Interface Noder

1
2	/*
3	* Copyright (c) 2016 Vivid Solutions.
4	*
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9	* and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at
10	*
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12	*/
13	package org.locationtech.jts.noding;
14
15	import java.util.Collection;
16
17	/**
18	* Computes all intersections between segments in a set of {@link SegmentString}s.
19	* Intersections found are represented as {@link SegmentNode}s and added to the
20	* {@link SegmentString}s in which they occur.
21	* As a final step in the noding a new set of segment strings split
22	* at the nodes may be returned.
23	*
24	* @version 1.7
25	*/
26	public interface Noder
27	{
28
29	/**
30	* Computes the noding for a collection of {@link SegmentString}s.
31	* Some Noders may add all these nodes to the input SegmentStrings;
32	* others may only add some or none at all.
33	*
34	* @param segStrings a collection of {@link SegmentString}s to node
35	*/
36	void computeNodes(Collection segStrings);
37
38	/**
39	* Returns a {@link Collection} of fully noded {@link SegmentString}s.
40	* The SegmentStrings have the same context as their parent.
41	*
42	* @return a Collection of SegmentStrings
43	*/
44	Collection getNodedSubstrings();
45
46	}
47