#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
* Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
*
* This file is part of HeuristicLab.
*
* HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with HeuristicLab. If not, see .
*/
#endregion
using System;
namespace HeuristicLab.Core {
///
/// Interface to represent an operator (e.g. GreaterThanComparator,...),
/// a basic instruction of an algorithm.
///
public interface IOperator : IParameterizedNamedItem {
///
/// Gets or sets a boolean value whether the engine should stop here during the run.
///
bool Breakpoint { get; set; }
///
/// Executes the current instance on the specified .
///
/// The scope where to execute the current instance.
/// The next operation.
IOperation Execute(IExecutionContext context);
///
/// Aborts the current operator.
///
void Abort();
///
/// Occurs when the breakpoint flag of the current instance was changed.
///
event EventHandler BreakpointChanged;
///
/// Occurs when the current instance is executed.
///
event EventHandler Executed;
}
}