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package org.arastreju.sge;
import org.arastreju.sge.context.Context;
/**
* <p>
* Single point of entrance to Arastreju.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* Created Sep 1, 2010
* </p>
*
* @author Oliver Tigges
*/
public interface ArastrejuGate {
/**
* Starts a new Modeling Conversation allowing to read and change the model.
* @return The modeling conversation.
*/
Conversation startConversation();
/**
* Starts a new Modeling Conversation using the given contexts.
* @param primary The primary context in which new statements will be placed.
* @param readContexts The additional contexts to be regarded when traversing through the graph.
* @return The modeling conversation.
*/
Conversation startConversation(Context primary, Context... readContexts);
// ----------------------------------------------------
/**
* Close the gate and free all resources.
*/
void close();
}