using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Operators.MPISupport.BinaryTransport {
  [Serializable]
  class VariableTransfer {
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public object Value { get; set; }

    public static VariableTransfer Convert(IVariable item) {
      VariableTransfer result = new VariableTransfer();

      result.Name = item.Name;
      result.Description = item.Description;
      result.Value = ItemTransfer.Convert(item.Value);

      return result;
    }

    public static IVariable Convert(VariableTransfer item, IExecutionContext globalScope) {
      IVariable result = new Variable();

      result.Name = item.Name;
      result.Description = item.Description;
      result.Value = ItemTransfer.Convert(item.Value, globalScope);

      return result;
    }
  }
}