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package org.apache.any23.extractor;

import org.apache.any23.rdf.Prefixes;

/**
 *
 * It defines a minimal signature for an
 * {@link Extractor} description.
 *
 */
public interface ExtractorDescription {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the extractor.
     *
     * @return a name.
     */
    String getExtractorName();

    /**
     * Returns the label for extractors created from this factory.
     * 
     * @return A string label describing the type of extractors created from this factory.
     */
    String getExtractorLabel();
    
    /**
     * An instance defining the prefixes supported by this extractor.
     *
     * @return prefixes instance.
     */
    Prefixes getPrefixes();

}
