Entities
Pattern: Entities
An Entity represents a uniquely identifiable domain (or business) object that encapsulates attributes and a well-defined domain behavior.
An entity is uniquely identified within a Bounded Context
Entity MUST have a behvior as well. An enity without a behavior is referred to as an anemic entity or model.
Entity is meaningful in a Bounded Context. The name of the entity may be same across Bounded Context but its meaning and composition may be different.
Entity Behavior
Behavior of the objects refers to the:
- Business rules
- Validations
- Calculations
- Logic
- Operations