refactor(ecs): replace component::RefSequence with query terms

5 files changed, 309 insertions, 232 deletions

diff --git a/ecs/src/component.rs b/ecs/src/component.rs
index 9257c41..265eb9e 100644
--- a/ecs/src/component.rs
+++ b/ecs/src/component.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::system::Input as SystemInput;
 use crate::type_name::TypeName;
 use crate::uid::Uid;
 use crate::util::Array;
-use crate::{EntityComponent, World};
+use crate::World;
 
 pub mod local;
 
@@ -170,22 +170,6 @@ pub trait Sequence
     fn removed_event_ids() -> Vec<Uid>;
 }
 
-/// A sequence of references (immutable or mutable) to components.
-pub trait RefSequence
-{
-    type Handles<'component>;
-
-    type Metadata: Array<Metadata>;
-
-    fn metadata() -> Self::Metadata;
-
-    fn from_components<'component>(
-        components: &'component [EntityComponent],
-        component_index_lookup: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<usize>,
-        world: &'component World,
-    ) -> Self::Handles<'component>;
-}
-
 /// A mutable or immutable reference to a component.
 pub trait Ref
 {
@@ -317,44 +301,6 @@ macro_rules! inner {
                     ]
                 }
             }
-
-            impl<#(CompRef~I: Ref,)*> RefSequence for (#(CompRef~I,)*)
-            {
-                type Handles<'component> = (#(CompRef~I::Handle<'component>,)*);
-
-                type Metadata = [Metadata; $c + 1];
-
-                fn metadata() -> Self::Metadata
-                {
-                    [#(
-                        Metadata {
-                            id: CompRef~I::Component::id(),
-                            is_optional: CompRef~I::Component::is_optional(),
-                        },
-                    )*]
-                }
-
-                fn from_components<'component>(
-                    components: &'component [EntityComponent],
-                    component_index_lookup: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<usize>,
-                    world: &'component World,
-                ) -> Self::Handles<'component>
-                {
-                    (#(
-                        CompRef~I::Handle::from_locked_optional_component(
-                            component_index_lookup(CompRef~I::Component::id())
-                                .and_then(|component_index| components.get(component_index))
-                                .map(|component| &component.component),
-                            world,
-                        ).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-                            panic!(
-                                "Taking component {} lock failed: {err}",
-                                type_name::<CompRef~I::Component>()
-                            );
-                        }),
-                    )*)
-                }
-            }
         });
     };
 }
@@ -390,25 +336,6 @@ impl Sequence for ()
     }
 }
 
-impl RefSequence for ()
-{
-    type Handles<'component> = ();
-    type Metadata = [Metadata; 0];
-
-    fn metadata() -> Self::Metadata
-    {
-        []
-    }
-
-    fn from_components<'component>(
-        _components: &'component [EntityComponent],
-        _component_index_lookup: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<usize>,
-        _world: &'component World,
-    ) -> Self::Handles<'component>
-    {
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait Into
 {
     type Component;
diff --git a/ecs/src/component/storage.rs b/ecs/src/component/storage.rs
index 5b7b101..21f9a37 100644
--- a/ecs/src/component/storage.rs
+++ b/ecs/src/component/storage.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::component::storage::graph::{
     ArchetypeEdges,
     Graph,
 };
-use crate::component::{Component, Metadata as ComponentMetadata};
+use crate::component::Component;
 use crate::type_name::TypeName;
 use crate::uid::{Kind as UidKind, Uid};
 use crate::util::{BorrowedOrOwned, Either, StreamingIterator, VecExt};
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ pub struct Storage
 
 impl Storage
 {
-    pub fn search_archetypes(
-        &self,
-        component_metadata: &[ComponentMetadata],
-    ) -> ArchetypeRefIter<'_>
+    pub fn search_archetypes(&self, component_ids: &[Uid]) -> ArchetypeRefIter<'_>
     {
-        let archetype_id = ArchetypeId::from_components_metadata(component_metadata);
+        let archetype_id = ArchetypeId::new(&component_ids);
 
         let Some(add_edge_recursive_iter) =
             self.graph.dfs_archetype_add_edges(archetype_id)
@@ -50,19 +47,10 @@ impl Storage
                 .borrow_mut()
                 .push(ImaginaryArchetype {
                     id: archetype_id,
-                    component_ids: component_metadata
-                        .iter()
-                        .filter_map(|comp_metadata| {
-                            if comp_metadata.is_optional {
-                                return None;
-                            }
-
-                            Some(comp_metadata.id)
-                        })
-                        .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                    component_ids: component_ids.to_vec(),
                 });
 
-            let found_archetypes = self.find_all_archetype_with_comps(component_metadata);
+            let found_archetypes = self.find_all_archetype_with_comps(component_ids);
 
             return ArchetypeRefIter {
                 storage: self,
@@ -333,16 +321,8 @@ impl Storage
         }
     }
 
-    fn find_all_archetype_with_comps(
-        &self,
-        component_metadata: &[ComponentMetadata],
-    ) -> Vec<ArchetypeId>
+    fn find_all_archetype_with_comps(&self, component_ids: &[Uid]) -> Vec<ArchetypeId>
     {
-        let comp_metadata_not_opt_cnt = component_metadata
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|comp_metadata| !comp_metadata.is_optional)
-            .count();
-
         let Some(mut search_iter) =
             self.graph.dfs_archetype_add_edges(ArchetypeId::new(&[]))
         else {
@@ -362,16 +342,13 @@ impl Storage
                 .get_node_by_id(node_id)
                 .expect("Graph node found through DFS doesn't exist");
 
-            if node.archetype().component_cnt() < comp_metadata_not_opt_cnt {
+            if node.archetype().component_cnt() < component_ids.len() {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if !component_metadata
+            if !component_ids
                 .iter()
-                .filter(|comp_metadata| !comp_metadata.is_optional)
-                .all(|comp_metadata| {
-                    node.archetype().has_component_with_id(comp_metadata.id)
-                })
+                .all(|comp_id| node.archetype().has_component_with_id(*comp_id))
             {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -431,14 +408,12 @@ impl<'component_storage> Iterator for ArchetypeRefIter<'component_storage>
                     add_edge_archetype_id,
                     add_edge_component_id,
                 } => {
-                    let mut add_edge_archetype_comps = archetype
-                        .component_ids_sorted()
-                        .map(|id| ComponentMetadata { id, is_optional: false })
-                        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                    let mut add_edge_archetype_comps =
+                        archetype.component_ids_sorted().collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                     add_edge_archetype_comps.insert_at_partition_point_by_key(
-                        ComponentMetadata::new_non_optional(add_edge_component_id),
-                        |comp_metadata| comp_metadata.id,
+                        add_edge_component_id,
+                        |comp_id| *comp_id,
                     );
 
                     self.storage.imaginary_archetypes.borrow_mut().push(
@@ -446,7 +421,7 @@ impl<'component_storage> Iterator for ArchetypeRefIter<'component_storage>
                             id: add_edge_archetype_id,
                             component_ids: add_edge_archetype_comps
                                 .iter()
-                                .map(|comp_metadata| comp_metadata.id)
+                                .map(|comp_id| *comp_id)
                                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
                         },
                     );
@@ -457,10 +432,7 @@ impl<'component_storage> Iterator for ArchetypeRefIter<'component_storage>
                     self.dfs_iter.push((
                         BorrowedOrOwned::Owned(Archetype::new(
                             add_edge_archetype_id,
-                            add_edge_archetype_comps
-                                .iter()
-                                .map(|metadata| metadata.id)
-                                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                            add_edge_archetype_comps.clone(),
                         )),
                         found.into_iter(),
                     ));
@@ -485,7 +457,7 @@ impl ArchetypeRefIter<'_>
 {
     fn find_edges_of_imaginary_archetype(
         &self,
-        imaginary_archetype_comps: &[ComponentMetadata],
+        imaginary_archetype_comps: &[Uid],
     ) -> Vec<(Uid, ArchetypeEdges)>
     {
         self.storage
@@ -500,17 +472,16 @@ impl ArchetypeRefIter<'_>
 
                 let unique_comp_id = found_archetype
                     .component_ids_sorted()
-                    .find(|id| {
-                        !imaginary_archetype_comps
-                            .iter()
-                            .any(|comp_metadata| comp_metadata.id == *id)
+                    .find(|found_archetype_comp_id| {
+                        !imaginary_archetype_comps.iter().any(
+                            |imaginary_archetype_comp_id| {
+                                *imaginary_archetype_comp_id == *found_archetype_comp_id
+                            },
+                        )
                     })
                     .expect("Oh noooo");
 
-                let mut add_edge_comp_ids = imaginary_archetype_comps
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|comp_metadata| comp_metadata.id)
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                let mut add_edge_comp_ids = imaginary_archetype_comps.to_vec();
 
                 add_edge_comp_ids
                     .insert_at_partition_point_by_key(unique_comp_id, |id| *id);
diff --git a/ecs/src/lib.rs b/ecs/src/lib.rs
index ad83d1e..cb2059b 100644
--- a/ecs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ecs/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ use hashbrown::HashMap;
 
 use crate::actions::Action;
 use crate::component::storage::Storage as ComponentStorage;
-use crate::component::{
-    Component,
-    Metadata as ComponentMetadata,
-    RefSequence as ComponentRefSequence,
-    Sequence as ComponentSequence,
-};
+use crate::component::{Component, Sequence as ComponentSequence};
 use crate::entity::CREATE_STATIC_ENTITIES;
 use crate::event::component::Kind as ComponentEventKind;
 use crate::extension::{Collector as ExtensionCollector, Extension};
@@ -24,13 +19,17 @@ use crate::lock::{Lock, WriteGuard};
 use crate::phase::{Phase, START as START_PHASE};
 use crate::query::flexible::Query as FlexibleQuery;
 use crate::query::options::{Not, Options as QueryOptions, With};
+use crate::query::{
+    ComponentIter,
+    TermSequence as QueryTermSequence,
+    Terms as QueryTerms,
+};
 use crate::relationship::{ChildOf, DependsOn, Relationship};
 use crate::sole::Sole;
 use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::system::{System, SystemComponent};
 use crate::type_name::TypeName;
 use crate::uid::{Kind as UidKind, Uid};
-use crate::util::Sortable;
 
 pub mod actions;
 pub mod component;
@@ -174,22 +173,20 @@ impl World
         extension.collect(extension_collector);
     }
 
-    pub fn query<Comps, OptionsT>(&self) -> Query<Comps, OptionsT>
+    pub fn query<Terms, OptionsT>(&self) -> Query<Terms, OptionsT>
     where
-        Comps: ComponentRefSequence,
+        Terms: QueryTermSequence,
         OptionsT: QueryOptions,
     {
         Query::new(self)
     }
 
-    pub fn flexible_query<CompMetadata>(
+    pub fn flexible_query<'terms>(
         &self,
-        comp_metadata: CompMetadata,
-    ) -> FlexibleQuery<CompMetadata>
-    where
-        CompMetadata: Sortable<Item = ComponentMetadata> + AsRef<[ComponentMetadata]>,
+        terms: QueryTerms<'terms>,
+    ) -> FlexibleQuery<'_, 'terms>
     {
-        FlexibleQuery::new(self, comp_metadata)
+        FlexibleQuery::new(self, terms)
     }
 
     /// Performs a single tick.
@@ -482,14 +479,21 @@ impl World
 
     fn emit_event_by_id(&self, event_id: Uid)
     {
-        let query = self.flexible_query([
-            ComponentMetadata::of::<SystemComponent>(),
-            ComponentMetadata { id: event_id, is_optional: false },
-        ]);
-
-        for (system,) in query
-            .iter::<()>()
-            .into_component_iter::<(&SystemComponent,)>(self)
+        //let query = self.flexible_query([
+        //    ComponentMetadata::of::<SystemComponent>(),
+        //    ComponentMetadata { id: event_id, is_optional: false },
+        //]);
+
+        let mut query_required_ids = [SystemComponent::id(), event_id];
+
+        let query = self.flexible_query(
+            QueryTerms::builder()
+                .with_required_ids(&mut query_required_ids)
+                .build(),
+        );
+
+        for (system,) in
+            ComponentIter::<(&SystemComponent,), _>::new(self, query.iter::<()>())
         {
             unsafe {
                 system.system.run(self);
diff --git a/ecs/src/query.rs b/ecs/src/query.rs
index ca9345c..2fcd2cc 100644
--- a/ecs/src/query.rs
+++ b/ecs/src/query.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+use std::any::type_name;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use crate::component::RefSequence as ComponentRefSequence;
+use seq_macro::seq;
+
+use crate::component::{Component, FromLockedOptional, Ref as ComponentRef};
 use crate::query::flexible::{
     EntityHandle,
     Iter as FlexibleQueryIter,
@@ -9,24 +13,25 @@ use crate::query::flexible::{
 use crate::query::options::Options;
 use crate::system::{Param as SystemParam, System};
 use crate::uid::Uid;
-use crate::World;
+use crate::util::VecExt;
+use crate::{EntityComponent, World};
 
 pub mod flexible;
 pub mod options;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Query<'world, Comps, OptionsT = ()>
+pub struct Query<'world, Terms, OptionsT = ()>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence,
+    Terms: TermSequence,
 {
     world: &'world World,
-    inner: FlexibleQuery<'world, Comps::Metadata>,
-    _pd: PhantomData<(Comps, OptionsT)>,
+    inner: FlexibleQuery<'world, 'static>,
+    _pd: PhantomData<(Terms, OptionsT)>,
 }
 
-impl<'world, Comps, OptionsT> Query<'world, Comps, OptionsT>
+impl<'world, Terms, OptionsT> Query<'world, Terms, OptionsT>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence,
+    Terms: TermSequence,
     OptionsT: Options,
 {
     /// Iterates over the entities matching this query, the iterator item being the entity
@@ -34,9 +39,9 @@ where
     #[must_use]
     pub fn iter<'query>(
         &'query self,
-    ) -> ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>
+    ) -> ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>
     {
-        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Comps>());
+        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Terms>());
 
         ComponentIter {
             world: self.world,
@@ -50,9 +55,9 @@ where
     #[must_use]
     pub fn iter_with_euids<'query>(
         &'query self,
-    ) -> ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Comps, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>
+    ) -> ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Terms, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>
     {
-        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Comps>());
+        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Terms>());
 
         ComponentAndEuidIter {
             world: self.world,
@@ -70,11 +75,11 @@ where
     pub fn iter_with<'query, OutIter>(
         &'query self,
         func: impl FnOnce(FlexibleQueryIter<'query>) -> OutIter,
-    ) -> ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, OutIter>
+    ) -> ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, OutIter>
     where
         OutIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
     {
-        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Comps>());
+        tracing::trace!("Searching for {}", std::any::type_name::<Terms>());
 
         ComponentIter {
             world: self.world,
@@ -94,20 +99,20 @@ where
     {
         Self {
             world,
-            inner: world.flexible_query(Comps::metadata()),
+            inner: world.flexible_query(Terms::build_terms()),
             _pd: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'query, 'world, Comps, OptionsT> IntoIterator
-    for &'query Query<'world, Comps, OptionsT>
+impl<'query, 'world, Terms, OptionsT> IntoIterator
+    for &'query Query<'world, Terms, OptionsT>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence + 'world,
+    Terms: TermSequence + 'world,
     OptionsT: Options,
 {
-    type IntoIter = ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>;
-    type Item = Comps::Handles<'query>;
+    type IntoIter = ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, FlexibleQueryIter<'query>>;
+    type Item = Terms::Handles<'query>;
 
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter
     {
@@ -115,9 +120,9 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'world, Comps, OptionsT> SystemParam<'world> for Query<'world, Comps, OptionsT>
+impl<'world, Terms, OptionsT> SystemParam<'world> for Query<'world, Terms, OptionsT>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence,
+    Terms: TermSequence,
     OptionsT: Options,
 {
     type Input = ();
@@ -138,66 +143,213 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Terms<'a>
+{
+    required_components: Cow<'a, [Uid]>,
+    //optional_components: Cow<'a, [Uid]>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Terms<'a>
+{
+    pub fn builder() -> TermsBuilder<'a>
+    {
+        TermsBuilder::default()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct TermsBuilder<'a>
+{
+    required_components: Cow<'a, [Uid]>,
+    //optional_components: Cow<'a, [Uid]>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> TermsBuilder<'a>
+{
+    pub fn with<ComponentT: Component>(mut self) -> Self
+    {
+        if ComponentT::is_optional() {
+            //self.optional_components
+            //    .to_mut()
+            //    .insert_at_partition_point_by_key(ComponentT::id(), |id| *id);
+
+            return self;
+        }
+
+        self.required_components
+            .to_mut()
+            .insert_at_partition_point_by_key(ComponentT::id(), |id| *id);
+
+        assert!(self.required_components.is_sorted());
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_required_ids(mut self, ids: &'a mut [Uid]) -> Self
+    {
+        if ids.is_empty() {
+            return self;
+        }
+
+        if !ids.is_sorted() {
+            ids.sort();
+        }
+
+        if self.required_components.is_empty() {
+            self.required_components = Cow::Borrowed(ids);
+
+            return self;
+        }
+
+        let first_id_pp_index = self.required_components.partition_point(|req_comp_id| {
+            req_comp_id <= ids.first().expect("Cannot happend since not empty")
+        });
+
+        let removed = self
+            .required_components
+            .to_mut()
+            .splice(first_id_pp_index..first_id_pp_index, ids.iter().copied());
+
+        assert_eq!(removed.count(), 0);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> Terms<'a>
+    {
+        assert!(self.required_components.is_sorted());
+        //assert!(self.optional_components.is_sorted());
+
+        Terms {
+            required_components: self.required_components,
+            //optional_components: self.optional_components,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait Term
+{
+    type Handle<'a>;
+
+    fn apply_to_terms_builder(terms_builder: TermsBuilder) -> TermsBuilder;
+
+    fn create_handle<'world>(
+        get_component: &impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<&'world EntityComponent>,
+        world: &'world World,
+    ) -> Self::Handle<'world>;
+}
+
+impl<ComponentRefT: ComponentRef> Term for ComponentRefT
+{
+    type Handle<'a> = ComponentRefT::Handle<'a>;
+
+    fn apply_to_terms_builder(terms_builder: TermsBuilder) -> TermsBuilder
+    {
+        terms_builder.with::<ComponentRefT::Component>()
+    }
+
+    fn create_handle<'world>(
+        get_component: &impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<&'world EntityComponent>,
+        world: &'world World,
+    ) -> Self::Handle<'world>
+    {
+        Self::Handle::from_locked_optional_component(
+            get_component(ComponentRefT::Component::id())
+                .map(|component| &component.component),
+            world,
+        )
+        .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            panic!(
+                "Taking component {} lock failed: {err}",
+                type_name::<ComponentRefT::Component>()
+            );
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// A sequence of references (immutable or mutable) to components.
+pub trait TermSequence
+{
+    type Handles<'component>;
+
+    fn build_terms() -> Terms<'static>;
+
+    fn from_components<'component>(
+        get_component: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<&'component EntityComponent>,
+        world: &'component World,
+    ) -> Self::Handles<'component>;
+}
+
+pub struct ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
 where
     EntityHandleIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
 {
     world: &'world World,
     iter: EntityHandleIter,
-    comps_pd: PhantomData<Comps>,
+    comps_pd: PhantomData<Terms>,
 }
 
-impl<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
-    ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
+impl<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
+    ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence + 'world,
+    Terms: TermSequence + 'world,
     EntityHandleIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
     'world: 'query,
 {
-    pub(crate) fn new(world: &'world World, iter: EntityHandleIter) -> Self
+    /// Creates a new iterator from the given entity handle iterator.
+    ///
+    /// # Important
+    /// All of the yielded entities of the entity handle iterator should match the
+    /// terms `Terms`. The [`Self::next`] function will panic if it encounters a
+    /// entity that does not match the terms `Terms`.
+    pub fn new(world: &'world World, iter: EntityHandleIter) -> Self
     {
         Self { world, iter, comps_pd: PhantomData }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter> Iterator
-    for ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
+impl<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter> Iterator
+    for ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence + 'world,
+    Terms: TermSequence + 'world,
     EntityHandleIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
     'world: 'query,
 {
-    type Item = Comps::Handles<'query>;
+    type Item = Terms::Handles<'query>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>
     {
         let entity_handle = self.iter.next()?;
 
-        Some(Comps::from_components(
-            entity_handle.components(),
-            |component_uid| entity_handle.get_component_index(component_uid),
+        Some(Terms::from_components(
+            |component_uid| {
+                entity_handle
+                    .components()
+                    .get(entity_handle.get_component_index(component_uid)?)
+            },
             self.world,
         ))
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
+pub struct ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
 where
     EntityHandleIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
 {
     world: &'world World,
     iter: EntityHandleIter,
-    comps_pd: PhantomData<Comps>,
+    comps_pd: PhantomData<Terms>,
 }
 
-impl<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter> Iterator
-    for ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Comps, EntityHandleIter>
+impl<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter> Iterator
+    for ComponentAndEuidIter<'query, 'world, Terms, EntityHandleIter>
 where
-    Comps: ComponentRefSequence + 'world,
+    Terms: TermSequence + 'world,
     EntityHandleIter: Iterator<Item = EntityHandle<'query>>,
     'world: 'query,
 {
-    type Item = (Uid, Comps::Handles<'query>);
+    type Item = (Uid, Terms::Handles<'query>);
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>
     {
@@ -205,11 +357,66 @@ where
 
         Some((
             entity_handle.uid(),
-            Comps::from_components(
-                entity_handle.components(),
-                |component_uid| entity_handle.get_component_index(component_uid),
+            Terms::from_components(
+                |component_uid| {
+                    entity_handle
+                        .components()
+                        .get(entity_handle.get_component_index(component_uid)?)
+                },
                 self.world,
             ),
         ))
     }
 }
+
+macro_rules! impl_term_sequence {
+    ($c: tt) => {
+        seq!(I in 0..=$c {
+            impl<#(Term~I: Term,)*> TermSequence for (#(Term~I,)*)
+            {
+                type Handles<'component> = (#(Term~I::Handle<'component>,)*);
+
+                fn build_terms() -> Terms<'static>
+                {
+                    let mut term_builder = Terms::builder();
+
+                    #(
+                        term_builder =
+                            Term~I::apply_to_terms_builder(term_builder);
+                    )*
+
+                    term_builder.build()
+                }
+
+                fn from_components<'component>(
+                    get_component: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<&'component EntityComponent>,
+                    world: &'component World,
+                ) -> Self::Handles<'component>
+                {
+                    (#(Term~I::create_handle(&get_component, world),)*)
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    };
+}
+
+seq!(C in 0..=16 {
+    impl_term_sequence!(C);
+});
+
+impl TermSequence for ()
+{
+    type Handles<'component> = ();
+
+    fn build_terms() -> Terms<'static>
+    {
+        Terms::builder().build()
+    }
+
+    fn from_components<'component>(
+        _get_component: impl Fn(Uid) -> Option<&'component EntityComponent>,
+        _world: &'component World,
+    ) -> Self::Handles<'component>
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ecs/src/query/flexible.rs b/ecs/src/query/flexible.rs
index c42ec25..a3e8701 100644
--- a/ecs/src/query/flexible.rs
+++ b/ecs/src/query/flexible.rs
@@ -3,30 +3,21 @@ use std::iter::{repeat_n, Filter, FlatMap, RepeatN, Zip};
 
 use crate::component::storage::archetype::{Archetype, ArchetypeEntity, EntityIter};
 use crate::component::storage::{ArchetypeRefIter, Storage as ComponentStorage};
-use crate::component::{
-    Metadata as ComponentMetadata,
-    RefSequence as ComponentRefSequence,
-};
 use crate::lock::ReadGuard;
 use crate::query::options::Options;
-use crate::query::ComponentIter;
+use crate::query::Terms;
 use crate::uid::Uid;
-use crate::util::Sortable;
 use crate::{EntityComponent, World};
 
 /// Low-level entity query structure.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Query<'world, CompMetadata>
-where
-    CompMetadata: Sortable<Item = ComponentMetadata> + AsRef<[ComponentMetadata]>,
+pub struct Query<'world, 'terms>
 {
     component_storage: ReadGuard<'world, ComponentStorage>,
-    comp_metadata: CompMetadata,
+    terms: Terms<'terms>,
 }
 
-impl<'world, CompMetadata> Query<'world, CompMetadata>
-where
-    CompMetadata: Sortable<Item = ComponentMetadata> + AsRef<[ComponentMetadata]>,
+impl<'world, 'terms> Query<'world, 'terms>
 {
     /// Iterates over the entities matching this query.
     #[must_use]
@@ -35,7 +26,7 @@ where
         Iter {
             iter: self
                 .component_storage
-                .search_archetypes(self.comp_metadata.as_ref())
+                .search_archetypes(self.terms.required_components.as_ref())
                 .flat_map(
                     (|archetype| {
                         repeat_n(archetype, archetype.entity_cnt())
@@ -46,17 +37,15 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn new(world: &'world World, mut comp_metadata: CompMetadata) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn new(world: &'world World, terms: Terms<'terms>) -> Self
     {
-        comp_metadata.sort_by_key_b(|metadata| metadata.id);
-
         Self {
             component_storage: world
                 .data
                 .component_storage
                 .read_nonblock()
                 .expect("Failed to acquire read-only component storage lock"),
-            comp_metadata,
+            terms,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -66,27 +55,6 @@ pub struct Iter<'query>
     iter: QueryEntityIter<'query>,
 }
 
-impl<'query> Iter<'query>
-{
-    /// Converts this iterator into a [`ComponentIter`].
-    ///
-    /// Note: The matching entities of this iterator should have all of the non-[`Option`]
-    /// components in `Comps`, otherwise iterating the [`ComponentIter`] will cause a
-    /// panic.
-    #[must_use]
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn into_component_iter<'world, Comps>(
-        self,
-        world: &'world World,
-    ) -> ComponentIter<'query, 'world, Comps, Self>
-    where
-        Comps: ComponentRefSequence + 'world,
-        'world: 'query,
-    {
-        ComponentIter::new(world, self)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'query> Iterator for Iter<'query>
 {
     type Item = EntityHandle<'query>;