lpinterpretercontext.java

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/******************************************************************
 * File:        LPInterpeterContext.java
 * Created by:  Dave Reynolds
 * Created on:  09-Aug-2003
 * 
 * (c) Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
 * [See end of file]
 * $Id: LPInterpreterContext.java,v 1.6 2007/01/02 11:48:41 andy_seaborne Exp $
 *****************************************************************/
package com.hp.hpl.jena.reasoner.rulesys.impl;

/**
 * The context in which an LPInterpreter instance is running.
 * The context the entity that should be notified when a branch has been
 * suspended awaiting further results for a given generator.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Dave Reynolds</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.6 $ on $Date: 2007/01/02 11:48:41 $
 */
public interface LPInterpreterContext extends LPInterpreterState {

    /** Notify this context that a branch was suspended awaiting futher
     *  results for the given choice point. */
    public void notifyBlockedOn(ConsumerChoicePointFrame ccp);
    
    /** Test if one of our top level choice points is ready to be reactivated */
    public boolean isReady();
    
    /** Notify this context that the given choice point has terminated
     *  and can be remove from the wait list. */
    public void notifyFinished(ConsumerChoicePointFrame ccp);
    
    /** Called by a generating choice point to indicate we can be run
     * because the indicated choice point is ready. */
    public void setReady(ConsumerChoicePointFrame ccp);

}



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