Minor refactor.

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphData.h

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct Socket {
   SocketValue m_value = {0};
   std::string m_value_string;
   union SocketReference {
-    void* ptr;
+    void* ptr = nullptr;
     void** ptr_ptr;
   };
   SocketReference m_reference = {0};

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphEditor.cc

@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 
 struct EditorState {
   AnimGraphResource* rootGraphResource = nullptr;
-  AnimGraphResource* currentGraphResource = nullptr;
+
+  std::vector<AnimGraphResource*> hierarchyStack;
+  size_t hierarchyStackIndex = 0;
+
   bool isGraphLoadedThisFrame = false;
+  ImVec2 mousePopupStart = {};
 };
 
 static EditorState sEditorState;
@@ -42,16 +46,23 @@ ImNodesPinShape sGetSocketShapeFromSocketType(const SocketType& socket_type) {
   return ImNodesPinShape_Quad;
 }
 
-void NodeSocketEditor(Socket& socket) {
+bool NodeSocketEditor(Socket& socket) {
+  bool modified = false;
   int mode_current = static_cast<int>(socket.m_type);
-  ImGui::InputText("Name", &socket.m_name);
+  if (ImGui::InputText("Name", &socket.m_name)) {
+    modified = true;
+  }
   if (ImGui::Combo(
           "Type",
           &mode_current,
           SocketTypeNames,
           sizeof(SocketTypeNames) / sizeof(char*))) {
     socket.m_type = static_cast<SocketType>(mode_current);
+
+    modified = true;
   }
+
+  return modified;
 }
 
 void RemoveBlendTreeConnectionsForSocket(
@@ -156,7 +167,11 @@ void SkinnedMeshWidget(SkinnedMesh* skinned_mesh) {
 void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
     BlendTreeResource& blend_tree_resource,
     AnimNodeResource* node_resource) {
-  ImGui::Text("[%s]", node_resource->m_node_type_name.c_str());
+  ImGui::Text(
+      "[%s (%2.2f, %2.2f)]",
+      node_resource->m_node_type_name.c_str(),
+      node_resource->m_position[0],
+      node_resource->m_position[1]);
 
   char node_name_buffer[256];
   memset(node_name_buffer, 0, sizeof(node_name_buffer));
@@ -219,7 +234,12 @@ void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
     while (iter != outputs.end()) {
       Socket& output = *iter;
       ImGui::PushID(&output);
-      NodeSocketEditor(output);
+      if (NodeSocketEditor(output)) {
+        AnimGraphResource* current_graph_resource =
+            sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex];
+        current_graph_resource->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs = outputs;
+      }
+
       if (ImGui::Button("X")) {
         RemoveBlendTreeConnectionsForSocket(
             blend_tree_resource,
@@ -231,6 +251,13 @@ void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
       }
       ImGui::PopID();
     }
+
+    if (ImGui::Button("+")) {
+      AnimGraphResource* current_graph_resource =
+          sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex];
+      current_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket<float>(
+          "GraphFloatOutput");
+    }
   }
 
   if (node_resource == blend_tree_resource.GetGraphInputNode()) {
@@ -243,7 +270,11 @@ void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
     while (iter != inputs.end()) {
       Socket& input = *iter;
       ImGui::PushID(&input);
-      NodeSocketEditor(input);
+      if (NodeSocketEditor(input)) {
+        AnimGraphResource* current_graph_resource =
+            sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex];
+        current_graph_resource->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs = inputs;
+      }
       if (ImGui::Button("X")) {
         RemoveBlendTreeConnectionsForSocket(
             blend_tree_resource,
@@ -255,27 +286,51 @@ void AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
       }
       ImGui::PopID();
     }
+
+    if (ImGui::Button("+")) {
+      AnimGraphResource* current_graph_resource =
+          sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex];
+      current_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket<float>(
+          "GraphFloatInput");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 void AnimGraphEditorClear() {
-  sEditorState.currentGraphResource = nullptr;
+  if (ax::NodeEditor::GetCurrentEditor() != nullptr) {
+    ax::NodeEditor::ClearSelection();
+  }
+
+  if (sEditorState.rootGraphResource) {
+    delete sEditorState.rootGraphResource->m_socket_accessor;
+  }
   delete sEditorState.rootGraphResource;
 
   sEditorState.rootGraphResource = new AnimGraphResource();
+  sEditorState.rootGraphResource->m_name = "Root";
   sEditorState.rootGraphResource->m_graph_type_name = "BlendTree";
   sEditorState.rootGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.InitGraphConnectors();
-  sEditorState.currentGraphResource = sEditorState.rootGraphResource;
+  sEditorState.rootGraphResource->m_socket_accessor = new NodeDescriptorBase;
+
+  sEditorState.hierarchyStack.clear();
+  sEditorState.hierarchyStack.push_back(sEditorState.rootGraphResource);
+  sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex] =
+      sEditorState.hierarchyStack.back();
+  sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex = 0;
 }
 
 void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
   ax::NodeEditor::SetCurrentEditor(context);
 
+  //
+  // Menu bar
+  //
   ImGui::BeginMenuBar();
   if (ImGui::Button("Save")) {
     sEditorState.rootGraphResource->SaveToFile("editor_graph.json");
   }
   if (ImGui::Button("Load")) {
+    AnimGraphEditorClear();
     sEditorState.rootGraphResource->LoadFromFile("editor_graph.json");
     sEditorState.isGraphLoadedThisFrame = true;
   }
@@ -289,14 +344,47 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
   memset(graph_name_buffer, 0, sizeof(graph_name_buffer));
   strncpy(
       graph_name_buffer,
-      sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_name.c_str(),
+      sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+          ->m_name.c_str(),
       sizeof(graph_name_buffer));
   if (ImGui::InputText("Name", graph_name_buffer, sizeof(graph_name_buffer))) {
-    sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_name = graph_name_buffer;
+    sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]->m_name =
+        graph_name_buffer;
   }
 
   ImGui::EndMenuBar();
 
+  //
+  // Breadcrumb navigation
+  //
+  for (size_t i = 0, n = sEditorState.hierarchyStack.size(); i < n; i++) {
+    AnimGraphResource* graph_resource =
+        dynamic_cast<AnimGraphResource*>(sEditorState.hierarchyStack[i]);
+    ImGui::PushID(graph_resource);
+
+    bool highlight_button = i == sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex;
+
+    if (highlight_button) {
+      ImGui::PushStyleColor(
+          ImGuiCol_Button,
+          (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(1. / 7.0f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
+    }
+
+    if (ImGui::Button(graph_resource->m_name.c_str())) {
+      sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex = i;
+    }
+
+    if (highlight_button) {
+      ImGui::PopStyleColor(1);
+    }
+
+    ImGui::PopID();
+
+    if (i < n - 1) {
+      ImGui::SameLine();
+    }
+  }
+
   ImGui::Columns(2);
 
   //
@@ -304,18 +392,15 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
   //
   ax::NodeEditor::Begin("Graph Editor");
 
-  for (size_t node_id = 0,
-              n = sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-                      .GetNumNodes();
-       node_id < n;
-       node_id++) {
+  for (size_t node_index = 0,
+              n = sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                      ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNumNodes();
+       node_index < n;
+       node_index++) {
     AnimNodeResource* node_resource =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
-            node_id);
-
-    if (node_id == 0 || node_id == 1) {
-      // continue;
-    }
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(node_index);
+    ax::NodeEditor::NodeId node_id(node_resource);
 
     if (sEditorState.isGraphLoadedThisFrame) {
       ax::NodeEditor::SetNodePosition(
@@ -327,13 +412,13 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
 
     // Inputs
     std::vector<Socket> node_inputs =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-            .GetNodeInputSockets(node_resource);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNodeInputSockets(node_resource);
     for (size_t j = 0, ni = node_inputs.size(); j < ni; j++) {
       Socket& socket = node_inputs[j];
       ax::NodeEditor::BeginPin(
           NodeIndexAndSocketIndexToInputPinId(
-              static_cast<int>(node_id),
+              static_cast<int>(node_index),
               static_cast<int>(j)),
           ax::NodeEditor::PinKind::Input);
       ImGui::Text("%s", socket.m_name.c_str());
@@ -342,13 +427,13 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
 
     // Outputs
     std::vector<Socket> node_outputs =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-            .GetNodeOutputSockets(node_resource);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNodeOutputSockets(node_resource);
     for (size_t j = 0, ni = node_outputs.size(); j < ni; j++) {
       Socket& socket = node_outputs[j];
       ax::NodeEditor::BeginPin(
           NodeIndexAndSocketIndexToOutputPinId(
-              static_cast<int>(node_id),
+              static_cast<int>(node_index),
               static_cast<int>(j)),
           ax::NodeEditor::PinKind::Output);
       ImGui::Text("%s", socket.m_name.c_str());
@@ -364,23 +449,25 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
 
   int link_id = 0;
   for (size_t connection_id = 0,
-              n = sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-                      .GetNumConnections();
+              n = sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                      ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNumConnections();
        connection_id < n;
        connection_id++) {
     const BlendTreeConnectionResource* connection_resource =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetConnection(
-            connection_id);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetConnection(connection_id);
 
     const AnimNodeResource* source_node_resource =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
                 connection_resource->source_node_index);
     int source_socket_index =
         source_node_resource->m_socket_accessor->GetOutputIndex(
             connection_resource->source_socket_name.c_str());
 
     const AnimNodeResource* target_node_resource =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
                 connection_resource->target_node_index);
     int target_socket_index =
         target_node_resource->m_socket_accessor->GetInputIndex(
@@ -393,79 +480,85 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
         static_cast<int>(connection_resource->target_node_index),
         target_socket_index);
 
-    ax::NodeEditor::Link(link_id++, source_socket_pin_id, target_socket_pin_id);
+    ax::NodeEditor::Link(
+        ax::NodeEditor::LinkId(connection_resource),
+        source_socket_pin_id,
+        target_socket_pin_id);
   }
 
   // Create Connections
   if (ax::NodeEditor::BeginCreate()) {
     ax::NodeEditor::PinId input_pin_id, output_pin_id;
     if (ax::NodeEditor::QueryNewLink(&input_pin_id, &output_pin_id)) {
-      if (input_pin_id && output_pin_id) {
-        if (ax::NodeEditor::AcceptNewItem()) {
       int source_node_index;
       int source_node_socket_index;
+      const AnimNodeResource* source_node = nullptr;
+      const Socket* source_socket = nullptr;
 
+      if (input_pin_id) {
         OutputPinIdToNodeIndexAndSocketIndex(
             input_pin_id.Get(),
             &source_node_index,
             &source_node_socket_index);
 
-          const AnimNodeResource* source_node =
-              sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
-                  source_node_index);
+        source_node =
+            sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(source_node_index);
         if (source_node->m_socket_accessor->m_outputs.size()
             < source_node_socket_index) {
           source_node_socket_index = -1;
+        } else {
+          source_socket =
+              sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                  ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNodeOutputSocketByIndex(
+                      source_node,
+                      source_node_socket_index);
+        }
       }
 
       int target_node_index;
       int target_node_socket_index;
+      const AnimNodeResource* target_node = nullptr;
+      const Socket* target_socket = nullptr;
 
+      if (output_pin_id) {
         InputPinIdToNodeIndexAndSocketIndex(
             output_pin_id.Get(),
             &target_node_index,
             &target_node_socket_index);
 
-          const AnimNodeResource* target_node =
-              sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
-                  target_node_index);
+        target_node =
+            sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(target_node_index);
         if (target_node->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs.size()
             < target_node_socket_index) {
           target_node_socket_index = -1;
-          }
-
-          const Socket* source_socket =
-              sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-                  .GetNodeOutputSocketByIndex(
-                      source_node,
-                      source_node_socket_index);
-          const Socket* target_socket =
-              sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-                  .GetNodeInputSocketByIndex(
+        } else {
+          target_socket =
+              sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                  ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNodeInputSocketByIndex(
                       target_node,
                       target_node_socket_index);
-
-          if (source_socket == nullptr || target_socket == nullptr) {
-            ax::NodeEditor::RejectNewItem();
-          } else {
-            const std::string& source_socket_name =
-                source_node->m_socket_accessor
-                    ->m_outputs[source_node_socket_index]
-                    .m_name;
-
-            const std::string& target_socket_name =
-                target_node->m_socket_accessor
-                    ->m_inputs[target_node_socket_index]
-                    .m_name;
-
-            sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource
-                .ConnectSockets(
-                    source_node,
-                    source_socket_name,
-                    target_node,
-                    target_socket_name);
         }
       }
+
+      if (input_pin_id && output_pin_id) {
+        if (source_socket == nullptr || target_socket == nullptr
+            || !sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+                    ->m_blend_tree_resource.IsConnectionValid(
+                        source_node,
+                        source_socket->m_name,
+                        target_node,
+                        target_socket->m_name)) {
+          ax::NodeEditor::RejectNewItem();
+        } else if (ax::NodeEditor::AcceptNewItem()) {
+          sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+              ->m_blend_tree_resource.ConnectSockets(
+                  source_node,
+                  source_socket->m_name,
+                  target_node,
+                  target_socket->m_name);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -475,13 +568,12 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
   {
     const bool open_popup = ImGui::IsMouseReleased(ImGuiMouseButton_Right);
 
-    ImVec2 popup_mouse_position = ImGui::GetMousePos();
-
+    if (open_popup && ImGui::IsWindowHovered()) {
       ax::NodeEditor::Suspend();
-    if (open_popup) {
       ImGui::OpenPopup("add node");
-    }
       ax::NodeEditor::Resume();
+      sEditorState.mousePopupStart = ImGui::GetMousePos();
+    }
 
     ax::NodeEditor::Suspend();
     ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding, ImVec2(8.f, 8.f));
@@ -522,11 +614,11 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
       if (!node_type_name.empty()) {
         AnimNodeResource* node_resource =
             AnimNodeResourceFactory(node_type_name);
-        size_t node_id = sEditorState.currentGraphResource
-                             ->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNumNodes();
-        ax::NodeEditor::SetNodePosition(node_id, popup_mouse_position);
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.AddNode(
-            node_resource);
+        ax::NodeEditor::SetNodePosition(
+            ax::NodeEditor::NodeId(node_resource),
+            sEditorState.mousePopupStart);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+            ->m_blend_tree_resource.AddNode(node_resource);
       }
 
       ImGui::EndPopup();
@@ -549,29 +641,72 @@ void AnimGraphEditorUpdate(ax::NodeEditor::EditorContext* context) {
 
     if (selected_node_id.Get() != 0) {
       AnimGraphEditorRenderSidebar(
-          sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource,
-          sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
-              selected_node_id.Get()));
+          sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+              ->m_blend_tree_resource,
+          selected_node_id.AsPointer<AnimNodeResource>());
     }
   }
 
   ImGui::Columns(1);
 
+  // Clear flag, however it may be re-set further down when handling double
+  // clicking into subgraphs.
+  sEditorState.isGraphLoadedThisFrame = false;
+
+  //
+  // Handle double click into subgraphs
+  //
   ax::NodeEditor::NodeId double_clicked_node_id =
       ax::NodeEditor::GetDoubleClickedNode();
   if (!double_clicked_node_id.Invalid) {
     AnimNodeResource* clicked_node_resource =
-        sEditorState.currentGraphResource->m_blend_tree_resource.GetNode(
-            double_clicked_node_id.Get());
-    if (clicked_node_resource->m_node_type_name == "BlendTree") {
-      sEditorState.currentGraphResource =
+        double_clicked_node_id.AsPointer<AnimNodeResource>();
+
+    if (clicked_node_resource != nullptr
+        && clicked_node_resource->m_node_type_name == "BlendTree") {
+      AnimGraphResource* clicked_graph_resource =
           dynamic_cast<AnimGraphResource*>(clicked_node_resource);
+
+      assert(clicked_graph_resource != nullptr);
+
+      if (sEditorState.hierarchyStack.size()
+              > sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex + 1
+          && sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex + 1]
+                 == clicked_graph_resource) {
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex++;
+      } else {
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack.resize(
+            sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex + 1);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStack.push_back(clicked_graph_resource);
+        sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex++;
+      }
+
+      sEditorState.isGraphLoadedThisFrame = true;
       ax::NodeEditor::ClearSelection();
     }
   }
 
+  ax::NodeEditor::LinkId hovered_link = ax::NodeEditor::GetHoveredLink();
+  if (!hovered_link.Invalid) {
+    BlendTreeConnectionResource* connection_resource =
+        hovered_link.AsPointer<BlendTreeConnectionResource>();
+
+    if (connection_resource && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_Delete)) {
+      BlendTreeResource* blend_tree_resource =
+          &sEditorState.hierarchyStack[sEditorState.hierarchyStackIndex]
+               ->m_blend_tree_resource;
+
+      blend_tree_resource->DisconnectSockets(
+          blend_tree_resource->GetNode(connection_resource->source_node_index),
+          connection_resource->source_socket_name,
+          blend_tree_resource->GetNode(connection_resource->target_node_index),
+          connection_resource->target_socket_name);
+
+      ax::NodeEditor::DeleteLink(hovered_link);
+    }
+  }
+
   ax::NodeEditor::SetCurrentEditor(nullptr);
-  sEditorState.isGraphLoadedThisFrame = false;
 }
 
 void AnimGraphEditorGetRuntimeGraph(AnimGraphBlendTree& blend_tree) {

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphResource.cc

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ AnimNodeResource* sAnimGraphNodeFromJson(
 
   if (node_type == "BlendTree") {
     AnimGraphResource* result = new AnimGraphResource();
+    result->m_socket_accessor = new NodeDescriptorBase;
     sAnimGraphResourceBlendTreeFromJson(json_node, result);
     return result;
   }
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ static json sAnimGraphResourceBlendTreeToJson(
   result["name"] = anim_graph_resource.m_name;
   result["type"] = "AnimNodeResource";
   result["node_type"] = "BlendTree";
+  result["position"][0] = anim_graph_resource.m_position[0];
+  result["position"][1] = anim_graph_resource.m_position[1];
 
   const BlendTreeResource& blend_tree_resource =
       anim_graph_resource.m_blend_tree_resource;
@@ -307,6 +310,8 @@ static bool sAnimGraphResourceBlendTreeFromJson(
   result_graph_resource->m_graph_type_name = "BlendTree";
   result_graph_resource->m_node_type_name = "BlendTree";
   result_graph_resource->m_name = json_data["name"];
+  result_graph_resource->m_position[0] = json_data["position"][0];
+  result_graph_resource->m_position[1] = json_data["position"][1];
 
   // Load nodes
   for (size_t i = 0, n = json_data["nodes"].size(); i < n; i++) {
@@ -326,8 +331,7 @@ static bool sAnimGraphResourceBlendTreeFromJson(
   if (json_data["nodes"][0].contains("inputs")) {
     const json& graph_outputs = json_data["nodes"][0]["inputs"];
     for (const auto& graph_output : graph_outputs) {
-      AnimNodeResource* graph_node = blend_tree_resource.GetNode(0);
-      graph_node->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs.push_back(
+      result_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(
           sJsonToSocket(graph_output));
     }
   }
@@ -336,8 +340,7 @@ static bool sAnimGraphResourceBlendTreeFromJson(
   if (json_data["nodes"][1].contains("outputs")) {
     const json& graph_inputs = json_data["nodes"][1]["outputs"];
     for (const auto& graph_input : graph_inputs) {
-      AnimNodeResource* graph_node = blend_tree_resource.GetNode(1);
-      graph_node->m_socket_accessor->m_outputs.push_back(
+      result_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(
           sJsonToSocket(graph_input));
     }
   }

src/AnimGraph/AnimGraphResource.h

@@ -276,6 +276,73 @@ struct AnimGraphResource : AnimNodeResource {
   bool LoadFromFile(const char* filename);
 
   void CreateBlendTreeInstance(AnimGraphBlendTree& result) const;
+
+  template <typename T>
+  bool RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(const std::string& socket_name) {
+    Socket socket;
+    socket.m_name = socket_name;
+    socket.m_type = GetSocketType<T>();
+    socket.m_type_size = sizeof(T);
+
+    return RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(socket);
+  }
+
+  bool RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(const Socket& socket) {
+    AnimNodeResource* input_node = m_blend_tree_resource.GetGraphInputNode();
+
+    std::vector<Socket> input_sockets =
+        input_node->m_socket_accessor->m_outputs;
+    std::vector<Socket>::const_iterator iter = std::find_if(
+        input_sockets.begin(),
+        input_sockets.end(),
+        [&socket](const Socket& input_socket) {
+          return socket.m_name == input_socket.m_name;
+        });
+
+    if (iter != input_sockets.end()) {
+      std::cerr << "Error: cannot register input socket as socket with name '"
+                << socket.m_name << "' already exists!" << std::endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    input_node->m_socket_accessor->m_outputs.push_back(socket);
+    m_socket_accessor->m_inputs = input_node->m_socket_accessor->m_outputs;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  bool RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(const std::string& socket_name) {
+    Socket socket;
+    socket.m_name = socket_name;
+    socket.m_type = GetSocketType<T>();
+    socket.m_type_size = sizeof(T);
+
+    return RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(socket);
+  }
+
+  bool RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(const Socket& socket) {
+    AnimNodeResource* output_node = m_blend_tree_resource.GetGraphOutputNode();
+
+    std::vector<Socket> output_sockets =
+        output_node->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs;
+    std::vector<Socket>::const_iterator iter = std::find_if(
+        output_sockets.begin(),
+        output_sockets.end(),
+        [&socket](const Socket& input_socket) {
+          return socket.m_name == input_socket.m_name;
+        });
+
+    if (iter != output_sockets.end()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    output_node->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs.push_back(socket);
+    m_socket_accessor->m_outputs = output_node->m_socket_accessor->m_inputs;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   void CreateStateMachineInstance(AnimGraphStateMachine& result) const;
 
  private:

tests/AnimGraphResourceTests.cc

@@ -304,21 +304,11 @@ class EmbeddedTreeBlend2GraphResource {
     embedded_blend_tree_resource = &embedded_graph->m_blend_tree_resource;
 
     // Embedded: outputs
-    AnimNodeResource* embedded_outputs =
-        embedded_blend_tree_resource->GetGraphOutputNode();
-    embedded_outputs->m_socket_accessor->RegisterInput<AnimData>(
-        "AnimOutput",
-        nullptr);
+    embedded_graph->RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket<AnimData>("AnimOutput");
 
     // Embedded: inputs
-    AnimNodeResource* embedded_inputs =
-        embedded_blend_tree_resource->GetGraphInputNode();
-    embedded_inputs->m_socket_accessor->RegisterOutput<AnimData>(
-        "AnimInput",
-        nullptr);
-    embedded_inputs->m_socket_accessor->RegisterOutput<float>(
-        "BlendWeight",
-        nullptr);
+    embedded_graph->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket<AnimData>("AnimInput");
+    embedded_graph->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket<float>("BlendWeight");
 
     // Embedded nodes
     embedded_blend2_node_index = embedded_blend_tree_resource->AddNode(
@@ -343,7 +333,7 @@ class EmbeddedTreeBlend2GraphResource {
 
     // Embedded: setup connections
     REQUIRE(embedded_blend_tree_resource->ConnectSockets(
-        embedded_inputs,
+        embedded_blend_tree_resource->GetGraphInputNode(),
         "AnimInput",
         embedded_blend2_node_resource,
         "Input0"));
@@ -358,7 +348,7 @@ class EmbeddedTreeBlend2GraphResource {
         embedded_blend_tree_resource->GetGraphOutputNode(),
         "AnimOutput"));
     REQUIRE(embedded_blend_tree_resource->ConnectSockets(
-        embedded_inputs,
+        embedded_blend_tree_resource->GetGraphInputNode(),
         "BlendWeight",
         embedded_blend2_node_resource,
         "Weight"));
@@ -1342,3 +1332,23 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(
 
   graph_context.freeAnimations();
 }
+
+TEST_CASE(
+    "Register AnimGraphResource Blendtree Sockets",
+    "[AnimGraphResource]") {
+  AnimNodeResource* blend_tree_anim_node_resource =
+      AnimNodeResourceFactory("BlendTree");
+  AnimGraphResource* blend_tree_graph_resource =
+      dynamic_cast<AnimGraphResource*>(blend_tree_anim_node_resource);
+
+  Socket socket;
+  socket.m_name = "FloatSocket";
+  socket.m_type = SocketType::SocketTypeFloat;
+  socket.m_reference.ptr = nullptr;
+
+  CHECK(blend_tree_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(socket));
+  CHECK(!blend_tree_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeInputSocket(socket));
+
+  CHECK(blend_tree_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(socket));
+  CHECK(!blend_tree_graph_resource->RegisterBlendTreeOutputSocket(socket));
+}