Class Article

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.law.Article

All Implemented Interfaces:

Commented, Named

public class Article
extends Object
implements Named, Commented

A class representing a specific element or clause of a law, code, or constitution. Articles are the building blocks of legal frameworks.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Article(String name, String contents)	Minimal constructor for legacy support.
Article(String name, Numbering numbering, String contents, String comments, Date date)	Creates a full Article object.
Article(Numbering numbering, String contents)	Creates a new Article object with numbering and contents.
Article(Numbering numbering, String contents, Date date)	Creates a new Article object with numbering, contents, and date.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getContents()	Returns the text contents of the article.
Date	getDate()	Returns the date associated with this article.
String	getName()	Returns the name of the article.
Numbering	getNumbering()	Returns the numbering or index of the article.
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the map of traits/attributes for this object.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, getTrait, setComments, setTrait

Constructor Details

Article

public Article(String name,
 String contents)

Minimal constructor for legacy support.

Article

public Article(Numbering numbering,
 String contents)

Creates a new Article object with numbering and contents.

Parameters:

numbering - the numbering/index of the article

contents - the textual content of the article

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if numbering or contents is null

Article

public Article(Numbering numbering,
 String contents,
 Date date)

Creates a new Article object with numbering, contents, and date.

Parameters:

numbering - the numbering/index of the article

contents - the textual content of the article

date - the date associated with the article

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if numbering or contents is null

Article

public Article(String name,
 Numbering numbering,
 String contents,
 String comments,
 Date date)

Creates a full Article object.

Parameters:

name - the name of the article

numbering - the numbering/index of the article

contents - the textual content of the article

comments - interpretative comments or notes

date - the date of the article

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any argument is null

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the article.

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

the name

getNumbering

public Numbering getNumbering()

Returns the numbering or index of the article.

Returns:

the numbering

getContents

public String getContents()

Returns the text contents of the article.

Returns:

the contents

getDate

public Date getDate()

Returns the date associated with this article.

Returns:

the date

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: Commented

Returns the map of traits/attributes for this object. Implementations should provide a mutable map to support default methods.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Returns:

the traits map