Merge branch 'vfs_normalized_path_11' into 'master'

Use normalized path in SceneManager (#8138)

See merge request OpenMW/openmw!4370

apps/opencs/view/render/actor.cpp

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
     {
         auto sceneMgr = mData.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager();
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> temp = sceneMgr->getInstance(model);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> temp = sceneMgr->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model));
         mSkeleton = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::Skeleton*>(temp.get());
         if (!mSkeleton)
         {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
         auto node = mNodeMap.find(boneName);
         if (!mesh.empty() && node != mNodeMap.end())
         {
-            auto instance = sceneMgr->getInstance(mesh);
+            auto instance = sceneMgr->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(mesh));
             SceneUtil::attach(instance, mSkeleton, boneName, node->second, sceneMgr);
         }
     }

apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp

@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ void CSVRender::Object::update()
         }
         else if (!model.empty())
         {
-            std::string path = "meshes\\" + model;
+            constexpr VFS::Path::NormalizedView meshes("meshes");
+            VFS::Path::Normalized path(meshes);
+            path /= model;
             mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(path, mBaseNode);
         }
         else

apps/openmw/mwrender/actoranimation.cpp

@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (!parent)
             return nullptr;
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> instance = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model, parent);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> instance
+            = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model), parent);
 
         const NodeMap& nodeMap = getNodeMap();
         NodeMap::const_iterator found = nodeMap.find(bonename);
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ namespace MWRender
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> ActorAnimation::attach(
         const std::string& model, std::string_view bonename, std::string_view bonefilter, bool isLight)
     {
-        osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> templateNode = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getTemplate(model);
+        osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> templateNode
+            = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getTemplate(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model));
 
         const NodeMap& nodeMap = getNodeMap();
         auto found = nodeMap.find(bonename);
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (mesh.empty())
             return mesh;
 
-        const std::string holsteredName = addSuffixBeforeExtension(mesh, "_sh");
+        const VFS::Path::Normalized holsteredName(addSuffixBeforeExtension(mesh, "_sh"));
         if (mResourceSystem->getVFS()->exists(holsteredName))
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> shieldTemplate = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(holsteredName);
@@ -243,7 +245,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         // file.
         if (shieldNode && !shieldNode->getNumChildren())
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> fallbackNode = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(mesh, shieldNode);
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> fallbackNode
+                = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(mesh), shieldNode);
             if (isEnchanted)
                 SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(shieldNode, mResourceSystem, glowColor);
         }
@@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             if (!weaponNode->getNumChildren())
             {
                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> fallbackNode
-                    = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(mesh, weaponNode);
+                    = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(mesh), weaponNode);
                 resetControllers(fallbackNode);
             }
 
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         // Add new ones
         osg::Vec4f glowColor = ammo->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*ammo);
-        std::string model = ammo->getClass().getCorrectedModel(*ammo);
+        const VFS::Path::Normalized model(ammo->getClass().getCorrectedModel(*ammo));
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ammoCount; ++i)
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> arrowNode = ammoNode->getChild(i)->asGroup();

apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp

@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     }
 
     void loadBonesFromFile(
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node>& baseNode, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem)
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node>& baseNode, VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem)
     {
         const osg::Node* node = resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getTemplate(model).get();
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> sheathSkeleton(
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         for (const auto& name : resourceSystem->getVFS()->getRecursiveDirectoryIterator(animationPath))
         {
             if (Misc::getFileExtension(name) == "nif")
-                loadBonesFromFile(node, name, resourceSystem);
+                loadBonesFromFile(node, VFS::Path::toNormalized(name), resourceSystem);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             Cache::iterator found = cache.find(model);
             if (found == cache.end())
             {
-                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> created = sceneMgr->getInstance(model);
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> created = sceneMgr->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model));
 
                 if (inject)
                 {
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
         else
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> created = sceneMgr->getInstance(model);
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> created = sceneMgr->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model));
 
             if (inject)
             {
@@ -1762,7 +1762,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
         parentNode->addChild(trans);
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model, trans);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node
+            = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model), trans);
 
         // Morrowind has a white ambient light attached to the root VFX node of the scenegraph
         node->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes(

apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         clear();
     }
 
-    void EffectManager::addEffect(const std::string& model, std::string_view textureOverride,
+    void EffectManager::addEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view textureOverride,
         const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX)
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model);

apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 #define OPENMW_MWRENDER_EFFECTMANAGER_H
 
 #include <memory>
-#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
+#include <components/vfs/pathutil.hpp>
+
 namespace osg
 {
     class Group;
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         ~EffectManager();
 
         /// Add an effect. When it's finished playing, it will be removed automatically.
-        void addEffect(const std::string& model, std::string_view textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition,
+        void addEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view textureOverride,
-            float scale, bool isMagicVFX = true);
+            const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX = true);
 
         void update(float dt);
 

apps/openmw/mwrender/esm4npcanimation.cpp

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (model.empty())
             return;
         mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(
-            Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(model), mObjectRoot.get());
+            VFS::Path::toNormalized(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(model)), mObjectRoot.get());
     }
 
     template <class Record>

apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp

@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Vec3f worldCenter = osg::Vec3f(center.x(), center.y(), 0) * ESM::Land::REAL_SIZE;
         for (auto& pair : instances)
         {
-            const osg::Node* temp = mSceneManager->getTemplate(pair.first);
+            const osg::Node* temp = mSceneManager->getTemplate(VFS::Path::toNormalized(pair.first));
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = static_cast<osg::Node*>(temp->clone(osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_NODES
                 | osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_DRAWABLES | osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_USERDATA | osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ARRAYS
                 | osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_PRIMITIVES));

apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (mesh.empty())
             return std::string();
 
-        const std::string holsteredName = addSuffixBeforeExtension(mesh, "_sh");
+        const VFS::Path::Normalized holsteredName(addSuffixBeforeExtension(mesh, "_sh"));
         if (mResourceSystem->getVFS()->exists(holsteredName))
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> shieldTemplate = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(holsteredName);

apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp

@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ namespace MWRender
                                 ->second;
             }
 
-            osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> cnode = mSceneManager->getTemplate(model, false);
+            osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> cnode = mSceneManager->getTemplate(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model), false);
 
             if (activeGrid)
             {

apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp

@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         mActorsPaths->updatePtr(old, updated);
     }
 
-    void RenderingManager::spawnEffect(const std::string& model, std::string_view texture,
+    void RenderingManager::spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view texture,
         const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX)
     {
         mEffectManager->addEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, scale, isMagicVFX);
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     osg::Vec3f RenderingManager::getHalfExtents(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& object) const
     {
         osg::Vec3f halfExtents(0, 0, 0);
-        std::string modelName = object.getClass().getCorrectedModel(object);
+        VFS::Path::Normalized modelName(object.getClass().getCorrectedModel(object));
         if (modelName.empty())
             return halfExtents;
 
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         MWWorld::Scene* worldScene = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorldScene();
         if (!rootNode || worldScene->isPagedRef(ptr))
         {
-            const std::string model = ptr.getClass().getCorrectedModel(ptr);
+            const VFS::Path::Normalized model(ptr.getClass().getCorrectedModel(ptr));
 
             if (model.empty())
                 return {};

apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #ifndef OPENMW_MWRENDER_RENDERINGMANAGER_H
 #define OPENMW_MWRENDER_RENDERINGMANAGER_H
 
-#include <span>
+#include "objects.hpp"
+#include "renderinginterface.hpp"
+#include "rendermode.hpp"
+
+#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/vfs/pathutil.hpp>
 
 #include <osg/Light>
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
-#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
-
 #include <osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation>
 
-#include "objects.hpp"
-#include "renderinginterface.hpp"
-#include "rendermode.hpp"
-
 #include <deque>
 #include <memory>
+#include <span>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace osg
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         SkyManager* getSkyManager();
 
-        void spawnEffect(const std::string& model, std::string_view texture, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition,
+        void spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view texture, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition,
             float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true);
 
         /// Clear all savegame-specific data

apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Vec4f mSkyColour;
         osg::Vec4f mFogColour;
 
-        std::string mCurrentParticleEffect;
+        VFS::Path::Normalized mCurrentParticleEffect;
 
         float mRemainingTransitionTime;
 

apps/openmw/mwrender/weaponanimation.cpp

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             MWWorld::ConstContainerStoreIterator ammo = inv.getSlot(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_Ammunition);
             if (ammo == inv.end())
                 return;
-            std::string model = ammo->getClass().getCorrectedModel(*ammo);
+            VFS::Path::Normalized model(ammo->getClass().getCorrectedModel(*ammo));
 
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> arrow = getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model, parent);
 

apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp

@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ namespace MWScript
                     osg::Vec3f pos(ptr.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3());
                     msg << "Coordinates: " << pos.x() << " " << pos.y() << " " << pos.z() << std::endl;
                     auto vfs = MWBase::Environment::get().getResourceSystem()->getVFS();
-                    std::string model
+                    const VFS::Path::Normalized model(
-                        = ::Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(ptr.getClass().getCorrectedModel(ptr), vfs);
+                        ::Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(ptr.getClass().getCorrectedModel(ptr), vfs));
-                    msg << "Model: " << model << std::endl;
+                    msg << "Model: " << model.value() << std::endl;
                     if (!model.empty())
                     {
                         const std::string archive = vfs->getArchive(model);
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                 for (const T& record : store.get<T>())
                 {
                     MWWorld::ManualRef ref(store, record.mId);
-                    std::string model = ref.getPtr().getClass().getCorrectedModel(ref.getPtr());
+                    VFS::Path::Normalized model(ref.getPtr().getClass().getCorrectedModel(ref.getPtr()));
                     if (!model.empty())
                     {
                         sceneManager->getTemplate(model);

apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                                 mPreloadedObjects.insert(mKeyframeManager->get(kfname));
                         }
                     }
-                    mPreloadedObjects.insert(mSceneManager->getTemplate(mesh));
+                    mPreloadedObjects.insert(mSceneManager->getTemplate(VFS::Path::toNormalized(mesh)));
                     if (mPreloadInstances)
                         mPreloadedObjects.insert(mBulletShapeManager->cacheInstance(mesh));
                     else

apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp

@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             attachTo = rotateNode;
         }
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> projectile = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model, attachTo);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> projectile
+            = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model), attachTo);
 
         if (state.mIdMagic.size() > 1)
         {
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 attachTo->accept(findVisitor);
                 if (findVisitor.mFoundNode)
                     mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(
-                        Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(weapon->mModel), findVisitor.mFoundNode);
+                        VFS::Path::toNormalized(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(weapon->mModel)),
+                        findVisitor.mFoundNode);
             }
         }
 

apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/values.hpp>
+#include <components/vfs/pathutil.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/luamanager.hpp"
@@ -1094,7 +1095,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class PreloadMeshItem : public SceneUtil::WorkItem
     {
     public:
-        PreloadMeshItem(const std::string& mesh, Resource::SceneManager* sceneManager)
+        explicit PreloadMeshItem(VFS::Path::NormalizedView mesh, Resource::SceneManager* sceneManager)
             : mMesh(mesh)
             , mSceneManager(sceneManager)
         {
@@ -1118,21 +1119,21 @@ namespace MWWorld
         void abort() override { mAborted = true; }
 
     private:
-        std::string mMesh;
+        VFS::Path::Normalized mMesh;
         Resource::SceneManager* mSceneManager;
         std::atomic_bool mAborted{ false };
     };
 
     void Scene::preload(const std::string& mesh, bool useAnim)
     {
-        std::string mesh_ = mesh;
+        std::string meshPath = mesh;
         if (useAnim)
-            mesh_ = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(mesh_, mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getVFS());
+            meshPath = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(meshPath, mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getVFS());
 
-        if (!mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->checkLoaded(mesh_, mRendering.getReferenceTime()))
+        if (!mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->checkLoaded(meshPath, mRendering.getReferenceTime()))
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<PreloadMeshItem> item(
+            osg::ref_ptr<PreloadMeshItem> item(new PreloadMeshItem(
-                new PreloadMeshItem(mesh_, mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()));
+                VFS::Path::toNormalized(meshPath), mRendering.getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()));
             mRendering.getWorkQueue()->addWorkItem(item);
             const auto isDone = [](const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::WorkItem>& v) { return v->isDone(); };
             mWorkItems.erase(std::remove_if(mWorkItems.begin(), mWorkItems.end(), isDone), mWorkItems.end());

apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp

@@ -3638,8 +3638,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (texture.empty())
             texture = Fallback::Map::getString("Blood_Texture_0");
 
-        std::string model = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(std::string{
+        VFS::Path::Normalized model(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(std::string{
-            Fallback::Map::getString("Blood_Model_" + std::to_string(Misc::Rng::rollDice(3))) } /*[0, 2]*/);
+            Fallback::Map::getString("Blood_Model_" + std::to_string(Misc::Rng::rollDice(3))) } /*[0, 2]*/));
 
         mRendering->spawnEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, 1.0f, false);
     }
@@ -3647,7 +3647,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void World::spawnEffect(const std::string& model, const std::string& textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f& worldPos,
         float scale, bool isMagicVFX)
     {
-        mRendering->spawnEffect(model, textureOverride, worldPos, scale, isMagicVFX);
+        mRendering->spawnEffect(VFS::Path::toNormalized(model), textureOverride, worldPos, scale, isMagicVFX);
     }
 
     struct ResetActorsVisitor

components/resource/scenemanager.cpp

@@ -978,11 +978,9 @@ namespace Resource
         return static_cast<osg::Node*>(mErrorMarker->clone(osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ALL));
     }
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> SceneManager::getTemplate(std::string_view name, bool compile)
+    osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> SceneManager::getTemplate(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path, bool compile)
     {
-        const VFS::Path::Normalized normalized(name);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(path);
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(normalized);
         if (obj)
             return osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node>(static_cast<osg::Node*>(obj.get()));
         else
@@ -990,14 +988,14 @@ namespace Resource
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loaded;
             try
             {
-                loaded = load(normalized, mVFS, mImageManager, mNifFileManager, mBgsmFileManager);
+                loaded = load(path, mVFS, mImageManager, mNifFileManager, mBgsmFileManager);
 
                 SceneUtil::ProcessExtraDataVisitor extraDataVisitor(this);
                 loaded->accept(extraDataVisitor);
             }
             catch (const std::exception& e)
             {
-                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to load '" << name << "': " << e.what() << ", using marker_error instead";
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to load '" << path << "': " << e.what() << ", using marker_error instead";
                 loaded = cloneErrorMarker();
             }
 
@@ -1014,7 +1012,7 @@ namespace Resource
             osg::ref_ptr<Shader::ShaderVisitor> shaderVisitor(createShaderVisitor());
             loaded->accept(*shaderVisitor);
 
-            if (canOptimize(normalized))
+            if (canOptimize(path.value()))
             {
                 SceneUtil::Optimizer optimizer;
                 optimizer.setSharedStateManager(mSharedStateManager, &mSharedStateMutex);
@@ -1033,15 +1031,14 @@ namespace Resource
             else
                 loaded->getBound();
 
-            mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, loaded);
+            mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(path.value(), loaded);
             return loaded;
         }
     }
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> SceneManager::getInstance(std::string_view name)
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> SceneManager::getInstance(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path)
     {
-        osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> scene = getTemplate(name);
+        return getInstance(getTemplate(path));
-        return getInstance(scene);
     }
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> SceneManager::cloneNode(const osg::Node* base)
@@ -1079,9 +1076,9 @@ namespace Resource
         return cloned;
     }
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> SceneManager::getInstance(std::string_view name, osg::Group* parentNode)
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> SceneManager::getInstance(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path, osg::Group* parentNode)
     {
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> cloned = getInstance(name);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> cloned = getInstance(path);
         attachTo(cloned, parentNode);
         return cloned;
     }

components/resource/scenemanager.hpp

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace Resource
         /// @note If the given filename does not exist or fails to load, an error marker mesh will be used instead.
         ///  If even the error marker mesh can not be found, an exception is thrown.
         /// @note Thread safe.
-        osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> getTemplate(std::string_view name, bool compile = true);
+        osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> getTemplate(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path, bool compile = true);
 
         /// Clone osg::Node safely.
         /// @note Thread safe.
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ namespace Resource
         /// Instance the given scene template.
         /// @see getTemplate
         /// @note Thread safe.
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> getInstance(std::string_view name);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> getInstance(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path);
 
         /// Instance the given scene template and immediately attach it to a parent node
         /// @see getTemplate
         /// @note Not thread safe, unless parentNode is not part of the main scene graph yet.
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> getInstance(std::string_view name, osg::Group* parentNode);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> getInstance(VFS::Path::NormalizedView path, osg::Group* parentNode);
 
         /// Attach the given scene instance to the given parent node
         /// @note You should have the parentNode in its intended position before calling this method,

components/vfs/pathutil.hpp

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ namespace VFS::Path
 
         std::string_view view() const { return mValue; }
 
+        bool empty() const { return mValue.empty(); }
+
         operator std::string_view() const { return mValue; }
 
         operator const std::string&() const { return mValue; }
@@ -183,6 +185,8 @@ namespace VFS::Path
             return true;
         }
 
+        void clear() { mValue.clear(); }
+
         Normalized& operator=(NormalizedView value)
         {
             mValue = value.value();
@@ -284,6 +288,13 @@ namespace VFS::Path
             return std::hash<std::string_view>{}(s.value());
         }
     };
+
+    // A special function to be removed once conversion to VFS::Path::Normalized* is complete
+    template <class T>
+    Normalized toNormalized(T&& value)
+    {
+        return Normalized(std::forward<T>(value));
+    }
 }
 
 #endif