1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/dicttool/compat/com/android/inputmethod/event/CombinerChain.java b/tools/dicttool/compat/com/android/inputmethod/event/CombinerChain.java
index b68df1ce7..47f781e62 100644
--- a/tools/dicttool/compat/com/android/inputmethod/event/CombinerChain.java
+++ b/tools/dicttool/compat/com/android/inputmethod/event/CombinerChain.java
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CollectionUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+/**
+ * Compatibility class that stands in for the combiner chain in LatinIME.
+ *
+ * This is not used by dicttool, it's just needed by the dependency chain.
+ */
+// TODO: there should not be a dependency to this in dicttool, so there
+// should be a sensible way to separate them cleanly.
 public class CombinerChain {
     private StringBuilder mComposingWord = new StringBuilder();
     public CombinerChain(final Combiner... combinerList) {}
@@ -35,4 +42,9 @@ public class CombinerChain {
     public void reset() {
         mComposingWord.setLength(0);
     }
+
+    public static Combiner[] createCombiners(final String spec) {
+        // Dicttool never uses a combiner at all, so we just return a zero-sized array.
+        return new Combiner[0];
+    }
 }