NormalizationStorage.java

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package org.encog.util.normalize.target;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.encog.util.normalize.DataNormalization;

/**
 * Defines a means by which normalized data can be stored.
 */
public interface NormalizationStorage extends Serializable {

	/**
	 * Open the storage.
	 */
	void close();

	/**
	 * Close the storage.
	 * @param norm The data normalization.
	 */
	void open(DataNormalization norm);

	/**
	 * Write an array.
	 * 
	 * @param data
	 *            The data to write.
	 * @param inputCount
	 *            How much of the data is input.
	 */
	void write(double[] data, int inputCount);
}