Asset Manager

System Summary

Descriptive summary of what the system is and what it does.

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

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Connected Systems

List of connecting/parent/subsystems.

Connecting Systems:

• Editor Manager

Subsystems:

• Name of subsystem

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Related Controls

List of related controls.

Key(s): (Asset Manager button press)

• Opens the Asset Manager and pauses background functionality

Key(s): (Close button press)

• Closes the Asset Manager and resumes background functionality

Key(s): (Asset list item press)

• Selects an asset item and shows its preview

Key(s): (Load button press)

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

Key(s): (Reset button press)

• Resets the selected asset to its default image

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Bugs

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• None.

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Feature List / Breakdown of Features

List of features and descriptions within system.

Asset tabs:

• Tabs containing the different asset lists
• Images, animations, audio

Asset list:

• List of all assets of the tab type
• Each list item is selectable

Load functionality:

• Ability for the player to load a file and replace the selected asset

Reset functionality:

• Ability for the user to reset the selected asset to its default asset

Asset image preview:

• A preview of what the selected asset's current image is

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Important Variables

Name the most important variables, their type, and what their purpose is

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

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

previewTileSet: TileMapLayer = A reference to the preview tile set and tile map.

tileTypes: Array[String] = An array of all the tile names/types. Set immediately.

entityTypes: Array[String] = An array of all the entity names/types. Set immediately.

animations: Array[String] = An array of all the animations. Set immediately.

Important Functions

Name of the most important functions, their parameters, and what they do.

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 get_animation_from_folder(folderPath: String) -> Array[Image]: Returns an array with all images in the folder, expected to be a series of sprites for an animation, within the given folderPath.

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

func replace_image(newImagePath: String) -> void: Replaces the currently selected image at the given newImagePath.

func find_file_by_name(targetFileName: String, currentDirectory: String = filePath) -> String: Searches for a targetFileName in currentDirectory.

func find_directory_by_name(targetDirectoryName: String, currentDirectory: String = filePath) -> String: Searches for the targetDirectoryName within a currentDirectory.

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Future Work / Risks

List and description of upcoming work/risks.

Future Work:

1. Adding functionality for audio files to be replaced

Risks:

• None.

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Miscellaneous Notes

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• None.