Suggestion/Question: SoLoad and SDL_RWops audio loading

[Ar-Ess]

I'm working right now on a low-level c++ Videogame Template, using SDL as the main core of the engine. SoLoud is the core of the AudioSystem of it. I'm trying to load all data from SDL_RWops when executing on Release Mode. This way I can mount a ".pak" file to have my assets compressed and not at pull sight.

Is there a way to load audio files with SoLoud using SDL_RWops class? I've tried to get the buffer data from the RWops, and load it using Wav::loadMem(), but SoLoud returns null data and the sound won't reproduce.

In case it does not exist, I think it could be a good feature, as SoLoud uses SDL as one of its backends...

[Green-Sky]

I should work.

this is not an exact match, but use soloud ontop of PhysFS like so https://github.com/MadeOfJelly/MushMachine/blob/master/framework/sound/src/mm/soloud_filesystem_file_impl.cpp

[Ar-Ess]

Thanks for your answer, but I don't quite see my solution in there. Let me show you the usual code I use for reading files through a compressed file using PhysFS, and how I usually load it using SDL.

This example is for Texture loading:

    SDL_Surface* surface = nullptr;
    SDL_RWops* rW = nullptr;

    if (release)
    {
        if (PHYSFS_exists(path) == 0)
        {
            LOG("ERROR - FILE %s DOESNT EXIST IN THE SEARCH PATH: %s\n", path, PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode()));
            return;
        }

        rW = PHYSFSRWOPS_openRead(path);

        if (!rW)
        {
            LOG("ERROR OPENING FILE %s FOR READING: %s\n", path, PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode()));
            return;
        }

        surface = IMG_Load_RW(rW, 0);
    }

In the case of loading audio, should be something similar... Something like this in pseudocode:

    if (release)
    {
        if (PHYSFS_exists(path) == 0)
        {
            LOG("ERROR - FILE %s DOESNT EXIST IN THE SEARCH PATH: %s\n", path, PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode()));
            return false;
        }

        SDL_RWops* rW = PHYSFSRWOPS_openRead(path);

        if (!rW)
        {
            LOG("ERROR OPENING FILE %s FOR READING: %s\n", path, PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode()));
            return false;
        }

        // Getting data from the rW

        // Using some function inside "SoLoud::Wav" class to load data

        return true;
    }