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     17 
     18 package org.apache.commons.math.ode.jacobians;
     19 
     20 import org.apache.commons.math.ode.DerivativeException;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * This interface represents a handler that should be called after
     24  * each successful step.
     25  *
     26  * <p>The ODE integrators compute the evolution of the state vector at
     27  * some grid points that depend on their own internal algorithm. Once
     28  * they have found a new grid point (possibly after having computed
     29  * several evaluation of the derivative at intermediate points), they
     30  * provide it to objects implementing this interface. These objects
     31  * typically either ignore the intermediate steps and wait for the
     32  * last one, store the points in an ephemeris, or forward them to
     33  * specialized processing or output methods.</p>
     34  *
     35  * <p>Note that is is possible to register a {@link
     36  * org.apache.commons.math.ode.sampling.StepHandler classical step handler}
     37  * in the low level integrator used to build a {@link FirstOrderIntegratorWithJacobians}
     38  * rather than implementing this class. The step handlers registered at low level
     39  * will see the big compound state whether the step handlers defined by this interface
     40  * see the original state, and its jacobians in separate arrays.</p>
     41  *
     42  * <p>The compound state is guaranteed to contain the original state in the first
     43  * elements, followed by the jacobian with respect to initial state (in row order),
     44  * followed by the jacobian with respect to parameters (in row order). If for example
     45  * the original state dimension is 6 and there are 3 parameters, the compound state will
     46  * be a 60 elements array. The first 6 elements will be the original state, the next 36
     47  * elements will be the jacobian with respect to initial state, and the remaining 18 elements
     48  * will be the jacobian with respect to parameters.</p>
     49  *
     50  * <p>Dealing with low level step handlers is cumbersome if one really needs the jacobians
     51  * in these methods, but it also prevents many data being copied back and forth between
     52  * state and jacobians on one side and compound state on the other side. So for performance
     53  * reasons, it is recommended to use this interface <em>only</em> if jacobians are really
     54  * needed and to use lower level handlers if only state is needed.</p>
     55  *
     56  * @see FirstOrderIntegratorWithJacobians
     57  * @see StepInterpolatorWithJacobians
     58  * @version $Revision: 1073158 $ $Date: 2011-02-21 22:46:52 +0100 (lun. 21 fvr. 2011) $
     59  * @since 2.1
     60  * @deprecated as of 2.2 the complete package is deprecated, it will be replaced
     61  * in 3.0 by a completely rewritten implementation
     62  */
     63 @Deprecated
     64 public interface StepHandlerWithJacobians {
     65 
     66   /** Determines whether this handler needs dense output.
     67    * <p>This method allows the integrator to avoid performing extra
     68    * computation if the handler does not need dense output.</p>
     69    * @return true if the handler needs dense output
     70    */
     71   boolean requiresDenseOutput();
     72 
     73   /** Reset the step handler.
     74    * Initialize the internal data as required before the first step is
     75    * handled.
     76    */
     77   void reset();
     78 
     79   /**
     80    * Handle the last accepted step
     81    * @param interpolator interpolator for the last accepted step. For
     82    * efficiency purposes, the various integrators reuse the same
     83    * object on each call, so if the instance wants to keep it across
     84    * all calls (for example to provide at the end of the integration a
     85    * continuous model valid throughout the integration range, as the
     86    * {@link org.apache.commons.math.ode.ContinuousOutputModel
     87    * ContinuousOutputModel} class does), it should build a local copy
     88    * using the clone method of the interpolator and store this copy.
     89    * Keeping only a reference to the interpolator and reusing it will
     90    * result in unpredictable behavior (potentially crashing the application).
     91    * @param isLast true if the step is the last one
     92    * @throws DerivativeException this exception is propagated to the
     93    * caller if the underlying user function triggers one
     94    */
     95   void handleStep(StepInterpolatorWithJacobians interpolator, boolean isLast) throws DerivativeException;
     96 
     97 }
     98