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1 | /* | |
2 | * Copyright 2011 The Kuali Foundation | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 1.0 (the | |
5 | * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the | |
6 | * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
7 | * | |
8 | * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl1.php | |
9 | * | |
10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or | |
13 | * implied. See the License for the specific language governing | |
14 | * permissions and limitations under the License. | |
15 | */ | |
16 | ||
17 | package org.kuali.student.r2.common.datadictionary.infc; | |
18 | ||
19 | import java.util.List; | |
20 | ||
21 | /** | |
22 | * This is an info ojbect that contains the dictionary information | |
23 | * about an object known to the system. | |
24 | * | |
25 | * @author nwright | |
26 | */ | |
27 | ||
28 | public interface DictionaryEntry { | |
29 | ||
30 | /** | |
31 | * The class of the object to which this dictionary entry refers. | |
32 | * | |
33 | * @name Object Class | |
34 | */ | |
35 | public String getObjectClass(); | |
36 | ||
37 | /** | |
38 | * The name of this entry. | |
39 | * | |
40 | * @name Name | |
41 | */ | |
42 | public String getName(); | |
43 | ||
44 | /** | |
45 | * The object label provides a short name of the business object | |
46 | * for use on help screens. | |
47 | * | |
48 | * @name Object Label | |
49 | */ | |
50 | public String getObjectLabel(); | |
51 | ||
52 | /** | |
53 | * The object description provides a brief description of the | |
54 | * business object for use on help screens. | |
55 | * | |
56 | * @name Object Description | |
57 | */ | |
58 | public String getObjectDescription(); | |
59 | ||
60 | /** | |
61 | * The titleAttribute element is the name of the attribute that | |
62 | * will be used as an inquiry field when the lookup search results | |
63 | * fields are displayed. | |
64 | * | |
65 | * For some business objects, there is no obvious field to serve | |
66 | * as the inquiry field. in that case a special field may be | |
67 | * required for inquiry purposes. | |
68 | * | |
69 | * @name Title Attribute | |
70 | */ | |
71 | public String getTitleAttribute(); | |
72 | ||
73 | /** | |
74 | * The primary key(s) associatd with the object. | |
75 | * | |
76 | * TODO: determine how/if this works with the than the "unique" flag on attribute definition | |
77 | * TODO: determine how/if this works with the id | |
78 | * | |
79 | * @name Primary Keys | |
80 | */ | |
81 | public List<String> getPrimaryKeys(); | |
82 | ||
83 | /** | |
84 | * Get the definitions of the attributes (fields) on the object | |
85 | * | |
86 | * @name Attribute Defiitions | |
87 | */ | |
88 | public List<? extends AttributeDefinitionInfc> getAttributes(); | |
89 | } |