/* -*- tab-width: 4 -*-
 *
 * Electric(tm) VLSI Design System
 *
 * File: NetObjReport.java
 *
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package com.sun.electric.tool.ncc.result;

import java.io.Serializable;

import com.sun.electric.tool.ncc.result.PartReport.PartReportable;
import com.sun.electric.tool.ncc.result.PortReport.PortReportable;
import com.sun.electric.tool.ncc.result.WireReport.WireReportable;
import com.sun.electric.tool.Job;

/* Save information needed by the NCC GUI to report mismatch 
 * information to the user. 
 */
public abstract class NetObjReport implements Serializable {
	public interface NetObjReportable {
		String instanceDescription();
		String fullDescription();
		String getName();
	}
	private final String instanceDescription;
	private final String fullDescription;
	private final String name;

	public NetObjReport(NetObjReportable n) {
		instanceDescription = n.instanceDescription();
		fullDescription = n.fullDescription();
		name = n.getName();
	}

	public String fullDescription() {return fullDescription;}
	public String instanceDescription() {return instanceDescription;}
	public String getName() {return name;}
	public static NetObjReport newNetObjReport(NetObjReportable no) {
		if (no instanceof PartReportable) return new PartReport((PartReportable)no);
		else if (no instanceof WireReportable) return new WireReport((WireReportable)no);
		else if (no instanceof PortReportable) return new PortReport((PortReportable)no);
		Job.error(true, "unrecognized NetObject");
		return null;
	}

}