| /******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (C) 2021 the Eclipse BaSyx Authors |
| * |
| * This program and the accompanying materials are made |
| * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 |
| * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/ |
| * |
| * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.basyx.submodel.metamodel.api.submodelelement.entity; |
| |
| import java.util.Collection; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.basyx.submodel.metamodel.api.reference.IReference; |
| import org.eclipse.basyx.submodel.metamodel.api.submodelelement.ISubmodelElement; |
| |
| /** |
| * An entity is a submodel element that is used to model entities. |
| * |
| * @author schnicke |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface IEntity extends ISubmodelElement { |
| /** |
| * Gets statements applicable to the entity by a set of submodel elements, |
| * typically with a qualified value. |
| * |
| * @return |
| */ |
| Collection<ISubmodelElement> getStatements(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets EntityType describing whether the entity is a comanaged entity or a |
| * self-managed entity. |
| * |
| * @return |
| */ |
| EntityType getEntityType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the reference to the asset the entity is representing. |
| * |
| * @return |
| */ |
| IReference getAsset(); |
| } |