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018package org.apache.commons.math3.ode;
019
020import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
021import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MaxCountExceededException;
022import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NoBracketingException;
023import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooSmallException;
024
025/** This interface represents a first order integrator for
026 * differential equations.
027
028 * <p>The classes which are devoted to solve first order differential
029 * equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
030 * be handled should implement the {@link
031 * FirstOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
032 *
033 * @see FirstOrderDifferentialEquations
034 * @see org.apache.commons.math3.ode.sampling.StepHandler
035 * @see org.apache.commons.math3.ode.events.EventHandler
036 * @since 1.2
037 */
038
039public interface FirstOrderIntegrator extends ODEIntegrator {
040
041  /** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time.
042   * <p>This method solves an Initial Value Problem (IVP).</p>
043   * <p>Since this method stores some internal state variables made
044   * available in its public interface during integration ({@link
045   * #getCurrentSignedStepsize()}), it is <em>not</em> thread-safe.</p>
046   * @param equations differential equations to integrate
047   * @param t0 initial time
048   * @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
049   * @param t target time for the integration
050   * (can be set to a value smaller than <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
051   * @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each successful
052   *  step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the same object as y0
053   * @return stop time, will be the same as target time if integration reached its
054   * target, but may be different if some {@link
055   * org.apache.commons.math3.ode.events.EventHandler} stops it at some point.
056   * @exception DimensionMismatchException if arrays dimension do not match equations settings
057   * @exception NumberIsTooSmallException if integration step is too small
058   * @exception MaxCountExceededException if the number of functions evaluations is exceeded
059   * @exception NoBracketingException if the location of an event cannot be bracketed
060   */
061  double integrate (FirstOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
062                    double t0, double[] y0, double t, double[] y)
063      throws DimensionMismatchException, NumberIsTooSmallException,
064             MaxCountExceededException, NoBracketingException;
065
066}