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package org.societies.api.context.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* This class is used to represent context bonds among members of a
* {@link CommunityCtxEntity}. Each bond refers to a {@link CtxAttribute}
* or {@link CtxAssociation} of a particular type that expresses a commonality
* shared by community members. For example, a <code>CtxBond</code> could be
* based on the context attribute of "location". The {@link CtxBondOriginType}
* is used to specify how the bond was identified. More specifically, a context
* bond may have been manually set, discovered or inherited.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:nicolas.liampotis@cn.ntua.gr">Nicolas Liampotis</a> (ICCS)
* @since 0.0.1
*/
public abstract class CtxBond implements Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 2972314471738603009L;
/** The context model type of this bond. */
private final CtxModelType modelType;
/** The context type of this bond. */
private final String type;
/** The origin of this bond. */
private final CtxBondOriginType originType;
/**
* Constructs a <code>CtxBond</code> with the specified context model type, context type,
* and origin.
*
* @param modelType
* the context model type, i.e. {@link CtxModelType#ATTRIBUTE} or
* {@link CtxModelType#ASSOCIATION}
* @param type
* the context type, e.g. "location"
* @param originType
* the origin
* @throws NullPointerException if any of the specified parameters is
* <code>null</code>
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified modelType is not one of
* {@link CtxModelType#ATTRIBUTE} or {@link CtxModelType#ASSOCIATION}
*/
CtxBond(CtxModelType modelType, String type, CtxBondOriginType originType) {
if (modelType == null)
throw new NullPointerException("modelType can't be null");
if (type == null)
throw new NullPointerException("type can't be null");
if (originType == null)
throw new NullPointerException("originType can't be null");
/*
if (!modelType.toString().equals(CtxModelType.ATTRIBUTE.toString()) || !modelType.toString().equals(CtxModelType.ASSOCIATION.toString()))
throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid modelType: "
+ modelType + ": valid values: " + CtxModelType.ATTRIBUTE
+ ", " + CtxModelType.ASSOCIATION);
*/
this.modelType = modelType;
this.type = type;
this.originType = originType;
}
/**
* Returns the context model type of this bond
*
* @return the context model type of this bond
*/
public CtxModelType getModelType() {
return this.modelType;
}
/**
* Return the context type of this bond
*
* @return The context type of this bond
*/
public String getType() {
return this.type;
}
/**
* Returns the origin of this bond
*
* @return the origin of this bond
*/
public CtxBondOriginType getOriginType() {
return this.originType;
}
}