feature!:

This is a breaking change needed to fully implement instancing and stencil highlighting.

Previously, users would work directly with entities (on the Dart side, ThermionEntity), e.g.

final entity = await viewer.loadGlb("some.glb");

However, Filament "entities" are a lower-level abstraction.

Loading a glTF file, for example, inserts multiple entities into the scene.

For example, each mesh, light, and camera within a glTF asset will be assigned an entity. A top-level (non-renderable) entity will also be created for the glTF asset, which can be used to transform the entire hierarchy.

"Asset" is a better representation for loading/inserting objects into the scene; think of this as a bundle of entities.

Unless you need to work directly with transforms, instancing, materials and renderables, you can work directly with ThermionAsset.

examples/flutter/materials/test/widget_test.dart

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+// This is a basic Flutter widget test.
+//
+// To perform an interaction with a widget in your test, use the WidgetTester
+// utility in the flutter_test package. For example, you can send tap and scroll
+// gestures. You can also use WidgetTester to find child widgets in the widget
+// tree, read text, and verify that the values of widget properties are correct.
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+import 'package:materials/main.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  testWidgets('Counter increments smoke test', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    // Build our app and trigger a frame.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(const MyApp());
+
+    // Verify that our counter starts at 0.
+    expect(find.text('0'), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text('1'), findsNothing);
+
+    // Tap the '+' icon and trigger a frame.
+    await tester.tap(find.byIcon(Icons.add));
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    // Verify that our counter has incremented.
+    expect(find.text('0'), findsNothing);
+    expect(find.text('1'), findsOneWidget);
+  });
+}