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package org.apache.uima.ruta.rule;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaStream;
import org.apache.uima.ruta.visitor.InferenceCrowd;

public interface RuleElementContainer {

  List<RuleElement> getRuleElements();

  RuleElement getFirstElement();

  RuleElement getLastElement();

  RuleElement getAnchoringRuleElement(RutaStream stream);

  void applyRuleElements(RuleMatch ruleMatch, RutaStream stream, InferenceCrowd crowd);

  RuleElement getNextElement(boolean after, RuleElement ruleElement);

}