FIX: Input devices being lost up on upgrade to the new input version [ISX-2569]

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed input devices being lost (no keyboard, mouse, gamepad, etc.) after upgrading the package while the Editor is open (related to the recent fast enter playmode change). [ISX-2569]
 - Fixed `InputSystemProvider` disabling project-wide actions on shutdown when UI Toolkit destroys its objects mid-play. The provider now scopes its lifecycle to the UI action map only and does not disable project-wide actions [UUM-134130](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UUM-134130)
 - Fixed `InputActionRebindingExtensions.GetBindingDisplayString(InputAction, InputBinding, ...)` returning an empty string for composite bindings when the binding mask filters by group [UUM-141423](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UUM-141423)
 - Fixed `InputEventPtr.handled` not preventing actions from triggering when switching devices. The default event handled policy has been changed from `SuppressStateUpdates` (now deprecated) to `SuppressActionEventNotifications`, which keeps device state synchronized while suppressing action callbacks for handled events. [ISXB-1097](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/ISXB-1097)

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/Editor/InputSystemEditorInitializer.cs

@@ -162,6 +162,36 @@
             }
 
             var existingStateManagers = Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll<InputSystemStateManager>();
+
+            // Upgrade migration: package versions up to and including 1.18 stored this state in a
+            // ScriptableObject named InputSystemObject. That instance survives the domain reload
+            // triggered by a package upgrade, but the renamed InputSystemStateManager type won't match
+            // it. Adopt the surviving legacy instance's state into a new state manager so connected
+            // devices (and other state) are preserved across the upgrade instead of being lost - native
+            // only re-reports devices once per editor process, so there is no in-process recovery
+            // otherwise. See ISX-2569.
+            if (globalReset && (existingStateManagers == null || existingStateManagers.Length == 0))
+            {
+                var legacyObjects = Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll<InputSystemObject>();
+                if (legacyObjects != null && legacyObjects.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    var legacy = legacyObjects[0];
+                    var migrated = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<InputSystemStateManager>();
+                    migrated.hideFlags = HideFlags.HideAndDontSave;
+                    migrated.systemState = legacy.systemState;
+                    migrated.newInputBackendsCheckedAsEnabled = legacy.newInputBackendsCheckedAsEnabled;
+                    migrated.settings = legacy.settings;
+                    migrated.exitEditModeTime = legacy.exitEditModeTime;
+                    migrated.enterPlayModeTime = legacy.enterPlayModeTime;
+
+                    // The legacy instances are no longer needed; get rid of them so we don't migrate twice.
+                    for (var i = 0; i < legacyObjects.Length; ++i)
+                        Object.DestroyImmediate(legacyObjects[i]);
+
+                    existingStateManagers = new[] { migrated };
+                }
+            }
+
             if (existingStateManagers != null && existingStateManagers.Length > 0)
             {
                 if (globalReset)

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/Editor/InputSystemObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace UnityEngine.InputSystem
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Legacy compatibility type. Package versions up to and including 1.18 stored the domain-reload
+    /// survival state in a hidden, <see cref="HideFlags.HideAndDontSave"/> ScriptableObject of this
+    /// exact type and name (this type was renamed to <see cref="InputSystemStateManager"/> in 1.20).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// When a project upgrades from such a version, that instance survives the domain reload triggered
+    /// by the upgrade - but only if its serialized script reference still resolves. That reference is
+    /// <c>{ fileID: 11500000, guid: &lt;this file's guid&gt; }</c>, so this file MUST keep the original
+    /// <c>InputSystemObject.cs</c> GUID (<c>5cdce2bffd1e49bda08b3db54a031207</c>) and this MUST be the
+    /// primary class of the file (matching the file name). If the reference fails to resolve, Unity
+    /// drops the object during the reload and the input state - including the list of connected devices
+    /// - is lost on upgrade, with no in-process recovery (native only re-reports devices once per editor
+    /// process). See ISX-2569.
+    ///
+    /// The fields below must keep the same names and serialized layout as 1.18's InputSystemObject so the
+    /// surviving data deserializes into them. <c>InputSystemEditorInitializer.InitializeInEditor</c>
+    /// detects a surviving instance of this type, migrates its state into a
+    /// <see cref="InputSystemStateManager"/>, and then destroys it.
+    /// </remarks>
+    internal class InputSystemObject : ScriptableObject
+    {
+        [SerializeField] public InputSystemState systemState;
+        [SerializeField] public bool newInputBackendsCheckedAsEnabled;
+        [SerializeField] public string settings;
+        [SerializeField] public double exitEditModeTime;
+        [SerializeField] public double enterPlayModeTime;
+    }
+}
+#endif // UNITY_EDITOR