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package com.rapidminer.operator.performance;

import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorCapability;
import com.rapidminer.parameter.ParameterHandler;
import com.rapidminer.parameter.ParameterType;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * This is the abstract superclass of all {@link PerformanceCriterion}s that are controlled by
 * parameters. This is needed to break the infinite loop during construction time of an operator.
 * 
 * @author Sebastian Land
 */
public abstract class ParameterizedMeasuredPerformanceCriterion extends MeasuredPerformance {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -4753769242889308333L;

	private ParameterHandler handler;

	public ParameterizedMeasuredPerformanceCriterion(ParameterHandler handler) {
		this.handler = handler;
	}

	public ParameterizedMeasuredPerformanceCriterion(ParameterizedMeasuredPerformanceCriterion criterion) {
		super(criterion);
		this.handler = criterion.handler;
	}

	/**
	 * This method returns the {@link ParameterHandler} that returns the values for the defined
	 * {@link ParameterType}s.
	 */
	protected ParameterHandler getParameterHandler() {
		return handler;
	}

	/**
	 * This method returns all parameters of this performance criterion.
	 */
	public abstract List<ParameterType> getParameterTypes();

	/**
	 * This method has to return whether this criterion can handle the given capability.
	 */
	public abstract boolean supportsCapability(OperatorCapability capability);
}