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//  2007/08/09  Martin D. Flynn
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package org.opengts.geocoder;

import org.opengts.util.*;

public interface SubdivisionProvider
{

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
    *** Returns true if this operation will take less than about 20ms to complete
    *** the returned value is used to determine whether the 'getReverseGeocode' operation
    *** should be performed immediately, or lazily (ie. in a separate thread).
    *** @return True if this is a fast (ie. local) operation
    **/
    public boolean isFastOperation();

    /**
    *** Return the subdivision of the specified point
    *** (in the US, this is "US/<stateCode>" as in "US/CA")
    **/
    public String getSubdivision(GeoPoint gp);

}