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
021import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
022
023/**
024 * Basic interface for all DL-Learner learning algorithms.
025 * 
026 * @author Jens Lehmann
027 *
028 */
029public interface LearningAlgorithm extends Component {
030
031        /**
032         * Starts the algorithm. It runs until paused, stopped, or
033         * a termination criterion has been reached.
034         */
035    void start();
036        
037        /**
038         * Get underlying learning problem.
039         * @return Underlying learning problem.
040         */
041    LearningProblem getLearningProblem();
042
043    /**
044     * Set the learning problem, which the algorithm should solve.
045     * @param learningProblem The learning problem to solve.
046     */
047    @Autowired
048    void setLearningProblem(LearningProblem learningProblem);
049        
050}