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+package de.unihd.dbs.heideltime.standalone;
+
+/**
+ * Legacy constants to transition to the enum at {@link de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType}.
+ *
+ * Because we cannot subclass enums, this will not be binary compatible,
+ * but at least we get compile time compatibility.
+ *
+ * @author Erich Schubert
+ */
+@Deprecated
+public final class DocumentType {
+	/** Use {@link de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.NARRATIVE} instead. */
+	@Deprecated
+	public static final de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType NARRATIVES = de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.NARRATIVE;
+
+	/** Use {@link de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.NEWS} instead. */
+	@Deprecated
+	public static final de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType NEWS = de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.NEWS;
+
+	/** Use {@link de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.COLLOQUIAL} instead. */
+	@Deprecated
+	public static final de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType COLLOQUIAL = de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.COLLOQUIAL;
+
+	/** Use {@link de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.SCIENTIFIC} instead. */
+	@Deprecated
+	public static final de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType SCIENTIFIC = de.unihd.dbs.uima.annotator.heideltime.DocumentType.SCIENTIFIC;
+}