Method SaveToAsset

Source/Engine/Content/BinaryAsset.cpp:321–399

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bool BinaryAsset::SaveToAsset(const StringView& path, AssetInitData& data, bool silentMode)
{
    PROFILE_CPU();

    // Ensure path is in a valid format
    String pathNorm(path);
    ContentStorageManager::FormatPath(pathNorm);
    const StringView filePath = pathNorm;

    // Find target storage container and the asset
    auto storage = ContentStorageManager::TryGetStorage(filePath);
    auto asset = Content::GetAsset(filePath);
    auto binaryAsset = dynamic_cast<BinaryAsset*>(asset);
    if (asset && !binaryAsset)
    {
        LOG(Warning, "Cannot write to the non-binary asset location.");
        return true;
    }
    if (!binaryAsset && !storage && FileSystem::FileExists(filePath))
    {
        // Force-resolve storage (asset at that path could be not yet loaded into registry)
        storage = ContentStorageManager::GetStorage(filePath);
    }
    if (storage && storage->IsReadOnly())
    {
        LOG(Warning, "Cannot write to the asset storage container.");
        return true;
    }

    // Initialize data container
    ASSERT(data.SerializedVersion > 0);
    if (binaryAsset)
    {
        // Use the same asset ID
        data.Header.ID = binaryAsset->GetID();
    }
    else if (storage && storage->GetEntriesCount())
    {
        // Use the same file ID
        data.Header.ID = storage->GetEntry(0).ID;
    }
    else
    {
        // Randomize ID
        data.Header.ID = Guid::New();
    }

    // Save (set flag to lock reloads on storage modified)
    if (binaryAsset)
        binaryAsset->_isSaving = true;
    bool result;
    if (storage)
    {
        // HACK: file is locked by some tasks (e.g material asset loaded some data and is updating the asset)
        // Let's hide these locks just for the saving
        const auto locks = Platform::AtomicRead(&storage->_chunksLock);
        Platform::AtomicStore(&storage->_chunksLock, 0);
        result = storage->Save(data, silentMode);