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package com.clarkparsia.owlapi.explanation;
/** transactional support for single explanation generator */
public interface TransactionAwareSingleExpGen extends SingleExplanationGenerator {
/** Indicates to the explanation generator that a transaction which may
* modify the ontology state is starting. Intended to allow the explanation
* generator to efficiently preserve state when used by
* {@link HSTExplanationGenerator}. */
public void beginTransaction();
/** End a transaction. See {@link #beginTransaction()} */
public void endTransaction();
}