Package org.machanism.macha.core.entities.base

Interface DynamicEntity

All Superinterfaces:

IdentifiedObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicCategory, DynamicProduct, DynamicVariant

public interface DynamicEntity
extends IdentifiedObject

The DynamicEntity interface represents a dynamic, attribute-driven platform entity that is uniquely identifiable. It extends IdentifiedObject to support unique identification and provides the ability to manage flexible key-value pairs (attributes) at runtime. This makes it a versatile extension to complement predefined static data entities.

Important Note: While DynamicEntity can act as a generic supplementary container alongside predefined entities (e.g., for use in situations requiring runtime custom attributes), it is not recommended to use it as the primary defining entity in the system. Instead, it should be leveraged for secondary use cases or as a tool for extending predefined data entities.

This interface is useful in scenarios where specific business requirements demand support for dynamically configurable attributes that are not part of the core domain logic.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Viktor Tovstyi

See Also:

• IdentifiedObject
• EntityId

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Map<String,Object>	getAttributes()	Retrieves the dynamic attributes of the entity.
void	setAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)	Sets the dynamic attributes for the entity.

Methods inherited from interface org.machanism.macha.core.entities.base.identifier.IdentifiedObject

getId, getKey

Method Details

getAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAttributes()

Retrieves the dynamic attributes of the entity. Attributes are stored as key-value pairs in a Map, where the key is a String representing the attribute name and the value is an Object. These attributes act as supplementary data for predefined entities.

Returns:

a Map containing the entity's custom attributes

setAttributes

void setAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)

Sets the dynamic attributes for the entity. Attributes are added as key-value pairs, where the key is a String and the value is an Object.

Note: These attributes are not recommended to replace core static properties but instead complement the structured data models.

Parameters:

attributes - the Map containing key-value pairs to be set as attributes