using System;

namespace Framework.Storage.Containers {
  
  /// <summary>Informations stored in a game state (saved game)</summary>
  /// <remarks>
  ///   This interface should be implemented by the game state records so generic
  ///   UI and other components can access some of the game state's properties without
  ///   having to be reimplemented specifically for each game.
  /// </remarks> 
  public interface IGameState {

    /// <summary>Last time the user played on this state (UTC time)</summary>
    DateTime LastPlayed { get; set; }

    /// <summary>For how long the user been playing this state in total</summary>
    TimeSpan PlayingTime { get; set; }

    /// <summary>How far along the game the state is</summary>
    float Progress { get; }

  }

} // namespace Framework.Storage.Containers