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 * Copyright (c) 2021 Daniel R. Carvalho
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 */

#ifndef __BASE_NAMED_HH__
#define __BASE_NAMED_HH__

#include <string>

namespace gem5
{

/** Interface for things with names. This is useful when using DPRINTF. */
class Named
{
  private:
    const std::string _name;

  public:
    Named(const std::string &name_) : _name(name_) { }
    virtual ~Named() = default;

    virtual std::string name() const { return _name; }
};

} // namespace gem5

#endif // __BASE_NAMED_HH__