Refactored asset management to use a persistent, thread-safe SQLite-backed AssetCatalog, replacing in-memory dictionaries.
Added AssetHandlerRegistry for O(1) handler lookup, ImportCoordinator for async background importing, and robust AssetMeta/AssetMetaIO for JSON-based metadata and settings.
Refactored AssetRegistry to integrate these components and support auto-import via file system watcher.
Updated IImportableAssetHandler for handler-specific settings and polymorphic serialization.
Added comprehensive unit tests for all new systems.
Removed obsolete code and legacy integration tests.
BREAKING CHANGE: Asset system APIs and storage format have changed; migration required for existing projects.
Major refactor of render pipeline and shader system:
- Replaced legacy shader properties with source generator and attribute-based HLSL struct generation.
- Introduced ShaderPropertiesRegistry for runtime property layout/code registration.
- Added modular IRenderPipeline, IRenderPipelineSettings, and IRenderPayload interfaces.
- Implemented GhostRenderPipeline and ECS-driven GPUScene management.
- Added experimental DirectX 12 Work Graph support.
- Refactored shader compilation, variant hashing, and caching.
- Updated APIs for consistency and improved codegen for registration.
These changes modernize the rendering infrastructure for advanced features like work graphs and dynamic pipelines.
BREAKING CHANGE: Shader DSL, pipeline, and property APIs have changed. Existing shaders and pipeline integrations must be updated.
Refactored the render pipeline system to introduce per-frame IRenderPayload management.
IRenderPipelineSettings now requires CreatePipeline and CreatePayload methods.
Updated RenderSystem and test pipeline to use the new payload model.
Removed legacy GhostRenderPipeline and test code.
Added RenderPipelineSystemAttribute for pipeline system registration.
Includes minor fixes such as version field type corrections and typo fixes.
BREAKING CHANGE: Render pipeline and payload creation APIs have changed; implementers must update to the new interface methods.
Introduce ICleanupComponent and cleanup archetype logic in ECS. Refactor component versioning to uint. Update IResourceDatabase to use map/unmap pattern. Decouple per-frame render requests from RenderSystem via IRenderPayload. Update render pipeline and extraction system to new API.
BREAKING CHANGE: Entity destruction and render pipeline APIs have changed. IResourceDatabase.MapResource signature is updated; all callers must use map/memcpy/unmap. RenderSystem no longer manages per-frame render requests directly.
