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/**
 * Portions Copyright 2006 DFKI GmbH.
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package marytts.features;

import marytts.unitselection.select.Target;

/**
 * Performs a specific type of processing on an item and returns an object.
 */
public interface ByteValuedFeatureProcessor extends MaryFeatureProcessor {
	/**
	 * List the possible values of the feature processor, as clear-text values. Byte values as returned by process() can be
	 * translated into their string equivalent by using the byte value as an index in the String[] returned.
	 * 
	 * @return an array containing the possible return values of this feature processor, in String representation.
	 */
	public String[] getValues();

	public byte process(Target target);
}