package uk.ac.manchester.cs.jfact.kernel.dl.interfaces;

/* This file is part of the JFact DL reasoner
 Copyright 2011-2013 by Ignazio Palmisano, Dmitry Tsarkov, University of Manchester
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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import conformance.PortedFrom;

/**
 * nary expression
 * 
 * @param <A>
 *        argument type
 */
@PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "TDLNAryExpression")
public interface NAryExpression<A extends Expression> {

    /**
     * @param arg
     *        arg
     * @return transform general expression into the argument one
     */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "transform")
    A transform(Expression arg);

    /**
     * add a single element to the array
     * 
     * @param p
     *        p
     */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "add")
    void add(A p);

    /**
     * add a vector
     * 
     * @param v
     *        v
     */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "add")
    void add(Collection<A> v);

    /** @return members */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "begin")
    List<A> getArguments();

    /** @return true if empty */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "empty")
    boolean isEmpty();

    /** @return size of members */
    @PortedFrom(file = "tDLExpression.h", name = "size")
    int size();
}