src/contrib/Analyzers/Shingle/Codec/TokenSettingsCodec.cs

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namespace Lucene.Net.Analysis.Shingle.Codec
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Strategy used to code and decode meta data of the tokens from the input stream
    /// regarding how to position the tokens in the matrix, set and retreive weight, etc.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class TokenSettingsCodec
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves information on how a Token is to be inserted to a ShingleMatrixFilter.Matrix.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="token"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public abstract TokenPositioner GetTokenPositioner(Token token);

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets information on how a Token is to be inserted to a ShingleMatrixFilter.Matrix.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="token"></param>
        /// <param name="tokenPositioner"></param>
        public abstract void SetTokenPositioner(Token token, TokenPositioner tokenPositioner);

        /// <summary>
        /// Have this method return 1f in order to 'disable' weights.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="token"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public abstract float GetWeight(Token token);

        /// <summary>
        /// Have this method do nothing in order to 'disable' weights.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="token"></param>
        /// <param name="weight"></param>
        public abstract void SetWeight(Token token, float weight);
    }
}