AnnotatorConfiguration.java

/**
 * This file is part of General Entity Annotator Benchmark.
 *
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 */
package org.aksw.gerbil.annotator;

import org.aksw.gerbil.datatypes.AdapterConfiguration;
import org.aksw.gerbil.datatypes.ExperimentType;
import org.aksw.gerbil.exceptions.GerbilException;

public interface AnnotatorConfiguration extends AdapterConfiguration {

    /**
     * Returns the annotator or null if the annotator can't be used for the
     * given {@link ExperimentType}.
     * 
     * @param type
     * @return
     * @throws GerbilException
     *             if an error occurs while loading the annotator
     */
    public Annotator getAnnotator(ExperimentType type) throws GerbilException;
}