cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/agent/Agent.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.agent;
  11
  12
  13
  14 import javax.persistence.Entity;
  15 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
  16 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
  17 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
  18
  19 import org.hibernate.annotations.Index;
  20 import org.hibernate.annotations.Table;
  21
  22 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.IdentifyableMediaEntity;
  23
  24 /**
  25  * The upmost (abstract) class for agents such as persons, teams or institutions.
  26  * An agent is a conscious entity which can take decisions, act and create
  27  * according to its own knowledge and goals and which may be approached.
  28  * Agents can be authors for nomenclatural or bibliographical references as well
  29  * as creators of pictures or field collectors or administrators of collections.
  30  *
  31  * @author m.doering
  32  * @version 1.0
  33  * @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:57
  34  */
  35 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  36 @XmlType(name = "Agent", propOrder = {
  37 })
  38 @Entity
  39 @Table(appliesTo="Agent", indexes = { @Index(name = "agentTitleCacheIndex", columnNames = { "titleCache" }) })
  40 public abstract class Agent extends IdentifyableMediaEntity{
  41
  42
  43
  44
  45 }