| /* |
| * dk.brics.automaton |
| * |
| * Copyright (c) 2001-2009 Anders Moeller |
| * All rights reserved. |
| * |
| * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without |
| * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions |
| * are met: |
| * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright |
| * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. |
| * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright |
| * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the |
| * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. |
| * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products |
| * derived from this software without specific prior written permission. |
| * |
| * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR |
| * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES |
| * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. |
| * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, |
| * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT |
| * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, |
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| * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
| */ |
| |
| package org.apache.lucene.util.automaton; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Automaton provider for <code>RegExp.</code> |
| * {@link RegExp#toAutomaton(AutomatonProvider,int)} |
| * |
| * @lucene.experimental |
| */ |
| public interface AutomatonProvider { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns automaton of the given name. |
| * |
| * @param name automaton name |
| * @return automaton |
| * @throws IOException if errors occur |
| */ |
| public Automaton getAutomaton(String name) throws IOException; |
| } |
