Depreciate LoadAndSave Asset Processor (#15090)

# Objective

- Fixes #15060

## Solution

- Added `IdentityAssetTransformer<A>` which is an `AssetTransformer`
which infallibly returns the input `Asset` unmodified.
- Replaced `LoadAndSave` and `LoadAndSaveSettings` with type definitions
linking back to `LoadTransformAndSave` and
`LoadTransformAndSaveSettings` respectively.
- Marked `LoadAndSave` and `LoadAndSaveSettings` as depreciated with a
migration guide included, hinting to the user to use the underlying type
instead.

## Testing

- Ran CI locally

---

## Migration Guide

- Replace `LoadAndSave<L, S>` with `LoadTransformAndSave<L,
IdentityAssetTransformer<<L as AssetLoader>::Asset>, S>`
- Replace `LoadAndSaveSettings<L, S>` with
`LoadTransformAndSaveSettings<L, (), S>`

crates/bevy_asset/src/processor/process.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::io::SliceReader;
+use crate::transformer::IdentityAssetTransformer;
 use crate::{
     io::{
         AssetReaderError, AssetWriterError, MissingAssetWriterError,
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ pub trait Process: Send + Sync + Sized + 'static {
 /// an [`AssetSaver`] that allows you save any `S` asset. However you can
 /// also implement [`Process`] directly if [`LoadTransformAndSave`] feels limiting or unnecessary.
 ///
+/// If your [`Process`] does not need to transform the [`Asset`], you can use [`IdentityAssetTransformer`] as `T`.
+/// This will directly return the input [`Asset`], allowing your [`Process`] to directly load and then save an [`Asset`].
+/// However, this pattern should only be used for cases such as file format conversion.
+/// Otherwise, consider refactoring your [`AssetLoader`] and [`AssetSaver`] to isolate the transformation step into an explicit [`AssetTransformer`].
+///
 /// This uses [`LoadTransformAndSaveSettings`] to configure the processor.
 ///
 /// [`Asset`]: crate::Asset
@@ -60,6 +66,18 @@ pub struct LoadTransformAndSave<
     marker: PhantomData<fn() -> L>,
 }
 
+impl<L: AssetLoader, S: AssetSaver<Asset = L::Asset>> From<S>
+    for LoadTransformAndSave<L, IdentityAssetTransformer<L::Asset>, S>
+{
+    fn from(value: S) -> Self {
+        LoadTransformAndSave {
+            transformer: IdentityAssetTransformer::new(),
+            saver: value,
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Settings for the [`LoadTransformAndSave`] [`Process::Settings`] implementation.
 ///
 /// `LoaderSettings` corresponds to [`AssetLoader::Settings`], `TransformerSettings` corresponds to [`AssetTransformer::Settings`],
@@ -98,30 +116,16 @@ impl<
 /// This uses [`LoadAndSaveSettings`] to configure the processor.
 ///
 /// [`Asset`]: crate::Asset
-pub struct LoadAndSave<L: AssetLoader, S: AssetSaver<Asset = L::Asset>> {
+#[deprecated = "Use `LoadTransformAndSave<L, IdentityAssetTransformer<<L as AssetLoader>::Asset>, S>` instead"]
-    saver: S,
+pub type LoadAndSave<L, S> =
-    marker: PhantomData<fn() -> L>,
+    LoadTransformAndSave<L, IdentityAssetTransformer<<L as AssetLoader>::Asset>, S>;
-}
-
-impl<L: AssetLoader, S: AssetSaver<Asset = L::Asset>> From<S> for LoadAndSave<L, S> {
-    fn from(value: S) -> Self {
-        LoadAndSave {
-            saver: value,
-            marker: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /// Settings for the [`LoadAndSave`] [`Process::Settings`] implementation.
 ///
 /// `LoaderSettings` corresponds to [`AssetLoader::Settings`] and `SaverSettings` corresponds to [`AssetSaver::Settings`].
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[deprecated = "Use `LoadTransformAndSaveSettings<LoaderSettings, (), SaverSettings>` instead"]
-pub struct LoadAndSaveSettings<LoaderSettings, SaverSettings> {
+pub type LoadAndSaveSettings<LoaderSettings, SaverSettings> =
-    /// The [`AssetLoader::Settings`] for [`LoadAndSave`].
+    LoadTransformAndSaveSettings<LoaderSettings, (), SaverSettings>;
-    pub loader_settings: LoaderSettings,
-    /// The [`AssetSaver::Settings`] for [`LoadAndSave`].
-    pub saver_settings: SaverSettings,
-}
 
 /// An error that is encountered during [`Process::process`].
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -213,36 +217,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<Loader: AssetLoader, Saver: AssetSaver<Asset = Loader::Asset>> Process
-    for LoadAndSave<Loader, Saver>
-{
-    type Settings = LoadAndSaveSettings<Loader::Settings, Saver::Settings>;
-    type OutputLoader = Saver::OutputLoader;
-
-    async fn process<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        context: &'a mut ProcessContext<'_>,
-        meta: AssetMeta<(), Self>,
-        writer: &'a mut Writer,
-    ) -> Result<<Self::OutputLoader as AssetLoader>::Settings, ProcessError> {
-        let AssetAction::Process { settings, .. } = meta.asset else {
-            return Err(ProcessError::WrongMetaType);
-        };
-        let loader_meta = AssetMeta::<Loader, ()>::new(AssetAction::Load {
-            loader: std::any::type_name::<Loader>().to_string(),
-            settings: settings.loader_settings,
-        });
-        let loaded_asset = context.load_source_asset(loader_meta).await?;
-        let saved_asset = SavedAsset::<Loader::Asset>::from_loaded(&loaded_asset).unwrap();
-        let output_settings = self
-            .saver
-            .save(writer, saved_asset, &settings.saver_settings)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|error| ProcessError::AssetSaveError(error.into()))?;
-        Ok(output_settings)
-    }
-}
-
 /// A type-erased variant of [`Process`] that enables interacting with processor implementations without knowing
 /// their type.
 pub trait ErasedProcessor: Send + Sync {

crates/bevy_asset/src/transformer.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use bevy_utils::{ConditionalSendFuture, HashMap};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     borrow::Borrow,
+    convert::Infallible,
     hash::Hash,
+    marker::PhantomData,
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
 };
 
@@ -241,3 +243,37 @@ impl<'a, A: Asset> TransformedSubAsset<'a, A> {
         self.labeled_assets.keys().map(|s| &**s)
     }
 }
+
+/// An identity [`AssetTransformer`] which infallibly returns the input [`Asset`] on transformation.]
+pub struct IdentityAssetTransformer<A: Asset> {
+    _phantom: PhantomData<fn(A) -> A>,
+}
+
+impl<A: Asset> IdentityAssetTransformer<A> {
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A: Asset> Default for IdentityAssetTransformer<A> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A: Asset> AssetTransformer for IdentityAssetTransformer<A> {
+    type AssetInput = A;
+    type AssetOutput = A;
+    type Settings = ();
+    type Error = Infallible;
+
+    async fn transform<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        asset: TransformedAsset<Self::AssetInput>,
+        _settings: &'a Self::Settings,
+    ) -> Result<TransformedAsset<Self::AssetOutput>, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(asset)
+    }
+}

crates/bevy_render/src/texture/mod.rs

@@ -107,11 +107,16 @@ impl Plugin for ImagePlugin {
             .world()
             .get_resource::<bevy_asset::processor::AssetProcessor>()
         {
-            processor.register_processor::<bevy_asset::processor::LoadAndSave<ImageLoader, CompressedImageSaver>>(
+            processor.register_processor::<bevy_asset::processor::LoadTransformAndSave<
-                CompressedImageSaver.into(),
+                ImageLoader,
-            );
+                bevy_asset::transformer::IdentityAssetTransformer<Image>,
-            processor
+                CompressedImageSaver,
-                .set_default_processor::<bevy_asset::processor::LoadAndSave<ImageLoader, CompressedImageSaver>>("png");
+            >>(CompressedImageSaver.into());
+            processor.set_default_processor::<bevy_asset::processor::LoadTransformAndSave<
+                ImageLoader,
+                bevy_asset::transformer::IdentityAssetTransformer<Image>,
+                CompressedImageSaver,
+            >>("png");
         }
 
         if let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {