import 'package:ac_web/Api/ApiClient.dart';

/// Base class for every service that maps onto one backend controller.
///
/// Adding support for a new controller means:
/// 1. create the dtos under `Api/Dtos`
/// 2. create a `<Name>Service extends ApiServiceBase` with `controllerRoute`
/// 3. expose it as a lazy getter on [AcApi]
abstract class ApiServiceBase {
  const ApiServiceBase(this.client);

  final ApiClient client;

  /// Route of the controller without leading slash, e.g. `agents`.
  String get controllerRoute;

  /// Combines the controller route with an optional relative sub path.
  String route([String? subPath]) {
    if (subPath == null || subPath.isEmpty) {
      return controllerRoute;
    }
    return '$controllerRoute/$subPath';
  }
}