1 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine-ecs/src/actions.rs b/engine-ecs/src/actions.rs
index 9e88011..411a5d5 100644
--- a/engine-ecs/src/actions.rs
+++ b/engine-ecs/src/actions.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-use crate::component::{Parts as ComponentParts, Sequence as ComponentSequence};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use crate::component::{
+    IntoParts,
+    Parts as ComponentParts,
+    Sequence as ComponentSequence,
+};
+use crate::entity::Name as EntityName;
 use crate::event::component::Removed;
 use crate::pair::Pair;
 use crate::system::{Metadata as SystemMetadata, Param as SystemParam};
@@ -29,6 +36,31 @@ impl Actions<'_>
         new_entity_uid
     }
 
+    /// Queues up a entity to spawn at the end of the current tick, returning the [`Uid`]
+    /// that the entity will have.
+    ///
+    /// In addition to the given components, the entity will have a [`EntityName`]
+    /// component containing `name`.
+    pub fn spawn_named<Comps: ComponentSequence>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl Into<Cow<'static, str>>,
+        components: Comps,
+    ) -> Uid
+    {
+        let new_entity_uid = Uid::new_unique();
+
+        self.action_queue.push(Action::Spawn(
+            new_entity_uid,
+            components
+                .into_parts_array()
+                .into_iter()
+                .chain([EntityName { name: name.into() }.into_parts()])
+                .collect(),
+        ));
+
+        new_entity_uid
+    }
+
     /// Queues up despawning a entity at the end of the current tick.
     pub fn despawn(&mut self, entity_uid: Uid)
     {