jena-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/graph/impl/TripleStore.java

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package org.apache.jena.graph.impl;

import org.apache.jena.graph.* ;
import org.apache.jena.util.iterator.ExtendedIterator ;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

/**
     TripleStore - interface for bulk storage of triples used in composed graphs.
*/
public interface TripleStore
    {
    /**
         Destroy this triple store - discard the indexes.
    */
    public abstract void close();

    /**
         Add a triple to this triple store.
    */
    public abstract void add( Triple t );

    /**
         Remove a triple from this triple store.
    */
    public abstract void delete( Triple t );

    /**
         Answer the size (number of triples) of this triple store.
    */
    public abstract int size();

    /**
         Answer true iff this triple store is empty.
    */
    public abstract boolean isEmpty();

    /**
         Answer true iff this triple store contains the (concrete) triple <code>t</code>.
    */
    public abstract boolean contains( Triple t );

    /**
         Answer true iff this triple store contains the triple match <code>t</code>.
     */
    public abstract boolean containsMatch( Triple t );

    /**
         Answer an setwise iterator over all the subjects of triples in this store.
    */
    public ExtendedIterator<Node> listSubjects();
    
    /**
         Answer an iterator over all the predicates of triples in this store.
    */
    public ExtendedIterator<Node> listPredicates();
    
    /**
         Answer an setwise iterator over all the objects of triples in this store.
    */    
    public ExtendedIterator<Node> listObjects();
    
    /** 
         Answer an ExtendedIterator returning all the triples from this store that
         match the pattern <code>m = (S, P, O)</code>.
    */
    public abstract ExtendedIterator<Triple> find( Triple t );

    /**
     Answer an ExtendedIterator returning all the triples from this store that
     match the pattern <code>m = (S, P, O)</code>.
     */
    public abstract Stream<Triple> stream(Node sm, Node pm, Node om);

    /**
        Clear this store, ie remove all triples from it.
    */
    public abstract void clear();
    }