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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup bke
+ */
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "DNA_ID.h"
+#include "DNA_asset_types.h"
+
+#include "BKE_asset.h"
+#include "BKE_asset_representation.hh"
+
+namespace blender::bke {
+
+AssetRepresentation::AssetRepresentation(StringRef name, std::unique_ptr<AssetMetaData> metadata)
+    : is_local_id_(false), external_asset_()
+{
+  external_asset_.name = name;
+  external_asset_.metadata_ = std::move(metadata);
+}
+
+AssetRepresentation::AssetRepresentation(ID &id) : is_local_id_(true), local_asset_id_(&id)
+{
+  if (!id.asset_data) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Passed ID is not an asset");
+  }
+}
+
+AssetRepresentation::AssetRepresentation(AssetRepresentation &&other)
+    : is_local_id_(other.is_local_id_)
+{
+  if (is_local_id_) {
+    local_asset_id_ = other.local_asset_id_;
+    other.local_asset_id_ = nullptr;
+  }
+  else {
+    external_asset_ = std::move(other.external_asset_);
+  }
+}
+
+AssetRepresentation::~AssetRepresentation()
+{
+  if (!is_local_id_) {
+    external_asset_.~ExternalAsset();
+  }
+}
+
+StringRefNull AssetRepresentation::get_name() const
+{
+  if (is_local_id_) {
+    return local_asset_id_->name + 2;
+  }
+
+  return external_asset_.name;
+}
+
+AssetMetaData &AssetRepresentation::get_metadata() const
+{
+  return is_local_id_ ? *local_asset_id_->asset_data : *external_asset_.metadata_;
+}
+
+bool AssetRepresentation::is_local_id() const
+{
+  return is_local_id_;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::bke
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name C-API
+ * \{ */
+
+using namespace blender;
+
+const char *BKE_asset_representation_name_get(const AssetRepresentation *asset_handle)
+{
+  const bke::AssetRepresentation *asset = reinterpret_cast<const bke::AssetRepresentation *>(
+      asset_handle);
+  return asset->get_name().c_str();
+}
+
+AssetMetaData *BKE_asset_representation_metadata_get(const AssetRepresentation *asset_handle)
+{
+  const bke::AssetRepresentation *asset = reinterpret_cast<const bke::AssetRepresentation *>(
+      asset_handle);
+  return &asset->get_metadata();
+}
+
+bool BKE_asset_representation_is_local_id(const AssetRepresentation *asset_handle)
+{
+  const bke::AssetRepresentation *asset = reinterpret_cast<const bke::AssetRepresentation *>(
+      asset_handle);
+  return asset->is_local_id();
+}
+
+/** \} */