Loading asset with same name, why is error thrown instead of invoking onError callback

More of a question of intension or not and maybe an explanation of why.

When loading an asset twice with the same name the Loader.add method throws an error.

Expected Behavior

When loading an asset twice with the same name, the Loader.onError callback will be invoked

Current Behavior

When loading an asset twice with the same name the Loader.add method throws an error.

Possible Solution

Catch the error and invoke the onError callback

Steps to Reproduce

load an asset with the same name twice and note you cannot catch the error with the onError callback method.

Environment

N/A

• pixi.js version: 5.3.7

[bigtimebuddy]

Loader holds on to resources after they have been loaded(in addition to the texture caches). Is okay to reset after you’re done loading to remove those references and load more.

[kamcknig]

I see, the _loader instance I’m using is the one that comes from new Application().loader. Is that still intended? That one should use reset afterward? Are the previous textures in that main loader instance then stored in the TextureCache?