<?php

/**
 * MIT License. This file is part of the Propel package.
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 * file that was distributed with this source code.
 */

namespace Propel\Common\Pluralizer;

/**
 * The generic interface to create a plural form of a name.
 *
 * @author Hans Lellelid <hans@xmpl.org>
 */
interface PluralizerInterface
{
    /**
     * Generate a plural name based on the passed in root.
     *
     * @param string $root The root that needs to be pluralized (e.g. Author)
     *
     * @return string The plural form of $root.
     */
    public function getPluralForm($root);
}
