New Scene Data Provider

source/isaaclab/isaaclab/physics/physics_manager.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from isaaclab.scene.scene_data_provider import SceneDataBackend
     from isaaclab.sim.simulation_context import SimulationContext
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -259,6 +260,12 @@ def forward(cls) -> None:
         """Update kinematics without stepping physics (for rendering)."""
         pass
 
+    @classmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_scene_data_backend(cls) -> SceneDataBackend:
+        """Return the SceneDataBackend for the SceneDataProvider."""
+        pass
+
     @classmethod
     @abstractmethod
     def step(cls) -> None: