using System;

 using System.Collections.Generic;

 using System.Linq;

 using System.Text;

 using System.Threading.Tasks;

 using System.Runtime.Serialization;

 using System.ComponentModel;

 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, INotifyPropertyChanged

     {

         private bool iConstructed = false;

         protected Object()

         {

             Construct();

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// Needed as our constructor is not called following internalization.

         /// </summary>

         public void Construct()

         {

             if (!iConstructed)

             {

                 DoConstruct();

                 iConstructed = true;

             }

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// 

         /// </summary>

         protected virtual void DoConstruct()

         {

         }

         public enum State

         {

             Rest=0,

             Edit

         }

         State iCurrentState = State.Rest;

         public State CurrentState { get { return iCurrentState; } set { OnStateLeave(); iCurrentState = value; OnStateEnter(); } }

         /// <summary>

         /// 

         /// </summary>

         protected virtual void OnStateLeave()

         {

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// 

         /// </summary>

         protected virtual void OnStateEnter()

         {

         }

         /// <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>();

         }

         /// <summary>

         /// 

         /// </summary>

         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

         /// <summary>

         /// Invoke our event.

         /// </summary>

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

         protected void OnPropertyChanged(string name)

         {

             PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));

         }

     }

 }