BaseMessage.java

/* Copyright (c) 2011 Danish Maritime Authority.
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package net.maritimecloud.msdl.model;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * The base message for ordinary messages and broadcast messages.
 *
 * @author Kasper Nielsen
 */
public interface BaseMessage extends Iterable<FieldOrParameter>, Annotatable {

    /**
     * Returns a list of fields in the message.
     *
     * @return a list of fields in the message
     */
    List<FieldOrParameter> getFields();

    /**
     * Returns the file this message is defined in.
     *
     * @return the file this message is defined in
     */
    MsdlFile getFile();

    /**
     * Returns the full name of the message.
     *
     * @return the full name of the message
     */
    default String getFullName() {
        String namespace = getFile().getNamespace();
        return namespace == null ? getName() : namespace + "." + getName();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the message.
     *
     * @return the name of the message
     */
    String getName();
}