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package org.elasticsearch.action;

import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportRequestOptions;

/**
 * A generic action. Should strive to make it a singleton.
 */
public abstract class GenericAction<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> {

    private final String name;

    /**
     * @param name The name of the action, must be unique across actions.
     */
    protected GenericAction(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    /**
     * The name of the action. Must be unique across actions.
     */
    public String name() {
        return this.name;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new response instance.
     */
    public abstract Response newResponse();

    /**
     * Optional request options for the action.
     */
    public TransportRequestOptions transportOptions(Settings settings) {
        return TransportRequestOptions.EMPTY;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        return name.equals(((GenericAction) o).name());
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return name.hashCode();
    }
}