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package org.apache.commons.math3.genetics;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Interface indicating that the chromosome represents a permutation of objects.
 *
 * @param  type of the permuted objects
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface PermutationChromosome {

    /**
     * Permutes the sequence of objects of type T according to the
     * permutation this chromosome represents. For example, if this chromosome
     * represents a permutation (3,0,1,2), and the unpermuted sequence is
     * (a,b,c,d), this yields (d,a,b,c).
     *
     * @param sequence the unpermuted (original) sequence of objects
     * @return permutation of sequence represented by this permutation
     */
    List decode(List sequence);

}