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"""
This module implements mixin abstract base classes defining properties for all generators in ART.
"""
import abc


class GeneratorMixin(abc.ABC):
    """
    Mixin abstract base class defining functionality for generators.
    """

    @property
    @abc.abstractmethod
    def encoding_length(self) -> int:
        """
        Returns the length of the encoding size output.

        :return: The length of the encoding size output.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError
