/**
 * (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.
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 */
package bjc.inflexion;

/**
 * An affix attached to a word and used for inflection.
 * 
 * @author EVE
 *
 */
public interface InflectionAffix {

	/**
	 * Check if a word has this affix.
	 * 
	 * @param word
	 *                The word to check.
	 * 
	 * @return Whether or not the word has the affix.
	 */
	boolean hasAffix(String word);

	/**
	 * Remove the affix from a word.
	 * 
	 * @param word
	 *                The word to remove the affix from.
	 * 
	 * @return The word with the affix removed.
	 */
	String deaffix(String word);

	/**
	 * Apply this affix to a word.
	 * 
	 * @param word
	 *                The word to apply the affix to.
	 * 
	 * @return The word with the affix applied.
	 */
	String affix(String word);

}