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package org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.saturation.inferences;
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import org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.indexing.model.IndexedContextRoot;
import org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.saturation.conclusions.model.ClassConclusion;
import org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.saturation.context.Context;
/**
* A {@link SaturationInference} that produces {@link ClassConclusion}s
*
* @author Pavel Klinov
*
* [email protected]
*
* @author Yevgeny Kazakov
*/
public interface ClassInference extends SaturationInference {
/**
* @return the {@link IndexedContextRoot} of the {@link Context} where this
* {@link ClassInference} was produced; {@code null} for
* {@link InitializationInference}s.
*/
public IndexedContextRoot getOrigin();
/**
* @return the {@link IndexedContextRoot} of the {@link Context} in which
* the conclusion of this {@link ClassInference} should participate
* in inferences. It cannot be {@code null}.
*/
public IndexedContextRoot getDestination();
/**
* @return the {@link IndexedContextRoot}, which is the same as
* {@link ClassConclusion#getTraceRoot()} for the conclusion of this
* {@link ClassInference} and for some of the premises of this
* {@link ClassInference}, if it has any (i.e., it is not an
* {@link InitializationInference}). This value is used for tracing
* of inferences. It cannot be {@code null}.
*
* @see ClassConclusion#getTraceRoot()
*/
public IndexedContextRoot getTraceRoot();
public O accept(Visitor visitor);
/**
* Visitor pattern for instances
*
* @author Yevgeny Kazakov
*
* @param
* the type of the output
*/
public static interface Visitor
extends
ClassInconsistencyInference.Visitor,
DisjointSubsumerInference.Visitor,
ForwardLinkInference.Visitor,
InitializationInference.Visitor,
LinkComposition.Visitor,
SubClassInference.Visitor,
SubClassInclusionInference.Visitor {
// combined interface
}
}