1 package net.sf.quarrel.uml; 2 3 /*** 4 * Represents a relationship between two entities in a model. The supplier or independent FileElement would be the target 5 * of the dependency; the client or dependent FileElement would be the source the dependency. For example, if modeling an 6 * interface and its implementation, the interface would be the supplier and the implementation would be the client. 7 * <br/> 8 * <br/> 9 * See section <b>7.3.12 Dependencies (from Dependencies)</b> in UML 2.0 specification 10 */ 11 public interface Relationship { 12 13 /*** 14 * Returns an object representing the type of this relationship. 15 * 16 * @return the RelationshipType object for this relationship 17 */ 18 public RelationshipType getType(); 19 20 /*** 21 * Returns the independent element in the relationship (parent). 22 * 23 * @return the supplier, or independent, element 24 */ 25 public Element getSupplier(); 26 27 /*** 28 * Returns the dependent FileElement in the relationship (child). 29 * 30 * @return the client, or dependent, element 31 */ 32 public Element getClient(); 33 34 }