using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace GerbilManagerWebAPI.Models
{
    public record Gerbil
    {
        [Key]
        public Guid Id { get; init; } // init => properties are immutable by default, they are only mutable in the constructor and initializer.
        public required string Name { get; set; } //required => parameter is necessary in constructor and object iniilization list. So it cannot be intantiated without it
        public required Gender Gender { get; set; }
        public Litter? Litter { get; set; } // Any variable where the ? isn't appended to the type name is a non-nullable reference type.
        public Breeder? Breeder { get; set; } // You use the null-forgiving operator ! following a variable name to force the null-state to be not-null. For example, if you know the name variable isn't null but the compiler issues a warning, you can write the following code to override the compiler's analysis:
    }
}