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/*
 * Created on Oct 26, 2004
 */
package org.mindswap.swrl;

import java.util.List;

import org.mindswap.owl.list.RDFList;
import org.mindswap.query.ABoxQuery;
import org.mindswap.query.ValueMap;

/**
 * @author Evren Sirin
 */
public interface AtomList extends RDFList {
    public AtomList add(Atom atom);
    
    public AtomList insert(Atom atom);
    
    public AtomList insertAt(int index, Atom item);
    
	public Atom atomAt(int index);
	
	/**
	 * Apply the given values possibly binding some of the variables in this AtomList to 
	 * concrete values.
	 *
	 * @param values
	 * @return
	 */
	public AtomList apply(ValueMap values);
	
	/**
	 * Evaluates the expression dependent on the semantics of the underlying atoms. See
	 * all siblings of <code>Atom</code> for details. 
	 *
	 */
	public void evaluate(ValueMap values);
    
    /**
     * Return all the variables mentioned in this AtomList
     * 
     * @return List of Variable objects
     */
    public List getVars();
	
	/**
	 * Create a query out of this atom list.
	 */
	public ABoxQuery toQuery();
	
	/**
	 * Create a query out of this atom list with the specified variables put into the 
	 * result variables.
	 */	
	public ABoxQuery toQuery(List resultVars);
}