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 * Interface for learning algorithms, which can be paused and later continued.
023 * 
024 * @author Jens Lehmann
025 *
026 */
027public interface ResumableLearningAlgorithm {
028
029        /**
030         * Pauses the algorithm (not all algorithms need to implement
031         * this operation).
032         */
033        void pause();
034        
035        /**
036         * Resumes the algorithm (not all algorithms need to implement
037         * this operation). You can use this method to continue
038         * an algorithm run even after a termination criterion has been
039         * reached. It will run until paused, stopped, or terminated
040         * again.
041         */
042        void resume();
043        
044}