Class Conflict

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.politics.Conflict

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, Named, Positioned<Place>, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>

public class Conflict
extends Object
implements Named, Commented, Positioned<Place>, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>, Serializable

Represents a political or social conflict between multiple populations or groups. Tracks temporal span, geographical location, and participating parties. * @version 1.1

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Conflict(String name, Set<PsychologicalGroup> involvedGroups, Place place, TimeCoordinate startingDate)	Creates a new Conflict.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getComments()	Returns the comments associated with this object.
TimeCoordinate	getEndDate()	Returns the timestamp when the conflict was resolved or ceased.
Set<PsychologicalGroup>	getGroups()	Returns an unmodifiable set of participating groups.
String	getName()
Place	getPlace()	Returns the primary geographical location.
Place	getPosition()	Returns the position of this entity.
TimeCoordinate	getStartingDate()	Returns the exact starting timestamp.
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the map of traits/attributes for this object.
TimeCoordinate	getWhen()	Returns the temporal position (when) of this entity.
void	setComments(String comments)	Sets the comments for this object.
void	setEndDate(TimeCoordinate endDate)	Sets the timestamp for conflict resolution.
void	setName(String name)	Updates the name of the conflict.
void	setPlace(Place place)	Updates the conflict's primary location.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getTrait, getTrait, setTrait

Constructor Details

Conflict

public Conflict(String name,
 Set<PsychologicalGroup> involvedGroups,
 Place place,
 TimeCoordinate startingDate)

Creates a new Conflict.

Parameters:

name - the name of the conflict

involvedGroups - groups participating in the conflict

place - the primary location of the conflict

startingDate - the timestamp when the conflict began

Throws:

NullPointerException - if any mandatory argument is null

IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty or no groups are involved

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

setName

public void setName(String name)

Updates the name of the conflict.

Parameters:

name - the new name

getGroups

public Set<PsychologicalGroup> getGroups()

Returns an unmodifiable set of participating groups.

Returns:

the involved groups

getPosition

public Place getPosition()

Description copied from interface: Positioned

Returns the position of this entity.

Specified by:

getPosition in interface Positioned<Place>

Returns:

the position.

getPlace

public Place getPlace()

Returns the primary geographical location.

Returns:

the place

setPlace

public void setPlace(Place place)

Updates the conflict's primary location.

Parameters:

place - the new location

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.

getStartingDate

public TimeCoordinate getStartingDate()

Returns the exact starting timestamp.

Returns:

starting date

getEndDate

public TimeCoordinate getEndDate()

Returns the timestamp when the conflict was resolved or ceased.

Returns:

end date, or null if ongoing

setEndDate

public void setEndDate(TimeCoordinate endDate)

Sets the timestamp for conflict resolution.

Parameters:

endDate - the resolution date

getComments

public String getComments()

Description copied from interface: Commented

Returns the comments associated with this object. Maps to a "comments" trait.

Specified by:

getComments in interface Commented

Returns:

the comments

setComments

public void setComments(String comments)

Description copied from interface: Commented

Sets the comments for this object. Maps to a "comments" trait.

Specified by:

setComments in interface Commented

Parameters:

comments - the comments to set

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

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object