information-system-model/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/base/reference/IdentifiableElement.java

package org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference;

import java.util.UUID;

import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.Metadata;

/**
 * This interfaces is an helper to identify elements could be identified via {@link Metadata}
 * 
 * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
 */
public interface IdentifiableElement extends Element {
	
	public static final String UUID_PROPERTY = "@uuid";
	public static final String METADATA_PROPERTY = "@metadata";
	
	public UUID getUUID();

	public void setUUID(UUID uuid);
	
	public Metadata getMetadata();
	
	public void setMetadata(Metadata metadata);
}