AipGateway/AipGateway.API.Domain/Common/Extensions/ValueObject.cs

// Learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/microservices-architecture/microservice-ddd-cqrs-patterns/implement-value-objects
namespace AipGateway.API.Domain.Common.Extensions
{
    public abstract class ValueObject
    {
        protected static bool EqualOperator(ValueObject left, ValueObject right)
        {
            if (left is null ^ right is null)
            {
                return false;
            }

            return left?.Equals(right!) != false;
        }

        protected static bool NotEqualOperator(ValueObject left, ValueObject right)
        {
            return !EqualOperator(left, right);
        }

        protected abstract IEnumerable<object> GetEqualityComponents();

        public override bool Equals(object? obj)
        {
            if (obj == null || obj.GetType() != GetType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            var other = (ValueObject)obj;
            return GetEqualityComponents().SequenceEqual(other.GetEqualityComponents());
        }

        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            return GetEqualityComponents()
                .Select(x => x != null ? x.GetHashCode() : 0)
                .Aggregate((x, y) => x ^ y);
        }
    }

}