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package org.forester.surfacing;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.SortedMap;

import org.forester.protein.BinaryDomainCombination;
import org.forester.species.Species;

public interface CombinableDomains {

    /**
     * To add a new combinable domain.
     *
     * @param protein_domain
     */
    public void addCombinableDomain( final String protein_domain );

    /**
     * Returns the combinable domain identifiers sorted in alphabetical manner: -
     * keys are the combinable domain identifiers - values are the counts of
     * proteins exhibiting a particular combination
     *
     * @return combining domain identifiers sorted in alphabetical manner
     */
    public SortedMap getCombinableDomainsIds();

    public StringBuilder getCombiningDomainIdsAsStringBuilder();

    /**
     * Returns the domain whose combinable domains are in stored in this
     * combinable domains.
     *
     * @return the domain identifier
     */
    public String getKeyDomain();

    /**
     * Returns how many times the key domain is present in a given species
     * genome.
     *
     * @return key domain count in species
     */
    public int getKeyDomainCount();

    public Set getKeyDomainProteins();

    /**
     * Returns how many proteins with the key domain are present in a given
     * species genome.
     *
     * @return key domain proteins count in species
     */
    public int getKeyDomainProteinsCount();

    public int getNumberOfCombinableDomains();

    public int getNumberOfProteinsExhibitingCombination( final String protein_domain );

    /**
     * Returns the species of this combinable domains.
     *
     * @return the species
     */
    public Species getSpecies();

    public boolean isCombinable( final String protein_domain );

    public List toBinaryDomainCombinations();

    void addKeyDomainProtein( String protein );

    /**
     *
     * This must return all domains in this set of combinable domains (i.e.
     * the key domain and all domains which can combine with the key domain).
     *
     *  @return all domains
     */
    List getAllDomains();

    List getCombinableDomains();

    /**
     * Sets how many times the key domain is present in a given species genome.
     *
     * @param key_domain_count
     *            key domain count in species
     */
    void setKeyDomainCount( final int key_domain_count );
}