extensions/gdx-freetype/src/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/g2d/freetype/FreetypeFontLoader.java

package com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.freetype;

import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetDescriptor;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetLoaderParameters;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.AsynchronousAssetLoader;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.FileHandleResolver;
import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont.BitmapFontData;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.freetype.FreeTypeFontGenerator.FreeTypeBitmapFontData;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.freetype.FreeTypeFontGenerator.FreeTypeFontParameter;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;

/**
 * Creates {@link BitmapFont} instances from FreeType font files. Requires a {@link FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter} to be
 * passed to {@link AssetManager#load(String, Class, AssetLoaderParameters)} which specifies the name of the TTF
 * file as well the parameters used to generate the BitmapFont (size, characters, etc.) 
 */
public class FreetypeFontLoader extends AsynchronousAssetLoader<BitmapFont, FreetypeFontLoader.FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter>{
	public FreetypeFontLoader (FileHandleResolver resolver) {
		super(resolver);
	}

	public static class FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter extends AssetLoaderParameters<BitmapFont>{
		/** the name of the TTF file to be used to load the font **/
		public String fontFileName;
		/** the parameters used to generate the font, e.g. size, characters, etc. **/
		public FreeTypeFontParameter fontParameters = new FreeTypeFontParameter();
	}

	@Override
	public void loadAsync (AssetManager manager, String fileName, FileHandle file, FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter parameter) {
		if(parameter == null) throw new RuntimeException("FreetypeFontParameter must be set in AssetManager#load to point at a TTF file!");		
	}

	@Override
	public BitmapFont loadSync (AssetManager manager, String fileName, FileHandle file, FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter parameter) {
		if(parameter == null) throw new RuntimeException("FreetypeFontParameter must be set in AssetManager#load to point at a TTF file!");
		FreeTypeFontGenerator generator = manager.get(parameter.fontFileName + ".gen", FreeTypeFontGenerator.class);
		BitmapFont font = generator.generateFont(parameter.fontParameters);
		return font;
	}

	@Override
	public Array<AssetDescriptor> getDependencies (String fileName, FileHandle file, FreeTypeFontLoaderParameter parameter) {
		Array<AssetDescriptor> deps = new Array<AssetDescriptor>();
		deps.add(new AssetDescriptor<FreeTypeFontGenerator>(parameter.fontFileName + ".gen", FreeTypeFontGenerator.class));
		return deps;
	}
}