KnowledgeBaseFactory.java

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 * Copyright 2014 Igor Maznitsa (http://www.igormaznitsa.com).
 *
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package com.igormaznitsa.prol.logic;

import com.igormaznitsa.prol.containers.KnowledgeBase;

/**
 *
 * @author Igor Maznitsa (igor.maznitsa@igormaznitsa.com)
 */
public interface KnowledgeBaseFactory {

  /**
   * Make default knowledge base
   *
   * @param context the context which will use the knowledge base, must not be
   * null
   * @param knowledgeBasId the knowledge base id , must not be null
   * @return a knowledge base which is default for the factory
   */
  public KnowledgeBase makeDefaultKnowledgeBase(ProlContext context, String knowledgeBasId);

  /**
   * Make knowledge base for a type
   *
   * @param context the context which will use the knowledge base, must not be
   * null
   * @param knowledgeBaseId the knowledge base id, must not be null
   * @param type the type of the knowledge base, must not be null
   * @return a knowledge base for the type or null if it is impossible to make a
   * base
   */
  public KnowledgeBase makeKnowledgeBase(ProlContext context, String knowledgeBaseId, String type);
}