net.didion.jwnl.utilities

Class DictionaryToMap

java.lang.Object

net.didion.jwnl.utilities.DictionaryToMap

public class DictionaryToMap
extends java.lang.Object

DictionaryToMap allows you to populate and create an in-memory map of the WordNet library. The goal of this utility is to provide a performance boost to applications using a high quantity of API calls to the JWNL library (such as word sense disambiguation algorithms, or dictionary services).

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private DictionaryCatalogSet	_destFiles

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DictionaryToMap(java.lang.String destDirectory, java.lang.String propFile) Initalize with the given map destination directory, using the properties file(usually file_properties.xml)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	convert() Converts the current Dictionary to a MapBackedDictionary.
private java.util.Iterator	getIterator(POS pos, DictionaryFileType fileType)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
private void	serialize(POS pos, DictionaryFileType fileType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

_destFiles

private DictionaryCatalogSet _destFiles

Constructor Detail

DictionaryToMap

public DictionaryToMap(java.lang.String destDirectory,
                       java.lang.String propFile)
                throws JWNLException,
                       java.io.IOException

Initalize with the given map destination directory, using the properties file(usually file_properties.xml)

Parameters:

destDirectory - - destination directory for in-memory map files

propFile - - properties file of file-based WordNet

Throws:

JWNLException

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

convert

public void convert()
             throws JWNLException,
                    java.io.IOException

Converts the current Dictionary to a MapBackedDictionary.

Throws:

JWNLException

java.io.IOException

getIterator

private java.util.Iterator getIterator(POS pos,
                                       DictionaryFileType fileType)
                                throws JWNLException

Throws:

JWNLException

serialize

private void serialize(POS pos,
                       DictionaryFileType fileType)
                throws JWNLException,
                       java.io.IOException

Throws:

JWNLException

java.io.IOException

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)