trunk/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/RuleElement.java

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package org.apache.uima.ruta.rule;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaBlock;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaStatement;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaStream;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.action.AbstractRutaAction;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.condition.AbstractRutaCondition;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.rule.quantifier.RuleElementQuantifier;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.visitor.InferenceCrowd;

public interface RuleElement {

  void apply(RuleMatch match, RutaStream stream, InferenceCrowd crowd);

  List<RuleMatch> startMatch(RuleMatch ruleMatch, RuleApply ruleApply,
          ComposedRuleElementMatch containerMatch, RuleElement entryPoint, RutaStream stream,
          InferenceCrowd crowd);

  List<RuleMatch> continueMatch(boolean after, AnnotationFS annotation, RuleMatch ruleMatch,
          RuleApply ruleApply, ComposedRuleElementMatch containerMatch,
          RutaRuleElement sideStepOrigin, RuleElement entryPoint, RutaStream stream,
          InferenceCrowd crowd);

  List<RuleMatch> continueOwnMatch(boolean after, AnnotationFS annotation, RuleMatch ruleMatch,
          RuleApply ruleApply, ComposedRuleElementMatch containerMatch,
          RutaRuleElement sideStepOrigin, RuleElement entryPoint, RutaStream stream,
          InferenceCrowd crowd);

  List<RuleElementMatch> evaluateMatches(List<RuleElementMatch> matches, RutaBlock parent,
          RutaStream stream);

  Collection<AnnotationFS> getAnchors(RutaStream symbolStream);

  RutaBlock getParent();

  RutaRule getRule();

  RuleElementContainer getContainer();

  void setContainer(RuleElementContainer container);

  RuleElementQuantifier getQuantifier();

  long estimateAnchors(RutaStream stream);

  List<Integer> getSelfIndexList();

  List<AbstractRutaCondition> getConditions();

  List<AbstractRutaAction> getActions();

  boolean hasAncestor(boolean after);

  void setStartAnchor(boolean start);

  boolean isStartAnchor();

  void setInlinedRules(List<RutaStatement> innerRules);

  void setInlineMode(boolean block);

}