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package org.apache.cocoon.components.search.components;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;

/**
 * Analyzer Manager Component
 * 
 * @author Maisonneuve Nicolas
 */

public interface AnalyzerManager {

    public static final String ROLE = AnalyzerManager.class.getName();

    /**
     * Return the analyzer
     * 
     * @param id
     *            analyzer ID
     * @return
     * @see org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer
     */
    public Analyzer getAnalyzer(String id) throws ConfigurationException;

    /**
     * Is this analyzer exist
     * 
     * @param id
     *            String the analyzer id
     * @return boolean
     */
    public boolean exist(String id);

    /**
     * Return all analyzer IDs
     * 
     * @return A array with all id's analyzer
     */
    public String[] getAnalyzersID();

    /**
     * Add a lucene analyser
     * 
     * @param id
     *            the id of the analyzer
     * @param analyzer
     *            the analyzer to add
     */
    public void put(String id, Analyzer analyzer);

    /**
     * Remove a analyzer
     * 
     * @param id
     *            the analyzer ID
     */
    public void remove(String id);
}