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This module contains non-RDF library code and the common system runtime.

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package org.apache.jena.atlas.lib.persistent;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

/**
 * A persistent set data structure.
 *
 * @param  the type of element in this set
 */
public interface PersistentSet {

	/**
	 * @return an empty set
	 */
	static  PersistentSet empty() {
		return PSet.empty();
	}

	/**
	 * @param e an element
	 * @return a new set with the elements of this set and {@code e}
	 */
	PersistentSet plus(E e);

	/**
	 * @param e an element
	 * @return a new set with the elements of this set except {@code e}
	 */
	PersistentSet minus(E e);

	/**
	 * @param e an element
	 * @return whether this set contains {@code e}
	 */
	boolean contains(E e);

	/**
	 * @return a {@link Stream} of the elements in this set
	 */
	Stream stream();

    /**
     * An immutable view of this as a {@code java.util.Set}.
     */
    java.util.Set asSet();
}