/*=========================================================================

   Library: iMSTK

   Copyright (c) Kitware, Inc. & Center for Modeling, Simulation,
   & Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt

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   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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=========================================================================*/

#ifndef imstkEntity_h
#define imstkEntity_h

#include <atomic>

namespace imstk
{
using EntityID = unsigned long;

///
/// \class Entity
/// \brief Top-level class for iMSTK objects
///
class Entity
{
public:
    ///
    /// \brief Get ID (ALWAYS query the ID in your code, DO NOT hardcode it)
    /// \returns ID of entity
    ///
    EntityID getID() const;

protected:
    ///
    /// \brief Constructor
    ///
    Entity();

    // Not the best design pattern
    static std::atomic<EntityID> s_count; ///< current count of entities

    EntityID m_ID; ///< unique ID of entity
};
}

#endif