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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""This module contains the Author Model."""
+
+__authors__ = [
+  '"Todd Larsen" <tlarsen@google.com>',
+  '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
+]
+
+from google.appengine.ext import db
+
+from soc import models
+import soc.models.person
+
+
+class Author(db.Model):
+  """Author details for a specific Program.
+
+  An Author entity participates in the following relationships implemented 
+  as a db.ReferenceProperty elsewhere in another db.Model:
+
+   works)  a many:many relationship with Works, stored in a separate
+     WorksAuthors model.  See the WorksAuthors model class for details.
+
+   contributor)  a 1:1 relationship associating a Contributor with generic
+     Author details and capabilities.  This relation is implemented as the
+     'contributor' back-reference Query of the Contributor model 'author'
+     reference.
+
+   reviewer)  a 1:1 relationship associating a Reviewer with generic
+     Author details and capabilities.  This relation is implemented as the
+     'reviewer' back-reference Query of the Reviewer model 'author' reference.
+
+   admin)  a 1:1 relationship associating an Administrator with generic
+     Author details and capabilities.  This relation is implemented as the
+     'admin' back-reference Query of the Administrator model 'author'
+     reference.
+  """
+
+  #: A required 1:1 relationship associating generic Person details
+  #: with the Author role entity.
+  person = db.ReferenceProperty(reference_class=models.person.Person, 
+		  		required=True, collection_name="author")