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+#pragma once
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace crepe {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Asset location helper
+ *
+ * This class is used to locate and canonicalize paths to game asset files, and should *always*
+ * be used when retrieving files from disk.
+ */
+class Asset {
+public:
+	/**
+	 * \param src  Unique identifier to asset
+	 */
+	Asset(const std::string & src);
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * \brief Get an input stream to the contents of this asset
+	 * \return Input stream with file contents
+	 */
+	std::istream & get_stream();
+	/**
+	 * \brief Get the canonical path to this asset
+	 * \return Canonical path to this asset
+	 */
+	const std::string & get_canonical() const;
+
+private:
+	//! Canonical path to asset
+	const std::string src;
+	//! File handle (stream)
+	std::ifstream file;
+};
+
+} // namespace crepe