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package org.apache.commons.math.ode;


/** This interface represents a first order integrator for
 * differential equations.

 * <p>The classes which are devoted to solve first order differential
 * equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
 * be handled should implement the {@link
 * FirstOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
 *
 * @see FirstOrderDifferentialEquations
 * @see org.apache.commons.math.ode.sampling.StepHandler
 * @see org.apache.commons.math.ode.events.EventHandler
 * @version $Revision: 1073158 $ $Date: 2011-02-21 22:46:52 +0100 (lun. 21 févr. 2011) $
 * @since 1.2
 */

public interface FirstOrderIntegrator extends ODEIntegrator {

  /** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time.
   * <p>This method solves an Initial Value Problem (IVP).</p>
   * <p>Since this method stores some internal state variables made
   * available in its public interface during integration ({@link
   * #getCurrentSignedStepsize()}), it is <em>not</em> thread-safe.</p>
   * @param equations differential equations to integrate
   * @param t0 initial time
   * @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
   * @param t target time for the integration
   * (can be set to a value smaller than <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
   * @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each successful
   *  step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the same object as y0
   * @return stop time, will be the same as target time if integration reached its
   * target, but may be different if some {@link
   * org.apache.commons.math.ode.events.EventHandler} stops it at some point.
   * @throws DerivativeException this exception is propagated to the caller if
   * the underlying user function triggers one
   * @throws IntegratorException if the integrator cannot perform integration
   */
  double integrate (FirstOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
                    double t0, double[] y0,
                    double t, double[] y) throws DerivativeException, IntegratorException;

}