//

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Runtime.Serialization;

using System.Threading;

namespace SharpLib.Ear

{

    [DataContract]

    [KnownType("DerivedTypes")]

    public abstract class Action: IComparable

    {

        protected abstract void DoExecute();

        /// <summary>

        /// Allows testing from generic edit dialog.

        /// </summary>

        public void Test()

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Action test");

            Execute();

        }

        public void Execute()

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Action executing: " + Brief());

            DoExecute();

        }

        public string Name {

            //Get the name of this object action attribute

            get { return Utils.Reflection.GetAttribute<AttributeObject>(GetType()).Name; }

            private set { }

        }

        public virtual string Brief()

        {

            return Name;

        }

        public int CompareTo(object obj)

        {

            //Sort by action name

            return Utils.Reflection.GetAttribute<AttributeObject>(GetType()).Name.CompareTo(obj.GetType());            

        }

        private static IEnumerable<Type> DerivedTypes()

        {

            return SharpLib.Utils.Reflection.GetDerivedTypes<Action>();

        }

    }

}