<?php declare(strict_types=1);
/**
 * This file is part of the Phootwork package.
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 * file that was distributed with this source code.
 *
 * @license MIT License
 * @copyright Thomas Gossmann
 */
namespace phootwork\lang\inflector;

/**
 * The generic interface to create a plural form of a name.
 *
 * @author Hans Lellelid <hans@xmpl.org>
 * @author Cristiano Cinotti <cristianocinotti@gmail.com>
 */
interface InflectorInterface {
	/**
	 * Generate a plural name based on the passed in root.
	 *
	 * @param  string $root The root that needs to be pluralized (e.g. Author)
	 *
	 * @return string The plural form of $root.
	 */
	public function getPluralForm(string $root): string;

	/**
	 * Generate a singular name based on the passed in root.
	 *
	 * @param  string $root The root that needs to be singularized (e.g. Authors)
	 *
	 * @return string The singular form of $root.
	 */
	public function getSingularForm(string $root): string;

	/**
	 * Check if $root word is plural.
	 *
	 * @param string $root
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function isPlural(string $root): bool;

	/**
	 * Check if $root word is singular.
	 *
	 * @param $root
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function isSingular(string $root): bool;
}