Asset Manager

System Summary

The asset manager is a menu that allows the user to import and use their own assets.

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Connected Systems

Connecting Systems:

• Editor Manager

Subsystems:

• Image Swapping
• Animation Swapping
• Audio Swapping

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Related Controls

Asset Manager Button:

• Opens the Asset Manager and pauses background functionality

Close Button:

• Closes the Asset Manager and resumes background functionality

Asset List Item:

• Selects an asset item and shows its preview

Load Button:

• Opens the file dialog and allows the user to select a file to replace the currently selected asset

Reset Button:

• Resets the selected asset to its default image

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Bugs

• None.

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Feature List / Breakdown of Features

Asset tabs:

• Asset Manager contains tabs for replacing images, animations, and audio.

Asset list:

• Each tab has a list of every asset in its category. Clicking a list item allows the user to preview the asset (including animation frames).

Load functionality:

• The user can load a single image file to replace the selected asset image.
• If the player is missing even a default texture, it will be replaced by a missing texture.

Error Messages:

• Pop up error messages show for unsuccessful processes.

Image Swapping

• Another script used specifically for swapping the images within the asset manager
• Added in order to make the asset manager script smaller and more concise

Animation Swapping

• Another script used specifically for swapping the animations within the asset manager
• Added in order to make the asset manager script smaller and more concise

Audio Swapping

• Another script used specifically for swapping the audio within the asset manager
• Added in order to make the asset manager script smaller and more concise

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Important Variables

• filePath: String = A file path containing where assets will be stored and retrieved.

• mainTileMap: TileMapLayer = A reference to the main tile map.

• imageSwapping : Control = A reference to the image swapping script.

• animationSwapping : Control = A reference to the animation swapping script.

• audioSwapping : Control = A reference to the audio swapping script.

Important Functions

• func generate_buttons(folder: String, container: VBoxContainer, type: AssetItem.AssetType) -> void: Generates a button per asset type that is specified.

• func find_image(imageName: String, currentDirectory: String) -> Image: Finds an imageName from the currentDirectory.

• func find_image_in_folder(folderPath: String) -> Image: Returns the first image found in folderPath.

• func validate_image(image: Image) -> bool: Determines if image is valid based on multiple criteria.

• func clear_image() -> DirAccess: Clears all stored image assets.

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Future Work / Risks

Future Work:

1. Adding functionality for audio files to be replaced

Risks:

• None.

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Miscellaneous Notes

• None.