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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* Represent a rule. A rule consists of a head and a body. Both the head and the
* body consist of a conjunction of atoms.
*
* @author Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Medical Informatics
* Group
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public interface SWRLRule extends OWLLogicalAxiom, SWRLObject {
/**
* Gets the atoms in the body of the rule.
*
* @return A set of {@code SWRLAtom}s, which represent the atoms in the body
* of the rule.
*/
@Nonnull
Set getBody();
/**
* Gets the atoms in the head of the rule.
*
* @return A set of {@code SWRLAtom}s, which represent the atoms in the head
* of the rule
*/
@Nonnull
Set getHead();
/**
* If this rule contains atoms that have predicates that are inverse object
* properties, then this method creates and returns a rule where the
* arguments of these atoms are fliped over and the predicate is the inverse
* (simplified) property.
*
* @return The rule such that any atoms of the form inverseOf(p)(x, y) are
* transformed to p(x, y).
*/
@Nonnull
SWRLRule getSimplified();
/**
* Gets the variables that appear in this rule.
*
* @return A set of variables.
*/
@Nonnull
Set getVariables();
/**
* Determines if this rule uses anonymous class expressions in class atoms.
*
* @return {@code true} if this rule contains anonymous class expression in
* class atoms, otherwise {@code false}.
*/
boolean containsAnonymousClassExpressions();
/**
* Gets the predicates of class atoms.
*
* @return A set of class expressions that represent the class class
* expressions that are predicates of class atoms.
*/
@Nonnull
Set getClassAtomPredicates();
@Nonnull
@Override
SWRLRule getAxiomWithoutAnnotations();
}