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+/**
+ * (C) Copyright 2017 Benjamin Culkin.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package bjc.inflexion.v2;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for inflecting nouns.
+ *
+ * @author EVE
+ *
+ */
+public interface NounInflection {
+ /**
+ * Check if a noun matches this inflection.
+ *
+ * @param noun
+ * The noun to check on this inflection.
+ *
+ * @return Whether or not the noun belongs to the inflection.
+ */
+ public boolean matches(String noun);
+
+ /**
+ * Check if a noun for this inflection is singular or not.
+ *
+ * @param noun
+ * The noun to check for singularity.
+ *
+ * @return Whether or not the noun is singular.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of this inflection.
+ */
+ public boolean isSingular(String noun);
+
+ /**
+ * Check if a noun for this inflection is plural or not.
+ *
+ * @param noun
+ * The noun to check for plurality.
+ *
+ * @return Whether or not the noun is plural.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of this inflection.
+ */
+ public boolean isPlural(String noun);
+
+ /**
+ * Convert a singular noun to a plural noun.
+ *
+ * @param plural
+ * The plural noun to inflect to a singular form.
+ *
+ * @return The singular form of the noun.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
+ */
+ public String singularize(String plural);
+
+ /**
+ * Convert a singular noun to a plural noun.
+ *
+ * @param singular
+ * The singular noun to inflect to a plural form.
+ *
+ * @return The plural form of the noun.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
+ */
+ public String pluralize(String singular);
+
+ /**
+ * Convert a singular noun to a modern plural noun.
+ *
+ * @param singular
+ * The singular noun to inflect to a modern plural form.
+ *
+ * @return The modern plural form of the noun.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
+ */
+ public String pluralizeModern(String singular);
+
+ /**
+ * Convert a singular noun to a classical plural noun.
+ *
+ * @param singular
+ * The singular noun to inflect to a classical plural
+ * form.
+ *
+ * @return The classical plural form of the noun.
+ *
+ * @throws InflectionException
+ * If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
+ */
+ public String pluralizeClassical(String singular);
+} \ No newline at end of file