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package org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.clauses;

import org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.AbstractQueryBuilder;
import org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.handlers.ConstructHandler;
import org.apache.jena.graph.FrontsTriple ;
import org.apache.jena.graph.Triple ;

/**
 * Interface that defines the ConstructClause as per
 * http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-sparql11-query-20130321/#rConstructTemplate
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            The Builder type that the clause is part of.
 */
public interface ConstructClause<T extends AbstractQueryBuilder<T>> {

	/**
	 * Add a construct triple.
	 * 
	 * @param t
	 *            The triple to add.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addConstruct(Triple t);

	/**
	 * Add a construct triple.
	 * 
	 * @param t
	 *            The triple to add.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addConstruct(FrontsTriple t);

	/**
	 * Add a construct triple.
	 * 
	 * See {@link AbstractQueryBuilder#makeNode} for conversion of the param values.
	 * 
	 * @param s
	 *            The subject of the triple,
	 * @param p
	 *            The predicate of the triple.
	 * @param o
	 *            The object of the triple.
	 * @return the builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addConstruct(Object s, Object p, Object o);

	/**
	 * Get the Construct handler for this construct clause.
	 * @return the construct handler used by this builder.
	 */
	public ConstructHandler getConstructHandler();

}