Graph Engine

Core Architecture:

TazGraph uses a custom ECS where entities (such as nodes, links, and emptyEntities) are composed of components. Components are plain data-only structures, like TransformComponent and PollingComponent.

The ECS is managed by **GECSManager**, which handles creation, removal, update, and drawing of entities. Entity processing is based on groups (EntityGroups) for rendering and update.

Scene System

There are two scenes implemented:

• MainMenuScene
• Graph

Each scene controls its own logic, similar to a game state system. In the Graph Scene:

• You can load multiple graphs in tabs, each saved in a Manager.
• Developers shouldn’t need to modify the core of graph engine logic (TazGraphEngine/GECS/Core) instead, use the main scene's update function (TazGraph/Src/Graph.cpp) to hook into behaviors like:
  • Grouping nodes
  • Flash-frame animations
  • UI interactions