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package eu.monnetproject.kap.nlg;

import eu.monnetproject.lang.Language;
import eu.monnetproject.lemon.model.Lexicon;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A generator capable of making a sequence of statements from a set of rules
 * 
 * @author John McCrae
 */
public interface ComplexGenerator extends SimpleGenerator {
    /**
     * Generate a set of sentences
     * @param rules The rules to use
     * @param lexicon The lexicon to find entries in
     * @return The sentences
     */
    String generate(Set rules, Lexicon lexicon);
}