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1 /******************************************************************
2  * File: ReasonerFactory.java
3  * Created by: Dave Reynolds
4  * Created on: 09-Jan-2003
5  *
6  * (c) Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
7  * [See end of file]
8  * $Id: ReasonerFactory.java,v 1.10 2005/02/21 12:16:15 andy_seaborne Exp $
9  *****************************************************************/
10 package com.hp.hpl.jena.reasoner;
11
12 import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.*;
13
14 /**
15  * The interface through which a reasoner (inference engine) can be
16  * instantiated. Instances of this are registered with the global
17  * ReasonerRegistry.
18  *
19  * @author <a HREF="mailto:der@hplb.hpl.hp.com">Dave Reynolds</a>
20  * @version $Revision: 1.10 $ on $Date: 2005/02/21 12:16:15 $
21  */
22 public interface ReasonerFactory {
23
24     /**
25      * Constructor method that builds an instance of the associated Reasoner
26      * @param configuration a set of arbitrary configuration information to be
27      * passed the reasoner, encoded as RDF properties of a base configuration resource,
28      * can be null in no custom configuration is required.
29      */
30     public Reasoner create(Resource configuration);
31
32     /**
33      * Return a description of the capabilities of this reasoner encoded in
34      * RDF. These capabilities may be static or may depend on configuration
35      * information supplied at construction time. May be null if there are
36      * no useful capabilities registered.
37      */
38     public Model getCapabilities();
39     
40     /**
41      * Return the URI labelling this type of reasoner
42      */
43     public String JavaDoc getURI();
44 }
45
46 /*
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