using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace InnovEnergy.API.DataModel;

public abstract record DataElement : IComparable<DataElement>
{
    [JsonProperty(Order = Int32.MinValue + 0)] public String Name { get; set; } = "<no name>";
    [JsonProperty(Order = Int32.MinValue + 1)] public String Type { get; set; }

    protected DataElement()
    {
        Type = GetType().Name;
    }

    public override String ToString() => $"{Type.ToLower()} '{Name}'";

    public Int32 CompareTo(DataElement? other)
    {
        if (ReferenceEquals(this, other)) return 0;
        if (ReferenceEquals(null, other)) return 1;

        return String.Compare(Name, other.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
    }
}