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package org.eclipse.mdm.api.base.adapter;

/**
 * RelationType enumeration.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 * @author Viktor Stoehr, Gigatronik Ingolstadt GmbH
 * @author Sebastian Dirsch, Gigatronik Ingolstadt GmbH
 * @see EntityType
 * @see Relation
 */
public enum RelationType {

	// ======================================================================
	// Enumerations
	// ======================================================================

	/**
	 * Represents a hierarchical relation between two {@link EntityType}s e.g.:
	 * {@code Test} and {@code TestStep}.
	 */
	FATHER_CHILD,

	/**
	 * Represents an informational relation between two {@link EntityType}s e.g.:
	 * {@code Measurement} and {@code ParameterSet}.
	 */
	INFO,

	/**
	 * Represents an inheritance relation between two {@link EntityType}s.
	 */
	INHERITANCE

}