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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace crepe {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Asset location helper
+ *
+ * This class is used to locate game asset files, and should *always* be used
+ * instead of reading file paths directly.
+ */
+class Asset {
+public:
+	/**
+	 * \param src  Unique identifier to asset
+	 */
+	Asset(const std::string & src);
+	/**
+	 * \param src  Unique identifier to asset
+	 */
+	Asset(const char * src);
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * \brief Get the path to this asset
+	 * \return path to this asset
+	 */
+	const std::string & get_path() const noexcept;
+
+private:
+	//! path to asset
+	const std::string src;
+
+private:
+	std::string find_asset(const std::string & src) const;
+	/**
+	 * \returns The path to the current executable
+	 */
+	std::string whereami() const noexcept;
+};
+
+} // namespace crepe