/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
* (C) 2004-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
*
* All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
*/
package org.opengis.metadata.distribution;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import org.opengis.annotation.Profile;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.ComplianceLevel.*;
/**
* Description of the computer language construct that specifies the representation
* of data objects in a record, file, message, storage device or transmission channel.
*
*
* @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/distribution/Format.java $
* @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as#01-111">ISO 19115</A>
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @since GeoAPI 2.0
*/
@Profile (level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="MD_Format", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Format {
/**
* Name of the data transfer format(s).
*
* @return Name of the data transfer format(s).
*/
@Profile (level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="name", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getName();
/**
* Version of the format (date, number, <cite>etc.</cite>).
*
* @return Version of the format.
*/
@Profile (level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="version", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getVersion();
/**
* Amendment number of the format version.
*
* @return Amendment number of the format version, or {@code null}.
*/
@UML(identifier="amendmentNumber", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getAmendmentNumber();
/**
* Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.
*
* @return Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format, or {@code null}.
*/
@UML(identifier="specification", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getSpecification();
/**
* Recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or
* expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.
*
* @return Processes that can be applied to read resources to which compression techniques have
* been applied, or {@code null}.
*/
@UML(identifier="fileDecompressionTechnique", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getFileDecompressionTechnique();
/**
* Provides information about the distributor's format.
*
* @return Information about the distributor's format.
*/
@UML(identifier="formatDistributor", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Distributor> getFormatDistributors();
}