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* The Australian Commonwealth Government under contract 4500507038.
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package org.mulgara.resolver.spi;
/**
* A transformation rule involving knowledge specific to a particular
* {@link ResolverFactory}.
*
* @created 2005-05-12
* @author <a href="http://staff.pisoftware.com/raboczi">Simon Raboczi</a>
* @version $Revision: 1.3 $
* @modified $Date: 2005/06/09 09:26:20 $ by $Author: raboczi $
* @maintenanceAuthor $Author: raboczi $
* @copyright ©2005 <a href="http://www.defence.gov.au/">
* Australian Commonwealth Government, Department of Defence</a>
* @licence <a href="{@docRoot}/../../LICENCE">Mozilla Public License v1.1</a>
*/
public interface SymbolicTransformation
{
/**
* @param mutableLocalQuery the query to transform, never <code>null</code>
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <var>mutableLocalQuery</var> is
* <code>null</code>
* @throws SymbolicTransformationException if the transformation can't be
* performed
*/
public void transform(SymbolicTransformationContext context, MutableLocalQuery mutableLocalQuery)
throws SymbolicTransformationException;
}