Lineage.java example

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package org.opengis.metadata.lineage;

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.*;


/**
 * Information about the events or source data used in constructing the data specified by
 * the scope or lack of knowledge about lineage.
 *
 * Only one of {@linkplain #getStatement statement}, {@linkplain #getProcessSteps process steps}
 * and {@linkplain #getSources sources} should be provided.
 *
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/lineage/Lineage.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="LI_Lineage", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Lineage {
    /**
     * General explanation of the data producer's knowledge about the lineage of a dataset.
     * Should be provided only if
     * {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.quality.Scope#getLevel scope level} is
     * {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#DATASET dataset} or
     * {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#SERIES series}.
     *
     * @return Explanation of the data producer's knowledge about the lineage, or {@code null}.
     */
    @Profile (level=CORE)
    @UML(identifier="statement", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    InternationalString getStatement();

    /**
     * Information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.
     *
     * @return Information about an event in the creation process.
     */
    @UML(identifier="processStep", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Collection<? extends ProcessStep> getProcessSteps();

    /**
     * Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.
     *
     * @return Information about the source data.
     */
    @UML(identifier="source", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Collection<? extends Source> getSources();
}