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package org.compass.core.lucene.engine.analyzer.synonym;
import org.compass.core.config.CompassConfigurable;
/**
* An implementation for a synonym lookup. Provides a list of synonyms
* for a given value.
* <p/>
* Most of the time, the synonym data will be lookup up during the configuration
* process ({@link #configure(org.compass.core.config.CompassSettings)}, using the
* dedicated settings that will "point" to the location of the synonym data
* (i.e. a simple file path location for synonyms).
*
* @author kimchy
*/
public interface SynonymLookupProvider extends CompassConfigurable {
/**
* Returns a list of synonyms for the given value.
*/
String[] lookupSynonyms(String value);
}