so we fixed up some bugs and restructured the level editor. master fiel.

level_editor/editor.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ local gameAssets = getAllAssets()
 local inputText = ""
 local assetProperties = {}
 
+local hierarchy = {}
+
 local activeField = nil --this is for whenwe are doing text input things
 
 local uiButtons = {}
@@ -33,7 +35,15 @@ function _initLevelEditor()
 
 	--create folder buttons
 	local counter = 1
-	for folder, object in pairs(gameAssets) do
+
+	for asset, attributes in pairs(gameAssets) do
+		if not hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory] then
+			hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory] = {}
+		end
+		table.insert(hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory], asset)
+	end
+
+	for folder, object in pairs(hierarchy) do
 		local button = createUIElement{
 			name = "folder",
 			text = folder,
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ function selectFolder(folder)
 	local counter = 1
 	local limit = 10
 
-	for asset, colorArray in pairs(gameAssets[selectedFolder]) do
+	for _, asset in pairs(hierarchy[selectedFolder]) do
 		if counter % limit == 0 then
 			counter = 1
 
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ function selectFolder(folder)
 
 		local sprites = {}
 
-		for color, location in pairs(colorArray) do
+		for color, location in pairs(gameAssets[asset].sprites) do
 			sprites[color] = love.graphics.newImage(location)
 		end
 
@@ -195,18 +205,12 @@ function selectAsset(asset)
 end
 
 function editAsset(asset)
-	assetProperties = {
-		class = "",
-	}
-	
 	inputText = ""
 	editorView = "asset"
 	selectedAsset = asset
 
-	local filename = "art/" .. selectedFolder .. "/" .. selectedAsset .. ".prop"
-	if love.filesystem.exists(filename) then
-		assetProperties = TSerial.unpack(love.filesystem.read(filename))
-	end
+	assetProperties = gameAssets[selectedAsset]
+
 
 	local cancelButton = createUIElement{
 		name = "cancel",
@@ -237,9 +241,8 @@ function editAsset(asset)
 	editingAssetButtons[cancelButton] = cancelButton
 	editingAssetButtons[confirmButton] = confirmButton
 
-
 	local assetSprites = {}
-	for color, path in pairs(gameAssets[selectedFolder][selectedAsset]) do
+	for color, path in pairs(assetProperties.sprites) do
 		assetSprites[color] = love.graphics.newImage(path)
 	end
 
@@ -268,14 +271,34 @@ function editAsset(asset)
 		}
 	}
 
+	local preloadLabel = {
+		draw = function() love.graphics.printf("preload", 0, 225, sideBarBox.w, "center") end
+	}
+
+	labels[preloadLabel] = preloadLabel
+
+	local preloadButton = createUIElement{
+		name = "preload",
+		text = tostring(assetProperties.preload),
+		x = 25,
+		y = 250,
+		onClic = {
+			left = function()
+				assetProperties.preload = not assetProperties.preload
+			end
+		}
+	}
+
 	editingAssetButtons[assetButton] = assetButton
 	editingAssetButtons.class = classButton
+	editingAssetButtons.preload = preloadButton
+
 end
 
 function saveAsset()
-	local save = TSerial.pack(assetProperties, nil, true)
-	diditdoit = love.filesystem.write("art/" .. selectedFolder .. "/" .. selectedAsset .. ".prop", save)
-	print("fdfdfdfd", diditdoit)
+	gameAssets[selectedAsset] = assetProperties
+	local save = TSerial.pack(gameAssets, nil, true)
+	love.filesystem.write("assets.prop", save)
 	assetsView()
 end
 
@@ -350,8 +373,9 @@ end
 function editorCompleteResponse()
 	if editorView == "asset" then
 		assetProperties[activeField] = inputText 
+		print(assetProperties[activeField], "BLELERLLLRLRLRR")
 	end
-	print(assetProperties[activeField], "ass")
+	print(activeField, assetProperties[activeField], "ass")
 	activeField = nil
 end