Class Building

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.economics.PotentialResource

org.episteme.social.economics.Resource

org.episteme.social.economics.MaterialResource

org.episteme.social.economics.resources.Artifact

org.episteme.social.architecture.Building

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named, Positioned<Place>, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>, Property

public class Building
extends Artifact

Represents a building or architectural structure, integrating historical, geographical, and stylistic dimensions. This model tracks construction dates, architectural styles, and physical signatures like height.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	Building.Style	Major architectural styles and movements.
static enum	Building.Type	Functional types of buildings.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class PotentialResource

id, traits

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Building(String name, Building.Style style, Building.Type type, TimeCoordinate buildDate, String architect, Place location, double heightMeters)	Creates a new Building record.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getArchitect()
TimeCoordinate	getBuildDate()
double	getHeightMeters()
Place	getLocation()
Place	getPosition()	Returns the position of this entity.
Building.Style	getStyle()
Building.Type	getType()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Artifact

isBroken, setBroken

Methods inherited from class MaterialResource

equals, getValue, hashCode, setValue

Methods inherited from class Resource

addOwner, getOwners, getProducer, getProductionDate, getProductionPlace, getTimestamp, getWhen, removeOwner, setId, setOwners, setPosition

Methods inherited from class PotentialResource

getAmount, getDecayTime, getDescription, getId, getKind, getTraits, setDecaySeconds, setDecayTime, setDescription, setKind, setQuantity

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setName, setTrait

Methods inherited from interface Property

getOwners

Constructor Details

Building

public Building(String name,
 Building.Style style,
 Building.Type type,
 TimeCoordinate buildDate,
 String architect,
 Place location,
 double heightMeters)

Creates a new Building record.

Parameters:

name - common name of the building

style - architectural style classification

type - functional type classification

buildDate - date of construction/completion

architect - name of the lead architect or firm

location - geographical location

heightMeters - height in meters

Method Details

getPosition

public Place getPosition()

Description copied from interface: Positioned

Returns the position of this entity.

Specified by:

getPosition in interface Positioned<Place>

Overrides:

getPosition in class Resource

Returns:

the position.

getStyle

public Building.Style getStyle()

getType

public Building.Type getType()

getBuildDate

public TimeCoordinate getBuildDate()

getArchitect

public String getArchitect()

getLocation

public Place getLocation()

getHeightMeters

public double getHeightMeters()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class PotentialResource