Package org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference

Interface ModelElement

All Superinterfaces:
Element, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
ConsistsOf<S,T>, Encrypted, Entity, ERElement, Event, Facet, IsRelatedTo<S,T>, Metadata, PropagationConstraint, Property, QueryTemplateReference, Relation<S,T>, Resource
All Known Implementing Classes:
ConsistsOfImpl, DummyFacet, DummyIsRelatedTo, DummyResource, EncryptedImpl, EntityImpl, EventImpl, FacetImpl, IsRelatedToImpl, LinkedEntityImpl, MetadataImpl, PropagationConstraintImpl, PropertyElementImpl, PropertyImpl, QueryTemplateReferenceImpl, RelationImpl, ResourceImpl, TemplateVariableImpl
public interface ModelElement extends Element
A base interface for elements that are part of the core Information System model.

This interface provides support for type hierarchies by including properties for supertypes and the expected type during deserialization.

Author:
Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    EXPECTED_TYPE_PROPERTY
    The property name used by the deserializer to indicate the originally expected type when a more generic supertype had to be used for deserialization.
    static final String
    SUPERTYPES_PROPERTY
    The property name for the list of supertypes of the element.

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element

    DATETIME_PATTERN, NAME, TYPE_PROPERTY

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getExpectedtype()
    Returns the name of the expected type.
    List<String>
    getSupertypes()
    Returns the list of supertypes for this element.

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element

    getTypeName

  • Field Details

    • SUPERTYPES_PROPERTY

      static final String SUPERTYPES_PROPERTY
      The property name for the list of supertypes of the element.
      See Also:

    • EXPECTED_TYPE_PROPERTY

      static final String EXPECTED_TYPE_PROPERTY
      The property name used by the deserializer to indicate the originally expected type when a more generic supertype had to be used for deserialization.
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getSupertypes

      List<String> getSupertypes()
      Returns the list of supertypes for this element.

      This list is included in JSON serialization only if it is not empty.

      Returns:
      A List of supertype names.

    • getExpectedtype

      String getExpectedtype()
      Returns the name of the expected type.

      This is used during deserialization to indicate the original type when a fallback to a supertype was necessary. It is included in JSON serialization only if it is not empty.

      Returns:
      The expected type name.