/*global define*/
define([
'./DeveloperError'
], function(
DeveloperError) {
'use strict';
/**
* The interface for interpolation algorithms.
*
* @exports InterpolationAlgorithm
*
* @see LagrangePolynomialApproximation
* @see LinearApproximation
* @see HermitePolynomialApproximation
*/
var InterpolationAlgorithm = {};
/**
* Gets the name of this interpolation algorithm.
* @type {String}
*/
InterpolationAlgorithm.type = undefined;
/**
* Given the desired degree, returns the number of data points required for interpolation.
* @function
*
* @param {Number} degree The desired degree of interpolation.
* @returns {Number} The number of required data points needed for the desired degree of interpolation.
*/
InterpolationAlgorithm.getRequiredDataPoints = DeveloperError.throwInstantiationError;
/**
* Performs zero order interpolation.
* @function
*
* @param {Number} x The independent variable for which the dependent variables will be interpolated.
* @param {Number[]} xTable The array of independent variables to use to interpolate. The values
* in this array must be in increasing order and the same value must not occur twice in the array.
* @param {Number[]} yTable The array of dependent variables to use to interpolate. For a set of three
* dependent values (p,q,w) at time 1 and time 2 this should be as follows: {p1, q1, w1, p2, q2, w2}.
* @param {Number} yStride The number of dependent variable values in yTable corresponding to
* each independent variable value in xTable.
* @param {Number[]} [result] An existing array into which to store the result.
*
* @returns {Number[]} The array of interpolated values, or the result parameter if one was provided.
*/
InterpolationAlgorithm.interpolateOrderZero = DeveloperError.throwInstantiationError;
/**
* Performs higher order interpolation. Not all interpolators need to support high-order interpolation,
* if this function remains undefined on implementing objects, interpolateOrderZero will be used instead.
* @function
* @param {Number} x The independent variable for which the dependent variables will be interpolated.
* @param {Number[]} xTable The array of independent variables to use to interpolate. The values
* in this array must be in increasing order and the same value must not occur twice in the array.
* @param {Number[]} yTable The array of dependent variables to use to interpolate. For a set of three
* dependent values (p,q,w) at time 1 and time 2 this should be as follows: {p1, q1, w1, p2, q2, w2}.
* @param {Number} yStride The number of dependent variable values in yTable corresponding to
* each independent variable value in xTable.
* @param {Number} inputOrder The number of derivatives supplied for input.
* @param {Number} outputOrder The number of derivatives desired for output.
* @param {Number[]} [result] An existing array into which to store the result.
* @returns {Number[]} The array of interpolated values, or the result parameter if one was provided.
*/
InterpolationAlgorithm.interpolate = DeveloperError.throwInstantiationError;
return InterpolationAlgorithm;
});