/*
 * jcobyla
 * 
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2012 Anders Gustafsson, Cureos AB.
 *
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 * publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, 
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 * 
 * Remarks:
 * 
 * The original Fortran 77 version of this code was by Michael Powell (M.J.D.Powell @ damtp.cam.ac.uk)
 * The Fortran 90 version was by Alan Miller (Alan.Miller @ vic.cmis.csiro.au). Latest revision - 30 October 1998
 */
package com.cureos.numerics;

/**
 * Interface for calculation of objective function and constraints in COBYLA2 optimization.
 * 
 * @author Anders Gustafsson, Cureos AB.
 */
public interface Calcfc {
    /**
     * The objective and constraints function evaluation method used in COBYLA2 minimization.
     * @param n Number of variables.
     * @param m Number of constraints.
     * @param x Variable values to be employed in function and constraints calculation.
     * @param con Calculated function values of the constraints.
     * @return Calculated objective function value.
     */
    double Compute(int n, int m, double[] x, double[] con);
}