id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/CacheValidation
name: CacheValidation
title: Cache Validation Class
description: >-
  Describes methods used for validating cache freshness (e.g., ETag, Last-Modified).
  
  **RULE 53 COMPLIANT**: Created for etag migration per slot_fixes.yaml revision.

prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  prov: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#

imports:
  - linkml:types
  - ../slots/has_or_had_identifier
  - ../slots/has_or_had_method
  - ../slots/has_or_had_type
  - ../slots/has_or_had_description
  - ../slots/specificity_annotation
  - ../slots/has_or_had_score
  - ./ETag

default_prefix: hc

classes:
  CacheValidation:
    description: >-
      A method used to validate if a cached resource is still fresh.
      Can use ETags, Last-Modified dates, or other mechanisms.
    slots:
      - has_or_had_identifier
      - has_or_had_type
      - has_or_had_description
      - specificity_annotation
      - has_or_had_score
    slot_usage:
      has_or_had_identifier:
        range: ETag
        required: false
        description: The ETag associated with this validation method.
      has_or_had_type:
        range: string
        description: Type of validation (e.g. "ETag", "Last-Modified").