gf::AssetManager Class Reference

An asset manager. More...

#include <gf/AssetManager.h>

Inheritance diagram for gf::AssetManager:

Public Member Functions
void	addSearchDir (Path path)
	Add a search directory. More...
Path	getAbsolutePath (const Path &relativePath) const
	Search a file in the search directories. More...
Path	getRelativePath (const Path &absolutePath) const
	Search a file in the search directories. More...

Detailed Description

An asset manager.

gf::AssetManager is a base class for searching files in some seach directories. If you are looking for some more sophisticated manager, you should look at gf::ResourceManager.

See also

ResourceManager

Member Function Documentation

addSearchDir()

void gf::AssetManager::addSearchDir

(

Path

path

)

Add a search directory.

If the provided path is not a directory, it is not added to the current search directories.

Parameters

path	The path of the directory

getAbsolutePath()

Path gf::AssetManager::getAbsolutePath

(

const Path &

relativePath

)

const

Search a file in the search directories.

This function tries to build absolute paths by joining a search directory and the relative path to the file.

If the provided path is absolute, then it is returned without searching in the search directories.

Parameters

relativePath

A path to the file, relative to a search directory

Returns

The absolute path to the file if it has been found or an empty path otherwise

getRelativePath()

Path gf::AssetManager::getRelativePath

(

const Path &

absolutePath

)

const

Search a file in the search directories.

This function tries to build a relative path by finding a prefix that is a known search directory.

If the provided path is relative, then it is returned as is.

Parameters

absolutePath

A path to the file

Returns

The relative path to the file if possible or an empty path otherwise