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| author | Andrew Branson <andrew.branson@cern.ch> | 2014-10-07 09:18:11 +0200 |
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| committer | Andrew Branson <andrew.branson@cern.ch> | 2014-10-07 09:18:11 +0200 |
| commit | 0ed2c1124cf1b9e49a2ec1fa0126a8df09f9e758 (patch) | |
| tree | e3a56cee83865f8c703deb790c15d3e79e871a82 /src/main/java/org/cristalise/kernel/collection/CollectionDescription.java | |
| parent | 50aa8aaab42fa62267aa1ae6a6070013096f5082 (diff) | |
Repackage to org.cristalise
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cristalise/kernel/collection/CollectionDescription.java b/src/main/java/org/cristalise/kernel/collection/CollectionDescription.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87a97c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/main/java/org/cristalise/kernel/collection/CollectionDescription.java @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +/**
+ * This file is part of the CRISTAL-iSE kernel.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2014 The CRISTAL Consortium. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; with out even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/lgpl.html
+ */
+package org.cristalise.kernel.collection;
+
+import org.cristalise.kernel.common.ObjectNotFoundException;
+import org.cristalise.kernel.entity.C2KLocalObject;
+
+
+/**
+ * A collection that can be instantiated. Collection descriptions link Item
+ * descriptions together, which constrains membership of their instance.
+ *
+ */
+public interface CollectionDescription<E extends CollectionMember> extends C2KLocalObject {
+
+ /**
+ * Create a new instance of this collection.
+ * @return a new collection instance
+ * @throws ObjectNotFoundException When an essential piece of description
+ * data, such as a child Item PropertyDescription outcome, doesn't exist.
+ */
+ public Collection<E> newInstance() throws ObjectNotFoundException;
+}
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