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20
21 #ifndef __GENESORTER_H__
22 #define __GENESORTER_H__
23
24 #include "geneorder.h"
25 #include "sortaction.h"
26
27 #include <vector>
28
29
30 /**
31  * Abstract baseclass for different gene sorters.
32  * \author Michael Andreen
33  */
34 class GeneSorter{
35         public:
36                 typedef std::vector<SortAction> ActionList;
37
38                 /**
39                  * Takes a GeneOrder, finds the actions to transform it into a sorted
40                  * permutation and returns the list with required actions.
41                  */
42                 virtual ActionList sort(const GeneOrder& go1) = 0;
43
44                 /**
45                  * Find the safe actions for this GeneOrder.
46                  */
47                 virtual ActionList safeActions(const GeneOrder& go1) = 0;
48
49                 virtual ~GeneSorter(){};
50 };
51
52 #endif
53