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  * Copyright 2006-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.kuali.rice.kim.api.group;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.GloballyUnique;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;

 import java.util.Map;

 public interface GroupContract extends Versioned, GloballyUnique, Inactivatable, Identifiable {

     /**

      * This is the namespace code for the Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This is a namespace code assigned to a Group.  Together with name, it makes up another unique identifier for Group

      * </p>

      *

      * @return namespaceCode

      */

     String getNamespaceCode();

     /**

      * This is the name for the Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This is a name assigned to a Group.  Together with NamespaceCode, it makes up another unique identifier for Group

      * </p>

      *

      * @return name

      */

         String getName();

     /**

      * This a description for the Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This is a description assigned to a Group.

      * </p>

      *

      * @return description

      */

         String getDescription();

     /**

      * This a Kim Type Id for the Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This links a Kim Type to the Group to allow custom types of Groups.

      * </p>

      *

      * @return description

      */

         String getKimTypeId();

     /**

      * This a list of the members of the Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This returns a list of group members

      * </p>

      *

      * @return members

      */

     //List<? extends GroupMemberContract> getMembers();

     /*List<? extends PersonContract> getPersonMembers();

     List<? extends GroupContract> getGroupMembers();*/

     /**

      * This is a set of Attributes for a Group.

      *

      * <p>

      * This is a set of attributes which are key-label pairs that are defined by the Group's Kim Type.

      * </p>

      *

      * @return attributes

      */

         Map<String, String> getAttributes();

 }