Entity.hpp

#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <memory>

#include <samchon/library/XML.hpp>

namespace samchon
{
namespace protocol
{
    class EntityBase
    {
    public:
        virtual ~EntityBase() = default;

        virtual void construct(std::shared_ptr<library::XML>) = 0;

        virtual auto TAG() const -> std::string = 0;

        virtual auto toXML() const -> std::shared_ptr<library::XML>
        {
            auto xml = std::make_shared<library::XML>();
            xml->setTag(this->TAG());

            return xml;
        };
    };

    template <typename Key = std::string> 
    class Entity : public EntityBase
    {
    public:
        typedef Key key_type;

    public:
        virtual ~Entity() = default;

        virtual auto key() const -> Key
        {
            return Key();
        };
    };
};
};