Make sure focus_lost messages is received

Fixes #42

README.md

@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ As opposed to if the ```clear``` flag was not set:
 * A call to ```monarch.show(B, { clear = false })``` is made
 * Stack is ```[A, B, C, D, B]``` - (B is on top)
 
+#### Showing a screen without adding it to the stack
+Monarch can also show a screen without adding it to the stack. This can be used to for instance load a collection containing a background that you want to have visible at all times. You show and hide such a screen like this:
+
+	-- show the background without adding it to the stack
+	monarch.show(hash("background"), { no_stack = true })
+
+	-- hide the background
+	monarch.hide(hash("background"))
+
 ### Going back to a previous screen
 You navigate back in the screen hierarchy in one of two ways:
 
@@ -287,13 +296,25 @@ Show a Monarch screen. Note that the screen must be registered before it can be
 
 The options table can contain the following fields:
 
-* ```clear``` (boolean) - If the clear flag is set Monarch will search the stack for the screen that is to be shown. If the screen already exists in the stack and the clear flag is set Monarch will remove all screens between the current top and the screen in question.
-* ```reload``` (boolean) - If the reload flag is set Monarch will reload the collection proxy if it's already loaded (this can happen if the previous screen was a popup).
+* ```clear``` (boolean) - If the `clear` flag is set Monarch will search the stack for the screen that is to be shown. If the screen already exists in the stack and the clear flag is set Monarch will remove all screens between the current top and the screen in question.
+* ```reload``` (boolean) - If the `reload` flag is set Monarch will reload the collection proxy if it's already loaded (this can happen if the previous screen was a popup).
+* ```no_stack``` (boolean) - If the `no_stack` flag is set Monarch will load the screen without adding it to the screen stack.
 
 **RETURN**
 * ```success``` (boolean) - True if the process of showing the screen was started successfully. False if already busy showing/hiding a screen.
 
 
+### monarch.hide(screen_id, [callback])
+Hide a screen that has been shown using the `no_stack` option. If used on a screen that was shown without the `no_stack` option it will only hide it if the screen is on top of the stack and the behavior will be exactly like if `monarch.back()` had been called.
+
+**PARAMETERS**
+* ```screen_id``` (hash) - Id of the screen to hide.
+* ```callback``` (function) - Optional function to call when the screen has been hidden.
+
+**RETURN**
+* ```success``` (boolean) - True if the process of hiding the screen was started successfully.
+
+
 ### monarch.back([data], [callback])
 Go back to a previous Monarch screen
 
@@ -313,8 +334,26 @@ Preload a Monarch screen. This will load but not enable the screen. This is usef
 * ```callback``` (function) - Optional function to call when the screen is preloaded.
 
 
+### monarch.is_preloading(screen_id)
+Check if a Monarch screen is preloading (via monarch.preload() or the Preload screen setting).
+
+**PARAMETERS**
+* ```screen_id``` (hash) - Id of the screen to check
+
+**RETURN**
+* ```preloading``` (boolean) - True if the screen is preloading.
+
+
+### monarch.when_preloaded(screen_id, callback)
+Invoke a callback when a screen has been preloaded.
+
+**PARAMETERS**
+* ```screen_id``` (hash) - Id of the screen to check
+* ```callback``` (function) - Function to call when the screen has been preloaded.
+
+
 ### monarch.unload(screen_id, [callback])
-Unload a preloaded Monarch screen. A preloaded screen will automatically get unloaded when hidden, but this function can be useful if a screen has been preloaded and it needs to be unloaded again.
+Unload a preloaded Monarch screen. A preloaded screen will automatically get unloaded when hidden, but this function can be useful if a screen has been preloaded and it needs to be unloaded again without actually hiding it.
 
 **PARAMETERS**
 * ```screen_id``` (hash) - Id of the screen to unload.

assets/logo.atlas

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+images {
+  image: "/assets/images/logo.png"
+}
+margin: 0
+extrude_borders: 0
+inner_padding: 0

example/background.collection

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: "background"
+scale_along_z: 0
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "go"
+  data: "embedded_components {\n"
+  "  id: \"sprite\"\n"
+  "  type: \"sprite\"\n"
+  "  data: \"tile_set: \\\"/assets/logo.atlas\\\"\\n"
+  "default_animation: \\\"logo\\\"\\n"
+  "material: \\\"/builtins/materials/sprite.material\\\"\\n"
+  "blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA\\n"
+  "\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 320.0
+    y: 568.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

example/example.collection

@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ embedded_instances {
   "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_URL\n"
   "  }\n"
   "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"focus_url\"\n"
+  "    value: \"about:/go#about\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_URL\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
   "    id: \"preload\"\n"
   "    value: \"true\"\n"
   "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_BOOLEAN\n"
@@ -395,3 +400,61 @@ embedded_instances {
     z: 1.0
   }
 }
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "background"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"screen_factory\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/monarch/screen_factory.script\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"screen_id\"\n"
+  "    value: \"background\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_HASH\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  "embedded_components {\n"
+  "  id: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  type: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  data: \"prototype: \\\"/example/background.collection\\\"\\n"
+  "load_dynamically: false\\n"
+  "\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

example/main.script

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ end
 
 function on_message(self, message_id, message, sender)
 	if message_id == hash("init_monarch") then
+		monarch.show(hash("background"), { no_stack = true }, nil, function()
 			monarch.show(hash("menu"))
+		end)
 	end
 end

game.project

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 title = Monarch
 version = 0.9
-dependencies = https://github.com/britzl/deftest/archive/2.4.3.zip
+dependencies = https://github.com/britzl/deftest/archive/2.7.0.zip
 
 [bootstrap]
 main_collection = /test/test.collectionc

monarch/monarch.lua

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ local screens = {}
 -- the current stack of screens
 local stack = {}
 
--- navigation listeners
-local listeners = {}
+-- transition listeners
+local transition_listeners = {}
 
 -- the number of active transitions
 -- monarch is considered busy while there are active transitions
@@ -61,9 +61,25 @@ local function tohash(s)
 	return hash_lookup[s]
 end
 
-local function notify_listeners(message_id, message)
-	log("notify_listeners()", message_id)
-	for _,url in pairs(listeners) do
+local function pcallfn(fn, ...)
+	if fn then
+		local ok, err = pcall(fn, ...)
+		if not ok then print(err) end
+	end
+end
+
+local function cowait(delay)
+	local co = coroutine.running()
+	assert(co, "You must run this form within a coroutine")
+	timer.delay(delay, false, function()
+		coroutine.resume(co)
+	end)
+	coroutine.yield()
+end
+
+local function notify_transition_listeners(message_id, message)
+	log("notify_transition_listeners()", message_id)
+	for _,url in pairs(transition_listeners) do
 		msg.post(url, message_id, message or {})
 	end
 end
@@ -134,6 +150,7 @@ local function register(id, settings)
 		popup = settings and settings.popup,
 		popup_on_popup = settings and settings.popup_on_popup,
 		timestep_below_popup = settings and settings.timestep_below_popup or 1,
+		preload_listeners = {},
 	}
 	return screens[id]
 end
@@ -243,11 +260,11 @@ local function change_context(screen)
 	screen.wait_for = nil
 end
 
-local function unload(screen)
+local function unload(screen, force)
 	log("unload()", screen.id)
 
 	if screen.proxy then
-		if screen.auto_preload then
+		if screen.auto_preload and not force then
 			msg.post(screen.proxy, DISABLE)
 			screen.loaded = false
 			screen.preloaded = true
@@ -264,7 +281,7 @@ local function unload(screen)
 			go.delete(instance)
 		end
 		screen.factory_ids = nil
-		if screen.auto_preload then
+		if screen.auto_preload and not force then
 			screen.loaded = false
 			screen.preloaded = true
 		else
@@ -357,6 +374,11 @@ local function focus_lost(screen, next_screen)
 	log("focus_lost()", screen.id)
 	if screen.focus_url then
 		msg.post(screen.focus_url, M.FOCUS.LOST, { id = next_screen and next_screen.id })
+		-- if there's no transition on the screen losing focus and it gets
+		-- unloaded this will happen before the focus_lost message reaches
+		-- the focus_url
+		-- we add a delay to ensure the message queue has time to be processed
+		cowait(0)
 	else
 		log("focus_lost() no focus url - ignoring")
 	end
@@ -376,11 +398,20 @@ local function reset_timestep(screen)
 	end
 end
 
-local function disable(screen, next_screen)
-	log("disable()", screen.id)
+local function run_coroutine(screen, cb, fn)
 	local co
 	co = coroutine.create(function()
 		screen.co = co
+		fn()
+		screen.co = nil
+		pcallfn(cb)
+	end)
+	assert(coroutine.resume(co))
+end
+
+local function disable(screen, next_screen)
+	log("disable()", screen.id)
+	run_coroutine(screen, nil, function()
 		change_context(screen)
 		release_input(screen)
 		focus_lost(screen, next_screen)
@@ -389,34 +420,24 @@ local function disable(screen, next_screen)
 		else
 			reset_timestep(screen)
 		end
-		screen.co = nil
-		if cb then cb() end
 	end)
-	assert(coroutine.resume(co))
 end
 
 local function enable(screen, previous_screen)
 	log("enable()", screen.id)
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
-		screen.co = co
+	run_coroutine(screen, nil, function()
 		change_context(screen)
 		acquire_input(screen)
 		focus_gained(screen, previous_screen)
 		reset_timestep(screen)
-		screen.co = nil
-		if cb then cb() end
 	end)
-	assert(coroutine.resume(co))
 end
 
 local function show_out(screen, next_screen, cb)
 	log("show_out()", screen.id)
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
+	run_coroutine(screen, cb, function()
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count + 1
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen.id })
-		screen.co = co
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen.id })
 		change_context(screen)
 		release_input(screen)
 		focus_lost(screen, next_screen)
@@ -431,47 +452,39 @@ local function show_out(screen, next_screen, cb)
 		elseif next_is_popup then
 			change_timestep(screen)
 		end
-		screen.co = nil
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count - 1
-		if cb then cb() end
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen.id })
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen.id })
 	end)
-	coroutine.resume(co)
 end
 
-local function show_in(screen, previous_screen, reload, cb)
+local function show_in(screen, previous_screen, reload, add_to_stack, cb)
 	log("show_in()", screen.id)
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
+	run_coroutine(screen, cb, function()
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count + 1
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
-		screen.co = co
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
 		change_context(screen)
 		if reload and screen.loaded then
 			log("show_in() reloading", screen.id)
-			unload(screen)
+			unload(screen, reload)
 		end
 		load(screen)
+		if add_to_stack then
 			stack[#stack + 1] = screen
+		end
 		reset_timestep(screen)
 		transition(screen, M.TRANSITION.SHOW_IN, { previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
 		acquire_input(screen)
 		focus_gained(screen, previous_screen)
-		screen.co = nil
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count - 1
-		if cb then cb() end
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
 	end)
-	coroutine.resume(co)
 end
 
 local function back_in(screen, previous_screen, cb)
 	log("back_in()", screen.id)
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
+	run_coroutine(screen, cb, function()
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count + 1
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
-		screen.co = co
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
 		change_context(screen)
 		load(screen)
 		reset_timestep(screen)
@@ -480,21 +493,16 @@ local function back_in(screen, previous_screen, cb)
 		end
 		acquire_input(screen)
 		focus_gained(screen, previous_screen)
-		screen.co = nil
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count - 1
-		if cb then cb() end
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, previous_screen = previous_screen and previous_screen.id })
 	end)
-	coroutine.resume(co)
 end
 
 local function back_out(screen, next_screen, cb)
 	log("back_out()", screen.id)
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen and next_screen.id })
+	run_coroutine(screen, cb, function()
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_STARTED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen and next_screen.id })
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count + 1
-		screen.co = co
 		change_context(screen)
 		release_input(screen)
 		focus_lost(screen, next_screen)
@@ -503,12 +511,9 @@ local function back_out(screen, next_screen, cb)
 		end
 		transition(screen, M.TRANSITION.BACK_OUT, { next_screen = next_screen and next_screen.id })
 		unload(screen)
-		screen.co = nil
 		active_transition_count = active_transition_count - 1
-		if cb then cb() end
-		notify_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen and next_screen.id })
+		notify_transition_listeners(M.SCREEN_TRANSITION_OUT_FINISHED, { screen = screen.id, next_screen = next_screen and next_screen.id })
 	end)
-	coroutine.resume(co)
 end
 
 
@@ -566,8 +571,13 @@ function M.show(id, options, data, cb)
 
 	log("show()", screen.id)
 
+	local co
+	co = coroutine.create(function()
+		-- a screen can ignore the stack by setting the no_stack to true
+		local add_to_stack = not options or not options.no_stack
+		if add_to_stack then
 			-- manipulate the current top
-	-- close popup if needed
+			-- close popup(s) if needed
 			-- transition out
 			local top = stack[#stack]
 			if top then
@@ -575,10 +585,13 @@ function M.show(id, options, data, cb)
 				if top.popup and screen.popup_on_popup then
 					disable(top, screen)
 				else
-			-- close all popups
+					-- close all popups, one by one
 					while top.popup do
 						stack[#stack] = nil
-				show_out(top, screen, callbacks.track())
+						show_out(top, screen, function()
+							coroutine.resume(co)
+						end)
+						coroutine.yield()
 						top = stack[#stack]
 					end
 					-- unload and transition out from top
@@ -588,6 +601,7 @@ function M.show(id, options, data, cb)
 					end
 				end
 			end
+		end
 
 		-- if the screen we want to show is in the stack
 		-- already and the clear flag is set then we need
@@ -600,15 +614,58 @@ function M.show(id, options, data, cb)
 			end
 		end
 
-	-- show screen
-	show_in(screen, top, options and options.reload, callbacks.track())
+		-- show screen, wait until preloaded if it is already preloading
+		-- this can typpically happen if you do a show() on app start for a
+		-- screen that has Preload set to true
+		if M.is_preloading(id) then
+			M.when_preloaded(id, function()
+				coroutine.resume(co)
+			end)
+			coroutine.yield()
+		end
+		show_in(screen, top, options and options.reload, add_to_stack, callbacks.track())
 
 		if cb then callbacks.when_done(cb) end
+	end)
+	coroutine.resume(co)
 
 	return true
 end
 
 
+-- Hide a screen. The screen must either be at the top of the stack or
+-- visible but not added to the stack (through the no_stack option)
+-- @param id (string|hash) - Id of the screen to show
+-- @param cb (function) - Optional callback to invoke when the screen is hidden
+-- @return true if successfully hiding, false if busy performing another operation
+function M.hide(id, cb)
+	if M.is_busy() then
+		log("hide() monarch is busy, ignoring request")
+		return false
+	end
+	
+	id = tohash(id)
+	assert(screens[id], ("There is no screen registered with id %s"):format(tostring(id)))
+
+	local screen = screens[id]
+	log("hide()", screen.id)
+	if M.in_stack(id) then
+		if not M.is_top(id) then
+			log("hide() you can only hide the screen at the top of the stack", id)
+			return false
+		end
+		return M.back(id, cb)
+	else
+		if M.is_visible(id) then
+			back_out(screen, nil, cb)
+		else
+			pcallfn(cb)
+		end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+
 -- Go back to the previous screen in the stack
 -- @param data (*) - Optional data to set for the previous screen
 -- @param cb (function) - Optional callback to invoke when the previous screen is visible again
@@ -651,6 +708,36 @@ function M.back(data, cb)
 end
 
 
+--- Check if a screen is preloading via monarch.preload() or automatically
+-- via the Preload screen option
+-- @param id Screen id
+-- @return true if preloading
+function M.is_preloading(id)
+	assert(id, "You must provide a screen id")
+	id = tohash(id)
+	assert(screens[id], ("There is no screen registered with id %s"):format(tostring(id)))
+	local screen = screens[id]
+	return screen.preloading
+end
+
+
+--- Invoke a callback when a specific screen has been preloaded
+-- This is mainly useful on app start when wanting to show a screen that
+-- has the Preload flag set (since it will immediately start to load which
+-- would prevent a call to monarch.show from having any effect).
+function M.when_preloaded(id, cb)
+	assert(id, "You must provide a screen id")
+	id = tohash(id)
+	assert(screens[id], ("There is no screen registered with id %s"):format(tostring(id)))
+	local screen = screens[id]
+	if screen.preloaded or screen.loaded then
+		pcallfn(cb, id)
+	else
+		screen.preload_listeners[#screen.preload_listeners + 1] = cb
+	end
+end
+
+
 --- Preload a screen. This will load but not enable and show a screen. Useful for "heavier" screens
 -- that you wish to show without any delay.
 -- @param id (string|hash) - Id of the screen to preload
@@ -668,22 +755,31 @@ function M.preload(id, cb)
 	local screen = screens[id]
 	log("preload()", screen.id)
 	if screen.preloaded or screen.loaded then
-		if cb then cb() end
+		pcallfn(cb)
 		return true
 	end
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
-		screen.co = co
+	
+	local function when_preloaded()
+		-- invoke any listeners added using monarch.when_preloaded()
+		while #screen.preload_listeners > 0 do
+			pcallfn(table.remove(screen.preload_listeners), id)
+		end
+		-- invoke the normal callback
+		pcallfn(cb)
+	end
+	run_coroutine(screen, when_preloaded, function()
+		screen.preloading = true
 		change_context(screen)
 		preload(screen)
-		log("preload() done", screen.id)
-		if cb then cb() end
+		screen.preloading = false
 	end)
-	assert(coroutine.resume(co))
 	return true
 end
 
 
+--- Unload a preloaded monarch screen
+-- @param id (string|hash) - Id of the screen to unload
+-- @param cb (function) - Optional callback to invoke when screen is unloaded
 function M.unload(id, cb)
 	if M.is_busy() then
 		log("unload() monarch is busy, ignoring request")
@@ -699,19 +795,16 @@ function M.unload(id, cb)
 	end
 
 	local screen = screens[id]
+	log("unload()", screen.id)
 	if not screen.preloaded and not screen.loaded then
 		log("unload() screen is not loaded", tostring(id))
-		if cb then cb() end
+		pcallfn(cb)
 		return true
 	end
-	local co
-	co = coroutine.create(function()
-		screen.co = co
+	run_coroutine(screen, cb, function()
 		change_context(screen)
 		unload(screen)
-		if cb then cb() end
 	end)
-	assert(coroutine.resume(co))
 	return true
 end
 
@@ -783,7 +876,7 @@ end
 -- @param url The url to notify, nil for current url
 function M.add_listener(url)
 	url = url or msg.url()
-	listeners[url_to_key(url)] = url
+	transition_listeners[url_to_key(url)] = url
 end
 
 
@@ -791,7 +884,7 @@ end
 -- @param url The url to remove, nil for current url
 function M.remove_listener(url)
 	url = url or msg.url()
-	listeners[url_to_key(url)] = nil
+	transition_listeners[url_to_key(url)] = nil
 end
 
 

monarch/utils/callback_tracker.lua

@@ -7,15 +7,20 @@ function M.create()
 	local callback = nil
 	local callback_count = 0
 
+	local function invoke_if_done()
+		if callback_count == 0 and callback then
+			local ok, err = pcall(callback)
+			if not ok then print(err) end
+		end
+	end
+
 	--- Create a callback function and track when it is done
 	-- @return Callback function
 	function instance.track()
 		callback_count = callback_count + 1
 		return function()
 			callback_count = callback_count - 1
-			if callback_count == 0 and callback then
-				callback()
-			end
+			invoke_if_done()
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -23,9 +28,7 @@ function M.create()
 	-- @param cb Function to call when all 
 	function instance.when_done(cb)
 		callback = cb
-		if callback_count == 0 then
-			callback()
-		end
+		invoke_if_done()
 	end
 
 	return instance

test/data/background.collection

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: "default"
+scale_along_z: 0
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "go"
+  data: ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

test/data/focus1.collection

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: "focus1"
+scale_along_z: 0
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "go"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"focus1\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/test/data/focus1.gui\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

test/data/focus1.gui

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+script: "/test/data/focus1.gui_script"
+fonts {
+  name: "example"
+  font: "/assets/example.font"
+}
+background_color {
+  x: 0.0
+  y: 0.0
+  z: 0.0
+  w: 0.0
+}
+nodes {
+  position {
+    x: 320.0
+    y: 568.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  size {
+    x: 200.0
+    y: 100.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  color {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  type: TYPE_BOX
+  blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA
+  texture: ""
+  id: "box"
+  xanchor: XANCHOR_NONE
+  yanchor: YANCHOR_NONE
+  pivot: PIVOT_CENTER
+  adjust_mode: ADJUST_MODE_FIT
+  layer: ""
+  inherit_alpha: true
+  slice9 {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 0.0
+  }
+  clipping_mode: CLIPPING_MODE_NONE
+  clipping_visible: true
+  clipping_inverted: false
+  alpha: 1.0
+  template_node_child: false
+  size_mode: SIZE_MODE_AUTO
+}
+nodes {
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  size {
+    x: 200.0
+    y: 100.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  color {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  type: TYPE_TEXT
+  blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA
+  text: "1"
+  font: "example"
+  id: "text"
+  xanchor: XANCHOR_NONE
+  yanchor: YANCHOR_NONE
+  pivot: PIVOT_CENTER
+  outline {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  shadow {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  adjust_mode: ADJUST_MODE_FIT
+  line_break: false
+  parent: "box"
+  layer: ""
+  inherit_alpha: true
+  alpha: 1.0
+  outline_alpha: 1.0
+  shadow_alpha: 1.0
+  template_node_child: false
+  text_leading: 1.0
+  text_tracking: 0.0
+}
+material: "/builtins/materials/gui.material"
+adjust_reference: ADJUST_REFERENCE_PARENT
+max_nodes: 512

test/data/focus1.gui_script

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local monarch = require "monarch.monarch"
+
+function on_message(self, message_id, message, sender)
+	if message_id == monarch.FOCUS.GAINED then
+		_G.focus1_gained = true
+	elseif message_id == monarch.FOCUS.LOST then
+		_G.focus1_lost = true
+	end
+end

test/data/screen1.gui

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ nodes {
   }
   type: TYPE_TEXT
   blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA
-  text: "1"
+  text: "FOCUS 1"
   font: "example"
   id: "text"
   xanchor: XANCHOR_NONE

test/data/screen_preload.collection

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: "screen_preload"
+scale_along_z: 0
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "go"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"screen_preload\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/test/data/screen_preload.gui\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

test/data/screen_preload.gui

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+script: "/test/data/screen_preload.gui_script"
+fonts {
+  name: "example"
+  font: "/assets/example.font"
+}
+background_color {
+  x: 0.0
+  y: 0.0
+  z: 0.0
+  w: 0.0
+}
+nodes {
+  position {
+    x: 320.0
+    y: 697.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  size {
+    x: 200.0
+    y: 100.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  color {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  type: TYPE_BOX
+  blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA
+  texture: ""
+  id: "box"
+  xanchor: XANCHOR_NONE
+  yanchor: YANCHOR_NONE
+  pivot: PIVOT_CENTER
+  adjust_mode: ADJUST_MODE_FIT
+  layer: ""
+  inherit_alpha: true
+  slice9 {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 0.0
+  }
+  clipping_mode: CLIPPING_MODE_NONE
+  clipping_visible: true
+  clipping_inverted: false
+  alpha: 1.0
+  template_node_child: false
+  size_mode: SIZE_MODE_AUTO
+}
+nodes {
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  size {
+    x: 200.0
+    y: 100.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  color {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  type: TYPE_TEXT
+  blend_mode: BLEND_MODE_ALPHA
+  text: "PRELOAD"
+  font: "example"
+  id: "text"
+  xanchor: XANCHOR_NONE
+  yanchor: YANCHOR_NONE
+  pivot: PIVOT_CENTER
+  outline {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  shadow {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  adjust_mode: ADJUST_MODE_FIT
+  line_break: false
+  parent: "box"
+  layer: ""
+  inherit_alpha: true
+  alpha: 1.0
+  outline_alpha: 1.0
+  shadow_alpha: 1.0
+  template_node_child: false
+  text_leading: 1.0
+  text_tracking: 0.0
+}
+material: "/builtins/materials/gui.material"
+adjust_reference: ADJUST_REFERENCE_PARENT
+max_nodes: 512

test/data/screen_preload.gui_script

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function init(self)
+	local monarch = require "monarch.monarch"
+	local data = monarch.data(hash("screen_preload"))
+	data.count = data.count + 1
+end

test/data/screens.collection

@@ -350,3 +350,187 @@ embedded_instances {
     z: 1.0
   }
 }
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "background"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"screen_factory\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/monarch/screen_factory.script\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"screen_id\"\n"
+  "    value: \"background\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_HASH\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  "embedded_components {\n"
+  "  id: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  type: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  data: \"prototype: \\\"/test/data/background.collection\\\"\\n"
+  "load_dynamically: false\\n"
+  "\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "screen_preload"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"screen\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/monarch/screen_factory.script\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"screen_id\"\n"
+  "    value: \"screen_preload\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_HASH\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"preload\"\n"
+  "    value: \"true\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_BOOLEAN\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  "embedded_components {\n"
+  "  id: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  type: \"collectionfactory\"\n"
+  "  data: \"prototype: \\\"/test/data/screen_preload.collection\\\"\\n"
+  "load_dynamically: false\\n"
+  "\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}
+embedded_instances {
+  id: "focus1"
+  data: "components {\n"
+  "  id: \"screen_proxy\"\n"
+  "  component: \"/monarch/screen_proxy.script\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"screen_id\"\n"
+  "    value: \"focus1\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_HASH\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  properties {\n"
+  "    id: \"focus_url\"\n"
+  "    value: \"focus1:/go#focus1\"\n"
+  "    type: PROPERTY_TYPE_URL\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  "embedded_components {\n"
+  "  id: \"collectionproxy\"\n"
+  "  type: \"collectionproxy\"\n"
+  "  data: \"collection: \\\"/test/data/focus1.collection\\\"\\n"
+  "exclude: false\\n"
+  "\"\n"
+  "  position {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "  rotation {\n"
+  "    x: 0.0\n"
+  "    y: 0.0\n"
+  "    z: 0.0\n"
+  "    w: 1.0\n"
+  "  }\n"
+  "}\n"
+  ""
+  position {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+  }
+  rotation {
+    x: 0.0
+    y: 0.0
+    z: 0.0
+    w: 1.0
+  }
+  scale3 {
+    x: 1.0
+    y: 1.0
+    z: 1.0
+  }
+}

test/test.script

@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ local test_monarch = require "test.test_monarch"
 
 function init(self)
 	deftest.add(test_monarch)
-	deftest.run({ coverage = { enabled = true }})
+	deftest.run({ 
+		coverage = { enabled = true },
+		--pattern = "preload",
+	})
 end

test/test_monarch.lua

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ local monarch = require "monarch.monarch"
 local SCREEN1_STR = hash("screen1")
 local SCREEN1 = hash(SCREEN1_STR)
 local SCREEN2 = hash("screen2")
+local SCREEN_PRELOAD = hash("screen_preload")
+local FOCUS1 = hash("focus1")
+local BACKGROUND = hash("background")
 local POPUP1 = hash("popup1")
 local POPUP2 = hash("popup2")
 local FOOBAR = hash("foobar")
@@ -16,11 +19,11 @@ return function()
 	local screens_instances = {}
 
 	local function is_shown(screen_id)
-		return monarch.is_top(screen_id)
+		return monarch.is_visible(screen_id)
 	end
 
 	local function is_hidden(screen_id)
-		return not monarch.is_top(screen_id)
+		return not monarch.is_visible(screen_id)
 	end
 
 	local function wait_timeout(fn, ...)
@@ -32,6 +35,17 @@ return function()
 		return fn(...)
 	end
 
+	local function wait_until_done(fn)
+		local is_done = false
+		local function done()
+			is_done = true
+		end
+		fn(done)
+		wait_timeout(function() return is_done end)
+	end
+	local function wait_until_visible(screen_id)
+		return wait_timeout(is_visible, screen_id)
+	end
 	local function wait_until_shown(screen_id)
 		return wait_timeout(is_shown, screen_id)
 	end
@@ -60,6 +74,7 @@ return function()
 			mock_msg.mock()
 			monarch = require "monarch.monarch"
 			screens_instances = collectionfactory.create("#screensfactory")
+			monarch.debug()
 		end)
 
 		after(function()
@@ -125,6 +140,42 @@ return function()
 			assert(monarch.is_visible(POPUP1))
 		end)
 
+		it("should be able to show a screen without adding it to the stack", function()
+			monarch.show(BACKGROUND, { no_stack = true })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(BACKGROUND), "Background was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ })
+
+			monarch.show(SCREEN1)
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ SCREEN1 })
+		end)
+
+		it("should be able to hide a screen not added to the stack", function()
+			monarch.show(BACKGROUND, { no_stack = true })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(BACKGROUND), "Background was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ })
+
+			monarch.hide(BACKGROUND)
+			assert(wait_until_hidden(BACKGROUND), "Background was never hidden")
+			assert_stack({ })
+		end)
+
+		it("should be able to hide the top screen", function()
+			monarch.show(SCREEN1)
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ SCREEN1 })
+
+			monarch.show(SCREEN2)
+			assert(wait_until_hidden(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never hidden")
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN2), "Screen2 was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ SCREEN1, SCREEN2 })
+
+			assert(monarch.hide(SCREEN1) == false)
+			assert(monarch.hide(SCREEN2) == true)
+			assert(wait_until_hidden(SCREEN2), "Screen2 was never hidden")
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			assert_stack({ SCREEN1 })
+		end)
 
 		it("should be able to pass data to a screen when showning it or going back to it", function()
 			local data1 = { foo = "bar" }
@@ -260,6 +311,16 @@ return function()
 			assert(wait_until_not_busy())
 		end)
 
+		it("should be able to preload a screen and wait for it", function()
+			assert(not monarch.is_preloading(TRANSITION1))
+			monarch.preload(TRANSITION1)
+			assert(monarch.is_preloading(TRANSITION1))
+			wait_until_done(function(done)
+				monarch.when_preloaded(TRANSITION1, done)
+			end)
+			assert(not monarch.is_preloading(TRANSITION1))
+		end)
+		
 		it("should ignore any preload calls while busy", function()
 			monarch.show(TRANSITION1)
 			-- previously a call to preload() while also showing a screen would
@@ -314,5 +375,52 @@ return function()
 			assert(mock_msg.messages(URL1)[10].message_id == monarch.SCREEN_TRANSITION_IN_FINISHED)
 			assert(mock_msg.messages(URL1)[10].message.screen == SCREEN1)
 		end)
+
+		it("should be able to show a screen even while it is preloading", function()
+			assert(monarch.is_preloading(SCREEN_PRELOAD))
+			monarch.show(SCREEN_PRELOAD, nil, { count = 1 })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN_PRELOAD), "Screen_preload was never shown")
+		end)
+		
+		it("should be able to preload a screen and always keep it loaded", function()
+			monarch.show(SCREEN_PRELOAD, nil, { count = 1 })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN_PRELOAD), "Screen_preload was never shown")
+			-- first time the screen gets loaded it will increment the count
+			assert(monarch.data(SCREEN_PRELOAD).count == 2)
+
+			monarch.show(SCREEN_PRELOAD, { clear = true }, { count = 1 })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN_PRELOAD), "Screen_preload was never shown")
+			-- second time the screen gets shown it will already be loaded and not increment the count
+			assert(monarch.data(SCREEN_PRELOAD).count == 1)
+		end)
+
+
+		it("should be able to reload a preloaded screen", function()
+			monarch.show(SCREEN_PRELOAD, nil, { count = 1 })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN_PRELOAD), "Screen_preload was never shown")
+			-- first time the screen gets loaded it will increment the count
+			assert(monarch.data(SCREEN_PRELOAD).count == 2)
+
+			monarch.show(SCREEN_PRELOAD, { clear = true, reload = true }, { count = 1 })
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN_PRELOAD), "Screen_preload was never shown")
+			-- second time the screen gets shown it will be reloaded and increment the count
+			assert(monarch.data(SCREEN_PRELOAD).count == 2)
+		end)
+
+
+		it("should send focus messages", function()
+			_G.focus1_gained = nil
+			_G.focus1_lost = nil
+
+			monarch.show(SCREEN1)
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			monarch.show(FOCUS1)
+			assert(wait_until_shown(FOCUS1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			assert(_G.focus1_gained)
+			monarch.show(SCREEN1)
+			assert(wait_until_shown(SCREEN1), "Screen1 was never shown")
+			assert(wait_until_hidden(FOCUS1), "Focus1 was never hidden")
+			assert(_G.focus1_lost)
+		end)
 	end)
 end