package com.uulm.marvelous.gamelibrary.entities;

/** Represents a distinct identification for every {@link Entity} in a game.
 */
public class EntityID {
    /** The index of the entity.
     */
    public final int id;

    /** The type of the entity.
     */
    public final EntityType type;

    /** Constructs a new {@link Entity}-{@link EntityID} based on the given index and {@link EntityType}.
     * @param id The index of the entity.
     * @param type The type of the entity.
     */
    public EntityID(int id, EntityType type) {
        this.id = id;
        this.type = type;
    }

    /** Checks if the id has the same {@link EntityType} as the given one.
     * @param other The type to compare to.
     * @return Whether or not the id has the same type.
     */
    public boolean isSameType(EntityType other) {
        return type == other;
    }

    /** Serializes the id for debugging.
     * @return A debug string containing all the necessary information about the id.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return "["+type.toString()+":"+id+"]";
    }
}