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17 package org.hipparchus.geometry.hull;
18
19 import java.io.Serializable;
20
21 import org.hipparchus.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
22 import org.hipparchus.geometry.Point;
23 import org.hipparchus.geometry.Space;
24 import org.hipparchus.geometry.partitioning.Hyperplane;
25 import org.hipparchus.geometry.partitioning.Region;
26 import org.hipparchus.geometry.partitioning.SubHyperplane;
27
28 /**
29 * This class represents a convex hull.
30 *
31 * @param <S> Space type.
32 * @param <P> Point type.
33 * @param <H> Type of the hyperplane.
34 * @param <I> Type of the sub-hyperplane.
35 */
36 public interface ConvexHull<S extends Space, P extends Point<S, P>, H extends Hyperplane<S, P, H, I>, I extends SubHyperplane<S, P, H, I>>
37 extends Serializable {
38
39 /**
40 * Get the vertices of the convex hull.
41 * @return vertices of the convex hull
42 */
43 P[] getVertices();
44
45 /**
46 * Returns a new region that is enclosed by the convex hull.
47 * @return the region enclosed by the convex hull
48 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the number of vertices is not enough to
49 * build a region in the respective space
50 */
51 Region<S, P, H, I> createRegion() throws MathIllegalArgumentException;
52 }