1 package org.drools.smf;
2
3 /*
4 $Id: SemanticModule.java,v 1.7 2002/08/18 23:24:48 bob Exp $
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47 */
48
49 import java.util.Set;
50
51 /*** Collection of entities forming a semantic module.
52 *
53 * @see org.drools.spi
54 *
55 * @author <a href="mailto:bob@eng.werken.com">bob mcwhirter</a>
56 */
57 public interface SemanticModule
58 {
59 /*** Retrieve the URI that identifies this semantic module.
60 *
61 * @return The URI.
62 */
63 String getUri();
64
65 /*** Retrieve a semantic object type by name.
66 *
67 * @param name the name.
68 *
69 * @return The object type implementation or <code>null</code>
70 * if none is bound to the name.
71 */
72 Class getObjectType(String name);
73
74 /*** Retrieve the set of all object type names.
75 *
76 * @return The set of names.
77 */
78 Set getObjectTypeNames();
79
80 /*** Retrieve a semantic condition by name.
81 *
82 * @param name the name.
83 *
84 * @return The condition implementation or <code>null</code>
85 * if none is bound to the name.
86 */
87 Class getCondition(String name);
88
89 /*** Retrieve the set of all condition names.
90 *
91 * @return The set of names.
92 */
93 Set getConditionNames();
94
95 /*** Retrieve a semantic extractor by name.
96 *
97 * @param name the name.
98 *
99 * @return The extractor implementation or <code>null</code>
100 * if none is bound to the name.
101 */
102 Class getExtractor(String name);
103
104 /*** Retrieve the set of all object type names.
105 *
106 * @return The set of names.
107 */
108 Set getExtractorNames();
109
110 /*** Retrieve a semantic consequence by name.
111 *
112 * @param name the name.
113 *
114 * @return The consequence implementation or <code>null</code>
115 * if none is bound to the name.
116 */
117 Class getConsequence(String name);
118
119 /*** Retrieve the set of all consequence names.
120 *
121 * @return The set of names.
122 */
123 Set getConsequenceNames();
124 }
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