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fix: networktransform double lerp (MTTB-539) #3337

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This PR fixes the issue with double lerping by providing two types of interpolators to select from while also exposing the MaximumInterpolationTime for each respective interpolator type. Smooth Dampening is added as an alternative to using lerp for each respective interpolator (position, rotation, and scale).

This PR includes a few new additions:

  • Additional updates to the inspector view which allows for interpolator type selection and if available additional properties associated with the interpolator.
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  • A new NetworkTimeSystem.TickLatency property that provides the average latency of a client.
  • An new NetworkTime.FixedDeltaTimeAsDouble property that returns a double version of the NetworkTime.FixedDeltaTime.

This PR also starts the deprecation process for BufferedLinearInterpolator<T>.Update(float deltaTime, NetworkTime serverTime) as this method is only for internal testing purposes.

MTTB-539
MTT-11338 -- Fixing disabled tests

fix: #3112
close: #3112

Changelog

  • Added: Interpolator types as an inspector view selection for position, rotation, and scale.
  • Added: A new smooth dampening interpolator type that provides a nice balance between precision and smoothing results.
  • Added: NetworkTimeSystem.TickLatency property that provides the average latency of a client.
  • Fixed: Issue where the MaximumInterpolationTime could not be modified from within the inspector view or runtime.
  • Changed: BufferedLinearInterpolator<T>.Update(float deltaTime, NetworkTime serverTime) as being deprecated since this method is only used for internal testing purposes.

Testing and Documentation

  • Includes integration test updates:
    • InterpolatorTests was updated to changes and two disabled tests were refactored and re-enabled.
    • NetworkTransformGeneral includes additional TestFixture passes using Smooth Dampening.
    • NetworktTransformTests includes additional TestFixture passes using Smooth Dampening.
    • NestedNetworkTransformTests includes additional TestFixture passes using Smooth Dampening.
  • Includes updates and additions to public documentation (PR-1443)

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Some additional updates... still having a hard time getting a single lerp pass without some form of slight jitter.
This includes a temporary 2nd pass lerp that still allows for the buffered item value to be completely reached.
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861dbf1 
Simplifying the new direction and getting all tests to pass.
(still needs a smoother transition between buffered items when not finished interpolating from a previous one)
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d5dfc63 
 adding some needed comments
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45ed0e1 
Still work in progress. Needs some clean up, but it is looking promising.
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2e40494 
The base.OnUpdate is not needed here.
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b784e14 
WIP:
Smooth dampening seems to be working better than any interpolation approach. Still have a minor timing issue, but I believe can be solved....much closer to a more resilient "interpolator".
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08f261c 
Time systems related updates
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4ce6c50 
NetworkTransform and BufferedLinearInterpolator related updates.
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4d691dc 
Minor fixes for recent changes.
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a8a51e2 
some clean up from wip.
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Merge branch 'develop-2.0.0' into fix/networktransform-double-lerp-MT…
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de3094f 
Fixing PVP issues.
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15c8e59 
Adding XML API documentation to some new NetworkTransform properties.
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More PVP fun
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More and more PVP fun.
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7b770a4 
Missed two PVP issues.
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6562b90 
Adding Lerp and SmoothDampening to TestFixutres.
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1cf4f3d 
Putting some things back and realized I should adhere to the original buffered linear interpolator logic/pattern when using Lerp for interpolation to assure there is no impact on users with this update.
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ccd5026 
Made an adjustment to the InterpolatorTests.TestUpdatingInterpolatorWithNoData,.
Also fixed the two tests that were disabled due to no extrapolation.
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f3d564e 
Minor fix for an issue when dividing up the smooth damp and lerp buffer consumption.
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877f4cc 
Made some more adjustments as well as added a predicted smooth dampened value to help with smoothing and to get closer to the target value on the non-authority side.
Updated the Quaternion's Approximation to use the dot product instead.
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69480f0 
Fixing a bug with one of the tests  (evidently was not caught  using the previous BLI)
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d7f14dc 
Some fixes for the one test that was failing and more TestFixture additions.
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7d02134 
Not sure why these two SetState lerp interpolation tests are having issues as it passes in the editor but fails at runtime... most likely a timing related issue.
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fc9ee50 
Clearing out the 2nd rate of change.
Adding delay for the end of the last test in NetworkTransformGeneral.
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a5d9bf8 
Seeing if this fixes the issue.
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e5dc365 
Minor adjustment to smooth dampening.
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d917530 
adding xml api documentation, tooltips, and some editor adjustments.
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91eca5f 
removing white space
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639fbf8 
Adding updates to resolve PVP issues for NetworkTransform.
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f369d09 
Fixing the remainder of the PVP issues within the components area.
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be8e176 
Fixing minor text issues with the newly added XML API documentation.
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7000fae 
Putting back the T Update(float deltaTime, NetworkTime serverTime) method and marking it as being deprectated.
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0fe85d2 
Adding a smooth dampening pass to the NestedNetworkTransformTests.
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adding change log entries
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Merge branch 'develop-2.0.0' into fix/networktransform-double-lerp-MT…
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Adding additional comment on the max delta time calculation.
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Merge branch 'fix/networktransform-double-lerp-MTTB-539' of https://g…
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…ithub.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects into fix/networktransform-double-lerp-MTTB-539
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354b036 
Fixing some xml api text issues.
Making sure we are clearing the interpolator when reaching the maximum boundary.
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Adding indentions to the new NetworkTransform inspector view properties grouping.
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Merge branch 'develop-2.0.0' into fix/networktransform-double-lerp-MT…
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a51365f 
Moving the property field draw method into the NetcodeEditorBase  class in case we wanted to expose it at a later date and/or want to use it for another I-view control.
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ee37977 
Adding final touches to the UI updates for the NetworkTransformEditor.
Also did a PVP pass for all of the editor related classes.
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08dc79a 
Fixing some access permissions and sorting through what we are ready to release as a public API.
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4fe72f5 
Some more adjustments to permissions and some final clean up of BufferedLinearInterpolator<T>
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