RdfEntity.java

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package org.apache.stanbol.enhancer.rdfentities;

import org.apache.clerezza.commons.rdf.BlankNode;
import org.apache.clerezza.commons.rdf.BlankNodeOrIRI;
import org.apache.clerezza.commons.rdf.IRI;

/**
 * Super interface for all interfaces using the {@link RdfEntityFactory} to
 * create proxy objects.
 *
 * @author Rupert Westenthaler
 */
public interface RdfEntity {

    /**
     * Getter for the RDF node represented by the Proxy.
     *
     * @return the node representing the proxy. Typically an {@link IRI} but
     * could be also a {@link BlankNode}
     */
    BlankNodeOrIRI getId();

}