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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.lineage;

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

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import org.opengis.metadata.citation.ResponsibleParty;
import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;

/**
 * Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances.
 *
 * @version ISO 19115
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier = "LI_ProcessStep", specification = ISO_19115)
public interface ProcessStep {
    /**
     * Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances.
     *
     * @return Description of the event.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "description", obligation = MANDATORY, specification = ISO_19115)
    InternationalString getDescription();

    /**
     * Requirement or purpose for the process step.
     *
     * @return Requirement or purpose for the process step, or {@code null}.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "rationale", obligation = OPTIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    InternationalString getRationale();

    /**
     * Date and time or range of date and time on or over which the process step occurred.
     *
     * @return Date on or over which the process step occurred, or {@code null}.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "dateTime", obligation = OPTIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Date getDate();

    /**
     * Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organization(s) associated
     * with the process step.
     *
     * @return Means of communication with person(s) and organization(s) associated with the process
     *     step.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "processor", obligation = OPTIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Collection getProcessors();

    /**
     * Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.
     *
     * @return Information about the source data used in creating the data.
     */
    @UML(identifier = "source", obligation = OPTIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
    Collection getSources();
}