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20 package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository;
21
22 import java.util.List;
23
24 /**
25 * Natural Language representation of a proposition
26 *
27 * @see NaturalLanguageTree
28 */
29 public interface NaturalLanguageTreeContract {
30
31 /**
32 * Returns the natural language representation for this node in the tree
33 *
34 * @return the natural language representation for this node in the tree
35 */
36 String getNaturalLanguage();
37
38 /**
39 * Returns the natural language for children of this node
40 *
41 * @return the natural language for children of this node
42 */
43 List<? extends NaturalLanguageTreeContract> getChildren();
44
45
46 }