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1   /*
2    * The basecode project
3    *
4    * Copyright (c) 2007-2019 University of British Columbia
5    *
6    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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19  package ubic.basecode.ontology.model;
20  
21  import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
22  
23  /**
24   * @author pavlidis
25   */
26  public interface OntologyResource {
27  
28      /**
29       * A URI if known, otherwise null.
30       */
31      @Nullable
32      String getUri();
33  
34      /**
35       * A local name for this resource.
36       */
37      @Nullable
38      String getLocalName();
39  
40      /**
41       * A label, if known, otherwise null.
42       */
43      @Nullable
44      String getLabel();
45  
46      /**
47       * A comment for the resource, if available, otherwise null.
48       */
49      @Nullable
50      String getComment();
51  
52      /**
53       * Whether the resource is marked as obsolete.
54       */
55      boolean isObsolete();
56  
57      /**
58       * Unwrap the underlying implementation of the ontology resource.
59       *
60       * @throws ClassCastException if the implementation type does not match the given class
61       */
62      <T> T unwrap( Class<T> clazz ) throws ClassCastException;
63  }