BaseRequirement (Decima Framework 0.7.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Requirement

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBaseRequirement, DefaultBaseRequirement
```
public interface BaseRequirement
extends Requirement
```
Represents a requirement from a specification source. This requirement is not expected to be directly tested. Instead, a set of derived requirements must be provided that represent discrete testable sub-requirements.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DerivedRequirement`	`getDerivedRequirementById(String id)`	Gets a specific derived requirement by it's identifier.
`Collection<DerivedRequirement>`	`getDerivedRequirements()`	A list of specific, testable requirements.
`SpecificationReference`	`getSpecificationReference()`	A reference to the specification pertaining to this requirement.

Methods inherited from interface gov.nist.secauto.decima.core.requirement.Requirement
getId, getMetadataTagValueMap, getStatement

- Method Detail
  - getSpecificationReference
```
SpecificationReference getSpecificationReference()
```
    A reference to the specification pertaining to this requirement.
    
    Returns:
    
    the reference
  - getDerivedRequirements
```
Collection<DerivedRequirement> getDerivedRequirements()
```
    A list of specific, testable requirements. There must be at least one per requirement.
    
    Returns:
    
    one or more derived requirements
  - getDerivedRequirementById
```
DerivedRequirement getDerivedRequirementById(String id)
```
    Gets a specific derived requirement by it's identifier.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the derived requirement identifier
    
    Returns:
    
    the derived requirement matching the id or null if no match is found