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package net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution.cooperative.contributionselection;

import net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population.SinglePopulationBasedAlgorithm;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution.cooperative.CooperativeCoevolutionAlgorithm;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.type.types.container.Vector;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.util.Cloneable;

/**
 * This interface dictates how a participating {@linkplain PopulationBasedAlgorithm} should select its participant solution for a {@linkplain CooperativeCoevolutionAlgorithm}.
 */
public interface ContributionSelectionStrategy extends Cloneable {

    /**
     * Return the relevant participant solution.
     * @param algorithm The {@linkplain PopulationBasedAlgorithm} to select the participant from.
     * @return The participating solution {@linkplain Vector}
     */
    Vector getContribution(SinglePopulationBasedAlgorithm algorithm);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    ContributionSelectionStrategy getClone();

}