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+/*
+ * ===============================LICENSE_START======================================
+ * dcae-analytics
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============================LICENSE_END===========================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.dcae.apod.analytics.cdap.common.settings;
+
+import co.cask.cdap.api.annotation.Description;
+import co.cask.cdap.api.annotation.Macro;
+import co.cask.cdap.api.annotation.Name;
+import co.cask.cdap.api.plugin.PluginConfig;
+import org.openecomp.dcae.apod.analytics.cdap.common.CDAPPluginConstants;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * Base class for all DCAE Analytics CDAP Plugin config
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * @author Rajiv Singla . Creation Date: 1/17/2017.
+ */
+public abstract class CDAPBasePluginConfig extends PluginConfig implements CDAPPluginSettings {
+
+ @Name(CDAPPluginConstants.Reference.REFERENCE_NAME)
+ @Description(CDAPPluginConstants.Reference.REFERENCE_NAME_DESCRIPTION)
+ @Macro
+ protected String referenceName;
+
+ /**
+ * Provides Reference Name that can be used to trace lineage or meta data information inside CDAP container
+ *
+ * @return reference name
+ */
+ public String getReferenceName() {
+ return referenceName;
+ }
+
+
+}