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[cdmlib.git] / cdmlib-model / src / main / java / eu / etaxonomy / cdm / model / name / TaxonNameBase.java
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@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name;
 
-
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.occurrence.Specimen;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference.INomenclaturalReference;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference.ReferenceBase;
@@ -17,24 +16,35 @@ import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference.StrictReferenceBase;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Synonym;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Taxon;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonBase;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IParsable;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IRelated;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IdentifiableEntity;
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IReferencedEntity;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.RelationshipBase;
+
+
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Cascade;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.CascadeType;
-import org.hibernate.collection.PersistentSet;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Index;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Target;
 
 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.strategy.cache.INameCacheStrategy;
 
 
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.*;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
 /**
  * The upmost (abstract) class for scientific taxon names regardless of any
- * particular nomenclatural code. The scientific name including author strings and
- * maybe year is stored in IdentifiableEntity.titleCache
+ * particular nomenclature code. The scientific taxon name does not depend
+ * on the use made of it in a publication or a treatment
+ * ({@link taxon.TaxonBase taxon concept respectively potential taxon})
+ * as an {@link taxon.Taxon "accepted" respectively "correct" (taxon) name}
+ * or as a {@link taxon.Synonym synonym}.
  * 
  * @author m.doering
  * @version 1.0
@@ -42,49 +52,72 @@ import javax.persistence.*;
  */
 @Entity
 @Inheritance(strategy=InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
-public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends IdentifiableEntity<TaxonNameBase> implements IReferencedEntity {
+public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase, S extends INameCacheStrategy> extends IdentifiableEntity<TaxonNameBase> implements IReferencedEntity, IParsable, IRelated {
        static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TaxonNameBase.class);
-       //The scientific name without author strings and year
-       private String nameCache;
-       //Non-atomised addition to a name not ruled by a nomenclatural code
        private String appendedPhrase;
-       //Details of the nomenclatural reference (protologue). These are mostly (implicitly) pages but can also be figures or
-       //tables or any other element of a publication. {only if a nomenclatural reference exists}
        private String nomenclaturalMicroReference;
-       //this flag will be set to true if the parseName method was unable to successfully parse the name
        private boolean hasProblem = false;
        protected Set<NameTypeDesignation> nameTypeDesignations  = new HashSet<NameTypeDesignation>();
+       private Set<SpecimenTypeDesignation> specimenTypeDesignations = new HashSet<SpecimenTypeDesignation>();
        private HomotypicalGroup homotypicalGroup = new HomotypicalGroup();
        private Set<NameRelationship> relationsFromThisName = new HashSet<NameRelationship>();
        private Set<NameRelationship> relationsToThisName = new HashSet<NameRelationship>();
        private Set<NomenclaturalStatus> status = new HashSet<NomenclaturalStatus>();
        private Set<TaxonBase> taxonBases = new HashSet<TaxonBase>();
-
        private Rank rank;
-       //if set, the Reference.isNomenclaturallyRelevant flag should be set to true!
        private INomenclaturalReference nomenclaturalReference;
 
-       //this flag shows if the getNameCache should return generated value(false) or the given String(true)  
-       protected boolean protectedNameCache;
-
-       protected INameCacheStrategy<T> cacheStrategy;
-       
-//     /**
-//      * Returns a TaxonNameBase instance 
-//      * @param fullName
-//      */
-//     abstract public static TaxonNameBase PARSED_NAME(String fullName);
+       static Method methodTaxonBaseSetName;
        
 // ************* CONSTRUCTORS *************/   
+       /** 
+        * Class constructor: creates a new empty taxon name.
+        * 
+        * @see #TaxonNameBase(Rank)
+        * @see #TaxonNameBase(HomotypicalGroup)
+        * @see #TaxonNameBase(Rank, HomotypicalGroup)
+        */
        public TaxonNameBase() {
                this(null, null);
        }
+       /** 
+        * Class constructor: creates a new taxon name
+        * only containing its {@link common.Rank rank}.
+        * 
+        * @param  rank  the rank to be assigned to this taxon name
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase()
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(HomotypicalGroup)
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(Rank, HomotypicalGroup)
+        */
        public TaxonNameBase(Rank rank) {
                this(rank, null);
        }
+       /** 
+        * Class constructor: creates a new taxon name
+        * only containing its {@link common.HomotypicalGroup homotypical group}.
+        * The new taxon name will be also added to the set of taxon names
+        * belonging to this homotypical group. If the homotypical group 
+        * does not exist a new instance will be created for it.
+        * 
+        * @param  homotypicalGroup  the homotypical group to which this taxon name belongs
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase()
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(Rank)
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(Rank, HomotypicalGroup)
+        */
        public TaxonNameBase(HomotypicalGroup homotypicalGroup) {
                this(null, homotypicalGroup);
        }
+       /** 
+        * Class constructor: creates a new taxon name
+        * only containing its {@link common.Rank rank} and
+        * its {@link common.HomotypicalGroup homotypical group}.
+        * 
+        * @param  rank  the rank to be assigned to this taxon name
+        * @param  homotypicalGroup  the homotypical group to which this taxon name belongs
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase()
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(Rank)
+        * @see    #TaxonNameBase(HomotypicalGroup)
+        */
        public TaxonNameBase(Rank rank, HomotypicalGroup homotypicalGroup) {
                super();
                this.setRank(rank);
@@ -95,49 +128,38 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
        }
        
 //********* METHODS **************************************/
-       
-
-       
-       protected String generateNameCache(){
-               if (cacheStrategy == null){
-                       logger.warn("No CacheStrategy defined for taxonName: " + this.toString());
-                       return null;
-               }else{
-                       return cacheStrategy.getNameCache((T)this);
-               }
-       }
-       
-       public String getNameCache() {
-               if (protectedNameCache){
-                       return this.nameCache;                  
-               }
-               // is title dirty, i.e. equal NULL?
-               if (nameCache == null){
-                       this.nameCache = generateNameCache();
-               }
-               return nameCache;
-       }
-
-       public void setNameCache(String nameCache){
-               this.nameCache = nameCache;
-               this.setProtectedTitleCache(false);
-               this.setProtectedNameCache(true);
-       }
-       
-       public boolean isProtectedNameCache() {
-               return protectedNameCache;
-       }
-
-       public void setProtectedNameCache(boolean protectedNameCache) {
-               this.protectedNameCache = protectedNameCache;
-       }
 
+       //@Index(name="TaxonNameBaseTitleCacheIndex")
+//     public String getTitleCache(){
+//             return super.getTitleCache();
+//     }
        
-
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value "true" if the components of this taxon name
+        * follow the rules of the corresponding {@link NomenclaturalCode nomenclatural code},
+        * "false" otherwise. The nomenclature code depends on
+        * the concrete name subclass ({@link BacterialName BacterialName},
+        * {@link BotanicalName BotanicalName}, {@link CultivarPlantName CultivarPlantName},
+        * {@link ZoologicalName ZoologicalName} or {@link ViralName ViralName}) 
+        * to which this taxon name belongs.
+        *  
+        * @return  the boolean value expressing the compliance of this taxon name to the nomenclatural code
+        */
        @Transient
        public abstract boolean isCodeCompliant();
        
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of all {@link NameRelationship name relationships}
+        * in which this taxon name is involved. A taxon name can be both source
+        * in some name relationships or target in some others.
+        *  
+        * @see    #getRelationsToThisName()
+        * @see    #getRelationsFromThisName()
+        * @see    #addNameRelationship(NameRelationship)
+        * @see    #addRelationshipToName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        * @see    #addRelationshipFromName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        */
        @Transient
        public Set<NameRelationship> getNameRelations() {
                Set<NameRelationship> rels = new HashSet<NameRelationship>();
@@ -146,15 +168,49 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                return rels;
        }
        /**
-        * Add a name relationship to both names involved
-        * @param rel
+        * Creates a new {@link NameRelationship#NameRelationship(TaxonNameBase, TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String) name relationship} from this taxon name to another taxon name
+        * and adds it both to the set of {@link #getRelationsFromThisName() relations from this taxon name} and
+        * to the set of {@link #getRelationsToThisName() relations to the other taxon name}.
+        * 
+        * @param toName                  the taxon name of the target for this new name relationship
+        * @param type                    the type of this new name relationship
+        * @param ruleConsidered  the string which specifies the rule on which this name relationship is based
+        * @see                                   #getRelationsToThisName()
+        * @see                                   #getNameRelations()
+        * @see                                   #addRelationshipFromName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        * @see                                   #addNameRelationship(NameRelationship)
         */
        public void addRelationshipToName(TaxonNameBase toName, NameRelationshipType type, String ruleConsidered){
                NameRelationship rel = new NameRelationship(toName, this, type, ruleConsidered);
        }
+       /**
+        * Creates a new {@link NameRelationship#NameRelationship(TaxonNameBase, TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String) name relationship} from another taxon name to this taxon name
+        * and adds it both to the set of {@link #getRelationsToThisName() relations to this taxon name} and
+        * to the set of {@link #getRelationsFromThisName() relations from the other taxon name}.
+        * 
+        * @param fromName                the taxon name of the source for this new name relationship
+        * @param type                    the type of this new name relationship
+        * @param ruleConsidered  the string which specifies the rule on which this name relationship is based
+        * @see                                   #getRelationsFromThisName()
+        * @see                                   #getNameRelations()
+        * @see                                   #addRelationshipToName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        * @see                                   #addNameRelationship(NameRelationship)
+        */
        public void addRelationshipFromName(TaxonNameBase fromName, NameRelationshipType type, String ruleConsidered){
                NameRelationship rel = new NameRelationship(this, fromName, type, ruleConsidered);
        }
+       /**
+        * Adds an existing {@link NameRelationship name relationship} either to the set of
+        * {@link #getRelationsToThisName() relations to this taxon name} or to the set of
+        * {@link #getRelationsFromThisName() relations from this taxon name}. If neither the
+        * source nor the target of the name relationship match with this taxon
+        * no addition will be carried out.
+        * 
+        * @param rel  the name relationship to be added to one of this taxon name's name relationships sets
+        * @see            #getNameRelations()
+        * @see            #addRelationshipToName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        * @see            #addRelationshipFromName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        */
        protected void addNameRelationship(NameRelationship rel) {
                if (rel!=null && rel.getToName().equals(this)){
                        this.relationsToThisName.add(rel);
@@ -164,13 +220,42 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                        //TODO: raise error???
                }
        }
+       /** 
+        * Removes one {@link NameRelationship name relationship} from one of both sets of
+        * {@link #getNameRelations() name relationships} in which this taxon name is involved.
+        * The name relationship will also be removed from one of both sets belonging
+        * to the second taxon name involved. Furthermore the fromName and toName
+        * attributes of the name relationship object will be nullified. 
+        *
+        * @param  nameRelation  the name relationship which should be deleted from one of both sets
+        * @see    #getNameRelations()
+        */
        public void removeNameRelationship(NameRelationship nameRelation) {
+               //TODO to be implemented?
+               logger.warn("not yet fully implemented?");
                this.relationsToThisName.remove(nameRelation);
                this.relationsFromThisName.remove(nameRelation);
        }
        
        
-       @OneToMany(mappedBy="fromName")
+       public void addRelationship(RelationshipBase relation) {
+               if (relation instanceof NameRelationship){
+                       addNameRelationship((NameRelationship)relation);
+               }else{
+                       //TODO exception handling
+               }
+       }
+
+       
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of all {@link NameRelationship name relationships}
+        * in which this taxon name is involved as a source.
+        *  
+        * @see    #getNameRelations()
+        * @see    #getRelationsToThisName()
+        * @see    #addRelationshipFromName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        */
+       @OneToMany(mappedBy="relatedFrom", fetch= FetchType.EAGER)
        @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
        public Set<NameRelationship> getRelationsFromThisName() {
                return relationsFromThisName;
@@ -179,7 +264,15 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                this.relationsFromThisName = relationsFromThisName;
        }
        
-       @OneToMany(mappedBy="toName")
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of all {@link NameRelationship name relationships}
+        * in which this taxon name is involved as a target.
+        *  
+        * @see    #getNameRelations()
+        * @see    #getRelationsFromThisName()
+        * @see    #addRelationshipToName(TaxonNameBase, NameRelationshipType, String)
+        */
+       @OneToMany(mappedBy="relatedTo", fetch= FetchType.EAGER)
        @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
        public Set<NameRelationship> getRelationsToThisName() {
                return relationsToThisName;
@@ -189,138 +282,382 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
        }
 
        
-
-       @OneToMany
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of {@link NomenclaturalStatus nomenclatural status} assigned
+        * to this taxon name according to its corresponding nomenclature code.
+        * This includes the {@link NomenclaturalStatusType type} of the nomenclatural status
+        * and the nomenclatural code rule considered.
+        *
+        * @see     NomenclaturalStatus
+        * @see     NomenclaturalStatusType
+        */
+       @OneToMany(fetch= FetchType.EAGER)
        @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
        public Set<NomenclaturalStatus> getStatus() {
                return status;
        }
+       /** 
+        * @see     #getStatus()
+        */
        protected void setStatus(Set<NomenclaturalStatus> nomStatus) {
                this.status = nomStatus;
        }
+       /** 
+        * Adds a new {@link NomenclaturalStatus nomenclatural status}
+        * to this taxon name's set of nomenclatural status.
+        *
+        * @param  nomStatus  the nomenclatural status to be added
+        * @see                           #getStatus()
+        */
        public void addStatus(NomenclaturalStatus nomStatus) {
                this.status.add(nomStatus);
        }
+       /** 
+        * Removes one element from the set of nomenclatural status of this taxon name.
+        * Type and ruleConsidered attributes of the nomenclatural status object
+        * will be nullified.
+        *
+        * @param  nomStatus  the nomenclatural status of this taxon name which should be deleted
+        * @see                   #getStatus()
+        */
        public void removeStatus(NomenclaturalStatus nomStatus) {
+               //TODO to be implemented?
+               logger.warn("not yet fully implemented?");
                this.status.remove(nomStatus);
        }
 
-
+       
+       /**
+        * Indicates if this taxon name is a {@link NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM() basionym}
+        * or a {@link NameRelationshipType.REPLACED_SYNONYM() replaced synonym}
+        * of any other taxon name. Returns true, if a basionym or a replaced synonym 
+        * relationship from this taxon name to another taxon name exists,
+        * false otherwise (also in case this taxon name is the only one in the
+        * homotypical group).
+        */
+       @Transient
+       public boolean isOriginalCombination(){
+               Set<NameRelationship> relationsFromThisName = this.getRelationsFromThisName();
+               for (NameRelationship relation : relationsFromThisName) {
+                       if (relation.getType().equals(NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM()) ||
+                                       relation.getType().equals(NameRelationshipType.REPLACED_SYNONYM())) {
+                               return true;
+                       }
+               }
+               return false;
+       }
+       
+       /**
+        * Returns the taxon name which is the {@link NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM() basionym} of this taxon name.
+        * The basionym of a taxon name is its epithet-bringing synonym.
+        * For instance Pinus abies L. was published by Linnaeus and the botanist
+        * Karsten transferred later this taxon to the genus Picea. Therefore,
+        * Pinus abies L. is the basionym of the new combination Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.
+        */
        @Transient
        public T getBasionym(){
                //TODO: pick the right name relationships...
                return null;
        }
+       /**
+        * Assigns another taxon name as {@link NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM() basionym} of this taxon name.
+        * The basionym relationship will be added to this taxon name
+        * and to the basionym. The basionym cannot have itself a basionym.
+        * 
+        * @see  #getBasionym()
+        * @see  #setBasionym(TaxonNameBase, String)
+        */
        public void setBasionym(T basionym){
                setBasionym(basionym, null);
        }
+       /**
+        * Assigns another taxon name as {@link NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM() basionym} of this taxon name
+        * and keeps the nomenclatural rule considered for it. The basionym
+        * relationship will be added to this taxon name and to the basionym.
+        * The basionym cannot have itself a basionym.
+        * 
+        * @see  #getBasionym()
+        * @see  #setBasionym(TaxonNameBase)
+        */
        public void setBasionym(T basionym, String ruleConsidered){
-               basionym.addRelationshipToName(this, NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM(), null);
+               basionym.addRelationshipToName(this, NameRelationshipType.BASIONYM(), ruleConsidered);
        }
 
 
 
-       //TODO for PROTOTYPE
        @Transient
-       public INameCacheStrategy<T> getCacheStrategy() {
-               return cacheStrategy;
-       }
-       public void setCacheStrategy(INameCacheStrategy cacheStrategy) {
-               this.cacheStrategy = cacheStrategy;
-       }
+       public abstract S getCacheStrategy();
+       public abstract void setCacheStrategy(S cacheStrategy);
        
+       /** 
+        * Returns the taxonomic {@link Rank rank} of this taxon name.
+        *
+        * @see         Rank
+        */
        @ManyToOne
        //@Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
        public Rank getRank(){
                return this.rank;
        }
+       /**
+        * @see  #getRank()
+        */
        public void setRank(Rank rank){
                this.rank = rank;
        }
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the {@link reference.INomenclaturalReference nomenclatural reference} of this taxon name.
+        * The nomenclatural reference is here meant to be the one publication
+        * this taxon name was originally published in while fulfilling the formal
+        * requirements as specified by the corresponding nomenclatural code.
+        *
+        * @see         reference.INomenclaturalReference
+        * @see         reference.ReferenceBase
+        */
        @ManyToOne
        @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
-       public ReferenceBase getNomenclaturalReference(){
-               return (ReferenceBase) this.nomenclaturalReference;
+       @Target(ReferenceBase.class)
+       public INomenclaturalReference getNomenclaturalReference(){
+               return (INomenclaturalReference) this.nomenclaturalReference;
        }
+       /**
+        * Assigns a nomenclatural {@link reference.INomenclaturalReference nomenclatural reference} to this taxon name.
+        * The corresponding {@link reference.ReferenceBase.isNomenclaturallyRelevant nomenclaturally relevant flag} will be set to true
+        * as it is obviously used for nomenclatural purposes.
+        *
+        * @see  #getNomenclaturalReference()
+        */
        public void setNomenclaturalReference(INomenclaturalReference nomenclaturalReference){
                this.nomenclaturalReference = nomenclaturalReference;
        }
 
-
+       /** 
+        * Returns the appended phrase string assigned to this taxon name.
+        * The appended phrase is a non-atomised addition to a name. It is
+        * not ruled by a nomenclatural code.
+        */
        public String getAppendedPhrase(){
                return this.appendedPhrase;
        }
+       /**
+        * @see  #getAppendedPhrase()
+        */
        public void setAppendedPhrase(String appendedPhrase){
                this.appendedPhrase = appendedPhrase;
        }
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the details string of the nomenclatural reference assigned
+        * to this taxon name. The details describe the exact localisation within
+        * the publication used as nomenclature reference. These are mostly
+        * (implicitly) pages but can also be figures or tables or any other
+        * element of a publication. A nomenclatural micro reference (details)
+        * requires the existence of a nomenclatural reference.
+        */
+       //Details of the nomenclatural reference (protologue). 
        public String getNomenclaturalMicroReference(){
                return this.nomenclaturalMicroReference;
        }
+       /**
+        * @see  #getNomenclaturalMicroReference()
+        */
        public void setNomenclaturalMicroReference(String nomenclaturalMicroReference){
                this.nomenclaturalMicroReference = nomenclaturalMicroReference;
        }
 
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value of the flag indicating whether the used {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.strategy.parser.INonViralNameParser parser} 
+        * method was able to parse the taxon name string successfully (false)
+        * or not (true). The parser itself may also depend on the {@link NomenclaturalCode nomenclatural code}
+        * governing the construction of this taxon name.
+        *  
+        * @return  the boolean value of the hasProblem flag
+        * @see     #getNameCache()
+        */
        public boolean getHasProblem(){
                return this.hasProblem;
        }
+       /**
+        * @see  #getHasProblem()
+        */
        public void setHasProblem(boolean hasProblem){
                this.hasProblem = hasProblem;
        }
+       /**
+        * Returns exactly the same boolean value as the {@link #getHasProblem() getHasProblem} method.  
+        *  
+        * @see  #getHasProblem()
+        */
+       public boolean hasProblem(){
+               return getHasProblem();
+       }
 
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of {@link NameTypeDesignation name type designations} assigned
+        * to this taxon name the rank of which must be above "species".
+        * The name type designations include all the taxon names used to typify
+        * this name and eventually the rejected or conserved status
+        * of these designations.
+        *
+        * @see     NameTypeDesignation
+        * @see     SpecimenTypeDesignation
+        */
        @OneToMany
        //TODO @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE, CascadeType.DELETE_ORPHAN})
        @Cascade(CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE)
        public Set<NameTypeDesignation> getNameTypeDesignations() {
                return nameTypeDesignations;
        }
+       /** 
+        * @see     #getNameTypeDesignations()
+        */
        protected void setNameTypeDesignations(Set<NameTypeDesignation> nameTypeDesignations) {
                this.nameTypeDesignations = nameTypeDesignations;
        }
+
        
-       public void addTypeDesignation(TaxonNameBase typeSpecies, ReferenceBase citation, String citationMicroReference, String originalNameString, boolean isRejectedType, boolean isConservedType) {
+       /** 
+        * Creates and adds a new {@link NameTypeDesignation name type designation}
+        * to this taxon name's set of name type designations.
+        *
+        * @param  typeSpecies                          the taxon name to be used as type of this taxon name
+        * @param  citation                                     the reference for this new designation
+        * @param  citationMicroReference       the string with the details (generally pages) within the reference
+        * @param  originalNameString           the taxon name used in the reference to assert this designation
+        * @param  isRejectedType                       the boolean status for rejected
+        * @param  isConservedType                      the boolean status for conserved
+        * @see                                                         #getNameTypeDesignations()
+        * @see                                                         #addTypeDesignation(Specimen, TypeDesignationStatus, ReferenceBase, String, String)
+        */
+       public void addNameTypeDesignation(TaxonNameBase typeSpecies, ReferenceBase citation, String citationMicroReference, String originalNameString, boolean isRejectedType, boolean isConservedType) {
                NameTypeDesignation td = new NameTypeDesignation(this, typeSpecies, citation, citationMicroReference, originalNameString, isRejectedType, isConservedType);
        }
-       public void addTypeDesignation(Specimen typeSpecimen, TypeDesignationStatus status, ReferenceBase citation, String citationMicroReference, String originalNameString) {
-               this.homotypicalGroup.addTypeDesignation(typeSpecimen, status,  citation, citationMicroReference, originalNameString);
-       }
-       public void removeTypeDesignation(NameTypeDesignation typeDesignation) {
+       
+       /** 
+        * Removes one element from the set of {@link NameTypeDesignation name type designations} of this taxon name.
+        * The name type designation itself will be nullified.
+        *
+        * @param  typeDesignation  the name type designation of this taxon name which should be deleted
+        * @see                                 #getNameTypeDesignations()
+        * @see                                 #removeTypeDesignation(SpecimenTypeDesignation)
+        */
+       public void removeNameTypeDesignation(NameTypeDesignation typeDesignation) {
+               //TODO
+               logger.warn("not yet fully implemented: nullify the name type designation itself?");
                this.nameTypeDesignations.remove(typeDesignation);
        }
+       
+       /**
+        * @return the specimenTypeDesignations
+        */
+       @ManyToMany
+       @Cascade(CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE)
+       public Set<SpecimenTypeDesignation> getSpecimenTypeDesignations() {
+               return specimenTypeDesignations;
+       }
+       /**
+        * @param specimenTypeDesignations the specimenTypeDesignations to set
+        */
+       protected void setSpecimenTypeDesignations(Set<SpecimenTypeDesignation> specimenTypeDesignations) {
+               this.specimenTypeDesignations = specimenTypeDesignations;
+       }
+       
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of {@link SpecimenTypeDesignation specimen type designations} assigned
+        * indirectly to this taxon name through its {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group}.
+        * The rank of this taxon name is generally "species" or below.
+        * The specimen type designations include all the specimens on which
+        * the typification of this name is based (and which are common to all
+        * taxon names belonging to the homotypical group) and eventually
+        * the status of these designations.
+        *
+        * @see     SpecimenTypeDesignation
+        * @see     NameTypeDesignation
+        */
+       @Transient
+       public Set<SpecimenTypeDesignation> getSpecimenTypeDesignationsOfHomotypicalGroup() {
+               return this.getHomotypicalGroup().getTypeDesignations();
+       }
+       
+       /** 
+        * Adds a new {@link SpecimenTypeDesignation specimen type designation}
+        * to the set of specimen type designations assigned to the
+        * {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} to which this taxon name belongs.
+        *
+        * @param  typeSpecimen                         the specimen to be used as a type for this taxon name's homotypical group
+        * @param  status                                       the specimen type designation status
+        * @param  citation                                     the reference for this new specimen type designation
+        * @param  citationMicroReference       the string with the details (generally pages) within the reference
+        * @param  originalNameString           the taxon name used in the reference to assert this designation
+        * @see                                                         HomotypicalGroup#getTypeDesignations()
+        * @see                                                         #addTypeDesignation(TaxonNameBase, ReferenceBase, String, String, boolean, boolean)
+        * @see                                                         TypeDesignationStatus
+        */
+       public void addSpecimenTypeDesignation(Specimen typeSpecimen, TypeDesignationStatus status, ReferenceBase citation, String citationMicroReference, String originalNameString, boolean addToAllNames) {
+               SpecimenTypeDesignation specimenTypeDesignation = 
+                       SpecimenTypeDesignation.NewInstance(typeSpecimen, status, citation, citationMicroReference, originalNameString);
+               this.getHomotypicalGroup().addTypeDesignation(specimenTypeDesignation, addToAllNames);
+       }
+
+       //only to be used for xxx
+       protected void addSpecimenTypeDesignation(SpecimenTypeDesignation specimenTypeDesignation) {
+               this.specimenTypeDesignations.add(specimenTypeDesignation);
+       }
+       
+       //only to be used for xxx
+       protected void removeSpecimenTypeDesignation(SpecimenTypeDesignation specimenTypeDesignation) {
+               this.specimenTypeDesignations.remove(specimenTypeDesignation);
+       }
+
+       /** 
+        * Removes one element from the set of {@link SpecimenTypeDesignation specimen type designations} assigned to the
+        * {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} to which this taxon name belongs.
+        * The specimen type designation itself will be nullified.
+        *
+        * @param  typeDesignation  the specimen type designation which should be deleted
+        * @see                                 HomotypicalGroup#getTypeDesignations()
+        * @see                                 #removeTypeDesignation(NameTypeDesignation)
+        */
        public void removeTypeDesignation(SpecimenTypeDesignation typeDesignation) {
+               logger.warn("not yet fully implemented: nullify the specimen type designation itself?");
                this.homotypicalGroup.removeTypeDesignation(typeDesignation);
        }
 
-
+       /** 
+        * Returns the {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} to which
+        * this taxon name belongs. A homotypical group represents all taxon names
+        * that share the same type specimens.
+        *
+        * @see         HomotypicalGroup
+        */
        @ManyToOne
        @Cascade({CascadeType.SAVE_UPDATE})
        public HomotypicalGroup getHomotypicalGroup() {
                return homotypicalGroup;
        }
-       public void setHomotypicalGroup(HomotypicalGroup newHomotypicalGroup) {
-               if(this.homotypicalGroup == newHomotypicalGroup) return;
-               if (homotypicalGroup != null) { 
-                       homotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.remove(this);
-               }
-               if (newHomotypicalGroup!= null) { 
-                       //hack for avoiding org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException: illegal access to loading collection
-                       if (newHomotypicalGroup.typifiedNames instanceof PersistentSet){
-                               //
-                       }else{
-                               newHomotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.add(this);
-                       }
-               }
+       @Deprecated //only for bidirectional and persistence use
+       protected void setHomotypicalGroup(HomotypicalGroup newHomotypicalGroup) {
                this.homotypicalGroup = newHomotypicalGroup;            
        }
 
        @Transient
        public StrictReferenceBase getCitation(){
+               //TODO What is the purpose of this method differing from the getNomenclaturalReference method? 
                logger.warn("getCitation not yet implemented");
                return null;
        }
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the complete string containing the
+        * {@link reference.INomenclaturalReference#getNomenclaturalCitation() nomenclatural reference citation}
+        * (including {@link #getNomenclaturalMicroReference() details}) assigned to this taxon name.
+        * 
+        * @see reference.INomenclaturalReference#getNomenclaturalCitation()
+        * @see #getNomenclaturalReference()
+        * @see #getNomenclaturalMicroReference()
+        */
        @Transient
        public String getCitationString(){
                logger.warn("getCitationString not yet implemented");
@@ -334,8 +671,11 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
        }
 
        /**
-        * returns year of according nomenclatural reference, null if nomenclatural
-        * reference does not exist
+        * Returns the string containing the publication date (generally only year)
+        * of the nomenclatural reference, null if there is no nomenclatural
+        * reference.
+        * 
+        * @see reference.INomenclaturalReference#getYear()
         */
        @Transient
        public String getReferenceYear(){
@@ -346,10 +686,24 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                }
        }
 
+       /** 
+        * Returns the set of {@link taxon.TaxonBase taxon bases} that refer to this taxon name.
+        * In this context a taxon base means the use of a taxon name by a reference
+        * either as a taxon ("accepted/correct" name) or as a (junior) synonym.
+        * A taxon name can be used by several distinct references but only once
+        * within a taxonomic treatment (identified by one reference).
+        *
+        * @see  taxon.TaxonBase
+        * @see #getTaxa()
+        * @see #getSynonyms()
+        */
        @OneToMany(mappedBy="name", fetch= FetchType.EAGER)
        public Set<TaxonBase> getTaxonBases() {
                return this.taxonBases;
        }
+       /** 
+        * @see     #getTaxonBases()
+        */
        protected void setTaxonBases(Set<TaxonBase> taxonBases) {
                if (taxonBases == null){
                        taxonBases = new HashSet<TaxonBase>();
@@ -357,16 +711,46 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                        this.taxonBases = taxonBases;
                }
        }
-//     public void addSynonym(Synonym synonym) {
-//             synonym.setName(this);
-//     }
-//     public void removeSynonym(Synonym synonym) {
-//             synonym.setName(null);
-//     }       
+       /** 
+        * Adds a new {@link taxon.TaxonBase taxon base}
+        * to the set of taxon bases using this taxon name.
+        *
+        * @param  taxonBase  the taxon base to be added
+        * @see                           #getTaxonBases()
+        */
+       //TODO protected
+       public void addTaxonBase(TaxonBase taxonBase){
+               taxonBases.add(taxonBase);
+               initMethods();
+               invokeSetMethod(methodTaxonBaseSetName, taxonBase);
+       }
+       public void removeTaxonBase(TaxonBase taxonBase){
+               taxonBases.remove(taxonBase);
+               initMethods();
+               invokeSetMethodWithNull(methodTaxonBaseSetName, taxonBase);
+       }
+
+       private void initMethods(){
+               if (methodTaxonBaseSetName == null){
+                       try {
+                               methodTaxonBaseSetName = TaxonBase.class.getDeclaredMethod("setName", TaxonNameBase.class);
+                               methodTaxonBaseSetName.setAccessible(true);
+                       } catch (Exception e) {
+                               e.printStackTrace();
+                               //TODO handle exception
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       
        
        /**
-        * Return a set of taxa that use this name
-        * @return
+        * Returns the set of {@link taxon.Taxon taxa} ("accepted/correct" names according to any
+        * reference) that are based on this taxon name. This set is a subset of
+        * the set returned by getTaxonBases(). 
+        * 
+        * @see taxon.Taxon
+        * @see #getTaxonBases()
+        * @see #getSynonyms()
         */
        @Transient
        public Set<Taxon> getTaxa(){
@@ -380,12 +764,14 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
        }
        
        /**
-        * Return a set of synonyms that use this name
-        * @return
+        * Returns the set of {@link taxon.Synonym (junior) synonyms} (according to any
+        * reference) that are based on this taxon name. This set is a subset of
+        * the set returned by getTaxonBases(). 
+        * 
+        * @see taxon.Synonym
+        * @see #getTaxonBases()
+        * @see #getTaxa()
         */
-       // TODO: implement this method via bidirectional TaxonBase-NameBase relation or use a DAO instead
-       //@OneToMany
-       
        @Transient
        public Set<Synonym> getSynonyms() {
                Set<Synonym> result = new HashSet<Synonym>();
@@ -397,31 +783,119 @@ public abstract class TaxonNameBase<T extends TaxonNameBase> extends Identifiabl
                return result;
        }
        
-       @Transient
-       public Set<SpecimenTypeDesignation> getSpecimenTypeDesignations() {
-               return this.getHomotypicalGroup().getTypeDesignations();
+// ***********
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether a given taxon name belongs
+        * to the same {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} as this taxon name (true)
+        * or not (false). Returns "true" only if the homotypical groups of both
+        * taxon names exist and if they are identical. 
+        *
+        * @param       homoTypicName  the taxon name the homotypical group of which is to be checked
+        * @return                         the boolean value of the check
+        * @see                            HomotypicalGroup
+        */
+       public boolean isHomotypic(TaxonNameBase homoTypicName) {
+               if (homoTypicName == null) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+               HomotypicalGroup homotypicGroup = homoTypicName.getHomotypicalGroup();
+               if (homotypicGroup == null || this.getHomotypicalGroup() == null) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+               if (homotypicGroup.equals(this.getHomotypicalGroup())) {
+                       return true;
+               }
+               return false;
        }
        
-       // Rank comparison shortcuts
+       
+       
+//*********  Rank comparison shortcuts   ********************//
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether the taxonomic rank of this
+        * taxon name is higher than the genus rank (true) or not (false).
+        * Suprageneric non viral names are monomials.
+        * 
+        * @see  #isGenus()
+        * @see  #isInfraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isSpecies()
+        * @see  #isInfraSpecific()
+        */
        @Transient
        public boolean isSupraGeneric() {
                return getRank().isSupraGeneric();
        }
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether the taxonomic rank of this
+        * taxon name is the genus rank (true) or not (false). Non viral names with
+        * genus rank are monomials.
+        *
+        * @see  #isSupraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isInfraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isSpecies()
+        * @see  #isInfraSpecific()
+        */
        @Transient
        public boolean isGenus() {
                return getRank().isGenus();
        }
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether the taxonomic rank of this
+        * taxon name is higher than the species rank and lower than
+        * the genus rank (true) or not (false). Infrageneric non viral names
+        * are binomials.
+        *
+        * @see  #isSupraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isGenus()
+        * @see  #isSpecies()
+        * @see  #isInfraSpecific()
+        */
        @Transient
        public boolean isInfraGeneric() {
                return getRank().isInfraGeneric();
        }
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether the taxonomic rank of this
+        * taxon name is the species rank (true) or not (false). Non viral names
+        * with species rank are binomials.
+
+        *
+        * @see  #isSupraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isGenus()
+        * @see  #isInfraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isInfraSpecific()
+        */
        @Transient
        public boolean isSpecies() {
                return getRank().isSpecies();
        }
+       /**
+        * Returns the boolean value indicating whether the taxonomic rank of this
+        * taxon name is lower than the species rank (true) or not (false).
+        * Infraspecific non viral names are trinomials.
+        *
+        * @see  #isSupraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isGenus()
+        * @see  #isInfraGeneric()
+        * @see  #isSpecies()
+        */
        @Transient
        public boolean isInfraSpecific() {
                return getRank().isInfraSpecific();
        }
+       
+       
+       /**
+        * Returns the {@link NomenclaturalCode nomenclatural code} that governs
+        * the construction of this taxon name. Each taxon name is governed by one
+        * and only one nomenclatural code. 
+        *
+        * @see  #isCodeCompliant()
+        * @see  #getHasProblem()
+        */
+       @Transient
+       abstract public NomenclaturalCode getNomeclaturalCode();
+
+       
 
 }
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