Overriding methods in case class

Here lie dragons.

The first rule is “NEVER override equals or hashCode in a case class”. If you need to override them, then revert to a normal class.

And if you decide to implement equals and hashCode on a normal class (if you override one, you must override BOTH), here’s a StackOverflow Answer I created when I hit this exact same issue in the last year or so.

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