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/*
 * GRAKN.AI - THE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH
 * Copyright (C) 2018 Grakn Labs Ltd
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 */

package ai.grakn.graql;

import ai.grakn.concept.SchemaConcept;
import ai.grakn.graql.answer.ConceptMap;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A query for defining {@link SchemaConcept}s.
 * 
 *     The query will define all {@link SchemaConcept}s described in the {@link VarPattern}s provided and return an
 *     {@link ConceptMap} containing bindings for all {@link Var}s in the {@link VarPattern}s.
 * 
 *
 * @author Felix Chapman
 */
public interface DefineQuery extends Query {

    /**
     * Get the {@link VarPattern}s describing what {@link SchemaConcept}s to define.
     */
    Collection varPatterns();
}