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1   /*
2    ORDI - Ontology Repository and Data Integration
3   
4    Copyright (c) 2004-2005, OntoText Lab. / SIRMA
5   
6    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7    the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
8    Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
9    any later version.
10   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
11   ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
12   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
13   details.
14   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
15   with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
16   59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17   */
18  package com.ontotext.ordi.wsmo4rdf;
19  
20  import java.util.Set;
21  
22  import org.wsmo.common.Entity;
23  import org.wsmo.common.Identifier;
24  
25  /**
26   * This interfaces constructs WSMO entities of type {@link Entity}.
27   * 
28   * @author vassil
29   * 
30   */
31  public interface WSMLfromTriples {
32  
33      /**
34       * Constructs set of entities by specified identifier.
35       * 
36       * @param id
37       *            of the entities
38       * @return set of entities to use that identifier
39       */
40      public Set<Entity> construct(Identifier id);
41  
42      /**
43       * Constructs an entity by specified identifier and entity class type
44       * 
45       * @param id
46       *            of the entity
47       * @param cls
48       *            of the entity
49       * @return null or the constructed entity
50       */
51      public Entity construct(Identifier id, Class<? extends Entity> cls);
52  }