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/* This file is part of the OWL API.
 * The contents of this file are subject to the LGPL License, Version 3.0.
 * Copyright 2014, The University of Manchester
 * 
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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.providers;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAnnotation;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLIndividual;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLObjectPropertyExpression;

/**
 * Object property assertion provider.
 */
public interface ObjectAssertionProvider extends LiteralProvider {

    /**
     * @param property property
     * @param individual individual
     * @param object object
     * @return an object property assertion
     */
    default OWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom getOWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(
        OWLObjectPropertyExpression property,
        OWLIndividual individual, OWLIndividual object) {
        return getOWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(property, individual, object,
            Collections.emptySet());
    }

    /**
     * @param property property
     * @param individual individual
     * @param object object
     * @param annotations A set of annotations. Cannot be null or contain nulls.
     * @return an object property assertion with annotations
     */
    OWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom getOWLObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(
        OWLObjectPropertyExpression property,
        OWLIndividual individual, OWLIndividual object, Collection annotations);

    /**
     * @param property property
     * @param subject subject
     * @param object object
     * @return a negative property assertion axiom on given arguments
     */
    default OWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom getOWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(
        OWLObjectPropertyExpression property, OWLIndividual subject, OWLIndividual object) {
        return getOWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(property, subject, object,
            Collections.emptySet());
    }

    /**
     * @param property property
     * @param subject subject
     * @param object object
     * @param annotations A set of annotations. Cannot be null or contain nulls.
     * @return a negative property assertion axiom on given arguments with annotations
     */
    OWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom getOWLNegativeObjectPropertyAssertionAxiom(
        OWLObjectPropertyExpression property, OWLIndividual subject, OWLIndividual object,
        Collection annotations);
}