Start of async asset loading

- Refactored content manager and asset loaders
- Asset placeholder
- Error asset

GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/EffectAssetLoader.bf

@@ -48,54 +48,15 @@ class EffectAssetLoader : IAssetLoader //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 		Effect effect = new Effect(file, assetIdentifier, contentManager);
 
 		return effect;
+	}
 
-		/*StreamReader reader = scope .(file);
+	public Asset GetPlaceholderAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		return default;
+	}
 
-		String text = scope .();
+	public Asset GetErrorAsset(Type assetType)
-
+	{
-		reader.ReadToEnd(text);
+		return default;
-
-		MaterialFile materialFile = scope .();
-
-		var result = Bon.Deserialize<MaterialFile>(ref materialFile, text);
-
-		if (result case .Err)
-		{
-			Log.EngineLogger.Error("Failed to load material.");
-			return null;
-			// TODO: return error material
-		}
-
-		Effect fx = new Effect(materialFile.Effect);
-
-		Material material = new Material(fx);
-
-		for (let (slotName, textureIdentifier) in materialFile.Textures)
-		{
-			Texture texture = contentManager.LoadAsset(textureIdentifier) as Texture;
-
-			if (texture == null)
-			{
-				Log.EngineLogger.Error("Failed to load texture.");
-				// TODO: LoadAsset should return an error texture.
-			}
-
-			material.SetTexture(slotName, texture);
-		}
-
-		fx.ReleaseRef();
-
-		/*for (let (slotName, textureIdentifier) in materialFile.Variables)
-		{
-			if (texture == null)
-			{
-				Log.EngineLogger.Error("Failed to load texture.");
-				// TODO: LoadAsset should return an error texture.
-			}
-
-			material.SetVariable(slotName, );
-		}*/
-
-		return material; //ModelLoader.LoadMesh(file, subAsset.Value, 0);*/
 	}
 }

GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/MaterialAssetLoader.bf

@@ -339,10 +339,9 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 			Log.EngineLogger.Error("Failed to load material.");
 			Debug.SafeBreak();
 			return null;
-			// TODO: return error material
 		}
 
-		Effect fx = Content.GetAsset<Effect>(contentManager.LoadAsset(materialFile.Effect), contentManager);//new Effect(materialFile.Effect);
+		Effect fx = Content.GetAsset<Effect>(contentManager.LoadAsset(materialFile.Effect, true), contentManager);
 
 		Material material = new Material(fx);
 
@@ -353,7 +352,6 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 			if (texture.IsInvalid)
 			{
 				Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Failed to load texture \"{textureIdentifier}\".");
-				// TODO: LoadAsset should return an error texture.
 			}
 
 			material.SetTexture(slotName, texture);
@@ -377,7 +375,7 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 				material.SetVariable(slotName, value);
 			case .None:
 			default:
-				Log.EngineLogger.Error("Errorre");
+				Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Unknown variable type of variable {slotName}: {variableValue}");
 			}
 
 			
@@ -402,8 +400,6 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 		materialFile.Textures = new .();
 		materialFile.Variables = new .();
 
-		//material.SetTexture();
-
 		for (let (slotName, texture) in material.[Friend]_textures)
 		{
 			Texture textureAsset = texture.Get();
@@ -419,7 +415,6 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 		for (let (name, arguments) in effect.[Friend]_variableDescriptions)
 		{
 			VariableValue variableValue = .None;
-			//Object variantValue = null;
 
 			let variable = effect.Variables[name];
 			
@@ -445,7 +440,6 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 					value = ColorRGBA.LinearToSRGB((ColorRGBA)value);
 					
 					variableValue = .ColorRGBA(value);
-					//variantValue = new box value;
 				}
 			}
 			else if (variable.Type == .Float && variable.Rows == 1)
@@ -465,48 +459,6 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 					material.GetVariable<Vector4>(variable.Name, let value);
 					variableValue = .Float4(value);
 				}
-
-				/*bool hasMin = TryGetValue(arguments, "Min", var min);
-				bool hasMax = TryGetValue(arguments, "Max", var max);
-
-				for (int r < variable.Rows)
-				{
-					switch (variable.Columns)
-					{
-					case 1:
-						material.GetVariable<float>(variable.Name, var value);
-						
-						float[1] minV = hasMin ? min.Get<float[1]>() : .(float.MinValue);
-						float[1] maxV = hasMax ? max.Get<float[1]>() : .(float.MaxValue);
-
-						if (ImGui.EditVector<1>(displayName, ref *(float[1]*)&value, .(), 0.1f, 100.0f, minV, maxV))
-							material.SetVariable(variable.Name, value);
-					case 2:
-						material.GetVariable<Vector2>(variable.Name, var value);
-						
-						Vector2 minV = hasMin ? min.Get<Vector2>() : .(float.MinValue);
-						Vector2 maxV = hasMax ? max.Get<Vector2>() : .(float.MaxValue);
-						
-						if (ImGui.EditVector2(displayName, ref value, .Zero, 0.1f, 100.0f, minV, maxV))
-							material.SetVariable(variable.Name, value);
-					case 3:
-						material.GetVariable<Vector3>(variable.Name, var value);
-						
-						Vector3 minV = hasMin ? min.Get<Vector3>() : .(float.MinValue);
-						Vector3 maxV = hasMax ? max.Get<Vector3>() : .(float.MaxValue);
-
-						if (ImGui.EditVector3(displayName, ref value, .Zero, 0.1f, 100.0f, minV, maxV))
-							material.SetVariable(variable.Name, value);
-					case 4:
-						material.GetVariable<Vector4>(variable.Name, var value);
-						
-						Vector4 minV = hasMin ? min.Get<Vector4>() : .(float.MinValue);
-						Vector4 maxV = hasMax ? max.Get<Vector4>() : .(float.MaxValue);
-
-						if (ImGui.EditVector4(displayName, ref value, .Zero, 0.1f, 100.0f, minV, maxV))
-							material.SetVariable(variable.Name, value);
-					}
-				}*/
 			}
 
 			materialFile.Variables.Add(new String(name), variableValue);
@@ -523,4 +475,17 @@ class MaterialAssetLoader : IAssetLoader, IAssetSaver //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 
 		return .Ok;
 	}
+
+	Material _placeholder;
+	Material _error;
+
+	public Asset GetPlaceholderAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		return default;
+	}
+
+	public Asset GetErrorAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		return default;
+	}
 }

GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/ModelAssetLoader.bf

@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ class ModelAssetLoader : IAssetLoader //, IReloadingAssetLoader
 
 	public Asset LoadAsset(Stream file, AssetLoaderConfig config, StringView assetIdentifier, StringView? subAsset, IContentManager contentManager)
 	{
-		Log.EngineLogger.Assert(subAsset != null);
+		//Log.EngineLogger.Assert(subAsset != null);
 
-		return ModelLoader.LoadMesh(file, subAsset.Value, 0);
+		return ModelLoader.LoadMesh(file, subAsset ?? assetIdentifier, 0);
+	}
+
+	public Asset GetPlaceholderAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		return default;
+	}
+
+	public Asset GetErrorAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		return default;
 	}
 }

GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/TextureAssetLoader.bf

@@ -243,65 +243,19 @@ class EditorTextureAssetLoader : IAssetLoader//, IReloadingAssetLoader
 		case .PNG:
 			texture = LoadPng(data, config);
 		case .Unknown:
-			Runtime.FatalError("Unknown image format.");
+			Log.EngineLogger.Error("Unknown texture format.");
+			texture = null;
 		}
 
-		Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(texture != null);
+		if (texture != null)
-
+		{
-		SetSampler(texture, config);
+			SetSampler(texture, config);
+			texture.[Friend]Complete = true;
+		}
 
 		return texture;
 	}
 
-	public void ReloadAsset(AssetFile assetFile, Stream data)
-	{
-		Texture reloadingTexture = assetFile.LoadedAsset as Texture;
-
-		if (reloadingTexture == null)
-		{
-			Log.EngineLogger.Error($"{nameof(Self)}: Requested reload of \"{assetFile.FilePath}\" but it's not a Texture!");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config = assetFile.AssetConfig.Config as EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig;
-		
-		if (config == null)
-		{
-			Log.EngineLogger.Error($"{nameof(Self)}: Config of asset \"{assetFile.FilePath}\" doesn't have the correct type!");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		switch(GetTextureType(data))
-		{
-		case .DDS:
-			ReloadDds(reloadingTexture as Texture2D, data, config);
-		case .PNG:
-			ReloadPng(reloadingTexture as Texture2D, data, config);
-		case .Unknown:
-			Runtime.FatalError("Unknown image format.");
-		}
-		
-		SetSampler(reloadingTexture, config);
-	}
-
-	private static void SetSampler(Texture texture, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
-	{
-		using (SamplerState samplerState = SamplerStateManager.GetSampler(config.SamplerStateDescription))
-		{
-			texture.SamplerState = samplerState;
-		}
-	}
-
-	private static void ReloadPng(Texture2D reloadingTexture, Stream data, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
-	{
-		Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
-
-		using (Texture2D newTexture = LoadPng(data, config))
-		{
-			reloadingTexture.[Friend]SneakySwappyTexture(newTexture);
-		}
-	}
-
 	private static Texture2D LoadPng(Stream data, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
 	{
 		Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
@@ -313,40 +267,105 @@ class EditorTextureAssetLoader : IAssetLoader//, IReloadingAssetLoader
 		if (result case .Err(let err))
 		{
 			Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Failed to read data from stream. Texture: Error: {err}");
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		uint8* rawData = null;
+		defer
+		{
+			if (rawData != null)
+				LodePng.LodePng.Free(rawData);
 		}
 
-		uint8* rawData = ?;
 		uint32 width = 0, height = 0;
 
-		uint32 errorCode = LodePng.LodePng.Decode32(&rawData, &width, &height, pngData.Ptr, (.)pngData.Count);
+		{
+			Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceScope!("LodePng.LodePng.Decode32");
+			uint32 errorCode = LodePng.LodePng.Decode32(&rawData, &width, &height, pngData.Ptr, (.)pngData.Count);
+			if (errorCode != 0)
+			{
+				Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Failed to decode PNG file {errorCode}.");
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
 
-		Log.EngineLogger.Assert(errorCode == 0, "Failed to load png File");
-
-		// TODO: load as SRGB because PNGs are usually not stored as linear
-		//Texture2DDesc desc = .(width, height, srgb? .R8G8B8A8_UNorm_SRGB : .R8G8B8A8_UNorm, 1, 1, .Immutable);
 		Texture2DDesc desc = .(width, height, config.IsSRGB ? .R8G8B8A8_UNorm_SRGB : .R8G8B8A8_UNorm, 1, 1, .Immutable);
 		Texture2D texture = new Texture2D(desc);
 		texture.SetData<Color>((.)rawData);
 
 		// TODO: Generate mip maps
 
-		LodePng.LodePng.Free(rawData);
-
 		return texture;
 	}
-	
-	private static void ReloadDds(Texture2D reloadingTexture, Stream data, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
-	{
-		using (Texture2D newTexture = new [Friend]Texture2D(data))
-		{
-			reloadingTexture.[Friend]SneakySwappyTexture(newTexture);
-		}
-	}
 
 	private static Texture LoadDds(Stream data, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
 	{
+		// TODO: Move the loading of Dds files here.
 		Texture2D texture = new [Friend]Texture2D(data);
 
 		return texture;
 	}
+	
+	private static void SetSampler(Texture texture, EditorTextureAssetLoaderConfig config)
+	{
+		using (SamplerState samplerState = SamplerStateManager.GetSampler(config.SamplerStateDescription))
+		{
+			texture.SamplerState = samplerState;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static Texture2D _placeholder2D;
+	private static Texture2D _error2D;
+
+	public Asset GetPlaceholderAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		switch (assetType)
+		{
+		case typeof(Texture2D):
+			fallthrough;
+		default:
+			if (_placeholder2D == null)
+			{
+				Texture2DDesc desc = .(1, 1, .R8G8B8A8_UNorm, 1, 1, .Immutable, .None);
+
+				_placeholder2D = new Texture2D(desc);
+				_placeholder2D.SamplerState = SamplerStateManager.PointWrap;
+				Color color = Color.Cyan;
+				_placeholder2D.SetData<Color>(&color);
+
+				Content.ManageAsset(_placeholder2D);
+				_placeholder2D.ReleaseRef();
+
+				_placeholder2D.[Friend]Complete = false;
+			}
+
+			return _placeholder2D;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public Asset GetErrorAsset(Type assetType)
+	{
+		switch (assetType)
+		{
+		case typeof(Texture2D):
+			fallthrough;
+		default:
+			if (_error2D == null)
+			{
+				Texture2DDesc desc = .(2, 2, .R8G8B8A8_UNorm, 1, 1, .Immutable, .None);
+
+				_error2D = new Texture2D(desc);
+				_error2D.SamplerState = SamplerStateManager.PointWrap;
+				Color[4] color = .(Color.HotPink, Color.Black, Color.Black, Color.HotPink);
+				_error2D.SetData<Color>(&color);
+
+				Content.ManageAsset(_error2D);
+				_error2D.ReleaseRef();
+
+				_placeholder2D.[Friend]Complete = true;
+			}
+
+			return _error2D;
+		}
+	}
 }

GlitchyEditor/src/EditorContentManager.bf

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ using GlitchyEngine.Content;
 using GlitchyEditor.Assets;
 using GlitchyEngine;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using internal GlitchyEngine.Content.Asset;
 
 namespace GlitchyEditor;
 
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 
 	public void Update()
 	{
+		SwapInLoadedAssets();
+
 		if (!_reloadQueue.IsEmpty)
 		{
 			for (AssetHandle handle in _reloadQueue)
@@ -112,6 +116,40 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		_assetHierarchy.Update();
 	}
 
+	/// Replaces placeholders with the loaded assets
+	private void SwapInLoadedAssets()
+	{
+		// Don't take the lock if we have nothing to do.
+		if (_finishedEntries.Count == 0)
+			return;
+
+		using (_finishedEntriesLock.Enter())
+		{
+			while (_finishedEntries.Count > 0)
+			{
+				let (placeholder, asset) = _finishedEntries[0];
+
+				delete placeholder.LoadingTask;
+
+				if (asset == null)
+					placeholder.PlaceholderType = .Error;
+				else
+				{
+					// TODO: I'm not sure whether AssetFiles are guaranteed to persist.
+					// Get the reference here because placeholder wont survive SwapAsset.
+					AssetFile file = placeholder.AssetFile;
+					file.[Friend]_loadedAsset = asset;
+
+					SwapAsset(placeholder, asset);
+					// SwapAsset increases RefCount, but this scope also holds a reference.
+					asset.ReleaseRef();
+				}
+
+				_finishedEntries.RemoveAtFast(0);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	public IAssetLoader GetDefaultAssetLoader(StringView fileExtension)
 	{
 		if (_defaultAssetLoaders.TryGetValue(fileExtension, let value))
@@ -131,9 +169,11 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 
 	public void RegisterAssetLoader<T>() where T : new, class, IAssetLoader
 	{
-		//Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(!_assetLoaders.Any((l) => l.GetType() == typeof(T)), "Asset loader already registered.");
+		// Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(!_assetLoaders.Any((l) => l.GetType() == typeof(T)), "Asset loader already registered.");
 
-		_assetLoaders.Add(new T());
+		T assetLoader = new T();
+
+		_assetLoaders.Add(assetLoader);
 
 		for (StringView ext in T.FileExtensions)
 			_supportedExtensions.Add(new String(ext));
@@ -196,13 +236,21 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 	{
 		return _identiferToHandle.ContainsKey(identifier);
 	}
-	
+
 	public Asset GetAsset(Type assetType, AssetHandle handle)
 	{
 		Asset asset = null;
 
 		_handleToAsset.TryGetValue(handle, out asset);
 
+		if (var placeholder = asset as PlaceholderAsset)
+		{
+			if (placeholder.PlaceholderType == .Loading)
+				return placeholder.AssetLoader.GetPlaceholderAsset(assetType);
+			else if (placeholder.PlaceholderType == .Error)
+				return placeholder.AssetLoader.GetErrorAsset(assetType);
+		}
+
 		if (assetType == null)
 		{
 			return asset;
@@ -221,26 +269,26 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 
 	private void ReloadAsset(AssetHandle handle)
 	{
-		Asset asset = null;
+		Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
+		
+		Asset oldAsset = null;
 
-		if (!_handleToAsset.TryGetValue(handle, out asset))
+		if (!_handleToAsset.TryGetValue(handle, out oldAsset))
 		{
 			Log.EngineLogger.Error("Can't reload! No asset exists for handle.");
 
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(asset != null);
+		Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(oldAsset != null);
 
-		StringView oldIdentifier = asset.Identifier;
+		StringView oldIdentifier = oldAsset.Identifier;
 
 		GetResourceAndSubassetName(oldIdentifier, let resourceName, let subassetName);
 		
 		String filePath = scope .();
 		GetResourceFilePath(resourceName, filePath);
 
-		//filePath.Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
-
 		Result<TreeNode<AssetNode>> resultNode = AssetHierarchy.GetNodeFromPath(filePath);
 
 		if (resultNode case .Err)
@@ -255,35 +303,28 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 
 		Stream stream = GetStream(filePath);
 
+		// TODO: Add async loading!
 		Asset loadedAsset = assetLoader.LoadAsset(stream, file.AssetConfig.Config, resourceName, subassetName, this);
 
 		delete stream;
 
 		if (loadedAsset == null)
 			return;
-
+		
-		loadedAsset.Identifier = oldIdentifier;
-		loadedAsset.[Friend]_handle = handle;
-
-		// Remove asset
-		_identiferToHandle.Remove(oldIdentifier);
-		Asset oldAsset = _handleToAsset[handle];
-		oldAsset.ReleaseRef();
-
-		_handleToAsset[handle] = loadedAsset;
-		_identiferToHandle.Add(loadedAsset.Identifier, handle);
-
 		file.[Friend]_loadedAsset = loadedAsset;
+
+		SwapAsset(oldAsset, loadedAsset);
+		// SwapAsset increases RefCount, but this scope also holds a reference.
+		loadedAsset.ReleaseRef();
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the resource name and, if it exists, the subasset name.
 	private void GetResourceAndSubassetName(StringView identifier, out StringView resourceName, out StringView? subassetName)
 	{
-		// Find subasset name
 		int poundIndex = identifier.IndexOf('#');
 
-		resourceName = poundIndex == -1 ? identifier : identifier.Substring(0, poundIndex);
+		resourceName = (poundIndex != -1) ? identifier.Substring(0, poundIndex) : identifier;
-		subassetName = identifier.Substring(poundIndex + 1);
+		subassetName = (poundIndex != -1) ? identifier.Substring(poundIndex + 1) : null;
 	}
 
 	private void GetResourceFilePath(StringView resourceName, String filePath)
@@ -293,25 +334,66 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		Path.Fixup(filePath);
 	}
 
-	public AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView identifier)
+	private enum PlaceholderType
 	{
+		Loading,
+		Error
+	}
+
+	private class PlaceholderAsset : Asset
+	{
+		public AssetFile AssetFile {get; private set;}
+		public Task LoadingTask {get;set;}
+		public IAssetLoader AssetLoader {get; private set;}
+		public PlaceholderType PlaceholderType {get; set;}
+
+		public this(AssetFile assetFile, IAssetLoader assetLoader, PlaceholderType placeholderType)
+		{
+			AssetFile = assetFile;
+			AssetLoader = assetLoader;
+			PlaceholderType = placeholderType;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private append Monitor _finishedEntriesLock = .();
+	private append List<(PlaceholderAsset placeholder, Asset newAsset)> _finishedEntries = .();
+
+	private class MissingAsset : Asset {}
+
+	public class AssetIdentifier
+	{
+		public const char8 DirectorySeparatorChar = '/';
+
+		public static void Fixup(String assetIdentifier)
+		{
+			const String DotSeperator = $".{DirectorySeparatorChar}";
+			const String SeperatorDot = $"{DirectorySeparatorChar}.";
+
+			assetIdentifier.Replace('\\', DirectorySeparatorChar);
+			assetIdentifier.Replace(DotSeperator, "");
+			assetIdentifier.Replace(SeperatorDot, "");
+
+			if (assetIdentifier.StartsWith(DirectorySeparatorChar))
+				assetIdentifier.Remove(0, 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView identifier, bool blocking = false)
+	{
+		Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
+		
 		// Todo: How strict should we be on paths?
 		String fixedIdentifier = scope String(identifier);
-		// TODO: Fixup is more of a filesystem thingy... we might want to use our own function
+		AssetIdentifier.Fixup(fixedIdentifier);
-		Path.Fixup(fixedIdentifier);
 
 		if (_identiferToHandle.TryGetValue(fixedIdentifier, let asset))
-		{
 			return asset;
-		}
 
 		GetResourceAndSubassetName(fixedIdentifier, let resourceName, let subassetName);
 
 		String filePath = scope .();
 		GetResourceFilePath(resourceName, filePath);
 
-		//filePath.Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
-
 		Result<TreeNode<AssetNode>> resultNode = AssetHierarchy.GetNodeFromPath(filePath);
 
 		if (resultNode case .Err)
@@ -327,14 +409,37 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		// TODO: what are we supposed to do if we don't find a loader? Sure not crash...
 		Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(assetLoader != null);
 
-		Stream stream = GetStream(filePath);
+		Asset loadedAsset;
 
-		Asset loadedAsset = assetLoader.LoadAsset(stream, file.AssetConfig.Config, resourceName, subassetName, this);
+		// TODO: Support lazy loading for all asset types
-		
+		if (!(assetLoader is EditorTextureAssetLoader) || blocking)
-		delete stream;
+		{
+			Stream stream = GetStream(filePath);
 
-		if (loadedAsset == null)
+			loadedAsset = assetLoader.LoadAsset(stream, file.AssetConfig.Config, resourceName, subassetName, this);
-			return .Invalid;
+
+			delete stream;
+
+			if (loadedAsset == null)
+				return .Invalid;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			PlaceholderAsset placeholder = new PlaceholderAsset(file, assetLoader, .Loading);
+
+			String filePath2 = new String(filePath);
+			String newResourceName = new String(resourceName);
+			String newSesourceName = subassetName == null ? null : new String(subassetName.Value);
+
+			placeholder.LoadingTask = new Task(new () => {
+				AsyncLoadAsset(placeholder, filePath2, assetLoader, file,
+					newResourceName, newSesourceName);
+			});
+
+			ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(placeholder.LoadingTask);
+
+			loadedAsset = placeholder;
+		}
 
 		loadedAsset.Identifier = fixedIdentifier;
 		AssetHandle handle = ManageAsset(loadedAsset);
@@ -349,6 +454,25 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		return handle;
 	}
 
+	private void AsyncLoadAsset(PlaceholderAsset placeholder, String filePath, IAssetLoader assetLoader, AssetFile file, String resourceName, String subassetName)
+	{
+		Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
+		
+		Stream stream = GetStream(filePath);
+
+		Asset loadedAsset = assetLoader.LoadAsset(stream, file.AssetConfig.Config, resourceName, subassetName, this);
+
+		delete stream;
+		delete filePath;
+		delete resourceName;
+		delete subassetName;
+
+		using (_finishedEntriesLock.Enter())
+		{
+			_finishedEntries.Add((placeholder, loadedAsset));
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Gets the asset loader that has to be used for the given file.
 	IAssetLoader GetAssetLoader(AssetFile file)
 	{
@@ -483,9 +607,10 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		AssetHandle handle = .();
 
 		// Generate until we find a unique key (shouldn't happen too often)
-		while (_handleToAsset.ContainsKey(handle))
+		while (handle.IsInvalid || _handleToAsset.ContainsKey(handle))
 		{
 			handle = .();
+			Log.EngineLogger.Trace("Handle was invalid or already taken.");
 			// TODO: perhaps test how often this happens.
 			// If this happens too often we could use a different random generator
 		}
@@ -500,9 +625,26 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 		return handle;
 	}
 
+	private void SwapAsset(Asset oldAsset, Asset newAsset)
+	{
+		newAsset.Identifier = oldAsset.Identifier;
+		newAsset._contentManager = this;
+		newAsset._handle = oldAsset.Handle;
+
+		_handleToAsset[oldAsset.Handle] = newAsset;
+
+		if (_identiferToHandle.ContainsKey(oldAsset.Identifier))
+		{
+			_identiferToHandle.Remove(oldAsset.Identifier);
+			_identiferToHandle.Add(newAsset.Identifier, newAsset.Handle);
+		}
+
+		newAsset.AddRef();
+		oldAsset.ReleaseRef();
+	}
+
 	public void UnmanageAsset(AssetHandle handle)
 	{
-		//Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(_handles.ContainsValue(handle), "Handle isn't managed by this content manager.");
 		Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(_handleToAsset.ContainsKey(handle), "Handle doesn't correspond to an asset.");
 
 		Asset asset = _handleToAsset[handle];
@@ -520,16 +662,14 @@ class EditorContentManager : IContentManager
 	/// Note: This will not release any assets.
 	private void UnmanageAllAssets()
 	{
-		for (let (_, assetHandle) in _identiferToHandle)
+		for (let (handle, _) in _handleToAsset)
 		{
-			UnmanageAsset(assetHandle);
+			UnmanageAsset(handle);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void UpdateAssetIdentifier(Asset asset, StringView oldIdentifier, StringView newIdentifier)
+	public void AssetMoved(Asset asset, StringView oldIdentifier, StringView newIdentifier)
 	{
-		// TODO: this is much harder with asste handles that are basically hashed identifiers!
-
 		Runtime.NotImplemented();
 
 		if (oldIdentifier == newIdentifier)

GlitchyEditor/src/EditorIcons.bf

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor
 
 		public this(String texturePath, Vector2 iconSize)
 		{
-			_texture = Content.LoadAsset(texturePath);//new Texture2D(texturePath);
+			_texture = Content.LoadAsset(texturePath, null, true);
 			
 			Vector2 pen = .();
 

GlitchyEngine/src/Content/Asset.bf

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using System.IO;
 namespace GlitchyEngine.Content;
 
 [BonTarget]
-class Asset : RefCounter
+abstract class Asset : RefCounter
 {
 	internal AssetHandle _handle = .Invalid;
 
@@ -22,15 +22,12 @@ class Asset : RefCounter
 	public StringView Identifier
 	{
 		get => _identifier;
-		set
+		internal set => _identifier.Set(value);
-		{
-			_contentManager?.UpdateAssetIdentifier(this, _identifier, value);
-
-			_identifier.Set(value);
-			// TODO: do we need to tell the content manager, that the name changed?
-		}
 	}
 
+	/// If true the asset is completely loaded. If false it is only partially loaded (if at all).
+	public bool Complete { get; internal set; }
+
 	// TODO: do we need unmanaged assets? Probably not...
 	/// Gets the content manager that manages this asset; or null if this asset isn't managed.
 	public IContentManager ContentManager => _contentManager;

GlitchyEngine/src/Content/AssetHandle.bf

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ struct AssetHandle : IHashable
 	private UUID _uuid;
 
 	/// Defines an asset that is invalid.
-	public const AssetHandle Invalid = .(UUID(0xAAAA'AAAA'AAAA'AAAA));
+	public const AssetHandle Invalid = .(UUID(0));
 
-	public bool IsValid => this == .Invalid;
+	public bool IsValid => this != .Invalid;
-	public bool IsInvalid => !IsValid;
+	public bool IsInvalid => this == .Invalid;
 
 	/// Create a new random AssetHandle
 	public this()
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 
 	public const Self Invalid = .();
 
-	public bool IsValid => this == .Invalid;
+	public bool IsValid => this != .Invalid;
-	public bool IsInvalid => !IsValid;
+	public bool IsInvalid => this == .Invalid;
 
 	public this(AssetHandle handle, IContentManager contentManager = null)
 	{

GlitchyEngine/src/Content/ContentManager.bf

@@ -57,19 +57,25 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Content
 		/// @param contentManager The content manager used to load the asset.
 		/// @returns The loaded asset.
 		Asset LoadAsset(Stream file, AssetLoaderConfig config, StringView assetIdentifier, StringView? subAsset, IContentManager contentManager);
+
+		/// Returns the placeholder asset.
+		Asset GetPlaceholderAsset(Type assetType);
+
+		/// Returns the error asset.
+		Asset GetErrorAsset(Type assetType);
 	}
 
 	static class Content
 	{
 		/// Loads the specified asset with the given contentManager or the current applications content manager.
-		public static AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier, IContentManager contentManager = null)
+		public static AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier, IContentManager contentManager = null, bool blocking = false)
 		{
 			var contentManager;
 
 			if (contentManager == null)
 				contentManager = Application.Get().ContentManager;
 
-			AssetHandle handle = contentManager.LoadAsset(assetIdentifier);
+			AssetHandle handle = contentManager.LoadAsset(assetIdentifier, blocking);
 
 			return handle;
 		}
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Content
 	interface IContentManager
 	{
 		/// Loads the Asset with the given handle and returns the handle.
-		AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier);
+		AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier, bool blocking = false);
 
 		/// Returns the asset for the given handle or null, if it isn't loaded.
 		Asset GetAsset(AssetHandle handle)
@@ -128,10 +134,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Content
 		/// The content manager will no longer manage the asset.
 		void UnmanageAsset(AssetHandle asset);
 
-		// TODO: Maybe calling UnmanageAsset -> ManageAsset is enough....
-		/// Provides a method for the asset to tell its content manager that the identifer changed.
-		void UpdateAssetIdentifier(Asset asset, StringView oldIdentifier, StringView newIdentifier);
-
 		/// Returns a data stream for the given asset.
 		Stream GetStream(StringView assetIdentifier);
 
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Content
 			Runtime.NotImplemented();
 		}
 
-		public AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier)
+		public AssetHandle LoadAsset(StringView assetIdentifier, bool blocking = false)
 		{
 			Runtime.NotImplemented();
 		}
@@ -169,11 +171,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Content
 			Runtime.NotImplemented();
 		}
 
-		public void UpdateAssetIdentifier(Asset asset, StringView oldIdentifier, StringView newIdentifier)
-		{
-			Runtime.NotImplemented();
-		}
-
 		public Stream GetStream(StringView assetIdentifier)
 		{
 			Runtime.NotImplemented();

GlitchyEngine/src/Platform/DX11/Renderer/Dx11Texture.bf

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			LoadDdsResourcePlatform(stream, ref nativeTexture);
 
 			let resType = nativeTexture.GetResourceType();
-			Log.EngineLogger.Assert(resType == .Texture2D, scope $"The texture \"{_path}\" is not a 2D texture (it is {resType}).");
+			Log.EngineLogger.Assert(resType == .Texture2D, scope $"The texture is not a 2D texture (it is {resType}).");
 
 			nativeTexture.GetDescription(out nativeDesc);
 		}
@@ -261,13 +261,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		{
 			return .(_nativeResourceView, _samplerState?.nativeSamplerState);
 		}
-
-		protected override void PlatformSneakySwappyTexture(Texture2D otherTexture)
-		{
-			Swap!(nativeDesc, otherTexture.nativeDesc);
-			Swap!(nativeTexture, otherTexture.nativeTexture);
-			Swap!(_nativeResourceView, otherTexture._nativeResourceView);
-		}
 	}
 
 	extension TextureCube

GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Texture.bf

@@ -63,19 +63,11 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 	public class Texture2D : Texture
 	{
-		protected String _path ~ delete _;
-
 		//public override extern uint32 Width {get;}
 		//public override extern uint32 Height {get;}
 		public override uint32 Depth => 1;
 		//public override extern uint32 ArraySize {get;}
 		//public override extern uint32 MipLevels {get;}
-		
-		private this(StringView path, bool pngSrgb = false)
-		{
-			_path = new String(path);
-			LoadTexture(pngSrgb);
-		}
 
 		// TODO: remove
 		private this(Stream data)
@@ -83,72 +75,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			LoadDds(data);
 		}
 		
-		const String PngMagicWord = "\x89\x50\x4E\x47\x0D\x0A\x1A\x0A";
-		const String DdsMagicWord = "DDS ";
-
-		private void LoadTexture(bool pngSrgb)
-		{
-			Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
-
-			Stream data = Application.Get().ContentManager.GetStream(_path);
-			defer delete data;
-
-			var readResult = data.Read<char8[8]>();
-
-			data.Position = 0;
-
-			char8[8] magicWord;
-
-			if (readResult case .Ok(out magicWord))
-			{
-				StringView strView = .(&magicWord, magicWord.Count);
-
-				if (strView.StartsWith(PngMagicWord))
-				{
-					LoadPng(data, pngSrgb);
-				}
-				else if (strView.StartsWith(DdsMagicWord))
-				{
-					LoadDds(data);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					Runtime.FatalError("Unknown image format.");
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		protected void LoadPng(Stream stream, bool srgb)
-		{
-			Debug.Profiler.ProfileResourceFunction!();
-			
-			uint8[] pngData = new:ScopedAlloc! uint8[stream.Length];
-
-			var result = stream.TryRead(pngData);
-
-			if (result case .Err(let err))
-			{
-				Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Failed to read data from stream. Texture: \"{_path}\", Error: {err}");
-			}
-
-			uint8* rawData = ?;
-			uint32 width = 0, height = 0;
-
-			uint32 errorCode = LodePng.LodePng.Decode32(&rawData, &width, &height, pngData.Ptr, (.)pngData.Count);
-
-			Debug.Assert(errorCode == 0, "Failed to load png File");
-
-			// TODO: load as SRGB because PNGs are usually not stored as linear
-			//Texture2DDesc desc = .(width, height, .R8G8B8A8_UNorm_SRGB, 1, 1, .Immutable);
-			Texture2DDesc desc = .(width, height, srgb? .R8G8B8A8_UNorm_SRGB : .R8G8B8A8_UNorm, 1, 1, .Immutable);
-			
-			PrepareTexturePlatform(desc, false);
-
-			SetData<Color>((.)rawData);
-
-			LodePng.LodePng.Free(rawData);
-		}
-
 		protected void LoadDds(Stream stream)
 		{
 			LoadDdsPlatform(stream);