import java.io.Writer;
import java.io.Reader;

/**
 * Interface for specifying per-agent information neccessary to
 * perform formation morphing
 */

public interface IMorphSpec 
{
    public double [] getFinalUv(int nAgentId);

    public int getTopoLastVisit(int nAgentId);
    
    public int getTopoFirstVisit(int nAgentId);

    public int getTopoDepth(int nAgentId);

    public int getNumChildren(int nAgentId);
    
    /**
     * * Gets the maximum depth over all agents
     * @return maximum final depth
     */
    public int getMaxDepth();
    
    public void dump(Writer writeTo);
    
    public void load(Reader readFrom);
}