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+/*    This file is part of the Gudhi Library - https://gudhi.inria.fr/ - which is released under MIT.
+ *    See file LICENSE or go to https://gudhi.inria.fr/licensing/ for full license details.
+ *    Author(s):       Vincent Rouvreau
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2016 Inria
+ *
+ *    Modification(s):
+ *      - YYYY/MM Author: Description of the modification
+ */
+
+#ifndef CONCEPT_ALPHA_COMPLEX_SIMPLICIAL_COMPLEX_FOR_ALPHA_H_
+#define CONCEPT_ALPHA_COMPLEX_SIMPLICIAL_COMPLEX_FOR_ALPHA_H_
+
+namespace Gudhi {
+
+namespace alpha_complex {
+
+/** \brief The concept SimplicialComplexForAlpha describes the requirements for a type to implement a simplicial
+ * complex, that can be created from a `Alpha_complex`.
+ */
+struct SimplicialComplexForAlpha {
+  /** Handle to specify a simplex. */
+  typedef unspecified Simplex_handle;
+  /** Handle to specify a vertex. Must be a non-negative integer. */
+  typedef unspecified Vertex_handle;
+  /** Handle to specify the simplex filtration value. */
+  typedef unspecified Filtration_value;
+
+  /** Returns the number of vertices in the simplicial complex. */
+  std::size_t num_vertices();
+
+  /** Gets the 'simplex' dimension. */
+  int dimension(Simplex_handle simplex);
+
+  /** Assigns the 'simplex' with the given 'filtration' value. */
+  int assign_filtration(Simplex_handle simplex, Filtration_value filtration);
+
+  /** \brief Inserts a simplex with vertices from a given simplex (represented by a vector of Vertex_handle) in the
+   * simplicial complex with the given 'filtration' value. */
+  void insert_simplex_and_subfaces(std::vector<Vertex_handle> const & vertex_range, Filtration_value filtration);
+
+  /** Browses the simplicial complex to make the filtration non-decreasing. */
+  void make_filtration_non_decreasing();
+
+  /** Prune the simplicial complex above 'filtration' value given as parameter. */
+  void prune_above_filtration(Filtration_value filtration);
+
+  /** \brief Iterator over vertices of a simplex.
+   *
+   * 'value type' must be 'Vertex_handle'.*/
+  typedef unspecified Simplex_vertex_range;
+
+  /** \brief Returns a range over vertices of a given simplex. */
+  Simplex_vertex_range simplex_vertex_range(Simplex_handle const & simplex);
+
+  /** \brief Iterator over the boundaries of the complex, in an arbitrary order.
+   *
+   * 'value_type' must be 'Simplex_handle'.*/
+  typedef unspecified Boundary_simplex_range;
+
+  /** \brief Returns a range over boundaries of a given simplex. */
+  Boundary_simplex_range boundary_simplex_range(Simplex_handle const & simplex);
+
+  /** \brief Iterator over the simplices of the skeleton of the complex, for a given dimension.
+   *
+   * 'value_type' must be 'Simplex_handle'. */
+  typedef unspecified Skeleton_simplex_range;
+  /** \brief Returns a range over the simplices of the skeleton of the simplicial complex, for a given
+   * dimension. */
+  Skeleton_simplex_range skeleton_simplex_range;
+
+  /** \brief Return type of an insertion of a simplex
+   */
+  typedef unspecified Insertion_result_type;
+};
+
+}  // namespace alpha_complex
+
+}  // namespace Gudhi
+
+#endif  // CONCEPT_ALPHA_COMPLEX_SIMPLICIAL_COMPLEX_FOR_ALPHA_H_