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+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetAuthor.java	Tue Sep 08 17:00:21 2015 +0200
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+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+package edu.harvard.iq.dataverse;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author skraffmiller
+ */
+
+public class DatasetAuthor {
+       
+    public static Comparator<DatasetAuthor> DisplayOrder = new Comparator<DatasetAuthor>(){
+        @Override
+        public int compare(DatasetAuthor o1, DatasetAuthor o2) {
+            return o1.getDisplayOrder()-o2.getDisplayOrder();
+        }
+    };
+    
+    private DatasetVersion datasetVersion;
+    public DatasetVersion getDatasetVersion() {
+        return datasetVersion;
+    }
+    public void setDatasetVersion(DatasetVersion metadata) {
+        this.datasetVersion = metadata;
+    }
+
+    //@NotBlank(message = "Please enter an Author Name for your dataset.")
+    private DatasetField name;
+
+    public DatasetField getName() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
+    public void setName(DatasetField name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    private int displayOrder;
+    public int getDisplayOrder() {
+        return this.displayOrder;
+    }
+    public void setDisplayOrder(int displayOrder) {
+        this.displayOrder = displayOrder;
+    }
+
+    private DatasetField affiliation;
+    public DatasetField getAffiliation() {
+        return this.affiliation;
+    }
+    public void setAffiliation(DatasetField affiliation) {
+        this.affiliation = affiliation;
+    }
+    
+    private String idType;
+
+    public String getIdType() {
+        return idType;
+    }
+
+    public void setIdType(String idType) {
+        this.idType = idType;
+    }
+    
+    private String idValue;
+    
+    
+    public String getIdValue() {
+        return idValue;
+    }
+
+    public void setIdValue(String idValue) {
+        this.idValue = idValue;
+        if (!this.idValue.isEmpty()){
+            setIdType("ORCID");
+        } else {
+            setIdType("");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return ( (affiliation==null || affiliation.getValue().trim().equals(""))
+            && (name==null || name.getValue().trim().equals(""))
+           );
+    }
+    
+}