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ARQ is a SPARQL 1.1 query engine for Apache Jena
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package org.apache.jena.query;

import java.util.Iterator ;

import org.apache.jena.rdf.model.Model ;
import org.apache.jena.shared.Lock ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.core.DatasetGraph ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.core.Transactional ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.util.Context ;

/** Query is over a Dataset, a collection of named graphs
 *  and a background graph (also called the default
 *  graph or unnamed graph). */

public interface Dataset extends Transactional 
{
    /** Get the default graph as a Jena Model */
    public Model getDefaultModel() ;
    
    /** Set the default graph.  Can be set to null for none. */ 
    public void  setDefaultModel(Model model) ;

    /** Get a graph by name as a Jena Model */
    public Model getNamedModel(String uri) ;

    /** Does the dataset contain a model with the name supplied? */ 
    public boolean containsNamedModel(String uri) ;

    /** Set a named graph. */
    public void  addNamedModel(String uri, Model model) ;

    /** Remove a named graph. */
    public void  removeNamedModel(String uri) ;

    /** Change a named graph for another using the same name */
    public void  replaceNamedModel(String uri, Model model) ;
    
    /** List the names */
    public Iterator listNames() ;
    
    /** Get the lock for this dataset */
    public Lock getLock() ;
    
    /** Get the context associated with this dataset */
    public Context getContext() ;

    /**
     * Does this dataset support transactions? Supporting transactions means that
     * the dataset implementation provides {@link #begin}, {@link #commit},
     * {@link #end} which otherwise may throw
     * {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
     * 
     * See {@link #supportsTransactionAbort()} for {@link #abort}.
     * A {@code Dataset} that provides functionality across independent systems
     * can not provide all features strong guarantees. For example, they may use MRSW
     * locking and some isolation control. Specifically, they do not necessarily
     * provide {@link #abort}.
     * 
     * In addition, check details of a specific implementation.
     */
    public boolean supportsTransactions() ;
    
    /** Declare whether {@link #abort} is supported.
     *  This goes along with clearing up after exceptions inside application transaction code.
     */
    public boolean supportsTransactionAbort() ;
    
    /** Start either a READ or WRITE transaction */ 
    @Override
    public void begin(ReadWrite readWrite) ;
    
    /** Commit a transaction - finish the transaction and make any changes permanent (if a "write" transaction) */  
    @Override
    public void commit() ;
    
    /** Abort a transaction - finish the transaction and undo any changes (if a "write" transaction) */  
    @Override
    public void abort() ;

    /** Say whether a transaction is active */ 
    @Override
    public boolean isInTransaction() ;
    
    /** Finish the transaction - if a write transaction and commit() has not been called, then abort */  
    @Override
    public void end() ;
    
    /** Get the dataset in graph form */
    public DatasetGraph asDatasetGraph() ; 
    
    /** Close the dataset, potentially releasing any associated resources.
     *  The dataset can not be used for query after this call.
     */
    public void close() ;
}