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

     {

         /// <summary>

         /// Static object name.

         /// </summary>

         public string Name

         {

             //Get the name of this object attribute

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

             private set { }

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// Static object description.

         /// </summary>

         public string Description

         {

             //Get the description of this object attribute

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

             private set { }

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// Dynamic object description.

         /// </summary>

         /// <returns></returns>

         public virtual string Brief()

         {

             return Name;

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// Needed to make sure our sorting makes sense

         /// </summary>

         /// <param name="obj"></param>

         /// <returns></returns>

         public int CompareTo(object obj)

         {

             //Sort by object name

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

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// Tells whether the current object configuration is valid.

         /// </summary>

         /// <returns></returns>

         public virtual bool IsValid()

         {

             return true;

         }

         /// <summary>

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

         /// </summary>

         /// <returns></returns>

         private static IEnumerable<Type> DerivedTypes()

         {

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

         }

     }

 }