001package de.deepamehta.core;
002
003import de.deepamehta.core.model.TopicModel;
004
005import java.util.List;
006
007
008
009/**
010 * Specification of a topic -- DeepaMehta's central data object.
011 *
012 * @author <a href="mailto:jri@deepamehta.de">Jörg Richter</a>
013 */
014public interface Topic extends DeepaMehtaObject {
015
016
017
018    // === Model ===
019
020    Topic loadChildTopics();
021    Topic loadChildTopics(String childTypeUri);
022
023    // ---
024
025    TopicModel getModel();
026
027
028
029    // === Updating ===
030
031    void update(TopicModel model);
032}