Taylohtio/GeneralApi/GeneralApi.Core/Entities/PersistentObject.cs

namespace Taloyhtio.GeneralApi.Core.Entities
{
    public abstract class PersistentObject<T>
    {
        //public const string ID = "Id";

        public virtual T Id { get; set; }

        public virtual bool IsPersistent
        {
            get { return isPersistentObject(); }
        }

        public override bool Equals(object obj)
        {
            if (isPersistentObject())
            {
                // see clr via c# by Jeffrey Richter
                if (obj == null)
                {
                    return false;
                }

                if (GetType() != obj.GetType())
                {
                    return false;
                }

                var persistentObject = obj as PersistentObject<T>;
                return (persistentObject != null) && (this.Id.Equals(persistentObject.Id));
            }

            return base.Equals(obj);
        }

        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            return isPersistentObject() ? Id.GetHashCode() : base.GetHashCode();
        }

        private bool isPersistentObject()
        {
            return (!Id.Equals(default(T)));
        }
    }
}