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#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization {
  /// <summary>
  /// The basic interface that marks all move operators. Derived interfaces
  /// are used to group move operators together.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// A group of move operators that belong together should derive a new
  /// interface from IMoveOperator and implement the new interface in each
  /// operator.<br />
  /// 
  /// E.g. a new move is to be implemented and INewMove is created as a derived
  /// type of IMoveOperator. Then you create the additional following types<br />
  /// <list type="bullet">
  /// <item>
  ///   <term>NewMoveGenerator</term>
  ///   <description>
  ///   implements INewMove as well as either IExhaustiveMoveGenerator,
  ///   IMultiMoveGenerator or ISingleMoveGenerator
  ///   </description>
  /// </item>
  /// <item>
  ///   <term>NewMoveMaker</term>
  ///   <description>
  ///   implements INewMove as well as IMoveMaker
  ///   </description>
  /// </item>
  /// <item>
  ///   <term>NewMoveEvaluator</term>
  ///   <description>
  ///   (problem plugin) implements INewMove as well as ISingleObjectiveMoveEvaluator
  ///   </description>
  /// </item>
  /// <item>
  ///   <term>NewMoveTabuMaker</term>
  ///   <description>
  ///   (only for Tabu Search) implements INewMove as well as TabuMaker
  ///   </description>
  /// </item>
  /// <item>
  ///   <term>NewMoveTabuChecker</term>
  ///   <description>
  ///   (only for Tabu Search) implements INewMove as well as ITabuChecker
  ///   </description>
  /// </item>
  /// </list>
  /// 
  /// These operators should not implement further move types. For further moves
  /// a new interface derived from IMoveOperator should be created.
  public interface IMoveOperator : IOperator {
  }
}