LineSearcher.java

package edu.stanford.nlp.optimization;

/**
 * The interface for one variable function minimizers.
 *
 * @author Jenny Finkel
 */
public interface LineSearcher {

  /**
   * Attempts to find an unconstrained minimum of the objective
   * <code>function</code> starting at <code>initial</code>, within
   * <code>functionTolerance</code>.
   *
   * @param function          the objective function
   */
  double minimize(java.util.function.Function<Double, Double> function) ;
}