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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.computer.traversal.step;

import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.computer.Computer;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.computer.GraphComputer;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.computer.Memory;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.computer.VertexProgram;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Graph;

/**
 * @author Marko A. Rodriguez (http://markorodriguez.com)
 */
public interface VertexComputing {

    /**
     * Set the {@link Computer} to be used to generate the {@link GraphComputer}.
     *
     * @param computer the computer specification.
     */
    public void setComputer(final Computer computer);

    /**
     * Get the {@link Computer} for generating the {@link GraphComputer}.
     * Inferences on the state of the {@link org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.Step}
     * within the {@link org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.Traversal} can be use applied here.
     *
     * @return the computer specification for generating the graph computer.
     */
    public Computer getComputer();

    /**
     * Generate the {@link VertexProgram}.
     *
     * @param graph  the {@link Graph} that the program will be executed over.
     * @param memory the {@link Memory} from the previous OLAP job if it exists, else its an empty memory structure.
     * @return the generated vertex program instance.
     */
    public VertexProgram generateProgram(final Graph graph, final Memory memory);

    /**
     * @deprecated As of release 3.2.1. Please use {@link VertexComputing#getComputer()}.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public default GraphComputer generateComputer(final Graph graph) {
        return this.getComputer().apply(graph);
    }
}