Entity (Information System Model 7.1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Element, EntityElement, ERElement, IdentifiableElement, ModelElement, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Facet, Resource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyFacet, DummyResource, EntityImpl, FacetImpl, ResourceImpl
```
@TypeMetadata(name="Entity",
              description="This is the base type for any Entity",
              version="1.0.0")
@Change(version="1.0.0",
        description="First Version")
public interface Entity
extends EntityElement, ERElement
```
The base interface for all entities in the facet-based resource model, such as Resource and Facet.
An entity is an identifiable element within the ER model. This interface serves as a common abstract type for all such elements. For more details, refer to the gCube Facet Based Resource Model Wiki.

Author:

Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

See Also:

EntityElement, ERElement, Resource, Facet

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static String NAME
  The name of the entity type.
  - Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element
    DATETIME_PATTERN, TYPE_PROPERTY
  - Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ERElement
    CONTEXTS_PROPERTY
  - Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.IdentifiableElement
    ID_PROPERTY, METADATA_PROPERTY
  - Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ModelElement
    EXPECTED_TYPE_PROPERTY, SUPERTYPES_PROPERTY
- Method Summary
  - Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element
    getTypeName
  - Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement
    getID, getMetadata, setID, setMetadata
  - Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ERElement
    getContexts
  - Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ModelElement
    getExpectedtype, getSupertypes

- Field Detail
  - NAME
```
static final String NAME
```
    The name of the entity type.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values