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* Copyright 2012 Research Studios Austria Forschungsges.m.b.H.
*
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package won.bot.framework.component.needconsumer;
import org.apache.jena.rdf.model.Model;
/**
*
*/
public interface NeedConsumer
{
/**
* Consumes the specified need object. Implementations must take care not to modify the object as it
* may be passed to multiple consumers.
* @param need
*/
public void consume(Model need);
/**
* Returns true if the consumer is prepared to consume another need object.
* Returns false if not, in which case the consume(..) method may throw an IllegalStateException.
* @return
*/
public boolean isExhausted();
}