/**
*
*/
package dr.evolution.tree;
/**
* @author Sebastian Hoehna
*
*/
public interface ImportanceDistribution {
/**
*
* @param tree
* - the tree to be added
*/
public void addTree(Tree tree);
/**
*
* Splits a clade into two sub-clades according to the importance distribution
*
* @param parent - the clade which is split
* @param children - a call by reference parameter which is an empty, two element array of clades at time of call and contains the to sub clades afterwards
* @return the chance for this split
*/
public double splitClade(Clade parent, Clade[] children);
/**
*
* Calculates the probability of a given tree.
*
* @param tree
* - the tree to be analyzed
* @return estimated posterior probability in log
*/
public double getTreeProbability(Tree tree);
}