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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, University of Warsaw
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
+ * provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+ * conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
+ * conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+ * with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+ * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY
+ * WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+package pl.edu.mimuw.cloudatlas.model;
+
+/**
+ * A type of a value that may be stored as an attribute.
+ */
+public abstract class Type {
+    /**
+     * A primary type. This is a characteristic that every type has. It can be extended: for instance a collection may
+     * be parameterized with a type of stored values.
+     */
+    public static enum PrimaryType {
+        BOOLEAN, CONTACT, DOUBLE, DURATION, INT, LIST, NULL, SET, STRING, TIME,
+    }
+
+    private final PrimaryType primaryType;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a <code>Type</code> object with a given primary type.
+     *
+     * @param primaryType a primary type for this type
+     */
+    public Type(PrimaryType primaryType) {
+        this.primaryType = primaryType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primary type of this type.
+     *
+     * @return a primary type
+     */
+    public PrimaryType getPrimaryType() {
+        return primaryType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether this type can be implicitly "cast" to the given one and vice versa. This is introduced to deal with
+     * null values. In practice, two types are compatible either if they are the same or if one them is a special
+     * "null type".
+     *
+     * @param type a type to check
+     * @return whether two types are compatible with each other
+     * @see TypePrimitive#NULL
+     * @see ValueNull
+     */
+    public boolean isCompatible(Type type) {
+        return getPrimaryType() == PrimaryType.NULL || type.getPrimaryType() == PrimaryType.NULL;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether this type represents a collection.
+     *
+     * @return true for collections, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean isCollection() {
+        return false;
+    }
+}