Actor.java

package uk.ac.manchester.cs.jfact.kernel.actors;

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import java.util.Collection;

import uk.ac.manchester.cs.jfact.kernel.TaxonomyVertex;
import conformance.PortedFrom;

/** Actor interface */
@PortedFrom(file = "Actor.h", name = "Actor")
public interface Actor {

    /**
     * taxonomy walking method.
     * 
     * @param v
     *        v
     * @return true if node was processed, false if node can not be processed in
     *         current settings
     */
    @PortedFrom(file = "Actor.h", name = "apply")
    boolean apply(TaxonomyVertex v);

    /** clear collections */
    void clear();

    /**
     * @param v
     *        vertex to check
     * @return true if applicable
     */
    boolean applicable(TaxonomyVertex v);

    void removePastBoundaries(Collection<TaxonomyVertex> pastBoundary);
}