Requirement (Decima Framework Core 0.7.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

BaseRequirement, DerivedRequirement

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBaseRequirement, AbstractRequirement, DefaultBaseRequirement, DefaultDerivedRequirement
```
public interface Requirement
```
A common interface for all requirement types.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getId()`	The identifier for this requirement.
`Map<String,Set<String>>`	`getMetadataTagValueMap()`	Used to associate arbitrary metadata tags with a requirement.
`String`	`getStatement()`	A statement defining the requirement.

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
String getId()
```
    The identifier for this requirement.
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifier
  - getStatement
```
String getStatement()
```
    A statement defining the requirement. This is commonly used for error text.
    
    Returns:
    
    the statement defining the requirement
  - getMetadataTagValueMap
```
Map<String,Set<String>> getMetadataTagValueMap()
```
    Used to associate arbitrary metadata tags with a requirement.
    
    Returns:
    
    a map of tag names to tag values