/*
* JASA Java Auction Simulator API
* Copyright (C) 2013 Steve Phelps
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
* the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU General Public License for more details.
*/
package net.sourceforge.jabm.learning;
/**
* A learner that learns a discrete number of different actions.
*
* @author Steve Phelps
* @version $Revision: 16 $
*/
public interface DiscreteLearner extends Learner {
/**
* Request that the learner perform an action. Users of the learning algorithm
* should invoke this method on the learner when they wish to find out which
* action the learner is currently recommending.
*
* @return An integer representing the action to be taken.
*/
public int act();
/**
* Get the number of different possible actions this learner can choose from
* when it performs an action.
*
* @return An integer value representing the number of actions available.
*/
public int getNumberOfActions();
}