org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Interface HasApplyChanges

All Known Subinterfaces:

OWLMutableOntology, OWLOntologyManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentOWLOntologyImpl, OWLOntologyImpl, OWLOntologyManagerImpl

public interface HasApplyChanges

Since:

3.5

Author:

Matthew Horridge, Stanford University, Bio-Medical Informatics Research Group

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChangeApplied	applyChanges(List<? extends OWLOntologyChange> changes) Applies a list ontology changes to a collection of ontologies.
ChangeDetails	applyChangesAndGetDetails(List<? extends OWLOntologyChange> changes) Applies a list ontology changes to a collection of ontologies.

Method Detail

applyChanges

@Nonnull
ChangeApplied applyChanges(@Nonnull
                                    List<? extends OWLOntologyChange> changes)

Applies a list ontology changes to a collection of ontologies. When this method is used through an OWLOntologyManager implementation, the instance used should be the one that the ontology returns through the getOWLOntologyManager() call. The reason is that some changes, e.g., change of ontology id and change of imports directives, affect data that only that manager instance knows about, such as the imports closure; changes of ontology id through the wrong manager will make the ontology unreachable through its new id in the manager associated with the ontology. Configuration for loading and saving parameters is also held by the manager, if not explicitly specified for the ontology. While the change might be successful, other bugs might be made apparent later.

Parameters:

changes - The changes to be applied.

Returns:

ChangeApplied.SUCCESSFULLY if the axiom is added, ChangeApplied.UNSUCCESSFULLY otherwise.

Throws:

OWLOntologyChangeException - If one or more of the changes could not be applied.

applyChangesAndGetDetails

@Nonnull
ChangeDetails applyChangesAndGetDetails(@Nonnull
                                                 List<? extends OWLOntologyChange> changes)

Applies a list ontology changes to a collection of ontologies. Note that the ontologies need to be managed by this manager, since import closures, ontology ids and configurations might be affected by the changes, and they are held by the manager.

Parameters:

changes - The changes to be applied.

Returns:

ChangeApplied.SUCCESSFULLY if the axiom is added, ChangeApplied.UNSUCCESSFULLY otherwise.

Throws:

OWLOntologyChangeException - If one or more of the changes could not be applied.