Using the `MEM_*` API from C++ code was a bit annoying:
* When converting C to C++ code, one often has to add a type cast on
returned `void *`. That leads to having the same type name three times
in the same line. This patch reduces the amount to two and removes the
`sizeof(...)` from the line.
* The existing alternative of using `OBJECT_GUARDED_NEW` looks a out
of place compared to other allocation methods. Sometimes
`MEM_CXX_CLASS_ALLOC_FUNCS` can be used when structs are defined
in C++ code. It doesn't look great but it's definitely better. The downside
is that it makes the name of the allocation less useful. That's because
the same name is used for all allocations of a type, independend of
where it is allocated.
This patch introduces three new functions: `MEM_new`, `MEM_cnew` and
`MEM_delete`. These cover the majority of use cases (array allocation is
not covered).
The `OBJECT_GUARDED_*` macros are removed because they are not
needed anymore.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13502
Use fixed-length string to convert `char[2]` to `std::string`. Otherwise
`strlen()` is called, which is problematic as the `char[2]` is not
zero-terminated.
Asset library indexing would store indexes of asset files to speed up
asset library browsing.
* Indexes are read when they are up to date
** Index should exist
** Index last modify data should be later than the file it indexes
** Index version should match
* The index of a file containing no assets can be load without opening
the index file. The size of the file should be below a 32 bytes.
* Indexes are stored on a persistent cache folder.
* Unused index files are automatically removed.
The structure of the index files contains all data needed for browsing assets:
```
{
"version": <file version number>,
"entries": [{
"name": "<asset name>",
"catalog_id": "<catalog_id>",
"catalog_name": "<catalog_name>",
"description": "<description>",
"author": "<author>",
"tags": ["<tag>"]
}]
}
```
Reviewed By: sybren, Severin
Maniphest Tasks: T91406
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12693
