Package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.properties

Interface LinkedEntity

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<LinkedEntity>, Element, PropertyElement, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

LinkedEntityImpl

@TypeMetadata(name="LinkedEntity",
              description=" A convenient type to define a Resource in terms of: mandatory/recommended ConsistsOf->Facets; suggested IsRelatedTo->Resource.",
              version="1.0.0")
@Change(version="1.0.0",
        description="First Version")
public interface LinkedEntity
extends PropertyElement, Comparable<LinkedEntity>

A property type for defining relationships between entities, including cardinality constraints.

This is used to specify:

• Mandatory or recommended ConsistsOf relationships to facets.
• Suggested IsRelatedTo relationships to other resources.

Author:

Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY	The property name for the description of the link.
static String	MAX_PROPERTY	The property name for the maximum cardinality.
static String	MIN_PROPERTY	The property name for the minimum cardinality.
static String	NAME	The name of the LinkedEntity property type.
static String	RELATION_PROPERTY	The property name for the relation of the link.
static String	SOURCE_PROPERTY	The property name for the source of the link.
static String	TARGET_PROPERTY	The property name for the target of the link.

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

DATETIME_PATTERN, TYPE_PROPERTY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDescription()	Returns the description of the link.
Integer	getMax()	Returns the maximum cardinality of the link.
Integer	getMin()	Returns the minimum cardinality of the link.
String	getRelation()	Returns the name of the relation type.
String	getSource()	Returns the name of the source entity type.
String	getTarget()	Returns the name of the target entity type.
void	setDescription(String description)	Sets the description of the link.
void	setMax(Integer max)	Sets the maximum cardinality of the link.
void	setMin(Integer min)	Sets the minimum cardinality of the link.
void	setRelation(String relation)	Sets the name of the relation type.
void	setSource(String source)	Sets the name of the source entity type.
void	setTarget(String target)	Sets the name of the target entity type.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

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

getTypeName

Field Detail

NAME

static final String NAME

The name of the LinkedEntity property type.

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Constant Field Values

SOURCE_PROPERTY

static final String SOURCE_PROPERTY

The property name for the source of the link.

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Constant Field Values

RELATION_PROPERTY

static final String RELATION_PROPERTY

The property name for the relation of the link.

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Constant Field Values

TARGET_PROPERTY

static final String TARGET_PROPERTY

The property name for the target of the link.

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Constant Field Values

DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY

static final String DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY

The property name for the description of the link.

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Constant Field Values

MIN_PROPERTY

static final String MIN_PROPERTY

The property name for the minimum cardinality.

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Constant Field Values

MAX_PROPERTY

static final String MAX_PROPERTY

The property name for the maximum cardinality.

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Method Detail

getSource

@ISProperty(name="source",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=false)
String getSource()

Returns the name of the source entity type.

Returns:

The source type name.

setSource

void setSource(String source)

Sets the name of the source entity type.

Parameters:

source - The source type name.

getRelation

@ISProperty(name="relation",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=false)
String getRelation()

Returns the name of the relation type.

Returns:

The relation type name.

setRelation

void setRelation(String relation)

Sets the name of the relation type.

Parameters:

relation - The relation type name.

getTarget

@ISProperty(name="target",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=false)
String getTarget()

Returns the name of the target entity type.

Returns:

The target type name.

setTarget

void setTarget(String target)

Sets the name of the target entity type.

Parameters:

target - The target type name.

getDescription

@ISProperty(name="description",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=false)
String getDescription()

Returns the description of the link.

Returns:

The description.

setDescription

void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description of the link.

Parameters:

description - The description.

getMin

@ISProperty(name="min",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=false)
Integer getMin()

Returns the minimum cardinality of the link.

Returns:

The minimum cardinality.

setMin

void setMin(Integer min)

Sets the minimum cardinality of the link.

Parameters:

min - The minimum cardinality.

getMax

@ISProperty(name="max",
            readonly=true,
            mandatory=true,
            nullable=true)
Integer getMax()

Returns the maximum cardinality of the link.

Returns:

The maximum cardinality.

setMax

void setMax(Integer max)

Sets the maximum cardinality of the link.

Parameters:

max - The maximum cardinality.