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package org.apache.jena.reasoner.rulesys;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.jena.reasoner.Reasoner ;

/**
     RuleReasoner - an interface to capture the idea of a Reasoner that relies on
     Rules; motivated primarily by the testing for ModelSpecs which specify
     Rules for Reasoners.
 */
public interface RuleReasoner extends Reasoner
    {
    /**
         Set the rules used by this reasoner. <code>rules</code> must be a list
         of Rule objects.
    */
    void setRules( List<Rule> rules );
    
    /**
         Answer the rules used by this Reasoner.
    */
    List<Rule> getRules();
    }
