Interface IFileLoader

Namespace: ValveResourceFormat.IO
Assembly: ValveResourceFormat.dll

Interface for loading compiled game resources.

public interface IFileLoader

Remarks

Loads compiled resources (models, textures, materials) as Resource objects. Implementations resolve paths across VPK packages and loose files.

Methods

GetFileStream(string)

Opens a stream for reading a raw (uncompiled) file, such as a loose script text file.

Stream? GetFileStream(string file)

Parameters

file string

Path to the file to read.

Returns

Stream?

A readable stream, or null if not found.

LoadFile(string)

Loads a compiled resource file.

Resource? LoadFile(string file)

Parameters

file string

Path to the resource file to load.

Returns

Resource?

Loaded resource, or null if not found.

Remarks

To read raw file bytes from a VPK package, use Package.ReadEntry instead.

LoadFileCompiled(string)

Same as IFileLoader.LoadFile(string) but appends "_c" to the end of the string.

Resource? LoadFileCompiled(string file)

Parameters

file string

Path to the file to load (without _c suffix).

Returns

Resource?

Loaded compiled resource, or null if not found.

LoadShader(string)

Loads a shader collection by name.

ShaderCollection? LoadShader(string shaderName)

Parameters

shaderName string

Name of the shader to load.

Returns

ShaderCollection?

Loaded shader collection, or null if not found.