org.jmolecules.ddd.types

Interface Entity<T extends AggregateRoot<T,?>,ID>

All Superinterfaces:

Identifiable<ID>

All Known Subinterfaces:

AggregateRoot<T,ID>

public interface Entity<T extends AggregateRoot<T,?>,ID>
extends Identifiable<ID>

Identifies an Entity. Entities represent a thread of continuity and identity, going through a lifecycle, though their attributes may change. Means of identification may come from the outside, or it may be an arbitrary identifier created by and for the system, but it must correspond to the identity distinctions in the model. The model must define what it means to be the same thing.

Author:

Christian Stettler, Henning Schwentner, Stephan Pirnbaum, Martin Schimak, John Sullivan, Oliver Drotbohm

See Also:

Domain-Driven Design Reference (Evans) - Entities,

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.jmolecules.ddd.types.Identifiable

getId