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package com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.gibbs;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;

import com.analog.lyric.dimple.model.core.EdgeState;
import com.analog.lyric.dimple.model.values.IndexedValue;
import com.analog.lyric.dimple.model.values.Value;
import com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.interfaces.ISolverFactor;
import com.analog.lyric.util.misc.Internal;

public interface ISolverFactorGibbs extends ISolverFactor, ISolverNodeGibbs
{
	@Override
	@Internal
	public @Nullable GibbsSolverEdge<?> createEdge(EdgeState edge);
	
	@Override
	public Value getInputMsg(int portIndex);

	@Override
	public GibbsSolverGraph getParentGraph();
	
	@Override
	public ISolverVariableGibbs getSibling(int edge);
	
	@Override
	public double getPotential();
	
	/**
	 * @since 0.07
	 */
	public int getTopologicalOrder();

	/**
	 * @since 0.07
	 */
	public void setTopologicalOrder(int order);
	
	/**
	 * Updates neighboring dependent variable sample values based on the current
	 * value. Should only be invoked if factor is deterministic and is directed
	 * from variable with given {@code variableIndex}.
	 * 
	 * @param variableIndex
	 * @param oldValue
	 */
	public void updateNeighborVariableValue(int variableIndex, Value oldValue);
	public void updateNeighborVariableValuesNow(@Nullable Collection<IndexedValue> oldValues);
	
	public void updateEdgeMessage(EdgeState modelEdge, GibbsSolverEdge<?> solverEdge);
}