Core API

The Core API exposes global system state and lifecycle control for Summon Style: Hardline.

This API is responsible for:

  • Which SSHSystemAsset is active
  • How often environment lighting is synchronized
  • Forcing immediate environment updates

All functions operate on the currently active SSHStyleManager.

System Asset

GetSystemAsset() → SSHSystemAsset

Returns the currently assigned system asset.

If no system asset is active, this returns null.

The system asset contains:

  • Environment configuration
  • Skybox configuration
  • Outline configuration
  • All global style state

SetSystemAsset(SSHSystemAsset asset)

Assigns a new system asset and reinitializes all style controllers.

This:

  • Rebinds all environment, skybox, and outline state
  • Pushes all values into shaders
  • Rebuilds runtime style state

This is equivalent to changing the System Asset in the SSHStyleManager inspector.

HasSystemAsset() → bool

Returns whether a system asset is currently assigned.

This is equivalent to checking:

GetSystemAsset() = null`

Environment Synchronization

The environment system periodically scans Unity lights and uploads their data to shaders.
This is controlled by a frame-based tick system.

SetLightSyncTick(int tick)

Sets how often environment light synchronization runs.

This is measured in frames.

Examples:

  • 1 → update every frame
  • 10 → update every 10 frames
  • 60 → update once per second at 60 FPS

Values less than 1 are clamped internally.

Lower values:

  • More responsive light updates
  • Higher CPU cost

Higher values:

  • Less frequent updates
  • Lower CPU cost

GetLightSyncTick() → int

Returns the current frame interval between environment light sync operations.

ForceEnvironmentTick()

Immediately performs a full environment update.

This:

  • Re-evaluates all lights
  • Rebuilds additional-light data
  • Uploads new values to shaders

Use this after:

  • Enabling or disabling lights
  • Moving lights
  • Teleporting the camera
  • Making large scene changes

Notes

Core API calls affect the entire scene.
There is always exactly one active system asset per SSHStyleManager.