package com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.intermud.packets;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.intermud.persist.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Abilities.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Areas.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Behaviors.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.CharClasses.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Commands.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Exits.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Items.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Locales.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.MOBS.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Races.interfaces.*;
/**
 * com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.intermud.packets.Channel
 * An I3 channel.
 */

import java.io.Serializable;


/**
 * This class represents an I3 channel.  The ChannelList
 * class keeps a list of this channels for tracking.
 * @author George Reese (borg@imaginary.com)
 * @version 1.0
 */

/**
 * Copyright (c) 1996 George Reese
 * This source code may not be modified, copied,
 * redistributed, or used in any fashion without the
 * express written consent of George Reese.
 */
public class Channel implements Serializable 
{
	public static final long serialVersionUID=0;
    /**
     * The name of the channel
     */
    public String channel;
    /**
     * The modification status of this channel
     * @see com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.intermud.persist.Persistent
     */
    public int modified;
    /**
     * The mud which controls the channel
     */
    public String owner;
    /**
     * The type of the mud channel
     */
    public int    type;

    /**
     * Constructs a new mud channel object
     */
    public Channel() {
        super();
        modified = Persistent.UNMODIFIED;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a copy of an existing channel
     * @param other the other channel
     */
    public Channel(Channel other) {
        super();
        channel = other.channel;
        modified = other.modified;
        owner = other.owner;
        type = other.type;
    }
}
