DependencyType (ProCAKE Framework 4.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DependencyTypeImpl
```
public interface DependencyType
```
Interface for defining a type of dependency. A dependency type is domain specific and needs to be created for a specific purpose.

Author:

Alexander Schultheis

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDescription()`	Method, that returns a description for a dependency type.
`String`	`getName()`	Method, that returns the name of the dependency type.
`boolean`	`isGraphItemInformationRequired()`	Method, that returns, if additional information for graph items is required.
`void`	`setDescription(String description)`	Method, that adds a description for a dependency type.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Method, that returns the name of the dependency type. The name is used as unique identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the dependency type.
  - isGraphItemInformationRequired
```
boolean isGraphItemInformationRequired()
```
    Method, that returns, if additional information for graph items is required. If so, the source and target cases for this dependency type must be nest graphs or subclasses of it.
    
    Returns:
    
    True, if graph item information is required.
  - setDescription
```
void setDescription(String description)
```
    Method, that adds a description for a dependency type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    description - The description of the dependency type as string.
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
    Method, that returns a description for a dependency type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The description of the dependency type as string.