OntologyFileProvider.java

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 * Created on:  01/23/2007
 * Revision:	$Id: OntologyFileProvider.java 172 2007-07-31 14:22:23Z mroy $
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package org.openanzo.rdf.jastor.jet;

import java.io.File;

import org.openanzo.rdf.jastor.inference.Ontology;

/**
 * Ontology file provider
 * 
 * @author Ben Szekely (<a href="mailto:bhszekel@us.ibm.com">bhszekel@us.ibm.com</a>)
 * 
 */
public interface OntologyFileProvider {
    /**
     * Get the file for an ontology and an output dir
     * 
     * @param ont
     *            ontology for which this file is being generated
     * @param outputDir
     *            output directory for generated files
     * @return the file for an ontology
     */
    public File getFile(Ontology ont, File outputDir);
}