org.openrdf.elmo
Interface RoleMapper<URI>

Type Parameters:

URI - Class used to represent a rdf:type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

RoleMapperImpl

public interface RoleMapper<URI>

Maps between roles and rdf:type.

Author:

James Leigh

Method Summary

void	addBehaviour(Class<?> behaviour)
void	addBehaviour(Class<?> behaviour, String type)
void	addConcept(Class<?> concept)
void	addConcept(Class<?> concept, String type)
void	addFactory(Class<?> factory)
void	addFactory(Class<?> factory, String type)
Collection<Class<?>>	findIndividualRoles(URI instance, Collection<Class<?>> classes) Adds roles to the collection that are specific to this instance.
Collection<Class<?>>	findRoles(Collection<URI> types, Collection<Class<?>> roles) Finds all the roles that should be implemented by these types.
Collection<Class<?>>	findRoles(URI type) Finds the Java Class for this rdf:Class.
Collection<URI>	findSubTypes(Class<?> role, Collection<URI> rdfTypes) Finds the rdf:types for concept and any sub-concept(s).
URI	findType(Class<?> concept) Finds the rdf:Class for this Java Class.
Collection<Class<?>>	getConceptClasses()
Collection<Class<?>>	getConceptOnlyClasses()
boolean	isIndividualRolesPresent(URI instance) Determines if a registered role hase this value as a {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} value.
boolean	isTypeRecorded(URI type) Finds if there exists a Java Class for this rdf:Class.
void	setRdfTypeFactory(RdfTypeFactory<URI> vf)

Method Detail

setRdfTypeFactory

void setRdfTypeFactory(RdfTypeFactory<URI> vf)

getConceptClasses

Collection<Class<?>> getConceptClasses()

getConceptOnlyClasses

Collection<Class<?>> getConceptOnlyClasses()

addFactory

void addFactory(Class<?> factory)

addFactory

void addFactory(Class<?> factory,
                String type)

addConcept

void addConcept(Class<?> concept)

addConcept

void addConcept(Class<?> concept,
                String type)

addBehaviour

void addBehaviour(Class<?> behaviour)

addBehaviour

void addBehaviour(Class<?> behaviour,
                  String type)

isIndividualRolesPresent

boolean isIndividualRolesPresent(URI instance)

Determines if a registered role hase this value as a {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} value.

Parameters:

instance -

Returns:

true if {link findIndividualRoles(Object, Collection) will modify the collection.

findIndividualRoles

Collection<Class<?>> findIndividualRoles(URI instance,
                                         Collection<Class<?>> classes)

Adds roles to the collection that are specific to this instance. Defined with the {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} annotation.

Parameters:

instance -

classes -

Returns:

classes

findRoles

Collection<Class<?>> findRoles(URI type)

Finds the Java Class for this rdf:Class. Searches for register classes.

Parameters:

type -

findRoles

Collection<Class<?>> findRoles(Collection<URI> types,
                               Collection<Class<?>> roles)

Finds all the roles that should be implemented by these types.

Parameters:

types - rdf:types

roles - collection should be used to add the classes.

Returns:

roles

isTypeRecorded

boolean isTypeRecorded(URI type)

Finds if there exists a Java Class for this rdf:Class. Searches for register classes.

Parameters:

type -

findType

URI findType(Class<?> concept)

Finds the rdf:Class for this Java Class.

Parameters:

concept -

Returns:

URI of the rdf:Class for this Java Class or null.

findSubTypes

Collection<URI> findSubTypes(Class<?> role,
                             Collection<URI> rdfTypes)

Finds the rdf:types for concept and any sub-concept(s).

Parameters:

concept -

rdfTypes -

Returns:

rdfTypes