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package net.imglib2.view.iteration;

import net.imglib2.Cursor;
import net.imglib2.Interval;
import net.imglib2.IterableRealInterval;

/**
 * Implementing this interface enables the implementor to return optimized
 * {@link Cursor}s for certain {@link Interval}s
 * 
 * @author Tobias Pietzsch
 */
public interface SubIntervalIterable< T >
{
	/**
	 * Determine whether a {@link Cursor} can be created that iterates the given
	 * {@link Interval}.
	 * 
	 * @param interval
	 *            to be checked
	 * 
	 * @return true if a {@link Cursor} can be optimized given the
	 *         {@link Interval}
	 */
	public boolean supportsOptimizedCursor( Interval interval );

	/**
	 * Returns the iteration order given the interval.
	 * 
	 * @param interval
	 *            {@link Interval} over which to iterate
	 * 
	 * @return the iteration order object @see {@link IterableRealInterval}
	 */
	public Object subIntervalIterationOrder( Interval interval );

	/**
	 * Create a {@link Cursor} to iterate over the given {@link Interval}.
	 * 
	 * @param interval
	 *            {@link Interval} over which to iterate
	 * 
	 * @return {@link Cursor}
	 */
	public Cursor< T > cursor( Interval interval );

	/**
	 * Create a {@link Cursor} to iterate over the given {@link Interval}.
	 * 
	 * @param interval
	 *            {@link Interval} over which to iterate
	 * 
	 * @return {@link Cursor}
	 */
	public Cursor< T > localizingCursor( Interval interval );
}