package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository;

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

 import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.type.KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract;

 /**

  * Base interface intended for extension by other AttributeContract interfaces 

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 public interface BaseAttributeContract extends Identifiable {

         /**

          * This is the id of the definition of the attribute. 

          *

          * <p>

          * It identifies the attribute definition

          * </p>

          * @return the attribute definition id.

          */

         public String getAttributeDefinitionId();

         /**

          * This is the value of the attribute

          * 

          * @return the value of the attribute

          */

         public String getValue();

         /**

          * This is the definition of the attribute

          */

         public KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract getAttributeDefinition();

 }