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017package org.apache.commons.math3.genetics;
018
019import java.util.List;
020
021/**
022 * Interface indicating that the chromosome represents a permutation of objects.
023 *
024 * @param <T> type of the permuted objects
025 * @since 2.0
026 */
027public interface PermutationChromosome<T> {
028
029    /**
030     * Permutes the <code>sequence</code> of objects of type T according to the
031     * permutation this chromosome represents. For example, if this chromosome
032     * represents a permutation (3,0,1,2), and the unpermuted sequence is
033     * (a,b,c,d), this yields (d,a,b,c).
034     *
035     * @param sequence the unpermuted (original) sequence of objects
036     * @return permutation of <code>sequence</code> represented by this permutation
037     */
038    List<T> decode(List<T> sequence);
039
040}