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package org.apache.beam.sdk.coders;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A {@link Coder} that has no component {@link Coder Coders} or other configuration.
 *
 * <p>Unless the behavior is overridden, atomic coders are presumed to be deterministic.
 *
 * <p>All atomic coders of the same class are considered to be equal to each other. As a result, an
 * {@link AtomicCoder} should have no associated configuration (instance variables, etc).
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the values being transcoded
 */
public abstract class AtomicCoder<T> extends StructuredCoder<T> {
  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}.
   *
   * <p>Unless overridden, does not throw. An {@link AtomicCoder} is presumed to be deterministic
   *
   * @throws NonDeterministicException if overridden to indicate that this sublcass of {@link
   *     AtomicCoder} is not deterministic
   */
  @Override
  public void verifyDeterministic() throws NonDeterministicException {}

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}.
   *
   * @return the empty list
   */
  @Override
  public List<? extends Coder<?>> getCoderArguments() {
    return Collections.emptyList();
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}.
   *
   * @return the empty {@link List}.
   */
  @Override
  public final List<? extends Coder<?>> getComponents() {
    return Collections.emptyList();
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}.
   *
   * @return true if the other object has the same class as this {@link AtomicCoder}.
   */
  @Override
  public final boolean equals(Object other) {
    return other != null && this.getClass().equals(other.getClass());
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}.
   *
   * @return the {@link #hashCode()} of the {@link Class} of this {@link AtomicCoder}.
   */
  @Override
  public final int hashCode() {
    return this.getClass().hashCode();
  }
}
