com.kuka.graph.cost
Interface CostFunction<N,E>

Type Parameters:

N - the type of the nodes.

E - the type of the edges.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBaseCostFunction

public interface CostFunction<N,E>

Interface for cost functions allowing for evaluation and estimation of costs of moving in a graph.

Method Summary

double	estimate(N source, N target) Estimate the cost of going from source to target.
double	evaluate(E edge) Evaluate the cost of an edge.
double	evaluate(N source, N target) Evaluate the cost of going from source to target.
double	evaluate(Path<N,E> path) Evaluate the cost of a path.

Method Detail

evaluate

double evaluate(E edge)

Evaluate the cost of an edge.

Parameters:

edge - the edge.

Returns:

the evaluated cost.

evaluate

double evaluate(N source,
                N target)

Evaluate the cost of going from source to target.

Parameters:

source - the source.

target - the target.

Returns:

the evaluated cost.

evaluate

double evaluate(Path<N,E> path)

Evaluate the cost of a path.

Parameters:

path - the path

Returns:

the evaluated cost.

estimate

double estimate(N source,
                N target)

Estimate the cost of going from source to target.

Parameters:

source - the source.

target - the target.

Returns:

the estimated cost.