Protein.java

// $Id: Protein.java,v 1.6 2008/08/19 21:34:23 cmzmasek Exp $
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package org.forester.surfacing;

import java.util.List;

public interface Protein {

    public void addProteinDomain( final Domain protein_domain );

    /**
     * If in_nc_order is set to true, this should return true only and only if
     * the order in List 'domains' and this protein (as determined by the start positions
     * of the domains of this proteins, _not_ by their index) are the same
     * (interspersing, 'other', domains in this are ignored). 
     * If in_nc_order is set to false, this should return true only and only if
     * this contains all domains listed in 'domains' (order and count do not matter).
     * 
     * @param domains a list of domain ids in a certain order.
     * @param in_nc_order to consider order
     * @return
     */
    public boolean contains( final List<DomainId> domains, final boolean in_nc_order );

    public String getAccession();

    public String getDescription();

    public String getName();

    public int getNumberOfProteinDomains();

    public Domain getProteinDomain( final int index );

    public int getProteinDomainCount( final DomainId domain_id );

    public List<Domain> getProteinDomains();

    public List<Domain> getProteinDomains( final DomainId domain_id );

    public ProteinId getProteinId();

    public Species getSpecies();
}