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+using System;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
+
+namespace MonoGame.Extended.Serialization;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Loads content from a JSON file into the <see cref="ContentManager"/> using the asset name
+/// </summary>
+/// <typeparam name="T">The type of content to load</typeparam>
+public class ContentManagerJsonConverter<T> : JsonConverter<T>
+{
+    private readonly ContentManager _contentManager;
+    private readonly Func<T, string> _getAssetName;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ContentManagerJsonConverter{T}"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="contentManager">The <see cref="ContentManager"/> used to load content.</param>
+    /// <param name="getAssetName">A function that returns the asset name for a given instance of <typeparamref name="T"/>.</param>
+    public ContentManagerJsonConverter(ContentManager contentManager, Func<T, string> getAssetName)
+    {
+        _contentManager = contentManager;
+        _getAssetName = getAssetName;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert) => typeToConvert == typeof(T);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override T Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        var assetName = reader.GetString();
+        return _contentManager.Load<T>(assetName);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
+    /// Throw if <paramref name="writer"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
+    /// </exception>
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(writer);
+        var asset = (T)value;
+        var assetName = _getAssetName(asset);
+        writer.WriteStringValue(assetName);
+    }
+}