src/main/java/org/apache/sysds/runtime/meta/MetaData.java

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package org.apache.sysds.runtime.meta;

/**
 * Class to store metadata associated with a file (e.g., a matrix) on disk.
 *
 */
public class MetaData
{
	protected final DataCharacteristics _dc;
	
	public MetaData(DataCharacteristics dc) {
		_dc = dc;
	}
	
	public DataCharacteristics getDataCharacteristics() {
		return _dc;
	}
	
	@Override
	public boolean equals (Object anObject) {
		if( !(anObject instanceof MetaData) )
			return false;
		MetaData that = (MetaData)anObject;
		return _dc.equals(that._dc);
	}
	
	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		return _dc.hashCode();
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return _dc.toString();
	}
	
	@Override
	public Object clone() {
		if (_dc instanceof MatrixCharacteristics)
			return new MetaData(new MatrixCharacteristics(_dc));
		else
			return new MetaData(new TensorCharacteristics(_dc));
	}
}