TypeConstraint.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2012 Data Harmonisation Panel
 * 
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are made
 * available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
 * or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this distribution. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     HUMBOLDT EU Integrated Project #030962
 *     Data Harmonisation Panel <http://www.dhpanel.eu>
 */

package eu.esdihumboldt.hale.common.schema.model;

/**
 * Marks constraints for {@link TypeDefinition}s
 * 
 * @author Simon Templer
 */
public interface TypeConstraint {

	/**
	 * Determines if the constraint is inheritable, meaning it may be used for a
	 * sub-type. A constraint may only be inherited if it is not overriden in
	 * the sub-type.
	 * 
	 * @return if the constraint is inheritable
	 */
	public boolean isInheritable();

}