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package org.biojava.bio.dp;

import org.biojava.bio.BioException;
import org.biojava.bio.seq.db.SequenceDB;
import org.biojava.bio.symbol.IllegalSymbolException;

/**
 * @author Matthew Pocock
 * @author Thomas Down
 */
public interface TrainingAlgorithm {
  DP getDP();
  double getLastScore();
  double getCurrentScore();
  int getCycle();

  /**
   * Trains the sequences in db untill stopper says to finnish.
   */
  void train(SequenceDB db,
             double nullWeight, StoppingCriteria stopper)
  throws IllegalSymbolException, BioException;
}