DataStream.java

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package opennlp.maxent;

/**
 * A interface for objects which can deliver a stream of training data to be
 * supplied to an EventStream. It is not necessary to use a DataStream in a
 * Maxent application, but it can be used to support a wider variety of formats
 * in which your training data can be held.
 */
public interface DataStream {

  /**
   * Returns the next slice of data held in this DataStream.
   * 
   * @return the Object representing the data which is next in this DataStream
   */
  public Object nextToken();

  /**
   * Test whether there are any Events remaining in this EventStream.
   * 
   * @return true if this DataStream has more data tokens
   */
  public boolean hasNext();
}