Specification (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- Specification

Direct Known Subclasses:

WFSStrategy, WMSSpecification, WMTSSpecification
```
public abstract class Specification
extends Object
```
Provides support for the Open Web Service Specificaitons.
This class operates as a Factory creating request for Open Web Services.
The idea is that this class operates a Toolkit for all things assocated with an Open Web Service specification. The various objects produced by this toolkit are used as strategy objects for the top level AbstractOpenWebService subclass. Example:
- WebMapServer - uses a GetCapabilitiesRequest during version negotiation.
Both name and version information that may be checked against a GetCapabilities document during version negotiation. Specific Open Web Service implementations can extend this interface to include details that are specific to their specification. Example: The Web Map Service specification includes more operations such as GetMap and GetFeatureInfo.
Q: Why are these not static?
A: Because we want to place new specifications into a data structure for WebMapServer to search through dynamically
Author:

Jody Garnett, Refractions Reasearch, rgould

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Specification()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract GetCapabilitiesRequest`	`createGetCapabilitiesRequest(URL server)`	Factory method to create GetCapabilities Request
`abstract String`	`getVersion()`	Expected version attribute for root element.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Specification
```
public Specification()
```
- Method Detail
  - getVersion
```
public abstract String getVersion()
```
    Expected version attribute for root element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the version as a String
  - createGetCapabilitiesRequest
```
public abstract GetCapabilitiesRequest createGetCapabilitiesRequest(URL server)
```
    Factory method to create GetCapabilities Request
    
    Parameters:
    
    server - the URL that points to the server's getCapabilities document
    
    Returns:
    
    a configured GetCapabilitiesRequest that can be used to access the Document