/Model/Component.cs

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Windows;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using QuickArch.Properties;



namespace QuickArch.Model

{

    public abstract class Component

    {

        #region Fields

        public string Filename;

        public Dictionary<String, String> Properties {get; set;}

        private Guid _id = Guid.NewGuid();

        protected Component _parent;

        #endregion



        #region Constructors

        public Component() : this(null) { }



        public Component(string name) : this(name, null) { }



        public Component(string name, Component parent)

        {

            Properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();

            Properties.Add("Name", name);

            _parent = parent;

        }

        #endregion



        #region Properties

        public string Name

        {

            get { return Properties["Name"]; }

            set { Properties["Name"] = value; }

        }



        public Guid ID

        {

            get { return _id; }

        }

        #endregion



        public abstract void Save(); // save to the predefined file

        public abstract void Save(XElement parent); // save information under parent's tree

        public void SaveAs(string filename) // set filename, and then save

        {

            Filename = filename;

            Save();

        }

        public void Delete()

        {

            (_parent as System).RemoveComponent(this);

        }

    }

}