init view abstractions

src/viewmodels/ImageViewFactory.cpp

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+#include "ImageViewFactory.hpp"
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+
+using namespace pixelarium::ui;
+
+std::unique_ptr<PixelariumImageView> ImageViewFactory::RenderImage(size_t image_id)
+{
+    auto img{this->image_pool_.GetResource(image_id)};
+
+    if (!img.has_value()) return nullptr;
+
+    // beware: here we copy the actual image resource over to the new image
+    return std::make_unique<PixelariumImageView>(std::make_shared<Image>(*img.value()));
+}

src/viewmodels/ImageViewFactory.hpp

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "PixelariumImage.hpp"
+#include "resources/resource.hpp"
+#include "views/PixelariumImageView.hpp"
+namespace pixelarium::ui
+{
+class ImageViewFactory
+{
+    using Image = imaging::PixelariumImage;
+    using Pool = resources::ImageResourcePool;
+
+   public:
+    explicit ImageViewFactory(Pool& pool) : image_pool_(pool) {}
+
+    [[nodiscard("Image Id is ignored")]]
+    size_t AddImage(std::unique_ptr<imaging::PixelariumImage> res) const noexcept
+    {
+        return image_pool_.SetResource(std::move(res));
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<PixelariumImageView> RenderImage(size_t id);
+
+   private:
+    Pool& image_pool_;
+};
+}  // namespace pixelarium::ui