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Summary

  • After a domain reload, the first compilation assembly list hot reload gets from Unity is saved to Library/UloopHotReload/CompilationAssemblies.json, so the next domain can rebuild the list without calling CompilationPipeline.GetAssemblies() on the main thread.
  • The list is saved only when it matches the compiled dlls.
  • This PR saves and loads the list only. The rebuild that uses it comes in a follow-up PR.

User Impact

  • None visible yet. The save runs on a pool thread after the first fetch of a clean domain. It writes one file under Library/UloopHotReload and logs why when it skips or fails.

Fields hot reload reads from UnityEditor.Compilation.Assembly

Found with grep under FirstPartyTools/HotReload. The cache is the only caller of CompilationPipeline.GetAssemblies() there.

Field Read by (examples) Source when the list is rebuilt
name FindByName, call-site scanner graph saved value
outputPath patch target resolution saved value
sourceFiles default file selection, new-source membership, warm-up saved value; from the PDB document table for a recompiled assembly
defines worker input builders, transform worker warm-up saved value; from the PDB compilation options for a recompiled assembly
assemblyReferences resolver search directories (breadth-first walk) saved names, resolved to the rebuilt entries; from the PDB references whose stem is a project assembly for a recompiled assembly
compiledAssemblyReferences (also through allReferences) shim references, call-site scanner, shared compiler warm-up saved paths; from the PDB reference file names through a file name to path table for a recompiled assembly
compilerOptions, flags, rootNamespace not read not saved; defaults (new ScriptCompilerOptions(), AssemblyFlags.None, string.Empty)

ScriptCompilerOptions.LanguageVersion has an internal setter, so it could not be restored even if saved. The XML comment of HotReloadCompilationAssemblies now says that a rebuilt list keeps defaults for these three fields.

What

  • HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStore:
    • SaveInBackgroundIfClean(fetched, generation, projectRoot) (main thread) saves only when both of these hold. Otherwise it logs hot_reload_compilation_list_save_skipped {reason}.
      • generation == 0: no compile start and no script-set change without a reload in this domain.
      • EditorUtility.scriptCompilationFailed is false.
    • The reason: GetAssemblies answers from the asmdefs and sources on disk. After a failed compile, or an import without a reload, it can name sources the dlls were not built from, and a later domain whose dlls did not change would trust that list.
    • The write runs through an injected runInBackground (Task.Run in production) and writes a fixed .tmp.
    • Before moving the .tmp into place, the write reads the cache generation again. If it changed, the .tmp is deleted and save_skipped {reason: superseded} is logged. Without this, a compile that started after the hand-off could write new dlls whose stamps the write reads, and the old list would be published with them. Unity writes dlls only after compilationStarted invalidates the cache, so an unchanged generation means every stamp the write read belongs to this domain's dlls.
    • A successful save logs hot_reload_compilation_list_saved {bytes, saveMs, assemblies, references}. A failure logs hot_reload_compilation_list_save_failed. The exception is read before the log call, because VibeLogger.LogWarning is compiled out without ULOOP_DEBUG.
    • Load() returns the list, or a reason:
      • no_saved_list: no file.
      • saved_list_unreadable: torn JSON, another format version, a missing required field, a reference index outside the table, or a reference with only one of stamp and MVID.
    • Only JsonException is caught; IO errors reach the caller.
  • HotReloadSavedCompilationList holds the fields in the table above, in Unity's order, plus:
    • each assembly's dll stamp (length and last write time; absent when there is no dll);
    • one references table with the stamp and MVID of each distinct compiledAssemblyReferences path (both null when the file is missing). The MVID is read from the metadata header with System.Reflection.Metadata. Each assembly names its references by index into this table, in Unity's order. Repeating the shared paths in every assembly made the file 4.1 MB; the index form is 1.0 MB on this project.
  • HotReloadCompilationAssemblies wraps GetAssemblies in FetchAndSaveIfClean. The HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache constructor is unchanged.
  • HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache gains:
    • Generation: incremented by Invalidate with Interlocked, read with Volatile.Read. The background write reads it off the main thread.
    • TryFill(list, expectedGeneration): keeps a rebuilt list only when nothing is kept and the generation is unchanged. It has no production caller yet; the rebuild PR adds it.

Verification

  • uloop run-tests --filter-type regex --filter-value "HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCacheTests|HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStoreTests|HotReloadCompilationAssembliesTests|HotReloadEditorStartupTests|HotReloadPdbCompilationInfoTests": 35 passed.
  • New tests:
    • Save: Store_SavesTheFirstFetchOfACleanDomain, Store_DoesNotSaveAFetchAfterAnInvalidation, Store_DoesNotSaveWhileCompilationFailed.
    • Store_WhenInvalidatedBeforeTheWriteFinishes_KeepsThePreviousFile: the write is held, the generation advances, then the write runs. The earlier file is unchanged and no .tmp remains.
    • Load: Load_WithoutASavedFile_ReportsNoSavedList, a complete-file control, a torn file, and four incomplete files. The incomplete files are another version, a missing name, an index out of range, and a stamp without an MVID; each changes one part of the control.
    • TryFill: fills when empty at the same generation, keeps a fetched list, refuses after an invalidation.
  • Mutation checks, each reverted afterwards:
    • Removing the generation check, the compile-failed check, TryFill's filled check and TryFill's generation check each failed exactly the matching test (4 failed).
    • Removing the version and required-field checks in Load failed the other-version and missing-name cases.
    • Removing the generation re-read before the move, the index range check and the stamp/MVID pairing check failed exactly the three matching tests.
  • On this repository's development project, the domain reload after the compile wrote the file: format version 1, 112 assemblies, 360 distinct references, 1.0 MB. The log showed saveMs 212.
  • scripts/check-file-length.sh: no file over the limit.

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The hot-reload code now captures compilation assembly data in a versioned saved list. It adds background saving and saved-list validation, and tracks cache invalidations to control when rebuilt lists can fill the cache.

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Compilation list persistence

Layer / File(s) Summary
Saved compilation-list data contract
Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/HotReload/Shared/HotReloadSavedCompilationList.cs, Assets/Tests/Editor/HotReload/HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStoreTests.cs
The saved format captures assembly fields, file stamps, and precompiled-reference paths and MVIDs. Completeness checks validate required assembly and reference data.
List storage, loading, and validation
Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/HotReload/Shared/HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStore.cs, Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/HotReload/Shared/HotReloadConstants.cs, Assets/Tests/Editor/HotReload/HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStoreTests.cs
The store saves eligible lists in the background and reports missing or unreadable saved lists. Tests cover saved metadata, skipped saves, and load outcomes.
Cache generation and save integration
Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/HotReload/Shared/HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache.cs, Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/HotReload/Shared/HotReloadCompilationAssemblies.cs, Assets/Tests/Editor/HotReload/HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCacheTests.cs
The cache increments its generation on invalidation and accepts a rebuilt list only if the cache is empty and the supplied generation is current. Assembly fetching schedules a save for nonempty results.

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache
  participant HotReloadCompilationAssemblies
  participant CompilationPipeline
  participant HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStore
  participant Task.Run
  participant FileSystem
  HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache->>HotReloadCompilationAssemblies: Fetch on cache miss
  HotReloadCompilationAssemblies->>CompilationPipeline: GetAssemblies()
  CompilationPipeline-->>HotReloadCompilationAssemblies: Return assembly list
  HotReloadCompilationAssemblies->>HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStore: Save nonempty list with generation and project root
  HotReloadCompilationAssemblyListStore->>Task.Run: Schedule eligible save
  Task.Run->>FileSystem: Write temporary file and move it to destination
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 03c48

Hot reload still fetches assemblies from Unity, so these snapshot concerns do not currently block that workflow. Address them before enabling rebuilds from saved lists.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 03c48

The new metadata file is not yet used to supply assemblies to code compilation or execution. Risk is limited today, but background-write lifetime and recovery guarantees remain uncertain.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The evidenced new effects are bounded to the local editor project and assembly-reference files accessible to its process. The destination is derived from the project root and a fixed relative path; the inspected production flow does not promote edited snapshot contents into downstream compilation or patching inputs.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The loader treats the disk file as potentially torn or manually edited. It rejects malformed JSON, incompatible versions, and incomplete structures, but does not validate current DLL identity or path authority. File I/O exceptions propagate to its caller. No production caller currently crosses this disk-to-cache boundary.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Save eligibility is checked before scheduling and is not rechecked during capture or publication. Replacement uses one fixed temporary path and deletes the destination before moving it. These leave stale-publication and interruption windows; the absence of a production reader limits their present consequence to persistence robustness. Cross-domain writer exclusion is documented as an assumption, not enforced by this code.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Before enabling snapshot consumption, define explicit writer ownership across domain transitions, interruption-safe replacement, and live assembly/reference validation before cache insertion. Invalid or unavailable snapshots should retain the authoritative Unity fetch path. These are follow-up safeguards, not verified vulnerabilities in this write-only integration.











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Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: saving hot reload's compilation assembly list for reuse in the next domain when DLLs match.
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Replace the saved file without deleting it first.

If File.Move fails after File.Delete succeeds, the previous valid snapshot is lost. A reader between those calls also receives no_saved_list. Use an atomic replacement for an existing destination; retain the move for the first write. Based on learnings: shared state files should be replaced atomically so readers do not observe an incomplete update.

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Debug.Assert(fetched != null && fetched.Length > 0, "fetched must not be null or empty.");
Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(projectRoot), "projectRoot must not be null or empty.");

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Invalidate saves when the script set changes.

If a script-set change occurs after this generation check, HotReloadCompilationAssemblyCache.Invalidate() advances the generation but does not revoke the queued save or remove a completed one. Write can therefore persist the old assembly list, and Load can return it as valid when the DLLs have not changed. Track invalidation through completion of the save, and remove or reject a snapshot that predates a later invalidation. This protects the saved-list contract before the deferred rebuild starts using it.

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hatayama force-pushed the perf/hot-reload-compilation-list-reconstruction branch from 03c48a9 to 32ab976 Compare October 11, 2026 09:06
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The next domain is to rebuild the list without calling
CompilationPipeline.GetAssemblies on the main thread, which needs the
last list Unity gave plus the stamps that tell whether it still matches
the dlls. The first fetch of a domain is saved in the background only
when no invalidation happened and the last compile did not fail; a list
taken after either can name sources the dlls were not built from. The
background write reads the generation again before publishing, because
a compile that starts after the hand-off writes new dlls whose stamps
would otherwise be paired with the old list.

Assemblies name their precompiled references by index into one table,
since most of them share the same paths. Loading reports no_saved_list
or saved_list_unreadable so logs can tell a domain that never saved
from a torn or outdated file. The cache gains a thread-safe generation
counter and TryFill, the hand-off the rebuild will use.
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