package spelling.corrector;



import java.util.Collection;



public interface SpellingCorrector {



	/**

	 * This method will return the correction to a word passed in parameter

	 * @param word The word to be corrected

	 * @return The correction to the word or the word if no correction has been found

	 */

	public String correct(final String word);

	

	/**

	 * This method will return the candidates for the correction of a word

	 * @param word The word to be corrected

	 * @return A unmodifiable Collection of candidates

	 */

	public Collection<String> getCandidates(final String word);

	

}