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"""
Base ManagedObject Class

This module defines the ManagedObject class. The ManagedObject class
is the base class to represent all objects managed by the key manager.
"""

import abc

import six


@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
class ManagedObject(object):
    """Base class to represent all managed objects."""

    def __init__(self, name=None):
        """Managed Object has a name, defaulted to None."""
        self._name = name

    @property
    def name(self):
        """Returns the name.

        Returns the object's name or None if this object does not have one.
        """
        return self._name

    @abc.abstractproperty
    def format(self):
        """Returns the encoding format.

        Returns the object's encoding format or None if this object is not
        encoded.
        """
        pass

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def get_encoded(self):
        """Returns the encoded object.

        Returns a bytestring object in a format represented in the encoding
        specified.
        """
        pass