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/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://geotools.org
 *
 *    (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2004-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
 *
 *    All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
 */
package org.opengis.metadata.maintenance;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;

import java.util.Set;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import org.opengis.feature.type.AttributeType;
import org.opengis.feature.type.FeatureType;

/**
 * Description of the class of information covered by the information.
 *
 * @version ISO 19115
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier = "MD_ScopeDescription", specification = ISO_19115)
public interface ScopeDescription {
    /**
     * Attributes to which the information applies.
     *
     * @return Attributes to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "attributes", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Set getAttributes();

    /**
     * Features to which the information applies.
     *
     * @return Features to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "features", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Set getFeatures();

    /**
     * Feature instances to which the information applies.
     *
     * @return Feature instances to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "featureInstances", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Set getFeatureInstances();

    /**
     * Attribute instances to which the information applies.
     *
     * @return Attribute instances to which the information applies.
     * @since GeoAPI 2.1
     */
    @UML(identifier = "attributeInstances", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Set getAttributeInstances();

    /**
     * Dataset to which the information applies.
     *
     * @return Dataset to which the information applies.
     * @since GeoAPI 2.1
     */
    @UML(identifier = "dataset", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    String getDataset();

    /**
     * Class of information that does not fall into the other categories to which the information
     * applies.
     *
     * @return Class of information that does not fall into the other categories.
     * @since GeoAPI 2.1
     */
    @UML(identifier = "other", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    String getOther();
}