EntityTypeProvider

```
public interface EntityTypeProvider

                    
```
Implement this interface to support new entity types. The implementation is loaded at runtime, using the java java.util.ServiceLoader
- you need to provide a META-INF/services/ai.tock.nlp.core.service.entity.EntityTypeProvider file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Set<String>`	`supportedEntityTypes()`	Returns supported entity types - ie if the list of supported entity types if it is already known.
`Boolean`	`supportClassification(String namespace, String entityTypeName)`	Does the given EntityType can be classified?
`Boolean`	`supportEvaluation(String namespace, String entityTypeName)`	Does the given EntityType can be evaluated?
`Boolean`	`supportValuesMerge(String namespace, String entityTypeName)`	Does the given EntityType supports values merge?
`EntityTypeClassifier`	`getEntityTypeClassifier()`	Returns the entity classifier - null by default.
`EntityTypeEvaluator`	`getEntityTypeEvaluator()`	Returns the entity evaluator - null by default.
`Boolean`	`healthcheck()`	Test the server is up.

Methods inherited from class ai.tock.nlp.core.service.entity.EntityTypeProvider
equals, hashCode, toString
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - supportedEntityTypes
```
 Set<String> supportedEntityTypes()
```
    Returns supported entity types - ie if the list of supported entity types if it is already known.
  - supportClassification
```
 Boolean supportClassification(String namespace, String entityTypeName)
```
    Does the given EntityType can be classified?
  - supportEvaluation
```
 Boolean supportEvaluation(String namespace, String entityTypeName)
```
    Does the given EntityType can be evaluated?
  - supportValuesMerge
```
 Boolean supportValuesMerge(String namespace, String entityTypeName)
```
    Does the given EntityType supports values merge?
  - getEntityTypeClassifier
```
 EntityTypeClassifier getEntityTypeClassifier()
```
    Returns the entity classifier - null by default.
  - getEntityTypeEvaluator
```
 EntityTypeEvaluator getEntityTypeEvaluator()
```
    Returns the entity evaluator - null by default.
  - healthcheck
```
 Boolean healthcheck()
```
    Test the server is up.