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package org.apache.commons.rdf.jena;

import org.apache.commons.rdf.api.Dataset;
import org.apache.commons.rdf.api.Graph;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.core.DatasetGraph;

/**
 * A Jena-backed {@link Dataset}.
 * 
 * The underlying Jena {@link DatasetGraph} can be accessed with
 * {@link #asJenaDatasetGraph()}.
 */
public interface JenaDataset extends Dataset {

    /**
     * Return the underlying Jena {@link DatasetGraph}.
     * 

     * Changes to the Jena dataset graph are reflected in the Commons
     * RDF dataset and vice versa.
     *
     * @return A Jena {@link DatasetGraph}
     */
    DatasetGraph asJenaDatasetGraph();

    /**
     * Return a union graph view of this dataset.
     * 

     * The union graph contains triples in any graph (including the
     * default graph).
     * 
     * Changes in the union graph are reflected in the Commons RDF dataset and
     * vice versa. Triples added to the graph are added to the default graph.
     *
     * @return A union {@link Graph}
     */
    JenaGraph getUnionGraph();

}