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16 */
17
18 /*
19 * This is not the original file distributed by the Apache Software Foundation
20 * It has been modified by the Hipparchus project
21 */
22 package org.hipparchus.geometry.hull;
23
24 import java.util.Collection;
25
26 import org.hipparchus.exception.MathIllegalStateException;
27 import org.hipparchus.geometry.Point;
28 import org.hipparchus.geometry.Space;
29
30 /**
31 * Interface for convex hull generators.
32 *
33 * @param <S> Type of the {@link Space}
34 * @param <P> Type of the {@link Point}
35 *
36 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull">Convex Hull (Wikipedia)</a>
37 * @see <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConvexHull.html">Convex Hull (MathWorld)</a>
38 *
39 */
40 public interface ConvexHullGenerator<S extends Space, P extends Point<S>> {
41
42 /**
43 * Builds the convex hull from the set of input points.
44 *
45 * @param points the set of input points
46 * @return the convex hull
47 * @throws MathIllegalStateException if generator fails to generate a convex hull for
48 * the given set of input points
49 */
50 ConvexHull<S, P> generate(Collection<P> points) throws MathIllegalStateException;
51 }