org.apache.stanbol.ontologymanager.servicesapi.scope

Interface ScopeFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ScopeEventListenable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ONManager, OntologyScopeFactory, ScopeManager

public interface ScopeFactory
extends ScopeEventListenable

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Scope	createOntologyScope(String scopeID, OntologyInputSource<?>... coreOntologies) Creates and returns a new ontology scope with the core space ontologies obtained from coreSource and the custom space not set.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.stanbol.ontologymanager.servicesapi.scope.ScopeEventListenable

addScopeEventListener, clearScopeEventListeners, getScopeEventListeners, removeScopeEventListener

Method Detail

createOntologyScope

Scope createOntologyScope(String scopeID,
                        OntologyInputSource<?>... coreOntologies)
                          throws DuplicateIDException

Creates and returns a new ontology scope with the core space ontologies obtained from coreSource and the custom space not set.

Parameters:

scopeID - the desired unique identifier for the ontology scope.

coreSource - the input source that provides the top ontology for the core space.

Returns:

the newly created ontology scope.

Throws:

DuplicateIDException - if an ontology scope with the given identifier is already registered. The exception is not thrown if another scope with the same ID has been created but not registered.