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+#ifndef STAR_ASSET_SOURCE_HPP
+#define STAR_ASSET_SOURCE_HPP
+
+#include "StarIODevice.hpp"
+#include "StarJson.hpp"
+
+namespace Star {
+
+STAR_CLASS(AssetSource);
+
+STAR_EXCEPTION(AssetSourceException, StarException);
+
+// An asset source could be a directory on a filesystem, where assets are
+// pulled directly from files, or a single pak-like file containing all assets,
+// where assets are pulled from the correct region of the pak-like file.
+class AssetSource {
+public:
+  virtual ~AssetSource() = default;
+
+  // An asset source can have arbitrary metadata attached.
+  virtual JsonObject metadata() const = 0;
+
+  // Should return all the available assets in this source
+  virtual StringList assetPaths() const = 0;
+
+  // Open the given path in this source and return an IODevicePtr to it.
+  virtual IODevicePtr open(String const& path) = 0;
+
+  // Read the entirety of the given path into a buffer.
+  virtual ByteArray read(String const& path) = 0;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif