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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/
 * 
 * Full copyright for that code follows:
 */

/*
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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;
  }
}