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diff --git a/src/crepe/api/AssetManager.h b/src/crepe/api/AssetManager.h
index fefbed9..86a9902 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/AssetManager.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/AssetManager.h
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@
namespace crepe {
+/**
+ * \brief The AssetManager is responsible for storing and managing assets over
+ * multiple scenes.
+ *
+ * The AssetManager ensures that assets are loaded once and can be accessed
+ * across different scenes. It caches assets to avoid reloading them every time
+ * a scene is loaded. Assets are retained in memory until the AssetManager is
+ * destroyed, at which point the cached assets are cleared.
+ */
class AssetManager {
private:
+ //! A cache that holds all the assets, accessible by their file path, over multiple scenes.
std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any> asset_cache;
private:
@@ -22,12 +32,32 @@ public:
AssetManager & operator=(const AssetManager &) = delete;
AssetManager & operator=(AssetManager &&) = delete;
+ /**
+ * \brief Retrieves the singleton instance of the AssetManager.
+ *
+ * \return A reference to the single instance of the AssetManager.
+ */
static AssetManager & get_instance();
public:
- template <typename asset>
- std::shared_ptr<asset> cache(const std::string & file_path,
- bool reload = false);
+ /**
+ * \brief Caches an asset by loading it from the given file path.
+ *
+ * \param file_path The path to the asset file to load.
+ * \param reload If true, the asset will be reloaded from the file, even if
+ * it is already cached.
+ * \tparam T The type of asset to cache (e.g., texture, sound, etc.).
+ *
+ * \return A shared pointer to the cached asset.
+ *
+ * This template function caches the asset at the given file path. If the
+ * asset is already cached and `reload` is false, the existing cached version
+ * will be returned. Otherwise, the asset will be reloaded and added to the
+ * cache.
+ */
+ template <typename T>
+ std::shared_ptr<T> cache(const std::string & file_path,
+ bool reload = false);
};
} // namespace crepe