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package org.dspace.foresite;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * @Author Richard Jones
 */
public interface Triple
{
    void initialise(URI uri) throws OREException;

    void initialise(OREResource subject) throws OREException;

    OREResource getSubject() throws OREException;

    URI getSubjectURI() throws OREException;

    Predicate getPredicate() throws OREException;

    OREResource getObject() throws OREException;

    URI getObjectURI() throws OREException;

    String getObjectLiteral() throws OREException;

    void relate(Predicate pred, URI uri) throws OREException;

    void relate(Predicate pred, OREResource resource) throws OREException;

    void relate(Predicate pred, Object literal) throws OREException;

    String getLiteralType() throws OREException;

    boolean isLiteral() throws OREException;
    
    Map<String, String> getMapPrefix();

    // public abstract void setLiteralType(String literalType);
}