Attribut uid

OID identifier of this archetype.

Declaration :

• Uml : + uid : UID, multiplicity : 0..1
• C++ : public: UID uid
• Java : public UID uid

Attribut archetype_id

Multi-axial identifier of this archetype in archetype space.

Declaration :

• Uml : + archetype_id : ARCHETYPE_ID, multiplicity : 1
• C++ : public: ARCHETYPE_ID archetype_id
• Java : public ARCHETYPE_ID archetype_id

Attribut adl_version

ADL version if archteype was read in from an ADL sharable archetype.

Declaration :

• Uml : + adl_version : String, multiplicity : 0..1
• C++ : public: string adl_version
• Java : public String adl_version

Attribut concept

The normative meaning of the archetype as a whole, expressed as a local archetype code,
typically at0000 .

Declaration :

• Uml : + concept : String, multiplicity : 1
• C++ : public: string concept
• Java : public String concept

Attribut parent_archetype_id

Identifier of the specialisation parent of this archetype.

Declaration :

• Uml : + parent_archetype_id : ARCHETYPE_ID, multiplicity : 0..1
• C++ : public: ARCHETYPE_ID parent_archetype_id
• Java : public ARCHETYPE_ID parent_archetype_id

Operation version

Version of this archetype, extracted from id.

Declaration :

• Uml : + version() : String
• C++ : public: string version()
• Java : public String version()

Operation previous_version

Version of predecessor archetype of this archetype, if any.

Declaration :

• Uml : + previous_version() : String
• C++ : public: string previous_version()
• Java : public String previous_version()

Operation concept_name

The concept name of the archetype in language a_lang

Declaration :

• Uml : + concept_name() : String
• C++ : public: string concept_name()
• Java : public String concept_name()

Operation short_concept_name

The short concept name of the archetype extracted from the archetype_id.

Declaration :

• Uml : + short_concept_name() : String
• C++ : public: string short_concept_name()
• Java : public String short_concept_name()

Operation physical_paths

Set of language-independent paths extracted from archetype. Paths obey Xpath-like
syntax and are formed from alternations of C_OBJECT.node_id and
C_ATTRIBUTE.rm_attribute_name values.

Declaration :

• Uml : + physical_paths() : Set<String>
• C++ : public: Set<String> physical_paths()
• Java : public Set<String> physical_paths()

Operation logical_paths

Set of language-dependent paths extracted from archetype. Paths obey the same
syntax as physical_paths, but with node_ids replaced by their meanings from the
ontology.

Declaration :

• Uml : + logical_paths(in lang : string) : Set<String>
• C++ : public: Set<String> logical_paths()
• Java : public Set<String> logical_paths()

Operation specialisation_depth

Specialisation depth of this archetype

Declaration :

• Uml : + specialisation_depth() : Integer
• C++ : public: int specialisation_depth()
• Java : public int specialisation_depth()

Operation is_specialised

True if this archetype is a specialisation of another.

Declaration :

• Uml : + is_specialised() : Boolean
• C++ : public: bool is_specialised()
• Java : public boolean is_specialised()

Operation is_valid

True if the archetype is valid overall

Declaration :

• Uml : + is_valid() : Boolean
• C++ : public: bool is_valid()
• Java : public boolean is_valid()

Operation node_ids_valid

True if every node_id found on a C_OBJECT node is found in
ontology.term_codes.

Declaration :

• Uml : + node_ids_valid() : Boolean
• C++ : public: bool node_ids_valid()
• Java : public boolean node_ids_valid()

Operation internal_references_valid

True if every ARCHETYPE_INTERNAL_REF.
target_path refers to a legitimate node in the
archetype definition.

Declaration :

• Uml : + internal_references_valid() : Boolean
• C++ : public: bool internal_references_valid()
• Java : public boolean internal_references_valid()

Operation constraint_references_valid

True if every CONSTRAINT_REF.reference found on a C_OBJECT node in the archetype
definition is found in ontology.constraint_codes.

Declaration :

• Uml : + constraint_references_valid() : Boolean
• C++ : public: bool constraint_references_valid()
• Java : public boolean constraint_references_valid()

Relation ontology (<directional composition>)

The ontology of the archetype.

Declaration :

• Uml : + ontology : ARCHETYPE_ONTOLOGY, multiplicity : 1
• C++ : public: ARCHETYPE_ONTOLOGY ontology
• Java : public ARCHETYPE_ONTOLOGY ontology

Relation definition (<directional composition>)

Root node of this archetype.

Declaration :

• Uml : + definition : C_COMPLEX_OBJECT, multiplicity : 1
• C++ : public: C_COMPLEX_OBJECT definition
• Java : public C_COMPLEX_OBJECT definition

Relation invariants (<directional composition>)

Invariant statements about this object. Statements are expressed in first order predicate
logic, and usually refer to at least two attributes.

Declaration :

• Uml : + invariants : ASSERTION, multiplicity : *
• C++ : public: ASSERTION invariants
• Java : public ASSERTION invariants