from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, fields

@dataclass(unsafe_hash=True, kw_only=True)
class Auth:
    """
    Represents the authentication entity within the system.

    This class serves as a placeholder for authentication-related attributes and methods.
    Extend this class to implement authentication logic such as user credentials, token management, or session handling.
    """
    pass

    def toDict(self) -> dict:
        """
        Convert the object to a dictionary representation.
        Returns:
            dict: A dictionary representation of the Dataclass object.
        """
        return asdict(self)

    def getFields(self):
        """
        Retrieves a list of field information for the current dataclass instance.

        Returns:
            list: A list of dictionaries, each containing details about a field:
                - name (str): The name of the field.
                - type (type): The type of the field.
                - default: The default value of the field, if specified; otherwise, the value from metadata or None.
                - metadata (mapping): The metadata associated with the field.
        """
        __fields = []
        for field in fields(self):
            __metadata = dict(field.metadata) or {}
            __fields.append({
                "name": field.name,
                "type": field.type.__name__ if hasattr(field.type, '__name__') else str(field.type),
                "default": field.default if (field.default is not None and '_MISSING_TYPE' not in str(field.default)) else __metadata.get('default', None),
                "metadata": __metadata
            })
        return __fields