Innovenergy_trunk/csharp/Lib/Units/State.cs

namespace InnovEnergy.Lib.Units;

public readonly struct State
{
    public IReadOnlyList<String> Values { get; }
    
    public State(IReadOnlyList<String> values)
    {
        if (values.Any(v => v.Contains(";")))
            throw new ArgumentException("State values cannot contain the character ;", nameof(values));
        
        Values = values;
    }

    public State(params String[] values) : this((IReadOnlyList<String>)values){}
    public State(params State[]  states) : this(states.SelectMany(s => s.Values).ToList()){}

    public static implicit operator State(String s)  => new State(s);
    public static implicit operator State(Enum e)    => new State(e.ToString());
    public static implicit operator State(Boolean s) => new State(s.ToString());
    
    public static State operator |(State left, State right) => new State(left, right);

    public override String ToString() => String.Join("; ", Values);
}