1 /*
2 * Copyright 2013 University of Glasgow.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16 package broadwick.montecarlo.markovchain.controller;
17
18 import broadwick.montecarlo.markovchain.MarkovChainMonteCarlo;
19
20
21 /**
22 * Controller class for running monte carlo calculations. The controller (and its implementing classes) are responsible
23 * for determining whether or not the calculation should end.
24 */
25 public interface MarkovChainController {
26
27 /**
28 * Returns whether or not to continue with the calculation.
29 * @param mc the Monte Carlo process this object is to control.
30 * @return true if the process can continue, false if it should stop after the current step.
31 */
32 boolean goOn(MarkovChainMonteCarlo mc);
33 }