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| |
| package com.jme3.asset; |
| |
| /** |
| * Implementing the asset interface allows use of smart asset management. |
| * <p> |
| * Smart asset management requires cooperation from the {@link AssetKey}. |
| * In particular, the AssetKey should return true in its |
| * {@link AssetKey#useSmartCache() } method. Also smart assets MUST |
| * create a clone of the asset and cannot return the same reference, |
| * e.g. {@link AssetKey#createClonedInstance(java.lang.Object) createCloneInstance(someAsset)} <code>!= someAsset</code>. |
| * <p> |
| * If the {@link AssetManager#loadAsset(com.jme3.asset.AssetKey) } method |
| * is called twice with the same asset key (equals() wise, not necessarily reference wise) |
| * then both assets will have the same asset key set (reference wise) via |
| * {@link Asset#setKey(com.jme3.asset.AssetKey) }, then this asset key |
| * is used to track all instances of that asset. Once all clones of the asset |
| * are garbage collected, the shared asset key becomes unreachable and at that |
| * point it is removed from the smart asset cache. |
| */ |
| public interface Asset { |
| |
| /** |
| * Set by the {@link AssetManager} to track this asset. |
| * |
| * Only clones of the asset has this set, the original copy that |
| * was loaded has this key set to null so that only the clones are tracked |
| * for garbage collection. |
| * |
| * @param key The AssetKey to set |
| */ |
| public void setKey(AssetKey key); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the asset key that is used to track this asset for garbage |
| * collection. |
| * |
| * @return the asset key that is used to track this asset for garbage |
| * collection. |
| */ |
| public AssetKey getKey(); |
| } |