Add waitTick built-in to pressKey and pressMouse

fabric-client-gametest-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/client/gametest/v1/TestInput.java

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Starts holding down a key binding. The key binding will be held until it is released. The key binding must be
 	 * bound. Does nothing if the key binding is already being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only start reacting to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBinding The key binding to hold
 	 * @see #releaseKey(KeyBinding)
 	 * @see #pressKey(KeyBinding)
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Starts holding down a key binding. The key binding will be held until it is released. The key binding must be
 	 * bound. Does nothing if the key binding is already being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only start reacting to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBindingGetter The function to get the key binding from the game options
 	 * @see #releaseKey(Function)
 	 * @see #pressKey(Function)
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Starts holding down a key or mouse button. The key will be held until it is released. Does nothing if the key or
 	 * mouse button is already being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only start reacting to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param key The key or mouse button to hold
 	 * @see #releaseKey(InputUtil.Key)
 	 * @see #pressKey(InputUtil.Key)
@@ -66,6 +72,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Starts holding down a key. The key will be held until it is released. Does nothing if the key is already being
 	 * held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only start reacting to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyCode The key code of the key to hold
 	 * @see #releaseKey(int)
 	 * @see #pressKey(int)
@@ -76,6 +84,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Starts holding down a mouse button. The mouse button will be held until it is released. Does nothing if the mouse
 	 * button is already being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only start reacting to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param button The mouse button to hold
 	 * @see #releaseMouse(int)
 	 * @see #pressMouse(int)
@@ -110,6 +120,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Releases a key binding. The key binding must be bound. Does nothing if the key binding is not being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBinding The key binding to release
 	 * @see #holdKey(KeyBinding)
 	 * @see #releaseKey(Function)
@@ -119,6 +131,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Releases a key binding. The key binding must be bound. Does nothing if the key binding is not being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBindingGetter The function to get the key binding from the game options
 	 * @see #holdKey(Function)
 	 * @see #releaseKey(KeyBinding)
@@ -128,6 +142,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Releases a key or mouse button. Does nothing if the key or mouse button is not being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param key The key or mouse button to release
 	 * @see #holdKey(InputUtil.Key)
 	 */
@@ -136,6 +152,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Releases a key. Does nothing if the key is not being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyCode The GLFW key code of the key to release
 	 * @see #holdKey(int)
 	 */
@@ -144,6 +162,8 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Releases a mouse button. Does nothing if the mouse button is not being held.
 	 *
+	 * <p><strong>Most key bindings will only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param button The GLFW mouse button to release
 	 * @see #holdMouse(int)
 	 */
@@ -174,7 +194,10 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	void releaseAlt();
 
 	/**
-	 * Presses and releases a key binding. The key binding must be bound.
+	 * Presses and releases a key binding, then waits a tick. The key binding must be bound.
+	 *
+	 * <p>A tick is waited because most key bindings need a tick to happen to react to the press. If you don't want the
+	 * delay, use {@link #holdKeyFor(KeyBinding, int) holdKeyFor} with a tick count of {@code 0}.
 	 *
 	 * @param keyBinding The key binding to press
 	 * @see #holdKey(KeyBinding)
@@ -183,7 +206,10 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	void pressKey(KeyBinding keyBinding);
 
 	/**
-	 * Presses and releases a key binding. The key binding must be bound.
+	 * Presses and releases a key binding, then waits a tick. The key binding must be bound.
+	 *
+	 * <p>A tick is waited because most key bindings need a tick to happen to react to the press. If you don't want the
+	 * delay, use {@link #holdKeyFor(Function, int) holdKeyFor} with a tick count of {@code 0}.
 	 *
 	 * @param keyBindingGetter The function to get the key binding from the game options
 	 * @see #holdKey(Function)
@@ -192,15 +218,21 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	void pressKey(Function<GameOptions, KeyBinding> keyBindingGetter);
 
 	/**
-	 * Presses and releases a key or mouse button.
+	 * Presses and releases a key or mouse button, then waits a tick.
+	 *
+	 * <p>A tick is waited because most key bindings need a tick to happen to react to the press. If you don't want the
+	 * delay, use {@link #holdKeyFor(InputUtil.Key, int) holdKeyFor} with a tick count of {@code 0}.
 	 *
 	 * @param key The key or mouse button to press.
 	 * @see #holdKey(InputUtil.Key)
 	 */
 	void pressKey(InputUtil.Key key);
 
 	/**
-	 * Presses and releases a key.
+	 * Presses and releases a key, then waits a tick.
+	 *
+	 * <p>A tick is waited because most key bindings need a tick to happen to react to the press. If you don't want the
+	 * delay, use {@link #holdKeyFor(int, int) holdKeyFor} with a tick count of {@code 0}.
 	 *
 	 * <p>For sending Unicode text input (e.g. into text boxes), use {@link #typeChar(int)} or
 	 * {@link #typeChars(String)} instead.
@@ -211,7 +243,10 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	void pressKey(int keyCode);
 
 	/**
-	 * Presses and releases a mouse button.
+	 * Presses and releases a mouse button, then waits a tick.
+	 *
+	 * <p>A tick is waited because most key bindings need a tick to happen to react to the press. If you don't want the
+	 * delay, use {@link #holdMouseFor(int, int) holdMouseFor} with a tick count of {@code 0}.
 	 *
 	 * @param button The GLFW mouse button to press
 	 * @see #holdMouse(int)
@@ -222,6 +257,9 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Holds a key binding for the specified number of ticks and then releases it. Waits until this process is finished.
 	 * The key binding must be bound.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Although the key will be released when this method returns, <strong>most key bindings will only react to this
+	 * when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBinding The key binding to hold
 	 * @param ticks The number of ticks to hold the key binding for
 	 * @see #holdKey(KeyBinding)
@@ -233,6 +271,9 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Holds a key binding for the specified number of ticks and then releases it. Waits until this process is finished.
 	 * The key binding must be bound.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Although the key will be released when this method returns, <strong>most key bindings will only react to this
+	 * when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyBindingGetter The key binding to hold
 	 * @param ticks The number of ticks to hold the key binding for
 	 * @see #holdKey(Function)
@@ -244,6 +285,9 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Holds a key or mouse button for the specified number of ticks and then releases it. Waits until this process is
 	 * finished.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Although the key or mouse button will be released when this method returns, <strong>most key bindings will
+	 * only react to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param key The key or mouse button to hold
 	 * @param ticks The number of ticks to hold the key or mouse button for
 	 * @see #holdKey(InputUtil.Key)
@@ -253,6 +297,9 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	/**
 	 * Holds a key for the specified number of ticks and then releases it. Waits until this process is finished.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Although the key will be released when this method returns, <strong>most key bindings will only react to this
+	 * when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param keyCode The GLFW key code of the key to hold
 	 * @param ticks The number of ticks to hold the key for
 	 * @see #holdKey(int)
@@ -263,6 +310,9 @@ public interface TestInput {
 	 * Holds a mouse button for the specified number of ticks and then releases it. Waits until this process is
 	 * finished.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Although the mouse button will be released when this method returns, <strong>most key bindings will only react
+	 * to this when a tick is waited.</strong>
+	 *
 	 * @param button The GLFW mouse button to hold
 	 * @param ticks The number of ticks to hold the mouse button for
 	 * @see #holdMouse(int)

fabric-client-gametest-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/client/gametest/v1/package-info.java

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
  *
  * <p>The game remains paused unless you explicitly unpause it using various waiting functions such as
  * {@link net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.gametest.v1.ClientGameTestContext#waitTick() ClientGameTestContext.waitTick()}.
+ * A side effect of this is that <strong>the results of your code may not be immediate if the game needs a tick to
+ * process them</strong>. A big example of this is key bindings, although some key binding methods have built-in tick
+ * waits to mitigate the issue. See the {@link net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.gametest.v1.TestInput TestInput}
+ * documentation for details. Another pseudo-example is effects on the server need a tick to propagate to the client and
+ * vice versa, although this is related to packets more than the fact the game is suspended (see the network
+ * synchronization section below). A good strategy for debugging these issues is by
+ * {@linkplain net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.gametest.v1.ClientGameTestContext#takeScreenshot(String) taking screenshots},
+ * which capture the immediate state of the game.
  *
  * <p>A few changes have been made to how the vanilla game threads run, to make tests more reproducible. Notably, there
  * is exactly one server tick per client tick while a server is running (singleplayer or multiplayer). There is also a

fabric-client-gametest-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/client/gametest/NetworkSynchronizer.java

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  * <ul>
  *     <li>A packet can be either "in-flight", which is between the time it is sent and the time it is handled on the
- *         Netty thread on the receiving side, or it can be queued for handling on the receiving main thread, which it
+ *         Netty thread on the receiving side, or it can be queued for handling on the receiving main thread, which is
  *         between when it is handled on the Netty thread and it is removed from the main thread task queue.
  *         <ul>
  *             <li>Some packets are handled directly on the Netty thread and never enter the second stage. The

fabric-client-gametest-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/client/gametest/TestInputImpl.java

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ public void pressKey(InputUtil.Key key) {
 
 		holdKey(key);
 		releaseKey(key);
+		context.waitTick();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ public void pressMouse(int button) {
 	public void holdKeyFor(KeyBinding keyBinding, int ticks) {
 		ThreadingImpl.checkOnGametestThread("holdKeyFor");
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyBinding, "keyBinding");
-		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks > 0, "ticks must be positive");
+		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks >= 0, "ticks cannot be negative");
 
 		holdKeyFor(getBoundKey(keyBinding, "hold"), ticks);
 	}
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ public void holdKeyFor(KeyBinding keyBinding, int ticks) {
 	public void holdKeyFor(Function<GameOptions, KeyBinding> keyBindingGetter, int ticks) {
 		ThreadingImpl.checkOnGametestThread("holdKeyFor");
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyBindingGetter, "keyBindingGetter");
-		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks > 0, "ticks must be positive");
+		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks >= 0, "ticks cannot be negative");
 
 		KeyBinding keyBinding = context.computeOnClient(client -> keyBindingGetter.apply(client.options));
 		holdKeyFor(keyBinding, ticks);
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ public void holdKeyFor(Function<GameOptions, KeyBinding> keyBindingGetter, int t
 	public void holdKeyFor(InputUtil.Key key, int ticks) {
 		ThreadingImpl.checkOnGametestThread("holdKeyFor");
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull(key, "key");
-		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks > 0, "ticks must be positive");
+		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks >= 0, "ticks cannot be negative");
 
 		holdKey(key);
 		context.waitTicks(ticks);
@@ -258,15 +259,15 @@ public void holdKeyFor(InputUtil.Key key, int ticks) {
 	@Override
 	public void holdKeyFor(int keyCode, int ticks) {
 		ThreadingImpl.checkOnGametestThread("holdKeyFor");
-		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks > 0, "ticks must be positive");
+		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks >= 0, "ticks cannot be negative");
 
 		holdKeyFor(InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM.createFromCode(keyCode), ticks);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void holdMouseFor(int button, int ticks) {
 		ThreadingImpl.checkOnGametestThread("holdMouseFor");
-		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks > 0, "ticks must be positive");
+		Preconditions.checkArgument(ticks >= 0, "ticks cannot be negative");
 
 		holdKeyFor(InputUtil.Type.MOUSE.createFromCode(button), ticks);
 	}

fabric-client-gametest-api-v1/src/testmodClient/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/client/gametest/ClientGameTestTest.java

@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ public void runTest(ClientGameTestContext context) {
 
 			{
 				context.getInput().pressKey(options -> options.chatKey);
-				context.waitTick();
 				context.getInput().typeChars("Hello, World!");
-				context.getInput().pressKey(InputUtil.GLFW_KEY_ENTER);
+				context.getInput().holdKeyFor(InputUtil.GLFW_KEY_ENTER, 0); // press without delay, enter not a keybind
 				context.waitTick(); // wait for the server to receive the chat message
 				context.takeScreenshot("chat_message_sent");
 			}
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ public void runTest(ClientGameTestContext context) {
 
 			{
 				context.getInput().pressKey(options -> options.inventoryKey);
-				context.waitTicks(2); // allow the client to process the key press, and then the server to receive the request
+				context.waitTick(); // wait for the server to receive the request
 				context.takeScreenshot("in_game_inventory");
 				context.setScreen(() -> null);
 			}