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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Remain Software
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Wim Jongman <wim.jongman@remainsoftware.com> - initial API and implementation
+ *****************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.tips.core;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This is the base Tip class of the UI agnostic Tip framework. You might want
+ * to check specializations of this class that may make your life easier.
+ *
+ */
+public abstract class Tip {
+	
+	private String providerId;
+	
+	private final List<TipAction> fActions = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for a Tip. For the best user experience, Tips should be created
+	 * really fast.
+	 *
+	 */
+	public Tip(String providerId) {
+		this.providerId = providerId;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * For the sanity of the Framework, Tips should be created really fast.
+	 *
+	 * @param pProvider
+	 *            the associated {@link TipProvider}
+	 * @param actions
+	 *            the list of actions which may not be null
+	 */
+	public Tip(List<TipAction> actions) {
+		fActions.addAll(actions);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A getter for a list of {@link TipAction}s for this tip. Clients may override
+	 * or provide the actions through the constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @return the list of actions, never null but could be empty.
+	 */
+	public List<TipAction> getActions() {
+		return fActions;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the publish date of the tip. The UI could decide to server newer tips
+	 * first.
+	 *
+	 * @return the date this tip was published which may not be null.
+	 */
+	public abstract Date getCreationDate();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the subject which may not be null.
+	 */
+	public abstract String getSubject();
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result + ((getCreationDate() == null) ? 0 : getCreationDate().hashCode());
+		result = prime * result + ((providerId == null) ? 0 : providerId.hashCode());
+		result = prime * result + ((getSubject() == null) ? 0 : getSubject().hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+			return false;
+		Tip other = (Tip) obj;
+		if (getCreationDate() == null) {
+			if (other.getCreationDate() != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!getCreationDate().equals(other.getCreationDate()))
+			return false;
+		if (providerId == null) {
+			if (other.providerId != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!providerId.equals(other.providerId))
+			return false;
+		if (getSubject() == null) {
+			if (other.getSubject() != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!getSubject().equals(other.getSubject()))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+}
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