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/*
 * This file is part of Flow Noise, licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Flow Powered 
 * Original libnoise in C++ by Jason Bevins 
 * jlibnoise Java port by Garrett Fleenor 
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package com.flowpowered.noise;

public enum NoiseQuality {
    /**
     * Generates coherent noise quickly.  When a coherent-noise function with this quality setting is used to generate a bump-map image, there are noticeable "creasing" artifacts in the resulting image.
     * This is because the derivative of that function is discontinuous at integer boundaries.
     */
    FAST,
    /**
     * Generates standard-quality coherent noise. When a coherent-noise function with this quality setting is used to generate a bump-map image, there are some minor "creasing" artifacts in the resulting
     * image. This is because the second derivative of that function is discontinuous at integer boundaries.
     */
    STANDARD,
    /**
     * Generates the best-quality coherent noise. When a coherent-noise function with this quality setting is used to generate a bump-map image, there are no "creasing" artifacts in the resulting image.
     * This is because the first and second derivatives of that function are continuous at integer boundaries.
     */
    BEST
}