org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.term
Interface TermResolverDefinitionContract

All Superinterfaces:

Identifiable, Inactivatable, Versioned

All Known Implementing Classes:

TermResolverDefinition, TermResolverDefinition.Builder

public interface TermResolverDefinitionContract
extends Identifiable, Inactivatable, Versioned

The contract for a TermResolverDefinition which defines a term resolver.

Author:

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

See Also:

TermResolverDefinition, TermResolver

Method Summary

Map<String,String>	getAttributes() Gets any attributes specified on the term resolver definition.
String	getName() Gets the name for the defined term resolver.
String	getNamespace() Gets the namespace for the defined term resolver.
TermSpecificationDefinitionContract	getOutput() Gets the term specification for the output of the defined term resolver.
Set<String>	getParameterNames() Gets the names of any parameters that the defined term resolver requires.
Set<? extends TermSpecificationDefinitionContract>	getPrerequisites() Gets the term specifications for any prerequisite terms of the defined term resolver.
String	getTypeId() Gets the type id for the defined term resolver.

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable

getId

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable

isActive

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned

getVersionNumber

Method Detail

getNamespace

String getNamespace()

Gets the namespace for the defined term resolver. Will not be null or empty.

Returns:

the namespace

getName

String getName()

Gets the name for the defined term resolver. The namespace and name should uniquely identify a term resolver definition. Will not be null or empty.

Returns:

the name

getTypeId

String getTypeId()

Gets the type id for the defined term resolver. This id refers to a type which configures how the term resolver may be obtained. May be null, but never empty.

Returns:

the type id.

getOutput

TermSpecificationDefinitionContract getOutput()

Gets the term specification for the output of the defined term resolver. Will never be null.

Returns:

the output term's specification.

getPrerequisites

Set<? extends TermSpecificationDefinitionContract> getPrerequisites()

Gets the term specifications for any prerequisite terms of the defined term resolver. May be empty, but will never be null.

Returns:

any prerequisite terms.

getAttributes

Map<String,String> getAttributes()

Gets any attributes specified on the term resolver definition. May be empty, but never null.

Returns:

the attribute map for the term resolver definition.

getParameterNames

Set<String> getParameterNames()

Gets the names of any parameters that the defined term resolver requires. May be empty, but never null.

Returns:

the parameter names.