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package org.orekit.propagation.sampling;

import org.hipparchus.RealFieldElement;
import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
import org.orekit.propagation.FieldSpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.time.FieldAbsoluteDate;

/** This interface is a space-dynamics aware step interpolator.
 *
 * <p>It mirrors the <code>StepInterpolator</code> interface from <a
 * href="http://commons.apache.org/math/"> commons-math</a> but
 * provides a space-dynamics interface to the methods.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public interface FieldOrekitStepInterpolator<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> {

    /**
     * Get the state at previous grid point date.
     * @return state at previous grid point date
     * @exception OrekitException if state cannot be retrieved
     */
    FieldSpacecraftState<T> getPreviousState() throws OrekitException;

    /**
     * Get the state at previous grid point date.
     * @return state at previous grid point date
     * @exception OrekitException if state cannot be retrieved
     */
    FieldSpacecraftState<T> getCurrentState() throws OrekitException;

    /** Get the state at interpolated date.
     * @param date date of the interpolated state
     * @return state at interpolated date
     * @exception OrekitException if underlying interpolator cannot handle
     * the date
     */
    FieldSpacecraftState<T> getInterpolatedState(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)
        throws OrekitException;

    /** Check is integration direction is forward in date.
     * @return true if integration is forward in date
     */
    boolean isForward();

}