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A library of composable components enabling simpler Computational Intelligence

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/**           __  __
 *    _____ _/ /_/ /_    Computational Intelligence Library (CIlib)
 *   / ___/ / / / __ \   (c) CIRG @ UP
 *  / /__/ / / / /_/ /   http://cilib.net
 *  \___/_/_/_/_.___/
 */
package net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.guideprovider;

import net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle.Particle;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.type.types.container.StructuredType;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.util.Cloneable;

/**
 */
public interface GuideProvider extends Cloneable {

    @Override
    GuideProvider getClone();

    /**
     * Selects a guide for {@code particle}.
     * @param particle The particle who's guide will be selected.
     * @return The selected guide.
     */
    StructuredType get(Particle particle);
}