com.languagecomputer.api
Interface QuestionAnsweringService

All Superinterfaces:

Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultQuestionAnsweringMetaService, QuestionAnsweringServiceWebClient

public interface QuestionAnsweringService
extends Service

A Service that finds Answers to a question or Query. This may be implemented as a meta-service, using the other question answering services. Alternatively, this may act as a standalone service, especially if it does not have the same pipeline structure as the meta-service.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Kirk Roberts

See Also:

QuestionProcessingService, DocumentRetrievalService, AnswerExtractionService, AnswerFusionService

Method Summary

List<Answer>	getAnswers(Query query) Finds answers to the given Query (optional operation).
List<Answer>	getAnswers(String question) Finds answers to the given question.

Methods inherited from interface com.languagecomputer.api.Service

getName, setSession

Method Detail

getAnswers

List<Answer> getAnswers(String question)

Finds answers to the given question.

Parameters:

question - The String question to find answers to. Cannot be null.

Returns:

A List of Answers to the question.

getAnswers

List<Answer> getAnswers(Query query)

Finds answers to the given Query (optional operation). This method may optionally be implemented in order to allow the caller to override specific elements of the Query.

Parameters:

query - The Query to find answers to. Cannot be null.

Returns:

A List of Answers to the question.