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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):       David Salinas
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 Inria
+ *
+ *    Modification(s):
+ *      - YYYY/MM Author: Description of the modification
+ */
+
+#ifndef CONTRACTION_POLICIES_CONTRACTION_VISITOR_H_
+#define CONTRACTION_POLICIES_CONTRACTION_VISITOR_H_
+
+#include <gudhi/Contraction/Edge_profile.h>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
+
+namespace Gudhi {
+
+namespace contraction {
+
+/**
+ *@class Contraction_visitor
+ *@brief Interface for a visitor of the edge contraction process.
+ *@ingroup contr
+ */
+template <typename EdgeProfile>
+class Contraction_visitor {  // : public Dummy_complex_visitor<typename EdgeProfile::Vertex_handle>  {
+ public:
+  // typedef typename ComplexType::GeometryTrait GT;
+  typedef EdgeProfile Profile;
+  typedef double FT;
+  typedef typename Profile::Complex Complex;
+  typedef Complex ComplexType;
+  typedef typename ComplexType::Point Point;
+
+  virtual ~Contraction_visitor() { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called before the edge contraction process starts.
+   */
+  virtual void on_started(ComplexType & complex) { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called when the algorithm stops.
+   */
+  virtual void on_stop_condition_reached() { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called during the collecting phase (when a cost is assigned to the edges), for each edge collected.
+   */
+  virtual void on_collected(const Profile &profile, boost::optional< FT > cost) { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called during the processing phase (when edges are contracted), for each edge that is selected.
+   */
+  virtual void on_selected(const Profile &profile, boost::optional< FT > cost, int initial_count, int current_count) { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called when an edge is about to be contracted and replaced by a vertex whose position is *placement.
+   */
+  virtual void on_contracting(const Profile &profile, boost::optional< Point > placement) { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called when after an edge has been contracted onto a new point placement.
+   * A possibility would to remove popable blockers at this point for instance.
+   */
+  virtual void on_contracted(const Profile &profile, boost::optional< Point > placement) { }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called for each selected edge which cannot be contracted because the ValidContractionPredicate is false
+   */
+  virtual void on_non_valid(const Profile &profile) { }
+};
+
+}  // namespace contraction
+
+}  // namespace Gudhi
+
+#endif  // CONTRACTION_POLICIES_CONTRACTION_VISITOR_H_