/* Index.java * * Copyright (c) 2002, Tuomas J. Lukka * * This file is part of Gzz. * * Gzz is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * Gzz is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General * Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General * Public License along with Gzz; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, * MA 02111-1307 USA * * */ /* * Written by Tuomas J. Lukka */ package org.fenfire.index; import java.util.Collection; /** A searchable index. * This is an interface which is used to represent indices, * for example * */ public interface Index { /** Get a set of entry "names" that match the given object. * The semantics of this call depend on the exact implementation. * What is guaranteed is that if no change has been made to * the Index object, the same object will get an equal * return value from this call. */ Collection getMatches(Object o); }