add IRawTextureData asset type

docs/release-notes.md

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 * For players:
   * Added experimental image load rewrite (disabled by default).  
     _If you have many content mods installed, enabling `UseExperimentalImageLoading` in `smapi-internal/config.json` may reduce load times or stutters when they load many image files at once._
+* For mod authors:
+  * Added specialized `IRawTextureData` asset type.  
+    _When you're only loading a mod file to patch it into an asset, you can now load it using `helper.ModContent.Load<IRawTextureData>(path)`. This reads the image data from disk without initializing a `Texture2D` instance through the GPU. You can then pass this to SMAPI APIs that accept `Texture2D` instances._
 
 * For mod authors:
   * Fixed map edits which change warps sometimes rebuilding the NPC pathfinding cache unnecessarily, which could cause a noticeable delay for players.

src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForImage.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using StardewValley;
@@ -28,74 +29,62 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
         public AssetDataForImage(string? locale, IAssetName assetName, Texture2D data, Func<string, string> getNormalizedPath, Action<Texture2D> onDataReplaced)
             : base(locale, assetName, data, getNormalizedPath, onDataReplaced) { }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void PatchImage(IRawTextureData source, Rectangle? sourceArea = null, Rectangle? targetArea = null, PatchMode patchMode = PatchMode.Replace)
+        {
+            this.GetPatchBounds(ref sourceArea, ref targetArea, source.Width, source.Height);
+
+            // validate source data
+            if (source == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source), "Can't patch from null source data.");
+
+            // get the pixels for the source area
+            Color[] sourceData;
+            {
+                int areaX = sourceArea.Value.X;
+                int areaY = sourceArea.Value.Y;
+                int areaWidth = sourceArea.Value.Width;
+                int areaHeight = sourceArea.Value.Height;
+
+                if (areaX == 0 && areaY == 0 && areaWidth == source.Width && areaHeight == source.Height)
+                    sourceData = source.Data;
+                else
+                {
+                    sourceData = new Color[areaWidth * areaHeight];
+                    int i = 0;
+                    for (int y = areaY, maxY = areaY + areaHeight - 1; y <= maxY; y++)
+                    {
+                        for (int x = areaX, maxX = areaX + areaWidth - 1; x <= maxX; x++)
+                        {
+                            int targetIndex = (y * source.Width) + x;
+                            sourceData[i++] = source.Data[targetIndex];
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // apply
+            this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void PatchImage(Texture2D source, Rectangle? sourceArea = null, Rectangle? targetArea = null, PatchMode patchMode = PatchMode.Replace)
         {
-            // get texture
+            this.GetPatchBounds(ref sourceArea, ref targetArea, source.Width, source.Height);
+
+            // validate source texture
             if (source == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source), "Can't patch from a null source texture.");
-            Texture2D target = this.Data;
-
-            // get areas
-            sourceArea ??= new Rectangle(0, 0, source.Width, source.Height);
-            targetArea ??= new Rectangle(0, 0, Math.Min(sourceArea.Value.Width, target.Width), Math.Min(sourceArea.Value.Height, target.Height));
-
-            // validate
             if (!source.Bounds.Contains(sourceArea.Value))
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(sourceArea), "The source area is outside the bounds of the source texture.");
-            if (!target.Bounds.Contains(targetArea.Value))
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(targetArea), "The target area is outside the bounds of the target texture.");
-            if (sourceArea.Value.Size != targetArea.Value.Size)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("The source and target areas must be the same size.");
 
             // get source data
             int pixelCount = sourceArea.Value.Width * sourceArea.Value.Height;
             Color[] sourceData = GC.AllocateUninitializedArray<Color>(pixelCount);
             source.GetData(0, sourceArea, sourceData, 0, pixelCount);
 
-            // merge data in overlay mode
+            // apply
-            if (patchMode == PatchMode.Overlay)
+            this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
-            {
-                // get target data
-                Color[] targetData = GC.AllocateUninitializedArray<Color>(pixelCount);
-                target.GetData(0, targetArea, targetData, 0, pixelCount);
-
-                // merge pixels
-                for (int i = 0; i < sourceData.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    Color above = sourceData[i];
-                    Color below = targetData[i];
-
-                    // shortcut transparency
-                    if (above.A < MinOpacity)
-                    {
-                        sourceData[i] = below;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    if (below.A < MinOpacity)
-                    {
-                        sourceData[i] = above;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    // merge pixels
-                    // This performs a conventional alpha blend for the pixels, which are already
-                    // premultiplied by the content pipeline. The formula is derived from
-                    // https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/shawnhar/2009/11/06/premultiplied-alpha/.
-                    // Note: don't use named arguments here since they're different between
-                    // Linux/macOS and Windows.
-                    float alphaBelow = 1 - (above.A / 255f);
-                    sourceData[i] = new Color(
-                        (int)(above.R + (below.R * alphaBelow)), // r
-                        (int)(above.G + (below.G * alphaBelow)), // g
-                        (int)(above.B + (below.B * alphaBelow)), // b
-                        Math.Max(above.A, below.A) // a
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-
-            // patch target texture
-            target.SetData(0, targetArea, sourceData, 0, pixelCount);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -110,5 +99,85 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
             this.PatchImage(original);
             return true;
         }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Private methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Get the bounds for an image patch.</summary>
+        /// <param name="sourceArea">The source area to set if needed.</param>
+        /// <param name="targetArea">The target area to set if needed.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceWidth">The width of the full source image.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceHeight">The height of the full source image.</param>
+        private void GetPatchBounds([NotNull] ref Rectangle? sourceArea, [NotNull] ref Rectangle? targetArea, int sourceWidth, int sourceHeight)
+        {
+            sourceArea ??= new Rectangle(0, 0, sourceWidth, sourceHeight);
+            targetArea ??= new Rectangle(0, 0, Math.Min(sourceArea.Value.Width, this.Data.Width), Math.Min(sourceArea.Value.Height, this.Data.Height));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Overwrite part of the image.</summary>
+        /// <param name="sourceData">The image data to patch into the content.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceWidth">The pixel width of the source image.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceHeight">The pixel height of the source image.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceArea">The part of the <paramref name="sourceData"/> to copy (or <c>null</c> to take the whole texture). This must be within the bounds of the <paramref name="sourceData"/> texture.</param>
+        /// <param name="targetArea">The part of the content to patch (or <c>null</c> to patch the whole texture). The original content within this area will be erased. This must be within the bounds of the existing spritesheet.</param>
+        /// <param name="patchMode">Indicates how an image should be patched.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">One of the arguments is null.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The <paramref name="targetArea"/> is outside the bounds of the spritesheet.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The content being read isn't an image.</exception>
+        private void PatchImageImpl(Color[] sourceData, int sourceWidth, int sourceHeight, Rectangle sourceArea, Rectangle targetArea, PatchMode patchMode)
+        {
+            // get texture
+            Texture2D target = this.Data;
+            int pixelCount = sourceArea.Width * sourceArea.Height;
+
+            // validate
+            if (sourceArea.X < 0 || sourceArea.Y < 0 || sourceArea.Right > sourceWidth || sourceArea.Bottom > sourceHeight)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(sourceArea), "The source area is outside the bounds of the source texture.");
+            if (!target.Bounds.Contains(targetArea))
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(targetArea), "The target area is outside the bounds of the target texture.");
+            if (sourceArea.Size != targetArea.Size)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The source and target areas must be the same size.");
+
+            // merge data
+            if (patchMode == PatchMode.Overlay)
+            {
+                // get target data
+                Color[] mergedData = GC.AllocateUninitializedArray<Color>(pixelCount);
+                target.GetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
+
+                // merge pixels
+                for (int i = 0; i < pixelCount; i++)
+                {
+                    Color above = sourceData[i];
+                    Color below = mergedData[i];
+
+                    // shortcut transparency
+                    if (above.A < MinOpacity)
+                        continue;
+                    if (below.A < MinOpacity)
+                        mergedData[i] = above;
+
+                    // merge pixels
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // This performs a conventional alpha blend for the pixels, which are already
+                        // premultiplied by the content pipeline. The formula is derived from
+                        // https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/shawnhar/2009/11/06/premultiplied-alpha/.
+                        float alphaBelow = 1 - (above.A / 255f);
+                        mergedData[i] = new Color(
+                            r: (int)(above.R + (below.R * alphaBelow)),
+                            g: (int)(above.G + (below.G * alphaBelow)),
+                            b: (int)(above.B + (below.B * alphaBelow)),
+                            alpha: Math.Max(above.A, below.A)
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                target.SetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
+            }
+            else
+                target.SetData(0, targetArea, sourceData, 0, pixelCount);
+        }
     }
 }

src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/RawTextureData.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
+{
+    /// <summary>The raw data for an image read from the filesystem.</summary>
+    /// <param name="Width">The image width.</param>
+    /// <param name="Height">The image height.</param>
+    /// <param name="Data">The loaded image data.</param>
+    internal record RawTextureData(int Width, int Height, Color[] Data) : IRawTextureData;
+}

src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/GameContentManager.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Events;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Deprecations;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Exceptions;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Reflection;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Utilities;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Internal;
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override T LoadExact<T>(IAssetName assetName, bool useCache)
         {
+            if (typeof(IRawTextureData).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(T)))
+                throw new SContentLoadException(ContentLoadErrorType.Other, $"Can't load {nameof(IRawTextureData)} assets from the game content pipeline. This asset type is only available for mod files.");
+
             // raise first-load callback
             if (GameContentManager.IsFirstLoad)
             {

src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/ModContentManager.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using SkiaSharp;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Exceptions;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Reflection;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialization;
@@ -188,12 +189,17 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
         /// <param name="file">The file to load.</param>
         private T LoadImageFile<T>(IAssetName assetName, FileInfo file)
         {
-            // validate
+            // validate type
+            bool asRawData = false;
             if (typeof(T) != typeof(Texture2D))
-                throw this.GetLoadError(assetName, ContentLoadErrorType.InvalidData, $"can't read file with extension '{file.Extension}' as type '{typeof(T)}'; must be type '{typeof(Texture2D)}'.");
+            {
+                asRawData = typeof(T) == typeof(IRawTextureData);
+                if (!asRawData)
+                    throw this.GetLoadError(assetName, ContentLoadErrorType.InvalidData, $"can't read file with extension '{file.Extension}' as type '{typeof(T)}'; must be type '{typeof(Texture2D)}' or '{typeof(IRawTextureData)}'.");
+            }
 
             // load
-            if (this.UseExperimentalImageLoading)
+            if (asRawData || this.UseExperimentalImageLoading)
             {
                 // load raw data
                 using FileStream stream = File.OpenRead(file.FullName);
@@ -211,9 +217,14 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
                 }
 
                 // create texture
-                Texture2D texture = new(Game1.graphics.GraphicsDevice, bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
+                if (asRawData)
-                texture.SetData(pixels);
+                    return (T)(object)new RawTextureData(bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height, pixels);
-                return (T)(object)texture;
+                else
+                {
+                    Texture2D texture = new(Game1.graphics.GraphicsDevice, bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
+                    texture.SetData(pixels);
+                    return (T)(object)texture;
+                }
             }
             else
             {

src/SMAPI/IAssetDataForImage.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
         /*********
         ** Public methods
         *********/
+        /// <summary>Overwrite part of the image.</summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The image to patch into the content.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceArea">The part of the <paramref name="source"/> to copy (or <c>null</c> to take the whole texture). This must be within the bounds of the <paramref name="source"/> texture.</param>
+        /// <param name="targetArea">The part of the content to patch (or <c>null</c> to patch the whole texture). The original content within this area will be erased. This must be within the bounds of the existing spritesheet.</param>
+        /// <param name="patchMode">Indicates how an image should be patched.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">One of the arguments is null.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The <paramref name="targetArea"/> is outside the bounds of the spritesheet.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The content being read isn't an image.</exception>
+        void PatchImage(IRawTextureData source, Rectangle? sourceArea = null, Rectangle? targetArea = null, PatchMode patchMode = PatchMode.Replace);
+
         /// <summary>Overwrite part of the image.</summary>
         /// <param name="source">The image to patch into the content.</param>
         /// <param name="sourceArea">The part of the <paramref name="source"/> to copy (or <c>null</c> to take the whole texture). This must be within the bounds of the <paramref name="source"/> texture.</param>

src/SMAPI/IContentHelper.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
         ** Public methods
         *********/
         /// <summary>Load content from the game folder or mod folder (if not already cached), and return it. When loading a <c>.png</c> file, this must be called outside the game's draw loop.</summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, dictionaries, and lists; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, <see cref="IRawTextureData"/> (for mod content only), and data structures; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="key">The asset key to fetch (if the <paramref name="source"/> is <see cref="ContentSource.GameContent"/>), or the local path to a content file relative to the mod folder.</param>
         /// <param name="source">Where to search for a matching content asset.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The <paramref name="key"/> is empty or contains invalid characters.</exception>

src/SMAPI/IContentPack.cs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
             where TModel : class;
 
         /// <summary>Load content from the content pack folder (if not already cached), and return it. When loading a <c>.png</c> file, this must be called outside the game's draw loop.</summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, and dictionaries; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, <see cref="IRawTextureData"/>, and data structures; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="key">The relative file path within the content pack (case-insensitive).</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The <paramref name="key"/> is empty or contains invalid characters.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ContentLoadException">The content asset couldn't be loaded (e.g. because it doesn't exist).</exception>

src/SMAPI/IModContentHelper.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
         ** Public methods
         *********/
         /// <summary>Load content from the mod folder and return it. When loading a <c>.png</c> file, this must be called outside the game's draw loop.</summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, dictionaries, and lists; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Map"/>, <see cref="Texture2D"/>, <see cref="IRawTextureData"/>, and data structures; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="relativePath">The local path to a content file relative to the mod folder.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The <paramref name="relativePath"/> is empty or contains invalid characters.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ContentLoadException">The content asset couldn't be loaded (e.g. because it doesn't exist).</exception>

src/SMAPI/IRawTextureData.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>The raw data for an image read from the filesystem.</summary>
+    public interface IRawTextureData
+    {
+        /// <summary>The image width.</summary>
+        int Width { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>The image height.</summary>
+        int Height { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>The loaded image data.</summary>
+        Color[] Data { get; }
+    }
+}