import { MatchRequest, MatchResult, Region, TextQuery } from "@nut-tree-fork/shared";
/**
 * A TextFinder should provide an abstraction layer to perform text searches
 *
 * @interface TextFinderInterface
 */
export interface TextFinderInterface {
    /**
     * findMatch should provide an abstraction to search for an image needle
     * in another image haystack
     *
     * @param {MatchRequest} matchRequest A {@link MatchRequest} containing needed matching data
     * @returns {Promise<MatchResult>} A {@link MatchResult} holding the match probability and location
     * @memberof TextFinderInterface
     */
    findMatch<PROVIDER_DATA_TYPE>(matchRequest: MatchRequest<TextQuery, PROVIDER_DATA_TYPE>): Promise<MatchResult<Region>>;
    /**
     * findMatches should provide an abstraction to search for an image needle
     * in another image haystack
     *
     * @param {MatchRequest} matchRequest A {@link MatchRequest} containing needed matching data
     * @returns {Promise<MatchResult[]>} A list of {@link MatchResult}s holding the match probability and location
     * @memberof TextFinderInterface
     */
    findMatches<PROVIDER_DATA_TYPE>(matchRequest: MatchRequest<TextQuery, PROVIDER_DATA_TYPE>): Promise<MatchResult<Region>[]>;
}