using System;
using UnityEngine;

/// <summary>
/// The Nanobrain namespace
/// </summary>
namespace NanoBrain {

    /// <summary>
    /// A Nucleus is a basic element in a brain cluster
    /// </summary>
    [Serializable]
    public abstract class Nucleus {
        /// <summary>
        /// The name of the Nucleus
        /// </summary>
        public string name;

        /// <summary>
        /// The cluster instance in which the nucleus is located
        /// </summary>
        [SerializeReference]
        public Cluster parent;

        /// <summary>
        /// Function to make a partial clone of this nucleus
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parent">The cluster in which the cloned nucleus should be placed</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public abstract Nucleus ShallowCloneTo(Cluster parent);

        /// <summary>
        /// The types of Nucleus
        /// </summary>
        public enum Type {
            None,
            Neuron,
            MemoryCell,
            Cluster,
            //Receptor,
            //ClusterReceptor,
            //ClusterArray,
        }

        #region Update

        /// <summary>
        /// Update the state without updating other Nuclei
        /// </summary>
        public abstract void UpdateStateIsolated();

        #endregion Update

    }

}