001/**
002 * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2016, Jens Lehmann
003 *
004 * This file is part of DL-Learner.
005 *
006 * DL-Learner is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
007 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
008 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
009 * (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * DL-Learner is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
014 * GNU General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
017 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
018 */
019package org.dllearner.core;
020
021/**
022 * Active Learning algorithms are those, which can use feedback from an oracle.
023 * 
024 * @author Jens Lehmann
025 *
026 */
027public interface ActiveLearningAlgorithm extends LearningAlgorithm {
028
029        /**
030         * In order to separate/hide the implementation of an oracle from the active learning algorithm itself,
031         * an oracle object is passed to the algorithm.
032         * @param oracle The oracle to be used by the learning algorithm.
033         */
034        void setOracle(Oracle oracle);
035        
036}