CallSimilarityCalculatorFactory.java

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package com.google.cloud.genomics.dataflow.functions.ibs;

import java.io.Serializable;

public interface CallSimilarityCalculatorFactory extends Serializable {

  /**
   * @param isReferenceMajor is true if and only if the reference allele is the major allele.
   * @return an object to compare the similarity of any pair of calls.
   */
  public abstract CallSimilarityCalculator get(boolean isReferenceMajor);

}