DefinitionReference.java

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package org.opengis.feature.catalog;

import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;

/**
 * class that links a data instance to the source of its definition.
 *
 *
 * @author Guilhem Legal
 * @module
 */
//@UML(identifier="FC_DefinitionReference", specification=ISO_19110)
public interface DefinitionReference {

    /**
     * Additional information to help locate the definition in the source document.
     * The format of this information is specific to the strcuture of the source document.
     */
    //@UML(identifier="sourceIdentifier", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19110)
    String getSourceIdentifier();

    /**
     * Role that link this definition reference to the citation for the source document.
     */
    //@UML(identifier="definitionSource", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19110)
    DefinitionSource getDefinitionSource();

}