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** ViTE developers are (for version 0.* to 1.0):
**
**        - COULOMB Kevin
**        - FAVERGE Mathieu
**        - JAZEIX Johnny
**        - LAGRASSE Olivier
**        - MARCOUEILLE Jule
**        - NOISETTE Pascal
**        - REDONDY Arthur
**        - VUCHENER Clément 
**
*/
#ifndef ENTITY_HPP
#define ENTITY_HPP

/*!
 * \file Entity.hpp
 */
class Container;
/*!
 * \class Entity
 * \brief Abstract class that describe trace entities (events, states, links, variables)
 */
struct Entity {
private:
    Container                     *_container;
    std::map<std::string, Value *>* _extra_fields;
    
public:
    /*
     * \fn Entity(Container *container, map<std::string, Value *> opt)
     * \brief Constructor
     * \param container A container
     * \param opt Optional fields of the container
     */
    Entity(Container *container, std::map<std::string, Value *> opt);
    Entity();
    
public: 
    /*!
     * \fn get_container() const
     * \brief Get the container of the entity
     */
    const Container *get_container() const;
    
//    /*!
//     * \fn set_container(Container* cont) const
//     * \brief sets the container of the entity
//     */
//    void set_container(Container* cont) {_container=cont;}
//    
//    /*!
//     * \fn set_extra_fields(std::map<std::string, Value *>* opt) const
//     * \brief sets the container of the entity
//     */
//    void set_extra_fields(std::map<std::string, Value *>* opt) {_extra_fields=opt;}
//    
    /*!
     * \fn get_extra_fields() const
     * \brief Get the extra fields
     */
    const std::map<std::string, Value *> *get_extra_fields() const;

     ~Entity();

	void clear();
};

#endif
