feat(assets): add use paths instead of UUIDs to identifying assets

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Print stacktrace with *cpptrace* on calls to CUBOS_FAIL (#1172, **@RiscadoA**).
 - Orthographic Camera component (#1182, **@mkuritsu**).
 - Importer plugin (#1299, **@Scarface1809**).
+- Handle body rotation on penetration solving (#1272, **&fallenatlas**).
 
 ### Changed
 
 - Moved Glad and stb-image libs to another repositories, cubos-glad and cubos-stb, respectively (#1323, **@kuukitenshi**).
 - Moved most tools from Tesseratos to the engine (#1322, **@RiscadoA**).
-
+- Allow identifying assets in code from their path (#1177. **@GalaxyCrush**).
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Spot light angle mismatch between light and shadows (#1310, **@tomas7770**).

engine/include/cubos/engine/assets/asset.hpp

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace cubos::engine
 
         /// @brief Avoid using this field, use @ref getId() instead.
         /// @todo This was added as a dirty fix for #692, should be removed once the issue is fixed.
-        uuids::uuid reflectedId;
+        std::string pathOrId;
 
         ~AnyAsset();
 
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ namespace cubos::engine
         /// @return Asset version.
         int getVersion() const;
 
-        /// @brief Gets the UUID of the asset.
+        /// @brief Gets the Path or UUID of the asset.
+        /// @return Asset Path or UUID.
+        std::string getIdString() const;
+
+        /// @brief Gets the UUID of the asset if it is the case of having one.
         /// @return Asset UUID.
-        uuids::uuid getId() const;
+        std::optional<uuids::uuid> getId() const;
 
         /// @brief Checks if the handle is null.
         /// @return Whether the handle is null.
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ namespace cubos::engine
     inline AnyAsset::operator Asset<T>() const
     {
         Asset<T> asset;
-        asset.reflectedId = reflectedId;
+        asset.pathOrId = pathOrId;
         asset.mId = mId;
         asset.mRefCount = mRefCount;
         asset.mVersion = mVersion;

engine/include/cubos/engine/assets/assets.hpp

@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ namespace cubos::engine
         /// @return Lock guard.
         std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> lockWrite(const AnyAsset& handle) const;
 
+        /// @brief Checks if the given path is a valid path to an asset.
+        /// @param path Path to check.
+        /// @return A string that says if the given string is a path, uuid or not a valid format string
+        static std::string isPath(const std::string& path);
+
         /// @brief Gets a pointer to the entry associated with the given handle.
         /// @param handle Handle to get the entry for.
         /// @return Entry for the given handle, or nullptr if there is no such entry.

engine/include/cubos/engine/assets/meta.hpp

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <uuid.h>
+
 #include <cubos/engine/api.hpp>
 
 namespace cubos::engine
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ namespace cubos::engine
         /// @return The value of the parameter, if the parameter exists.
         std::optional<std::string> get(std::string_view key) const;
 
+        /// @brief Gets the ID of the asset.
+        /// @return ID of the asset.
+        uuids::uuid getId() const;
+
+        /// @brief Gets the path of the asset.
+        /// @return Path of the asset.
+        std::string getPath() const;
+
         /// @brief Sets a parameter on the asset's metadata.
         /// @param key Key of the parameter.
         /// @param value Value of the parameter.

engine/samples/games/cubosurfers/main.cpp

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 using namespace cubos::engine;
 
-static const Asset<Scene> SceneAsset = AnyAsset("ee5bb451-05b7-430f-a641-a746f7009eef");
-static const Asset<VoxelPalette> PaletteAsset = AnyAsset("101da567-3d23-46ae-a391-c10ec00e8718");
-static const Asset<InputBindings> InputBindingsAsset = AnyAsset("b20900a4-20ee-4caa-8830-14585050bead");
+static const Asset<Scene> SceneAsset = AnyAsset("/assets/scenes/main.cubos");
+static const Asset<VoxelPalette> PaletteAsset = AnyAsset("/assets/main.pal");
+static const Asset<InputBindings> InputBindingsAsset = AnyAsset("/assets/input.bind");
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {

engine/src/assets/asset.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AnyAsset::AnyAsset(std::nullptr_t)
 }
 
 AnyAsset::AnyAsset(uuids::uuid id)
-    : reflectedId(id)
+    : pathOrId(uuids::to_string(id))
     , mId(id)
     , mRefCount(nullptr)
     , mVersion(-1)
@@ -40,17 +40,21 @@ AnyAsset::AnyAsset(std::string_view str)
 {
     if (auto id = uuids::uuid::from_string(str))
     {
-        reflectedId = id.value();
+        pathOrId = str;
         mId = id.value();
     }
+    else if (str.find('/') != std::string_view::npos || str.find('\\') != std::string_view::npos)
+    {
+        pathOrId = str;
+    }
     else
     {
         CUBOS_ERROR("Could not create asset handle, invalid UUID: \"{}\"", str);
     }
 }
 
 AnyAsset::AnyAsset(const AnyAsset& other)
-    : reflectedId(other.reflectedId)
+    : pathOrId(other.pathOrId)
     , mId(other.mId)
     , mRefCount(other.mRefCount)
     , mVersion(other.mVersion)
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ AnyAsset::AnyAsset(const AnyAsset& other)
 }
 
 AnyAsset::AnyAsset(AnyAsset&& other) noexcept
-    : reflectedId(other.reflectedId)
+    : pathOrId(other.pathOrId)
     , mId(other.mId)
     , mRefCount(other.mRefCount)
     , mVersion(other.mVersion)
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ AnyAsset& AnyAsset::operator=(const AnyAsset& other)
     }
 
     this->decRef();
-    reflectedId = other.reflectedId;
+    pathOrId = other.pathOrId;
     mId = other.mId;
     mRefCount = other.mRefCount;
     mVersion = other.mVersion;
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ AnyAsset& AnyAsset::operator=(AnyAsset&& other) noexcept
     }
 
     this->decRef();
-    reflectedId = other.reflectedId;
+    pathOrId = other.pathOrId;
     mId = other.mId;
     mRefCount = other.mRefCount;
     mVersion = other.mVersion;
@@ -101,27 +105,32 @@ AnyAsset& AnyAsset::operator=(AnyAsset&& other) noexcept
 
 bool AnyAsset::operator==(const AnyAsset& other) const
 {
-    return this->getId() == other.getId();
+    return this->getIdString() == other.getIdString();
 }
 
 int AnyAsset::getVersion() const
 {
-    return reflectedId == mId ? mVersion : 0;
+    return getId().has_value() && getId().value() == mId ? mVersion : 0;
+}
+
+std::string AnyAsset::getIdString() const
+{
+    return pathOrId;
 }
 
-uuids::uuid AnyAsset::getId() const
+std::optional<uuids::uuid> AnyAsset::getId() const
 {
-    return reflectedId;
+    return uuids::uuid::from_string(pathOrId);
 }
 
 bool AnyAsset::isNull() const
 {
-    return reflectedId.is_nil();
+    return pathOrId.empty();
 }
 
 bool AnyAsset::isStrong() const
 {
-    return reflectedId == mId && mRefCount != nullptr;
+    return getId().has_value() && getId().value() == mId && mRefCount != nullptr;
 }
 
 void AnyAsset::makeWeak()
@@ -136,20 +145,20 @@ cubos::core::reflection::Type& AnyAsset::makeType(std::string name)
 
     return Type::create(std::move(name))
         .with(ConstructibleTrait::typed<AnyAsset>().withBasicConstructors().build())
-        .with(FieldsTrait().withField("id", &AnyAsset::reflectedId));
+        .with(FieldsTrait().withField("id", &AnyAsset::pathOrId));
 }
 
 void AnyAsset::incRef() const
 {
-    if (reflectedId == mId && mRefCount != nullptr)
+    if (getId().has_value() && getId().value() == mId && mRefCount != nullptr)
     {
         static_cast<std::atomic<int>*>(mRefCount)->fetch_add(1);
     }
 }
 
 void AnyAsset::decRef() const
 {
-    if (reflectedId == mId && mRefCount != nullptr)
+    if (getId().has_value() && getId().value() == mId && mRefCount != nullptr)
     {
         static_cast<std::atomic<int>*>(mRefCount)->fetch_sub(1);
     }

engine/src/assets/assets.cpp

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void Assets::loadMeta(std::string_view path)
         // Get the UUID from the metadata, if it exists.
         if (meta.get("id").has_value())
         {
-            id = uuids::uuid::from_string(meta.get("id").value()).value_or(uuids::uuid());
+            id = meta.getId();
         }
 
         // If the UUID is invalid, generate a new random one.
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ AnyAsset Assets::load(AnyAsset handle) const
     // Return a strong handle to the asset.
     assetEntry->refCount += 1;
     handle.mRefCount = &assetEntry->refCount;
+    handle.mId = assetEntry->meta.getId();
     return handle;
 }
 
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ Assets::Status Assets::status(const AnyAsset& handle) const
     std::shared_lock lock(mMutex);
 
     // Do not use .entry() here because we don't want to log errors if the asset is unknown.
-    auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId());
+    auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId().value());
     if (it == mEntries.end())
     {
         return Status::Unknown;
@@ -372,9 +373,9 @@ bool Assets::update(AnyAsset& handle) const
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (handle.mId != handle.reflectedId)
+    if (handle.mId != assetEntry->meta.getId())
     {
-        handle = AnyAsset{handle.reflectedId};
+        handle = AnyAsset{assetEntry->meta.getId()};
         handle.mVersion = assetEntry->version;
         return true;
     }
@@ -596,6 +597,18 @@ std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> Assets::lockWrite(const AnyAsset& handle) co
     abort();
 }
 
+std::string Assets::isPath(const std::string& path)
+{
+    if (path.find('/') != std::string::npos || path.find('\\') != std::string::npos)
+    {
+        return "Path";
+    }
+    else if (auto id = uuids::uuid::from_string(path))
+    {
+        return "UUID";
+    }
+    return "Invalid format";
+}
 std::shared_ptr<Assets::Entry> Assets::entry(const AnyAsset& handle) const
 {
     // If the handle is null, we can't access the asset.
@@ -608,15 +621,33 @@ std::shared_ptr<Assets::Entry> Assets::entry(const AnyAsset& handle) const
     // Lock the entries map for reading.
     auto sharedLock = std::shared_lock(mMutex);
 
-    // Search for the entry in the map.
-    auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId());
-    if (it == mEntries.end())
+    auto sid = handle.getIdString();
+
+    if (isPath(sid) == "Path")
     {
+        for (const auto& [eid, entry] : mEntries)
+        {
+            if (entry->meta.getPath() == sid)
+            {
+                return entry;
+            }
+        }
         CUBOS_ERROR("No such asset {}", handle);
         return nullptr;
     }
-
-    return it->second;
+    if (isPath(sid) == "UUID")
+    {
+        // Search for the entry in the map.
+        auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId().value());
+        if (it == mEntries.end())
+        {
+            CUBOS_ERROR("No such asset {}", handle);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        return it->second;
+    }
+    CUBOS_ERROR("Invalid asset handle");
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Assets::Entry> Assets::entry(const AnyAsset& handle, bool create)
@@ -641,27 +672,57 @@ std::shared_ptr<Assets::Entry> Assets::entry(const AnyAsset& handle, bool create
         sharedLock.lock();
     }
 
-    // Search for an existing entry for the asset.
-    auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId());
-    if (it == mEntries.end())
+    auto sid = handle.getIdString();
+
+    if (isPath(sid) == "Path")
     {
-        // If we're creating the asset, create a new entry for it.
-        // Otherwise, return nullptr.
+        for (const auto& [eid, entry] : mEntries)
+        {
+            if (entry->meta.getPath() == sid)
+            {
+                return entry;
+            }
+        }
         if (create)
         {
+            auto nUuid = uuids::uuid_random_generator(mRandom.value())();
             auto entry = std::make_shared<Entry>();
-            entry->meta.set("id", uuids::to_string(handle.getId()));
-            it = mEntries.emplace(handle.getId(), std::move(entry)).first;
+            entry->meta.set("path", sid);
+            entry->meta.set("id", uuids::to_string(nUuid));
+            auto it = mEntries.emplace(nUuid, std::move(entry)).first;
             CUBOS_TRACE("Created new asset entry for {}", handle);
+            return it->second;
         }
-        else
+
+        CUBOS_ERROR("No such asset {}", handle);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (isPath(sid) == "UUID")
+    {
+
+        // Search for an existing entry for the asset.
+        auto it = mEntries.find(handle.getId().value());
+        if (it == mEntries.end())
         {
-            CUBOS_ERROR("No such asset {}", handle);
-            return nullptr;
+            // If we're creating the asset, create a new entry for it.
+            // Otherwise, return nullptr.
+            if (create)
+            {
+                auto entry = std::make_shared<Entry>();
+                entry->meta.set("id", uuids::to_string(handle.getId().value()));
+                it = mEntries.emplace(handle.getId().value(), std::move(entry)).first;
+                CUBOS_TRACE("Created new asset entry for {}", handle);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                CUBOS_ERROR("No such asset {}", handle);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
         }
+        return it->second;
     }
-
-    return it->second;
+    CUBOS_ERROR("Invalid asset handle");
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<AssetBridge> Assets::bridge(const AnyAsset& handle, bool logError) const