using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace SharpLib.Ear

{

    /// <summary>

    /// EAR object provides serialization support.

    /// It assumes most derived class is decorated with AttributeObject.

    /// </summary>

    [DataContract]

    [KnownType("DerivedTypes")]

    public abstract class Object: IComparable

    {

        public string Name

        {

            //Get the name of this object attribute

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

            private set { }

        }

        public string Description

        {

            //Get the description of this object attribute

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

            private set { }

        }

        public virtual string Brief()

        {

            return Name;

        }

        public int CompareTo(object obj)

        {

            //Sort by object name

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

        }

        /// <summary>

        /// So that data contract knows all our types.

        /// </summary>

        /// <returns></returns>

        private static IEnumerable<Type> DerivedTypes()

        {

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

        }

    }

}