001/**
002 * Copyright 2005-2016 The Kuali Foundation
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.category;
017
018import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;
019import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;
020
021/**
022 * Defines the category definition.
023 */
024public interface CategoryDefinitionContract extends Identifiable, Versioned {
025
026    /**
027     * Returns the name of the category definition.  The combination of name and namespaceCode
028     * represent a unique business key for the category definition.  The name should never be
029     * null or blank.
030     *
031     * @return the name of the category definition, should never be null or blank
032     */
033    String getName();
034
035    /**
036     * Returns the namespace of the category definition.  The combination of
037     * namespace and name represent a unique business key for the category
038     * definition.  The namespace should never be null or blank.
039     *
040     * @return the namespace of the category definition, should never be null or blank
041     */
042    String getNamespace();
043
044}