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| package org.apache.commons.geometry.hull; |
| |
| import java.util.Collection; |
| |
| import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.Point; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for convex hull generators. |
| * |
| * @param <P> Type of the {@link Point} |
| * |
| * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull">Convex Hull (Wikipedia)</a> |
| * @see <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConvexHull.html">Convex Hull (MathWorld)</a> |
| */ |
| public interface ConvexHullGenerator<P extends Point<P>> { |
| |
| /** |
| * Builds the convex hull from the set of input points. |
| * |
| * @param points the set of input points |
| * @return the convex hull |
| * @throws IllegalStateException if generator fails to generate a convex hull for |
| * the given set of input points |
| */ |
| ConvexHull<P> generate(Collection<P> points) throws IllegalStateException; |
| } |