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package org.apache.lucene.analysis.fr;


/* 
 * This algorithm is updated based on code located at:
 * http://members.unine.ch/jacques.savoy/clef/
 * 
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Light Stemmer for French.

This stemmer implements the following algorithm: A Stemming procedure and stopword list for general French corpora. Jacques Savoy.

/** * Light Stemmer for French. * <p> * This stemmer implements the following algorithm: * <i>A Stemming procedure and stopword list for general French corpora.</i> * Jacques Savoy. */
public class FrenchMinimalStemmer { public int stem(char s[], int len) { if (len < 6) return len; if (s[len-1] == 'x') { if (s[len-3] == 'a' && s[len-2] == 'u') s[len-2] = 'l'; return len - 1; } if (s[len-1] == 's') len--; if (s[len-1] == 'r') len--; if (s[len-1] == 'e') len--; if (s[len-1] == 'é') len--; if (s[len-1] == s[len-2]) len--; return len; } }