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package io.github.endreman0.javajson.nodes;

/**
 * All JSON nodes have a few properties in common.
 * 
 * They all have a parent node, and
 * Given another node with the same values and/or children, the two nodes will be considered equal.
 * 
 * @author endreman0
 */
public abstract class Node{
	protected ParentNode parent;
	protected Node(){}
	/**
	 * Remove this node from its parent.
	 */
	public void remove(){if(parent != null) parent.remove(this);}
	/**
	 * Get the parent of this node.
	 * @return the node's parent
	 */
	public ParentNode parent(){return parent;}
	/**
	 * Get a textual representation of the JSON for this node.
	 * @return the JSON text for this node
	 */
	public abstract String json();
	/**
	 * Get a textual representation of the contents of this node.
	 * For objects and arrays, this will be just their children without being wrapped in curly brackets and square brackets.
	 * For strings, this will be the contained string.
	 * For booleans, numbers, and null, this will be the same as {@link #json()}.
	 * @return The JSON text for the contents of this node
	 */
	public abstract String innerJSON();
	@Override public String toString(){return json();}
	@Override public abstract boolean equals(Object obj);
	@Override public abstract int hashCode();
}