Class ScientificDescription

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.core.methodology.ScientificDescription

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named

public class ScientificDescription
extends Object
implements ComprehensiveIdentification

A formal description of a scientific entity, observation, or theory.

This class provides a structured way to document scientific concepts and findings.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ScientificDescription(String name)	Creates a new Scientific Description.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addAuthor(String author)
Set<String>	getAuthors()
String	getContents()
Instant	getDate()
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
void	setContents(String contents)
void	setDate(Instant date)
void	setName(String name)	Sets the name of this entity.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setTrait

Constructor Details

ScientificDescription

public ScientificDescription(String name)

Creates a new Scientific Description.

Parameters:

name - The name of the description.

Method Details

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns the traits map for this entity.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Specified by:

getTraits in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns:

the traits map

getId

public Identification getId()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of this entity.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identified<Identification>

Returns:

the identifier

setName

public void setName(String name)

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Sets the name of this entity.

Specified by:

setName in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Parameters:

name - the name to set

getAuthors

public Set<String> getAuthors()

addAuthor

public void addAuthor(String author)

getDate

public Instant getDate()

setDate

public void setDate(Instant date)

getContents

public String getContents()

setContents

public void setContents(String contents)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object