// /***************************************************************************
// Aaru Data Preservation Suite
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Filename       : MarshallingPropertiesAttribute.cs
// Author(s)      : Natalia Portillo <claunia@claunia.com>
//
// Component      : Common types.
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//
//     Declares properties of structs for marshalling.
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using System;

namespace Aaru.Helpers;

/// <inheritdoc />
/// <summary>Defines properties to help marshalling structs from binary data</summary>
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Struct)]
public sealed class MarshallingPropertiesAttribute : Attribute
{
    /// <inheritdoc />
    /// <summary>Defines properties to help marshalling structs from binary data</summary>
    /// <param name="endian">Defines properties to help marshalling structs from binary data</param>
    public MarshallingPropertiesAttribute(BitEndian endian)
    {
        Endian        = endian;
        HasReferences = true;
    }

    /// <summary>c</summary>
    public BitEndian Endian { get; }

    /// <summary>Tells if the structure, or any nested structure, has any non-value type (e.g. arrays, strings, etc).</summary>
    public bool HasReferences { get; set; }
}