package <%= pkg %>.domain

/**
 * Helper class for defining data transfer objects that will be passed around with the web tier.
 *
 * Since this class is annotated with [ValueObject] it's children will have a no-arg synthetic constructor automatically
 * generated by the the compiler.
 */
@ValueObject
abstract class ValueObjectBase<DTO> : IdentifiableValueObject {

   /**
    * Used as a bridge to get a complete copy from other languages that aren't Kotlin.
    *
    * @return DTO that is a complete copy as defined by the Kotlin data class' copy() method with no arguments
    */
   abstract fun copyMe(): DTO
}