idictqueryservice.java.svn-base

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/*
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package cn.edu.ynu.sei.dict.core.service;

import cn.edu.ynu.sei.dict.core.exception.NotFoundWordException;

/**
 * StoneAge Dictionary query engine base.
 * <p>
 * This is a query <code>interface</code>, need to 
 * <code>implements</code> query function by outside plugin.
 * </p>
 * @author 88250
 * @author zy
 * @version 1.6.0.5, Mar 16, 2008
 */
public interface IDictQueryService {

    /**
     * Lookup a word in specified dictionary database.
     * @param key word to be searched
     * @return the definition(or translation) in dictionary
     * @throws cn.edu.ynu.sei.dict.core.exception.NotFoundWordException 
     *         not found any word's definition will throw this excpetion
     */
    Word lookup(Word key) throws NotFoundWordException;

    /**
     * Get the probable word list.
     * <p>the string returned is separated by "-",the last 
     * charater is "@",such as "aaa-bbb-@",this represent aaa and bbb, two
     * words.</p>
     * @param word
     * the word user inputed
     * @param sname
     * the target dict
     * @return
     * the probable word list
     * @throws cn.edu.ynu.sei.dict.core.exception.NotFoundWordException
     *         not found any word's definition will throw this excpetion
     */
    String lookupSimilarList(String word,String sname) throws NotFoundWordException;
}