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#ifndef __ReferenceConstraintAlgorithm_H__
#define __ReferenceConstraintAlgorithm_H__

/**
 * This abstract class defines the interface which constraint algorithms must implement.
 */
class ReferenceConstraintAlgorithm {
public:

    virtual ~ReferenceConstraintAlgorithm() {};

      /**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Apply constraint algorithm

         @param numberOfAtoms    number of atoms
         @param atomCoordinates  atom coordinates
         @param atomCoordinatesP atom coordinates prime
         @param inverseMasses    1/mass

         @return ReferenceDynamics::DefaultReturn if converge; else
          return ReferenceDynamics::ErrorReturn

         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

    virtual int apply(int numberOfAtoms, RealOpenMM** atomCoordinates,
                     RealOpenMM** atomCoordinatesP, RealOpenMM* inverseMasses) = 0;
};

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#endif // __ReferenceConstraintAlgorithm_H__
