Merge pull request #133 from SHADE-DP/SP3-8-serialization

Resolve serialization errors 
All components are serialized/deserialized

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/HierarchyPanel/SHHierarchyPanel.cpp

@@ -48,15 +48,28 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     if (Begin())
     {
+      if(skipFrame)
+      {
+        ImGui::End();
+        skipFrame = false;
+        return;
+      }
       DrawMenuBar();
       auto const& sceneGraph = SHSceneManager::GetCurrentSceneGraph();
-      if(const auto root = sceneGraph.GetRoot())
+
+      if (const auto root = sceneGraph.GetRoot())
       {
         auto const& children = root->GetChildren();
-        
+
         for (const auto child : children)
         {
-          RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(child);
+          if(child)
+            RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(child);
+          if(skipFrame)
+          {
+            ImGui::End();
+            return;
+          }
         }
       }
       else
@@ -119,8 +132,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
-  ImRect SHHierarchyPanel::RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(SHSceneNode* currentNode)
+  ImRect SHHierarchyPanel::RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(SHSceneNode* const currentNode)
   {
+    if(currentNode == nullptr)
+      return {};
     auto const& sceneGraph = SHSceneManager::GetCurrentSceneGraph();
 
     //Get node data (Children, eid, selected)
@@ -192,10 +207,16 @@ namespace SHADE
       if(ImGui::Selectable("Paste"))
       {
         SetScrollTo(SHSerialization::DeserializeEntitiesFromString(SHClipboardUtilities::GetDataFromClipboard()));
+        skipFrame = true;
+        ImGui::EndPopup();
+        if(isNodeOpen)
+          ImGui::TreePop();
+        return nodeRect;
       }
       if(ImGui::Selectable("Paste as Child"))
       {
         SetScrollTo(SHSerialization::DeserializeEntitiesFromString(SHClipboardUtilities::GetDataFromClipboard(), eid));
+        skipFrame = true;
       }
       if(ImGui::Selectable(std::format("{} Delete", ICON_MD_DELETE).data()))
       {

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/HierarchyPanel/SHHierarchyPanel.h

@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     void SetScrollTo(EntityID eid);
   private:
     void DrawMenuBar() const noexcept;
-    ImRect RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(SHSceneNode*);
+    ImRect RecursivelyDrawEntityNode(SHSceneNode* const);
     void CreateChildEntity(EntityID parentEID) const noexcept;
     void ParentSelectedEntities(EntityID parentEID) const noexcept;
     void SelectRangeOfEntities(EntityID beginEID, EntityID EndEID);
+
+    bool skipFrame = false;
     std::string filter;
     bool isAnyNodeSelected = false;
     EntityID scrollTo = MAX_EID;

SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Components/SHColliderComponent.cpp

@@ -146,4 +146,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     system->RemoveCollisionShape(GetEID(), index);
   }
 
-} // namespace SHADE
+} // namespace SHADE
+
+RTTR_REGISTRATION
+{
+  using namespace rttr;
+  using namespace SHADE;
+
+  registration::class_<SHColliderComponent>("Collider Component");
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Components/SHColliderComponent.h

@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     SHQuaternion      orientation;
     Colliders         colliders;
 
+    RTTR_ENABLE()
   };
 } // namespace SHADE

SHADE_Engine/src/Serialization/SHSerialization.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Assets/SHAssetManager.h"
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "Camera/SHCameraComponent.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderable.h"
 #include "Math/Transform/SHTransformComponent.h"
 #include "Physics/Components/SHRigidBodyComponent.h"
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   static EntityID DeserializeEntity(YAML::iterator& it, YAML::Node const& node, std::vector<EntityID>& createdEntities, EntityID parentEID = MAX_EID)
   {
     EntityID eid = MAX_EID;
-    if(!node)
+    if (!node)
       return eid;
     if (node[EIDNode])
       eid = node[EIDNode].as<EntityID>();
@@ -71,13 +72,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     createdEntities.push_back(eid);
     if (node[NumberOfChildrenNode])
     {
-      if(const int numOfChildren = node[NumberOfChildrenNode].as<int>(); numOfChildren > 0)
+      if (const int numOfChildren = node[NumberOfChildrenNode].as<int>(); numOfChildren > 0)
       {
         ++it;
         for (int i = 0; i < numOfChildren; ++i)
         {
           DeserializeEntity(it, (*it), createdEntities, eid);
-          if((i + 1) < numOfChildren)
+          if ((i + 1) < numOfChildren)
             ++it;
         }
       }
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     // Deserialise scripts
     if (node[ScriptsNode])
-        SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHScriptEngine>()->DeserialiseScripts(eid, node[ScriptsNode]);
+      SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHScriptEngine>()->DeserialiseScripts(eid, node[ScriptsNode]);
+
+    return eid;
   }
 
   void SHSerialization::DeserializeSceneFromFile(std::filesystem::path const& path)
@@ -120,10 +123,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     {
       DeserializeEntity(it, (*it), createdEntities);
     }
-    if(createdEntities.empty())
+    if (createdEntities.empty())
     {
       SHLOG_ERROR("Failed to create entities from deserializaiton")
-      return;
+        return;
     }
     //Initialize Entity
     auto entityVecIt = createdEntities.begin();
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     out << SerializeEntityToNode(entityNode);
     auto const& children = entityNode->GetChildren();
-    for(auto const& child : children)
+    for (auto const& child : children)
     {
       EmitEntity(child, out);
     }
@@ -162,17 +165,36 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
   }
 
+  template<typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
+  static void AddComponentToComponentNode(YAML::Node& componentsNode, EntityID const& eid)
+  {
+    if (const ComponentType* component = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<ComponentType>(eid))
+    {
+      componentsNode[rttr::type::get<ComponentType>().get_name().data()] = SHSerializationHelper::SerializeComponentToNode(component);
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
+  static void AddConvComponentToComponentNode(YAML::Node& componentsNode, EntityID const& eid)
+  {
+    if (ComponentType* component = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<ComponentType>(eid))
+    {
+      componentsNode[rttr::type::get<ComponentType>().get_name().data()] = YAML::convert<ComponentType>::encode(*component);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   YAML::Node SHSerialization::SerializeEntityToNode(SHSceneNode* sceneNode)
   {
     YAML::Node node;
     auto eid = sceneNode->GetEntityID();
     auto entity = SHEntityManager::GetEntityByID(eid);
-    if (!sceneNode || !entity)
+    if (!sceneNode && !entity)
     {
       node = YAML::Null;
       return node;
     }
-    node.SetStyle(YAML::EmitterStyle::Block);                                       
+    node.SetStyle(YAML::EmitterStyle::Block);
     node[EIDNode] = eid;
     node[EntityNameNode] = entity->name;
     node[IsActiveNode] = sceneNode->IsActive();
@@ -181,22 +203,13 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     YAML::Node components;
 
-    if (const auto transform = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHTransformComponent>(eid))
+    AddComponentToComponentNode<SHTransformComponent>(components, eid);
-    {
+    AddComponentToComponentNode<SHCameraComponent>(components, eid);
-      components[rttr::type::get<SHTransformComponent>().get_name().data()] = SHSerializationHelper::SerializeComponentToNode(transform);
+    AddConvComponentToComponentNode<SHRenderable>(components, eid);
-    }
+    AddComponentToComponentNode<SHLightComponent>(components, eid);
-    if (const auto renderable = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHRenderable>(eid))
+    AddComponentToComponentNode<SHRigidBodyComponent>(components, eid);
-    {
+    AddConvComponentToComponentNode<SHColliderComponent>(components, eid);
-      components[rttr::type::get<SHRenderable>().get_name().data()] = *renderable;
+
-    }
-    if (const auto rigidbody = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHRigidBodyComponent>(eid))
-    {
-      components[rttr::type::get<SHRigidBodyComponent>().get_name().data()] = SHSerializationHelper::SerializeComponentToNode(rigidbody);
-    }
-    if(const auto light = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHLightComponent>(eid))
-    {
-      components[rttr::type::get<SHLightComponent>().get_name().data()] = SHSerializationHelper::SerializeComponentToNode(light);
-    }
     node[ComponentsNode] = components;
 
     YAML::Node scripts;
@@ -208,22 +221,22 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   EntityID SHSerialization::DeserializeEntitiesFromString(std::string const& data, EntityID const& parentEID) noexcept
   {
-    if(data.empty())
+    if (data.empty())
       return MAX_EID;
     YAML::Node entities = YAML::Load(data.c_str());
-    EntityID eid{MAX_EID};
+    EntityID eid{ MAX_EID };
     std::vector<EntityID> createdEntities;
-    for(auto it = entities.begin(); it != entities.end(); ++it)
+    for (auto it = entities.begin(); it != entities.end(); ++it)
     {
       eid = DeserializeEntity(it, *it, createdEntities, parentEID);
     }
-    if(createdEntities.empty())
+    if (createdEntities.empty())
     {
       SHLOG_ERROR("Failed to create entities from deserializaiton")
-      return MAX_EID;
+        return MAX_EID;
     }
     auto entityVecIt = createdEntities.begin();
-    for(auto it = entities.begin(); it != entities.end(); ++it)
+    for (auto it = entities.begin(); it != entities.end(); ++it)
     {
       InitializeEntity(*it, *entityVecIt++);
     }
@@ -231,33 +244,22 @@ namespace SHADE
   }
 
   template<typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
-  std::optional<ComponentTypeID> GetComponentID(YAML::Node const& componentNode)
+  static void AddComponentID(std::vector<ComponentTypeID>& idList, YAML::Node const& componentNode)
   {
     if (componentNode[rttr::type::get<ComponentType>().get_name().data()])
-      return { SHFamilyID<SHComponent>::GetID<ComponentType>() };
+      idList.push_back(SHFamilyID<SHComponent>::GetID<ComponentType>());
-    else
-      return std::nullopt;
   }
 
   std::vector<ComponentTypeID> SHSerialization::GetComponentIDList(YAML::Node const& componentsNode)
   {
     std::vector<ComponentTypeID> componentIDList;
-
+    
-    auto id = GetComponentID<SHTransformComponent>(componentsNode);
+    AddComponentID<SHTransformComponent>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-    if (id.has_value())
+    AddComponentID<SHCameraComponent>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-      componentIDList.push_back(id.value());
+    AddComponentID<SHRenderable>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-
+    AddComponentID<SHRigidBodyComponent>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-    id = GetComponentID<SHRenderable>(componentsNode);
+    AddComponentID<SHLightComponent>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-    if (id.has_value())
+    AddComponentID<SHColliderComponent>(componentIDList, componentsNode);
-      componentIDList.push_back(id.value());
-
-    id = GetComponentID<SHRigidBodyComponent>(componentsNode);
-    if (id.has_value())
-      componentIDList.push_back(id.value());
-
-    id = GetComponentID<SHLightComponent>(componentsNode);
-    if(id.has_value())
-      componentIDList.push_back(id.value());
 
     return componentIDList;
   }
@@ -268,7 +270,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     if (!componentsNode)
       return;
     SHSerializationHelper::InitializeComponentFromNode<SHTransformComponent>(componentsNode, eid);
+    SHSerializationHelper::InitializeComponentFromNode<SHCameraComponent>(componentsNode, eid);
+    SHSerializationHelper::InitializeComponentFromNode<SHRigidBodyComponent>(componentsNode, eid);
     SHSerializationHelper::ConvertNodeToComponent<SHRenderable>(componentsNode, eid);
+    SHSerializationHelper::ConvertNodeToComponent<SHColliderComponent>(componentsNode, eid);
     SHSerializationHelper::InitializeComponentFromNode<SHLightComponent>(componentsNode, eid);
   }
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Serialization/SHSerializationHelper.hpp

@@ -13,10 +13,235 @@
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderable.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHMaterial.h"
 #include "SHSerializationTools.h"
+#include "Physics/Components/SHColliderComponent.h"
 
 namespace YAML
 {
     using namespace SHADE;
+
+    template<>
+  struct convert<SHVec4>
+  {
+    static constexpr const char* x = "x";
+    static constexpr const char* y = "y";
+    static constexpr const char* z = "z";
+    static constexpr const char* w = "w";
+
+    static Node encode(SHVec4 const& rhs)
+    {
+      Node node;
+      node.SetStyle(EmitterStyle::Flow);
+      node[x] = rhs.x;
+      node[y] = rhs.y;
+      node[z] = rhs.z;
+      node[w] = rhs.w;
+      return node;
+    }
+    static bool decode(Node const& node, SHVec4& rhs)
+    {
+      if (node[x].IsDefined())
+        rhs.x = node[x].as<float>();
+      if (node[y].IsDefined())
+        rhs.y = node[y].as<float>();
+      if (node[z].IsDefined())
+        rhs.z = node[z].as<float>();
+      if (node[w].IsDefined())
+        rhs.w = node[w].as<float>();
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<>
+  struct convert<SHVec3>
+  {
+    static constexpr const char* x = "x";
+    static constexpr const char* y = "y";
+    static constexpr const char* z = "z";
+
+    static Node encode(SHVec3 const& rhs)
+    {
+      Node node;
+      node.SetStyle(EmitterStyle::Flow);
+      node[x] = rhs.x;
+      node[y] = rhs.y;
+      node[z] = rhs.z;
+      return node;
+    }
+    static bool decode(Node const& node, SHVec3& rhs)
+    {
+      if (node[x].IsDefined())
+        rhs.x = node[x].as<float>();
+      if (node[y].IsDefined())
+        rhs.y = node[y].as<float>();
+      if (node[z].IsDefined())
+        rhs.z = node[z].as<float>();
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<>
+  struct convert<SHVec2>
+  {
+    static constexpr const char* x = "x";
+    static constexpr const char* y = "y";
+
+    static Node encode(SHVec2 const& rhs)
+    {
+      Node node;
+      node.SetStyle(EmitterStyle::Flow);
+      node[x] = rhs.x;
+      node[y] = rhs.y;
+      return node;
+    }
+    static bool decode(Node const& node, SHVec2& rhs)
+    {
+      if (node[x].IsDefined())
+        rhs.x = node[x].as<float>();
+      if (node[y].IsDefined())
+        rhs.y = node[y].as<float>();
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<>
+  struct convert<SHCollider>
+  {
+    static constexpr const char* IsTrigger = "Is Trigger";
+
+    static constexpr const char* Type = "Type";
+    static constexpr const char* HalfExtents = "Half Extents";
+    static constexpr const char* Radius = "Radius";
+
+    static constexpr const char* Friction = "Friction";
+    static constexpr const char* Bounciness = "Bounciness";
+    static constexpr const char* Density = "Density";
+    static constexpr const char* PositionOffset = "Position Offset";
+
+    static Node encode(SHCollider& rhs)
+    {
+      Node node;
+
+      node[IsTrigger] = rhs.IsTrigger();
+
+      rttr::type const shapeRttrType = rttr::type::get<SHCollider::Type>();
+      rttr::enumeration const enumAlign = shapeRttrType.get_enumeration();
+      SHCollider::Type colliderType = rhs.GetType();
+
+      node[Type] = enumAlign.value_to_name(colliderType).data();
+
+      switch (colliderType)
+      {
+      case SHCollider::Type::BOX:
+      {
+        auto const bb = reinterpret_cast<SHBoundingBox*>(rhs.GetShape());
+        node[HalfExtents] = bb->GetHalfExtents();
+      }
+      break;
+      case SHCollider::Type::SPHERE:
+      {
+        auto const bs = reinterpret_cast<SHBoundingSphere*>(rhs.GetShape());
+        node[Radius] = bs->GetRadius();
+      }
+      break;
+      case SHCollider::Type::CAPSULE: break;
+      default:;
+      }
+
+      node[Friction] = rhs.GetFriction();
+      node[Bounciness] = rhs.GetBounciness();
+      node[Density] = rhs.GetDensity();
+      node[PositionOffset] = rhs.GetPositionOffset();
+
+      return node;
+    }
+    static bool decode(Node const& node, SHCollider& rhs)
+    {
+      if (node[IsTrigger].IsDefined())
+        rhs.SetIsTrigger(node[IsTrigger].as<bool>());
+      if (!node[Type].IsDefined())
+        return false;
+      rttr::type const shapeRttrType = rttr::type::get<SHCollider::Type>();
+      rttr::enumeration const enumAlign = shapeRttrType.get_enumeration();
+      bool ok;
+      const SHCollider::Type colliderType = enumAlign.name_to_value(node[Type].as<std::string>()).convert<SHCollider::Type>(&ok);
+      if (!ok)
+        return false;
+      switch (colliderType)
+      {
+      case SHCollider::Type::BOX:
+        {
+          if(node[HalfExtents].IsDefined())
+            rhs.SetBoundingBox(node[HalfExtents].as<SHVec3>());
+        }
+        break;
+      case SHCollider::Type::SPHERE:
+        {
+          if(node[Radius].IsDefined())
+            rhs.SetBoundingSphere(node[Radius].as<float>());
+        }
+        break;
+      case SHCollider::Type::CAPSULE: break;
+      default:;
+      }
+      if (node[Friction].IsDefined())
+        rhs.SetFriction(node[Friction].as<float>());
+      if (node[Bounciness].IsDefined())
+        rhs.SetBounciness(rhs.GetBounciness());
+      if (node[Density].IsDefined())
+        rhs.SetDensity(node[Density].as<float>());
+      if (node[PositionOffset].IsDefined())
+        rhs.SetPositionOffset(node[PositionOffset].as<SHVec3>());
+      
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<>
+  struct convert<SHColliderComponent>
+  {
+    static constexpr const char* Colliders = "Colliders";
+    static Node encode(SHColliderComponent& rhs)
+    {
+      Node node, collidersNode;
+      auto const& colliders = rhs.GetColliders();
+      int const numColliders = static_cast<int>(colliders.size());
+      for (int i = 0; i < numColliders; ++i)
+      {
+        auto& collider = rhs.GetCollider(i);
+        Node colliderNode = convert<SHCollider>::encode(collider);
+        if (colliderNode.IsDefined())
+          collidersNode[i] = colliderNode;
+      }
+      node[Colliders] = collidersNode;
+      return node;
+    }
+    static bool decode(Node const& node, SHColliderComponent& rhs)
+    {
+      if (node[Colliders].IsDefined())
+      {
+        int numColliders{};
+        for (auto const& colliderNode : node[Colliders])
+        {
+          rttr::type const shapeRttrType = rttr::type::get<SHCollider::Type>();
+          rttr::enumeration const enumAlign = shapeRttrType.get_enumeration();
+          bool ok = false;
+          const SHCollider::Type colliderType = enumAlign.name_to_value(colliderNode[convert<SHCollider>::Type].as<std::string>()).convert<SHCollider::Type>(&ok);
+          if (!ok)
+            return false;
+          
+          switch (colliderType)
+          {
+          case SHCollider::Type::BOX: rhs.AddBoundingBox(); break;
+          case SHCollider::Type::SPHERE: rhs.AddBoundingSphere(); break;
+          case SHCollider::Type::CAPSULE: break;
+          default:;
+          }
+          YAML::convert<SHCollider>::decode(colliderNode, rhs.GetCollider(numColliders++));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
     template<>
     struct convert<SHMaterial>
     {
@@ -46,13 +271,13 @@ namespace YAML
                         propNode = rhs.GetProperty<int>(VARIABLE->offset);
                         break;
                     case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR2:
-                        propNode = SHSerializationTools::ValToYAML(rhs.GetProperty<SHVec2>(VARIABLE->offset));
+                        propNode = rhs.GetProperty<SHVec2>(VARIABLE->offset);
                         break;
                     case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR3:
-                        propNode = SHSerializationTools::ValToYAML(rhs.GetProperty<SHVec3>(VARIABLE->offset));
+                        propNode = rhs.GetProperty<SHVec3>(VARIABLE->offset);
                         break;
                     case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR4:
-                        propNode = SHSerializationTools::ValToYAML(rhs.GetProperty<SHVec4>(VARIABLE->offset));
+                        propNode = rhs.GetProperty<SHVec4>(VARIABLE->offset);
                         break;
                     case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::OTHER:
                     default:
@@ -135,7 +360,7 @@ namespace YAML
               return false;
             rhs.SetPipeline(gfxSystem->GetDefaultMaterial()->GetPipeline());
 
-            if (node[PROPS_YAML_TAG.data()])
+            if (node[PROPS_YAML_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
             {
                 // Loop through all properties
                 Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> pipelineProperties = rhs.GetShaderBlockInterface();
@@ -192,11 +417,11 @@ namespace YAML
         }
         static bool decode(YAML::Node const& node, SHRenderable& rhs)
         {
-            if (node[MESH_YAML_TAG.data()])
+            if (node[MESH_YAML_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
             {
                 rhs.SetMesh(SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHMesh>(node[MESH_YAML_TAG.data()].as<AssetID>()));
             }
-            if (node[MAT_YAML_TAG.data()])
+            if (node[MAT_YAML_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
             {
                 // TODO: Convert Asset ID To Material HAndle
                 // Temporarily, use default material
@@ -210,46 +435,34 @@ namespace YAML
     };
 }
 
-
 namespace SHADE
 {
   struct SHSerializationHelper
   {
-    template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
-    static std::string SerializeComponentToString(ComponentType* component)
-    {
-      return std::string();
-    }
 
-    template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
-    static void SerializeComponentToFile(ComponentType* component, std::filesystem::path const& path)
-    {
-    }
 
     static YAML::Node RTTRToNode(const rttr::variant& var)
     {
       YAML::Node node;
       auto varType = var.get_type();
+      if (varType.is_sequential_container())
+      {
+        for (auto const& elem : var.create_sequential_view())
+        {
+          node.push_back(RTTRToNode(elem));
+        }
+      }
       if (varType == rttr::type::get<SHVec4>())
       {
-        node.SetStyle(YAML::EmitterStyle::Flow);
+        node = YAML::convert<SHVec4>::encode(var.convert<SHVec4>());
-        node["X"] = var.convert<SHVec4>().x;
-        node["Y"] = var.convert<SHVec4>().y;
-        node["Z"] = var.convert<SHVec4>().z;
-        node["W"] = var.convert<SHVec4>().w;
       }
       else if (varType == rttr::type::get<SHVec3>())
       {
-        node.SetStyle(YAML::EmitterStyle::Flow);
+        node = YAML::convert<SHVec3>::encode(var.convert<SHVec3>());
-        node["X"] = var.convert<SHVec3>().x;
-        node["Y"] = var.convert<SHVec3>().y;
-        node["Z"] = var.convert<SHVec3>().z;
       }
       else if (varType == rttr::type::get<SHVec2>())
       {
-        node.SetStyle(YAML::EmitterStyle::Flow);
+        node = YAML::convert<SHVec2>::encode(var.convert<SHVec2>());
-        node["X"] = var.convert<SHVec3>().x;
-        node["Y"] = var.convert<SHVec3>().y;
       }
       else if (varType.is_arithmetic())
       {
@@ -300,7 +513,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       else
       {
         auto properties = var.get_type().get_properties();
-        for (auto property : properties)
+        for (auto const& property : properties)
         {
           node[property.get_name().data()] = RTTRToNode(property.get_value(var));
         }
@@ -308,6 +521,17 @@ namespace SHADE
       return node;
     }
 
+    template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
+    static std::string SerializeComponentToString(ComponentType* component)
+    {
+      return std::string();
+    }
+
+    template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
+    static void SerializeComponentToFile(ComponentType* component, std::filesystem::path const& path)
+    {
+    }
+
     template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
     static YAML::Node SerializeComponentToNode(ComponentType* component)
     {
@@ -327,15 +551,18 @@ namespace SHADE
       auto propType = prop.get_type();
       if (propType == rttr::type::get<SHVec4>())
       {
-        prop.set_value(component, SHSerializationTools::YAMLToVec4(propertyNode));
+        SHVec4 vec = propertyNode.as<SHVec4>();
+        prop.set_value(component, vec);
       }
       else if (propType == rttr::type::get<SHVec3>())
       {
-        prop.set_value(component, SHSerializationTools::YAMLToVec3(propertyNode));
+        SHVec3 vec = propertyNode.as<SHVec3>();
+        prop.set_value(component, vec);
       }
       else if (propType == rttr::type::get<SHVec2>())
       {
-        prop.set_value(component, SHSerializationTools::YAMLToVec2(propertyNode));
+        SHVec2 vec = propertyNode.as<SHVec2>();
+        prop.set_value(component, vec);
       }
       else if (propType.is_arithmetic())
       {
@@ -371,9 +598,10 @@ namespace SHADE
       else
       {
         auto properties = propType.get_properties();
-        for (auto property : properties)
+        for (auto const& property : properties)
         {
-          InitializeProperty(component, property, propertyNode[property.get_name().data()]);
+          if(propertyNode[property.get_name().data()].IsDefined())
+            InitializeProperty(component, property, propertyNode[property.get_name().data()]);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -381,7 +609,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     template <typename ComponentType, std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<SHComponent, ComponentType>, bool> = true>
     static void InitializeComponentFromNode(YAML::Node const& componentsNode, EntityID const& eid)
     {
-      auto component = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<ComponentType>(eid);
+      ComponentType* component = SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<ComponentType>(eid);
       if (componentsNode.IsNull() && !component)
         return;
       auto rttrType = rttr::type::get<ComponentType>();
@@ -406,7 +634,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         return;
       auto rttrType = rttr::type::get<ComponentType>();
       auto componentNode = componentsNode[rttrType.get_name().data()];
-      if (componentsNode.IsNull())
+      if (!componentNode.IsDefined())
         return;
       YAML::convert<ComponentType>::decode(componentNode, *component);
     }