namespace Vellum.Generator
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Says how a part of a saved type is saved.
    /// </summary>
    public enum PartKind
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// A type parameter or a type that doesn't exist, which something else already reports.
        /// </summary>
        Ignored,

        /// <summary>
        /// A type Vellum saves itself, or that is marked [Saveable] and not generic.
        /// </summary>
        Whole,

        /// <summary>
        /// A type only a converter for exactly that type can save.
        /// </summary>
        Plain,

        /// <summary>
        /// An array, list, set or dictionary, which Vellum saves from its parts.
        /// </summary>
        Collection,

        /// <summary>
        /// A generic type that is saved from its parts if a generic converter handles it.
        /// </summary>
        Generic,

        /// <summary>
        /// A generic type marked [Saveable], which is saved from the types of its saved members.
        /// </summary>
        SavedMembers,
    }
}