6 files changed, 32 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/Asset.cpp b/src/crepe/api/Asset.cpp
index 1887814..5271cf7 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/Asset.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/api/Asset.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ string Asset::whereami() const noexcept {
 	return path;
 }
 
+bool Asset::operator==(const Asset & other) const noexcept {
+	return this->src == other.src;
+}
+
 size_t std::hash<const Asset>::operator()(const Asset & asset) const noexcept {
 	return std::hash<string>{}(asset.get_path());
 };
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/Asset.h b/src/crepe/api/Asset.h
index 0f6b0b3..05dccba 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/Asset.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/Asset.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	const std::string & get_path() const noexcept;
 
+	/**
+	 * \brief Comparison operator
+	 * \param other Possibly different instance of \c Asset to test equality against
+	 * \return True if \c this and \c other are equal
+	 */
+	bool operator == (const Asset & other) const noexcept;
+
 private:
 	//! path to asset
 	const std::string src;
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
index 70f1527..b452f37 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
 	Color.h
 	Texture.h 
 	ResourceManager.h 
-	ResourceManager.hpp
 	SaveManager.h
 	Scene.h
 	Metadata.h
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.cpp b/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.cpp
index 6eb4afd..7877ed9 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+#include <stdexcept>
+
 #include "util/Log.h"
 
 #include "ResourceManager.h"
 
-// default resource cache functions
-#include "../facade/Sound.h"
-
 using namespace crepe;
+using namespace std;
 
 ResourceManager & ResourceManager::get_instance() {
 	static ResourceManager instance;
@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@ void ResourceManager::clear() {
 	this->resources.clear();
 }
 
-template <>
-Sound & ResourceManager::cache<Sound>(const Asset & asset) {
-	return this->cache<Sound>(asset);
+template <typename T>
+T & ResourceManager::cache(const Asset & asset) {
+	dbg_trace();
+	static_assert(is_base_of<Resource, T>::value, "cache must recieve a derivative class of Resource");
+
+	if (!this->resources.contains(asset))
+		this->resources[asset] = make_unique<T>(asset);
+
+	Resource * resource = this->resources.at(asset).get();
+	T * concrete_resource = dynamic_cast<T *>(resource);
+
+	if (concrete_resource == nullptr)
+		throw runtime_error(format("ResourceManager: mismatch between requested type and actual type of resource ({})", asset.get_path()));
+
+	return *concrete_resource;
 }
 
+#include "../facade/Sound.h"
+template Sound & ResourceManager::cache(const Asset &);
+
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.h b/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.h
index 468af16..efdd5c5 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.h
@@ -65,9 +65,5 @@ public:
 	void clear();
 };
 
-template <>
-Sound & ResourceManager::cache<Sound>(const Asset & asset);
-
 } // namespace crepe
 
-#include "ResourceManager.hpp"
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.hpp b/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 62cac20..0000000
--- a/src/crepe/api/ResourceManager.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <format>
-
-#include "ResourceManager.h"
-
-namespace crepe {
-
-template <typename T>
-T & ResourceManager::cache(const Asset & asset) {
-	using namespace std;
-	static_assert(is_base_of<Resource, T>::value, "cache must recieve a derivative class of Resource");
-
-	if (!this->resources.contains(asset))
-		this->resources[asset] = make_unique<T>(asset);
-
-	Resource * resource = this->resources.at(asset).get();
-	T * concrete_resource = dynamic_cast<T *>(resource);
-
-	if (concrete_resource == nullptr)
-		throw runtime_error(format("ResourceManager: mismatch between requested type and actual type of resource ({})", asset.get_path()));
-
-	return *concrete_resource;
-}
-
-} // namespace crepe