Query::get_many should not check for duplicates

crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/mod.rs

@@ -438,6 +438,18 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn get_many_only_mut_checks_duplicates() {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        let id = world.spawn(A(10)).id();
+        let mut query_state = world.query::<&mut A>();
+        let mut query = query_state.query_mut(&mut world);
+        let result = query.get_many([id, id]);
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok([&A(10), &A(10)]));
+        let mut_result = query.get_many_mut([id, id]);
+        assert!(mut_result.is_err());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn multi_storage_query() {
         let mut world = World::new();

crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs

@@ -1135,7 +1135,9 @@ impl<'w, 's, D: QueryData, F: QueryFilter> Query<'w, 's, D, F> {
         &self,
         entities: [Entity; N],
     ) -> Result<[ROQueryItem<'_, D>; N], QueryEntityError> {
-        self.as_readonly().get_many_inner(entities)
+        // Note that this calls `get_many_readonly` instead of `get_many_inner`
+        // since we don't need to check for duplicates.
+        self.as_readonly().get_many_readonly(entities)
     }
 
     /// Returns the read-only query items for the given array of [`Entity`].
@@ -1249,7 +1251,7 @@ impl<'w, 's, D: QueryData, F: QueryFilter> Query<'w, 's, D, F> {
     ///
     /// # See also
     ///
-    /// - [`get_many`](Self::get_many) to get read-only query items.
+    /// - [`get_many`](Self::get_many) to get read-only query items without checking for duplicate entities.
     /// - [`many_mut`](Self::many_mut) for the panicking version.
     #[inline]
     pub fn get_many_mut<const N: usize>(
@@ -1267,8 +1269,10 @@ impl<'w, 's, D: QueryData, F: QueryFilter> Query<'w, 's, D, F> {
     ///
     /// # See also
     ///
-    /// - [`get_many`](Self::get_many) to get read-only query items.
+    /// - [`get_many`](Self::get_many) to get read-only query items without checking for duplicate entities.
     /// - [`get_many_mut`](Self::get_many_mut) to get items using a mutable reference.
+    /// - [`get_many_readonly`](Self::get_many_readonly) to get read-only query items without checking for duplicate entities
+    ///   with the actual "inner" world lifetime.
     #[inline]
     pub fn get_many_inner<const N: usize>(
         self,
@@ -1281,6 +1285,32 @@ impl<'w, 's, D: QueryData, F: QueryFilter> Query<'w, 's, D, F> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the query items for the given array of [`Entity`].
+    /// This consumes the [`Query`] to return results with the actual "inner" world lifetime.
+    ///
+    /// The returned query items are in the same order as the input.
+    /// In case of a nonexisting entity or mismatched component, a [`QueryEntityError`] is returned instead.
+    ///
+    /// # See also
+    ///
+    /// - [`get_many`](Self::get_many) to get read-only query items without checking for duplicate entities.
+    /// - [`get_many_mut`](Self::get_many_mut) to get items using a mutable reference.
+    /// - [`get_many_inner`](Self::get_many_readonly) to get mutable query items with the actual "inner" world lifetime.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_many_readonly<const N: usize>(
+        self,
+        entities: [Entity; N],
+    ) -> Result<[D::Item<'w>; N], QueryEntityError<'w>>
+    where
+        D: ReadOnlyQueryData,
+    {
+        // SAFETY: scheduler ensures safe Query world access
+        unsafe {
+            self.state
+                .get_many_read_only_manual(self.world, entities, self.last_run, self.this_run)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the query items for the given array of [`Entity`].
     ///
     /// # Panics