(level = "debug")]
 	pub fn send_frame_events(delta: f64) {
-		if let Ok(data) = serialize((delta, 0.0)) {
+		let info = FrameInfo {
-			for root in ROOT_REGISTRY.get_valid_contents() {
+			delta: delta as f32,
-				if root.send_frame_event.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+			elapsed: 0.0,
-					let _ = root.node.send_remote_signal("frame", data.clone());
+		};
-				}
+		for root in ROOT_REGISTRY.get_valid_contents() {
-			}
+			let _ = root_client::frame(&root.0, &info);
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn set_base_prefixes_flex(
-		_node: Arc<Node>,
-		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		message: Message,
-	) -> Result<()> {
-		let prefixes: Vec<PathBuf> = deserialize(message.as_ref())?;
-		info!(?calling_client, ?prefixes, "Set base prefixes");
-		*calling_client.base_resource_prefixes.lock() = prefixes;
-		Ok(())
-	}
-
-	fn state_token_flex(
-		_node: Arc<Node>,
-		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		message: Message,
-		response: MethodResponseSender,
-	) {
-		response.wrap_sync(|| {
-			let state: ClientStateInternal = deserialize(message.as_ref())?;
-			let token = ClientState::from_deserialized(&calling_client, state).token();
-			Ok(serialize(token)?.into())
-		})
-	}
-
 	pub fn set_transform(&self, transform: Mat4) {
-		let spatial = self.node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap();
+		let spatial = self.0.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap();
 		spatial.set_spatial_parent(None).unwrap();
 		spatial.set_local_transform(transform);
 	}
-	pub async fn save_state(&self) -> Result<ClientStateInternal> {
+	pub async fn save_state(&self) -> Result<ClientState> {
-		self.node
+		Ok(root_client::save_state(&self.0).await?.0)
-			.execute_remote_method_typed("save_state", (), Vec::new())
-			.await
-			.map(|(m, _)| m)
 	}
 }
-
+impl RootAspect for Root {
-impl Drop for Root {
+	async fn get_state(_node: Arc<Node>, calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<ClientState> {
-	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		let Some(state) = calling_client.state.get() else {
-		ROOT_REGISTRY.remove(self);
+			bail!("Couldn't get state");
+		};
+		Ok(state.clone())
 	}
-}
 
-macro_rules! var_env_insert {
+	#[doc = "Get a hashmap of all the environment variables to connect a given app to the stardust server"]
-	($env:ident, $name:ident) => {
+	async fn get_connection_environment(
-		$env.insert(stringify!($name).to_string(), $name.get().unwrap().clone());
+		_node: Arc<Node>,
-	};
+		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-}
+	) -> Result<stardust_xr::values::Map<String, String>> {
-pub fn get_connection_environment_flex(
+		macro_rules! var_env_insert {
-	_node: Arc<Node>,
+			($env:ident, $name:ident) => {
-	_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
+				$env.insert(stringify!($name).to_string(), $name.get().unwrap().clone());
-	_message: Message,
+			};
-	response: MethodResponseSender,
+		}
-) {
+
-	response.wrap_sync(move || {
 		let mut env: FxHashMap<String, String> = FxHashMap::default();
 		var_env_insert!(env, STARDUST_INSTANCE);
 		#[cfg(feature = "wayland")]
@@ -140,6 +85,38 @@ pub fn get_connection_environment_flex(
 			env.insert("SDL_VIDEODRIVER".to_string(), "wayland".to_string());
 		}
 
-		Ok(serialize(env)?.into())
+		Ok(env)
-	});
+	}
+
+	#[doc = "Generate a client state token and return it back.\n\n When launching a new client, set the environment variable `STARDUST_STARTUP_TOKEN` to the returned string.\n Make sure the environment variable shows in `/proc/{pid}/environ` as that's the only reliable way to pass the value to the server (suggestions welcome).\n"]
+	async fn client_state_token(
+		_node: Arc<Node>,
+		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
+		state: ClientState,
+	) -> Result<String> {
+		Ok(ClientStateParsed::from_deserialized(&calling_client, state).token())
+	}
+
+	#[doc = "Set initial list of folders to look for namespaced resources in"]
+	fn set_base_prefixes(
+		_node: Arc<Node>,
+		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
+		prefixes: Vec<String>,
+	) -> Result<()> {
+		info!(?calling_client, ?prefixes, "Set base prefixes");
+		*calling_client.base_resource_prefixes.lock() =
+			prefixes.into_iter().map(PathBuf::from).collect();
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	#[doc = "Cleanly disconnect from the server"]
+	fn disconnect(_node: Arc<Node>, calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
+		calling_client.disconnect(Ok(()));
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+impl Drop for Root {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		ROOT_REGISTRY.remove(self);
+	}
 }

src/nodes/spatial/mod.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::create_interface;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
 use glam::{vec3a, Mat4, Quat, Vec3};
 use mint::Vector3;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -40,20 +39,18 @@ impl Transform {
 static ZONEABLE_REGISTRY: Registry<Spatial> = Registry::new();
 
 pub struct Spatial {
-	uid: String,
+	node: Weak<Node>,
-	pub(super) node: Weak<Node>,
 	parent: Mutex<Option<Arc<Spatial>>>,
 	old_parent: Mutex<Option<Arc<Spatial>>>,
-	pub(super) transform: Mutex<Mat4>,
+	transform: Mutex<Mat4>,
 	zone: Mutex<Weak<Zone>>,
 	children: Registry<Spatial>,
-	pub(super) bounding_box_calc: OnceCell<fn(&Node) -> Bounds>,
+	pub bounding_box_calc: OnceCell<fn(&Node) -> Bounds>,
 }
 
 impl Spatial {
 	pub fn new(node: Weak<Node>, parent: Option<Arc<Spatial>>, transform: Mat4) -> Arc<Self> {
 		Arc::new(Spatial {
-			uid: nanoid!(),
 			node,
 			parent: Mutex::new(parent),
 			old_parent: Mutex::new(None),
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ impl Spatial {
 		self.zone
 			.lock()
 			.upgrade()
-			.and_then(|zone| zone.field.upgrade())
+			.map(|zone| zone.field.clone())
 			.map(|field| field.distance(self, vec3a(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)))
 			.unwrap_or(f32::MAX)
 	}
@@ -359,13 +356,12 @@ impl SpatialAspect for Spatial {
 }
 impl PartialEq for Spatial {
 	fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-		self.uid == other.uid
+		self.node.as_ptr() == other.node.as_ptr()
 	}
 }
 impl Debug for Spatial {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
 		f.debug_struct("Spatial")
-			.field("uid", &self.uid)
 			.field("parent", &self.parent)
 			.field("old_parent", &self.old_parent)
 			.field("transform", &self.transform)
@@ -374,7 +370,7 @@ impl Debug for Spatial {
 }
 impl Drop for Spatial {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		zone::release_drop(self);
+		zone::release(self);
 		ZONEABLE_REGISTRY.remove(self);
 	}
 }
@@ -397,26 +393,25 @@ pub fn parse_transform(transform: Transform, position: bool, rotation: bool, sca
 }
 
 pub struct SpatialInterface;
-impl SpatialInterfaceAspect for SpatialInterface {
+impl InterfaceAspect for SpatialInterface {
 	fn create_spatial(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		zoneable: bool,
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		let parent = parent.get_aspect::<Spatial>()?;
 		let transform = parse_transform(transform, true, true, true);
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, "/spatial/spatial", &name, true)
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, zoneable);
 		Ok(())
 	}
 	fn create_zone(
 		_node: Arc<Node>,
 		calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		name: String,
+		id: u64,
 		parent: Arc<Node>,
 		transform: Transform,
 		field: Arc<Node>,
@@ -425,12 +420,11 @@ impl SpatialInterfaceAspect for SpatialInterface {
 		let transform = parse_transform(transform, true, true, false);
 		let field = field.get_aspect::<Field>()?;
 
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&calling_client, "/spatial/zone", &name, true)
+		let node = Node::from_id(&calling_client, id, true).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		let space = Spatial::add_to(&node, Some(parent.clone()), transform, false);
-		Zone::add_to(&node, space, &field);
+		Zone::add_to(&node, space, field);
 		Ok(())
 	}
 }
 
-create_interface!(SpatialInterface, SpatialInterfaceAspect, "/spatial");
+create_interface!(SpatialInterface);

src/nodes/spatial/zone.rs

@@ -1,166 +1,147 @@
-use super::{Spatial, ZoneAspect, ZONEABLE_REGISTRY};
+use super::{
+	Spatial, ZoneAspect, SPATIAL_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO, SPATIAL_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO,
+	ZONEABLE_REGISTRY,
+};
 use crate::{
 	core::{client::Client, registry::Registry},
 	nodes::{
-		alias::{Alias, AliasInfo},
+		alias::{get_original, Alias, AliasList},
 		fields::Field,
 		Aspect, Node,
 	},
 };
+use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::vec3a;
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
 pub fn capture(spatial: &Arc<Spatial>, zone: &Arc<Zone>) {
 	let old_distance = spatial.zone_distance();
-	let new_distance = zone
+	let new_distance = zone.field.distance(spatial, vec3a(0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
-		.field
-		.upgrade()
-		.map(|field| field.distance(spatial, vec3a(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)))
-		.unwrap_or(f32::MAX);
 	if new_distance.abs() < old_distance.abs() {
 		release(spatial);
 		*spatial.old_parent.lock() = spatial.get_parent();
 		*spatial.zone.lock() = Arc::downgrade(zone);
-		zone.captured.add_raw(spatial);
+		let Some(zone_node) = zone.spatial.node.upgrade() else {
-		let Some(node) = zone.spatial.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let _ = super::zone_client::capture(&node, &spatial.uid);
+		let Some(spatial_node) = spatial.node.upgrade() else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let Ok(spatial_alias) = Alias::create(
+			&spatial_node,
+			&zone_node.get_client().unwrap(),
+			SPATIAL_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+			Some(&zone.captured),
+		) else {
+			return;
+		};
+		let _ = super::zone_client::capture(&zone_node, &spatial_alias);
 	}
 }
-pub fn release(spatial: &Arc<Spatial>) {
+pub fn release(spatial: &Spatial) {
+	let Some(spatial_node) = spatial.node.upgrade() else {
+		return;
+	};
+	let spatial = spatial_node.get_aspect::<Spatial>().unwrap();
+
 	let _ = spatial.set_spatial_parent_in_place(spatial.old_parent.lock().take().as_ref());
 	let mut spatial_zone = spatial.zone.lock();
+
 	if let Some(spatial_zone) = spatial_zone.upgrade() {
+		spatial_zone.captured.remove_aspect(spatial.as_ref());
 		let Some(node) = spatial_zone.spatial.node.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		spatial_zone.captured.remove(spatial);
+		let _ = super::zone_client::release(&node, spatial_node.id);
-		let _ = super::zone_client::release(&node, &spatial.uid);
 	}
 	*spatial_zone = Weak::new();
 }
-pub(super) fn release_drop(spatial: &Spatial) {
-	let spatial_zone = spatial.zone.lock();
-	if let Some(spatial_zone) = spatial_zone.upgrade() {
-		let Some(node) = spatial_zone.spatial.node.upgrade() else {
-			return;
-		};
-		spatial_zone.captured.remove(spatial);
-		let _ = super::zone_client::release(&node, &spatial.uid);
-	}
-}
 
 pub struct Zone {
 	spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
-	pub field: Weak<Field>,
+	pub field: Arc<Field>,
-	zoneables: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, Arc<Node>>>,
+	intersecting_spatials: Registry<Spatial>,
-	captured: Registry<Spatial>,
+	intersecting: AliasList,
+	captured: AliasList,
 }
 impl Zone {
-	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, spatial: Arc<Spatial>, field: &Arc<Field>) -> Arc<Zone> {
+	pub fn add_to(node: &Arc<Node>, spatial: Arc<Spatial>, field: Arc<Field>) -> Arc<Zone> {
 		let zone = Arc::new(Zone {
 			spatial,
-			field: Arc::downgrade(field),
+			field,
-			zoneables: Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default()),
+			intersecting_spatials: Registry::default(),
-			captured: Registry::new(),
+			intersecting: AliasList::default(),
+			captured: AliasList::default(),
 		});
 		<Zone as ZoneAspect>::add_node_members(node);
 		node.add_aspect_raw(zone.clone());
 		zone
 	}
+	pub fn update(&self) -> Result<()> {
+		let node = self.spatial.node().unwrap();
+
+		let current_zoneables = Registry::new();
+		for zoneable in ZONEABLE_REGISTRY.get_valid_contents() {
+			let distance = self.field.distance(&zoneable, [0.0; 3].into());
+			if distance > 0.0 {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if let Some(zone) = zoneable.zone.lock().upgrade() {
+				let zoneable_distance = zone.field.distance(&zoneable, [0.0; 3].into());
+				if zoneable_distance < distance {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			current_zoneables.add_raw(&zoneable);
+		}
+
+		let (added, removed) =
+			Registry::get_changes(&self.intersecting_spatials, &current_zoneables);
+		for added in added {
+			let Some(added_node) = added.node() else {
+				continue;
+			};
+			let Ok(alias) = Alias::create(
+				&added_node,
+				&self.spatial.node().unwrap().get_client().unwrap(),
+				SPATIAL_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
+				Some(&self.intersecting),
+			) else {
+				continue;
+			};
+			let _ = super::zone_client::enter(&node, &alias);
+		}
+		for removed in removed {
+			let Some(removed_node) = removed.node() else {
+				continue;
+			};
+			release(&removed);
+			let _ = super::zone_client::leave(&node, removed_node.id);
+			self.intersecting.remove_aspect(removed.as_ref());
+		}
+		self.intersecting_spatials.set(&current_zoneables);
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
 }
 impl Aspect for Zone {
 	const NAME: &'static str = "Zone";
 }
 impl ZoneAspect for Zone {
-	fn update(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
+	fn update(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<()> {
 		let zone = node.get_aspect::<Zone>()?;
-		let Some(field) = zone.field.upgrade() else {
+		let _ = zone.update();
-			return Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!("Zone's field has been destroyed"));
-		};
-		let Some((zone_client, zone_node)) = zone
-			.spatial
-			.node
-			.upgrade()
-			.and_then(|n| n.get_client().zip(Some(n)))
-		else {
-			return Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!("No client on node?"));
-		};
-		let mut old_zoneables = zone.zoneables.lock();
-		for (_uid, zoneable) in old_zoneables.iter() {
-			zoneable.destroy();
-		}
-		let captured = zone.captured.get_valid_contents();
-		let zoneables = ZONEABLE_REGISTRY
-			.get_valid_contents()
-			.into_iter()
-			.filter(|zoneable| zoneable.node.upgrade().is_some())
-			.filter(|zoneable| {
-				if captured
-					.iter()
-					.any(|captured| Arc::ptr_eq(captured, zoneable))
-				{
-					return true;
-				}
-				let spatial_zone_distance = zoneable.zone_distance();
-				let self_zone_distance = field.distance(zoneable, vec3a(0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
-				self_zone_distance < 0.0 && spatial_zone_distance > self_zone_distance
-			})
-			.filter_map(|zoneable| {
-				let alias = Alias::create(
-					&zone_client,
-					zone_node.get_path(),
-					&zoneable.uid,
-					&zoneable.node.upgrade().unwrap(),
-					AliasInfo {
-						server_signals: vec![
-							"set_transform",
-							"set_spatial_parent",
-							"set_spatial_parent_in_place",
-						],
-						server_methods: vec!["get_bounds", "get_transform"],
-						..Default::default()
-					},
-				)
-				.ok()?;
-				Some((zoneable.uid.clone(), alias))
-			})
-			.collect::<FxHashMap<String, Arc<Node>>>();
-
-		for (uid, zoneable) in zoneables
-			.iter()
-			.filter(|(k, _)| !old_zoneables.contains_key(*k))
-		{
-			super::zone_client::enter(&node, uid, zoneable)?;
-		}
-		for left_uid in old_zoneables.keys().filter(|k| !zoneables.contains_key(*k)) {
-			super::zone_client::leave(&node, &left_uid)?;
-		}
-
-		*old_zoneables = zoneables;
-
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn capture(
+	fn capture(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>, spatial: Arc<Node>) -> Result<()> {
-		node: Arc<Node>,
-		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		spatial: Arc<Node>,
-	) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
 		let zone = node.get_aspect::<Zone>()?;
 		let spatial = spatial.get_aspect()?;
 		capture(&spatial, &zone);
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn release(
+	fn release(_node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>, spatial: Arc<Node>) -> Result<()> {
-		_node: Arc<Node>,
-		_calling_client: Arc<Client>,
-		spatial: Arc<Node>,
-	) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
 		let spatial = spatial.get_aspect()?;
 		release(&spatial);
 		Ok(())
@@ -168,7 +149,13 @@ impl ZoneAspect for Zone {
 }
 impl Drop for Zone {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		for captured in self.captured.get_valid_contents() {
+		for captured in self
+			.captured
+			.get_aliases()
+			.into_iter()
+			.filter_map(get_original)
+			.filter_map(|n| n.get_aspect::<Spatial>().ok())
+		{
 			release(&captured);
 		}
 	}

src/objects/input/eye_pointer.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::{vec3, Mat4};
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ pub struct EyePointer {
 }
 impl EyePointer {
 	pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, "", &nanoid!(), false)
+		let node = Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		let spatial = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let pointer = InputMethod::add_to(
 			&node,
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ impl EyePointer {
 			.into_iter()
 			// filter out all the disabled handlers
 			.filter(|handler| {
-				let Some(node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+				let Some(node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 					return false;
 				};
 				node.enabled()

src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
 		data::{
 			mask_matches, pulse_receiver_client, PulseSender, KEYMAPS, PULSE_RECEIVER_REGISTRY,
 		},
-		fields::{Field, Ray},
+		fields::Ray,
 		input::{InputDataType, InputHandler, InputMethod, Pointer, INPUT_HANDLER_REGISTRY},
 		spatial::Spatial,
 		Node,
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use crate::{
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::{vec3, Mat4, Vec3};
 use mint::Vector2;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use slotmap::DefaultKey;
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use stereokit_rust::system::{Input, Key};
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ impl Default for KeyboardEvent {
 	}
 }
 
+#[allow(unused)]
 pub struct MousePointer {
 	node: Arc<Node>,
+	keymap: DefaultKey,
 	spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
 	pointer: Arc<InputMethod>,
 	capture: Option<Arc<InputHandler>>,
@@ -73,8 +75,7 @@ pub struct MousePointer {
 }
 impl MousePointer {
 	pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, "", &nanoid!(), false)
+		let node = Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		let spatial = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let pointer = InputMethod::add_to(
 			&node,
@@ -82,8 +83,7 @@ impl MousePointer {
 			Datamap::from_typed(MouseEvent::default())?,
 		)?;
 
-		KEYMAPS.lock().insert(
+		let keymap = KEYMAPS.lock().insert(
-			"flatscreen".to_string(),
 			Keymap::new_from_names(&Context::new(0), "evdev", "", "", "", None, 0)
 				.unwrap()
 				.get_as_string(FORMAT_TEXT_V1),
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ impl MousePointer {
 
 		Ok(MousePointer {
 			node,
+			keymap,
 			spatial,
 			pointer,
 			capture: None,
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ impl MousePointer {
 				.into_iter()
 				// filter out all the disabled handlers
 				.filter(|handler| {
-					let Some(node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+					let Some(node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 						return false;
 					};
 					node.enabled()
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ impl MousePointer {
 			.into_iter()
 			.filter(|rx| mask_matches(&rx.mask, &self.keyboard_sender.mask))
 			.map(|rx| {
-				let result = rx.field_node.get_aspect::<Field>().unwrap().ray_march(Ray {
+				let result = rx.field.ray_march(Ray {
 					origin: vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
 					direction: vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0),
 					space: self.spatial.clone(),
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ impl MousePointer {
 			if !self.keyboard_datamap.keys.is_empty() {
 				pulse_receiver_client::data(
 					&rx.node.upgrade().unwrap(),
-					&self.node.uid,
+					&self.node,
 					&Datamap::from_typed(&self.keyboard_datamap).unwrap(),
 				)
 				.unwrap();

src/objects/input/sk_controller.rs

@@ -34,17 +34,7 @@ pub struct SkController {
 }
 impl SkController {
 	pub fn new(handed: Handed) -> Result<Self> {
-		let _node = Node::create_parent_name(
+		let _node = Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			&INTERNAL_CLIENT,
-			"",
-			if handed == Handed::Left {
-				"controller_left"
-			} else {
-				"controller_right"
-			},
-			false,
-		)
-		.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&_node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let model = Model::from_memory("cursor.glb", include_bytes!("cursor.glb"), None)?;
 		let tip = InputDataType::Tip(Tip::default());
@@ -135,7 +125,7 @@ impl SkController {
 				.into_iter()
 				// filter out all the disabled handlers
 				.filter(|handler| {
-					let Some(node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+					let Some(node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 						return false;
 					};
 					node.enabled()

src/objects/input/sk_hand.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::nodes::{
 };
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::{Mat4, Quat, Vec3};
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
 use std::f32::INFINITY;
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ pub struct SkHand {
 }
 impl SkHand {
 	pub fn new(handed: Handed) -> Result<Self> {
-		let _node = Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, "", &nanoid!(), false)
+		let _node = Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		Spatial::add_to(&_node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let hand = InputDataType::Hand(Hand {
 			right: handed == Handed::Right,
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ impl SkHand {
 				.into_iter()
 				// filter out all the disabled handlers
 				.filter(|handler| {
-					let Some(node) = handler.node.upgrade() else {
+					let Some(node) = handler.spatial.node() else {
 						return false;
 					};
 					node.enabled()

src/objects/play_space.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use glam::Mat4;
 use mint::Vector2;
-use nanoid::nanoid;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use stardust_xr::values::Datamap;
 use stereokit_rust::system::World;
@@ -40,15 +39,14 @@ pub struct PlaySpace {
 }
 impl PlaySpace {
 	pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-		let node = Node::create_parent_name(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, "", &nanoid!(), false)
+		let node = Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false).add_to_scenegraph()?;
-			.add_to_scenegraph()?;
 		let spatial = Spatial::add_to(&node, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		BoxField::add_to(&node, [0.0; 3].into());
 		let field = node.get_aspect::<Field>()?.clone();
 
 		let pulse_rx = PulseReceiver::add_to(
 			&node,
-			node.clone(),
+			field.clone(),
 			Datamap::from_typed(PlaySpaceMap::default())?,
 		)?;
 

src/wayland/seat.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 use mint::Vector2;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
+use slotmap::KeyData;
 use smithay::{
 	backend::input::{AxisRelativeDirection, ButtonState, KeyState},
 	delegate_seat,
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ impl SeatWrapper {
 		pointer.frame(&mut state);
 	}
 
-	pub fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: WlSurface, keymap_id: &str, keys: Vec<i32>) {
+	pub fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: WlSurface, keymap_id: u64, keys: Vec<i32>) {
 		let Some(state) = self.wayland_state.upgrade() else {
 			return;
 		};
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ impl SeatWrapper {
 			return;
 		};
 		let keymaps = KEYMAPS.lock();
-		let Some(keymap) = keymaps.get(keymap_id).cloned() else {
+		let Some(keymap) = keymaps.get(KeyData::from_ffi(keymap_id).into()).cloned() else {
 			return;
 		};
 

src/wayland/xdg_shell.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::nodes::{
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use mint::Vector2;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use rand::Rng;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use smithay::{
 	delegate_xdg_shell,
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ impl XdgShellHandler for WaylandState {
 	}
 
 	fn new_popup(&mut self, popup: PopupSurface, positioner: PositionerState) {
-		let uid = nanoid::nanoid!();
+		let uid = rand::thread_rng().gen_range(0..u64::MAX);
 		let Some(parent) = popup.get_parent_surface() else {
 			return;
 		};
@@ -194,8 +195,8 @@ impl XdgShellHandler for WaylandState {
 		if popup.send_configure().is_err() {
 			return;
 		}
-		utils::insert_data(popup.wl_surface(), SurfaceId::Child(uid.clone()));
+		utils::insert_data(popup.wl_surface(), SurfaceId::Child(uid));
-		utils::insert_data(popup.wl_surface(), uid.clone());
+		utils::insert_data(popup.wl_surface(), uid);
 		utils::insert_data(popup.wl_surface(), Arc::downgrade(&panel_item));
 		CoreSurface::add_to(
 			self.display_handle.clone(),
@@ -203,9 +204,7 @@ impl XdgShellHandler for WaylandState {
 			{
 				let popup = popup.clone();
 				move || {
-					panel_item
+					panel_item.backend.new_popup(uid, popup.clone(), positioner);
-						.backend
-						.new_popup(&uid, popup.clone(), positioner);
 				}
 			},
 			{
@@ -228,14 +227,14 @@ impl XdgShellHandler for WaylandState {
 		let Some(panel_item) = surface_panel_item(popup.wl_surface()) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let Some(uid) = utils::get_data::<String>(popup.wl_surface())
+		let Some(SurfaceId::Child(uid)) = utils::get_data::<SurfaceId>(popup.wl_surface())
 			.as_deref()
 			.cloned()
 		else {
 			return;
 		};
 
-		panel_item.backend.reposition_popup(&uid, popup, positioner)
+		panel_item.backend.reposition_popup(uid, popup, positioner)
 	}
 	fn popup_destroyed(&mut self, popup: PopupSurface) {
 		if let Some(core_surface) = CoreSurface::from_wl_surface(popup.wl_surface()) {
@@ -244,14 +243,14 @@ impl XdgShellHandler for WaylandState {
 		let Some(panel_item) = surface_panel_item(popup.wl_surface()) else {
 			return;
 		};
-		let Some(uid) = utils::get_data::<String>(popup.wl_surface())
+		let Some(SurfaceId::Child(uid)) = utils::get_data::<SurfaceId>(popup.wl_surface())
 			.as_deref()
 			.cloned()
 		else {
 			return;
 		};
 		panel_item.backend.seat.unfocus(popup.wl_surface(), self);
-		panel_item.backend.drop_popup(&uid);
+		panel_item.backend.drop_popup(uid);
 	}
 
 	fn grab(&mut self, _popup: PopupSurface, _seat: WlSeat, _serial: Serial) {}
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ delegate_xdg_shell!(WaylandState);
 
 pub struct XdgBackend {
 	toplevel: Mutex<Option<ToplevelSurface>>,
-	popups: Mutex<FxHashMap<String, (PopupSurface, PositionerState)>>,
+	popups: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, (PopupSurface, PositionerState)>>,
 	pub seat: Arc<SeatWrapper>,
 }
 impl XdgBackend {
@@ -354,20 +353,18 @@ impl XdgBackend {
 		surface_panel_item(self.toplevel.lock().clone()?.wl_surface())
 	}
 
-	pub fn new_popup(&self, uid: &str, popup: PopupSurface, positioner: PositionerState) {
+	pub fn new_popup(&self, id: u64, popup: PopupSurface, positioner: PositionerState) {
 		let Some(panel_item) = self.panel_item() else {
 			return;
 		};
 
-		self.popups
+		self.popups.lock().insert(id, (popup, positioner));
-			.lock()
-			.insert(uid.to_string(), (popup, positioner));
 
-		panel_item.create_child(uid, self.child_data(uid).unwrap());
+		panel_item.create_child(id, &self.child_data(id).unwrap());
 	}
-	pub fn reposition_popup(&self, uid: &str, _popup: PopupSurface, positioner: PositionerState) {
+	pub fn reposition_popup(&self, id: u64, _popup: PopupSurface, positioner: PositionerState) {
 		let mut popups = self.popups.lock();
-		let Some((_, old_positioner)) = popups.get_mut(uid) else {
+		let Some((_, old_positioner)) = popups.get_mut(&id) else {
 			return;
 		};
 		let Some(panel_item) = self.panel_item() else {
@@ -376,18 +373,19 @@ impl XdgBackend {
 		let geometry = positioner.get_geometry();
 
 		*old_positioner = positioner;
-		panel_item.reposition_child(uid, geometry.into());
+		panel_item.reposition_child(id, &geometry.into());
 	}
-	pub fn drop_popup(&self, uid: &str) {
+	pub fn drop_popup(&self, id: u64) {
 		let Some(panel_item) = self.panel_item() else {
 			return;
 		};
-		panel_item.destroy_child(uid);
+		panel_item.destroy_child(id);
 	}
 
-	fn child_data(&self, uid: &str) -> Option<ChildInfo> {
+	fn child_data(&self, id: u64) -> Option<ChildInfo> {
-		let (popup, positioner) = self.popups.lock().get(uid)?.clone();
+		let (popup, positioner) = self.popups.lock().get(&id)?.clone();
 		Some(ChildInfo {
+			id,
 			parent: (*utils::get_data::<SurfaceId>(&popup.get_parent_surface()?)?).clone(),
 			geometry: positioner.get_geometry().into(),
 		})
@@ -443,12 +441,14 @@ impl Backend for XdgBackend {
 			.map(|s| Vector2::from([s.w as u32, s.h as u32]))
 			.or_else(|| toplevel_core_surface.size())
 			.unwrap_or(Vector2::from([0; 2]));
+		let parent = toplevel
+			.parent()
+			.as_ref()
+			.and_then(surface_panel_item)
+			.and_then(|p| p.node.upgrade())
+			.map(|p| p.get_id());
 		let toplevel = ToplevelInfo {
-			parent: toplevel
+			parent,
-				.parent()
-				.as_ref()
-				.and_then(surface_panel_item)
-				.map(|p| p.uid.clone()),
 			title,
 			app_id,
 			size,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl Backend for XdgBackend {
 			.popups
 			.lock()
 			.keys()
-			.map(|k| (k.clone(), self.child_data(k).unwrap()))
+			.map(|k| self.child_data(*k).unwrap())
 			.collect();
 
 		Ok(PanelItemInitData {
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ impl Backend for XdgBackend {
 		self.seat.pointer_scroll(scroll_distance, scroll_steps)
 	}
 
-	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: &str, keys: Vec<i32>) {
+	fn keyboard_keys(&self, surface: &SurfaceId, keymap_id: u64, keys: Vec<i32>) {
 		let Some(surface) = self.wl_surface_from_id(&surface) else {
 			return;
 		};