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/*
 * Copyright (C) Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée / LIRMM
 * (Université de Montpellier & CNRS) (2014 - 2017)
 *
 * Contributors :
 *
 * Clément SIPIETER 
 * Mélanie KÖNIG
 * Swan ROCHER
 * Jean-François BAGET
 * Michel LECLÈRE
 * Marie-Laure MUGNIER 
 *
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 /**
 * 
 */
package fr.lirmm.graphik.integraal.api.forward_chaining;

import fr.lirmm.graphik.integraal.api.util.TimeoutException;
import fr.lirmm.graphik.util.profiler.Profilable;



/**
 * This interface represents a chase (forward chaining) algorithm seen as an
 * iterative process.
 * 
 * @author Clément Sipieter (INRIA) 
 *
 */
public interface Chase extends Profilable {

	/**
	 * Calls next() until hasNext() return false.
	 */
	public void execute() throws ChaseException;
	
	/**
	 * Calls next() until hasNext() return false. If the method execution time exceed the specified timeout (in milliseconds) then 
	 * the method will be interrupted and a {@link TimeoutException} will be throw. A timeout of 0 means to wait forever.
	 * @throws TimeoutException 
	 * @throws ChaseException 
	 */
	public void execute(long timeout) throws ChaseException, TimeoutException;
	
	/**
	 * Execute the next step of the saturation process.
	 * 
	 * @throws ChaseException
	 */
	public void next() throws ChaseException;
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * @return true if the saturation process needs other steps.
	 */
	public boolean hasNext();
	
}