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Description

Play-mode include_image screenshots were pumping EditorApplication.Step() from inside UnitySynchronizationContext.ExecuteTasks, which re-enters the PlayerLoop. Unity then floods Editor.log with Access version should be odd when acquiring lock until the Editor dies.

I changed that path to wait for WaitForEndOfFrame and complete the MCP command afterward, so the current PlayerLoop can finish instead of being driven from inside itself.

Fixes #1289

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update
  • Refactoring (no functional changes)
  • Test update

Changes Made

  • ScreenshotUtility.CaptureCompositedAsync waits for end of frame without EditorApplication.Step()
  • ScreenshotCapturer now times out and destroys itself if that frame never arrives
  • timeout is returned as an error instead of a blank/partial texture
  • CommandRegistry completes the original command once the capture task finishes
  • EditMode tests cover capturer timeout cleanup and destroy-to-complete so the waiter cannot hang

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  • Package source used (#beta, #main, tag, branch, or file:): #beta
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Testing/Screenshots/Recordings

  • Python tests (cd Server && uv run pytest tests/ -v)
  • Unity EditMode tests
  • Unity PlayMode tests
  • Package import/compile check
  • Not applicable (explain why in Additional Notes)

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  • If yes, I have updated all documentation files using:
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Related Issues

Fixes #1289

Additional Notes

If the Game view is not rendering, the command now errors on timeout instead of hanging.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added asynchronous composited screenshot capture with configurable resolution, output location, unique filenames, and optional image data.
    • Added capture timeouts and completion callbacks for more reliable screenshot workflows.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved cleanup when captures time out, fail, or are interrupted.
    • Added clear errors for empty or incomplete Play Mode captures.
    • Fixed asynchronous command handling for screenshot operations.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for capture timeouts, cleanup, interrupted frame capture, and destroyed capture objects.

Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
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Play Mode composited screenshots now use asynchronous end-of-frame capture. The implementation adds timeout and cleanup handling, shared encoding and camera fallback helpers, asynchronous command completion, empty-capture error handling, and edit-mode tests.

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Composited screenshot capture

Layer / File(s) Summary
Capture implementation
MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs
Added gated asynchronous capture, camera fallback, PNG output, resolution limiting, and optional base64 image generation.
Capturer timeout and cleanup
MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Helpers/ScreenshotCapturerTests.cs, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Helpers/ScreenshotCapturerTests.cs.meta
Added configurable timeouts, callback overloads, completion protection, cleanup handling, and tests for timeout and destruction behavior.
Play Mode integration
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageScene.cs, MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageUI.cs
Play Mode screenshots now await asynchronous capture and handle timeout, operation, empty-capture, asset-import, and response paths.
Command async completion
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/CommandRegistry.cs
Task<object> results from synchronous handlers now use asynchronous completion without nested task wrapping.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7c9f4

The change prevents PlayerLoop re-entry and adds timeout handling, but a composited screenshot callback that never completes can still block later captures for the session. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up to bound that wait.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CommandRegistry
  participant ManageScene
  participant CaptureCompositedAsync
  participant ScreenshotCapturer
  CommandRegistry->>ManageScene: execute screenshot command
  ManageScene->>CaptureCompositedAsync: await Play Mode capture
  CaptureCompositedAsync->>ScreenshotCapturer: begin end-of-frame capture
  ScreenshotCapturer-->>CaptureCompositedAsync: texture or timeout
  CaptureCompositedAsync-->>ManageScene: screenshot response
  ManageScene-->>CommandRegistry: asynchronous command result
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary fix: preventing PlayerLoop re-entry during play-mode screenshots.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers the bug, implementation, testing scope, compatibility information, and linked issue, with only optional test details left unchecked.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address all coding objectives in [#1289], including async capture, PlayerLoop safety, timeout cleanup, error reporting, and command completion.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code and test changes are directly related to the screenshot PlayerLoop re-entry, timeout, cleanup, and command-completion objectives in [#1289].
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Play-mode include_image capture now finishes from WaitForEndOfFrame
instead of reading the current backbuffer, and the capturer destroys
itself on timeout so paused sessions cannot leak or hang the command.

Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>

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MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs (1)

55-55: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a bounded wait on the capture gate.

WaitAsync() has no timeout. If one capture callback never completes the TaskCompletionSource, the gate stays held and every later composited capture blocks for the rest of the editor session. Bound the wait so callers get an error instead of a hang.

♻️ Proposed bounded wait
-            await CompositedCaptureGate.WaitAsync().ConfigureAwait(true);
+            if (!await CompositedCaptureGate
+                    .WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ScreenshotCapturer.DefaultTimeoutSeconds * 4))
+                    .ConfigureAwait(true))
+            {
+                throw new TimeoutException(
+                    "Another composited screenshot capture is still in progress. Retry shortly.");
+            }

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In `@MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs` at line 55, Update the
composited capture flow using CompositedCaptureGate to acquire the semaphore
with a bounded timeout rather than an unbounded WaitAsync(). When the timeout
expires, return or propagate the existing capture error path so callers receive
an error instead of remaining blocked indefinitely.
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Inline comments:
In `@MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageScene.cs`:
- Around line 614-617: Declare ManageScene.HandleCommand with an explicit
Task<object> return type, preserving its existing asynchronous behavior. Update
ManageCamera and direct callers/tests of HandleCommand to await the returned
task rather than treating it as a synchronous object, while leaving
CommandRegistry’s task-unwrapping path unchanged.

In `@MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs`:
- Around line 245-277: Create the TaskCompletionSource in the screenshot capture
flow with the RunContinuationsAsynchronously option, while preserving the
existing completion, exception, and cleanup behavior in
ScreenshotCapturer.Begin.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs`:
- Line 55: Update the composited capture flow using CompositedCaptureGate to
acquire the semaphore with a bounded timeout rather than an unbounded
WaitAsync(). When the timeout expires, return or propagate the existing capture
error path so callers receive an error instead of remaining blocked
indefinitely.
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Comment thread MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/ManageScene.cs
Comment thread MCPForUnity/Runtime/Helpers/ScreenshotUtility.cs Outdated
atirna added 2 commits August 16, 2026 13:26
WaitForEndOfFrame was completing the TCS inline, so the awaiter ran
before capturer cleanup. Match the existing refresh_unity TCS pattern
and time out a stuck capture gate so a hung shot cannot block later ones.

Signed-off-by: Atirna <288419661+atirna@users.noreply.github.com>
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[Bug]: Play-mode screenshot re-enters the PlayerLoop (EditorApplication.Step from ExecuteTasks) - unbounded Editor.log and Editor crash

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