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2ronwalf/*
2ronwalf * Created on Dec 16, 2004
2ronwalf */
2ronwalfpackage org.mindswap.owls;
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2ronwalfimport org.mindswap.owl.OWLOntology;
2ronwalf
2ronwalf/**
2ronwalf * Transforms an older version of an OWLS ontology to the latest version that
2ronwalf * is supported by the API.
2ronwalf *
2ronwalf * @author Evren Sirin
2ronwalf */
2ronwalfpublic interface OWLSVersionTranslator {
2ronwalf /**
2ronwalf * The version this translator reads.
2ronwalf *
2ronwalf * @return
2ronwalf */
2ronwalf public String getVersion();
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2ronwalf public boolean canTranslate(OWLOntology ontology);
2ronwalf
2ronwalf /**
2ronwalf * Transform the descriptions in the given ontology to the latest version
2ronwalf * that is supported by the API.
2ronwalf *
2ronwalf * @param ontology
2ronwalf * @return
2ronwalf */
2ronwalf public OWLOntology translate(OWLOntology ontology);
2ronwalf}