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package com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.core;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;

import com.analog.lyric.dimple.model.core.FactorGraph;
import com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.interfaces.IFactorGraphFactory;
import com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.interfaces.ISolverFactorGraph;



/*
 * This class is more like a Factory than a Solver.  It simply generates
 * FactorGraphs and Variables
 */
public abstract class SolverBase<SolverGraph extends ISolverFactorGraph>
	implements IFactorGraphFactory<SolverGraph>
{
	@Override
	@NonNullByDefault(false)
	public boolean equals(Object obj)
	{
		if (obj == this)
		{
			return true;
		}
		
		final Class<? extends SolverBase<?>> superclass = equalitySuperClass();
		return superclass != null && superclass.isInstance(obj);
	}
	
	@Override
	public int hashCode()
	{
		final Class<? extends SolverBase<?>> superclass = equalitySuperClass();
		return superclass != null ? superclass.hashCode() : super.hashCode();
	}
	
	@NonNull // FIXME - workaround for Eclipse JDT bug (467610?)
	@Override
	public SolverGraph createFactorGraph(FactorGraph graph)
	{
		return createFactorGraph(graph, null);
	}
	

	/**
	 * Subclasses can override this to return a class to be used for equality checks.
	 * <p>
	 * This is used to determine the behavior of {@link #equals} and {@link #hashCode}. If
	 * null (the default), then these methods will have their default behavior of same-object
	 * equality semantics. If this returns a non-null class, then instances of that class will
	 * 
	 * @since 0.07
	 */
	protected @Nullable Class<? extends SolverBase<?>> equalitySuperClass()
	{
		return null;
	}
}