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package org.apache.commons.rdf.api;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * A RDF-1.1 Literal, as defined by RDF-1.1
 * Concepts and Abstract Syntax, a W3C Recommendation published on 25
 * February 2014
 */
public interface Literal extends RDFTerm {

    /**
     * The lexical form of this literal, represented by a Unicode string.
     *
     * @return The lexical form of this literal.
     * @see RDF-1.1
     * Literal lexical form
     */
    String getLexicalForm();

    /**
     * The IRI identifying the datatype that determines how the lexical form
     * maps to a literal value.
     *
     * If the datatype IRI is http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#langString,
     * {@link #getLanguageTag()} must not return {@link Optional#empty()}, and
     * it must return a valid BCP47 language tag.
     *
     * @return The datatype IRI for this literal.
     * @see RDF-1.1
     * Literal datatype IRI
     */
    IRI getDatatype();

    /**
     * If and only if the datatype IRI is http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#langString, the language
     * tag for this Literal is a non-empty language tag as defined by BCP47.

     * If the datatype IRI is not http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#langString, this method
     * must return {@link Optional#empty()}.
     *
     * Implementation note: If your application requires {@link Serializable}
     * objects, it is best not to store an {@link Optional} in a field. It is
     * recommended to use {@link Optional#ofNullable(Object)} to create the
     * return value for this method.
     *
     * @return The {@link Optional} language tag for this literal. If
     * {@link Optional#isPresent()} returns true, the value returned by
     * {@link Optional#get()} must be a non-empty string conforming to
     * BCP47.
     * @see RDF-1.1
     * Literal language tag
     */
    Optional getLanguageTag();

    /**
     * Check it this Literal is equal to another Literal.  Literal term
     * equality: Two literals are term-equal (the same RDF literal) if and
     * only if the two lexical forms, the two datatype IRIs, and the two
     * language tags (if any) compare equal, character by character. Thus, two
     * literals can have the same value without being the same RDF term.
     * 
     *
     * Implementations MUST also override {@link #hashCode()} so that two equal
     * Literals produce the same hash code.
     *
     * @param other Another object
     * @return true if other is a Literal and is equal to this
     * @see Object#equals(Object)
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object other);

    /**
     * Calculate a hash code for this Literal.
     * 
     * The returned hash code MUST be equal to the result
     * of {@link Objects#hash(Object...)} with
     * the arguments
     * {@link #getLexicalForm()}, {@link #getDatatype()}, {@link #getLanguageTag()}.
     * 
     * This method MUST be implemented in conjunction with {@link #equals(Object)}
     * so that two equal Literals produce the same hash code.
     *
     * @return a hash code value for this Literal.
     * @see Object#hashCode()
     * @see Objects#hash(Object...)
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode();

}