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018package org.opengis.metadata.identification;
019
020import java.util.List;
021import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
022import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
023
024import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
025import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.ISO_19115;
026
027
028/**
029 * Operation chain information.
030 *
031 * @author  Rémi Maréchal (Geomatys)
032 * @version 3.1
033 * @since   3.1
034 */
035@UML(identifier="SV_OperationChainMetadata", specification=ISO_19115)
036public interface OperationChainMetadata {
037    /**
038     * The name as used by the service for this chain.
039     *
040     * @return name as used by the service for this chain.
041     */
042    @UML(identifier="name", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
043    InternationalString getName();
044
045    /**
046     * A narrative explanation of the services in the chain and resulting output.
047     *
048     * @return narrative explanation of the services in the chain and resulting output, or {@code null} if none.
049     */
050    @UML(identifier="description", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
051    default InternationalString getDescription() {
052        return null;
053    }
054
055    /**
056     * Ordered information about the operations applied by the chain.
057     *
058     * @return information about the operations applied by the chain.
059     */
060    @UML(identifier="operation", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
061    List<? extends OperationMetadata> getOperations();
062}