using System.Collections.Generic;

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namespace Test

{

    public class Program

    {

        public static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            var components = new List<Component>();

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            components.Add(Component.CreateComponent<AndNode>("Test Identifier"));

            components.Add(Component.CreateComponent<InputBit>("Test Identifier", 1));

        }

    }

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    public class Component

    {

        public string Identifier { get; set; }

        //...

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        public static T CreateComponent<T>(string identifier, int inputType = 0) where T : Component, new()

        {

            var component = new T

            {

                Identifier = identifier

            };

            if (component is InputBit)

            {

                (component as InputBit).InputType = inputType;

            }

            return component;

        }

    }

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    public class InputBit : Component

    {

        public int InputType { get; set; }

        //...

    }

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    public class AndNode : Component

    {

        //...

    }

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    //...

}