Placement_policy.h

 /*    This file is part of the Gudhi Library. The Gudhi library 
  *    (Geometric Understanding in Higher Dimensions) is a generic C++ 
  *    library for computational topology.
  *
  *    Author(s):       David Salinas
  *
  *    Copyright (C) 2014  INRIA Sophia Antipolis-Mediterranee (France)
  *
  *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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  *
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  *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *    GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
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  */

#ifndef GUDHI_PLACEMENT_POLICY_H_
#define GUDHI_PLACEMENT_POLICY_H_

#include <boost/optional.hpp>

namespace Gudhi {
namespace contraction {


template< typename EdgeProfile> class Placement_policy{
public:
    typedef typename EdgeProfile::Point Point;
    typedef boost::optional<Point> Placement_type;

    virtual Placement_type operator()(const EdgeProfile& profile) const=0;
    virtual ~Placement_policy(){};
};


}  // namespace contraction
}  // namespace GUDHI

#endif /* GUDHI_PLACEMENT_POLICY_H_ */