Resource Building

Learn about the resource building interface.

Interface Introduction

• Build Output

  The directory for build output, which will automatically divide the build results based on the platform currently selected in the Unity editor.

• Build Pipeline

  Build pipeline

  (1) BuiltinBuildPipeline: Traditional built-in build pipeline.

  (2) ScriptableBuildPipeline: Programmable build pipeline.

• Build Mode

  Build mode

  (1) Force build mode: Deletes all build records under the specified build platform and rebuilds all asset bundles.

  (2) Incremental build mode: Based on the previous build results, incrementally builds the changed resources.

  (3) Practice build mode: Performs a practice build without generating AssetBundle files, quickly generates build reports and patch manifests.

  (4) Simulation build mode: Simulates the real running environment in the editor with the EditorSimulateMode.

• Build Version

  The version of the built asset bundle.

• Build Package

  The name of the built asset bundle.

• Encryption

  List of encryption methods.

• Compression

  Compression method for asset bundles.

• Output Name Style

  The style of the output asset bundle file name.

  HashName: Hash value

  BundleName_HashName: Asset bundle name + hash value

• Copy Buildin File Option

  The copy method for the initial resource files.

  (1) None: Does not copy any files.

  (2) ClearAndCopyAll: Clears existing files first, then copies all files.

  (3) ClearAndCopyByTags: Clears existing files first, then copies files according to resource tags.

  (4) OnlyCopyAll: Does not clear existing files, directly copies all files.

  (5) OnlyCopyByTags: Does not clear existing files, directly copies files according to resource tags.

• Build

  Clicking the build button will start the build process, which consists of multiple nodes executed in order. If an error occurs in any node, the build will fail. Error messages can be viewed in the console.

Encryption Methods

Implement a class that inherits the IEncryptionServices interface in the Editor directory.

Encryption supports three methods:

• LoadFromFileOffset: Decrypt and load by file offset.
• LoadFromMemory: Decrypt and load by file memory.
• LoadFromStream: Decrypt and load by file stream.

// 文件偏移加密方式的示例代码
public class FileOffsetEncryption : IEncryptionServices
{
    public EncryptResult Encrypt(EncryptFileInfo fileInfo)
    {
        if (fileInfo.BundleName.Contains("_gameres_audio"))
        {
            int offset = 32;
            byte[] fileData = File.ReadAllBytes(fileInfo.FilePath);
            var encryptedData = new byte[fileData.Length + offset];
            Buffer.BlockCopy(fileData, 0, encryptedData, offset, fileData.Length);
            
            EncryptResult result = new EncryptResult();
            result.LoadMethod = EBundleLoadMethod.LoadFromFileOffset;
            result.EncryptedData = encryptedData;
            return result;
        }
        else
        {
            EncryptResult result = new EncryptResult();
            result.LoadMethod = EBundleLoadMethod.Normal;
            return result;
        }
    }
}

Patch Package

After a successful build, you can find the patch package folder in the output directory, which is named after the specified resource version for this build.

The patch package folder contains patch manifest files, asset bundle files, build report files, etc.

Patch Manifest

The patch manifest file is named with PackageManifest at the beginning in the above image.

• PackageManifest_DefaultPackage_xxxxxx.hash

  Records the hash value of the patch manifest file.

• PackageManifest_DefaultPackage_xxxxxx.json

  This file is in JSON text format and is mainly used for developers to preview information.

• PackageManifest_DefaultPackage_xxxxxx.bytes

  This file is in binary format and is mainly used for loading and reading within the program.

Jenkins Support

If you need automated builds, you can refer to the following code example:

Use the built-in build pipeline to build asset bundles.

private static void BuildInternal(BuildTarget buildTarget)
{
    Debug.Log($"开始构建 : {buildTarget}");

    // 构建参数
    string defaultOutputRoot = AssetBundleBuilderHelper.GetDefaultOutputRoot();
    BuildParameters buildParameters = new BuildParameters();
    buildParameters.OutputRoot = defaultOutputRoot;
    buildParameters.BuildTarget = buildTarget;
    buildParameters.BuildPipeline = EBuildPipeline.BuiltinBuildPipeline;
    buildParameters.BuildMode = EBuildMode.ForceRebuild;
    buildParameters.PackageName = "DefaultPackage";
    buildParameters.PackageVersion = "1.0";
    buildParameters.VerifyBuildingResult = true;
    buildParameters.SharedPackRule = new ZeroRedundancySharedPackRule();
    buildParameters.CompressOption = ECompressOption.LZ4;
    buildParameters.OutputNameStyle = EOutputNameStyle.HashName;
    buildParameters.CopyBuildinFileOption = ECopyBuildinFileOption.None;
    
    // 执行构建
    AssetBundleBuilder builder = new AssetBundleBuilder();
    var buildResult = builder.Run(buildParameters);
    if (buildResult.Success)
    {
         Debug.Log($"构建成功 : {buildResult.OutputPackageDirectory}");
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.LogError($"构建失败 : {buildResult.FailedInfo}");
    }
}

// 从构建命令里获取参数示例
private static string GetBuildPackageName()
{
    foreach (string arg in System.Environment.GetCommandLineArgs())
    {
        if (arg.StartsWith("buildPackage"))
            return arg.Split("="[0])[1];
    }
    return string.Empty;
}

Important Concepts

• Incremental Build

  Incremental build is a fast packaging mechanism implemented with the help of Unity. It mainly uses cache files related to resource building to avoid secondary builds and improve packaging efficiency.

• Force Build

  Force build clears all previously built cache files before each build to rebuild the asset bundles.

• Initial Resource

  When building an application, we want to include certain resources in the initial package. The initial resources are copied to the StreamingAssets/yoo/ directory. If the initial resources change, they can also be updated through hot patching.

• Patch Package

  Whether through incremental build or force build, a folder named after the package version (PackageVersion) will be generated after the build. We collectively refer to this folder as the patch package. The patch package contains all the resources required for the game to run. We can blindly overwrite the contents of the patch package to the CDN directory, or we can write a differential analysis tool to select the differential files between the patch package and the latest version online, and then upload the differential files to the CDN directory.

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