JythonNameParser.java

package org.jython.monty.interfaces;

import java.util.Map;

/*
 * Interface to the pythonic name parser library. We use it
 * to disambiguate author names
 */

public interface JythonNameParser {
  /*
   * Receives an author name; parses it using python name 
   * parser and returns a dictionary with these elements:
   * 
   *    - first
   *    - middle
   *    - last
   *    - suffix
   *    - title 
   */
  public Map<String, String> parse_human_name(String authorName);
}