operator_inverse.h

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#ifndef __H__LIB_ALGEBRA__OPERATOR__INTERFACE__OPERATOR_INVERSE__
#define __H__LIB_ALGEBRA__OPERATOR__INTERFACE__OPERATOR_INVERSE__
 
#include "common/util/smart_pointer.h"
#include "operator.h"
#include <string>
 
namespace ug{
 
// Inverse of a (Nonlinear-) Operator
 
// \todo: The prepare methods seems obsolet, since it could be handled in the
//      apply method. It depends on how expensive the prepare is, and how
//      often we would apply the operator to an already apply one (?)
 
template <typename X, typename Y = X>
class IOperatorInverse
{
  public:
    typedef X domain_function_type;
 
    typedef Y codomain_function_type;
 
  public:
 
    virtual bool init(SmartPtr<IOperator<Y,X> > N) = 0;
 
 
    virtual bool prepare(X& u) = 0;
 
 
    virtual bool apply(X& u) = 0;
 
    virtual ~IOperatorInverse() {};
 
 
    virtual std::string config_string() const = 0;
};
 
 
 
 
} // end namespace ug
 
#endif /* __H__LIB_ALGEBRA__OPERATOR__INTERFACE__OPERATOR_INVERSE__ */