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package opennlp.tools.util.featuregen;

import java.util.List;

public class PrefixFeatureGenerator implements AdaptiveFeatureGenerator {

  private static final String PREFIX = "pre=";

  static final int DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH = 4;
  
  private final int prefixLength;
  
  public PrefixFeatureGenerator() {
    prefixLength = DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH;
  }
  
  public PrefixFeatureGenerator(int prefixLength) {
    this.prefixLength = prefixLength;
  }

  @Override
  public void createFeatures(List<String> features, String[] tokens, int index,
      String[] previousOutcomes) {
    String[] prefs = getPrefixes(tokens[index]);
    for (String pref : prefs) {
      features.add(PREFIX + pref);
    }
  }
  
  private String[] getPrefixes(String lex) {
      
    int prefixes = StrictMath.min(prefixLength, lex.length());
    
    String[] prefs = new String[prefixes];
    for (int li = 0; li < prefixes; li++) {
      prefs[li] = lex.substring(0, StrictMath.min(li + 1, lex.length()));
    }
    return prefs;
  }
}
