org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup.algorithms

Interface LookupAlgorithm

All Known Implementing Classes:

DirectPassThroughImpl, FirstTokenPermutationImpl

public interface LookupAlgorithm

Generic interface to specific lookup algorithm implementations.

Author:

Mayo Clinic

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<LookupHit>	lookup(List<LookupToken> lookupTokenList, Map<String,List<LookupAnnotation>> contextMap) Lookup the given text specified via LookupToken objects.

Method Detail

lookup

Collection<LookupHit> lookup(List<LookupToken> lookupTokenList,
                             Map<String,List<LookupAnnotation>> contextMap)
                      throws Exception

Lookup the given text specified via LookupToken objects. Any hits will be returned as a collection of LookupHit objects.

Parameters:

lookupTokenList - List of LookupTokens, must be sorted.

contextMap - Map where key=Impl specific String object and value=List of LookupAnnotation objects

Returns:

Collection of LookupHits.

Throws:

Exception