endorsed/src/org.apache.sis.referencing/main/org/apache/sis/referencing/internal/DeprecatedName.java

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package org.apache.sis.referencing.internal;

import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
import org.opengis.metadata.citation.Citation;
import org.apache.sis.referencing.NamedIdentifier;
import org.apache.sis.util.Deprecable;


/**
 * A deprecated name.
 * This is used mostly for names which were used in legacy versions of the EPSG database.
 *
 * <h2>Implementation note</h2>
 * This class opportunistically recycles the {@linkplain #getDescription() description} property into a
 * {@linkplain #getRemarks() remarks} property. This is a lazy way to inherit {@link #equals(Object)} and
 * {@link #hashCode()} implementations without adding code in this class for taking in account a new field.
 *
 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (Geomatys)
 */
public final class DeprecatedName extends NamedIdentifier implements Deprecable {
    /**
     * For cross-version compatibility.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1792369861343798471L;

    /**
     * Creates a new deprecated EPSG name.
     *
     * @param authority  Organization or party responsible for definition and maintenance of the name.
     * @param codeSpace  Name or identifier of the person or organization responsible for namespace.
     * @param code       Name, optionally from a controlled list or pattern defined by a namespace.
     * @param version    The version of the associated namespace or name as specified by the code authority, or {@code null} if none.
     * @param remarks    Comments on or information about why this name is deprecated, or {@code null} if none.
     */
    public DeprecatedName(final Citation authority, final String codeSpace,
            final CharSequence code, final String version, final InternationalString remarks)
    {
        super(authority, codeSpace, code, version, remarks);
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} since this name is deprecated.
     *
     * @return {@code true}.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isDeprecated() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Information about the replacement for this name.
     *
     * <div class="note"><b>Example:</b> "superseded by code XYZ".</div>
     *
     * @return information about the replacement for this name, or {@code null} if none.
     */
    @Override
    public InternationalString getRemarks() {
        return super.getDescription();
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code null}, since we used the description for the superseded information.
     * See <q>Implementation note</q> in class javadoc.
     *
     * @return {@code null}.
     */
    @Override
    public InternationalString getDescription() {
        return null;
    }
}