Asset Catalog Format Reference: Data Set Type

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Asset Catalog Format Reference

Data Set Type

A set of files containing any sort of data except device-executable code (Mach-O) generated by Xcode.

Extension

.dataset

Folder Contents

Any files except Mach-O executable code.

Contents.json File (Required)

Metadata, on-demand resource tags, and App Slicing properties (Table 12-1).

**Table 12-1**Data set tags
Key	Type	Description
`info`	Dictionary	Versioning information for the asset catalog.
`author`	String	The application that authored the asset catalog.
`version`	Number	The version of the asset catalog.
`properties`	Dictionary	Properties for the data set.
`on-demand-resource-tags`	Array of strings	The on-demand resource tags for the data set.
`data`	Array of dictionaries	The data items in the set.
`color-space`	Slot component	The color space for the data item. For the values, see color-space in Image Set Type.
`display-gamut`	Slot component	The color gamut of the device display. For the values, see display-gamut in Image Set Type.
`filename`	String	The file for the data item.
`idiom`	Slot component	The device type for the data item. For the values, see idiom in Image Set Type.
`graphics-feature-set`	Slot component	The graphics features required for the data item. For the values, see graphics-feature-set in Image Set Type.
`memory`	Slot component	The memory required by the data item. For the values, see memory in Image Set Type.
`universal-type-identifier`	String	A type identifier for developers to determine which kind of data item they are accessing. At runtime, the value of this tag is accessed using the `typeIdentifer` property of type `NSDataAsset`.

Values for Enumerated Tags

color-space

See color-space in Image Set Type.

display-gamut

See display-gamut in Image Set Type.

idiom

See idiom in Image Set Type.

graphics-feature-set

See graphics-feature-set in Image Set Type.

memory

See memory in Image Set Type.

Sample Contents.json File

        {
   "data" : [
      {
         "idiom" : "universal",
         "filename" : "Scripted Answer Llama.twl",
         "universial-type-identifier" : "com.testdeveloper.testapp.twl",
         "memory" : "2GB",
         "graphics-feature-set" : "metal2v2"
      },
      …
   ],
   "info" : {
      "author" : "com.developerName",
      "version" : 1
   },
   "properties" : {
      "on-demand-resources : [
         "llama",
         "mountain"
      ]
   }
}

      

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