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1 /*
2  * This file is part of JGAP.
3  *
4  * JGAP offers a dual license model containing the LGPL as well as the MPL.
5  *
6  * For licencing information please see the file license.txt included with JGAP
7  * or have a look at the top of class org.jgap.Chromosome which representatively
8  * includes the JGAP license policy applicable for any file delivered with JGAP.
9  */
10 package org.jgap;
11
12 import java.util.*;
13
14 /**
15  * Interface for a constraint checker that determines whether a genetic
16  * operation should be executed for a given list of chromosomes. it is possible
17  * considering the caller. With that one could state that the two chromosome
18  * with classes ChromosomeClass1 and ChromosomeClass2 should not be considered
19  * for CrossoverOperator but for MutationOperator.
20  *
21  * @author Klaus Meffert
22  * @since 2.6
23  */
24 public interface IGeneticOperatorConstraint {
25   /** String containing the CVS revision. Read out via reflection!*/
26   final static String JavaDoc CVS_REVISION = "$Revision: 1.1 $";
27
28   boolean isValid(Population a_pop, List a_chromosomes,
29                   GeneticOperator a_caller);
30 }
31
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