OntologyTemplate.java

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 * Created on:  01/23/2007
 * Revision:	$Id: OntologyTemplate.java 172 2007-07-31 14:22:23Z mroy $
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package org.openanzo.rdf.jastor.jet;

import org.openanzo.rdf.jastor.inference.Ontology;

/**
 * Ontology template
 * 
 * @author Ben Szekely (<a href="mailto:bhszekel@us.ibm.com">bhszekel@us.ibm.com</a>)
 * 
 */
public interface OntologyTemplate {
    /**
     * Generate the code for this ontology
     * 
     * @param ont
     *            the ontology for which to generate code
     * @return the generated code for this ontology
     */
    public String generate(Ontology ont);

    /**
     * Get the file provider
     * 
     * @return the file provider
     */
    public OntologyFileProvider getFileProvider();

    /**
     * Set the file provider
     * 
     * @param fileProvider
     *            the file provider
     */

    public void setFileProvider(OntologyFileProvider fileProvider);
}