Class Event

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.history.Event

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Event>, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>

Direct Known Subclasses:

GeologicalEra, HistoricalEra, HistoricalEvent, Performance, PositionedEvent

public class Event
extends Object
implements ComprehensiveIdentification, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>, Comparable<Event>

Represents a significant historical or scientific event. Base class focusing on the temporal aspect of an event. Implements ComprehensiveIdentification to support dynamic traits and consistent identity.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final EventCategory	category
protected final Identification	id
protected final Map<String,Object>	traits
protected final TimeCoordinate	when

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Event(String name, String description, TimeCoordinate when, EventCategory category)
Event(String name, TimeCoordinate when)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(Event o)
boolean	equals(Object o)
EventCategory	getCategory()
String	getDescription()
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
TimeCoordinate	getWhen()	Returns the temporal position (when) of this entity.
boolean	happensAfter(Event other)
boolean	happensBefore(Event other)
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

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

Field Details

id

protected final Identification id

traits

protected final Map<String,Object> traits

when

protected final TimeCoordinate when

category

protected final EventCategory category

Constructor Details

Event

public Event(String name,
 String description,
 TimeCoordinate when,
 EventCategory category)

Event

public Event(String name,
 TimeCoordinate when)

Method Details

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

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

getDescription

public String getDescription()

getWhen

public TimeCoordinate getWhen()

Description copied from interface: Temporal

Returns the temporal position (when) of this entity.

Specified by:

getWhen in interface Temporal<TimeCoordinate>

Returns:

the temporal position.

getCategory

public EventCategory getCategory()

happensBefore

public boolean happensBefore(Event other)

happensAfter

public boolean happensAfter(Event other)

compareTo

public int compareTo(Event o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Event>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object