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package net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.hpso;

import java.util.List;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.measurement.multiple.AdaptiveHPSOBehaviorProfileMeasurement;
import net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle.ParticleBehavior;

/**
 * Interface that heterogeneous iteration strategies should implement so they can be measured
 * using {@link AdaptiveHPSOBehaviorProfileMeasurement}
 */
public interface HeterogeneousIterationStrategy {
    /**
     * Add a {@link ParticleBehavior} to the behavior pool.
     * @param behavior The {@link ParticleBehavior} to add to the behavior pool.
     */
    public void addBehavior(ParticleBehavior behavior);
    
    /**
     * Set the {@link ParticleBehavior} pool.
     * @param pool A {@link List} of {@link ParticleBehavior} objects.
     */
    public void setBehaviorPool(List pool);
    
    /**
     * Get the current behavior pool.
     * @return The current {@link List} of {@link ParticleBehavior} objects.
     */
    public List getBehaviorPool();
}