Merge pull request #619 from Laupetin/fix/asset-references-in-global-assets

fix: asset references in global assets

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           ./ObjLoadingTests
           ./ObjWritingTests
           ./ParserTests
+          ./SystemTests
           ./ZoneCodeGeneratorLibTests
           ./ZoneCommonTests
 
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ jobs:
           $combinedExitCode = [System.Math]::max($combinedExitCode, $LASTEXITCODE)
           ./ParserTests
           $combinedExitCode = [System.Math]::max($combinedExitCode, $LASTEXITCODE)
+          ./SystemTests
+          $combinedExitCode = [System.Math]::max($combinedExitCode, $LASTEXITCODE)
           ./ZoneCodeGeneratorLibTests
           $combinedExitCode = [System.Math]::max($combinedExitCode, $LASTEXITCODE)
           ./ZoneCommonTests

premake5.lua

@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@ group ""
 include "src/Common.lua"
 include "src/Cryptography.lua"
 include "src/ImageConverter.lua"
-include "src/Linker.lua"
+include "src/LinkerCli.lua"
+include "src/Linking.lua"
 include "src/ModMan.lua"
 include "src/Parser.lua"
 include "src/RawTemplater.lua"
-include "src/Unlinker.lua"
+include "src/UnlinkerCli.lua"
+include "src/Unlinking.lua"
 include "src/Utils.lua"
 include "src/ZoneCode.lua"
 include "src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib.lua"
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ group "Components"
     ObjImage:project()
     ObjLoading:project()
     ObjWriting:project()
+    Linking:project()
+    Unlinking:project()
 group ""
 
 -- Tools group: All projects that compile into the final tools
@@ -175,8 +179,8 @@ group ""
 
 -- Tools group: All projects that compile into the final tools
 group "Tools"
-    Linker:project()
+    LinkerCli:project()
-    Unlinker:project()
+    UnlinkerCli:project()
     ImageConverter:project()
 
     if _OPTIONS["modman"] then
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ include "test/ObjLoadingTests.lua"
 include "test/ObjWritingTests.lua"
 include "test/ParserTestUtils.lua"
 include "test/ParserTests.lua"
+include "test/SystemTests.lua"
 include "test/ZoneCodeGeneratorLibTests.lua"
 include "test/ZoneCommonTests.lua"
 
@@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ group "Tests"
     ObjWritingTests:project()
     ParserTestUtils:project()
     ParserTests:project()
+    SystemTests:project()
     ZoneCodeGeneratorLibTests:project()
     ZoneCommonTests:project()
 group ""

src/Common/Game/IAsset.h

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ public:
 
 template<typename AssetType> struct AssetNameAccessor
 {
-public:
     static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, AssetType>);
     // static constexpr bool IS_SINGLETON = false;
+    // using RETURN_TYPE = const char*&;
 
-    // const char*& operator()(AssetType::Type& asset)
+    // static RETURN_TYPE GetAssetName(assetType::Type& asset)
     // {
     //     throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
     // }
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ public:
     public:                                                                                                                                                    \
         static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, assetType>);                                                                                               \
         static constexpr bool IS_SINGLETON = false;                                                                                                            \
+        using RETURN_TYPE = const char*&;                                                                                                                      \
                                                                                                                                                                \
-        const char*& operator()(assetType::Type& asset)                                                                                                        \
+        static RETURN_TYPE GetAssetName(assetType::Type& asset)                                                                                                \
         {                                                                                                                                                      \
             return asset.nameProperty;                                                                                                                         \
         }                                                                                                                                                      \
@@ -47,10 +48,17 @@ public:
     public:                                                                                                                                                    \
         static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, assetType>);                                                                                               \
         static constexpr bool IS_SINGLETON = true;                                                                                                             \
+        using RETURN_TYPE = const char* const&;                                                                                                                \
                                                                                                                                                                \
-        const char* const& operator()(assetType::Type& asset)                                                                                                  \
+        static RETURN_TYPE GetAssetName(assetType::Type& asset)                                                                                                \
         {                                                                                                                                                      \
             static const char* NAME = singletonName;                                                                                                           \
             return NAME;                                                                                                                                       \
         }                                                                                                                                                      \
     }
+
+template<typename AssetType> AssetNameAccessor<AssetType>::RETURN_TYPE AssetName(typename AssetType::Type& asset)
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, AssetType>);
+    return AssetNameAccessor<AssetType>::GetAssetName(asset);
+}

src/Linker.lua

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-Linker = {}
-
-function Linker:include(includes)
-	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
-		includedirs {
-			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "Linker")
-		}
-	end
-end
-
-function Linker:link(links)
-    
-end
-
-function Linker:use()
-    dependson(self:name())
-end
-
-function Linker:name()
-	return "Linker"
-end
-
-function Linker:project()
-	local folder = ProjectFolder()
-	local includes = Includes:create()
-	local links = Links:create()
-
-	project(self:name())
-        targetdir(TargetDirectoryBin)
-		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
-		kind "ConsoleApp"
-		language "C++"
-		
-		files {
-			path.join(folder, "Linker/**.h"), 
-			path.join(folder, "Linker/**.cpp") 
-		}
-		
-		self:include(includes)
-		Utils:include(includes)
-        ZoneLoading:include(includes)
-        ObjCompiling:include(includes)
-        ObjLoading:include(includes)
-        ObjWriting:include(includes)
-        ZoneWriting:include(includes)
-
-		Raw:use()
-
-		links:linkto(Utils)
-		links:linkto(ObjCompiling)
-		links:linkto(ZoneLoading)
-		links:linkto(ZoneWriting)
-		links:linkto(ObjLoading)
-		links:linkto(ObjWriting)
-		links:linkall()
-end

src/Linker/Linker.cpp

@@ -1,480 +0,0 @@
-#include "Linker.h"
-
-#include "LinkerArgs.h"
-#include "LinkerPaths.h"
-#include "ObjContainer/SoundBank/SoundBankWriter.h"
-#include "ObjWriting.h"
-#include "SearchPath/OutputPathFilesystem.h"
-#include "SearchPath/SearchPaths.h"
-#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
-#include "Utils/ObjFileStream.h"
-#include "Zone/AssetList/AssetList.h"
-#include "Zone/AssetList/AssetListReader.h"
-#include "Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.h"
-#include "ZoneCreation/ZoneCreationContext.h"
-#include "ZoneCreation/ZoneCreator.h"
-#include "ZoneLoading.h"
-#include "ZoneWriting.h"
-
-#include <deque>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <format>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <unordered_set>
-
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
-namespace
-{
-    class LinkerSearchPathContext
-    {
-    public:
-        explicit LinkerSearchPathContext(const ILinkerSearchPathBuilder& searchPathBuilder)
-            : m_search_path_builder(searchPathBuilder)
-        {
-            m_independent_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildIndependentSearchPaths();
-            if (m_independent_search_paths)
-                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_independent_search_paths.get());
-        }
-
-        [[nodiscard]] ISearchPath& GetSearchPaths()
-        {
-            return m_search_paths;
-        }
-
-        void LoadProjectSpecific(const std::string& projectName)
-        {
-            m_project_specific_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildSearchPathsSpecificToProject(projectName);
-            if (m_project_specific_search_paths)
-                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_project_specific_search_paths.get());
-        }
-
-        void UnloadProjectSpecific()
-        {
-            if (!m_project_specific_search_paths)
-                return;
-
-            m_search_paths.RemoveSearchPath(m_project_specific_search_paths.get());
-            m_project_specific_search_paths.reset();
-        }
-
-        void LoadGameSpecific(const std::string& projectName, const GameId game)
-        {
-            m_game_specific_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildSearchPathsSpecificToProjectAndGame(projectName, game);
-            if (m_game_specific_search_paths)
-                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_game_specific_search_paths.get());
-        }
-
-        void UnloadGameSpecific()
-        {
-            if (!m_game_specific_search_paths)
-                return;
-
-            m_search_paths.RemoveSearchPath(m_game_specific_search_paths.get());
-            m_game_specific_search_paths.reset();
-        }
-
-    private:
-        const ILinkerSearchPathBuilder& m_search_path_builder;
-        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_independent_search_paths;
-        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_project_specific_search_paths;
-        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_game_specific_search_paths;
-        SearchPaths m_search_paths;
-    };
-
-    class LinkerPathManager
-    {
-    public:
-        explicit LinkerPathManager(const LinkerArgs& args)
-            : m_linker_paths(ILinkerPaths::FromArgs(args)),
-              m_asset_paths(m_linker_paths->AssetSearchPaths()),
-              m_gdt_paths(m_linker_paths->GdtSearchPaths()),
-              m_source_paths(m_linker_paths->SourceSearchPaths())
-        {
-        }
-
-        std::unique_ptr<ILinkerPaths> m_linker_paths;
-        LinkerSearchPathContext m_asset_paths;
-        LinkerSearchPathContext m_gdt_paths;
-        LinkerSearchPathContext m_source_paths;
-    };
-
-    class PathProjectContext
-    {
-    public:
-        PathProjectContext(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName)
-            : m_paths(paths)
-        {
-            m_paths.m_asset_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
-            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
-            m_paths.m_source_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
-        }
-
-        ~PathProjectContext()
-        {
-            m_paths.m_asset_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
-            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
-            m_paths.m_source_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
-        }
-
-        PathProjectContext(const PathProjectContext& other) = delete;
-        PathProjectContext(PathProjectContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
-        PathProjectContext& operator=(const PathProjectContext& other) = delete;
-        PathProjectContext& operator=(PathProjectContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
-
-    private:
-        LinkerPathManager& m_paths;
-    };
-
-    class PathGameContext
-    {
-    public:
-        PathGameContext(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const GameId game)
-            : m_paths(paths)
-        {
-            m_paths.m_asset_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
-            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
-            m_paths.m_source_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
-        }
-
-        ~PathGameContext()
-        {
-            m_paths.m_asset_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
-            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
-            m_paths.m_source_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
-        }
-
-        PathGameContext(const PathGameContext& other) = delete;
-        PathGameContext(PathGameContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
-        PathGameContext& operator=(const PathGameContext& other) = delete;
-        PathGameContext& operator=(PathGameContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
-
-    private:
-        LinkerPathManager& m_paths;
-    };
-} // namespace
-
-class LinkerImpl final : public Linker
-{
-    std::unique_ptr<ZoneDefinition> ReadZoneDefinition(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& targetName, bool logMissing = true) const
-    {
-        auto& sourceSearchPath = paths.m_source_paths.GetSearchPaths();
-        std::unique_ptr<ZoneDefinition> zoneDefinition;
-        {
-            const auto definitionFileName = std::format("{}.zone", targetName);
-            const auto definitionStream = sourceSearchPath.Open(definitionFileName);
-            if (!definitionStream.IsOpen())
-            {
-                if (logMissing)
-                    con::error("Could not find zone definition file for target \"{}\".", targetName);
-                return nullptr;
-            }
-
-            ZoneDefinitionInputStream zoneDefinitionInputStream(*definitionStream.m_stream, targetName, definitionFileName, sourceSearchPath);
-            zoneDefinition = zoneDefinitionInputStream.ReadDefinition();
-        }
-
-        if (!zoneDefinition)
-        {
-            con::error("Failed to read zone definition file for target \"{}\".", targetName);
-            return nullptr;
-        }
-
-        return zoneDefinition;
-    }
-
-    bool ReadIgnoreEntries(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& zoneName, const GameId game, AssetList& assetList) const
-    {
-        {
-            AssetListReader assetListReader(paths.m_source_paths.GetSearchPaths(), game);
-            const auto maybeReadAssetList = assetListReader.ReadAssetList(zoneName, false);
-            if (maybeReadAssetList)
-            {
-                assetList.m_entries.reserve(assetList.m_entries.size() + maybeReadAssetList->m_entries.size());
-                for (auto& entry : maybeReadAssetList->m_entries)
-                    assetList.m_entries.emplace_back(std::move(entry));
-
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        {
-            const auto zoneDefinition = ReadZoneDefinition(paths, zoneName, false);
-
-            if (zoneDefinition)
-            {
-                assetList.m_entries.reserve(assetList.m_entries.size() + zoneDefinition->m_assets.size());
-                for (const auto& entry : zoneDefinition->m_assets)
-                    assetList.m_entries.emplace_back(entry.m_asset_type, entry.m_asset_name, entry.m_is_reference);
-
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    bool ProcessZoneDefinitionIgnores(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& targetName, ZoneCreationContext& context) const
-    {
-        if (context.m_definition->m_ignores.empty())
-            return true;
-
-        for (const auto& ignore : context.m_definition->m_ignores)
-        {
-            if (ignore == targetName)
-                continue;
-
-            if (!ReadIgnoreEntries(paths, ignore, context.m_definition->m_game, context.m_ignored_assets))
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to read asset listing for ignoring assets of project \"{}\".", ignore);
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    static bool LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Gdt>>& gdtList, const ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition, ISearchPath* gdtSearchPath)
-    {
-        for (const auto& gdtName : zoneDefinition.m_gdts)
-        {
-            const auto gdtFile = gdtSearchPath->Open(std::format("{}.gdt", gdtName));
-            if (!gdtFile.IsOpen())
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to open file for gdt \"{}\"", gdtName);
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            GdtReader gdtReader(*gdtFile.m_stream);
-            auto gdt = std::make_unique<Gdt>();
-            if (!gdtReader.Read(*gdt))
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to read gdt file \"{}\"", gdtName);
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            gdtList.emplace_back(std::move(gdt));
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(
-        LinkerPathManager& paths, const fs::path& outDir, const fs::path& cacheDir, const std::string& targetName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition) const
-    {
-        ZoneCreationContext context(&zoneDefinition, &paths.m_asset_paths.GetSearchPaths(), outDir, cacheDir);
-        if (!ProcessZoneDefinitionIgnores(paths, targetName, context))
-            return nullptr;
-        if (!LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(context.m_gdt_files, zoneDefinition, &paths.m_gdt_paths.GetSearchPaths()))
-            return nullptr;
-
-        return zone_creator::CreateZoneForDefinition(zoneDefinition.m_game, context);
-    }
-
-    static bool WriteZoneToFile(IOutputPath& outPath, const Zone& zone)
-    {
-        const auto stream = outPath.Open(std::format("{}.ff", zone.m_name));
-        if (!stream)
-        {
-            con::error("Failed to open file for zone: {}", zone.m_name);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        con::info("Building zone \"{}\"", zone.m_name);
-
-        if (!ZoneWriting::WriteZone(*stream, zone))
-        {
-            con::error("Writing zone failed.");
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        con::info("Created zone \"{}\"", zone.m_name);
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    bool BuildFastFile(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const std::string& targetName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition) const
-    {
-        const fs::path outDir(paths.m_linker_paths->BuildOutputFolderPath(projectName, zoneDefinition.m_game));
-
-        OutputPathFilesystem outputPath(outDir);
-
-        const fs::path cacheDir(paths.m_linker_paths->BuildCacheFolderPath(projectName, zoneDefinition.m_game));
-        SoundBankWriter::OutputPath = outDir;
-
-        const auto zone = CreateZoneForDefinition(paths, outDir, cacheDir, targetName, zoneDefinition);
-        auto result = zone != nullptr;
-        if (zone)
-            result = WriteZoneToFile(outputPath, *zone);
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    bool BuildProject(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const std::string& targetName) const
-    {
-        std::deque<std::string> targetsToBuild;
-        std::unordered_set<std::string> alreadyBuiltTargets;
-
-        targetsToBuild.emplace_back(targetName);
-
-        while (!targetsToBuild.empty())
-        {
-            const auto currentTarget = std::move(targetsToBuild.front());
-            targetsToBuild.pop_front();
-            alreadyBuiltTargets.emplace(currentTarget);
-
-            PathProjectContext projectContext(paths, projectName);
-
-            const auto zoneDefinition = ReadZoneDefinition(paths, targetName);
-            if (!zoneDefinition)
-                return false;
-
-            PathGameContext gameContext(paths, projectName, zoneDefinition->m_game);
-
-            if (!zoneDefinition->m_assets.empty())
-            {
-                if (!BuildFastFile(paths, projectName, targetName, *zoneDefinition))
-                    return false;
-
-                for (const auto& referencedTarget : zoneDefinition->m_targets_to_build)
-                {
-                    if (alreadyBuiltTargets.find(referencedTarget) == alreadyBuiltTargets.end())
-                    {
-                        targetsToBuild.emplace_back(referencedTarget);
-                        con::info("Building referenced target \"{}\"", referencedTarget);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    bool LoadZones()
-    {
-        for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_load)
-        {
-            if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
-            {
-                con::error("Could not find zone file to load \"{}\".", zonePath);
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            auto zoneDirectory = fs::path(zonePath).remove_filename();
-            if (zoneDirectory.empty())
-                zoneDirectory = fs::current_path();
-            auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(zoneDirectory).string();
-
-            auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
-            if (!maybeZone)
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
-
-            con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
-
-            m_loaded_zones.emplace_back(std::move(zone));
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    void UnloadZones()
-    {
-        for (auto i = m_loaded_zones.rbegin(); i != m_loaded_zones.rend(); ++i)
-        {
-            auto& loadedZone = *i;
-            std::string zoneName = loadedZone->m_name;
-
-            loadedZone.reset();
-
-            con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
-        }
-        m_loaded_zones.clear();
-    }
-
-    static bool GetProjectAndTargetFromProjectSpecifier(const std::string& projectSpecifier, std::string& projectName, std::string& targetName)
-    {
-        const auto targetNameSeparatorIndex = projectSpecifier.find_first_of('/');
-        if (targetNameSeparatorIndex == std::string::npos)
-        {
-            projectName = projectSpecifier;
-            targetName = projectSpecifier;
-        }
-        else if (projectSpecifier.find_first_of('/', targetNameSeparatorIndex + 1) != std::string::npos)
-        {
-            con::error("Project specifier cannot have more than one target name: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
-            return false;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            projectName = projectSpecifier.substr(0, targetNameSeparatorIndex);
-            targetName = projectSpecifier.substr(targetNameSeparatorIndex + 1);
-        }
-
-        if (projectName.empty())
-        {
-            con::error("Project name cannot be empty: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if (targetName.empty())
-        {
-            con::error("Target name cannot be empty: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-public:
-    bool Start(const int argc, const char** argv) override
-    {
-        con::init();
-
-        auto shouldContinue = true;
-        if (!m_args.ParseArgs(argc, argv, shouldContinue))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!shouldContinue)
-            return true;
-
-        LinkerPathManager paths(m_args);
-
-        if (!LoadZones())
-            return false;
-
-        auto result = true;
-        for (const auto& projectSpecifier : m_args.m_project_specifiers_to_build)
-        {
-            std::string projectName;
-            std::string targetName;
-            if (!GetProjectAndTargetFromProjectSpecifier(projectSpecifier, projectName, targetName))
-            {
-                result = false;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if (!BuildProject(paths, projectName, targetName))
-            {
-                result = false;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        UnloadZones();
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-private:
-    LinkerArgs m_args;
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Zone>> m_loaded_zones;
-};
-
-std::unique_ptr<Linker> Linker::Create()
-{
-    return std::make_unique<LinkerImpl>();
-}

src/Linker/main.cpp

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "Linker.h"
-
-int main(const int argc, const char** argv)
-{
-    const auto linker = Linker::Create();
-
-    return linker->Start(argc, argv) ? 0 : 1;
-}

src/LinkerCli.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+LinkerCli = {}
+
+function LinkerCli:include(includes)
+	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
+		includedirs {
+			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "LinkerCli")
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function LinkerCli:link(links)
+    
+end
+
+function LinkerCli:use()
+    dependson(self:name())
+end
+
+function LinkerCli:name()
+	return "LinkerCli"
+end
+
+function LinkerCli:project()
+	local folder = ProjectFolder()
+	local includes = Includes:create()
+	local links = Links:create()
+
+	project(self:name())
+        targetdir(TargetDirectoryBin)
+		targetname "Linker"
+		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
+		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		language "C++"
+		
+		files {
+			path.join(folder, "LinkerCli/**.h"), 
+			path.join(folder, "LinkerCli/**.cpp") 
+		}
+		
+		self:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
+		Linking:include(includes)
+
+		Raw:use()
+
+		links:linkto(Utils)
+		links:linkto(Linking)
+		links:linkall()
+end

src/LinkerCli/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
+
+int main(const int argc, const char** argv)
+{
+    con::init();
+
+    LinkerArgs args;
+    auto shouldContinue = true;
+    if (!args.ParseArgs(argc, argv, shouldContinue))
+        return 1;
+
+    if (!shouldContinue)
+        return 0;
+
+    const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+
+    return linker->Start() ? 0 : 1;
+}

src/Linking.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+Linking = {}
+
+function Linking:include(includes)
+	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
+		ZoneCommon:include(includes)
+		includedirs {
+			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "Linking")
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function Linking:link(links)
+	links:add(self:name())
+	links:linkto(Utils)
+	links:linkto(ObjCompiling)
+	links:linkto(ZoneLoading)
+	links:linkto(ZoneWriting)
+	links:linkto(ObjLoading)
+	links:linkto(ObjWriting)
+end
+
+function Linking:use()
+	
+end
+
+function Linking:name()
+	return "Linking"
+end
+
+function Linking:project()
+	local folder = ProjectFolder()
+	local includes = Includes:create()
+
+	project(self:name())
+        targetdir(TargetDirectoryLib)
+		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
+		kind "StaticLib"
+		language "C++"
+		
+		files {
+			path.join(folder, "Linking/**.h"), 
+			path.join(folder, "Linking/**.cpp")
+		}
+		
+        vpaths {
+			["*"] = {
+				path.join(folder, "Linking")
+			}
+		}
+
+		ObjCommon:use()
+		useSourceTemplating("Linking")
+		
+		self:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
+        ZoneLoading:include(includes)
+        ObjCompiling:include(includes)
+        ObjLoading:include(includes)
+        ObjWriting:include(includes)
+        ZoneWriting:include(includes)
+end

src/Linking/Linker.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,476 @@
+#include "Linker.h"
+
+#include "LinkerArgs.h"
+#include "LinkerPaths.h"
+#include "ObjContainer/SoundBank/SoundBankWriter.h"
+#include "ObjWriting.h"
+#include "SearchPath/OutputPathFilesystem.h"
+#include "SearchPath/SearchPaths.h"
+#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
+#include "Utils/ObjFileStream.h"
+#include "Zone/AssetList/AssetList.h"
+#include "Zone/AssetList/AssetListReader.h"
+#include "Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.h"
+#include "ZoneCreation/ZoneCreationContext.h"
+#include "ZoneCreation/ZoneCreator.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+#include "ZoneWriting.h"
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+namespace
+{
+    class LinkerSearchPathContext
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit LinkerSearchPathContext(const ILinkerSearchPathBuilder& searchPathBuilder)
+            : m_search_path_builder(searchPathBuilder)
+        {
+            m_independent_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildIndependentSearchPaths();
+            if (m_independent_search_paths)
+                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_independent_search_paths.get());
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] ISearchPath& GetSearchPaths()
+        {
+            return m_search_paths;
+        }
+
+        void LoadProjectSpecific(const std::string& projectName)
+        {
+            m_project_specific_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildSearchPathsSpecificToProject(projectName);
+            if (m_project_specific_search_paths)
+                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_project_specific_search_paths.get());
+        }
+
+        void UnloadProjectSpecific()
+        {
+            if (!m_project_specific_search_paths)
+                return;
+
+            m_search_paths.RemoveSearchPath(m_project_specific_search_paths.get());
+            m_project_specific_search_paths.reset();
+        }
+
+        void LoadGameSpecific(const std::string& projectName, const GameId game)
+        {
+            m_game_specific_search_paths = m_search_path_builder.BuildSearchPathsSpecificToProjectAndGame(projectName, game);
+            if (m_game_specific_search_paths)
+                m_search_paths.IncludeSearchPath(m_game_specific_search_paths.get());
+        }
+
+        void UnloadGameSpecific()
+        {
+            if (!m_game_specific_search_paths)
+                return;
+
+            m_search_paths.RemoveSearchPath(m_game_specific_search_paths.get());
+            m_game_specific_search_paths.reset();
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const ILinkerSearchPathBuilder& m_search_path_builder;
+        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_independent_search_paths;
+        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_project_specific_search_paths;
+        std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath> m_game_specific_search_paths;
+        SearchPaths m_search_paths;
+    };
+
+    class LinkerPathManager
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit LinkerPathManager(const LinkerArgs& args)
+            : m_linker_paths(ILinkerPaths::FromArgs(args)),
+              m_asset_paths(m_linker_paths->AssetSearchPaths()),
+              m_gdt_paths(m_linker_paths->GdtSearchPaths()),
+              m_source_paths(m_linker_paths->SourceSearchPaths())
+        {
+        }
+
+        std::unique_ptr<ILinkerPaths> m_linker_paths;
+        LinkerSearchPathContext m_asset_paths;
+        LinkerSearchPathContext m_gdt_paths;
+        LinkerSearchPathContext m_source_paths;
+    };
+
+    class PathProjectContext
+    {
+    public:
+        PathProjectContext(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName)
+            : m_paths(paths)
+        {
+            m_paths.m_asset_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
+            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
+            m_paths.m_source_paths.LoadProjectSpecific(projectName);
+        }
+
+        ~PathProjectContext()
+        {
+            m_paths.m_asset_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
+            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
+            m_paths.m_source_paths.UnloadProjectSpecific();
+        }
+
+        PathProjectContext(const PathProjectContext& other) = delete;
+        PathProjectContext(PathProjectContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
+        PathProjectContext& operator=(const PathProjectContext& other) = delete;
+        PathProjectContext& operator=(PathProjectContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
+
+    private:
+        LinkerPathManager& m_paths;
+    };
+
+    class PathGameContext
+    {
+    public:
+        PathGameContext(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const GameId game)
+            : m_paths(paths)
+        {
+            m_paths.m_asset_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
+            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
+            m_paths.m_source_paths.LoadGameSpecific(projectName, game);
+        }
+
+        ~PathGameContext()
+        {
+            m_paths.m_asset_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
+            m_paths.m_gdt_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
+            m_paths.m_source_paths.UnloadGameSpecific();
+        }
+
+        PathGameContext(const PathGameContext& other) = delete;
+        PathGameContext(PathGameContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
+        PathGameContext& operator=(const PathGameContext& other) = delete;
+        PathGameContext& operator=(PathGameContext&& other) noexcept = delete;
+
+    private:
+        LinkerPathManager& m_paths;
+    };
+
+    class LinkerImpl final : public Linker
+    {
+    public:
+        LinkerImpl(LinkerArgs args)
+            : m_args(std::move(args))
+        {
+        }
+
+        bool Start() override
+        {
+            LinkerPathManager paths(m_args);
+
+            if (!LoadZones())
+                return false;
+
+            auto result = true;
+            for (const auto& projectSpecifier : m_args.m_project_specifiers_to_build)
+            {
+                std::string projectName;
+                std::string targetName;
+                if (!GetProjectAndTargetFromProjectSpecifier(projectSpecifier, projectName, targetName))
+                {
+                    result = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (!BuildProject(paths, projectName, targetName))
+                {
+                    result = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            UnloadZones();
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::unique_ptr<ZoneDefinition> ReadZoneDefinition(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& targetName, bool logMissing = true) const
+        {
+            auto& sourceSearchPath = paths.m_source_paths.GetSearchPaths();
+            std::unique_ptr<ZoneDefinition> zoneDefinition;
+            {
+                const auto definitionFileName = std::format("{}.zone", targetName);
+                const auto definitionStream = sourceSearchPath.Open(definitionFileName);
+                if (!definitionStream.IsOpen())
+                {
+                    if (logMissing)
+                        con::error("Could not find zone definition file for target \"{}\".", targetName);
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+
+                ZoneDefinitionInputStream zoneDefinitionInputStream(*definitionStream.m_stream, targetName, definitionFileName, sourceSearchPath);
+                zoneDefinition = zoneDefinitionInputStream.ReadDefinition();
+            }
+
+            if (!zoneDefinition)
+            {
+                con::error("Failed to read zone definition file for target \"{}\".", targetName);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+
+            return zoneDefinition;
+        }
+
+        bool ReadIgnoreEntries(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& zoneName, const GameId game, AssetList& assetList) const
+        {
+            {
+                AssetListReader assetListReader(paths.m_source_paths.GetSearchPaths(), game);
+                const auto maybeReadAssetList = assetListReader.ReadAssetList(zoneName, false);
+                if (maybeReadAssetList)
+                {
+                    assetList.m_entries.reserve(assetList.m_entries.size() + maybeReadAssetList->m_entries.size());
+                    for (auto& entry : maybeReadAssetList->m_entries)
+                        assetList.m_entries.emplace_back(std::move(entry));
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            {
+                const auto zoneDefinition = ReadZoneDefinition(paths, zoneName, false);
+
+                if (zoneDefinition)
+                {
+                    assetList.m_entries.reserve(assetList.m_entries.size() + zoneDefinition->m_assets.size());
+                    for (const auto& entry : zoneDefinition->m_assets)
+                        assetList.m_entries.emplace_back(entry.m_asset_type, entry.m_asset_name, entry.m_is_reference);
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        bool ProcessZoneDefinitionIgnores(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& targetName, ZoneCreationContext& context) const
+        {
+            if (context.m_definition->m_ignores.empty())
+                return true;
+
+            for (const auto& ignore : context.m_definition->m_ignores)
+            {
+                if (ignore == targetName)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (!ReadIgnoreEntries(paths, ignore, context.m_definition->m_game, context.m_ignored_assets))
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to read asset listing for ignoring assets of project \"{}\".", ignore);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        static bool LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Gdt>>& gdtList, const ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition, ISearchPath* gdtSearchPath)
+        {
+            for (const auto& gdtName : zoneDefinition.m_gdts)
+            {
+                const auto gdtFile = gdtSearchPath->Open(std::format("{}.gdt", gdtName));
+                if (!gdtFile.IsOpen())
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to open file for gdt \"{}\"", gdtName);
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                GdtReader gdtReader(*gdtFile.m_stream);
+                auto gdt = std::make_unique<Gdt>();
+                if (!gdtReader.Read(*gdt))
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to read gdt file \"{}\"", gdtName);
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                gdtList.emplace_back(std::move(gdt));
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(
+            LinkerPathManager& paths, const fs::path& outDir, const fs::path& cacheDir, const std::string& targetName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition) const
+        {
+            ZoneCreationContext context(&zoneDefinition, &paths.m_asset_paths.GetSearchPaths(), outDir, cacheDir);
+            if (!ProcessZoneDefinitionIgnores(paths, targetName, context))
+                return nullptr;
+            if (!LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(context.m_gdt_files, zoneDefinition, &paths.m_gdt_paths.GetSearchPaths()))
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return zone_creator::CreateZoneForDefinition(zoneDefinition.m_game, context);
+        }
+
+        static bool WriteZoneToFile(IOutputPath& outPath, const Zone& zone)
+        {
+            const auto stream = outPath.Open(std::format("{}.ff", zone.m_name));
+            if (!stream)
+            {
+                con::error("Failed to open file for zone: {}", zone.m_name);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            con::info("Building zone \"{}\"", zone.m_name);
+
+            if (!ZoneWriting::WriteZone(*stream, zone))
+            {
+                con::error("Writing zone failed.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            con::info("Created zone \"{}\"", zone.m_name);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool BuildFastFile(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const std::string& targetName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition) const
+        {
+            const fs::path outDir(paths.m_linker_paths->BuildOutputFolderPath(projectName, zoneDefinition.m_game));
+
+            OutputPathFilesystem outputPath(outDir);
+
+            const fs::path cacheDir(paths.m_linker_paths->BuildCacheFolderPath(projectName, zoneDefinition.m_game));
+            SoundBankWriter::OutputPath = outDir;
+
+            const auto zone = CreateZoneForDefinition(paths, outDir, cacheDir, targetName, zoneDefinition);
+            auto result = zone != nullptr;
+            if (zone)
+                result = WriteZoneToFile(outputPath, *zone);
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        bool BuildProject(LinkerPathManager& paths, const std::string& projectName, const std::string& targetName) const
+        {
+            std::deque<std::string> targetsToBuild;
+            std::unordered_set<std::string> alreadyBuiltTargets;
+
+            targetsToBuild.emplace_back(targetName);
+
+            while (!targetsToBuild.empty())
+            {
+                const auto currentTarget = std::move(targetsToBuild.front());
+                targetsToBuild.pop_front();
+                alreadyBuiltTargets.emplace(currentTarget);
+
+                PathProjectContext projectContext(paths, projectName);
+
+                const auto zoneDefinition = ReadZoneDefinition(paths, targetName);
+                if (!zoneDefinition)
+                    return false;
+
+                PathGameContext gameContext(paths, projectName, zoneDefinition->m_game);
+
+                if (!zoneDefinition->m_assets.empty())
+                {
+                    if (!BuildFastFile(paths, projectName, targetName, *zoneDefinition))
+                        return false;
+
+                    for (const auto& referencedTarget : zoneDefinition->m_targets_to_build)
+                    {
+                        if (alreadyBuiltTargets.find(referencedTarget) == alreadyBuiltTargets.end())
+                        {
+                            targetsToBuild.emplace_back(referencedTarget);
+                            con::info("Building referenced target \"{}\"", referencedTarget);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool LoadZones()
+        {
+            for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_load)
+            {
+                if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
+                {
+                    con::error("Could not find zone file to load \"{}\".", zonePath);
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                auto zoneDirectory = fs::path(zonePath).remove_filename();
+                if (zoneDirectory.empty())
+                    zoneDirectory = fs::current_path();
+                auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(zoneDirectory).string();
+
+                auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
+                if (!maybeZone)
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+
+                con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
+
+                m_loaded_zones.emplace_back(std::move(zone));
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        void UnloadZones()
+        {
+            for (auto i = m_loaded_zones.rbegin(); i != m_loaded_zones.rend(); ++i)
+            {
+                auto& loadedZone = *i;
+                std::string zoneName = loadedZone->m_name;
+
+                loadedZone.reset();
+
+                con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
+            }
+            m_loaded_zones.clear();
+        }
+
+        static bool GetProjectAndTargetFromProjectSpecifier(const std::string& projectSpecifier, std::string& projectName, std::string& targetName)
+        {
+            const auto targetNameSeparatorIndex = projectSpecifier.find_first_of('/');
+            if (targetNameSeparatorIndex == std::string::npos)
+            {
+                projectName = projectSpecifier;
+                targetName = projectSpecifier;
+            }
+            else if (projectSpecifier.find_first_of('/', targetNameSeparatorIndex + 1) != std::string::npos)
+            {
+                con::error("Project specifier cannot have more than one target name: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                projectName = projectSpecifier.substr(0, targetNameSeparatorIndex);
+                targetName = projectSpecifier.substr(targetNameSeparatorIndex + 1);
+            }
+
+            if (projectName.empty())
+            {
+                con::error("Project name cannot be empty: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (targetName.empty())
+            {
+                con::error("Target name cannot be empty: \"{}\"", projectSpecifier);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        LinkerArgs m_args;
+        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Zone>> m_loaded_zones;
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<Linker> Linker::Create(LinkerArgs args)
+{
+    return std::make_unique<LinkerImpl>(std::move(args));
+}

src/Linking/Linker.h

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
+
+#include "LinkerArgs.h"
+
 #include <memory>
 
 class Linker
 {
 public:
-    Linker() = default;
     virtual ~Linker() = default;
 
-    Linker(const Linker& other) = delete;
+    static std::unique_ptr<Linker> Create(LinkerArgs args);
-    Linker(Linker&& other) noexcept = delete;
-    Linker& operator=(const Linker& other) = delete;
-    Linker& operator=(Linker&& other) noexcept = delete;
 
     /**
      * \brief Starts the Linker application logic.
@@ -18,7 +17,5 @@ public:
      * \param argv The command line arguments.
      * \return \c true if the application was successful or \c false if an error occurred.
      */
-    virtual bool Start(int argc, const char** argv) = 0;
+    virtual bool Start() = 0;
-
-    static std::unique_ptr<Linker> Create();
 };

src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.cpp

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDefaultAssetDependency(const asset_
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName)
+XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName, bool required)
 {
     auto* alreadyLoadedAsset = m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetOrAssetReference(assetType, assetName);
     if (alreadyLoadedAsset)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_
 
         con::error("Could not load asset \"{}\" of type \"{}\"", assetName, *m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(assetType));
     }
-    else
+    else if (required)
     {
         con::error("Missing asset \"{}\" of type \"{}\"", assetName, *m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(assetType));
     }

src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.h

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
         return static_cast<XAssetInfo<typename AssetType::Type>*>(LoadDependencyGeneric(AssetType::EnumEntry, assetName));
     }
 
-    XAssetInfoGeneric* LoadDependencyGeneric(asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName);
+    XAssetInfoGeneric* LoadDependencyGeneric(asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName, bool required = true);
 
     template<typename AssetType> IndirectAssetReference LoadIndirectAssetReference(const std::string& assetName)
     {

src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include "GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
+
+GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation::GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation(GenericAssetRegistration& registration,
+                                                                                 Zone& zone,
+                                                                                 Zone& foreignZone,
+                                                                                 AssetCreationContext& context)
+    : m_registration(registration),
+      m_zone(zone),
+      m_foreign_zone(foreignZone),
+      m_context(context),
+      m_failure(false)
+{
+}
+
+std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation::Visit_Dependency(const asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+{
+    if (assetName && assetName[0] == ',')
+    {
+        /*
+        Try to load the actual asset when the asset from the global asset pools just references one.
+        If that fails, keep the reference to not destroy previous existing behaviour of just being able to use assets from the global pools
+        without ignores.
+        */
+        auto* nonReferenceAssetName = &assetName[1];
+
+        auto* assetDependency = m_context.LoadDependencyGeneric(assetType, nonReferenceAssetName, false);
+        if (assetDependency)
+        {
+            m_registration.AddDependency(assetDependency);
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto* newDependency = m_context.LoadDependencyGeneric(assetType, assetName);
+    if (newDependency)
+    {
+        m_registration.AddDependency(newDependency);
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    m_failure = true;
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+std::optional<scr_string_t> GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation::Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString)
+{
+    // Make sure any used script string is available in the created zone
+    m_zone.m_script_strings.AddOrGetScriptString(m_foreign_zone.m_script_strings.CValue(scriptString));
+    m_registration.AddScriptString(scriptString);
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+void GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation::Visit_IndirectAssetRef(const asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+{
+    m_registration.AddIndirectAssetReference(m_context.LoadIndirectAssetReferenceGeneric(assetType, assetName));
+}
+
+bool GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation::Failed() const
+{
+    return m_failure;
+}

src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 #pragma once
+
 #include "Asset/IAssetCreator.h"
+#include "Marking/AssetVisitor.h"
+#include "Marking/BaseAssetMarker.h"
 #include "Pool/GlobalAssetPool.h"
 
+class GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation : public AssetVisitor
+{
+public:
+    GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation(GenericAssetRegistration& registration, Zone& zone, Zone& foreignZone, AssetCreationContext& context);
+
+    std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> Visit_Dependency(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) override;
+    std::optional<scr_string_t> Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString) override;
+    void Visit_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) override;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool Failed() const;
+
+private:
+    GenericAssetRegistration& m_registration;
+    Zone& m_zone;
+    Zone& m_foreign_zone;
+    AssetCreationContext& m_context;
+
+    bool m_failure;
+};
+
 template<typename AssetType> class GlobalAssetPoolsLoader : public AssetCreator<AssetType>
 {
 public:
     static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, AssetType>);
 
-    GlobalAssetPoolsLoader(Zone& zone)
+    explicit GlobalAssetPoolsLoader(Zone& zone)
         : m_zone(zone)
     {
     }
@@ -21,26 +44,12 @@ public:
 
         AssetRegistration<AssetType> registration(assetName, existingAsset->Asset());
 
-        for (const auto* dependency : existingAsset->m_dependencies)
+        GlobalAssetPoolsRegistrationPreparation registrationPreparation(registration, m_zone, *existingAsset->m_zone, context);
-        {
+        AssetMarker<AssetType> marker(registrationPreparation);
-            auto* newDependency = context.LoadDependencyGeneric(dependency->m_type, dependency->m_name);
+        marker.Mark(existingAsset->Asset());
-            if (newDependency)
-                registration.AddDependency(newDependency);
-            else
-                return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
-        }
-
-        for (const auto& indirectAssetReference : existingAsset->m_indirect_asset_references)
-            registration.AddIndirectAssetReference(context.LoadIndirectAssetReferenceGeneric(indirectAssetReference.m_type, indirectAssetReference.m_name));
-
-        // Make sure any used script string is available in the created zone
-        // The replacement of the scr_string_t values will be done upon writing
-        for (const auto scrString : existingAsset->m_used_script_strings)
-            m_zone.m_script_strings.AddOrGetScriptString(existingAsset->m_zone->m_script_strings.CValue(scrString));
 
         auto* newAsset = context.AddAsset(std::move(registration));
-
+        // Make sure we remember this asset came from a different zone
-        // Make sure we remember this asset came from another zone
         newAsset->m_zone = existingAsset->m_zone;
 
         return AssetCreationResult::Success(newAsset);

src/ObjLoading/Asset/IDefaultAssetCreator.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     AssetCreationResult CreateDefaultAsset(const std::string& assetName, AssetCreationContext& context) const override
     {
         auto* asset = m_memory.Alloc<typename AssetType::Type>();
-        AssetNameAccessor<AssetType>{}(*asset) = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
+        AssetName<AssetType>(*asset) = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
 
         return AssetCreationResult::Success(context.AddAsset<AssetType>(assetName, asset));
     }

src/ObjLoading/Game/IW3/ObjLoaderIW3.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ObjLoaderIW3.h"
 
 #include "Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/AssetMarkerIW3.h"
 #include "Game/IW3/GameIW3.h"
 #include "Game/IW3/IW3.h"
 #include "Game/IW3/XModel/LoaderXModelIW3.h"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ namespace
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSound>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundCurve>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetLoadedSound>>(zone));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
+        // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapPvs>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetComWorld>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetGameWorldSp>>(zone));
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ namespace
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetMenu>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetLocalize>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetWeapon>>(zone));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundDriverGlobals>>(zone));
+        // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundDriverGlobals>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetFx>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetImpactFx>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetRawFile>>(zone));

src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/ObjLoaderIW4.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ObjLoaderIW4.h"
 
 #include "Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/AssetMarkerIW4.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/GameIW4.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/IW4.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/XModel/LoaderXModelIW4.h"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ namespace
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetPhysPreset>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetPhysCollMap>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetXAnim>>(zone));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetXModelSurfs>>(zone));
+        // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetXModelSurfs>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetXModel>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetMaterial>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetPixelShader>>(zone));
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ namespace
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSound>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundCurve>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetLoadedSound>>(zone));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapSp>>(zone));
+        // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapSp>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapMp>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetComWorld>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetGameWorldSp>>(zone));

src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/ObjLoaderIW5.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ObjLoaderIW5.h"
 
 #include "Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/AssetMarkerIW5.h"
 #include "Game/IW5/GameIW5.h"
 #include "Game/IW5/IW5.h"
 #include "Game/IW5/XModel/LoaderXModelIW5.h"

src/ObjLoading/Game/T5/ObjLoaderT5.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ObjLoaderT5.h"
 
 #include "Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
+#include "Game/T5/AssetMarkerT5.h"
 #include "Game/T5/GameT5.h"
 #include "Game/T5/T5.h"
 #include "Game/T5/XModel/LoaderXModelT5.h"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ namespace
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetImage>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundBank>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundPatch>>(zone));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
+        // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapPvs>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetComWorld>>(zone));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetGameWorldSp>>(zone));

src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/ObjLoaderT6.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.h"
 #include "FontIcon/CsvLoaderFontIconT6.h"
 #include "FontIcon/JsonLoaderFontIconT6.h"
+#include "Game/T6/AssetMarkerT6.h"
 #include "Game/T6/CommonT6.h"
 #include "Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.h"
 #include "Game/T6/GameT6.h"
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ namespace T6
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetImage>>(zone));
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundBank>>(zone));
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetSoundPatch>>(zone));
-            collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
+            // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMap>>(zone));
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetClipMapPvs>>(zone));
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetComWorld>>(zone));
             collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<GlobalAssetPoolsLoader<AssetGameWorldSp>>(zone));

src/Unlinker.lua

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-Unlinker = {}
-
-function Unlinker:include(includes)
-	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
-		includedirs {
-			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "Unlinker")
-		}
-	end
-end
-
-function Unlinker:link(links)
-    
-end
-
-function Unlinker:use()
-    dependson(self:name())
-end
-
-function Unlinker:name()
-	return "Unlinker"
-end
-
-function Unlinker:project()
-	local folder = ProjectFolder()
-	local includes = Includes:create()
-	local links = Links:create()
-
-	project(self:name())
-        targetdir(TargetDirectoryBin)
-		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
-		kind "ConsoleApp"
-		language "C++"
-		
-		files {
-			path.join(folder, "Unlinker/**.h"), 
-			path.join(folder, "Unlinker/**.cpp") 
-		}
-		
-		self:include(includes)
-		Utils:include(includes)
-        ZoneLoading:include(includes)
-        ObjLoading:include(includes)
-        ObjWriting:include(includes)
-
-		Raw:use()
-
-		links:linkto(Utils)
-		links:linkto(ZoneLoading)
-		links:linkto(ObjLoading)
-		links:linkto(ObjWriting)
-		links:linkall()
-end

src/Unlinker/Unlinker.cpp

@@ -1,342 +0,0 @@
-#include "Unlinker.h"
-
-#include "ContentLister/ContentPrinter.h"
-#include "IObjLoader.h"
-#include "IObjWriter.h"
-#include "ObjWriting.h"
-#include "SearchPath/IWD.h"
-#include "SearchPath/OutputPathFilesystem.h"
-#include "UnlinkerArgs.h"
-#include "UnlinkerPaths.h"
-#include "Utils/ClassUtils.h"
-#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
-#include "Utils/ObjFileStream.h"
-#include "Zone/Definition/ZoneDefWriter.h"
-#include "ZoneLoading.h"
-
-#include <cassert>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <format>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <regex>
-
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
-class Unlinker::Impl
-{
-public:
-    /**
-     * \copydoc Unlinker::Start
-     */
-    bool Start(const int argc, const char** argv)
-    {
-        con::init();
-
-        auto shouldContinue = true;
-        if (!m_args.ParseArgs(argc, argv, shouldContinue))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!shouldContinue)
-            return true;
-
-        UnlinkerPaths paths;
-        if (!paths.LoadUserPaths(m_args))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!LoadZones(paths))
-            return false;
-
-        const auto result = UnlinkZones(paths);
-
-        UnloadZones();
-        return result;
-    }
-
-private:
-    [[nodiscard]] bool ShouldLoadObj() const
-    {
-        return m_args.m_task != UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::LIST && !m_args.m_skip_obj;
-    }
-
-    [[nodiscard]] bool WriteZoneDefinitionFile(const Zone& zone, const fs::path& zoneDefinitionFileFolder) const
-    {
-        auto zoneDefinitionFilePath(zoneDefinitionFileFolder);
-        zoneDefinitionFilePath.append(zone.m_name);
-        zoneDefinitionFilePath.replace_extension(".zone");
-
-        std::ofstream zoneDefinitionFile(zoneDefinitionFilePath, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::binary);
-        if (!zoneDefinitionFile.is_open())
-        {
-            con::error("Failed to open file for zone definition file of zone \"{}\".", zone.m_name);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        const auto* zoneDefWriter = IZoneDefWriter::GetZoneDefWriterForGame(zone.m_game_id);
-        zoneDefWriter->WriteZoneDef(zoneDefinitionFile, zone, m_args.m_use_gdt);
-
-        zoneDefinitionFile.close();
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    static bool OpenGdtFile(const Zone& zone, const fs::path& outputFolder, std::ofstream& stream)
-    {
-        auto gdtFilePath(outputFolder);
-        gdtFilePath.append("source_data");
-
-        fs::create_directories(gdtFilePath);
-
-        gdtFilePath.append(zone.m_name);
-        gdtFilePath.replace_extension(".gdt");
-
-        stream = std::ofstream(gdtFilePath, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::binary);
-        if (!stream.is_open())
-        {
-            con::error("Failed to open file for zone definition file of zone \"{}\".", zone.m_name);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    void UpdateAssetIncludesAndExcludes(const AssetDumpingContext& context) const
-    {
-        const auto assetTypeCount = context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeCount();
-
-        ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield = std::vector<bool>(assetTypeCount);
-
-        std::vector<bool> handledSpecifiedAssets(m_args.m_specified_asset_types.size());
-        for (auto i = 0u; i < assetTypeCount; i++)
-        {
-            const auto assetTypeName = std::string(*context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(i));
-
-            const auto foundSpecifiedEntry = m_args.m_specified_asset_type_map.find(assetTypeName);
-            if (foundSpecifiedEntry != m_args.m_specified_asset_type_map.end())
-            {
-                ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield[i] = m_args.m_asset_type_handling == UnlinkerArgs::AssetTypeHandling::INCLUDE;
-                assert(foundSpecifiedEntry->second < handledSpecifiedAssets.size());
-                handledSpecifiedAssets[foundSpecifiedEntry->second] = true;
-            }
-            else
-                ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield[i] = m_args.m_asset_type_handling == UnlinkerArgs::AssetTypeHandling::EXCLUDE;
-        }
-
-        auto anySpecifiedValueInvalid = false;
-        for (auto i = 0u; i < handledSpecifiedAssets.size(); i++)
-        {
-            if (!handledSpecifiedAssets[i])
-            {
-                con::error("Unknown asset type \"{}\"", m_args.m_specified_asset_types[i]);
-                anySpecifiedValueInvalid = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (anySpecifiedValueInvalid)
-        {
-            con::error("Valid asset types are:");
-
-            auto first = true;
-            std::ostringstream ss;
-            for (auto i = 0u; i < assetTypeCount; i++)
-            {
-                const auto assetTypeName = std::string(*context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(i));
-
-                if (first)
-                    first = false;
-                else
-                    ss << ", ";
-                ss << assetTypeName;
-            }
-            con::error(ss.str());
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * \brief Performs the tasks specified by the command line arguments on the specified zone.
-     * \param searchPath The search path for obj data.
-     * \param zone The zone to handle.
-     * \return \c true if handling the zone was successful, otherwise \c false
-     */
-    bool HandleZone(ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone) const
-    {
-        if (m_args.m_task == UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::LIST)
-        {
-            const ContentPrinter printer(zone);
-            printer.PrintContent();
-        }
-        else if (m_args.m_task == UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::DUMP)
-        {
-            const auto outputFolderPathStr = m_args.GetOutputFolderPathForZone(zone);
-            const fs::path outputFolderPath(outputFolderPathStr);
-            fs::create_directories(outputFolderPath);
-
-            fs::path zoneDefinitionFileFolder(outputFolderPath);
-            zoneDefinitionFileFolder.append("zone_source");
-            fs::create_directories(zoneDefinitionFileFolder);
-
-            if (!WriteZoneDefinitionFile(zone, zoneDefinitionFileFolder))
-                return false;
-
-            OutputPathFilesystem outputFolderOutputPath(outputFolderPath);
-            AssetDumpingContext context(zone, outputFolderPathStr, outputFolderOutputPath, searchPath, std::nullopt);
-
-            std::ofstream gdtStream;
-            if (m_args.m_use_gdt)
-            {
-                if (!OpenGdtFile(zone, outputFolderPath, gdtStream))
-                    return false;
-                auto gdt = std::make_unique<GdtOutputStream>(gdtStream);
-                gdt->BeginStream();
-
-                const auto* game = IGame::GetGameById(zone.m_game_id);
-                gdt->WriteVersion(GdtVersion(game->GetShortName(), 1));
-
-                context.m_gdt = std::move(gdt);
-            }
-
-            UpdateAssetIncludesAndExcludes(context);
-
-            const auto* objWriter = IObjWriter::GetObjWriterForGame(zone.m_game_id);
-
-            auto result = objWriter->DumpZone(context);
-
-            if (m_args.m_use_gdt)
-            {
-                context.m_gdt->EndStream();
-                gdtStream.close();
-            }
-
-            if (!result)
-            {
-                con::error("Dumping zone failed!");
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    bool LoadZones(UnlinkerPaths& paths)
-    {
-        for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_load)
-        {
-            if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
-            {
-                con::error("Could not find file \"{}\".", zonePath);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(std::filesystem::path(zonePath).remove_filename()).string();
-
-            auto searchPathsForZone = paths.GetSearchPathsForZone(absoluteZoneDirectory);
-            auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
-            if (!maybeZone)
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
-
-            con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
-
-            if (ShouldLoadObj())
-            {
-                const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(zone->m_game_id);
-                objLoader->LoadReferencedContainersForZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone);
-            }
-
-            m_loaded_zones.emplace_back(std::move(zone));
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    void UnloadZones()
-    {
-        for (auto i = m_loaded_zones.rbegin(); i != m_loaded_zones.rend(); ++i)
-        {
-            auto& loadedZone = *i;
-
-            // Copy zone name since we deallocate before logging
-            const auto zoneName = loadedZone->m_name;
-
-            if (ShouldLoadObj())
-            {
-                const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(loadedZone->m_game_id);
-                objLoader->UnloadContainersOfZone(*loadedZone);
-            }
-
-            loadedZone.reset();
-
-            con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
-        }
-        m_loaded_zones.clear();
-    }
-
-    bool UnlinkZones(UnlinkerPaths& paths) const
-    {
-        for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_unlink)
-        {
-            if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
-            {
-                con::error("Could not find file \"{}\".", zonePath);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            auto zoneDirectory = fs::path(zonePath).remove_filename();
-            if (zoneDirectory.empty())
-                zoneDirectory = fs::current_path();
-            auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(zoneDirectory).string();
-
-            auto searchPathsForZone = paths.GetSearchPathsForZone(absoluteZoneDirectory);
-
-            auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
-            if (!maybeZone)
-            {
-                con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
-
-            con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
-
-            const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(zone->m_game_id);
-            if (ShouldLoadObj())
-                objLoader->LoadReferencedContainersForZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone);
-
-            if (!HandleZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone))
-                return false;
-
-            if (ShouldLoadObj())
-                objLoader->UnloadContainersOfZone(*zone);
-
-            // Copy zone name for using it after freeing the zone
-            std::string zoneName = zone->m_name;
-            zone.reset();
-            con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    UnlinkerArgs m_args;
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Zone>> m_loaded_zones;
-};
-
-Unlinker::Unlinker()
-{
-    m_impl = new Impl();
-}
-
-Unlinker::~Unlinker()
-{
-    delete m_impl;
-    m_impl = nullptr;
-}
-
-bool Unlinker::Start(const int argc, const char** argv) const
-{
-    return m_impl->Start(argc, argv);
-}

src/Unlinker/Unlinker.h

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-class Unlinker
-{
-    class Impl;
-    Impl* m_impl;
-
-public:
-    Unlinker();
-    ~Unlinker();
-
-    Unlinker(const Unlinker& other) = delete;
-    Unlinker(Unlinker&& other) noexcept = delete;
-    Unlinker& operator=(const Unlinker& other) = delete;
-    Unlinker& operator=(Unlinker&& other) noexcept = delete;
-
-    /**
-     * \brief Starts the Unlinker application logic.
-     * \param argc The amount of command line arguments specified.
-     * \param argv The command line arguments.
-     * \return \c true if the application was successful or \c false if an error occurred.
-     */
-    bool Start(int argc, const char** argv) const;
-};

src/Unlinker/main.cpp

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "Unlinker.h"
-
-int main(const int argc, const char** argv)
-{
-    Unlinker unlinker;
-
-    return unlinker.Start(argc, argv) ? 0 : 1;
-}

src/UnlinkerCli.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+UnlinkerCli = {}
+
+function UnlinkerCli:include(includes)
+	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
+		includedirs {
+			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "UnlinkerCli")
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function UnlinkerCli:link(links)
+    
+end
+
+function UnlinkerCli:use()
+    dependson(self:name())
+end
+
+function UnlinkerCli:name()
+	return "UnlinkerCli"
+end
+
+function UnlinkerCli:project()
+	local folder = ProjectFolder()
+	local includes = Includes:create()
+	local links = Links:create()
+
+	project(self:name())
+        targetdir(TargetDirectoryBin)
+		targetname "Unlinker"
+		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
+		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		language "C++"
+		
+		files {
+			path.join(folder, "UnlinkerCli/**.h"), 
+			path.join(folder, "UnlinkerCli/**.cpp") 
+		}
+		
+		self:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
+		Unlinking:include(includes)
+
+		Raw:use()
+
+		links:linkto(Utils)
+		links:linkto(Unlinking)
+		links:linkall()
+end

src/UnlinkerCli/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "Unlinker.h"
+#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
+
+int main(const int argc, const char** argv)
+{
+    con::init();
+
+    UnlinkerArgs args;
+    auto shouldContinue = true;
+    if (!args.ParseArgs(argc, argv, shouldContinue))
+        return 1;
+
+    if (!shouldContinue)
+        return 0;
+
+    const auto unlinker = Unlinker::Create(std::move(args));
+
+    return unlinker->Start() ? 0 : 1;
+}

src/Unlinking.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Unlinking = {}
+
+function Unlinking:include(includes)
+	if includes:handle(self:name()) then
+		ZoneCommon:include(includes)
+		includedirs {
+			path.join(ProjectFolder(), "Unlinking"),
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function Unlinking:link(links)
+	links:add(self:name())
+	links:linkto(Utils)
+	links:linkto(ZoneLoading)
+	links:linkto(ObjLoading)
+	links:linkto(ObjWriting)
+end
+
+function Unlinking:use()
+	
+end
+
+function Unlinking:name()
+	return "Unlinking"
+end
+
+function Unlinking:project()
+	local folder = ProjectFolder()
+	local includes = Includes:create()
+
+	project(self:name())
+        targetdir(TargetDirectoryLib)
+		location "%{wks.location}/src/%{prj.name}"
+		kind "StaticLib"
+		language "C++"
+		
+		files {
+			path.join(folder, "Unlinking/**.h"), 
+			path.join(folder, "Unlinking/**.cpp")
+		}
+		
+        vpaths {
+			["*"] = {
+				path.join(folder, "Unlinking")
+			}
+		}
+
+		ObjCommon:use()
+		useSourceTemplating("Unlinking")
+		
+		self:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
+        ZoneLoading:include(includes)
+        ObjLoading:include(includes)
+        ObjWriting:include(includes)
+end

src/Unlinking/Unlinker.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+#include "Unlinker.h"
+
+#include "ContentLister/ContentPrinter.h"
+#include "IObjLoader.h"
+#include "IObjWriter.h"
+#include "ObjWriting.h"
+#include "SearchPath/IWD.h"
+#include "SearchPath/OutputPathFilesystem.h"
+#include "UnlinkerArgs.h"
+#include "UnlinkerPaths.h"
+#include "Utils/ClassUtils.h"
+#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
+#include "Utils/ObjFileStream.h"
+#include "Zone/Definition/ZoneDefWriter.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <regex>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+namespace
+{
+    class UnlinkerImpl : public Unlinker
+    {
+    public:
+        UnlinkerImpl(UnlinkerArgs args)
+            : m_args(std::move(args))
+        {
+        }
+
+        bool Start() override
+        {
+            UnlinkerPaths paths;
+            if (!paths.LoadUserPaths(m_args))
+                return false;
+
+            if (!LoadZones(paths))
+                return false;
+
+            const auto result = UnlinkZones(paths);
+
+            UnloadZones();
+            return result;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        [[nodiscard]] bool ShouldLoadObj() const
+        {
+            return m_args.m_task != UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::LIST && !m_args.m_skip_obj;
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] bool WriteZoneDefinitionFile(const Zone& zone, const fs::path& zoneDefinitionFileFolder) const
+        {
+            auto zoneDefinitionFilePath(zoneDefinitionFileFolder);
+            zoneDefinitionFilePath.append(zone.m_name);
+            zoneDefinitionFilePath.replace_extension(".zone");
+
+            std::ofstream zoneDefinitionFile(zoneDefinitionFilePath, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::binary);
+            if (!zoneDefinitionFile.is_open())
+            {
+                con::error("Failed to open file for zone definition file of zone \"{}\".", zone.m_name);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            const auto* zoneDefWriter = IZoneDefWriter::GetZoneDefWriterForGame(zone.m_game_id);
+            zoneDefWriter->WriteZoneDef(zoneDefinitionFile, zone, m_args.m_use_gdt);
+
+            zoneDefinitionFile.close();
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        static bool OpenGdtFile(const Zone& zone, const fs::path& outputFolder, std::ofstream& stream)
+        {
+            auto gdtFilePath(outputFolder);
+            gdtFilePath.append("source_data");
+
+            fs::create_directories(gdtFilePath);
+
+            gdtFilePath.append(zone.m_name);
+            gdtFilePath.replace_extension(".gdt");
+
+            stream = std::ofstream(gdtFilePath, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::binary);
+            if (!stream.is_open())
+            {
+                con::error("Failed to open file for zone definition file of zone \"{}\".", zone.m_name);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        void UpdateAssetIncludesAndExcludes(const AssetDumpingContext& context) const
+        {
+            const auto assetTypeCount = context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeCount();
+
+            ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield = std::vector<bool>(assetTypeCount);
+
+            std::vector<bool> handledSpecifiedAssets(m_args.m_specified_asset_types.size());
+            for (auto i = 0u; i < assetTypeCount; i++)
+            {
+                const auto assetTypeName = std::string(*context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(i));
+
+                const auto foundSpecifiedEntry = m_args.m_specified_asset_type_map.find(assetTypeName);
+                if (foundSpecifiedEntry != m_args.m_specified_asset_type_map.end())
+                {
+                    ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield[i] = m_args.m_asset_type_handling == UnlinkerArgs::AssetTypeHandling::INCLUDE;
+                    assert(foundSpecifiedEntry->second < handledSpecifiedAssets.size());
+                    handledSpecifiedAssets[foundSpecifiedEntry->second] = true;
+                }
+                else
+                    ObjWriting::Configuration.AssetTypesToHandleBitfield[i] = m_args.m_asset_type_handling == UnlinkerArgs::AssetTypeHandling::EXCLUDE;
+            }
+
+            auto anySpecifiedValueInvalid = false;
+            for (auto i = 0u; i < handledSpecifiedAssets.size(); i++)
+            {
+                if (!handledSpecifiedAssets[i])
+                {
+                    con::error("Unknown asset type \"{}\"", m_args.m_specified_asset_types[i]);
+                    anySpecifiedValueInvalid = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (anySpecifiedValueInvalid)
+            {
+                con::error("Valid asset types are:");
+
+                auto first = true;
+                std::ostringstream ss;
+                for (auto i = 0u; i < assetTypeCount; i++)
+                {
+                    const auto assetTypeName = std::string(*context.m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(i));
+
+                    if (first)
+                        first = false;
+                    else
+                        ss << ", ";
+                    ss << assetTypeName;
+                }
+                con::error(ss.str());
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * \brief Performs the tasks specified by the command line arguments on the specified zone.
+         * \param searchPath The search path for obj data.
+         * \param zone The zone to handle.
+         * \return \c true if handling the zone was successful, otherwise \c false
+         */
+        bool HandleZone(ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone) const
+        {
+            if (m_args.m_task == UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::LIST)
+            {
+                const ContentPrinter printer(zone);
+                printer.PrintContent();
+            }
+            else if (m_args.m_task == UnlinkerArgs::ProcessingTask::DUMP)
+            {
+                const auto outputFolderPathStr = m_args.GetOutputFolderPathForZone(zone);
+                const fs::path outputFolderPath(outputFolderPathStr);
+                fs::create_directories(outputFolderPath);
+
+                fs::path zoneDefinitionFileFolder(outputFolderPath);
+                zoneDefinitionFileFolder.append("zone_source");
+                fs::create_directories(zoneDefinitionFileFolder);
+
+                if (!WriteZoneDefinitionFile(zone, zoneDefinitionFileFolder))
+                    return false;
+
+                OutputPathFilesystem outputFolderOutputPath(outputFolderPath);
+                AssetDumpingContext context(zone, outputFolderPathStr, outputFolderOutputPath, searchPath, std::nullopt);
+
+                std::ofstream gdtStream;
+                if (m_args.m_use_gdt)
+                {
+                    if (!OpenGdtFile(zone, outputFolderPath, gdtStream))
+                        return false;
+                    auto gdt = std::make_unique<GdtOutputStream>(gdtStream);
+                    gdt->BeginStream();
+
+                    const auto* game = IGame::GetGameById(zone.m_game_id);
+                    gdt->WriteVersion(GdtVersion(game->GetShortName(), 1));
+
+                    context.m_gdt = std::move(gdt);
+                }
+
+                UpdateAssetIncludesAndExcludes(context);
+
+                const auto* objWriter = IObjWriter::GetObjWriterForGame(zone.m_game_id);
+
+                auto result = objWriter->DumpZone(context);
+
+                if (m_args.m_use_gdt)
+                {
+                    context.m_gdt->EndStream();
+                    gdtStream.close();
+                }
+
+                if (!result)
+                {
+                    con::error("Dumping zone failed!");
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool LoadZones(UnlinkerPaths& paths)
+        {
+            for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_load)
+            {
+                if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
+                {
+                    con::error("Could not find file \"{}\".", zonePath);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(std::filesystem::path(zonePath).remove_filename()).string();
+
+                auto searchPathsForZone = paths.GetSearchPathsForZone(absoluteZoneDirectory);
+                auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
+                if (!maybeZone)
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+
+                con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
+
+                if (ShouldLoadObj())
+                {
+                    const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(zone->m_game_id);
+                    objLoader->LoadReferencedContainersForZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone);
+                }
+
+                m_loaded_zones.emplace_back(std::move(zone));
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        void UnloadZones()
+        {
+            for (auto i = m_loaded_zones.rbegin(); i != m_loaded_zones.rend(); ++i)
+            {
+                auto& loadedZone = *i;
+
+                // Copy zone name since we deallocate before logging
+                const auto zoneName = loadedZone->m_name;
+
+                if (ShouldLoadObj())
+                {
+                    const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(loadedZone->m_game_id);
+                    objLoader->UnloadContainersOfZone(*loadedZone);
+                }
+
+                loadedZone.reset();
+
+                con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
+            }
+            m_loaded_zones.clear();
+        }
+
+        bool UnlinkZones(UnlinkerPaths& paths) const
+        {
+            for (const auto& zonePath : m_args.m_zones_to_unlink)
+            {
+                if (!fs::is_regular_file(zonePath))
+                {
+                    con::error("Could not find file \"{}\".", zonePath);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                auto zoneDirectory = fs::path(zonePath).remove_filename();
+                if (zoneDirectory.empty())
+                    zoneDirectory = fs::current_path();
+                auto absoluteZoneDirectory = absolute(zoneDirectory).string();
+
+                auto searchPathsForZone = paths.GetSearchPathsForZone(absoluteZoneDirectory);
+
+                auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(zonePath, std::nullopt);
+                if (!maybeZone)
+                {
+                    con::error("Failed to load zone \"{}\": {}", zonePath, maybeZone.error());
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+
+                con::debug("Loaded zone \"{}\"", zone->m_name);
+
+                const auto* objLoader = IObjLoader::GetObjLoaderForGame(zone->m_game_id);
+                if (ShouldLoadObj())
+                    objLoader->LoadReferencedContainersForZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone);
+
+                if (!HandleZone(*searchPathsForZone, *zone))
+                    return false;
+
+                if (ShouldLoadObj())
+                    objLoader->UnloadContainersOfZone(*zone);
+
+                // Copy zone name for using it after freeing the zone
+                std::string zoneName = zone->m_name;
+                zone.reset();
+                con::debug("Unloaded zone \"{}\"", zoneName);
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        UnlinkerArgs m_args;
+        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Zone>> m_loaded_zones;
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<Unlinker> Unlinker::Create(UnlinkerArgs args)
+{
+    return std::make_unique<UnlinkerImpl>(std::move(args));
+}

src/Unlinking/Unlinker.h

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "UnlinkerArgs.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+class Unlinker
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~Unlinker() = default;
+
+    static std::unique_ptr<Unlinker> Create(UnlinkerArgs args);
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Starts the Unlinker application logic.
+     * \return \c true if the application was successful or \c false if an error occurred.
+     */
+    virtual bool Start() = 0;
+};

src/ZoneCode.lua

@@ -225,6 +225,20 @@ function ZoneCode:allTestFiles()
     return result
 end
 
+function ZoneCode:allMarkFiles()
+    result = {}
+
+    for game, assets in pairs(self.Assets) do
+        for i, assetName in ipairs(assets) do
+            local assetNameLower = string.lower(assetName)
+            table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_mark_db.cpp")
+            table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_mark_db.h")
+        end
+    end
+    
+    return result
+end
+
 function ZoneCode:allLoadFiles()
     result = {}
 
@@ -233,8 +247,6 @@ function ZoneCode:allLoadFiles()
             local assetNameLower = string.lower(assetName)
             table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_load_db.cpp")
             table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_load_db.h")
-            table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_mark_db.cpp")
-            table.insert(result, "%{wks.location}/src/ZoneCode/Game/" .. game .. "/XAssets/" .. assetNameLower .. "/" .. assetNameLower .. "_mark_db.h")
         end
     end
     

src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp

@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ namespace
             LINE("")
             LINEF("#include \"{0}_load_db.h\"", Lower(m_env.m_asset->m_definition->m_name))
             LINE("")
-            LINEF("#include \"{0}_mark_db.h\"", Lower(m_env.m_asset->m_definition->m_name))
+            LINEF("#include \"Game/{0}/AssetMarker{0}.h\"", m_env.m_game)
+            LINE("")
+            LINE("#include \"Loading/AssetInfoCollector.h\"")
 
             if (!m_env.m_referenced_assets.empty())
             {
@@ -236,11 +238,6 @@ namespace
             return std::format("Loader_{0}", asset->m_definition->m_name);
         }
 
-        static std::string MarkerClassName(const StructureInformation* asset)
-        {
-            return std::format("Marker_{0}", asset->m_definition->m_name);
-        }
-
         static std::string VariableDecl(const DataDefinition* def)
         {
             return std::format("{0}* var{1};", def->GetFullName(), MakeSafeTypeName(def));
@@ -2155,14 +2152,16 @@ namespace
 
             LINE("assert(pAsset != nullptr);")
             LINE("")
-            LINEF("{0} marker(m_zone);", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
+            LINE("AssetInfoCollector assetInfo(m_zone);")
+            LINEF("AssetMarker<{0}> marker(assetInfo);", m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name)
             LINE("marker.Mark(*pAsset);")
             LINE("")
             LINEF("auto* reallocatedAsset = m_zone.Memory().Alloc<{0}>();", info->m_definition->GetFullName())
             LINEF("std::memcpy(reallocatedAsset, *pAsset, sizeof({0}));", info->m_definition->GetFullName())
             LINE("")
-            LINEF("m_asset_info = reinterpret_cast<XAssetInfo<{0}>*>(LinkAsset(AssetNameAccessor<{1}>()(**pAsset), reallocatedAsset, marker.GetDependencies(), "
+            LINEF("m_asset_info = reinterpret_cast<XAssetInfo<{0}>*>(LinkAsset(AssetName<{1}>(**pAsset), reallocatedAsset, "
-                  "marker.GetUsedScriptStrings(), marker.GetIndirectAssetReferences()));",
+                  "assetInfo.GetDependencies(), "
+                  "assetInfo.GetUsedScriptStrings(), assetInfo.GetIndirectAssetReferences()));",
                   info->m_definition->GetFullName(),
                   info->m_asset_name)
             LINE("*pAsset = m_asset_info->Asset();")
@@ -2186,7 +2185,7 @@ namespace
             LINE("")
             LINE("if (m_asset_info == nullptr && *pAsset != nullptr)")
             m_intendation++;
-            LINEF("m_asset_info = reinterpret_cast<XAssetInfo<{0}>*>(GetAssetInfo(AssetNameAccessor<{1}>()(**pAsset)));",
+            LINEF("m_asset_info = reinterpret_cast<XAssetInfo<{0}>*>(GetAssetInfo(AssetName<{1}>(**pAsset)));",
                   m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName(),
                   m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name)
             m_intendation--;

src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneMarkTemplate.cpp

@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ namespace
             LINE("#pragma once")
             LINE("")
             LINEF("#include \"Game/{0}/{0}.h\"", m_env.m_game)
-            LINE("#include \"Loading/AssetMarker.h\"")
+            LINE("#include \"Marking/BaseAssetMarker.h\"")
+            LINE("#include \"Marking/AssetVisitor.h\"")
             LINE("")
             LINE("#include <string>")
             LINE("")
             LINEF("namespace {0}", m_env.m_game)
             LINE("{")
             m_intendation++;
-            LINEF("class {0} final : public AssetMarker", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
+            LINEF("class {0} final : public BaseAssetMarker", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
             LINE("{")
             m_intendation++;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ namespace
             m_intendation++;
             PrintHeaderConstructor();
             PrintHeaderMainMarkMethodDeclaration(m_env.m_asset);
-            PrintHeaderGetAssetInfoMethodDeclaration(m_env.m_asset);
             LINE("")
 
             m_intendation--;
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ namespace
             LINE("};")
             m_intendation--;
             LINE("}")
+            LINE("")
+            LINEF("DEFINE_MARKER_CLASS_FOR_ASSET({0}::{1}, {0}::{2})", m_env.m_game, m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name, MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
         }
 
         void Source()
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ namespace
             PrintConstructorMethod();
             LINE("")
             PrintMainMarkMethod();
-            LINE("")
-            PrintGetAssetInfoMethod();
 
             for (const auto* type : m_env.m_used_types)
             {
@@ -210,14 +210,9 @@ namespace
             LINEF("void Mark_{0}();", MakeSafeTypeName(info->m_definition))
         }
 
-        void PrintHeaderGetAssetInfoMethodDeclaration(const StructureInformation* info) const
-        {
-            LINEF("XAssetInfo<{0}>* GetAssetInfo({0}* pAsset) const;", info->m_definition->GetFullName())
-        }
-
         void PrintHeaderConstructor() const
         {
-            LINEF("{0}(Zone& zone);", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
+            LINEF("explicit {0}(AssetVisitor& visitor);", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
         }
 
         void PrintHeaderMainMarkMethodDeclaration(const StructureInformation* info) const
@@ -237,10 +232,10 @@ namespace
 
         void PrintConstructorMethod()
         {
-            LINEF("{0}::{0}(Zone& zone)", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
+            LINEF("{0}::{0}(AssetVisitor& visitor)", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
 
             m_intendation++;
-            LINEF(": AssetMarker({0}::EnumEntry, zone)", m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name)
+            LINE(": BaseAssetMarker(visitor)")
             m_intendation--;
 
             LINE("{")
@@ -286,7 +281,7 @@ namespace
 
             if (info && StructureComputations(info).IsAsset())
             {
-                LINEF("AddDependency({0}(m_zone).GetAssetInfo(*{1}));", MarkerClassName(info), MakeTypePtrVarName(def))
+                LINEF("Mark_Dependency<{0}>(*{1});", info->m_asset_name, MakeTypePtrVarName(def))
             }
             else
             {
@@ -413,7 +408,7 @@ namespace
         {
             if (loadType == MemberLoadType::SINGLE_POINTER)
             {
-                LINEF("AddDependency({0}(m_zone).GetAssetInfo({1}));", MarkerClassName(member->m_type), MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier))
+                LINEF("Mark_Dependency<{0}>({1});", member->m_type->m_asset_name, MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier))
             }
             else if (loadType == MemberLoadType::POINTER_ARRAY)
             {
@@ -752,20 +747,6 @@ namespace
             LINE("}")
         }
 
-        void PrintGetAssetInfoMethod()
-        {
-            LINEF("XAssetInfo<{0}>* {1}::GetAssetInfo({0}* pAsset) const", m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName(), MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset))
-            LINE("{")
-            m_intendation++;
-
-            LINEF("return reinterpret_cast<XAssetInfo<{0}>*>(GetAssetInfoByName(AssetNameAccessor<{1}>()(*pAsset)));",
-                  m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName(),
-                  m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name)
-
-            m_intendation--;
-            LINE("}")
-        }
-
         void PrintMainMarkMethod()
         {
             LINEF("void {0}::Mark({1}* pAsset)", MarkerClassName(m_env.m_asset), m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName())

src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneWriteTemplate.cpp

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace
                 "{0}::{0}({1}* asset, const Zone& zone, IZoneOutputStream& stream)", WriterClassName(m_env.m_asset), m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName())
 
             m_intendation++;
-            LINEF(": AssetWriter(zone.m_pools->GetAssetOrAssetReference({0}::EnumEntry, AssetNameAccessor<{0}>()(*asset)), zone, stream)",
+            LINEF(": AssetWriter(zone.m_pools->GetAssetOrAssetReference({0}::EnumEntry, NonReferenceAssetName(AssetName<{0}>(*asset))), zone, stream)",
                   m_env.m_asset->m_asset_name)
             m_intendation--;
 

src/ZoneCommon.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ function ZoneCommon:include(includes)
 		ObjCommon:include(includes)
 		Parser:include(includes)
 		Cryptography:include(includes)
+		ZoneCode:include(includes)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ function ZoneCommon:link(links)
 	links:linkto(Parser)
 	links:linkto(Utils)
 	links:linkto(lzx)
+	ZoneCode:use()
 end
 
 function ZoneCommon:use()
@@ -43,9 +45,20 @@ function ZoneCommon:project()
 		
 		files {
 			path.join(folder, "ZoneCommon/**.h"), 
-			path.join(folder, "ZoneCommon/**.cpp") 
+			path.join(folder, "ZoneCommon/**.cpp"),
+			ZoneCode:allMarkFiles()
+		}
+		
+        vpaths {
+			["*"] = {
+				path.join(folder, "ZoneCommon"),
+				path.join(BuildFolder(), "src/ZoneCode")
+			}
 		}
 		
-		lzx:include(includes)
         self:include(includes)
+		lzx:include(includes)
+		ZoneCode:include(includes)
+
+		ZoneCode:use()
 end

src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW3/AssetMarkerIW3.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/clipmap_t/clipmap_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/comworld/comworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/font_s/font_s_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/fxeffectdef/fxeffectdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/fximpacttable/fximpacttable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/gameworldmp/gameworldmp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/gameworldsp/gameworldsp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/gfximage/gfximage_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/gfxlightdef/gfxlightdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/gfxworld/gfxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/loadedsound/loadedsound_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/localizeentry/localizeentry_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/mapents/mapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/material/material_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/materialtechniqueset/materialtechniqueset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/menudef_t/menudef_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/menulist/menulist_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/physpreset/physpreset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/rawfile/rawfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/snd_alias_list_t/snd_alias_list_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/sndcurve/sndcurve_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/stringtable/stringtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/weapondef/weapondef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/xanimparts/xanimparts_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/XAssets/xmodel/xmodel_mark_db.h"

src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW4/AssetMarkerIW4.h

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/addonmapents/addonmapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/clipmap_t/clipmap_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/comworld/comworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/font_s/font_s_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/fxeffectdef/fxeffectdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/fximpacttable/fximpacttable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/fxworld/fxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/gameworldmp/gameworldmp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/gameworldsp/gameworldsp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/gfximage/gfximage_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/gfxlightdef/gfxlightdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/gfxworld/gfxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/leaderboarddef/leaderboarddef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/loadedsound/loadedsound_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/localizeentry/localizeentry_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/mapents/mapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/material/material_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/materialpixelshader/materialpixelshader_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/materialtechniqueset/materialtechniqueset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/materialvertexdeclaration/materialvertexdeclaration_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/materialvertexshader/materialvertexshader_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/menudef_t/menudef_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/menulist/menulist_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/physcollmap/physcollmap_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/physpreset/physpreset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/rawfile/rawfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/snd_alias_list_t/snd_alias_list_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/sndcurve/sndcurve_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/stringtable/stringtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/structureddatadefset/structureddatadefset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/tracerdef/tracerdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/vehicledef/vehicledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/weaponcompletedef/weaponcompletedef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/xanimparts/xanimparts_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/XAssets/xmodel/xmodel_mark_db.h"

src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW5/AssetMarkerIW5.h

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/addonmapents/addonmapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/clipmap_t/clipmap_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/comworld/comworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/font_s/font_s_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/fxeffectdef/fxeffectdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/fximpacttable/fximpacttable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/fxworld/fxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/gfximage/gfximage_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/gfxlightdef/gfxlightdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/gfxworld/gfxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/glassworld/glassworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/leaderboarddef/leaderboarddef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/loadedsound/loadedsound_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/localizeentry/localizeentry_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/mapents/mapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/material/material_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/materialpixelshader/materialpixelshader_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/materialtechniqueset/materialtechniqueset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/materialvertexdeclaration/materialvertexdeclaration_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/materialvertexshader/materialvertexshader_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/menudef_t/menudef_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/menulist/menulist_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/pathdata/pathdata_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/physcollmap/physcollmap_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/physpreset/physpreset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/rawfile/rawfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/scriptfile/scriptfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/snd_alias_list_t/snd_alias_list_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/sndcurve/sndcurve_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/stringtable/stringtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/structureddatadefset/structureddatadefset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/surfacefxtable/surfacefxtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/tracerdef/tracerdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/vehicledef/vehicledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/vehicletrack/vehicletrack_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/weaponattachment/weaponattachment_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/weaponcompletedef/weaponcompletedef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/xanimparts/xanimparts_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/xmodel/xmodel_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/XAssets/xmodelsurfs/xmodelsurfs_mark_db.h"

src/ZoneCommon/Game/T5/AssetMarkerT5.h

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/clipmap_t/clipmap_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/comworld/comworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/ddlroot_t/ddlroot_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/destructibledef/destructibledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/emblemset/emblemset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/font_s/font_s_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/fxeffectdef/fxeffectdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/fximpacttable/fximpacttable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/gameworldmp/gameworldmp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/gameworldsp/gameworldsp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/gfximage/gfximage_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/gfxlightdef/gfxlightdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/gfxworld/gfxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/glasses/glasses_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/localizeentry/localizeentry_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/mapents/mapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/material/material_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/materialtechniqueset/materialtechniqueset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/menudef_t/menudef_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/menulist/menulist_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/packindex/packindex_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/physconstraints/physconstraints_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/physpreset/physpreset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/rawfile/rawfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/sndbank/sndbank_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/snddriverglobals/snddriverglobals_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/sndpatch/sndpatch_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/stringtable/stringtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/weaponvariantdef/weaponvariantdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/xanimparts/xanimparts_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/xglobals/xglobals_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T5/XAssets/xmodel/xmodel_mark_db.h"

src/ZoneCommon/Game/T6/AssetMarkerT6.h

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/addonmapents/addonmapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/clipmap_t/clipmap_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/comworld/comworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/ddlroot_t/ddlroot_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/destructibledef/destructibledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/emblemset/emblemset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/font_s/font_s_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/fonticon/fonticon_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/footstepfxtabledef/footstepfxtabledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/footsteptabledef/footsteptabledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/fxeffectdef/fxeffectdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/fximpacttable/fximpacttable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/gameworldmp/gameworldmp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/gameworldsp/gameworldsp_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/gfximage/gfximage_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/gfxlightdef/gfxlightdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/gfxworld/gfxworld_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/glasses/glasses_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/keyvaluepairs/keyvaluepairs_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/leaderboarddef/leaderboarddef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/localizeentry/localizeentry_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/mapents/mapents_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/material/material_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/materialtechniqueset/materialtechniqueset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/memoryblock/memoryblock_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/menudef_t/menudef_t_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/menulist/menulist_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/physconstraints/physconstraints_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/physpreset/physpreset_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/qdb/qdb_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/rawfile/rawfile_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/scriptparsetree/scriptparsetree_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/skinnedvertsdef/skinnedvertsdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/slug/slug_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/sndbank/sndbank_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/snddriverglobals/snddriverglobals_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/sndpatch/sndpatch_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/stringtable/stringtable_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/tracerdef/tracerdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/vehicledef/vehicledef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/weaponattachment/weaponattachment_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/weaponattachmentunique/weaponattachmentunique_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/weaponcamo/weaponcamo_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/weaponvariantdef/weaponvariantdef_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/xanimparts/xanimparts_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/xglobals/xglobals_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/xmodel/xmodel_mark_db.h"
+#include "Game/T6/XAssets/zbarrierdef/zbarrierdef_mark_db.h"

src/ZoneCommon/Marking/AssetVisitor.h

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Pool/XAssetInfo.h"
+#include "Zone/ZoneTypes.h"
+
+#include <optional>
+
+class AssetVisitor
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~AssetVisitor() = default;
+
+    virtual std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> Visit_Dependency(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+    {
+        // Do nothing by default
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    virtual std::optional<scr_string_t> Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString)
+    {
+        // Do nothing by default
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    virtual void Visit_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+    {
+        // Do nothing by default
+    }
+};

src/ZoneCommon/Marking/BaseAssetMarker.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "BaseAssetMarker.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+
+BaseAssetMarker::BaseAssetMarker(AssetVisitor& visitor)
+    : m_visitor(visitor)
+{
+}
+
+void BaseAssetMarker::Mark_ScriptString(scr_string_t& scriptString) const
+{
+    const auto result = m_visitor.Visit_ScriptString(scriptString);
+    if (result.has_value())
+        scriptString = *result;
+}
+
+void BaseAssetMarker::MarkArray_ScriptString(scr_string_t* scriptStringArray, const size_t count) const
+{
+    assert(scriptStringArray != nullptr);
+
+    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
+        Mark_ScriptString(scriptStringArray[index]);
+}
+
+void BaseAssetMarker::Mark_IndirectAssetRef(const asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) const
+{
+    if (!assetName)
+        return;
+
+    m_visitor.Visit_IndirectAssetRef(assetType, assetName);
+}
+
+void BaseAssetMarker::MarkArray_IndirectAssetRef(const asset_type_t assetType, const char** assetNames, const size_t count) const
+{
+    assert(assetNames != nullptr);
+
+    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
+        Mark_IndirectAssetRef(assetType, assetNames[index]);
+}

src/ZoneCommon/Marking/BaseAssetMarker.h

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/IAsset.h"
+#include "Marking/AssetVisitor.h"
+#include "Zone/ZoneTypes.h"
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+class BaseAssetMarker
+{
+protected:
+    explicit BaseAssetMarker(AssetVisitor& visitor);
+
+    template<typename AssetType> void Mark_Dependency(std::add_lvalue_reference_t<std::add_pointer_t<typename AssetType::Type>> asset)
+    {
+        static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, AssetType>);
+
+        const auto result = m_visitor.Visit_Dependency(AssetType::EnumEntry, AssetName<AssetType>(*asset));
+        if (result.has_value())
+            asset = static_cast<std::add_pointer_t<typename AssetType::Type>>((*result)->m_ptr);
+    }
+
+    void Mark_ScriptString(scr_string_t& scriptString) const;
+    void MarkArray_ScriptString(scr_string_t* scriptStringArray, size_t count) const;
+
+    void Mark_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) const;
+    void MarkArray_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char** assetNames, size_t count) const;
+
+    AssetVisitor& m_visitor;
+};
+
+template<typename AssetType> struct AssetMarkerWrapper
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, AssetType>);
+    // using WrapperClass = WrapperClass;
+};
+
+template<typename AssetType> using AssetMarker = AssetMarkerWrapper<AssetType>::WrapperClass;
+
+#define DEFINE_MARKER_CLASS_FOR_ASSET(asset, markerClass)                                                                                                      \
+    template<> struct AssetMarkerWrapper<asset>                                                                                                                \
+    {                                                                                                                                                          \
+        static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<IAssetBase, asset>);                                                                                                   \
+        using WrapperClass = markerClass;                                                                                                                      \
+    };

src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetInfoCollector.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "AssetInfoCollector.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+
+AssetInfoCollector::AssetInfoCollector(Zone& zone)
+    : m_zone(zone)
+{
+}
+
+std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> AssetInfoCollector::GetDependencies() const
+{
+    std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> dependencies;
+    if (!m_dependencies.empty())
+    {
+        dependencies.reserve(m_dependencies.size());
+        for (auto dependency : m_dependencies)
+            dependencies.push_back(dependency);
+    }
+
+    return dependencies;
+}
+
+std::vector<scr_string_t> AssetInfoCollector::GetUsedScriptStrings() const
+{
+    std::vector<scr_string_t> usedScriptStrings;
+    if (!m_used_script_strings.empty())
+    {
+        usedScriptStrings.reserve(m_used_script_strings.size());
+        for (auto scrString : m_used_script_strings)
+            usedScriptStrings.push_back(scrString);
+
+        std::ranges::sort(usedScriptStrings);
+    }
+
+    return usedScriptStrings;
+}
+
+std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> AssetInfoCollector::GetIndirectAssetReferences() const
+{
+    std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> assetReferences;
+    if (!m_indirect_asset_references.empty())
+    {
+        assetReferences.reserve(m_indirect_asset_references.size());
+        for (const auto& assetReference : m_indirect_asset_references)
+            assetReferences.emplace_back(assetReference);
+    }
+
+    return assetReferences;
+}
+
+std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> AssetInfoCollector::Visit_Dependency(const asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+{
+    auto* assetInfo = m_zone.m_pools->GetAsset(assetType, assetName);
+    if (assetInfo == nullptr)
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    const auto existingEntry = m_dependencies.find(assetInfo);
+    if (existingEntry != m_dependencies.end())
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    m_dependencies.emplace(assetInfo);
+
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+std::optional<scr_string_t> AssetInfoCollector::Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString)
+{
+    assert(scriptString < m_zone.m_script_strings.Count());
+
+    if (scriptString >= m_zone.m_script_strings.Count())
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    m_used_script_strings.emplace(scriptString);
+
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+void AssetInfoCollector::Visit_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
+{
+    if (!assetName || !assetName[0])
+        return;
+
+    m_indirect_asset_references.emplace(assetType, assetName);
+}

src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetInfoCollector.h

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Marking/AssetVisitor.h"
+#include "Pool/XAssetInfo.h"
+#include "Zone/ZoneTypes.h"
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
+
+class AssetInfoCollector : public AssetVisitor
+{
+public:
+    explicit AssetInfoCollector(Zone& zone);
+    ~AssetInfoCollector() override = default;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> GetDependencies() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<scr_string_t> GetUsedScriptStrings() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> GetIndirectAssetReferences() const;
+
+    std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> Visit_Dependency(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) override;
+    std::optional<scr_string_t> Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString) override;
+    void Visit_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName) override;
+
+private:
+    std::unordered_set<XAssetInfoGeneric*> m_dependencies;
+    std::unordered_set<scr_string_t> m_used_script_strings;
+    std::unordered_set<IndirectAssetReference> m_indirect_asset_references;
+
+    Zone& m_zone;
+};

src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetMarker.cpp

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#include "AssetMarker.h"
-
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <cassert>
-
-AssetMarker::AssetMarker(const asset_type_t assetType, Zone& zone)
-    : m_zone(zone),
-      m_asset_type(assetType)
-{
-}
-
-void AssetMarker::AddDependency(XAssetInfoGeneric* assetInfo)
-{
-    if (assetInfo == nullptr)
-        return;
-
-    const auto existingEntry = m_dependencies.find(assetInfo);
-    if (existingEntry != m_dependencies.end())
-        return;
-
-    m_dependencies.emplace(assetInfo);
-}
-
-void AssetMarker::Mark_ScriptString(const scr_string_t scrString)
-{
-    assert(scrString < m_zone.m_script_strings.Count());
-
-    if (scrString >= m_zone.m_script_strings.Count())
-        return;
-
-    m_used_script_strings.emplace(scrString);
-}
-
-void AssetMarker::MarkArray_ScriptString(const scr_string_t* scrStringArray, const size_t count)
-{
-    assert(scrStringArray != nullptr);
-
-    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
-        Mark_ScriptString(scrStringArray[index]);
-}
-
-void AssetMarker::Mark_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t type, const char* assetRefName)
-{
-    if (!assetRefName || !assetRefName[0])
-        return;
-
-    m_indirect_asset_references.emplace(type, assetRefName);
-}
-
-void AssetMarker::MarkArray_IndirectAssetRef(const asset_type_t type, const char** assetRefNames, const size_t count)
-{
-    assert(assetRefNames != nullptr);
-
-    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
-        Mark_IndirectAssetRef(type, assetRefNames[index]);
-}
-
-XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetMarker::GetAssetInfoByName(const std::string& name) const
-{
-    return m_zone.m_pools->GetAsset(m_asset_type, name);
-}
-
-std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> AssetMarker::GetDependencies() const
-{
-    std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> dependencies;
-    if (!m_dependencies.empty())
-    {
-        dependencies.reserve(m_dependencies.size());
-        for (auto dependency : m_dependencies)
-            dependencies.push_back(dependency);
-    }
-
-    return dependencies;
-}
-
-std::vector<scr_string_t> AssetMarker::GetUsedScriptStrings() const
-{
-    std::vector<scr_string_t> usedScriptStrings;
-    if (!m_used_script_strings.empty())
-    {
-        usedScriptStrings.reserve(m_used_script_strings.size());
-        for (auto scrString : m_used_script_strings)
-            usedScriptStrings.push_back(scrString);
-
-        std::ranges::sort(usedScriptStrings);
-    }
-
-    return usedScriptStrings;
-}
-
-std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> AssetMarker::GetIndirectAssetReferences() const
-{
-    std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> assetReferences;
-    if (!m_indirect_asset_references.empty())
-    {
-        assetReferences.reserve(m_indirect_asset_references.size());
-        for (const auto& assetReference : m_indirect_asset_references)
-            assetReferences.emplace_back(assetReference);
-    }
-
-    return assetReferences;
-}

src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetMarker.h

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "ContentLoaderBase.h"
-#include "Pool/XAssetInfo.h"
-#include "Zone/ZoneTypes.h"
-
-#include <unordered_set>
-
-class AssetMarker
-{
-public:
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> GetDependencies() const;
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<scr_string_t> GetUsedScriptStrings() const;
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<IndirectAssetReference> GetIndirectAssetReferences() const;
-
-protected:
-    AssetMarker(asset_type_t assetType, Zone& zone);
-
-    void AddDependency(XAssetInfoGeneric* assetInfo);
-
-    void Mark_ScriptString(scr_string_t scrString);
-    void MarkArray_ScriptString(const scr_string_t* scrStringArray, size_t count);
-
-    void Mark_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t type, const char* assetRefName);
-    void MarkArray_IndirectAssetRef(asset_type_t type, const char** assetRefNames, size_t count);
-
-    [[nodiscard]] XAssetInfoGeneric* GetAssetInfoByName(const std::string& name) const;
-
-    Zone& m_zone;
-
-private:
-    asset_type_t m_asset_type;
-
-    std::unordered_set<XAssetInfoGeneric*> m_dependencies;
-    std::unordered_set<scr_string_t> m_used_script_strings;
-    std::unordered_set<IndirectAssetReference> m_indirect_asset_references;
-};

src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ AssetWriter::AssetWriter(XAssetInfoGeneric* asset, const Zone& zone, IZoneOutput
 {
 }
 
+const char* AssetWriter::NonReferenceAssetName(const char* assetName)
+{
+    if (assetName && assetName[0] == ',')
+        return &assetName[1];
+
+    return assetName;
+}
+
 scr_string_t AssetWriter::UseScriptString(const scr_string_t scrString) const
 {
     assert(scrString < m_asset->m_zone->m_script_strings.Count());
@@ -17,6 +25,7 @@ scr_string_t AssetWriter::UseScriptString(const scr_string_t scrString) const
     if (m_asset->m_zone == &m_zone)
         return scrString;
 
+    // The asset comes from a different zone, we need to translate it
     const auto strValue = m_asset->m_zone->m_script_strings.CValue(scrString);
     return m_zone.m_script_strings.GetScriptString(strValue);
 }

src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.h

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class AssetWriter : public ContentWriterBase
 protected:
     AssetWriter(XAssetInfoGeneric* asset, const Zone& zone, IZoneOutputStream& stream);
 
-    _NODISCARD scr_string_t UseScriptString(scr_string_t scrString) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] static const char* NonReferenceAssetName(const char* assetName);
+    [[nodiscard]] scr_string_t UseScriptString(scr_string_t scrString) const;
     void WriteScriptStringArray(bool atStreamStart, size_t count);
 
     XAssetInfoGeneric* m_asset;

test/Catch2Common.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ end
 function Catch2Common:link(links)
 	links:add(self:name())
 	links:linkto(catch2)
+	links:linkto(Utils)
 end
 
 function Catch2Common:use()
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ function Catch2Common:project()
 		
 		self:include(includes)
 		catch2:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
 
 		links:linkto(catch2)
+		links:linkto(Utils)
 		links:linkall()
 end

test/Catch2Common/OatTestPaths.cpp

@@ -24,4 +24,13 @@ namespace oat::paths
 
         return result;
     }
+
+    std::filesystem::path GetTempDirectory(const std::string& subDir)
+    {
+        auto result = fs::current_path() / "build" / ".tmp" / subDir;
+        if (!fs::is_directory(result))
+            fs::create_directories(result);
+
+        return result;
+    }
 } // namespace oat::paths

test/Catch2Common/OatTestPaths.h

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace oat::paths
 {
     std::filesystem::path GetSourceDirectory();
     std::filesystem::path GetTestDirectory();
     std::filesystem::path GetTempDirectory();
+    std::filesystem::path GetTempDirectory(const std::string& subDir);
 } // namespace oat::paths

test/Catch2Common/main.cpp

@@ -1,12 +1,28 @@
+#include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
+
 #include <catch2/catch_session.hpp>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <format>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
+namespace
+{
+    bool ShouldClearTempFolder()
+    {
+        auto* envVar = std::getenv("OAT_KEEP_TMP_DIR");
+
+        return !envVar || !envVar[0] || (envVar[0] == '0' && !envVar[1]);
+    }
+} // namespace
+
 int main(const int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    con::init();
+    con::set_log_level(con::LogLevel::DEBUG);
+
     const fs::path absoluteBinDir(fs::canonical(argv[0]).parent_path());
 
     const auto expectedLibDir = absoluteBinDir.parent_path().parent_path();
@@ -15,24 +31,24 @@ int main(const int argc, char* argv[])
 
     if (absoluteBinDir.filename() != "tests" || expectedLibDir.filename() != "lib" || expectedBuildDir.filename() != "build")
     {
-        std::cerr << std::format("Expected test binary to be in the folder it was compiled into (build/lib/?/tests) but was {}\n", absoluteBinDir.string());
+        con::error("Expected test binary to be in the folder it was compiled into (build/lib/?/tests) but was {}", absoluteBinDir.string());
-        std::cerr << "Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder\n";
+        con::error("Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder");
         return 1;
     }
 
     const auto expectedSrcDir = expectedRootDir / "src";
     if (!fs::is_directory(expectedSrcDir))
     {
-        std::cerr << std::format("Expected source directory to exist in {}, but it did not\n", expectedSrcDir.string());
+        con::error("Expected source directory to exist in {}, but it did not", expectedSrcDir.string());
-        std::cerr << "Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder\n";
+        con::error("Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder");
         return 1;
     }
 
     const auto expectedTestDir = expectedRootDir / "test";
     if (!fs::is_directory(expectedTestDir))
     {
-        std::cerr << std::format("Expected test directory to exist in {}, but it did not\n", expectedTestDir.string());
+        con::error("Expected test directory to exist in {}, but it did not", expectedTestDir.string());
-        std::cerr << "Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder\n";
+        con::error("Please do not move test executable out of compilation folder");
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -41,8 +57,16 @@ int main(const int argc, char* argv[])
     const auto result = Catch::Session().run(argc, argv);
 
     const auto tempDir = expectedBuildDir / ".tmp";
-    if (fs::is_directory(tempDir))
+    if (ShouldClearTempFolder())
-        fs::remove_all(tempDir);
+    {
+        con::info("Clearing tmp folder. Define env var OAT_KEEP_TMP_DIR=1 to keep it.");
+        if (fs::is_directory(tempDir))
+            fs::remove_all(tempDir);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        con::info("Kept tmp dir {} on disk.", tempDir.string());
+    }
 
     return result;
 }

test/SystemTests.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+SystemTests = {}
+
+function SystemTests:include(includes)
+    if includes:handle(self:name()) then
+		includedirs {
+			path.join(TestFolder(), "SystemTests")
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function SystemTests:link(links)
+	
+end
+
+function SystemTests:use()
+	
+end
+
+function SystemTests:name()
+    return "SystemTests"
+end
+
+function SystemTests:project()
+	local folder = TestFolder()
+	local includes = Includes:create()
+	local links = Links:create()
+
+	project(self:name())
+        targetdir(TargetDirectoryTest)
+		location "%{wks.location}/test/%{prj.name}"
+		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		language "C++"
+		
+		files {
+			path.join(folder, "SystemTests/**.h"), 
+			path.join(folder, "SystemTests/**.cpp")
+		}
+		
+		self:include(includes)
+		Catch2Common:include(includes)
+		Utils:include(includes)
+        ZoneLoading:include(includes)
+        ZoneWriting:include(includes)
+        ObjLoading:include(includes)
+        ObjCompiling:include(includes)
+        ObjWriting:include(includes)
+        Linking:include(includes)
+        Unlinking:include(includes)
+		catch2:include(includes)
+
+		Raw:use()
+
+		links:linkto(Utils)
+		links:linkto(ZoneLoading)
+		links:linkto(ZoneWriting)
+		links:linkto(ObjLoading)
+		links:linkto(ObjCompiling)
+		links:linkto(ObjWriting)
+		links:linkto(catch2)
+		links:linkto(Catch2Common)
+		links:linkto(Linking)
+		links:linkto(Unlinking)
+		links:linkall()
+end

test/SystemTests/Game/IW3/Simple/SimpleZone.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a simple zone.

test/SystemTests/Game/IW3/Simple/SimpleZoneIW3.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,IW3
+
+rawfile,SimpleZone.txt
+

test/SystemTests/Game/IW3/SimpleZoneIW3.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Game/IW3/GameAssetPoolIW3.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    TEST_CASE("Simple Zone(IW3)", "[iw3][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto assetSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW3/Simple").string();
+        const auto sourceSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW3/Simple").string();
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("SimpleZoneIW3").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            assetSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            sourceSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPath.c_str(),
+            "SimpleZoneIW3",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+
+        // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "SimpleZoneIW3.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolIW3*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::IW3);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "SimpleZoneIW3");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 1);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_raw_file->GetAsset("SimpleZone.txt"));
+#endif
+    }
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/IW4/Simple/SimpleZone.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a simple zone.

test/SystemTests/Game/IW4/Simple/SimpleZoneIW4.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,IW4
+
+rawfile,SimpleZone.txt
+

test/SystemTests/Game/IW4/SimpleZoneIW4.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    TEST_CASE("Simple Zone(IW4)", "[iw4][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto assetSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW4/Simple").string();
+        const auto sourceSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW4/Simple").string();
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("SimpleZoneIW4").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            assetSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            sourceSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPath.c_str(),
+            "SimpleZoneIW4",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+
+        // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "SimpleZoneIW4.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolIW4*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::IW4);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "SimpleZoneIW4");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 1);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_raw_file->GetAsset("SimpleZone.txt"));
+#endif
+    }
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/IW5/Simple/SimpleZone.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a simple zone.

test/SystemTests/Game/IW5/Simple/SimpleZoneIW5.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,IW5
+
+rawfile,SimpleZone.txt
+

test/SystemTests/Game/IW5/SimpleZoneIW5.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Game/IW5/GameAssetPoolIW5.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    TEST_CASE("Simple Zone(IW5)", "[iw5][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto assetSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW5/Simple").string();
+        const auto sourceSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/IW5/Simple").string();
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("SimpleZoneIW5").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            assetSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            sourceSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPath.c_str(),
+            "SimpleZoneIW5",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+
+        // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "SimpleZoneIW5.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolIW5*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::IW5);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "SimpleZoneIW5");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 1);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_raw_file->GetAsset("SimpleZone.txt"));
+#endif
+    }
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/T5/Simple/SimpleZone.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a simple zone.

test/SystemTests/Game/T5/Simple/SimpleZoneT5.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,T5
+
+rawfile,SimpleZone.txt
+

test/SystemTests/Game/T5/SimpleZoneT5.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Game/T5/GameAssetPoolT5.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    TEST_CASE("Simple Zone(T5)", "[t5][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto assetSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T5/Simple").string();
+        const auto sourceSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T5/Simple").string();
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("SimpleZoneT5").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            assetSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            sourceSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPath.c_str(),
+            "SimpleZoneT5",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+
+        // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "SimpleZoneT5.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolT5*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::T5);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "SimpleZoneT5");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 1);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_raw_file->GetAsset("SimpleZone.txt"));
+#endif
+    }
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ExtendAndDereference/CombinedZoneT6.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,T6
+
+techniqueset,trivial_floatz_2992w610
+material,test

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ExtendAndDereference/ZoneWithMaterialT6.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,T6
+
+ignore,ZoneWithTechsetT6
+material,test

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ExtendAndDereference/ZoneWithTechsetT6.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+>game,T6
+
+techniqueset,trivial_floatz_2992w610

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ExtendAndDereference/materials/test.json

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://openassettools.dev/schema/material.v1.json",
+    "_game": "t6",
+    "_type": "material",
+    "_version": 1,
+    "cameraRegion": "none",
+    "constants": [],
+    "contents": 1,
+    "gameFlags": [],
+    "layeredSurfaceTypes": 536870912,
+    "sortKey": 4,
+    "stateBits": [
+        {
+            "alphaTest": "disabled",
+            "blendOpAlpha": "disabled",
+            "blendOpRgb": "disabled",
+            "colorWriteAlpha": true,
+            "colorWriteRgb": true,
+            "cullFace": "back",
+            "depthTest": "disabled",
+            "depthWrite": false,
+            "dstBlendAlpha": "zero",
+            "dstBlendRgb": "zero",
+            "polygonOffset": "offset0",
+            "polymodeLine": false,
+            "srcBlendAlpha": "one",
+            "srcBlendRgb": "one"
+        }
+    ],
+    "stateBitsEntry": [
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        0,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1
+    ],
+    "stateFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceTypeBits": 0,
+    "techniqueSet": "trivial_floatz_2992w610",
+    "textureAtlas": {
+        "columns": 1,
+        "rows": 1
+    },
+    "textures": []
+}

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ExtendAndDereferenceT6.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+This makes sure that when reusing assets from an existing zone, asset dependencies that are references can be overwritten to be non-references.
+
+In this case:
+
+- The zone `ZoneWithTechsetT6` contains the techniqueset `trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+- The zone `ZoneWithMaterialT6` contains the material `test` and with a reference to its techniqueset `,trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+- The final zone `CombinedZoneT6` is built while loading both of the other fastfile and is expected to contain both the material `test` with a reference to a
+(actual asset, not a reference) techniqueset `trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+*/
+
+#include "Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    void BuildZoneWithMaterial(const fs::path& testDir, const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto testDirStr = testDir.string();
+        const auto outputPathStr = outputPath.string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            testDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            testDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPathStr.c_str(),
+            "ZoneWithMaterialT6",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+    }
+
+    void BuildCombinedZone(const fs::path& testDir, const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto testDirStr = testDir.string();
+        const auto outputPathStr = outputPath.string();
+
+        const auto zoneWithTechsetPathStr = (testDir / "ZoneWithTechsetT6.ff").string();
+        const auto zoneWithMaterialPathStr = (outputPath / "ZoneWithMaterialT6.ff").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--load",
+            zoneWithTechsetPathStr.c_str(),
+            "--load",
+            zoneWithMaterialPathStr.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            testDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPathStr.c_str(),
+            "CombinedZoneT6",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+    }
+
+    void CheckCombinedZoneContent(const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "CombinedZoneT6.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolT6*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::T6);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "CombinedZoneT6");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 2);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_technique_set->GetAsset("trivial_floatz_2992w610"));
+
+        const auto* material = pools->m_material->GetAsset("test");
+        REQUIRE(material);
+        REQUIRE(material->Asset()->techniqueSet);
+        REQUIRE(material->Asset()->techniqueSet->name == "trivial_floatz_2992w610"s);
+        REQUIRE(material->Asset()->techniqueSet->techniques[T6::TECHNIQUE_UNLIT]);
+    }
+
+    // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+    TEST_CASE("Extend and dereference(T6)", "[t6][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto testDir = oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T6/ExtendAndDereference";
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("ExtendAndDereferenceT6");
+
+        BuildZoneWithMaterial(testDir, outputPath);
+        BuildCombinedZone(testDir, outputPath);
+        CheckCombinedZoneContent(outputPath);
+    }
+#endif
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/BaseZone.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+>game,T6
+
+material,,Suzanne
+material,,Suzanne2
+xmodel,Suzanne1
+xmodel,Suzanne2

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/BaseZone/xmodel/Suzanne1.json

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://openassettools.dev/schema/xmodel.v1.json",
+    "_game": "t6",
+    "_type": "xmodel",
+    "_version": 2,
+    "flags": 2621440,
+    "lightingOriginOffset": {
+        "x": 0.0,
+        "y": 0.0,
+        "z": 0.5
+    },
+    "lightingOriginRange": 0.5,
+    "lods": [
+        {
+            "distance": 11447.6904296875,
+            "file": "model_export/Suzanne1.gltf"
+        }
+    ],
+    "type": "rigid"
+}

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/BaseZone/xmodel/Suzanne2.json

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://openassettools.dev/schema/xmodel.v1.json",
+    "_game": "t6",
+    "_type": "xmodel",
+    "_version": 2,
+    "flags": 2621440,
+    "lightingOriginOffset": {
+        "x": 0.0,
+        "y": 0.0,
+        "z": 0.5
+    },
+    "lightingOriginRange": 0.5,
+    "lods": [
+        {
+            "distance": 11447.6904296875,
+            "file": "model_export/Suzanne2.gltf"
+        }
+    ],
+    "type": "rigid"
+}

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/TestZone.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,T6
+
+ignore,Ignored
+xmodel,Suzanne2

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/TestZone/materials/Suzanne.json

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://openassettools.dev/schema/material.v1.json",
+    "_game": "t6",
+    "_type": "material",
+    "_version": 1,
+    "cameraRegion": "none",
+    "constants": [],
+    "contents": 1,
+    "gameFlags": [],
+    "layeredSurfaceTypes": 536870912,
+    "sortKey": 4,
+    "stateBits": [
+        {
+            "alphaTest": "disabled",
+            "blendOpAlpha": "disabled",
+            "blendOpRgb": "disabled",
+            "colorWriteAlpha": true,
+            "colorWriteRgb": true,
+            "cullFace": "back",
+            "depthTest": "disabled",
+            "depthWrite": false,
+            "dstBlendAlpha": "zero",
+            "dstBlendRgb": "zero",
+            "polygonOffset": "offset0",
+            "polymodeLine": false,
+            "srcBlendAlpha": "one",
+            "srcBlendRgb": "one"
+        }
+    ],
+    "stateBitsEntry": [
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        0,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1
+    ],
+    "stateFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceTypeBits": 0,
+    "techniqueSet": "trivial_floatz_2992w610",
+    "textureAtlas": {
+        "columns": 1,
+        "rows": 1
+    },
+    "textures": []
+}

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/TestZone/materials/Suzanne2.json

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://openassettools.dev/schema/material.v1.json",
+    "_game": "t6",
+    "_type": "material",
+    "_version": 1,
+    "cameraRegion": "none",
+    "constants": [],
+    "contents": 1,
+    "gameFlags": [],
+    "layeredSurfaceTypes": 536870912,
+    "sortKey": 4,
+    "stateBits": [
+        {
+            "alphaTest": "disabled",
+            "blendOpAlpha": "disabled",
+            "blendOpRgb": "disabled",
+            "colorWriteAlpha": true,
+            "colorWriteRgb": true,
+            "cullFace": "back",
+            "depthTest": "disabled",
+            "depthWrite": false,
+            "dstBlendAlpha": "zero",
+            "dstBlendRgb": "zero",
+            "polygonOffset": "offset0",
+            "polymodeLine": false,
+            "srcBlendAlpha": "one",
+            "srcBlendRgb": "one"
+        }
+    ],
+    "stateBitsEntry": [
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        0,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1,
+        -1
+    ],
+    "stateFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceFlags": 0,
+    "surfaceTypeBits": 0,
+    "techniqueSet": "trivial_floatz_2992w610",
+    "textureAtlas": {
+        "columns": 1,
+        "rows": 1
+    },
+    "textures": []
+}

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets/assetlist/Ignored.csv

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+techniqueset,trivial_floatz_2992w610

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssetsT6.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+This makes sure that when reusing assets from an existing zone, asset dependencies that are references can be overwritten to be non-references.
+
+In this case:
+
+- The zone `ZoneWithTechsetT6` contains the techniqueset `trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+- The zone `ZoneWithMaterialT6` contains the material `test` and with a reference to its techniqueset `,trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+- The final zone `CombinedZoneT6` is built while loading both of the other fastfile and is expected to contain both the material `test` with a reference to a
+(actual asset, not a reference) techniqueset `trivial_floatz_2992w610`
+*/
+
+#include "Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "Unlinker.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    void BuildBaseZone(const fs::path& testDir, const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto testDirStr = testDir.string();
+        const auto assetDirStr = (testDir / "BaseZone").string();
+        const auto outputPathStr = outputPath.string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--add-asset-search-path",
+            assetDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            testDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPathStr.c_str(),
+            "BaseZone",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+    }
+
+    void BuildTestZone(const fs::path& testDir, const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto testDirStr = testDir.string();
+        const auto assetDirStr = (testDir / "TestZone").string();
+        const auto outputPathStr = outputPath.string();
+
+        const auto baseZonePathStr = (outputPath / "BaseZone.ff").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--load",
+            baseZonePathStr.c_str(),
+            "--add-asset-search-path",
+            assetDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            testDirStr.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPathStr.c_str(),
+            "TestZone",
+            "TestZone", // build twice to ensure the second build uses a global asset that the first build already used
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+    }
+
+    void CheckTestZoneContent(const fs::path& outputPath)
+    {
+        const auto expectedZonePathStr = (outputPath / "TestZone.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePathStr, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolT6*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::T6);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "TestZone");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 3);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_material->GetAsset("Suzanne2"));
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_technique_set->GetAsset(",trivial_floatz_2992w610"));
+
+        const auto* xmodel = pools->m_xmodel->GetAsset("Suzanne2");
+        REQUIRE(xmodel);
+        REQUIRE(xmodel->Asset()->boneNames);
+        REQUIRE(xmodel->Asset()->numRootBones == 1);
+        REQUIRE(xmodel->Asset()->numBones == 3);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_script_strings.Value(xmodel->Asset()->boneNames[0]) == "Root2");
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_script_strings.Value(xmodel->Asset()->boneNames[1]) == "EarLeft2");
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_script_strings.Value(xmodel->Asset()->boneNames[2]) == "EarRight2");
+    }
+
+    // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+    TEST_CASE("Reuse assets from global asset pool(T6)", "[t6][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto testDir = oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T6/ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssets";
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("ReuseGlobalAssetPoolsAssetsT6");
+
+        BuildBaseZone(testDir, outputPath);
+        BuildTestZone(testDir, outputPath);
+        CheckTestZoneContent(outputPath);
+    }
+#endif
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/Simple/SimpleZone.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a simple zone.

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/Simple/SimpleZoneT6.zone

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+>game,T6
+
+rawfile,SimpleZone.txt
+

test/SystemTests/Game/T6/SimpleZoneT6.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.h"
+#include "Linker.h"
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+#include "ZoneLoading.h"
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using namespace std::literals;
+
+namespace
+{
+    TEST_CASE("Simple Zone(T6)", "[t6][system][simple]")
+    {
+        const auto assetSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T6/Simple").string();
+        const auto sourceSearchPath = (oat::paths::GetSystemTestsDirectory() / "Game/T6/Simple").string();
+        const auto outputPath = oat::paths::GetTempDirectory("SimpleZoneT6").string();
+
+        const char* argStrings[]{
+            "SystemTests", // bin
+            "--verbose",
+            "--asset-search-path",
+            assetSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--source-search-path",
+            sourceSearchPath.c_str(),
+            "--output-folder",
+            outputPath.c_str(),
+            "SimpleZoneT6",
+        };
+
+        LinkerArgs args;
+
+        bool shouldContinue = true;
+        const auto couldParseArgs = args.ParseArgs(std::extent_v<decltype(argStrings)>, argStrings, shouldContinue);
+
+        REQUIRE(couldParseArgs);
+        REQUIRE(shouldContinue);
+
+        const auto linker = Linker::Create(std::move(args));
+        const auto linkerResult = linker->Start();
+
+        REQUIRE(linkerResult);
+
+        // x64 for now produces invalid zones, don't try to load them yet
+#ifdef ARCH_x86
+        const auto expectedZonePath = (fs::path(outputPath) / "SimpleZoneT6.ff").string();
+        auto maybeZone = ZoneLoading::LoadZone(expectedZonePath, std::nullopt);
+        REQUIRE(maybeZone);
+
+        auto zone = std::move(*maybeZone);
+        auto pools = dynamic_cast<GameAssetPoolT6*>(zone->m_pools.get());
+
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_game_id == GameId::T6);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_platform == GamePlatform::PC);
+        REQUIRE(zone->m_name == "SimpleZoneT6");
+        REQUIRE(pools->GetTotalAssetCount() == 1);
+        REQUIRE(pools->m_raw_file->GetAsset("SimpleZone.txt"));
+#endif
+    }
+} // namespace

test/SystemTests/SystemTestsPaths.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "SystemTestsPaths.h"
+
+#include "OatTestPaths.h"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+namespace oat::paths
+{
+    std::filesystem::path GetSystemTestsDirectory()
+    {
+        return GetTestDirectory() / "SystemTests";
+    }
+} // namespace oat::paths