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/* HeuristicLab
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#endregion

using HEAL.Attic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization {
  [StorableType("f9bb063d-383f-4d29-936e-ae4fa9ebc10f")]
  /// <summary>
  /// An interface which represents an operator for creating new solutions.
  /// </summary>
  public interface ISolutionCreator : IOperator { }

  [StorableType("76F17DA0-A81C-4E16-B591-38541D73C370")]
  public interface ISolutionCreator<TEncodedSolution> : ISolutionCreator where TEncodedSolution : class, IEncodedSolution {
    //ILookupParameter<TEncodedSolution> SolutionParameter { get; } // TODO: unify encoding specific parameters by defining ISolutionOperator and ISolutionsOperator
  }
}