package de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.index.tree.metrical;
/*
This file is part of ELKI:
Environment for Developing KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures
Copyright (C) 2015
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lehr- und Forschungseinheit für Datenbanksysteme
ELKI Development Team
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*/
import java.util.List;
import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.DistanceFunction;
import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.index.tree.Entry;
import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.index.tree.IndexTree;
import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.index.tree.Node;
import de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.persistent.PageFile;
/**
* Abstract super class for all metrical index classes.
*
* @author Elke Achtert
*
* @param the type of objects stored in the index
* @param the type of nodes used in the metrical index
* @param the type of entries used in the metrical index
*/
public abstract class MetricalIndexTree, E extends Entry> extends IndexTree {
/**
* Constructor.
*
* @param pagefile Page file
*/
public MetricalIndexTree(PageFile pagefile) {
super(pagefile);
}
/**
* Returns the distance function of this metrical index.
*
* @return the distance function of this metrical index
*/
public abstract DistanceFunction super O> getDistanceFunction();
/**
* Returns a list of entries pointing to the leaf nodes of this spatial index.
*
* @return a list of entries pointing to the leaf nodes of this spatial index
*/
public abstract List getLeaves();
}