s&box: Component lifecycle order — OnAwake, OnStart, OnEnabled, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate, OnDestroy

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#lifecycle#component#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, the component lifecycle order (OnAwake, OnStart, OnEnabled, OnUpdate, OnFixedUpdate, OnDisabled, OnDestroy) is not obvious to developers coming from Unity. Key differences: OnAwake fires before OnEnabled, OnStart fires before the first OnUpdate, and OnFixedUpdate is tied to the physics tick rate — not a separate configurable rate.

// solution

s&box Component lifecycle order:

public sealed class MyComponent : Component { // 1. OnAwake — called once when component is first created. // Use for: setting up Instance singletons, caching references. // Other components may NOT be initialized yet. protected override void OnAwake() { }

// 2. OnEnabled — called after OnAwake, and whenever re-enabled.
//    Use for: subscribing to events, starting coroutines.
protected override void OnEnabled() { }

// 3. OnStart — called once before the FIRST OnUpdate.
//    Use for: initialization that needs all components ready.
//    All components in the scene have had OnAwake called by now.
protected override void OnStart() { }

// 4. OnUpdate — called every frame while enabled.
//    Time.Delta = seconds since last frame.
//    NOT called on dedicated servers.
protected override void OnUpdate() { }

// 5. OnFixedUpdate — called at fixed physics tick rate.
//    Time.Delta = fixed timestep (same as physics step).
//    Use for: physics forces, CharacterController.Move().
//    Called on dedicated servers.
protected override void OnFixedUpdate() { }

// 6. OnPreRender — called before rendering each frame.
//    Use for: updating visual-only state (camera, IK).
//    NOT called on dedicated servers.
protected override void OnPreRender() { }

// 7. OnDisabled — called when component/GameObject is disabled.
//    Use for: unsubscribing events, stopping effects.
protected override void OnDisabled() { }

// 8. OnDestroy — called once when destroyed.
//    Use for: cleanup, nulling Instance singletons.
protected override void OnDestroy() { }

}

// Component.Invoke(delay, action) — call a method after a delay: Invoke(2f, () => Log.Info("2 seconds later"));

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.Component

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