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1   /*
2    * Portions of this software was developed by employees of the National Institute
3    * of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the Federal Government and is
4    * being made available as a public service. Pursuant to title 17 United States
5    * Code Section 105, works of NIST employees are not subject to copyright
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26  
27  package gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model;
28  
29  import gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model.constraint.impl.IFeatureValueConstrained;
30  
31  import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
32  
33  public interface IDefinition extends INamedModelElement, IFeatureValueConstrained {
34  
35    @NonNull
36    ModuleScopeEnum DEFAULT_DEFINITION_MODEL_SCOPE = ModuleScopeEnum.INHERITED;
37  
38    /**
39     * Retrieve the definition's scope within the context of its defining module.
40     *
41     * @return the module scope
42     */
43    @NonNull
44    ModuleScopeEnum getModuleScope();
45  
46    /**
47     * Generates a coordinate string for the provided information element
48     * definition.
49     *
50     * A coordinate consists of the element's:
51     * <ul>
52     * <li>containing Metaschema's short name</li>
53     * <li>model type</li>
54     * <li>name</li>
55     * <li>hash code</li>
56     * </ul>
57     *
58     * @return the coordinate
59     */
60    @SuppressWarnings("null")
61    @Override
62    default String toCoordinates() {
63      return String.format("%s:%s:%s(%d)",
64          getContainingModule().getShortName(),
65          getModelType(),
66          getName(), hashCode());
67    }
68  
69    /**
70     * Determine if the definition is defined inline, meaning the definition is
71     * declared where it is used.
72     *
73     * @return {@code true} if the definition is declared inline or {@code false} if
74     *         the definition is able to be globally referenced
75     */
76    boolean isInline();
77  
78    /**
79     * If {@link #isInline()} is {@code true}, return the instance the definition is
80     * inlined for.
81     *
82     * @return the instance or {@code null} otherwise
83     */
84    INamedInstance getInlineInstance();
85  }