Breeder.java

/*
 * JABM - Java Agent-Based Modeling Toolkit
 * Copyright (C) 2013 Steve Phelps
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 */
package net.sourceforge.jabm.evolution;

import net.sourceforge.jabm.agent.AgentList;

/**
 * A Breeder specifies a mapping between a previous generation of agents
 *  and the next generation.
 *  
 * @author Steve Phelps
 *
 */
public interface Breeder {

	/**
	 * Compute the next generation of agents.
	 * 
	 * @param currentGeneration
	 *            The agents comprising the current generation.
	 * @return An AgentList representing the next generation after reproduction
	 *         has occurred.
	 */
	public AgentList reproduce(AgentList currentGeneration);
	
}