IdentifiableElement (Information System Model 7.1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Element, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConsistsOf<S,T>, ConsistsOfType, Context, Entity, EntityElement, EntityType, ERElement, Facet, FacetType, IsParentOf, IsRelatedTo<S,T>, IsRelatedToType, PropertyType, QueryTemplate, Relation<S,T>, RelationElement<S,T>, RelationType<S,T>, Resource, ResourceType, Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConsistsOfImpl, ConsistsOfTypeImpl, ContextImpl, DummyFacet, DummyIsRelatedTo, DummyResource, EntityElementImpl, EntityImpl, EntityTypeImpl, FacetImpl, FacetTypeImpl, IsParentOfImpl, IsRelatedToImpl, IsRelatedToTypeImpl, PropertyTypeImpl, QueryTemplateImpl, RelationElementImpl, RelationImpl, RelationTypeImpl, ResourceImpl, ResourceTypeImpl, TypeImpl
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public interface IdentifiableElement
extends Element
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An element that can be uniquely identified by a UUID and may contain Metadata.
This interface extends the base Element to add properties for a unique identifier (ID) and associated metadata. It is designed for elements that require a persistent and globally unique identity.

Author:

Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

See Also:

Element, Metadata

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`ID_PROPERTY`	The name of the property used to store the unique identifier (UUID) of the element.
`static String`	`METADATA_PROPERTY`	The name of the property used to store the metadata associated with the element.

Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element
DATETIME_PATTERN, NAME, TYPE_PROPERTY

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`UUID`	`getID()`	Returns the unique identifier (UUID) of the element.
`Metadata`	`getMetadata()`	Returns the metadata associated with the element.
`void`	`setID(UUID uuid)`	Sets the unique identifier (UUID) for the element.
`void`	`setMetadata(Metadata metadata)`	Sets the metadata for the element.

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

- Field Detail
  - ID_PROPERTY
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static final String ID_PROPERTY
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    The name of the property used to store the unique identifier (UUID) of the element.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - METADATA_PROPERTY
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static final String METADATA_PROPERTY
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    The name of the property used to store the metadata associated with the element.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getID
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UUID getID()
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    Returns the unique identifier (UUID) of the element.
    
    Returns:
    
    The UUID of the element.
  - setID
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void setID(UUID uuid)
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    Sets the unique identifier (UUID) for the element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    uuid - The UUID to set.
  - getMetadata
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Metadata getMetadata()
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    Returns the metadata associated with the element.
    The metadata is included in JSON serialization only if it is not null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Metadata of the element, or null if none is set.
  - setMetadata
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void setMetadata(Metadata metadata)
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    Sets the metadata for the element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadata - The Metadata to associate with the element.