/*
 * (c) Copyright 2010-2011 AgileBirds
 *
 * This file is part of OpenFlexo.
 *
 * OpenFlexo is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * OpenFlexo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with OpenFlexo. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */
package cb.petal;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Super class for all petal objects that have a "quid" property defined, i.e. a globally unique identifier.
 * 
 * @version $Id: QuidObject.java,v 1.3 2011/09/12 11:46:47 gpolet Exp $
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A>
 */
public abstract class QuidObject extends PetalObject {
	static final long serialVersionUID = -1442259881047075234L;

	protected QuidObject(PetalNode parent, String name, Collection params) {
		super(parent, name, params);
	}

	protected QuidObject(String name) {
		super(name);
	}

	static String getQuid(QuidObject obj) {
		return PetalObject.getPropertyAsString(obj, "quid");
	}

	/**
	 * Registers this object.
	 */
	@Override
	public void init() {
		getRoot().registerQuidObject(this);
	}

	public void setQuid(String quid) {
		defineProperty("quid", quid);
	}

	public String getQuid() {
		return getQuid(this);
	}

	public long getQuidAsLong() {
		return Long.parseLong(getQuid(), 16);
	}

	public void setQuidAsLong(long quid) {
		defineProperty("quid", Long.toHexString(quid).toUpperCase());
	}

	public boolean hasQuidu() {
		return getProperty("quidu") != null;
	}

}