named targets for image assets

image assets can now be bound to a named texture target
if used in a material the target needs to exist before the material is initialized

Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ConsoleSetType(TypeImageAssetId)
 ImplementEnumType(ImageAssetType,
    "Type of mesh data available in a shape.\n"
    "@ingroup gameObjects")
-{ ImageAsset::Albedo, "Albedo", "" },
+{ ImageAsset::Albedo,      "Albedo",      "" },
 { ImageAsset::Normal,      "Normal",      "" },
 { ImageAsset::ORMConfig,   "ORMConfig",   "" },
 { ImageAsset::GUI,         "GUI",         "" },
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ ImplementEnumType(ImageAssetType,
 { ImageAsset::Glow,        "Glow",        "" },
 { ImageAsset::Particle,    "Particle",    "" },
 { ImageAsset::Decal,       "Decal",       "" },
-{ ImageAsset::Cubemap,     "Cubemap",       "" },
+{ ImageAsset::Cubemap,     "Cubemap",     "" },
+{ ImageAsset::Target,      "Target",     "" },
 
 EndImplementEnumType;
 
@@ -274,6 +275,21 @@ U32 ImageAsset::load()
    if (mLoadedState == AssetErrCode::Ok) return mLoadedState;
    if (mImagePath)
    {
+      // this is a target.
+      if (mImageFileName[0] == '$' || mImageFileName[0] == '#')
+      {
+         NamedTexTarget* namedTarget = NamedTexTarget::find(mImageFileName + 1);
+         if (namedTarget) {
+            mLoadedState = Ok;
+            mIsValidImage = true;
+            return mLoadedState;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            Con::errorf("ImageAsset::initializeAsset: Attempted find named target %s failed.", mImageFileName);
+         }
+      }
+
       if (!Torque::FS::IsFile(mImagePath))
       {
          Con::errorf("ImageAsset::initializeAsset: Attempted to load file %s but it was not valid!", mImageFileName);
@@ -295,12 +311,26 @@ void ImageAsset::initializeAsset()
 {
    ResourceManager::get().getChangedSignal().notify(this, &ImageAsset::_onResourceChanged);
 
-   mImagePath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mImageFileName) : mImagePath;
+   if (mImageFileName[0] != '$' && mImageFileName[0] != '#')
+   {
+      mImagePath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mImageFileName) : mImagePath;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      mImagePath = mImageFileName;
+   }
 }
 
 void ImageAsset::onAssetRefresh()
 {
-   mImagePath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mImageFileName) : mImagePath;
+   if (mImageFileName[0] != '$' && mImageFileName[0] != '#')
+   {
+      mImagePath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mImageFileName) : mImagePath;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      mImagePath = mImageFileName;
+   }
 
    AssetManager::typeAssetDependsOnHash::Iterator assetDependenciesItr = mpOwningAssetManager->getDependedOnAssets()->find(mpAssetDefinition->mAssetId);
    // Iterate all dependencies.
@@ -398,6 +428,7 @@ const char* ImageAsset::getImageTypeNameFromType(ImageAsset::ImageTypes type)
       "Particle",
       "Decal",
       "Cubemap"
+      "Target"
    };
 
    if (type < 0 || type >= ImageTypeCount)

Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h

@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 #endif
 #ifndef _ASSET_PTR_H_
 #include "assets/assetPtr.h"
-#endif 
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _MATTEXTURETARGET_H_
+#include "materials/matTextureTarget.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.h"
 #include "gfx/gfxTextureHandle.h"
@@ -71,7 +75,8 @@ public:
       Particle = 8,
       Decal = 9,
       Cubemap = 10,
-      ImageTypeCount = 11
+      Target = 11,
+      ImageTypeCount = 12
    };
 
    static StringTableEntry smNoImageAssetFallback;
@@ -205,8 +210,8 @@ public: \
          }\
          else if(_in[0] == '$' || _in[0] == '#')\
          {\
-            m##name##Name = _in;\
-            m##name##AssetId = StringTable->EmptyString();\
+            m##name##Name =  _in;\
+            m##name##AssetId = _in;\
             m##name##Asset = NULL;\
             m##name.free();\
             m##name = NULL;\
@@ -250,6 +255,16 @@ public: \
             m##name##Asset->getChangedSignal().notify(this, &className::changeFunc);\
          }\
          \
+         if (get##name()[0] == '$' || get##name()[0] == '#') {\
+            NamedTexTarget* namedTarget = NamedTexTarget::find(get##name() + 1);\
+            if (namedTarget)\
+            {\
+               m##name = namedTarget->getTexture(0);\
+               m##name##Name = get##name();\
+               m##name##AssetId = StringTable->EmptyString();\
+            }\
+         }\
+         else\
          m##name.set(get##name(), m##name##Profile, avar("%s() - mTextureObject (line %d)", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__));\
       }\
       else\
@@ -278,7 +293,10 @@ public: \
    const StringTableEntry get##name() const\
    {\
       if (m##name##Asset && (m##name##Asset->getImageFileName() != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-         return  Platform::makeRelativePathName(m##name##Asset->getImagePath(), Platform::getMainDotCsDir());\
+         if (m##name##Asset->getImageFileName()[0] == '#' || m##name##Asset->getImageFileName()[0] == '$')\
+            return m##name##Asset->getImageFileName();\
+         else\
+            return  Platform::makeRelativePathName(m##name##Asset->getImagePath(), Platform::getMainDotCsDir());\
       else if (m##name##AssetId != StringTable->EmptyString())\
          return m##name##AssetId;\
       else if (m##name##Name != StringTable->EmptyString())\
@@ -353,8 +371,8 @@ public: \
          }\
          else if(_in[0] == '$' || _in[0] == '#')\
          {\
-            m##name##Name[index] = _in;\
-            m##name##AssetId[index] = StringTable->EmptyString();\
+            m##name##Name[index] =  _in;\
+            m##name##AssetId[index] = _in;\
             m##name##Asset[index] = NULL;\
             m##name[index].free();\
             m##name[index] = NULL;\
@@ -393,6 +411,16 @@ public: \
       }\
       if (get##name(index) != StringTable->EmptyString() && m##name##Name[index] != StringTable->insert("texhandle"))\
       {\
+         if (get##name(index)[0] == '$' || get##name(index)[0] == '#') {\
+            NamedTexTarget* namedTarget = NamedTexTarget::find(get##name(index) + 1);\
+            if (namedTarget)\
+            {\
+               m##name[index] = namedTarget->getTexture(0);\
+               m##name##Name[index] = get##name(index);\
+               m##name##AssetId[index] = StringTable->EmptyString();\
+            }\
+         }\
+         else\
          m##name[index].set(get##name(index), m##name##Profile[index], avar("%s() - mTextureObject (line %d)", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__));\
       }\
       else\
@@ -421,7 +449,10 @@ public: \
    const StringTableEntry get##name(const U32& index) const\
    {\
       if (m##name##Asset[index] && (m##name##Asset[index]->getImageFileName() != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-         return  Platform::makeRelativePathName(m##name##Asset[index]->getImagePath(), Platform::getMainDotCsDir());\
+         if (m##name##Asset[index]->getImageFileName()[0] == '#' || m##name##Asset[index]->getImageFileName()[0] == '$')\
+            return m##name##Asset[index]->getImageFileName();\
+         else\
+            return  Platform::makeRelativePathName(m##name##Asset[index]->getImagePath(), Platform::getMainDotCsDir());\
       else if (m##name##AssetId[index] != StringTable->EmptyString())\
          return m##name##AssetId[index];\
       else if (m##name##Name[index] != StringTable->EmptyString())\

Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp

@@ -410,12 +410,21 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_setStageData()
          {
             //If we start with a #, we're probably actually attempting to hit a named target and it may not get a hit on the first pass. So we'll
             //pass on the error rather than spamming the console
-            if (!String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("#"))
-               mMaterial->logError("Failed to load diffuse map %s for stage %i", mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i], i);
+            if (String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("#") || String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("$"))
+            {
+               NamedTexTarget* namedTarget = NamedTexTarget::find(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i] + 1);
+               if(namedTarget)
+                  mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, namedTarget->getTexture(0));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+               if (!String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("#"))
+                  mMaterial->logError("Failed to load diffuse map %s for stage %i", mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i], i);
 
-            // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
-            // that the texture for this stage was missing.
-            mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
+               // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
+               // that the texture for this stage was missing.
+               mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
+            }
          }
       }