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#endregion
using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Encodings.RealVectorEncoding;
using HeuristicLab.Optimization;

namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.MOCMAEvolutionStrategy {
  public interface IIndicator : IItem {
    /// <summary>
    ///  Selects the least contributing Point of a front. Please keep in mind, that the contribution of a point depends on its value as well as on the other points of a front. 
    ///  A particularly good point may not be as benefical in another front.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TR"></typeparam>
    /// <param name="front">a front which will be evaluated</param>
    /// <param name="problem">The problem on which the front is evaluated (!! The function itself will NOT be evluated only bounds referencePoints & other metadata will be used</param>
    /// <returns>the index of the least contributing point according to any type of quality criteria</returns>
    int LeastContributer(IReadOnlyList<Individual> front, MultiObjectiveBasicProblem<RealVectorEncoding> problem);
  }
}