org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding

Class OWLManager

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding.OWLManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, javax.inject.Provider<OWLOntologyManager>, OWLOntologyManagerFactory

public class OWLManager
extends Object
implements OWLOntologyManagerFactory

Provides a point of convenience for creating an OWLOntologyManager with commonly required features (such as an RDF parser for example).

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OWLManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static OWLOntologyManager	createConcurrentOWLOntologyManager() Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with the standard parsers and storers and provides locking for concurrent access.
static Object	createInjector(Concurrency concurrency)
static ManchesterOWLSyntaxParser	createManchesterParser()
static OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager() Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.
static OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager(Object injector) Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with the standard parsers and storers and provides locking for concurrent access.
OWLOntologyManager	get() Creates a new ontology manager.
static OWLDataFactory	getOWLDataFactory() Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.
static OWLDataFactory	getOWLDataFactory(Object injector) Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OWLManager

public OWLManager()

Method Detail

get

public OWLOntologyManager get()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyManagerFactory

Creates a new ontology manager.

Specified by:

get in interface javax.inject.Provider<OWLOntologyManager>

Specified by:

get in interface OWLOntologyManagerFactory

createOWLOntologyManager

@Nonnull
public static OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager()

Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.

Returns:

The new manager.

createConcurrentOWLOntologyManager

@Nonnull
public static OWLOntologyManager createConcurrentOWLOntologyManager()

Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with the standard parsers and storers and provides locking for concurrent access.

Returns:

The new manager.

getOWLDataFactory

@Nonnull
public static OWLDataFactory getOWLDataFactory()

Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.

Returns:

An OWLDataFactory that can be used for creating OWL API objects.

createOWLOntologyManager

@Nonnull
public static OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager(Object injector)

Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with the standard parsers and storers and provides locking for concurrent access.

Parameters:

injector - injector object

Returns:

The new manager.

getOWLDataFactory

@Nonnull
public static OWLDataFactory getOWLDataFactory(Object injector)

Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.

Parameters:

injector - injector object

Returns:

An OWLDataFactory that can be used for creating OWL API objects.

createManchesterParser

@Nonnull
public static ManchesterOWLSyntaxParser createManchesterParser()

Returns:

an initialized manchester syntax parser for parsing strings

createInjector

@Nonnull
public static Object createInjector(Concurrency concurrency)

Parameters:

concurrency - concurrency value (concurrent or non concurrent?)

Returns:

an injector for OWLOntologyManager and OWLDataFactory; Object is returned so the interface is not tied to Guice.