source: trunk/grails-app/domain/dbnp/studycapturing/Assay.groovy @ 934

package dbnp.studycapturing

/**
 * This class describes an Assay, which describes the application of a certain (omics) measurement to multiple samples.
 * The actual data of these measurements are described in submodules of dbNP. The type property describes in which module
 * this data can be found.
 */
class Assay extends TemplateEntity {
        // The name of the assay, which should indicate the measurements represented in this assay to the user.
        String name

        // The dbNP module in which the assay omics data can be found. */
        AssayModule module

        // The assay ID which is used in the dbNP submodule which contains the actual omics data of this assay.
        // This ID is generated in GSCF, but is used in the submodules to refer to this particular Assay.
        String externalAssayID

        /**
         * return the domain fields for this domain class
         * @return List
         */
        static List<TemplateField> giveDomainFields() { return Assay.domainFields }
        static List<TemplateField> domainFields = [
                new TemplateField(
                        name: 'name',
                        type: TemplateFieldType.STRING,
                        preferredIdentifier: true,
                        required: true
                ),
                new TemplateField(
                        name: 'module',
                        type: TemplateFieldType.MODULE

                ),
                new TemplateField(
                        name: 'externalAssayID',
                        type: TemplateFieldType.STRING
                )
        ]

        // An Assay always belongs to one study.
        static belongsTo = [parent: Study]

        // An Assay can have many samples on which it is performed, but all samples should be within the 'parent' Study.
        static hasMany = [samples: Sample]

        static constraints = {
                externalAssayID(unique: true)
        }

        def String toString() {
                return name;
        }

    def getToken() {
                return externalAssayID
    }
}