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package org.societies.api.privacytrust.trust.model;
/**
* The constants of this enumerated type specify the type of a trust value.
* More specifically, trust values can be of one of the following types:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link #DIRECT}: Denotes a direct trust value, i.e. based on the direct
* experiences of a user.</li>
* <li>{@link #INDIRECT}: Denotes an indirect trust value, i.e. based on the
* trust opinions of other users.</li>
* <li>{@link #USER_PERCEIVED}: Denotes a trust value as perceived by the
* user, i.e. based on an accumulation of the direct and indirect trust values.
* </li>
* </ul>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:nicolas.liampotis@cn.ntua.gr">Nicolas Liampotis</a> (ICCS)
* @since 1.0
*/
public enum TrustValueType {
/**
* The enum constant for direct trust values
*/
DIRECT,
/**
* The enum constant for indirect trust values
*/
INDIRECT,
/**
* The enum constant for user-perceived trust values
*/
USER_PERCEIVED,
}