@needle-tools/engine 4.7.0-alpha → 4.7.0-next.da47826

package/src/engine/engine_addressables.ts

@@ -1,681 +1,681 @@
-import { Group, Object3D, Texture, TextureLoader } from "three";
-
-import { getParam, resolveUrl } from "../engine/engine_utils.js";
-import { destroy, type IInstantiateOptions, instantiate, InstantiateOptions, isDestroyed } from "./engine_gameobject.js";
-import { getLoader } from "./engine_gltf.js";
-import { processNewScripts } from "./engine_mainloop_utils.js";
-import { BlobStorage } from "./engine_networking_blob.js";
-import { registerPrefabProvider, syncInstantiate, SyncInstantiateOptions } from "./engine_networking_instantiate.js";
-import { SerializationContext, TypeSerializer } from "./engine_serialization_core.js";
-import { Context } from "./engine_setup.js";
-import type { GLTF, IComponent, IGameObject, SourceIdentifier } from "./engine_types.js";
-
-const debug = getParam("debugaddressables");
-
-/** 
- * The Addressables class is used to register and manage {@link AssetReference} types  
- * It can be accessed from components via {@link Context.Current} or {@link Context.addressables} (e.g. `this.context.addressables`)
- */
-export class Addressables {
-
-    private _context: Context;
-    private _assetReferences: { [key: string]: AssetReference } = {};
-
-    /** @internal */
-    constructor(context: Context) {
-        this._context = context;
-        this._context.pre_update_callbacks.push(this.preUpdate);
-    }
-
-    /** @internal */
-    dispose() {
-        const preUpdateIndex = this._context.pre_update_callbacks.indexOf(this.preUpdate);
-        if (preUpdateIndex >= 0) {
-            this._context.pre_update_callbacks.splice(preUpdateIndex, 1);
-        }
-        for (const key in this._assetReferences) {
-            const ref = this._assetReferences[key];
-            ref?.unload();
-        }
-        this._assetReferences = {};
-    }
-
-    private preUpdate = () => {
-
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Find a registered AssetReference by its URL
-     */
-    findAssetReference(url: string): AssetReference | null {
-        return this._assetReferences[url] || null;
-    }
-
-    /** 
-     * Register an asset reference
-     * @internal
-     */
-    registerAssetReference(ref: AssetReference): AssetReference {
-        if (!ref.url) return ref;
-        if (!this._assetReferences[ref.url]) {
-            this._assetReferences[ref.url] = ref;
-        }
-        else {
-
-            console.warn("Asset reference already registered", ref);
-        }
-        return ref;
-    }
-
-    /** @internal */
-    unregisterAssetReference(ref: AssetReference) {
-        if (!ref.url) return;
-        delete this._assetReferences[ref.url];
-    }
-}
-
-export type ProgressCallback = (asset: AssetReference, prog: ProgressEvent) => void;
-
-const $assetReference = Symbol("assetReference");
-
-/** ### AssetReferences can be used to easily load glTF or GLB assets  
- * You can use `AssetReference.getOrCreate` to get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.  
- * When using the same URL multiple times the same AssetReference will be returned, this avoids loading or creating the same asset multiple times.  
- * - `myAssetReference.preload()` to load the asset binary without creating an instance yet.
- * - `myAssetReference.loadAssetAsync()` to load the asset and create an instance.  
- * - `myAssetReference.instantiate()` to load the asset and create a new instance.  
- * - `myAssetReference.unload()` to dispose allocated memory and destroy the asset instance.  
- */
-export class AssetReference {
-
-    /**
-     * Get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.  
-     * AssetReferences are cached so calling this method multiple times with the same arguments will always return the same AssetReference.
-     * @param url The URL of the asset to load. The url can be relative or absolute.
-     * @param context The context to use for loading the asset  
-     * @returns the AssetReference for the URL
-     */
-    static getOrCreateFromUrl(url: string, context?: Context): AssetReference {
-        if (!context) {
-            context = Context.Current;
-            if (!context)
-                throw new Error("Context is required when sourceId is a string. When you call this method from a component you can call it with \"getOrCreate(this, url)\" where \"this\" is the component.");
-        }
-        const addressables = context.addressables;
-        const existing = addressables.findAssetReference(url);
-        if (existing) return existing;
-        const ref = new AssetReference(url, context.hash);
-        addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
-        return ref;
-    }
-
-    /** 
-     * Get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.   
-     * AssetReferences are cached so calling this method multiple times with the same arguments will always return the same AssetReference.
-     */
-    static getOrCreate(sourceId: SourceIdentifier | IComponent, url: string, context?: Context): AssetReference {
-
-        if (typeof sourceId === "string") {
-            if (!context) {
-                context = Context.Current;
-                if (!context)
-                    throw new Error("Context is required when sourceId is a string. When you call this method from a component you can call it with \"getOrCreate(this, url)\" where \"this\" is the component.");
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            context = sourceId.context as Context;
-            sourceId = sourceId.sourceId!;
-        }
-
-        const fullPath = resolveUrl(sourceId, url);
-        if (debug) console.log("GetOrCreate Addressable from", sourceId, url, "FinalPath=", fullPath);
-        const addressables = context.addressables;
-        const existing = addressables.findAssetReference(fullPath);
-        if (existing) return existing;
-        const ref = new AssetReference(fullPath, context.hash);
-        addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
-        return ref;
-    }
-
-    private static currentlyInstantiating: Map<string, number> = new Map<string, number>();
-
-    /** @returns true if this is an AssetReference instance */
-    get isAssetReference() { return true; }
-
-    /** The loaded asset */
-    get asset(): Object3D | null {
-        return this._glbRoot ?? this._asset;
-    }
-
-    protected set asset(val: any) {
-        this._asset = val;
-    }
-
-    private _loading?: PromiseLike<any>;
-
-    /** The url of the loaded asset (or the asset to be loaded) 
-     * @deprecated use url */
-    get uri(): string {
-        return this._url;
-    }
-    /** The url of the loaded asset (or the asset to be loaded) */
-    get url(): string {
-        return this._url;
-    }
-
-    /** The name of the assigned url. This name is deduced from the url and might not reflect the actual name of the asset */
-    get urlName(): string {
-        return this._urlName;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * @returns true if the uri is a valid URL (http, https, blob)
-     */
-    get hasUrl() {
-        return this._url !== undefined &&
-            (this._url.startsWith("http") || this._url.startsWith("blob:") || this._url.startsWith("www.") || this._url.includes("/"));
-    }
-
-    /**  
-     * This is the loaded asset root object. If the asset is a glb/gltf file this will be the {@link three#Scene} object.
-     */
-    get rawAsset(): any { return this._asset; }
-
-    private _asset: any;
-    private _glbRoot?: Object3D | null;
-    private _url: string;
-    private _urlName: string;
-    private _progressListeners: ProgressCallback[] = [];
-
-    private _hash?: string;
-    private _hashedUri: string;
-
-    private _isLoadingRawBinary: boolean = false;
-    private _rawBinary?: ArrayBufferLike | null;
-
-    /** @internal */
-    constructor(uri: string, hash?: string, asset: any = null) {
-        this._url = uri;
-
-        const lastUriPart = uri.lastIndexOf("/");
-        if (lastUriPart >= 0) {
-            this._urlName = uri.substring(lastUriPart + 1);
-            // remove file extension
-            const lastDot = this._urlName.lastIndexOf(".");
-            if (lastDot >= 0) {
-                this._urlName = this._urlName.substring(0, lastDot);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            this._urlName = uri;
-        }
-
-        this._hash = hash;
-        if (uri.includes("?v="))
-            this._hashedUri = uri;
-        else
-            this._hashedUri = hash ? uri + "?v=" + hash : uri;
-        if (asset !== null) this.asset = asset;
-
-        registerPrefabProvider(this._url, this.onResolvePrefab.bind(this));
-    }
-
-    private async onResolvePrefab(url: string): Promise<Object3D | null> {
-        if (url === this.url) {
-            if (this.mustLoad) await this.loadAssetAsync();
-            if (this.asset) {
-                return this.asset;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private get mustLoad() {
-        return !this.asset || (this.asset as any).__destroyed === true || isDestroyed(this.asset) === true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @returns `true` if the asset has been loaded (via preload) or if it exists already (assigned to `asset`) */
-    isLoaded() { return this._rawBinary || this.asset !== undefined }
-
-    /** frees previously allocated memory and destroys the current `asset` instance (if any) */
-    unload() {
-        if (this.asset) {
-            if (debug) console.log("Unload", this.asset);
-            // TODO: we need a way to remove objects from the context (including components) without actually "destroying" them
-            if ("scene" in this.asset && this.asset.scene)
-                destroy(this.asset.scene as Object3D, true, true);
-            destroy(this.asset, true, true);
-        }
-        this.asset = null;
-        this._rawBinary = undefined;
-        this._glbRoot = null;
-        this._loading = undefined;
-        if (Context.Current) {
-            Context.Current.addressables.unregisterAssetReference(this);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** loads the asset binary without creating an instance */
-    async preload(): Promise<ArrayBufferLike | null> {
-        if (!this.mustLoad) return null;
-        if (this._isLoadingRawBinary) return null;
-        if (this._rawBinary !== undefined) return this._rawBinary;
-        this._isLoadingRawBinary = true;
-        if (debug) console.log("Preload", this._hashedUri);
-        const res = await BlobStorage.download(this._hashedUri, p => {
-            this.raiseProgressEvent(p);
-        });
-        this._rawBinary = res?.buffer ?? null;
-        this._isLoadingRawBinary = false;
-        return this._rawBinary;
-    }
-
-    // TODO: we need a way to abort loading a resource
-    /** Loads the asset and creates one instance (assigned to `asset`)
-     * @returns the loaded asset
-     */
-    async loadAssetAsync(prog?: ProgressCallback | null) {
-        if (debug)
-            console.log("loadAssetAsync", this.url);
-        if (!this.mustLoad) return this.asset;
-
-        if (prog) this._progressListeners.push(prog);
-        
-        if (this._loading !== undefined) {
-            // console.warn("Wait for other loading thiny");
-            return this._loading.then(_ => this.asset);
-        }
-        const context = Context.Current;
-        // TODO: technically we shouldnt call awake only when the object is added to a scene
-        // addressables now allow loading things without adding them to a scene immediately
-        // we should "address" (LUL) this
-        // console.log("START LOADING");
-        if (this._rawBinary) {
-            if (!(this._rawBinary instanceof ArrayBuffer)) {
-                console.error("Invalid raw binary data", this._rawBinary);
-                return null;
-            }
-            this._loading = getLoader().parseSync(context, this._rawBinary, this.url, null);
-            this.raiseProgressEvent(new ProgressEvent("progress", { loaded: this._rawBinary.byteLength, total: this._rawBinary.byteLength }));
-        }
-        else {
-            if (debug) console.log("Load async", this.url);
-            this._loading = getLoader().loadSync(context, this._hashedUri, this.url, null, prog => {
-                this.raiseProgressEvent(prog);
-            });
-        }
-        const res = await this._loading;
-        // clear all progress listeners after download has finished
-        this._progressListeners.length = 0;
-        this._glbRoot = this.tryGetActualGameObjectRoot(res);
-        this._loading = undefined;
-        if (res) {
-            // Make sure the loaded roots all have a reference to this AssetReference
-            // that was originally loading it.
-            // We need this when the loaded asset is being disposed
-            // TODO: we have to prevent disposing resources that are still in use
-            res[$assetReference] = this;
-            if (this._glbRoot)
-                this._glbRoot[$assetReference] = this;
-            if (this.asset) this.asset[$assetReference] = this;
-
-            // we need to handle the pre_setup callsbacks before instantiating
-            // because that is where deserialization happens
-            processNewScripts(context);
-
-            if (res.scene !== undefined) {
-                this.asset = res;
-            }
-            return this.asset;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /** loads and returns a new instance of `asset` */
-    instantiate(parent?: Object3D | IInstantiateOptions | null) {
-        return this.onInstantiate(parent, false);
-    }
-
-    /** loads and returns a new instance of `asset` - this call is networked so an instance will be created on all connected users */
-    instantiateSynced(parent?: Object3D | SyncInstantiateOptions, saveOnServer: boolean = true) {
-        return this.onInstantiate(parent, true, saveOnServer);
-    }
-
-    beginListenDownload(evt: ProgressCallback) {
-        if (this._progressListeners.indexOf(evt) < 0)
-            this._progressListeners.push(evt);
-    }
-
-    endListenDownload(evt: ProgressCallback) {
-        const index = this._progressListeners.indexOf(evt);
-        if (index >= 0) {
-            this._progressListeners.splice(index, 1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private raiseProgressEvent(prog: ProgressEvent) {
-        for (const list of this._progressListeners) {
-            list(this, prog);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async onInstantiate(opts?: Object3D | IInstantiateOptions | SyncInstantiateOptions | null, networked: boolean = false, saveOnServer?: boolean): Promise<Object3D | null> {
-        const context = Context.Current;
-
-        // clone the instantiate options immediately
-        // in case the user is not awaiting this call and already modifying the options
-        const options = new InstantiateOptions();
-        if (opts instanceof Object3D) {
-            options.parent = opts;
-        }
-        else if (opts) {
-            // Assign to e.g. have SyncInstantiateOptions
-            Object.assign(options, opts);
-            options.cloneAssign(opts);
-        }
-        if (options.parent === undefined) options.parent = context.scene;
-
-        // ensure the asset is loaded
-        if (this.mustLoad) {
-            await this.loadAssetAsync();
-        }
-        if (debug)
-            console.log("Instantiate", this.url, "parent:", opts);
-
-        if (this.asset) {
-            if (debug) console.log("Add to scene", this.asset);
-
-            let count = AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.get(this.url);
-            // allow up to 10000 instantiations of the same prefab in the same frame
-            if (count !== undefined && count >= 10000) {
-                console.error("Recursive or too many instantiations of " + this.url + " in the same frame (" + count + ")");
-                return null;
-            }
-            try {
-                if (count === undefined) count = 0;
-                count += 1;
-                AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.set(this.url, count);
-                if (networked) {
-                    options.context = context;
-                    const prefab = this.asset;
-                    prefab.guid = this.url;
-                    const instance = syncInstantiate(prefab, options, undefined, saveOnServer);
-                    if (instance) {
-                        return instance;
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    const instance = instantiate(this.asset, options);
-                    if (instance) {
-                        return instance;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            finally {
-                context.post_render_callbacks.push(() => {
-                    if (count === undefined || count < 0) count = 0;
-                    else count -= 1;
-                    AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.set(this.url, count)
-                });
-            }
-
-        }
-        else if (debug) console.warn("Failed to load asset", this.url);
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * try to ignore the intermediate created object
-     * because it causes trouble if we instantiate an assetreference per player
-     * and call destroy on the player marker root
-     * @returns the scene root object if the asset was a glb/gltf
-     */
-    private tryGetActualGameObjectRoot(asset: any): Object3D | null {
-        if (asset && asset.scene) {
-            // some exporters produce additional root objects
-            const scene = asset.scene as Group;
-            if (scene.isGroup && scene.children.length === 1 && scene.children[0].name + "glb" === scene.name) {
-                const root = scene.children[0];
-                return root;
-            }
-            // ok the scene is the scene, just use that then
-            else
-                return scene;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-}
-
-
-
-
-class AddressableSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
-
-    constructor() {
-        super([AssetReference], "AssetReferenceSerializer");
-    }
-
-    onSerialize(data: any, _context: SerializationContext) {
-        if (data && data.uri !== undefined && typeof data.uri === "string") {
-            return data.uri;
-        }
-    }
-
-    onDeserialize(data: any, context: SerializationContext) {
-        if (typeof data === "string") {
-            if (!context.context) {
-                console.error("Missing context");
-                return null;
-            }
-            if (!context.gltfId) {
-                console.error("Missing source id");
-                return null;
-            }
-            const ref = AssetReference.getOrCreate(context.gltfId, data, context.context);
-            return ref;
-        }
-        else if (data instanceof Object3D) {
-            if (!context.context) {
-                console.error("Missing context");
-                return null;
-            }
-            if (!context.gltfId) {
-                console.error("Missing source id");
-                return null;
-            }
-            const obj = data;
-            const ctx = context.context;
-            const guid = obj["guid"] ?? obj.uuid;
-            const existing = ctx.addressables.findAssetReference(guid);
-            if (existing) return existing;
-            const ref = new AssetReference(guid, undefined, obj);
-            ctx.addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
-            return ref;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-}
-new AddressableSerializer();
-
-
-
-const failedTexturePromise = Promise.resolve(null);
-
-/** Use this if a file is a external image URL
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * @serializable(ImageReference)  
- * myImage?:ImageReference;
- * ```
- */
-export class ImageReference {
-
-    private static imageReferences = new Map<string, ImageReference>();
-
-    static getOrCreate(url: string) {
-        let ref = ImageReference.imageReferences.get(url);
-        if (!ref) {
-            ref = new ImageReference(url);
-            ImageReference.imageReferences.set(url, ref);
-        }
-        return ref;
-    }
-
-    constructor(url: string) {
-        this.url = url;
-    }
-
-    readonly url!: string;
-
-    private _bitmap?: Promise<ImageBitmap | null>;
-    private _bitmapObject?: ImageBitmap;
-
-    dispose() {
-        if (this._bitmapObject) {
-            this._bitmapObject.close();
-        }
-        this._bitmap = undefined;
-    }
-
-    createHTMLImage(): HTMLImageElement {
-        const img = new Image();
-        img.src = this.url;
-        return img;
-    }
-
-    private loader: TextureLoader | null = null;
-    createTexture(): Promise<Texture | null> {
-        if (!this.url) {
-            console.error("Can not load texture without url");
-            return failedTexturePromise;
-        }
-        
-        if (!this.loader) this.loader = new TextureLoader();
-        this.loader.setCrossOrigin("anonymous");
-        return this.loader.loadAsync(this.url).then(res => {
-            if (res && !res.name?.length) {
-                // default name if no name is defined
-                res.name = this.url.split("/").pop() ?? this.url;
-            }
-            return res;
-        })
-        // return this.getBitmap().then((bitmap) => {
-        //     if (bitmap) {
-        //         const texture = new Texture(bitmap);
-        //         texture.needsUpdate = true;
-        //         return texture;
-        //     }
-        //     return null;
-        // });
-    }
-
-    /** Loads the bitmap data of the image */
-    getBitmap(): Promise<ImageBitmap | null> {
-        if (this._bitmap) return this._bitmap;
-        this._bitmap = new Promise((res, _) => {
-            const imageElement = document.createElement("img") as HTMLImageElement;
-            imageElement.addEventListener("load", () => {
-                this._bitmap = createImageBitmap(imageElement).then((bitmap) => {
-                    this._bitmapObject = bitmap;
-                    res(bitmap);
-                    return bitmap;
-                })
-            });
-            imageElement.addEventListener("error", err => {
-                console.error("Failed to load image:" + this.url, err);
-                res(null);
-            });
-            imageElement.src = this.url;
-        });
-        return this._bitmap;
-    }
-}
-
-
-/** @internal */
-export class ImageReferenceSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
-    constructor() {
-        super([ImageReference], "ImageReferenceSerializer");
-    }
-
-    onSerialize(_data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    onDeserialize(data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
-        if (typeof data === "string") {
-            const url = resolveUrl(_context.gltfId, data)
-            return ImageReference.getOrCreate(url);
-        }
-        return undefined;
-    }
-}
-new ImageReferenceSerializer();
-
-
-
-/** Use this if a file is a external file URL. The file can be any arbitrary binary data like a videofile or a text asset
- */
-export class FileReference {
-
-    private static cache = new Map<string, FileReference>();
-
-    static getOrCreate(url: string) {
-        let ref = FileReference.cache.get(url);
-        if (!ref) {
-            ref = new FileReference(url);
-            FileReference.cache.set(url, ref);
-        }
-        return ref;
-    }
-
-    /** Load the file binary data
-     * @returns a promise that resolves to the binary data of the file. Make sure to await this request or use `.then(res => {...})` to get the result.
-     */
-    async loadRaw(): Promise<Blob> {
-        if (!this.res) this.res = fetch(this.url);
-        return this.res.then(res => res.blob());
-    }
-
-    /** Load the file as text (if the referenced file is a text file like a .txt or .json file)
-     * @returns a promise that resolves to the text data of the file. Make sure to await this request or use `.then(res => {...})` to get the result. If the format is json you can use `JSON.parse(result)` to convert it to a json object
-     */
-    async loadText(): Promise<string> {
-        if (!this.res) this.res = fetch(this.url);
-        return this.res.then(res => res.text());
-    }
-
-    /** The resolved url to the file */
-    readonly url: string;
-
-    private res?: Promise<Response>;
-
-    constructor(url: string) {
-        this.url = url;
-    }
-}
-
-
-/** @internal */
-export class FileReferenceSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
-    constructor() {
-        super([FileReference], "FileReferenceSerializer");
-    }
-
-    onSerialize(_data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    onDeserialize(data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
-        if (typeof data === "string") {
-            const url = resolveUrl(_context.gltfId, data)
-            return FileReference.getOrCreate(url);
-        }
-        return undefined;
-    }
-}
+import { Group, Object3D, Texture, TextureLoader } from "three";
+
+import { getParam, resolveUrl } from "../engine/engine_utils.js";
+import { destroy, type IInstantiateOptions, instantiate, InstantiateOptions, isDestroyed } from "./engine_gameobject.js";
+import { getLoader } from "./engine_gltf.js";
+import { processNewScripts } from "./engine_mainloop_utils.js";
+import { BlobStorage } from "./engine_networking_blob.js";
+import { registerPrefabProvider, syncInstantiate, SyncInstantiateOptions } from "./engine_networking_instantiate.js";
+import { SerializationContext, TypeSerializer } from "./engine_serialization_core.js";
+import { Context } from "./engine_setup.js";
+import type { GLTF, IComponent, IGameObject, SourceIdentifier } from "./engine_types.js";
+
+const debug = getParam("debugaddressables");
+
+/** 
+ * The Addressables class is used to register and manage {@link AssetReference} types  
+ * It can be accessed from components via {@link Context.Current} or {@link Context.addressables} (e.g. `this.context.addressables`)
+ */
+export class Addressables {
+
+    private _context: Context;
+    private _assetReferences: { [key: string]: AssetReference } = {};
+
+    /** @internal */
+    constructor(context: Context) {
+        this._context = context;
+        this._context.pre_update_callbacks.push(this.preUpdate);
+    }
+
+    /** @internal */
+    dispose() {
+        const preUpdateIndex = this._context.pre_update_callbacks.indexOf(this.preUpdate);
+        if (preUpdateIndex >= 0) {
+            this._context.pre_update_callbacks.splice(preUpdateIndex, 1);
+        }
+        for (const key in this._assetReferences) {
+            const ref = this._assetReferences[key];
+            ref?.unload();
+        }
+        this._assetReferences = {};
+    }
+
+    private preUpdate = () => {
+
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Find a registered AssetReference by its URL
+     */
+    findAssetReference(url: string): AssetReference | null {
+        return this._assetReferences[url] || null;
+    }
+
+    /** 
+     * Register an asset reference
+     * @internal
+     */
+    registerAssetReference(ref: AssetReference): AssetReference {
+        if (!ref.url) return ref;
+        if (!this._assetReferences[ref.url]) {
+            this._assetReferences[ref.url] = ref;
+        }
+        else {
+
+            console.warn("Asset reference already registered", ref);
+        }
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    /** @internal */
+    unregisterAssetReference(ref: AssetReference) {
+        if (!ref.url) return;
+        delete this._assetReferences[ref.url];
+    }
+}
+
+export type ProgressCallback = (asset: AssetReference, prog: ProgressEvent) => void;
+
+const $assetReference = Symbol("assetReference");
+
+/** ### AssetReferences can be used to easily load glTF or GLB assets  
+ * You can use `AssetReference.getOrCreate` to get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.  
+ * When using the same URL multiple times the same AssetReference will be returned, this avoids loading or creating the same asset multiple times.  
+ * - `myAssetReference.preload()` to load the asset binary without creating an instance yet.
+ * - `myAssetReference.loadAssetAsync()` to load the asset and create an instance.  
+ * - `myAssetReference.instantiate()` to load the asset and create a new instance.  
+ * - `myAssetReference.unload()` to dispose allocated memory and destroy the asset instance.  
+ */
+export class AssetReference {
+
+    /**
+     * Get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.  
+     * AssetReferences are cached so calling this method multiple times with the same arguments will always return the same AssetReference.
+     * @param url The URL of the asset to load. The url can be relative or absolute.
+     * @param context The context to use for loading the asset  
+     * @returns the AssetReference for the URL
+     */
+    static getOrCreateFromUrl(url: string, context?: Context): AssetReference {
+        if (!context) {
+            context = Context.Current;
+            if (!context)
+                throw new Error("Context is required when sourceId is a string. When you call this method from a component you can call it with \"getOrCreate(this, url)\" where \"this\" is the component.");
+        }
+        const addressables = context.addressables;
+        const existing = addressables.findAssetReference(url);
+        if (existing) return existing;
+        const ref = new AssetReference(url, context.hash);
+        addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    /** 
+     * Get an AssetReference for a URL to be easily loaded.   
+     * AssetReferences are cached so calling this method multiple times with the same arguments will always return the same AssetReference.
+     */
+    static getOrCreate(sourceId: SourceIdentifier | IComponent, url: string, context?: Context): AssetReference {
+
+        if (typeof sourceId === "string") {
+            if (!context) {
+                context = Context.Current;
+                if (!context)
+                    throw new Error("Context is required when sourceId is a string. When you call this method from a component you can call it with \"getOrCreate(this, url)\" where \"this\" is the component.");
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            context = sourceId.context as Context;
+            sourceId = sourceId.sourceId!;
+        }
+
+        const fullPath = resolveUrl(sourceId, url);
+        if (debug) console.log("GetOrCreate Addressable from", sourceId, url, "FinalPath=", fullPath);
+        const addressables = context.addressables;
+        const existing = addressables.findAssetReference(fullPath);
+        if (existing) return existing;
+        const ref = new AssetReference(fullPath, context.hash);
+        addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    private static currentlyInstantiating: Map<string, number> = new Map<string, number>();
+
+    /** @returns true if this is an AssetReference instance */
+    get isAssetReference() { return true; }
+
+    /** The loaded asset */
+    get asset(): Object3D | null {
+        return this._glbRoot ?? this._asset;
+    }
+
+    protected set asset(val: any) {
+        this._asset = val;
+    }
+
+    private _loading?: PromiseLike<any>;
+
+    /** The url of the loaded asset (or the asset to be loaded) 
+     * @deprecated use url */
+    get uri(): string {
+        return this._url;
+    }
+    /** The url of the loaded asset (or the asset to be loaded) */
+    get url(): string {
+        return this._url;
+    }
+
+    /** The name of the assigned url. This name is deduced from the url and might not reflect the actual name of the asset */
+    get urlName(): string {
+        return this._urlName;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * @returns true if the uri is a valid URL (http, https, blob)
+     */
+    get hasUrl() {
+        return this._url !== undefined &&
+            (this._url.startsWith("http") || this._url.startsWith("blob:") || this._url.startsWith("www.") || this._url.includes("/"));
+    }
+
+    /**  
+     * This is the loaded asset root object. If the asset is a glb/gltf file this will be the {@link three#Scene} object.
+     */
+    get rawAsset(): any { return this._asset; }
+
+    private _asset: any;
+    private _glbRoot?: Object3D | null;
+    private _url: string;
+    private _urlName: string;
+    private _progressListeners: ProgressCallback[] = [];
+
+    private _hash?: string;
+    private _hashedUri: string;
+
+    private _isLoadingRawBinary: boolean = false;
+    private _rawBinary?: ArrayBufferLike | null;
+
+    /** @internal */
+    constructor(uri: string, hash?: string, asset: any = null) {
+        this._url = uri;
+
+        const lastUriPart = uri.lastIndexOf("/");
+        if (lastUriPart >= 0) {
+            this._urlName = uri.substring(lastUriPart + 1);
+            // remove file extension
+            const lastDot = this._urlName.lastIndexOf(".");
+            if (lastDot >= 0) {
+                this._urlName = this._urlName.substring(0, lastDot);
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            this._urlName = uri;
+        }
+
+        this._hash = hash;
+        if (uri.includes("?v="))
+            this._hashedUri = uri;
+        else
+            this._hashedUri = hash ? uri + "?v=" + hash : uri;
+        if (asset !== null) this.asset = asset;
+
+        registerPrefabProvider(this._url, this.onResolvePrefab.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    private async onResolvePrefab(url: string): Promise<Object3D | null> {
+        if (url === this.url) {
+            if (this.mustLoad) await this.loadAssetAsync();
+            if (this.asset) {
+                return this.asset;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private get mustLoad() {
+        return !this.asset || (this.asset as any).__destroyed === true || isDestroyed(this.asset) === true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @returns `true` if the asset has been loaded (via preload) or if it exists already (assigned to `asset`) */
+    isLoaded() { return this._rawBinary || this.asset !== undefined }
+
+    /** frees previously allocated memory and destroys the current `asset` instance (if any) */
+    unload() {
+        if (this.asset) {
+            if (debug) console.log("Unload", this.asset);
+            // TODO: we need a way to remove objects from the context (including components) without actually "destroying" them
+            if ("scene" in this.asset && this.asset.scene)
+                destroy(this.asset.scene as Object3D, true, true);
+            destroy(this.asset, true, true);
+        }
+        this.asset = null;
+        this._rawBinary = undefined;
+        this._glbRoot = null;
+        this._loading = undefined;
+        if (Context.Current) {
+            Context.Current.addressables.unregisterAssetReference(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** loads the asset binary without creating an instance */
+    async preload(): Promise<ArrayBufferLike | null> {
+        if (!this.mustLoad) return null;
+        if (this._isLoadingRawBinary) return null;
+        if (this._rawBinary !== undefined) return this._rawBinary;
+        this._isLoadingRawBinary = true;
+        if (debug) console.log("Preload", this._hashedUri);
+        const res = await BlobStorage.download(this._hashedUri, p => {
+            this.raiseProgressEvent(p);
+        });
+        this._rawBinary = res?.buffer ?? null;
+        this._isLoadingRawBinary = false;
+        return this._rawBinary;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: we need a way to abort loading a resource
+    /** Loads the asset and creates one instance (assigned to `asset`)
+     * @returns the loaded asset
+     */
+    async loadAssetAsync(prog?: ProgressCallback | null) {
+        if (debug)
+            console.log("loadAssetAsync", this.url);
+        if (!this.mustLoad) return this.asset;
+
+        if (prog) this._progressListeners.push(prog);
+        
+        if (this._loading !== undefined) {
+            // console.warn("Wait for other loading thiny");
+            return this._loading.then(_ => this.asset);
+        }
+        const context = Context.Current;
+        // TODO: technically we shouldnt call awake only when the object is added to a scene
+        // addressables now allow loading things without adding them to a scene immediately
+        // we should "address" (LUL) this
+        // console.log("START LOADING");
+        if (this._rawBinary) {
+            if (!(this._rawBinary instanceof ArrayBuffer)) {
+                console.error("Invalid raw binary data", this._rawBinary);
+                return null;
+            }
+            this._loading = getLoader().parseSync(context, this._rawBinary, this.url, null);
+            this.raiseProgressEvent(new ProgressEvent("progress", { loaded: this._rawBinary.byteLength, total: this._rawBinary.byteLength }));
+        }
+        else {
+            if (debug) console.log("Load async", this.url);
+            this._loading = getLoader().loadSync(context, this._hashedUri, this.url, null, prog => {
+                this.raiseProgressEvent(prog);
+            });
+        }
+        const res = await this._loading;
+        // clear all progress listeners after download has finished
+        this._progressListeners.length = 0;
+        this._glbRoot = this.tryGetActualGameObjectRoot(res);
+        this._loading = undefined;
+        if (res) {
+            // Make sure the loaded roots all have a reference to this AssetReference
+            // that was originally loading it.
+            // We need this when the loaded asset is being disposed
+            // TODO: we have to prevent disposing resources that are still in use
+            res[$assetReference] = this;
+            if (this._glbRoot)
+                this._glbRoot[$assetReference] = this;
+            if (this.asset) this.asset[$assetReference] = this;
+
+            // we need to handle the pre_setup callsbacks before instantiating
+            // because that is where deserialization happens
+            processNewScripts(context);
+
+            if (res.scene !== undefined) {
+                this.asset = res;
+            }
+            return this.asset;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /** loads and returns a new instance of `asset` */
+    instantiate(parent?: Object3D | IInstantiateOptions | null) {
+        return this.onInstantiate(parent, false);
+    }
+
+    /** loads and returns a new instance of `asset` - this call is networked so an instance will be created on all connected users */
+    instantiateSynced(parent?: Object3D | SyncInstantiateOptions, saveOnServer: boolean = true) {
+        return this.onInstantiate(parent, true, saveOnServer);
+    }
+
+    beginListenDownload(evt: ProgressCallback) {
+        if (this._progressListeners.indexOf(evt) < 0)
+            this._progressListeners.push(evt);
+    }
+
+    endListenDownload(evt: ProgressCallback) {
+        const index = this._progressListeners.indexOf(evt);
+        if (index >= 0) {
+            this._progressListeners.splice(index, 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private raiseProgressEvent(prog: ProgressEvent) {
+        for (const list of this._progressListeners) {
+            list(this, prog);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async onInstantiate(opts?: Object3D | IInstantiateOptions | SyncInstantiateOptions | null, networked: boolean = false, saveOnServer?: boolean): Promise<Object3D | null> {
+        const context = Context.Current;
+
+        // clone the instantiate options immediately
+        // in case the user is not awaiting this call and already modifying the options
+        const options = new InstantiateOptions();
+        if (opts instanceof Object3D) {
+            options.parent = opts;
+        }
+        else if (opts) {
+            // Assign to e.g. have SyncInstantiateOptions
+            Object.assign(options, opts);
+            options.cloneAssign(opts);
+        }
+        if (options.parent === undefined) options.parent = context.scene;
+
+        // ensure the asset is loaded
+        if (this.mustLoad) {
+            await this.loadAssetAsync();
+        }
+        if (debug)
+            console.log("Instantiate", this.url, "parent:", opts);
+
+        if (this.asset) {
+            if (debug) console.log("Add to scene", this.asset);
+
+            let count = AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.get(this.url);
+            // allow up to 10000 instantiations of the same prefab in the same frame
+            if (count !== undefined && count >= 10000) {
+                console.error("Recursive or too many instantiations of " + this.url + " in the same frame (" + count + ")");
+                return null;
+            }
+            try {
+                if (count === undefined) count = 0;
+                count += 1;
+                AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.set(this.url, count);
+                if (networked) {
+                    options.context = context;
+                    const prefab = this.asset;
+                    prefab.guid = this.url;
+                    const instance = syncInstantiate(prefab, options, undefined, saveOnServer);
+                    if (instance) {
+                        return instance;
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    const instance = instantiate(this.asset, options);
+                    if (instance) {
+                        return instance;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            finally {
+                context.post_render_callbacks.push(() => {
+                    if (count === undefined || count < 0) count = 0;
+                    else count -= 1;
+                    AssetReference.currentlyInstantiating.set(this.url, count)
+                });
+            }
+
+        }
+        else if (debug) console.warn("Failed to load asset", this.url);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * try to ignore the intermediate created object
+     * because it causes trouble if we instantiate an assetreference per player
+     * and call destroy on the player marker root
+     * @returns the scene root object if the asset was a glb/gltf
+     */
+    private tryGetActualGameObjectRoot(asset: any): Object3D | null {
+        if (asset && asset.scene) {
+            // some exporters produce additional root objects
+            const scene = asset.scene as Group;
+            if (scene.isGroup && scene.children.length === 1 && scene.children[0].name + "glb" === scene.name) {
+                const root = scene.children[0];
+                return root;
+            }
+            // ok the scene is the scene, just use that then
+            else
+                return scene;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+class AddressableSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
+
+    constructor() {
+        super([AssetReference], "AssetReferenceSerializer");
+    }
+
+    onSerialize(data: any, _context: SerializationContext) {
+        if (data && data.uri !== undefined && typeof data.uri === "string") {
+            return data.uri;
+        }
+    }
+
+    onDeserialize(data: any, context: SerializationContext) {
+        if (typeof data === "string") {
+            if (!context.context) {
+                console.error("Missing context");
+                return null;
+            }
+            if (!context.gltfId) {
+                console.error("Missing source id");
+                return null;
+            }
+            const ref = AssetReference.getOrCreate(context.gltfId, data, context.context);
+            return ref;
+        }
+        else if (data instanceof Object3D) {
+            if (!context.context) {
+                console.error("Missing context");
+                return null;
+            }
+            if (!context.gltfId) {
+                console.error("Missing source id");
+                return null;
+            }
+            const obj = data;
+            const ctx = context.context;
+            const guid = obj["guid"] ?? obj.uuid;
+            const existing = ctx.addressables.findAssetReference(guid);
+            if (existing) return existing;
+            const ref = new AssetReference(guid, undefined, obj);
+            ctx.addressables.registerAssetReference(ref);
+            return ref;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}
+new AddressableSerializer();
+
+
+
+const failedTexturePromise = Promise.resolve(null);
+
+/** Use this if a file is a external image URL
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * @serializable(ImageReference)  
+ * myImage?:ImageReference;
+ * ```
+ */
+export class ImageReference {
+
+    private static imageReferences = new Map<string, ImageReference>();
+
+    static getOrCreate(url: string) {
+        let ref = ImageReference.imageReferences.get(url);
+        if (!ref) {
+            ref = new ImageReference(url);
+            ImageReference.imageReferences.set(url, ref);
+        }
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    constructor(url: string) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    readonly url!: string;
+
+    private _bitmap?: Promise<ImageBitmap | null>;
+    private _bitmapObject?: ImageBitmap;
+
+    dispose() {
+        if (this._bitmapObject) {
+            this._bitmapObject.close();
+        }
+        this._bitmap = undefined;
+    }
+
+    createHTMLImage(): HTMLImageElement {
+        const img = new Image();
+        img.src = this.url;
+        return img;
+    }
+
+    private loader: TextureLoader | null = null;
+    createTexture(): Promise<Texture | null> {
+        if (!this.url) {
+            console.error("Can not load texture without url");
+            return failedTexturePromise;
+        }
+        
+        if (!this.loader) this.loader = new TextureLoader();
+        this.loader.setCrossOrigin("anonymous");
+        return this.loader.loadAsync(this.url).then(res => {
+            if (res && !res.name?.length) {
+                // default name if no name is defined
+                res.name = this.url.split("/").pop() ?? this.url;
+            }
+            return res;
+        })
+        // return this.getBitmap().then((bitmap) => {
+        //     if (bitmap) {
+        //         const texture = new Texture(bitmap);
+        //         texture.needsUpdate = true;
+        //         return texture;
+        //     }
+        //     return null;
+        // });
+    }
+
+    /** Loads the bitmap data of the image */
+    getBitmap(): Promise<ImageBitmap | null> {
+        if (this._bitmap) return this._bitmap;
+        this._bitmap = new Promise((res, _) => {
+            const imageElement = document.createElement("img") as HTMLImageElement;
+            imageElement.addEventListener("load", () => {
+                this._bitmap = createImageBitmap(imageElement).then((bitmap) => {
+                    this._bitmapObject = bitmap;
+                    res(bitmap);
+                    return bitmap;
+                })
+            });
+            imageElement.addEventListener("error", err => {
+                console.error("Failed to load image:" + this.url, err);
+                res(null);
+            });
+            imageElement.src = this.url;
+        });
+        return this._bitmap;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/** @internal */
+export class ImageReferenceSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
+    constructor() {
+        super([ImageReference], "ImageReferenceSerializer");
+    }
+
+    onSerialize(_data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    onDeserialize(data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
+        if (typeof data === "string") {
+            const url = resolveUrl(_context.gltfId, data)
+            return ImageReference.getOrCreate(url);
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+new ImageReferenceSerializer();
+
+
+
+/** Use this if a file is a external file URL. The file can be any arbitrary binary data like a videofile or a text asset
+ */
+export class FileReference {
+
+    private static cache = new Map<string, FileReference>();
+
+    static getOrCreate(url: string) {
+        let ref = FileReference.cache.get(url);
+        if (!ref) {
+            ref = new FileReference(url);
+            FileReference.cache.set(url, ref);
+        }
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    /** Load the file binary data
+     * @returns a promise that resolves to the binary data of the file. Make sure to await this request or use `.then(res => {...})` to get the result.
+     */
+    async loadRaw(): Promise<Blob> {
+        if (!this.res) this.res = fetch(this.url);
+        return this.res.then(res => res.blob());
+    }
+
+    /** Load the file as text (if the referenced file is a text file like a .txt or .json file)
+     * @returns a promise that resolves to the text data of the file. Make sure to await this request or use `.then(res => {...})` to get the result. If the format is json you can use `JSON.parse(result)` to convert it to a json object
+     */
+    async loadText(): Promise<string> {
+        if (!this.res) this.res = fetch(this.url);
+        return this.res.then(res => res.text());
+    }
+
+    /** The resolved url to the file */
+    readonly url: string;
+
+    private res?: Promise<Response>;
+
+    constructor(url: string) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/** @internal */
+export class FileReferenceSerializer extends TypeSerializer {
+    constructor() {
+        super([FileReference], "FileReferenceSerializer");
+    }
+
+    onSerialize(_data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    onDeserialize(data: string, _context: SerializationContext) {
+        if (typeof data === "string") {
+            const url = resolveUrl(_context.gltfId, data)
+            return FileReference.getOrCreate(url);
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
 new FileReferenceSerializer();