public virtual Asset CreateDerivedAsset([NotNull] string baseLocation, out Dictionary <Guid, Guid> idRemapping)
{
if (baseLocation == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(baseLocation));
}
// Make sure we have identifiers for all items
AssetCollectionItemIdHelper.GenerateMissingItemIds(this);
// Clone this asset without overrides (as we want all parameters to inherit from base)
var newAsset = AssetCloner.Clone(this, AssetClonerFlags.GenerateNewIdsForIdentifiableObjects, out idRemapping);
// Create a new identifier for this asset
var newId = AssetId.New();
// Register this new identifier in the remapping dictionary
idRemapping?.Add((Guid)newAsset.Id, (Guid)newId);
// Write the new id into the new asset.
newAsset.Id = newId;
// Create the base of this asset
newAsset.Archetype = new AssetReference(Id, baseLocation);
return(newAsset);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a runtime hash id from the serialization of this asset.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="asset">The asset to get the runtime hash id</param>
/// <param name="flags">Flags used to control the serialization process</param>
/// <returns>An object id</returns>
internal static ObjectId ComputeHash(object asset, AssetClonerFlags flags = AssetClonerFlags.None)
{
if (asset == null)
{
return(ObjectId.Empty);
}
var cloner = new AssetCloner(asset, flags, null);
var result = cloner.GetHashId();
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Clones the specified asset using asset serialization.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="asset">The asset.</param>
/// <param name="flags">Flags used to control the cloning process</param>
/// <param name="externalIdentifiable"></param>
/// <param name="idRemapping">A dictionary containing the remapping of <see cref="IIdentifiable.Id"/> if <see cref="AssetClonerFlags.GenerateNewIdsForIdentifiableObjects"/> has been passed to the cloner.</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the asset.</returns>
public static object Clone(object asset, AssetClonerFlags flags, HashSet <IIdentifiable> externalIdentifiable, [NotNull] out Dictionary <Guid, Guid> idRemapping)
{
if (asset == null)
{
idRemapping = new Dictionary <Guid, Guid>();
return(null);
}
var cloner = new AssetCloner(asset, flags, externalIdentifiable);
var newObject = cloner.Clone(out idRemapping);
return(newObject);
}
/// <summary>
/// Computes a stable hash from an asset including all meta informations (ids, overrides).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="asset">An object instance</param>
/// <param name="flags">Flags used to control the serialization process</param>
/// <returns>a stable hash</returns>
public static ObjectId Compute(object asset, AssetClonerFlags flags = AssetClonerFlags.None)
{
return(AssetCloner.ComputeHash(asset, flags));
}