
/*
 * The JTS Topology Suite is a collection of Java classes that
 * implement the fundamental operations required to validate a given
 * geo-spatial data set to a known topological specification.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2001 Vivid Solutions
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
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 *
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 */
package com.vividsolutions.jts.noding;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * Computes all intersections between segments in a set of {@link SegmentString}s.
 * Intersections found are represented as {@link SegmentNode}s and added to the
 * {@link SegmentString}s in which they occur.
 * As a final step in the noding a new set of segment strings split
 * at the nodes may be returned.
 *
 * @version 1.7
 */
public interface Noder
{

  /**
   * Computes the noding for a collection of {@link SegmentString}s.
   * Some Noders may add all these nodes to the input SegmentStrings;
   * others may only add some or none at all.
   *
   * @param segStrings a collection of {@link SegmentString}s to node
   */
  void computeNodes(Collection segStrings);

  /**
   * Returns a {@link Collection} of fully noded {@link SegmentStrings}.
   * The SegmentStrings have the same context as their parent.
   *
   * @return a Collection of SegmentStrings
   */
  Collection getNodedSubstrings();

}
