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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.io.OWLOntologyDocumentSource;
/**
* An ontology factory is responsible from creating new ontologies and creating
* ontologies from ontology document IRIs.
*
* @author Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health
* Informatics Group
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public interface OWLOntologyFactory extends Serializable {
/**
* Creates an (empty) ontology.
*
* @param manager
* the ontology manager to set.
* @param ontologyID
* The ID of the ontology to create. This MUST NOT BE {@code null}.
* @param documentIRI
* The document IRI of the ontology
* @param handler
* The ontology creation handler that will be notified when the
* ontology has been created.
* @return The newly created ontology
* @throws OWLOntologyCreationException
* if the ontology could not be created.
*/
OWLOntology createOWLOntology(OWLOntologyManager manager, OWLOntologyID ontologyID, IRI documentIRI,
OWLOntologyCreationHandler handler) throws OWLOntologyCreationException;
/**
* Creates and loads an {@code OWLOntology}.
*
* @param manager
* the ontology manager to set.
* @param documentSource
* The document source that provides the means of getting a
* representation of a document.
* @param handler
* A pointer to an {@code OWLOntologyCreationHandler} which will be
* notified immediately after and empty ontology has been created,
* but before the source data is read and the ontology is loaded with
* axioms.
* @param configuration
* A configuration object which can be used to pass various options
* to the loader.
* @return The newly created and loaded ontology.
* @throws OWLOntologyCreationException
* if the ontology could not be created
*/
OWLOntology loadOWLOntology(OWLOntologyManager manager, OWLOntologyDocumentSource documentSource,
OWLOntologyCreationHandler handler, OWLOntologyLoaderConfiguration configuration)
throws OWLOntologyCreationException;
/**
* Determines if the factory can create an ontology for the specified
* ontology document IRI.
*
* @param documentIRI
* The document IRI
* @return {@code true} if the factory can create an ontology given the
* specified document IRI, or {@code false} if the factory cannot
* create an ontology given the specified document IRI.
*/
boolean canCreateFromDocumentIRI(IRI documentIRI);
/**
* Determines if the factory can load an ontology for the specified input
* source.
*
* @param documentSource
* The input source from which to load the ontology
* @return {@code true} if the factory can load from the specified input
* source.
*/
boolean canAttemptLoading(OWLOntologyDocumentSource documentSource);
/**
* An {@code OWLOntologyCreationHandler} gets notified when the factory has
* created an empty ontology (during the loading process). This may be
* needed to handle features such as cyclic imports. For example if OntA and
* OntB are ontologies and OntA imports OntB and vice versa, OntA will
* probably be partially loaded, but then will require the loading of OntB
* to ensure that all entities are declared. OntB will also require the
* partial loading of OntA for the same reason. The handler allows a
* reference to an ontology which is being loaded to be obtained before
* loading is finished.
*/
interface OWLOntologyCreationHandler {
/**
* The factory calls this method as soon as it has created an ontology.
* If the factory is loading an ontology then the ontology will not have
* been populated with axioms at this stage.
*
* @param ontology
* The newly created ontology.
*/
void ontologyCreated(OWLOntology ontology);
/**
* @param ontology
* the ontology
* @param format
* the format
*/
void setOntologyFormat(OWLOntology ontology, OWLDocumentFormat format);
}
}