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//=============================================================================
// Copyright 2006-2010 Daniel W. Dyer
//
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package org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework;

/**
 * Interface for implementing conditions used to terminate evolutionary algorithms.
 * @author Daniel Dyer
 */
public interface TerminationCondition
{
    /**
     * The condition is queried via this method to determine whether or not evolution
     * should finish at the current point.
     * @param populationData Information about the current state of evolution.  This may
     * be used to determine whether evolution should continue or not.
     * @return true if evolution should be terminated, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean shouldTerminate(PopulationData populationData);
}