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package org.mulgara.resolver.spi;
// Java 2 standard packages
import java.net.URI;
// Local packages
import org.mulgara.query.Constraint;
import org.mulgara.query.ConstraintElement;
/**
* Used to constrain a given constraint to a specified model
*
* @created 2006-04-18
* @author <a href="http://www.pisoftware.com/andrae">Andrae Muys</a>
* @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
* @modified $Date: 2005/10/30 19:21:16 $
* @maintenanceAuthor $Author: prototypo $
* @company <a href="mailto:mail@netymon.com">Netymon Pty Ltd</a>
* @copyright ©2006 Australian Commonwealth Government
* @licence <a href="{@docRoot}/../../LICENCE">Mozilla Public License v1.1</a>
*/
public interface ConstraintLocalization
{
/**
* Localize this Constraint.
*
* Note: the correct type of this function is forall a<:Constraint, a -< a
*
* @param constraint the constraint to localize
*/
public Constraint localize(QueryEvaluationContext context, Constraint constraint) throws Exception;
}