source: branches/2520_PersistenceReintegration/HeuristicLab.Optimization/3.3/Interfaces/IAlgorithm.cs @ 16477

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HEAL.Fossil;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization {
  [StorableType("c293d208-59ac-4d3c-b815-47d68355628d")]
  /// <summary>
  /// Interface to represent an algorithm.
  /// </summary>
  public interface IAlgorithm : IParameterizedNamedItem, IOptimizer {
    Type ProblemType { get; }
    IProblem Problem { get; set; }
    ResultCollection Results { get; }
    bool StoreAlgorithmInEachRun { get; set; }

    void CollectResultValues(IDictionary<string, IItem> values);

    event EventHandler ProblemChanged;
    event EventHandler StoreAlgorithmInEachRunChanged;
  }
}