using System;
using Chernobyl.Collections.Generic.Event;

namespace Chernobyl.Reflection.Template.Attribution
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Information that can be used to attribute an instance or member.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IAttribute : IComponent
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The value of this attribute.
        /// </summary>
        string Value { get; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// A default representation of an attribute.
    /// </summary>
    public class Attribute : Component, IAttribute
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="services">The services instance to use when injecting 
        /// or receiving dependencies from created instances.</param>
        /// <param name="prefix">The namespace or prefix of this attribute.</param>
        /// <param name="name">The name of this attribute.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of this attribute.</param>
        public Attribute(IEventCollection<object> services, string prefix, string name, string value) 
            : base(services, prefix, name)
        {
            Value = value;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The value of this attribute.
        /// </summary>
        public string Value { get; protected set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The name of this component which can be used to generate code for
        /// this component. This property is currently not implemented for this 
        /// class.
        /// </summary>
        public override string CodeName
        {
            get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
        }
    }
}