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17  package org.apache.commons.geometry.euclidean.threed;
18  
19  import java.util.List;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.RegionEmbedding;
22  import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.partitioning.HyperplaneBoundedRegion;
23  import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.partitioning.HyperplaneSubset;
24  import org.apache.commons.geometry.euclidean.threed.line.Line3D;
25  import org.apache.commons.geometry.euclidean.threed.line.LineConvexSubset3D;
26  import org.apache.commons.geometry.euclidean.twod.Vector2D;
27  
28  /** Interface representing a subset of points in a plane in Euclidean 3D space. Instances
29   * may represent finite, infinite, convex, non-convex, and/or disjoint regions of the plane.
30   */
31  public interface PlaneSubset extends HyperplaneSubset<Vector3D> {
32  
33      /** Get the plane containing this subset. This is equivalent to {@link #getHyperplane()}.
34       * @return the plane containing this subset
35       * @see #getHyperplane()
36       */
37      Plane getPlane();
38  
39      /** {@inheritDoc} */
40      @Override
41      Plane getHyperplane();
42  
43      /** {@inheritDoc} */
44      @Override
45      List<PlaneConvexSubset> toConvex();
46  
47      /** Return a list of triangles representing the same subset region as this instance. An
48       * {@link IllegalStateException} is thrown if the subset has infinite size and therefore
49       * cannot be converted to triangles. If the subset has zero size (is empty), an empty list is
50       * returned.
51       * @return a list of triangles representing the same subset region as this instance
52       * @throws IllegalStateException if the subset has infinite size and therefore cannot
53       *      be converted to triangles
54       */
55      List<Triangle3D> toTriangles();
56  
57      /** Get a {@link Bounds3D} object defining an axis-aligned bounding box containing all
58       * vertices for this subset. Null is returned if the subset is infinite or does not
59       * contain any vertices.
60       * @return the bounding box for this instance or null if no valid bounds could be determined
61       */
62      Bounds3D getBounds();
63  
64      /** Return an object containing the plane subset as an embedded 2D subspace region.
65       * @return an object containing the plane subset as an embedded 2D subspace region
66       */
67      PlaneSubset.Embedded getEmbedded();
68  
69      /** Get the unique intersection of this plane subset with the given line. Null is
70       * returned if no unique intersection point exists (ie, the line and plane are
71       * parallel or coincident) or the line does not intersect the plane subset.
72       * @param line line to intersect with this plane subset
73       * @return the unique intersection point between the line and this plane subset
74       *      or null if no such point exists.
75       * @see Plane#intersection(Line3D)
76       */
77      Vector3D intersection(Line3D line);
78  
79      /** Get the unique intersection of this plane subset with the given line subset. Null
80       * is returned if the underlying line and plane do not have a unique intersection
81       * point (ie, they are parallel or coincident) or the intersection point is unique
82       * but is not contained in both the line subset and plane subset.
83       * @param lineSubset line subset to intersect with
84       * @return the unique intersection point between this plane subset and the argument or
85       *      null if no such point exists.
86       * @see Plane#intersection(Line3D)
87       */
88      Vector3D intersection(LineConvexSubset3D lineSubset);
89  
90      /** Interface used to represent plane subsets as embedded 2D subspace regions.
91       */
92      interface Embedded extends RegionEmbedding<Vector3D, Vector2D> {
93  
94          /** Get the plane embedding the subspace region.
95           * @return the plane embedding the subspace region
96           */
97          EmbeddingPlane getPlane();
98  
99          /** {@inheritDoc} */
100         @Override
101         HyperplaneBoundedRegion<Vector2D> getSubspaceRegion();
102     }
103 }