org.apache.stanbol.ontologymanager.ontonet.api.io

Interface OntologyInputSource<O>

Type Parameters:

O - the root ontology object delivered by this input source.

All Superinterfaces:

OntologyInputSource<O>

Deprecated.

Packages, class names etc. containing "ontonet" in any capitalization are being phased out. Please switch to OntologyInputSource as soon as possible.

public interface OntologyInputSource<O>
extends OntologyInputSource<O>

An ontology input source provides a point for loading an ontology. Currently it provides two ways of obtaining an ontology document:

1. From an OWLOntology.
2. By dereferencing a physical IRI.
3. By querying a triple store.

Consumers that use an ontology input source will attempt to obtain a concrete representation of an ontology in the above order. Implementations of this interface may try to dereference the IRI internally and just provide the OWLOntology, or directly provide the physical IRI for other classes to dereference. Implementations should allow multiple attempts at loading an ontology.

Author:

alexdma

See Also:

OntologyInputSource

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.stanbol.ontologymanager.servicesapi.io.OntologyInputSource

getOrigin, getRootOntology, hasOrigin, hasRootOntology