public static T OverwriteOrCreateAsset<T>(T asset, string path) where T : UnityEngine.Object {
try {
path = Misc.SanitizeFileName(path);
// If it's an existing asset but the path doesn't match, make a copy of it for the new path:
if (AssetDatabase.Contains(asset))
{
var assetPath = Path.GetFullPath(AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(asset));
var fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(path);
if (assetPath != fullPath)
{
var newAsset = UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(asset);
newAsset.name = asset.name;
asset = newAsset;
}
}
// to keep meta, rewrite the existing one if already exists.
T loadedAsset = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<T>(path);
if (loadedAsset != null) {
EditorUtility.CopySerialized(asset, loadedAsset);
return loadedAsset;
}
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(asset, path);
return asset;
}
catch (Exception e) {
Debug.LogError($"[MeshSync] Error in saving asset at {path}. Msg: {e.ToString()}");
return null;
}
}
public static T OverwriteOrCreateAsset <T>(T asset, string path) where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
try {
path = Misc.SanitizeFileName(path);
// to keep meta, rewrite the existing one if already exists.
T loadedAsset = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath <T>(path);
if (loadedAsset != null)
{
EditorUtility.CopySerialized(asset, loadedAsset);
return(loadedAsset);
}
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(asset, path);
return(asset);
}
catch (Exception e) {
Debug.LogError($"[MeshSync] Error in saving asset at {path}. Msg: {e.ToString()}");
return(null);
}
}
// save asset to path.
// if there is already a file, overwrite it but keep .meta intact.
public static T SaveAsset <T>(T asset, string path) where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
try
{
path = Misc.SanitizeFileName(path);
// to keep meta, rewrite the existing one if already exists.
T loadedAsset = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath <T>(path);
if (loadedAsset != null)
{
EditorUtility.CopySerialized(asset, loadedAsset);
return(loadedAsset);
}
else
{
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(asset, path);
return(asset);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(null);
}
}