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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 org.wsmo.common.Entity;
21  
22  /**
23   * A transformer of WSMO entities ({@link Entity} to triplesets.
24   * 
25   * @author vassil
26   * 
27   */
28  public interface WSMLtoTriples {
29  
30      /**
31       * Transforms a WSMO entity to triplesets.
32       * 
33       * @param entity
34       *            to transform
35       */
36      public void process(Entity entity);
37  
38      /**
39       * Get the object to handle the result triplesets.
40       * 
41       * @return object to handle the result triplesets
42       */
43      public WSMLTripleHandler getHandler();
44  
45      /**
46       * Sets the object to handle the result triplesets.
47       * 
48       * @param handler
49       *            is object to handle the result triplesets
50       */
51      public void setHandler(WSMLTripleHandler handler);
52  }