so we have a lot of it wor_ing properly, now we have to do the thing where it preloads necessary spritesgit add -A

level_editor/editor.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local selectedFolder = nil
 local selectedAsset = nil
 local selectedRoom = nil
 local selectedRow = 1
-local gameAssets = getAllAssets()
+local gameAssets = {}
 local inputText = ""
 local assetProperties = {}
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local labels = {}
 
 
 function _initLevelEditor()
-	assets = getAllAssets()
+	gameAssets = getAllAssets()
 
 	--create folder buttons
 	local counter = 1

level_editor/object_attributes.lua

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ function get(folder)
 end
 
 function getAllAssets()
-	local properties = TSerial.unpack(love.filesystem.read("assets.prop") or "{}")
 	local objectnames = {}
 	local topFolder = "art"
 	local files = love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(topFolder)
@@ -28,21 +27,21 @@ function getAllAssets()
 
 						local name = fileToAnalyze:sub(1, fileToAnalyze:len() - 6)
 
-						if not properties[name] then 
-							properties[name] = {}
-							properties[name].directory = folder
-							properties[name].sprites = {}
-							properties[name].class = "unmoveable"
-							properties[name].preload = false
+						if not globalAssetProperties[name] then 
+							globalAssetProperties[name] = {}
+							globalAssetProperties[name].directory = folder
+							globalAssetProperties[name].sprites = {}
+							globalAssetProperties[name].class = "unmoveable"
+							globalAssetProperties[name].preload = false
 						end
-						properties[name].sprites[color] = topFolder .. "/" .. folder .. "/" .. fileToAnalyze
+						globalAssetProperties[name].sprites[color] = topFolder .. "/" .. folder .. "/" .. fileToAnalyze
 					end
 				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
 
-	str = TSerial.pack(properties, nil, true)
+	str = TSerial.pack(globalAssetProperties, nil, true)
 	love.filesystem.write("assets.prop", str)
-	return properties
+	return globalAssetProperties
 end