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package jcgp.backend.population;
/**
* {@code Connection} declares the expected behaviour of any
* part of a chromosome that can be connected to, specifically
* nodes or inputs. Outputs are not connections since they
* mark the end of chromosome paths.
* <br><br>
* This interface provides a way to deal with connections
* generically without having to specify whether they are nodes
* or inputs. In this way a random connection can be picked and
* dealt with more easily, facilitating mutations.
*
* @author Eduardo Pedroni
*
*/
public interface Connection {
/**
* Compute and return the value of this connection. In
* the case of inputs no computation is necessary, this
* simply returns the value the input is set to. In the
* case of nodes, the value is computed based on the
* node's function and the value of its own connections.
*
* @return the connection's value.
*/
public Object getValue();
}
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