001/**
002 * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2016, Jens Lehmann
003 *
004 * This file is part of DL-Learner.
005 *
006 * DL-Learner is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
007 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
008 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
009 * (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * DL-Learner is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
014 * GNU General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
017 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
018 */
019package org.dllearner.kb.repository;
020
021import java.net.URI;
022
023public interface OntologyRepositoryEntry {
024        /**
025     * Gets a short human readable name for this entry
026     * @return A short human readable name
027     */
028    String getOntologyShortName();
029
030    /**
031     * Gets the URI of the ontology that is described by this entry.
032     * @return The ontology URI.
033     */
034    URI getOntologyURI();
035
036    /**
037     * Gets the physical URI of the ontology that is described by this entry.
038     * @return The physical URI.
039     */
040    URI getPhysicalURI();
041
042    /**
043     * Gets associated metadata.
044     * @param key The key that describes the metadata
045     * @return The metadata or <code>null</code> if there is no metadata associated with this key.
046     */
047    String getMetaData(Object key);
048}