/*
* dk.brics.automaton
*
* Copyright (c) 2001-2009 Anders Moeller
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package org.apache.lucene.util.automaton;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Automaton provider for <code>RegExp.</code>
* {@link RegExp#toAutomaton(AutomatonProvider)}
*
* @lucene.experimental
*/
public interface AutomatonProvider {
/**
* Returns automaton of the given name.
*
* @param name automaton name
* @return automaton
* @throws IOException if errors occur
*/
public Automaton getAutomaton(String name) throws IOException;
}