Feature: Custom RAFDrivers (#374)

Co-authored-by: Pete Feltham <dev@felthy.com>
Co-authored-by: Andrew Prifer <andrew.prifer@gmail.com>

packages/benchmarks/src/index.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // import studio from '@theatre/studio'
-import {getProject} from '@theatre/core'
+import {createRafDriver, getProject} from '@theatre/core'
 import type {
   UnknownShorthandCompoundProps,
   ISheet,
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import type {
 } from '@theatre/core'
 // @ts-ignore
 import benchProject1State from './Bench project 1.theatre-project-state.json'
-import {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {setCoreRafDriver} from '@theatre/core/coreTicker'
-import {setCoreTicker} from '@theatre/core/coreTicker'
 
-const ticker = new Ticker()
+const driver = createRafDriver({name: 'BenchmarkRafDriver'})
-setCoreTicker(ticker)
+
+setCoreRafDriver(driver)
 
 // studio.initialize({})
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function test1() {
   }
 
   function iterateOnSequence() {
-    ticker.tick()
+    driver.tick(performance.now())
     const startTime = performance.now()
     for (let i = 1; i < CONFIG.numberOfIterations; i++) {
       onChangeEventsFired = 0
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async function test1() {
       for (const sheet of sheets) {
         sheet.sequence.position = pos
       }
-      ticker.tick()
+      driver.tick(performance.now())
       if (onChangeEventsFired !== objects.length) {
         console.info(
           `Expected ${objects.length} onChange events, got ${onChangeEventsFired}`,

packages/dataverse/src/Ticker.ts

@@ -1,44 +1,36 @@
 type ICallback = (t: number) => void
 
-function createRafTicker() {
+/**
-  const ticker = new Ticker()
+ * The number of ticks that can pass without any scheduled callbacks before the Ticker goes dormant. This is to prevent
-
+ * the Ticker from staying active forever, even if there are no scheduled callbacks.
-  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ *
-    /**
+ * Perhaps counting ticks vs. time is not the best way to do this. But it's a start.
-     * @remarks
+ */
-     * TODO users should also be able to define their own ticker.
+const EMPTY_TICKS_BEFORE_GOING_DORMANT = 60 /*fps*/ * 3 /*seconds*/ // on a 60fps screen, 3 seconds should pass before the ticker goes dormant
-     */
-    const onAnimationFrame = (t: number) => {
-      ticker.tick(t)
-      window.requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame)
-    }
-    window.requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame)
-  } else {
-    ticker.tick(0)
-    setTimeout(() => ticker.tick(1), 0)
-  }
-
-  return ticker
-}
-
-let rafTicker: undefined | Ticker
 
 /**
  * The Ticker class helps schedule callbacks. Scheduled callbacks are executed per tick. Ticks can be triggered by an
  * external scheduling strategy, e.g. a raf.
  */
 export default class Ticker {
-  /** Get a shared `requestAnimationFrame` ticker. */
-  static get raf(): Ticker {
-    if (!rafTicker) {
-      rafTicker = createRafTicker()
-    }
-    return rafTicker
-  }
   private _scheduledForThisOrNextTick: Set<ICallback>
   private _scheduledForNextTick: Set<ICallback>
   private _timeAtCurrentTick: number
   private _ticking: boolean = false
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the Ticker is dormant
+   */
+  private _dormant: boolean = true
+
+  private _numberOfDormantTicks = 0
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the Ticker is dormant
+   */
+  get dormant(): boolean {
+    return this._dormant
+  }
   /**
    * Counts up for every tick executed.
    * Internally, this is used to measure ticks per second.
@@ -48,7 +40,18 @@ export default class Ticker {
    */
   public __ticks = 0
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(
+    private _conf?: {
+      /**
+       * This is called when the Ticker goes dormant.
+       */
+      onDormant?: () => void
+      /**
+       * This is called when the Ticker goes active.
+       */
+      onActive?: () => void
+    },
+  ) {
     this._scheduledForThisOrNextTick = new Set()
     this._scheduledForNextTick = new Set()
     this._timeAtCurrentTick = 0
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ export default class Ticker {
    */
   onThisOrNextTick(fn: ICallback) {
     this._scheduledForThisOrNextTick.add(fn)
+    if (this._dormant) {
+      this._goActive()
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,6 +88,9 @@ export default class Ticker {
    */
   onNextTick(fn: ICallback) {
     this._scheduledForNextTick.add(fn)
+    if (this._dormant) {
+      this._goActive()
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -116,6 +125,19 @@ export default class Ticker {
     } else return performance.now()
   }
 
+  private _goActive() {
+    if (!this._dormant) return
+    this._dormant = false
+    this._conf?.onActive?.()
+  }
+
+  private _goDormant() {
+    if (this._dormant) return
+    this._dormant = true
+    this._numberOfDormantTicks = 0
+    this._conf?.onDormant?.()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Triggers a tick which starts executing the callbacks scheduled for this tick.
    *
@@ -135,6 +157,19 @@ export default class Ticker {
 
     this.__ticks++
 
+    if (!this._dormant) {
+      if (
+        this._scheduledForNextTick.size === 0 &&
+        this._scheduledForThisOrNextTick.size === 0
+      ) {
+        this._numberOfDormantTicks++
+        if (this._numberOfDormantTicks >= EMPTY_TICKS_BEFORE_GOING_DORMANT) {
+          this._goDormant()
+          return
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     this._ticking = true
     this._timeAtCurrentTick = t
     for (const v of this._scheduledForNextTick) {

packages/playground/src/shared/custom-raf-driver/App.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {editable as e, RafDriverProvider, SheetProvider} from '@theatre/r3f'
+import type {IRafDriver} from '@theatre/core'
+import {getProject} from '@theatre/core'
+import React from 'react'
+import {Canvas} from '@react-three/fiber'
+
+const EditablePoints = e('points', 'mesh')
+
+function App(props: {rafDriver: IRafDriver}) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        height: '100vh',
+      }}
+    >
+      <Canvas
+        dpr={[1.5, 2]}
+        linear
+        gl={{preserveDrawingBuffer: true}}
+        frameloop="demand"
+      >
+        <SheetProvider sheet={getProject('Space').sheet('Scene')}>
+          <RafDriverProvider driver={props.rafDriver}>
+            <ambientLight intensity={0.75} />
+            <EditablePoints theatreKey="points">
+              <torusKnotGeometry args={[1, 0.3, 128, 64]} />
+              <meshNormalMaterial />
+            </EditablePoints>
+          </RafDriverProvider>
+        </SheetProvider>
+      </Canvas>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default App

packages/playground/src/shared/custom-raf-driver/index.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
+import App from './App'
+import studio from '@theatre/studio'
+import extension from '@theatre/r3f/dist/extension'
+import {createRafDriver} from '@theatre/core'
+
+const rafDriver = createRafDriver({name: 'a custom 5fps raf driver'})
+setInterval(() => {
+  rafDriver.tick(performance.now())
+}, 200)
+
+studio.extend(extension)
+studio.initialize({
+  __experimental_rafDriver: rafDriver,
+})
+
+ReactDOM.render(<App rafDriver={rafDriver} />, document.getElementById('root'))

packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension-dataverse/index.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import App from './App'
 import type {ToolsetConfig} from '@theatre/studio'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import extension from '@theatre/r3f/dist/extension'
-import {Atom, prism, Ticker, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {onChange} from '@theatre/core'
 
 /**
  * Let's take a look at how we can use `prism`, `Ticker`, and `val` from Theatre.js's Dataverse library
@@ -28,41 +29,39 @@ studio.extend({
     global(set, studio) {
       const exampleBox = new Atom('mobile')
 
-      const untapFn = prism<ToolsetConfig>(() => [
+      const untapFn = onChange(
-        {
+        prism<ToolsetConfig>(() => [
-          type: 'Switch',
+          {
-          value: val(exampleBox.prism),
+            type: 'Switch',
-          onChange: (value) => exampleBox.set(value),
+            value: val(exampleBox.prism),
-          options: [
+            onChange: (value) => exampleBox.set(value),
-            {
+            options: [
-              value: 'mobile',
+              {
-              label: 'view mobile version',
+                value: 'mobile',
-              svgSource: '😀',
+                label: 'view mobile version',
-            },
+                svgSource: '😀',
-            {
+              },
-              value: 'desktop',
+              {
-              label: 'view desktop version',
+                value: 'desktop',
-              svgSource: '🪢',
+                label: 'view desktop version',
-            },
+                svgSource: '🪢',
-          ],
+              },
-        },
+            ],
-        {
-          type: 'Icon',
-          title: 'Example Icon',
-          svgSource: '👁‍🗨',
-          onClick: () => {
-            console.log('hello')
           },
-        },
+          {
-      ])
+            type: 'Icon',
-        // listen to changes to this prism using the requestAnimationFrame shared ticker
+            title: 'Example Icon',
-        .onChange(
+            svgSource: '👁‍🗨',
-          Ticker.raf,
+            onClick: () => {
-          (value) => {
+              console.log('hello')
-            set(value)
+            },
           },
-          true,
+        ]),
-        )
+        (value) => {
+          set(value)
+        },
+      )
+      // listen to changes to this prism using the requestAnimationFrame shared ticker
 
       return untapFn
     },

packages/playground/src/tests/r3f-stress-test/index.tsx

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import App from './App'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import extension from '@theatre/r3f/dist/extension'
-import {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
+
+const studioPrivate = getStudio()
 
 studio.extend(extension)
 studio.initialize()
 
 ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'))
 
-const raf = Ticker.raf
+const raf = studioPrivate.ticker
 
 // Show "ticks per second" information in performance measurements using the User Timing API
 // See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/User_Timing_API

packages/r3f/src/extension/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import SnapshotEditor from './components/SnapshotEditor'
 import type {IExtension} from '@theatre/studio'
-import {prism, Ticker, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {getEditorSheetObject} from './editorStuff'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import React from 'react'
 import type {ToolsetConfig} from '@theatre/studio'
 import useExtensionStore from './useExtensionStore'
+import {onChange} from '@theatre/core'
 
 const io5CameraOutline = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="ionicon" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><title>Camera</title><path d="M350.54 148.68l-26.62-42.06C318.31 100.08 310.62 96 302 96h-92c-8.62 0-16.31 4.08-21.92 10.62l-26.62 42.06C155.85 155.23 148.62 160 140 160H80a32 32 0 00-32 32v192a32 32 0 0032 32h352a32 32 0 0032-32V192a32 32 0 00-32-32h-59c-8.65 0-16.85-4.77-22.46-11.32z" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="32"/><circle cx="256" cy="272" r="80" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="32"/><path fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="32" d="M124 158v-22h-24v22"/></svg>`
 const gameIconMove = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M256 34.47l-90.51 90.51h67.883v108.393H124.98V165.49L34.47 256l90.51 90.51v-67.883h108.393V387.02H165.49L256 477.53l90.51-90.51h-67.883V278.627H387.02v67.883L477.53 256l-90.51-90.51v67.883H278.627V124.98h67.883L256 34.47z"/></svg>`
@@ -35,13 +36,9 @@ const r3fExtension: IExtension = {
           },
         ]
       })
-      return calc.onChange(
+      return onChange(calc, () => {
-        Ticker.raf,
+        set(calc.getValue())
-        () => {
+      })
-          set(calc.getValue())
-        },
-        true,
-      )
     },
     'snapshot-editor': (set, studio) => {
       const {createSnapshot} = useExtensionStore.getState()
@@ -140,13 +137,9 @@ const r3fExtension: IExtension = {
           },
         ]
       })
-      return calc.onChange(
+      return onChange(calc, () => {
-        Ticker.raf,
+        set(calc.getValue())
-        () => {
+      })
-          set(calc.getValue())
-        },
-        true,
-      )
     },
   },
   panes: [

packages/r3f/src/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export {
 export {makeStoreKey as __private_makeStoreKey} from './main/utils'
 
 export {default as SheetProvider, useCurrentSheet} from './main/SheetProvider'
+export {
+  default as RafDriverProvider,
+  useCurrentRafDriver,
+} from './main/RafDriverProvider'
 export {refreshSnapshot} from './main/utils'
 export {default as RefreshSnapshot} from './main/RefreshSnapshot'
 export * from './drei'

packages/r3f/src/main/RafDriverProvider.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type {ReactNode} from 'react'
+import React, {createContext, useContext, useEffect} from 'react'
+import type {IRafDriver} from '@theatre/core'
+
+const ctx = createContext<{rafDriver: IRafDriver}>(undefined!)
+
+export const useCurrentRafDriver = (): IRafDriver | undefined => {
+  return useContext(ctx)?.rafDriver
+}
+
+const RafDriverProvider: React.FC<{
+  driver: IRafDriver
+  children: ReactNode
+}> = ({driver, children}) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!driver || driver.type !== 'Theatre_RafDriver_PublicAPI') {
+      throw new Error(
+        `driver in <RafDriverProvider deriver={driver}> has an invalid value`,
+      )
+    }
+  }, [driver])
+
+  return <ctx.Provider value={{rafDriver: driver}}>{children}</ctx.Provider>
+}
+
+export default RafDriverProvider

packages/r3f/src/main/editable.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {makeStoreKey} from './utils'
 import type {$FixMe, $IntentionalAny} from '../types'
 import type {ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core'
 import {notify} from '@theatre/core'
+import {useCurrentRafDriver} from './RafDriverProvider'
 
 const createEditable = <Keys extends keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements>(
   config: EditableFactoryConfig,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ const createEditable = <Keys extends keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements>(
         const objectRef = useRef<JSX.IntrinsicElements[U]>()
 
         const sheet = useCurrentSheet()!
+        const rafDriver = useCurrentRafDriver()
 
         const [sheetObject, setSheetObject] = useState<
           undefined | ISheetObject<$FixMe>
@@ -211,15 +213,18 @@ Then you can use it in your JSX like any other editable component. Note the make
 
           setFromTheatre(sheetObject.value)
 
-          const untap = sheetObject.onValuesChange(setFromTheatre)
+          const unsubscribe = sheetObject.onValuesChange(
+            setFromTheatre,
+            rafDriver,
+          )
 
           return () => {
-            untap()
+            unsubscribe()
             sheetObject.sheet.detachObject(theatreKey)
             allRegisteredObjects.delete(sheetObject)
             editorStore.getState().removeEditable(storeKey)
           }
-        }, [sheetObject])
+        }, [sheetObject, rafDriver])
 
         return (
           // @ts-ignore

theatre/core/src/CoreBundle.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import type {Studio} from '@theatre/studio/Studio'
 import projectsSingleton from './projects/projectsSingleton'
 import {privateAPI} from './privateAPIs'
 import * as coreExports from './coreExports'
+import {getCoreRafDriver} from './coreTicker'
 
 export type CoreBits = {
   projectsP: typeof projectsSingleton.atom.pointer.projects
   privateAPI: typeof privateAPI
   coreExports: typeof coreExports
+  getCoreRafDriver: typeof getCoreRafDriver
 }
 
 export default class CoreBundle {
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ export default class CoreBundle {
       projectsP: projectsSingleton.atom.pointer.projects,
       privateAPI: privateAPI,
       coreExports,
+      getCoreRafDriver,
     }
 
     callback(bits)

theatre/core/src/coreExports.ts

@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@ import {InvalidArgumentError} from '@theatre/shared/utils/errors'
 import {validateName} from '@theatre/shared/utils/sanitizers'
 import userReadableTypeOfValue from '@theatre/shared/utils/userReadableTypeOfValue'
 import deepEqual from 'fast-deep-equal'
-import type {PointerType} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type {PointerType, Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {isPointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {isPrism, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {$IntentionalAny, VoidFn} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import type {ProjectId} from '@theatre/shared/utils/ids'
 import {_coreLogger} from './_coreLogger'
 import {getCoreTicker} from './coreTicker'
+import type {IRafDriver} from './rafDrivers'
+import {privateAPI} from './privateAPIs'
 export {notify} from '@theatre/shared/notify'
 export {types}
+export {createRafDriver} from './rafDrivers'
+export type {IRafDriver} from './rafDrivers'
 
 /**
  * Returns a project of the given id, or creates one if it doesn't already exist.
@@ -150,15 +154,26 @@ const validateProjectIdOrThrow = (value: string) => {
  * setTimeout(usubscribe, 10000) // stop listening to changes after 10 seconds
  * ```
  */
-export function onChange<P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
+export function onChange<
+  P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny> | Prism<$IntentionalAny>,
+>(
   pointer: P,
-  callback: (value: P extends PointerType<infer T> ? T : unknown) => void,
+  callback: (
+    value: P extends PointerType<infer T>
+      ? T
+      : P extends Prism<infer T>
+      ? T
+      : unknown,
+  ) => void,
+  driver?: IRafDriver,
 ): VoidFn {
+  const ticker = driver ? privateAPI(driver).ticker : getCoreTicker()
+
   if (isPointer(pointer)) {
     const pr = pointerToPrism(pointer)
-    return pr.onChange(getCoreTicker(), callback as $IntentionalAny, true)
+    return pr.onChange(ticker, callback as $IntentionalAny, true)
   } else if (isPrism(pointer)) {
-    return pointer.onChange(getCoreTicker(), callback as $IntentionalAny, true)
+    return pointer.onChange(ticker, callback as $IntentionalAny, true)
   } else {
     throw new Error(
       `Called onChange(p) where p is neither a pointer nor a prism.`,

theatre/core/src/coreTicker.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,55 @@
-import {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {privateAPI} from './privateAPIs'
+import type {IRafDriver, RafDriverPrivateAPI} from './rafDrivers'
+import {createRafDriver} from './rafDrivers'
 
-let coreTicker: Ticker
+function createBasicRafDriver(): IRafDriver {
-
+  let rafId: number | null = null
-export function setCoreTicker(ticker: Ticker) {
+  const start = (): void => {
-  if (coreTicker) {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-    throw new Error(`coreTicker is already set`)
+      const onAnimationFrame = (t: number) => {
+        driver.tick(t)
+        rafId = window.requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame)
+      }
+      rafId = window.requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame)
+    } else {
+      driver.tick(0)
+      setTimeout(() => driver.tick(1), 0)
+    }
   }
-  coreTicker = ticker
+
+  const stop = (): void => {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      if (rafId !== null) {
+        window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafId)
+      }
+    } else {
+      // nothing to do in SSR
+    }
+  }
+
+  const driver = createRafDriver({name: 'DefaultCoreRafDriver', start, stop})
+
+  return driver
+}
+
+let coreRafDriver: RafDriverPrivateAPI | undefined
+
+export function getCoreRafDriver(): RafDriverPrivateAPI {
+  if (!coreRafDriver) {
+    setCoreRafDriver(createBasicRafDriver())
+  }
+  return coreRafDriver!
 }
 
 export function getCoreTicker(): Ticker {
-  if (!coreTicker) {
+  return getCoreRafDriver().ticker
-    coreTicker = Ticker.raf
+}
-  }
+
-  return coreTicker
+export function setCoreRafDriver(driver: IRafDriver) {
+  if (coreRafDriver) {
+    throw new Error(`\`setCoreRafDriver()\` is already called.`)
+  }
+  const driverPrivateApi = privateAPI(driver)
+  coreRafDriver = driverPrivateApi
 }

theatre/core/src/privateAPIs.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type Sheet from '@theatre/core/sheets/Sheet'
 import type {ISheet} from '@theatre/core/sheets/TheatreSheet'
 import type {UnknownShorthandCompoundProps} from './propTypes/internals'
 import type {$IntentionalAny} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
+import type {IRafDriver, RafDriverPrivateAPI} from './rafDrivers'
 
 const publicAPIToPrivateAPIMap = new WeakMap()
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ export function privateAPI<P extends {type: string}>(
   ? SheetObject
   : P extends ISequence
   ? Sequence
+  : P extends IRafDriver
+  ? RafDriverPrivateAPI
   : never {
   return publicAPIToPrivateAPIMap.get(pub)
 }
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ export function privateAPI<P extends {type: string}>(
 export function setPrivateAPI(pub: IProject, priv: Project): void
 export function setPrivateAPI(pub: ISheet, priv: Sheet): void
 export function setPrivateAPI(pub: ISequence, priv: Sequence): void
+export function setPrivateAPI(pub: IRafDriver, priv: RafDriverPrivateAPI): void
 export function setPrivateAPI<Props extends UnknownShorthandCompoundProps>(
   pub: ISheetObject<Props>,
   priv: SheetObject,

theatre/core/src/rafDrivers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {setPrivateAPI} from './privateAPIs'
+
+export interface IRafDriver {
+  /**
+   * All raf derivers have have `driver.type === 'Theatre_RafDriver_PublicAPI'`
+   */
+  readonly type: 'Theatre_RafDriver_PublicAPI'
+  name: string
+  id: number
+  tick: (time: number) => void
+}
+
+export interface RafDriverPrivateAPI {
+  readonly type: 'Theatre_RafDriver_PrivateAPI'
+  publicApi: IRafDriver
+  ticker: Ticker
+  start?: () => void
+  stop?: () => void
+}
+
+let lastDriverId = 0
+
+export function createRafDriver(conf?: {
+  name?: string
+  start?: () => void
+  stop?: () => void
+}): IRafDriver {
+  const tick = (time: number): void => {
+    ticker.tick(time)
+  }
+
+  const ticker = new Ticker({
+    onActive() {
+      conf?.start?.()
+    },
+    onDormant() {
+      conf?.stop?.()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const driverPublicApi: IRafDriver = {
+    tick,
+    id: lastDriverId++,
+    name: conf?.name ?? `CustomRafDriver-${lastDriverId}`,
+    type: 'Theatre_RafDriver_PublicAPI',
+  }
+
+  const driverPrivateApi: RafDriverPrivateAPI = {
+    type: 'Theatre_RafDriver_PrivateAPI',
+    publicApi: driverPublicApi,
+    ticker,
+    start: conf?.start,
+    stop: conf?.stop,
+  }
+
+  setPrivateAPI(driverPublicApi, driverPrivateApi)
+
+  return driverPublicApi
+}

theatre/core/src/sequences/Sequence.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type Sheet from '@theatre/core/sheets/Sheet'
 import type {SequenceAddress} from '@theatre/shared/utils/addresses'
 import didYouMean from '@theatre/shared/utils/didYouMean'
 import {InvalidArgumentError} from '@theatre/shared/utils/errors'
-import type {Prism, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type {Prism, Pointer, Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import TheatreSequence from './TheatreSequence'
 import type {ILogger} from '@theatre/shared/logger'
 import type {ISequence} from '..'
 import {notify} from '@theatre/shared/notify'
-import {getCoreTicker} from '@theatre/core/coreTicker'
 
 export type IPlaybackRange = [from: number, to: number]
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
     this.publicApi = new TheatreSequence(this)
 
     this._playbackControllerBox = new Atom(
-      playbackController ?? new DefaultPlaybackController(getCoreTicker()),
+      playbackController ?? new DefaultPlaybackController(),
     )
 
     this._prismOfStatePointer = prism(
@@ -195,17 +194,23 @@ export default class Sequence {
    * @returns  a promise that gets rejected if the playback stopped for whatever reason
    *
    */
-  playDynamicRange(rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>): Promise<unknown> {
+  playDynamicRange(
-    return this._playbackControllerBox.getState().playDynamicRange(rangeD)
+    rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>,
+    ticker: Ticker,
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
+    return this._playbackControllerBox
+      .getState()
+      .playDynamicRange(rangeD, ticker)
   }
 
   async play(
-    conf?: Partial<{
+    conf: Partial<{
       iterationCount: number
       range: IPlaybackRange
       rate: number
       direction: IPlaybackDirection
     }>,
+    ticker: Ticker,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     const sequenceDuration = this.length
     const range: IPlaybackRange =
@@ -320,6 +325,7 @@ To fix this, either set \`conf.range[1]\` to be less the duration of the sequenc
       [range[0], range[1]],
       rate,
       direction,
+      ticker,
     )
   }
 
@@ -328,10 +334,11 @@ To fix this, either set \`conf.range[1]\` to be less the duration of the sequenc
     range: IPlaybackRange,
     rate: number,
     direction: IPlaybackDirection,
+    ticker: Ticker,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     return this._playbackControllerBox
       .getState()
-      .play(iterationCount, range, rate, direction)
+      .play(iterationCount, range, rate, direction, ticker)
   }
 
   pause() {

theatre/core/src/sequences/TheatreSequence.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import AudioPlaybackController from './playbackControllers/AudioPlaybackControll
 import {getCoreTicker} from '@theatre/core/coreTicker'
 import type {Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {notify} from '@theatre/shared/notify'
+import type {IRafDriver} from '@theatre/core/rafDrivers'
 
 interface IAttachAudioArgs {
   /**
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ export interface ISequence {
      * The direction of the playback. Similar to CSS's animation-direction
      */
     direction?: IPlaybackDirection
+
+    /**
+     * Optionally provide a RAF driver to use for the playback. It'll default to
+     * the core driver if not provided, which is a `requestAnimationFrame()` driver.
+     */
+    rafDriver?: IRafDriver
   }): Promise<boolean>
 
   /**
@@ -233,11 +240,15 @@ export default class TheatreSequence implements ISequence {
       range: IPlaybackRange
       rate: number
       direction: IPlaybackDirection
+      rafDriver: IRafDriver
     }>,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     const priv = privateAPI(this)
     if (priv._project.isReady()) {
-      return priv.play(conf)
+      const ticker = conf?.rafDriver
+        ? privateAPI(conf.rafDriver).ticker
+        : getCoreTicker()
+      return priv.play(conf ?? {}, ticker)
     } else {
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
         notify.warning(
@@ -289,7 +300,6 @@ export default class TheatreSequence implements ISequence {
       await resolveAudioBuffer(args)
 
     const playbackController = new AudioPlaybackController(
-      getCoreTicker(),
       decodedBuffer,
       audioContext,
       gainNode,

theatre/core/src/sequences/playbackControllers/AudioPlaybackController.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
   _stopPlayCallback: () => void = noop
 
   constructor(
-    private readonly _ticker: Ticker,
     private readonly _decodedBuffer: AudioBuffer,
     private readonly _audioContext: AudioContext,
     private readonly _nodeDestination: AudioNode,
@@ -34,7 +33,10 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
     this._mainGain.connect(this._nodeDestination)
   }
 
-  playDynamicRange(rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>): Promise<unknown> {
+  playDynamicRange(
+    rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>,
+    ticker: Ticker,
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
     const deferred = defer<boolean>()
     if (this._playing) this.pause()
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
 
     const play = () => {
       stop?.()
-      stop = this._loopInRange(rangeD.getValue()).stop
+      stop = this._loopInRange(rangeD.getValue(), ticker).stop
     }
 
     // We're keeping the rangeD hot, so we can read from it on every tick without
@@ -61,9 +63,11 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
     return deferred.promise
   }
 
-  private _loopInRange(range: IPlaybackRange): {stop: () => void} {
+  private _loopInRange(
+    range: IPlaybackRange,
+    ticker: Ticker,
+  ): {stop: () => void} {
     const rate = 1
-    const ticker = this._ticker
     let startPos = this.getCurrentPosition()
     const iterationLength = range[1] - range[0]
 
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
     range: IPlaybackRange,
     rate: number,
     direction: IPlaybackDirection,
+    ticker: Ticker,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     if (this._playing) {
       this.pause()
@@ -159,7 +164,6 @@ export default class AudioPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
 
     this._playing = true
 
-    const ticker = this._ticker
     let startPos = this.getCurrentPosition()
     const iterationLength = range[1] - range[0]
 

theatre/core/src/sequences/playbackControllers/DefaultPlaybackController.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface IPlaybackController {
     range: IPlaybackRange,
     rate: number,
     direction: IPlaybackDirection,
+    ticker: Ticker,
   ): Promise<boolean>
 
   /**
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ export interface IPlaybackController {
    * @returns  a promise that gets rejected if the playback stopped for whatever reason
    *
    */
-  playDynamicRange(rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>): Promise<unknown>
+  playDynamicRange(
+    rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>,
+    ticker: Ticker,
+  ): Promise<unknown>
 
   pause(): void
 }
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ export default class DefaultPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
   })
   readonly statePointer: Pointer<IPlaybackState>
 
-  constructor(private readonly _ticker: Ticker) {
+  constructor() {
     this.statePointer = this._state.pointer
   }
 
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ export default class DefaultPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
     range: IPlaybackRange,
     rate: number,
     direction: IPlaybackDirection,
+    ticker: Ticker,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     if (this.playing) {
       this.pause()
@@ -93,7 +98,6 @@ export default class DefaultPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
 
     this.playing = true
 
-    const ticker = this._ticker
     const iterationLength = range[1] - range[0]
 
     {
@@ -203,15 +207,16 @@ export default class DefaultPlaybackController implements IPlaybackController {
     return deferred.promise
   }
 
-  playDynamicRange(rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>): Promise<unknown> {
+  playDynamicRange(
+    rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>,
+    ticker: Ticker,
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
     if (this.playing) {
       this.pause()
     }
 
     this.playing = true
 
-    const ticker = this._ticker
-
     const deferred = defer<boolean>()
 
     // We're keeping the rangeD hot, so we can read from it on every tick without

theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {privateAPI, setPrivateAPI} from '@theatre/core/privateAPIs'
 import type {IProject} from '@theatre/core/projects/TheatreProject'
-import {getCoreTicker} from '@theatre/core/coreTicker'
 import type {ISheet} from '@theatre/core/sheets/TheatreSheet'
 import type {SheetObjectAddress} from '@theatre/shared/utils/addresses'
 import SimpleCache from '@theatre/shared/utils/SimpleCache'
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ import type {
 } from '@theatre/core/propTypes/internals'
 import {debounce} from 'lodash-es'
 import type {DebouncedFunc} from 'lodash-es'
+import type {IRafDriver} from '@theatre/core/rafDrivers'
+import {onChange} from '@theatre/core/coreExports'
 
 export interface ISheetObject<
   Props extends UnknownShorthandCompoundProps = UnknownShorthandCompoundProps,
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ export interface ISheetObject<
   /**
    * Calls `fn` every time the value of the props change.
    *
+   * @param fn - The callback is called every time the value of the props change, plus once at the beginning.
+   * @param rafDriver - (Optional) The RAF driver to use. Defaults to the core RAF driver.
    * @returns an Unsubscribe function
    *
    * @example
@@ -86,7 +89,10 @@ export interface ISheetObject<
    * // you can call unsubscribe() to stop listening to changes
    * ```
    */
-  onValuesChange(fn: (values: this['value']) => void): VoidFn
+  onValuesChange(
+    fn: (values: this['value']) => void,
+    rafDriver?: IRafDriver,
+  ): VoidFn
 
   /**
    * Sets the initial value of the object. This value overrides the default
@@ -157,8 +163,11 @@ export default class TheatreSheetObject<
     })
   }
 
-  onValuesChange(fn: (values: this['value']) => void): VoidFn {
+  onValuesChange(
-    return this._valuesPrism().onChange(getCoreTicker(), fn, true)
+    fn: (values: this['value']) => void,
+    rafDriver?: IRafDriver,
+  ): VoidFn {
+    return onChange(this._valuesPrism(), fn, rafDriver)
   }
 
   // internal: Make the deviration keepHot if directly read

theatre/studio/src/Studio.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Scrub from '@theatre/studio/Scrub'
 import type {StudioHistoricState} from '@theatre/studio/store/types/historic'
 import type UI from '@theatre/studio/UI'
-import type {Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type {Pointer, Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {Atom, PointerProxy, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {
   CommitOrDiscard,
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import shallowEqual from 'shallowequal'
 import {createStore} from './IDBStorage'
 import {getAllPossibleAssetIDs} from '@theatre/shared/utils/assets'
 import {notify} from './notify'
+import type {RafDriverPrivateAPI} from '@theatre/core/rafDrivers'
 
 export type CoreExports = typeof _coreExports
 
@@ -98,6 +99,22 @@ export class Studio {
    */
   private _didWarnAboutNotInitializing = false
 
+  /**
+   * This will be set as soon as `@theatre/core` registers itself on `@theatre/studio`
+   */
+  private _coreBits: CoreBits | undefined
+
+  get ticker(): Ticker {
+    if (!this._rafDriver) {
+      throw new Error(
+        '`studio.ticker` was read before studio.initialize() was called.',
+      )
+    }
+    return this._rafDriver.ticker
+  }
+
+  private _rafDriver: RafDriverPrivateAPI | undefined
+
   get atomP() {
     return this._store.atomP
   }
@@ -126,6 +143,12 @@ export class Studio {
   }
 
   async initialize(opts?: Parameters<IStudio['initialize']>[0]) {
+    if (!this._coreBits) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `You seem to have imported \`@theatre/studio\` without importing \`@theatre/core\`. Make sure to include an import of \`@theatre/core\` before calling \`studio.initializer()\`.`,
+      )
+    }
+
     if (this._initializeFnCalled) {
       console.log(
         `\`studio.initialize()\` is already called. Ignoring subsequent calls.`,
@@ -151,6 +174,29 @@ export class Studio {
       storeOpts.usePersistentStorage = false
     }
 
+    if (opts?.__experimental_rafDriver) {
+      if (
+        opts.__experimental_rafDriver.type !== 'Theatre_RafDriver_PublicAPI'
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'parameter `rafDriver` in `studio.initialize({__experimental_rafDriver})` must be either be undefined, or the return type of core.createRafDriver()',
+        )
+      }
+
+      const rafDriverPrivateApi = this._coreBits.privateAPI(
+        opts.__experimental_rafDriver,
+      )
+      if (!rafDriverPrivateApi) {
+        // TODO - need to educate the user about this edge case
+        throw new Error(
+          'parameter `rafDriver` in `studio.initialize({__experimental_rafDriver})` seems to come from a different version of `@theatre/core` than the version that is attached to `@theatre/studio`',
+        )
+      }
+      this._rafDriver = rafDriverPrivateApi
+    } else {
+      this._rafDriver = this._coreBits.getCoreRafDriver()
+    }
+
     try {
       await this._store.initialize(storeOpts)
     } catch (e) {
@@ -187,6 +233,7 @@ export class Studio {
   }
 
   setCoreBits(coreBits: CoreBits) {
+    this._coreBits = coreBits
     this._corePrivateApi = coreBits.privateAPI
     this._coreAtom.setByPointer((p) => p.core, coreBits.coreExports)
     this._setProjectsP(coreBits.projectsP)

theatre/studio/src/TheatreStudio.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import type {IProject, ISheet, ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core'
+import type {IProject, IRafDriver, ISheet, ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core'
-import studioTicker from '@theatre/studio/studioTicker'
 import type {Prism, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import SimpleCache from '@theatre/shared/utils/SimpleCache'
@@ -173,6 +172,8 @@ export interface _StudioInitializeOpts {
    * Default: true
    */
   usePersistentStorage?: boolean
+
+  __experimental_rafDriver?: IRafDriver | undefined
 }
 
 /**
@@ -440,7 +441,9 @@ export default class TheatreStudio implements IStudio {
   }
 
   onSelectionChange(fn: (s: (ISheetObject | ISheet)[]) => void): VoidFn {
-    return this._getSelectionPrism().onChange(studioTicker, fn, true)
+    const studio = getStudio()
+
+    return this._getSelectionPrism().onChange(studio.ticker, fn, true)
   }
 
   get selection(): Array<ISheetObject | ISheet> {

theatre/studio/src/UIRoot/useKeyboardShortcuts.ts

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export default function useKeyboardShortcuts() {
 
             const playbackPromise = seq.playDynamicRange(
               prism(() => val(controlledPlaybackStateD).range),
+              getStudio().ticker,
             )
 
             const playbackStateBox = getPlaybackStateBox(seq)

theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/FrameGrid/FrameGrid.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import createGrid from './createGrid'
-import studioTicker from '@theatre/studio/studioTicker'
+import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
 
 const Container = styled.div`
   position: absolute;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const FrameGrid: React.FC<{
         snapToGrid: (n: number) => sequence.closestGridPosition(n),
       }
     }).onChange(
-      studioTicker,
+      getStudio().ticker,
       (p) => {
         ctx.save()
         ctx.scale(ratio!, ratio!)

theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/FrameGrid/StampsGrid.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {darken} from 'polished'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import createGrid from './createGrid'
-import studioTicker from '@theatre/studio/studioTicker'
+import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
 
 const Container = styled.div`
   position: absolute;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const StampsGrid: React.FC<{
         sequencePositionFormatter: sequence.positionFormatter,
         snapToGrid: (n: number) => sequence.closestGridPosition(n),
       }
-    }).onChange(studioTicker, drawStamps, true)
+    }).onChange(getStudio().ticker, drawStamps, true)
   }, [fullSecondStampsContainer, width, layoutP])
 
   return (

theatre/studio/src/studioTicker.ts

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import {Ticker} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-
-const studioTicker = Ticker.raf
-
-export default studioTicker