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3   // Title:       Force Field X.
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38  package ffx.algorithms;
39  
40  import ffx.numerics.Potential;
41  import ffx.potential.MolecularAssembly;
42  import ffx.potential.utils.PotentialsFunctions;
43  
44  import java.io.File;
45  
46  /**
47   * AlgorithmFunctions, on top of the core functionality of PotentialsFunctions, describes additional
48   * functionality such as molecular dynamics and L-BFGS local optimization.
49   *
50   * <p>This is implemented in two locations: UIUtils in the User Interfaces package, and in
51   * AlgorithmsUtils in the Algorithm package.
52   *
53   * <p>The UIUtils implementation is the default for Force Field X; on top of the core functionality,
54   * it also updates the FFX graphical user interface and tree structure.
55   *
56   * <p>The AlgorithmUtils implementation lacks the extra functionality of the UIUtils implementation,
57   * and simply accomplishes the required task. This is used by our tests, and is also potentially
58   * useful for third parties who would like to use FFX without its GUI.
59   *
60   * @author Jacob M. Litman
61   * @author Michael J. Schnieders
62   */
63  public interface AlgorithmFunctions extends PotentialsFunctions {
64  
65    /**
66     * Returns a default Listener if available (null by default).
67     *
68     * @return An AlgorithmListener or null.
69     */
70    default AlgorithmListener getDefaultListener() {
71      return null;
72    }
73  
74    /**
75     * Runs molecular dynamics on an assembly.
76     *
77     * @param assembly a {@link ffx.potential.MolecularAssembly} object.
78     * @param nStep Timesteps
79     * @param timeStep Time per step
80     * @param printInterval a double.
81     * @param saveInterval a double.
82     * @param temperature a double.
83     * @param initVelocities Initialize velocities from Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
84     * @param dyn Dynamics file
85     */
86    void md(
87        MolecularAssembly assembly,
88        int nStep,
89        double timeStep,
90        double printInterval,
91        double saveInterval,
92        double temperature,
93        boolean initVelocities,
94        File dyn);
95  
96    /**
97     * Relax the coordinates of a MolecularAssembly and minimize its potential energy
98     *
99     * @param assembly a {@link ffx.potential.MolecularAssembly} object.
100    * @param eps RMS gradient convergence criteria
101    * @return A <code>Potential</code>
102    */
103   Potential minimize(MolecularAssembly assembly, double eps);
104 }