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package de.learnlib.api.algorithm.feature;

import de.learnlib.api.algorithm.LearningAlgorithm;
import net.automatalib.automata.fsa.DFA;
import net.automatalib.automata.transducers.MealyMachine;
import net.automatalib.words.Word;

/**
 * Common interface for learning algorithms that use a global suffix set. These are mostly algorithms using an
 * <em>observation table</em>, such as Dana Angluin's L* and its derivatives.
 *
 * @param <M>
 *         hypothesis model type
 * @param <I>
 *         input symbol type
 * @param <D>
 *         output domain type
 *
 * @author Malte Isberner
 */
public interface GlobalSuffixLearner<M, I, D> extends LearningAlgorithm<M, I, D>, GlobalSuffixFeature<I> {

    interface GlobalSuffixLearnerDFA<I> extends GlobalSuffixLearner<DFA<?, I>, I, Boolean> {}

    interface GlobalSuffixLearnerMealy<I, O> extends GlobalSuffixLearner<MealyMachine<?, I, ?, O>, I, Word<O>> {}
}
