Struct SourceMetadata¶

Defined in File resource_database.h

Struct Documentation¶

struct SourceMetadata¶

Complete metadata for a resource, used by loaders and the registry.

SourceMetadata contains everything a loader needs to load a resource:

Resource identity (resource_id, type)
Source location (source path, format)
Dependencies (other resources this depends on)
Format-specific metadata (texture dimensions, composite children, etc.)

The database populates this during filesystem scanning and loaders can enrich it with additional metadata (e.g., GltfLoader adds CompositeMetadata with children).

Usage Example:

// Database provides metadata
auto meta = database.find(STRING_ID("textures/albedo.png")).value();
// meta.type == ResourceType::Texture
// meta.format == SourceFormat::Image
// meta.source == STRING_ID("textures/albedo.png")
// std::get<TextureMetadata>(meta.meta) contains dimensions and format

// Loader uses metadata to load
auto source = database.create_source(meta.resource_id, meta);
auto resource = loader.load(meta, *source);