# Objective
- Assets v2 does not currently offer a public API to load untyped assets
## Solution
- Wrap the untyped handle in a `LoadedUntypedAsset` asset to offer a
non-blocking load for untyped assets. The user does not need to know the
actual asset type.
- Handles to `LoadedUntypedAsset` have the same path as the wrapped
asset, but their handles are shared using a label.
The user side of `load_untyped` looks like this:
```rust
use bevy::prelude::*;
use bevy_internal::asset::LoadedUntypedAsset;
fn main() {
App::new()
.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
.add_systems(Startup, setup)
.add_systems(Update, check)
.run();
}
#[derive(Resource)]
struct UntypedAsset {
handle: Handle<LoadedUntypedAsset>,
}
fn setup(
mut commands: Commands,
asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
) {
let handle = asset_server.load_untyped("branding/banner.png");
commands.insert_resource(UntypedAsset { handle });
commands.spawn(Camera2dBundle::default());
}
fn check(
mut commands: Commands,
res: Option<Res<UntypedAsset>>,
assets: Res<Assets<LoadedUntypedAsset>>,
) {
if let Some(untyped_asset) = res {
if let Some(asset) = assets.get(&untyped_asset.handle) {
commands.spawn(SpriteBundle {
texture: asset.handle.clone().typed(),
..default()
});
commands.remove_resource::<UntypedAsset>();
}
}
}
```
---
## Changelog
- `load_untyped` on the asset server now returns a handle to a
`LoadedUntypedAsset` instead of an untyped handle to the asset at the
given path. The untyped handle for the given path can be retrieved from
the `LoadedUntypedAsset` once it is done loading.
## Migration Guide
Whenever possible use the typed API in order to directly get a handle to
your asset. If you do not know the type or need to use `load_untyped`
for a different reason, Bevy 0.12 introduces an additional layer of
indirection. The asset server will return a handle to a
`LoadedUntypedAsset`, which will load in the background. Once it is
loaded, the untyped handle to the asset file can be retrieved from the
`LoadedUntypedAsset`s field `handle`.
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Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
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