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3   // Title:       Force Field X.
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38  package ffx.openmm;
39  
40  import com.sun.jna.ptr.PointerByReference;
41  
42  import static edu.uiowa.jopenmm.OpenMMLibrary.OpenMM_Integrator_destroy;
43  import static edu.uiowa.jopenmm.OpenMMLibrary.OpenMM_Integrator_setConstraintTolerance;
44  import static edu.uiowa.jopenmm.OpenMMLibrary.OpenMM_Integrator_step;
45  
46  /**
47   * An Integrator defines a method for simulating a System by integrating the equations of motion.
48   * This is an abstract class. Subclasses define particular integration methods.
49   * <p>
50   * Each Integrator object is bound to a particular Context which it integrates. This connection
51   * is specified by passing the Integrator as an argument to the constructor of the Context.
52   */
53  
54  public abstract class Integrator {
55  
56    /**
57     * OpenMM Integrator pointer.
58     */
59    protected PointerByReference pointer;
60  
61    /**
62     * Constructor.
63     */
64    public Integrator() {
65      pointer = null;
66    }
67  
68    /**
69     * Set the OpenMM Integrator pointer.
70     *
71     * @param pointer The OpenMM Integrator pointer.
72     */
73    public void setPointer(PointerByReference pointer) {
74      this.pointer = pointer;
75    }
76  
77    /**
78     * Get the OpenMM Integrator pointer.
79     *
80     * @return The OpenMM Integrator pointer.
81     */
82    public PointerByReference getPointer() {
83      return pointer;
84    }
85  
86    /**
87     * Integrate the system forward in time by the specified number of time steps.
88     *
89     * @param steps The number of steps to take.
90     */
91    public void step(int steps) {
92      OpenMM_Integrator_step(pointer, steps);
93    }
94  
95    /**
96     * Set the tolerance within which constraints must be satisfied during the
97     * simulation. The default value is 1e-5 nm.
98     *
99     * @param tolerance The tolerance within which constraints must be satisfied.
100    */
101   public void setConstraintTolerance(double tolerance) {
102     OpenMM_Integrator_setConstraintTolerance(pointer, tolerance);
103   }
104 
105   /**
106    * This method will be called by subclasses when the integrator is destroyed.
107    */
108   public void destroy() {
109     if (pointer != null) {
110       OpenMM_Integrator_destroy(pointer);
111       pointer = null;
112     }
113   }
114 
115 }