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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference;
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import javax.persistence.Entity;
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import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
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/**
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* This class represents a database used as an information source. A database is
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* a structured collection of records or data.
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* <P>
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* This class corresponds, according to the TDWG ontology, partially to the
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* publication type term (from PublicationTypeTerm): "ComputerProgram".
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*
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* @author m.doering
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* @version 1.0
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* @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:19
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*/
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@Entity
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public class Database extends PublicationBase implements Cloneable {
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private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Database.class);
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/**
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* Creates a new empty database instance.
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*/
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public static Database NewInstance(){
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return new Database();
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}
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/**
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* Generates, according to the {@link strategy.cache.reference.IReferenceBaseCacheStrategy cache strategy}
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* assigned to <i>this</i> database, a string that identifies <i>this</i>
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* database and returns it. This string may be stored in the inherited
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* {@link common.IdentifiableEntity#getTitleCache() titleCache} attribute.<BR>
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* This method overrides the generic and inherited
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* ReferenceBase#generateTitle() method.
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* @return the string identifying <i>this</i> database
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* @see ReferenceBase#generateTitle()
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* @see common.IdentifiableEntity#generateTitle()
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* @see strategy.cache.common.IIdentifiableEntityCacheStrategy#getTitleCache()
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*/
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@Override
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public String generateTitle(){
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//TODO is this method really needed or is ReferenceBase#generateTitle() enough?
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//FIXME implement
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//only dummy
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return this.getTitle();
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}
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//*********** CLONE **********************************/
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/**
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* Clones <i>this</i> database instance. This is a shortcut that enables to
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* create a new instance that differs only slightly from <i>this</i>
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* database instance by modifying only some of the attributes.<BR>
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* This method overrides the {@link PublicationBase#clone() method} from PublicationBase.
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* @see PublicationBase#clone()
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* @see media.IdentifyableMediaEntity#clone()
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* @see java.lang.Object#clone()
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public Database clone(){
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return result;
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}
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}
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