cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/common/Extension.java

   1 /**
   2 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
   3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   5 *
   6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   8 */
   9
  10 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common;
  11
  12
  13 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  14
  15 import java.util.*;
  16 import javax.persistence.*;
  17
  18 /**
  19  * This class aims to make available more "attributes" for identifiable entities
  20  * in a flexible way. Application developers (and even users) can define their own
  21  * "attributes" as an ExtensionType and add data to Identifiable instances via
  22  * Extension instances.
  23  * @author m.doering
  24  * @version 1.0
  25  * @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:23
  26  */
  27 @Entity
  28 public class Extension extends VersionableEntity {
  29         static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Extension.class);
  30         private String value;
  31         private ExtensionType type;
  32         private IdentifiableEntity extendedObj;
  33
  34         @Transient
  35         public IdentifiableEntity getExtendedObj() {
  36                 return extendedObj;
  37         }
  38         public void setExtendedObj(IdentifiableEntity extendedObj) {
  39                 this.extendedObj = extendedObj;
  40         }
  41
  42         @ManyToOne
  43         public ExtensionType getType(){
  44                 return this.type;
  45         }
  46
  47         /**
  48          *
  49          * @param type    type
  50          */
  51         public void setType(ExtensionType type){
  52                 this.type = type;
  53         }
  54
  55         public String getValue(){
  56                 return this.value;
  57         }
  58
  59         /**
  60          *
  61          * @param value    value
  62          */
  63         public void setValue(String value){
  64                 this.value = value;
  65         }
  66
  67 }