/* MontageSampleFilter.java created 2008-02-01
*
*/
package org.signalml.domain.montage.filter;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.signalml.app.config.preset.Preset;
import org.signalml.domain.montage.MontageSampleFilter;
import org.springframework.context.MessageSourceResolvable;
/**
* An abstract class representing definition and specification
* of a sample filter.
* Allows to duplicate a filter, return a description (String) and
* a {@link SampleFilterType type} of a filter.
*
* @author Michal Dobaczewski © 2007-2008 CC Otwarte Systemy Komputerowe Sp. z o.o.
*/
public abstract class SampleFilterDefinition implements Serializable, Preset {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
/**
* description of a filter
*/
protected String description;
/**
* Returns a String with a description of a filter
*
* @return String with a description of a filter
*/
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}
public abstract String getEffect();
/**
* Sets the description to a given value
*
* @param description
* String with a description to be set
*/
public void setDescription(String description) {
this.description = description;
}
/**
* Returns the type of a filter
*
* @return the type of a filter
*/
public abstract SampleFilterType getType();
/**
* Creates a duplicate of a filters definition
*
* @return duplicate of a filters definition
*/
public abstract SampleFilterDefinition duplicate();
}