SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.cpp

@@ -164,14 +164,24 @@ namespace SHADE
       return AssetType::INVALID;
     }
 
-    std::optional<SHADE::SHAsset> SHAssetManager::GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept
+    SHAsset* SHAssetManager::GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept
     {
       if (assetCollection.contains(id))
       {
-        return assetCollection[id];
+        return &assetCollection[id];
       }
 
-      return {};
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    SHAsset const* SHAssetManager::GetAssetConst(AssetID id) noexcept
+    {
+      if (assetCollection.contains(id))
+      {
+        return &assetCollection[id];
+      }
+
+      return nullptr;
     }
 
     AssetID SHAssetManager::GetAssetIDFromPath(AssetPath const& path) noexcept

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.h

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace SHADE
 		 * \return const& to unordered_map<AssetName, AssetID>
 		****************************************************************************/
 		static std::vector<SHAsset> GetAllAssets() noexcept;
-    static std::optional<SHAsset> GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept;
+    static SHAsset* GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept;
+    static SHAsset const* GetAssetConst(AssetID id) noexcept;
 
     static AssetType GetType(AssetID id) noexcept;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/SHEditorUI.cpp

@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Attempt to get the asset's data for rendering editor
     auto asset = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(value);
     std::string assetName;
-    if (asset.has_value())
+    if (asset)
     {
-      assetName = asset.value().name;
+      assetName = asset->name;
     }
 
     // Editor
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ namespace SHADE
       {
         // Check if type matches
         auto draggedAsset = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(*payload);
-        if (draggedAsset.has_value() && draggedAsset.value().type == type)
+        if (draggedAsset && draggedAsset->type == type)
         {
-          value = draggedAsset.value().id;
+          value = draggedAsset->id;
           changed = true;
         }
         SHDragDrop::EndTarget();

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceManager.cpp

@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     if (assetId.has_value())
     {
       const auto ASSET_INFO = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(assetId.value());
-      if (ASSET_INFO.has_value())
-        return ASSET_INFO.value().name;
+      if (ASSET_INFO)
+        return ASSET_INFO->name;
     }
     return {};
   }

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceManager.hpp

@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     if (assetId.has_value())
     {
       const auto ASSET_INFO = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(assetId.value());
-      if (ASSET_INFO.has_value())
-        return ASSET_INFO.value().name;
+      if (ASSET_INFO)
+        return ASSET_INFO->name;
     }
     return {};
   }