AnimatorControllerPlayable entry conditions evaluation

Assuming a simple playable api creation with a single animator controller node, with a graph that looks like this:



A single boolean condition decides whether go left or right

The code is as followed:

            

            var ctrl= AnimatorControllerPlayable.Create(m_graph, controller);

            ctrl.SetBool("isFacingRight", IsFacingRight.Value);



            m_mixer.ConnectInput(0, to, 0);

            m_mixer.SetInputWeight(0, 1f);

So it seems that there is no way to set that boolean prior Entry node evaluates its conditions,
and the only workaround would be to have an empty state before the split.

Should this be reported as a bug?

 

The controller doesn't transition in from the entry node, it starts directly in the default state (orange). This is by design, though as with the majority of the Animator Controller system I find it to be a stupid design.

 

Makes sense, thank you