1 /*
2 wsmo4j - a WSMO API and Reference Implementation
3
4 Copyright (c) 2004-2005, OntoText Lab. / SIRMA
5
6 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7 the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
8 Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
9 any later version.
10 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
11 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
12 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
13 details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
15 with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
16 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17 */
18
19 /**
20 * <p>Title: WSMO4J</p>
21 * <p>Description: WSMO API and a Reference Implementation</p>
22 * <p>Copyright: Copyright (c) 2004-2005</p>
23 * <p>Company: OntoText Lab. / SIRMA </p>
24 */
25
26 package org.omwg.ontology;
27
28
29 import org.wsmo.common.*;
30 import org.wsmo.common.exception.*;
31
32 /**
33 * this is a helper super-interface for ontology elements:
34 * - axioms
35 * - concepts
36 * - instances
37 * - relations
38 * - relation instances
39 *
40 * @see Ontology
41 * @author not attributable
42 * @version $Revision: 1482 $ $Date: 2006-01-16 15:37:08 +0200 (Mon, 16 Jan 2006) $
43 */
44
45 public interface OntologyElement
46 extends Entity {
47
48 /**
49 * Retrieve the ontology containing this entity.
50 * @throws org.wsmo.common.exception.SynchronisationException
51 */
52 Ontology getOntology()
53 throws SynchronisationException;
54
55 /**
56 * Sets the ontology containing this entity
57 * Note that a call to setOntology() i.e. adding an element to an ontology, should also
58 * invoke the respective Ontology::addXXX() method and Ontology::removeXXX() method
59 * (of the old ontology if existing).
60 * @param ontology the ontology
61 * @throws org.wsmo.common.exception.SynchronisationException
62 * @throws org.wsmo.common.exception.InvalidModelException
63 * @see #getOntology()
64 * @see Ontology#addAxiom(Axiom axiom)
65 * @see Ontology#addConcept(Concept concept)
66 * @see Ontology#addInstance(Instance instance)
67 * @see Ontology#addRelation(Relation relation)
68 * @see Ontology#addRelationInstance(RelationInstance instance)
69 */
70 void setOntology(Ontology ontology)
71 throws SynchronisationException, InvalidModelException;
72 }
73
74 /*
75 * $Log$
76 * Revision 1.2 2006/01/16 13:37:08 vassil_momtchev
77 * javadoc fixed
78 *
79 * Revision 1.1 2005/06/01 10:13:58 marin_dimitrov
80 * v0.4.0
81 *
82 * Revision 1.5 2005/05/13 15:38:26 marin
83 * fixed javadoc errors
84 *
85 * Revision 1.4 2005/05/13 13:29:57 marin
86 * javadoc, header, footer, etc
87 *
88 */