1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/resource.h b/src/resource.h
index f75d03fc..d762fac3 100644
--- a/src/resource.h
+++ b/src/resource.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "object.h"
+#include "ref.h"
 #include <libcxml/cxml.h>
 
 namespace dcp {
@@ -27,7 +28,23 @@ class Resource : public Object
 public:
 	Resource (cxml::ConstNodePtr node);
 
+	/** @return a Ref to our actual asset */
+	Ref const & asset_ref () const {
+		return _asset_ref;
+	}
+
+	/** @return a Ref to our actual asset */
+	Ref & asset_ref () {
+		return _asset_ref;
+	}
+
+	template <class T>
+	boost::shared_ptr<T> asset () {
+		return boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<T> (_asset_ref.asset ());
+	}
+
 private:
+	Ref _asset_ref;
 	int64_t _intrinsic_duration;
 	int64_t _entry_point;
 };