SememeObject.java

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package sh.isaac.api.component.sememe;

//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------

import sh.isaac.api.commit.CommittableComponent;

//~--- interfaces -------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 * The Interface SememeObject.
 *
 * @author kec
 */
public interface SememeObject
        extends CommittableComponent {
   /**
    * Gets the assemblage sequence.
    *
    * @return concept sequence for the concept that identifies this assemblage.
    */
   int getAssemblageSequence();

   /**
    * Gets the referenced component nid.
    *
    * @return nid for the component referenced by this sememe. Since the referenced component can either
    * be a concept or another sememe, nids are used instead of concept sequences or sememe sequences, since the
    * concept and sememe namespaces overlap.
    */
   int getReferencedComponentNid();

   /**
    * Gets the sememe sequence.
    *
    * @return unique sequential identifier >= 0 for this sememe.
    */
   int getSememeSequence();
}