IPlanner (LIMES Core Library 1.7.9 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CanonicalPlanner, DynamicPlanner, HeliosPlanner, LigerPlanner, Planner
```
public interface IPlanner
```
Implements the planner interface. It is responsible for generating a plan for an input link specification.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Axel-C. Ngonga Ngomo (ngonga@informatik.uni-leipzig.de), Kleanthi Georgala (georgala@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isStatic()`	Returns the status of the planner.
`LinkSpecification`	`normalize(LinkSpecification spec)`	Normalization of input link specification.
`NestedPlan`	`plan(LinkSpecification spec)`	Generates a NestedPlan for a link specification.

- Method Detail
  - plan
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NestedPlan plan(LinkSpecification spec)
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    Generates a NestedPlan for a link specification.
    
    Parameters:
    
    spec - Input link specification
    
    Returns:
    
    NestedPlan of the input link specification
  - isStatic
```
boolean isStatic()
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    Returns the status of the planner.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the planner is static or false if it is dynamic
  - normalize
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LinkSpecification normalize(LinkSpecification spec)
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    Normalization of input link specification.
    
    Parameters:
    
    spec - The link specification to normalize
    
    Returns:
    
    the normalized link specification