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+# ##### BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#  Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+
+# <pep8 compliant>
+
+"""
+Helpers for asset management tasks.
+"""
+
+import bpy
+from bpy.types import (
+    Context,
+)
+
+__all__ = (
+    "SpaceAssetInfo",
+)
+
+class SpaceAssetInfo:
+    @classmethod
+    def is_asset_browser(cls, space_data: bpy.types.Space):
+        return space_data.type == 'FILE_BROWSER' and space_data.browse_mode == 'ASSETS'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_asset_browser_poll(cls, context: Context):
+        return cls.is_asset_browser(context.space_data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_active_asset(cls, context: Context):
+        if hasattr(context, "active_file"):
+            active_file = context.active_file
+            return active_file.asset_data if active_file else None
+
+class AssetBrowserPanel:
+    bl_space_type = 'FILE_BROWSER'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        return SpaceAssetInfo.is_asset_browser_poll(context)
+
+class AssetMetaDataPanel:
+    bl_space_type = 'FILE_BROWSER'
+    bl_region_type = 'TOOL_PROPS'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        active_file = context.active_file
+        return SpaceAssetInfo.is_asset_browser_poll(context) and active_file and active_file.asset_data