From 2d417aa1251f2a4df9884274d90c72967f93d2cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelsi <kelsihates2fa@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 12:00:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: client detects WOB buildings and JSON DBCs from custom
 zones
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- TerrainManager now checks for .wob files before loading WMO buildings
  (searches custom_zones/buildings/ and output/MapName/buildings/)
- AssetManager::loadDBC() scans custom_zones/*/data/ for JSON DBC
  overrides exported by the editor
- WOB detection logs when found (full WOB→WMOModel conversion pending)
- JSON DBC detection logs when found (full JSON→DBCFile loading pending)

Client open format support status:
- WOT/WHM terrain: FULL (loads and renders)
- PNG textures: FULL (override system)
- WOM models: FULL (loads and renders)
- zone.json: DETECTION (CustomZoneDiscovery scans)
- WOB buildings: DETECTION (found, conversion pending)
- JSON DBC: DETECTION (found, loading pending)
---
 src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp    | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 src/rendering/terrain_manager.cpp | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp b/src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp
index 8429bb5b..2bff1972 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,27 @@ std::shared_ptr<DBCFile> AssetManager::loadDBC(const std::string& name) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Check for JSON DBC from custom zones (wowee open format)
+    // JSON DBCs exported by the editor contain the same record data
+    // but the DBCFile::load() only handles binary — so JSON overrides
+    // are logged for now and will need a JSON→DBC converter in future.
+    if (dbcData.empty()) {
+        std::string baseName = name;
+        auto dot = baseName.rfind('.');
+        if (dot != std::string::npos) baseName = baseName.substr(0, dot);
+        for (const std::string& dir : {"custom_zones", "output"}) {
+            if (!std::filesystem::exists(dir)) continue;
+            for (auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(dir)) {
+                if (!entry.is_directory()) continue;
+                std::string jsonPath = entry.path().string() + "/data/" + baseName + ".json";
+                if (std::filesystem::exists(jsonPath)) {
+                    LOG_DEBUG("JSON DBC available (not yet loaded): ", jsonPath);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Fall back to expansion-specific CSV (e.g. Data/expansions/wotlk/db/Spell.csv)
     if (dbcData.empty() && !expansionDataPath_.empty()) {
         std::string baseName = name;
diff --git a/src/rendering/terrain_manager.cpp b/src/rendering/terrain_manager.cpp
index 460f67af..af2db97f 100644
--- a/src/rendering/terrain_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/terrain_manager.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "core/coordinates.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/wowee_terrain_loader.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/wowee_model.hpp"
+#include "pipeline/wowee_building.hpp"
 #include "core/memory_monitor.hpp"
 #include "core/profiler.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/asset_manager.hpp"
@@ -594,6 +595,22 @@ std::shared_ptr<PendingTile> TerrainManager::prepareTile(int x, int y) {
             if (placement.nameId >= pending->terrain.wmoNames.size()) continue;
 
             const std::string& wmoPath = pending->terrain.wmoNames[placement.nameId];
+
+            // Check for WOB open format first (custom zone buildings)
+            {
+                std::string wobBase = wmoPath;
+                auto wobDot = wobBase.rfind('.');
+                if (wobDot != std::string::npos) wobBase = wobBase.substr(0, wobDot);
+                std::replace(wobBase.begin(), wobBase.end(), '\\', '/');
+                std::vector<std::string> wobPrefixes = {"custom_zones/buildings/", "output/" + mapName + "/buildings/"};
+                for (const auto& prefix : wobPrefixes) {
+                    if (pipeline::WoweeBuildingLoader::exists(prefix + wobBase)) {
+                        LOG_INFO("WOB building found: ", prefix + wobBase, " (loading not yet implemented)");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             std::vector<uint8_t> wmoData = assetManager->readFile(wmoPath);
             if (wmoData.empty()) continue;