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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 2011, Clark & Parsia, LLC
 * 
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package com.clarkparsia.owlapi.explanation;

import java.util.Set;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAxiom;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLClassExpression;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntology;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.reasoner.OWLReasoner;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.reasoner.OWLReasonerFactory;

/** Explanation generator for a single explanation. */
public interface SingleExplanationGenerator {

    /**
     * Gets the ontology manager.
     * 
     * @return the ontology manager for this explanation generator.
     */
    @Nonnull
    OWLOntologyManager getOntologyManager();

    /**
     * Gets the ontology.
     * 
     * @return the ontology according to which the explanations are generated
     */
    @Nonnull
    OWLOntology getOntology();

    /** dispose of the reasoners and ontologies. */
    void dispose();

    /**
     * Gets the reasoner.
     * 
     * @return the reasoner associated with this generator.
     */
    @Nonnull
    OWLReasoner getReasoner();

    /**
     * Gets the reasoner factory.
     * 
     * @return the reasoner factory used to create fresh reasoners.
     */
    @Nonnull
    OWLReasonerFactory getReasonerFactory();

    /**
     * Get a single explanation for an arbitrary class expression, or empty set
     * if the given expression is satisfiable.
     * 
     * @param unsatClass
     *        arbitrary class expression whose unsatisfiability will be
     *        explained
     * @return set of axioms explaining the unsatisfiability of given class
     *         expression, or empty set if the given expression is satisfiable.
     */
    @Nonnull
    Set getExplanation(@Nonnull OWLClassExpression unsatClass);
}




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