/*
 * $Id$
 * This file is a part of the Arakhne Foundation Classes, http://www.arakhne.org/afc
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Stephane GALLAND.
 * Copyright (c) 2005-10, Multiagent Team, Laboratoire Systemes et Transports,
 *                        Universite de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard.
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The original authors, and other authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package org.arakhne.afc.math.generic;

import java.io.Serializable;

/** 2D shape.
 *
 * @param <ST> is the type of the shape implementation.
 * @author $Author: sgalland$
 * @version $FullVersion$
 * @mavengroupid $GroupId$
 * @mavenartifactid $ArtifactId$
 * @deprecated see {@link org.arakhne.afc.math.geometry.d2.Shape2D}
 */
@Deprecated
@SuppressWarnings("all")
public interface Shape2D<ST extends Shape2D<? super ST>>
extends Cloneable, Serializable {

	/** Replies if this shape is empty.
	 * The semantic associated to the state "empty"
	 * depends on the implemented shape. See the
	 * subclasses for details.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the shape is empty;
	 * <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isEmpty();

	/** Clone this shape.
	 * 
	 * @return the clone.
	 */
	public ST clone();

	/** Reset this shape to be equivalent to
	 * an just-created instance of this shape type. 
	 */
	public void clear();

	/** Replies if the given point is inside this shape.
	 * 
	 * @param p
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the given shape is intersecting this
	 * shape, otherwise <code>false</code>.
	 */
	public boolean contains(Point2D p);
	
	/** Replies the point on the shape that is closest to the given point.
	 * 
	 * @param p
	 * @return the closest point on the shape; or the point itself
	 * if it is inside the shape.
	 */
	public Point2D getClosestPointTo(Point2D p);
	
	/** Set this shape with the attributes of the given shape.
	 * 
	 * @param s
	 */
	public void set(ST s);

}