7 files changed, 153 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crepe/facade/CMakeLists.txt
index 0598e16..e61b680 100644
--- a/src/crepe/facade/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ target_sources(crepe PUBLIC
 	SoundContext.cpp
 	SDLContext.cpp
 	DB.cpp
+	SDLFontContext.cpp
+	Font.cpp
 )
 
 target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
@@ -12,5 +14,7 @@ target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
 	SoundContext.h
 	SDLContext.h
 	DB.h
+	SDLFontContext.h
+	Font.h
 )
 
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/Font.cpp b/src/crepe/facade/Font.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f111af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/Font.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "../api/Config.h"
+
+#include "Font.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace crepe;
+
+Font::Font(const Asset & src, Mediator & mediator)
+	: Resource(src, mediator),
+	  font(nullptr, TTF_CloseFont) {
+	Config & config = Config::get_instance();
+	const std::string FONT_PATH = src.get_path();
+	TTF_Font * font = TTF_OpenFont(FONT_PATH.c_str(), config.font.size);
+	if (font == NULL)
+		throw runtime_error(format("Font: {} (path: {})", TTF_GetError(), FONT_PATH));
+	this->font = { font, [] (TTF_Font * font) { TTF_CloseFont(font); } };
+}
+
+TTF_Font * Font::get_font() const { return this->font.get(); }
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/Font.h b/src/crepe/facade/Font.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7d5b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/Font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "../Resource.h"
+#include "../api/Asset.h"
+#include "../api/Config.h"
+
+namespace crepe {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Resource for managing font creation and destruction
+ *
+ * This class is a wrapper around an SDL_ttf font instance, encapsulating font loading and usage.
+ * It loads a font from an Asset and manages its lifecycle. The font is automatically unloaded
+ * when this object is destroyed.
+ */
+class Font : public Resource {
+public:
+	/**
+     * \param src The Asset containing the font file path and metadata to load the font.
+     * \param mediator The Mediator object used for managing the SDL context or related systems.
+     */
+	Font(const Asset & src, Mediator & mediator);
+
+	/**
+     * \brief Gets the underlying TTF_Font resource.
+     * 
+     * This function returns the raw pointer to the SDL_ttf TTF_Font object that represents
+     * the loaded font. This can be used with SDL_ttf functions to render text.
+     * 
+     * \return The raw TTF_Font object wrapped in a unique pointer.
+     */
+	TTF_Font * get_font() const;
+
+private:
+	//! The SDL_ttf font object with custom deleter.
+	std::unique_ptr<TTF_Font, std::function<void(TTF_Font*)>> font;
+};
+
+} // namespace crepe
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
index 20bb030..cbb0f3b 100644
--- a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 SDLContext::SDLContext(Mediator & mediator) {
 	dbg_trace();
+	if (TTF_Init() == -1) {
+		throw runtime_error(format("SDL_ttf initialization failed: {}", TTF_GetError()));
+	}
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
 		throw runtime_error(format("SDLContext: SDL_Init error: {}", SDL_GetError()));
 	}
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ SDLContext::~SDLContext() {
 	// before.
 	IMG_Quit();
 	SDL_Quit();
+	TTF_Quit();
 }
 
 Keycode SDLContext::sdl_to_keycode(SDL_Keycode sdl_key) {
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
index bcadf87..76cd99a 100644
--- a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <SDL2/SDL_keycode.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_rect.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_render.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_video.h>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <functional>
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "api/KeyCodes.h"
 #include "api/Sprite.h"
 #include "api/Transform.h"
-
 #include "types.h"
 
 namespace crepe {
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.cpp b/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5123b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "SDLFontContext.h"
+
+using namespace crepe;
+using namespace std;
+
+SDLFontContext::SDLFontContext() {
+	if (!FcInit()) {
+		throw runtime_error("Failed to initialize Fontconfig.");
+	}
+}
+
+SDLFontContext::~SDLFontContext() { FcFini(); }
+
+Asset SDLFontContext::get_font_asset(const string font_family) {
+
+	// Create a pattern to search for the font family
+	FcPattern * pattern = FcNameParse(reinterpret_cast<const FcChar8 *>(font_family.c_str()));
+	if (!pattern) {
+		throw runtime_error("Failed to create font pattern.");
+	}
+
+	// Default configuration
+	FcConfig * config = FcConfigGetCurrent();
+	if (!config) {
+		FcPatternDestroy(pattern);
+		throw runtime_error("Failed to get current Fontconfig configuration.");
+	}
+
+	// Match the font pattern
+	FcResult result;
+	FcPattern * matched_pattern = FcFontMatch(config, pattern, &result);
+	FcPatternDestroy(pattern);
+
+	if (!matched_pattern) {
+		FcPatternDestroy(matched_pattern);
+		throw runtime_error("No matching font found.");
+	}
+
+	// Extract the file path
+	FcChar8 * file_path = nullptr;
+	if (FcPatternGetString(matched_pattern, FC_FILE, 0, &file_path) != FcResultMatch
+		|| !file_path) {
+		FcPatternDestroy(matched_pattern);
+		throw runtime_error("Failed to get font file path.");
+	}
+
+	// Convert the file path to a string
+	string font_file_path(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(file_path));
+	FcPatternDestroy(matched_pattern);
+	return Asset(font_file_path);
+}
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.h b/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb3ca9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLFontContext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "../api/Asset.h"
+
+namespace crepe {
+class SDLFontContext {
+public:
+	SDLFontContext();
+	~SDLFontContext();
+	SDLFontContext(const SDLFontContext &) = delete;
+	SDLFontContext(SDLFontContext &&) = delete;
+	SDLFontContext & operator=(const SDLFontContext &) = delete;
+	SDLFontContext & operator=(SDLFontContext &&) = delete;
+	/**
+		 * 
+		 * \brief Facade function to convert a font_family into an asset.
+		 * 
+		 * This function uses the FontConfig library to convert a font family name (Arial, Inter, Helvetica) and converts it to the font source path.
+		 * 
+		 * \param font_family Name of the font family name.
+		 */
+	Asset get_font_asset(const std::string font_family);
+
+private:
+};
+
+} // namespace crepe