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package org.apache.atlas.repository.graphdb;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Represents a Vertex 
 *
 * @param <V> vertex class used by the graph
 * @param <E> edge class used by the graph
 */
public interface AtlasVertex<V,E> extends AtlasElement {

   
    

    /**
     * Gets the edges incident to this vertex going the
     * specified direction that have the specified edgeLabel.  If
     * the edgeLabel is null, it is ignored.
     * 
     * @param in
     * @return
     */
    Iterable<AtlasEdge<V,E>> getEdges(AtlasEdgeDirection out, String edgeLabel);	

    /**
     * Gets the edges associated with this vertex going the
     * specified direction.
     * 
     * @param in
     * @return
     */
    Iterable<AtlasEdge<V,E>> getEdges(AtlasEdgeDirection in);
    
    /**
     * Adds a value to a multiplicity many property.
     * 
     * @param propertyName
     * @param value
     */
    <T> void addProperty(String propertyName, T value);

   /**
     * Gets all of the values of the given property.
     * @param propertyName
     * @return
     */
    <T> Collection<T> getPropertyValues(String propertyName); 

    /**
     * Creates a vertex query.
     * @return
     */
    AtlasVertexQuery<V,E> query();

    /**
     * Syntactic sugar to get the vertex as an instance of its
     * implementation type.  This allows the graph database implementation
     * code to be strongly typed.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    V getV();
}
