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package org.opt4j.optimizers.sa;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;

/**
 * The {@link CoolingSchedule} for the {@link SimulatedAnnealing}.
 * 
 * @author lukasiewycz
 * 
 */
@ImplementedBy(CoolingScheduleDefault.class)
public interface CoolingSchedule {

	/**
	 * Returns the temperature for the iteration {@code i} of the maximal number
	 * of iterations {@code n}.
	 * 
	 * @param i
	 *            the current iteration
	 * @param n
	 *            the maximal number of iterations
	 * @return the temperature for the current iteration
	 */
	public double getTemperature(int i, int n);

}