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using System.Collections.Generic;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using Nehta.VendorLibrary.CDA.SCSModel.Common;
using Nehta.VendorLibrary.Common;

namespace Nehta.VendorLibrary.CDA.SCSModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The IParticipationInformationProvider interface defines the properties associated with a participation
    /// when the participation / participant is the Information Provider
    /// </summary>
    public interface IParticipationInformationProvider
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The involvement or role of the participant in the related action from a healthcare 
        /// perspective rather than the specific participation perspective.
        /// </summary>
        [CanBeNull]
        ICodableText Role { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The participatin period
        /// </summary>
        [CanBeNull]
        CdaInterval ParticipationPeriod { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The author
        /// </summary>
        [CanBeNull]
        IInformationProvider Participant { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Validates this Author
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path">The path to this object as a string</param>
        /// <param name="messages">the validation messages, these may be added to within this method</param>
        void Validate(string path, List<ValidationMessage> messages);
    }
}
