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package net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.hpso.detectionstrategies;

import net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle.Particle;

/**
 * An interface to detect when an {@link Entity} should change its behavior.
 */
public interface BehaviorChangeTriggerDetectionStrategy {
    /**
     * Detect whether some condition holds that should prompt an entity to
     * change its behavior.
     *
     * @param entity The entity to inspect.
     * @return True if the entity should change its behavior. False otherwise.
     */
    boolean detect(Particle entity);

    /**
     * Clone the current {@link BehaviorChangeTriggerDetectionStrategy}.
     *
     * @return A clone of this {@link BehaviorChangeTriggerDetectionStrategy}.
     */
    BehaviorChangeTriggerDetectionStrategy getClone();
}