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package org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.recommender;

import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.common.Refreshable;
import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.common.TasteException;
import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.impl.common.FastIDSet;
import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.model.DataModel;
import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.model.PreferenceArray;

/**
 * Used to retrieve all items that could possibly be recommended to the user
 */
public interface CandidateItemsStrategy extends Refreshable {

  /**
   * @return IDs of all items that could be recommended to the user
   */
  FastIDSet getCandidateItems(long userID, PreferenceArray preferencesFromUser, DataModel dataModel,
     boolean includeKnownItems) throws TasteException;
  
}