TTEntityComponent.h

//
//  TTEntityComponent.h
//  Tabletops
//
//  Created by Jacob Hauberg Hansen on 18/09/14.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Jacob Hauberg Hansen. All rights reserved.
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

/**
 Base class for implementing an entity component.
 */
@interface TTEntityComponent : NSObject <NSCoding, NSCopying>

/**
 Create a component.
 */
+ (nonnull instancetype) component;

/**
 Determine whether a component is similar to the receiver.
 
 @returns YES if the otherComponent is similar, otherwise NO.
 */
- (BOOL) isLike: (nonnull TTEntityComponent *) otherComponent;

/**
 Get a short description of this component instance.

 This is similar to calling @c description, but will result in a one-line description.
 */
- (nonnull NSString *) shortDescription;

@end