IterableSelector.java

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package org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector;

import org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.common.decorator.SelectionProbabilityWeightFactory;

public interface IterableSelector<T> extends Selector, Iterable<T> {

    /**
     * A random JIT {@link Selector} with {@link #isNeverEnding()} true should return a size
     * as if it would be able to return each distinct element only once,
     * because the size can be used in {@link SelectionProbabilityWeightFactory}.
     * @return the approximate number of elements generated by this {@link Selector}, always {@code >= 0}
     * @throws IllegalStateException if {@link #isCountable} returns false,
     * but not if only {@link #isNeverEnding()} returns true
     */
    long getSize();

}