001/*
002 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (jenetics-8.1.0).
003 * Copyright (c) 2007-2024 Franz Wilhelmstötter
004 *
005 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
006 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
007 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
008 *
009 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
010 *
011 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
012 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
013 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
014 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
015 * limitations under the License.
016 *
017 * Author:
018 *    Franz Wilhelmstötter (franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com)
019 */
020package io.jenetics;
021
022/**
023 * Chromosome interface for {@code BoundedGene}s.
024 *
025 * @implSpec
026 * Implementations of the {@code BoundedChromosome} interface must be
027 * <em>immutable</em> and guarantee efficient random access ({@code O(1)}) to
028 * the genes. A {@code Chromosome} must contains at least one {@code Gene}.
029 *
030 * @see BoundedGene
031 *
032 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
033 * @version 5.2
034 * @since 1.6
035 */
036public interface BoundedChromosome<
037        A extends Comparable<? super A>,
038        G extends BoundedGene<A, G>
039>
040        extends Chromosome<G>
041{
042
043        /**
044         * Return the minimum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
045         *
046         * @return the minimum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
047         */
048        default A min() {
049                return gene().min();
050        }
051
052        /**
053         * Return the maximum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
054         *
055         * @return the maximum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
056         */
057        default A max() {
058                return gene().max();
059        }
060
061}