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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.ode.sampling;
19  
20  
21  /**
22   * This interface represents a handler that should be called after
23   * each successful fixed step.
24  
25   * <p>This interface should be implemented by anyone who is interested
26   * in getting the solution of an ordinary differential equation at
27   * fixed time steps. Objects implementing this interface should be
28   * wrapped within an instance of {@link StepNormalizer} that itself
29   * is used as the general {@link StepHandler} by the integrator. The
30   * {@link StepNormalizer} object is called according to the integrator
31   * internal algorithms and it calls objects implementing this
32   * interface as necessary at fixed time steps.</p>
33   *
34   * @see StepHandler
35   * @see StepNormalizer
36   * @since 1.2
37   */
38  
39  public interface FixedStepHandler  {
40  
41    /** Initialize step handler at the start of an ODE integration.
42     * <p>
43     * This method is called once at the start of the integration. It
44     * may be used by the step handler to initialize some internal data
45     * if needed.
46     * </p>
47     * @param t0 start value of the independent <i>time</i> variable
48     * @param y0 array containing the start value of the state vector
49     * @param t target time for the integration
50     */
51    void init(double t0, double[] y0, double t);
52  
53    /**
54     * Handle the last accepted step.
55     * @param t time of the current step
56     * @param y state vector at t. For efficiency purposes, the {@link
57     * StepNormalizer} class reuses the same array on each call, so if
58     * the instance wants to keep it across all calls (for example to
59     * provide at the end of the integration a complete array of all
60     * steps), it should build a local copy store this copy.
61     * @param yDot derivatives of the state vector state vector at t.
62     * For efficiency purposes, the {@link StepNormalizer} class reuses
63     * the same array on each call, so if
64     * the instance wants to keep it across all calls (for example to
65     * provide at the end of the integration a complete array of all
66     * steps), it should build a local copy store this copy.
67     * @param isLast true if the step is the last one
68     */
69    void handleStep(double t, double[] y, double[] yDot, boolean isLast);
70  }