/// <summary>
/// Create a new unique identifier from a list of tags.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">
/// The type of object that the identifier is for.
/// </param>
/// <param name="tags">
/// A list of Tag objects and nulls, where null specifies the delimiter
/// between agent tags in the case of a multiagent.
/// </param>
public UniqueIdentifier(IdentityType type, Tag[] tags)
{
this.type = type;
int totalSize = tags.Sum(x => (x==null) ? 0 : x.Data.Count) + tags.Length - 1;
this.genome = new Resource[totalSize];
int i = 0;
bool isFirst = true;
foreach (var tag in tags)
{
// Pad with a null for every new tag after the first
if (isFirst)
{
isFirst = false;
}
else
{
this.genome[i++] = null;
}
if (tag != null)
{
Array.Copy(tag.Data.ToArray(), 0, this.genome, i, tag.Data.Count);
i += tag.Data.Count;
}
}
}
