MultiSatFixedStepHandler.java

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package org.orekit.propagation.sampling;

import java.util.List;

import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;

/** This interface is a space-dynamics aware fixed step handler for {@link
 * org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer multi-sat propagation}.
 *
 * <p>It is a multi-satellite version of the {@link OrekitFixedStepHandler}.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @since 12.0
 */
public interface MultiSatFixedStepHandler {

    /** Initialize step handler at the start of a propagation.
     * <p>
     * This method is called once at the start of the propagation. It
     * may be used by the step handler to initialize some internal data
     * if needed.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * The default method does nothing
     * </p>
     * @param states0 initial states, one for each satellite in the same order
     * used to {@link org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer#PropagatorsParallelizer(List,
     * double, MultiSatFixedStepHandler) build} the {@link org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer
     * multi-sat propagator}.
     * @param t target time for the integration
     * @param step the duration in seconds of the fixed step. This value is
     *             positive even if propagation is backwards.
     */
    default void init(final List<SpacecraftState> states0, final AbsoluteDate t, final double step) {
        // nothing by default
    }

    /** Handle the current step.
     * <p>
     * When called by {@link org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer PropagatorsParallelizer},
     * all states have the same date.
     * </p>
     * @param states states in the same order
     * used to {@link org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer#PropagatorsParallelizer(List,
     * double, MultiSatFixedStepHandler) build} the {@link org.orekit.propagation.PropagatorsParallelizer
     * multi-sat propagator}
     */
    void handleStep(List<SpacecraftState> states);

    /**
     * Finalize propagation.
     * @param finalStates states at propagation end
     */
    default void finish(final List<SpacecraftState> finalStates) {
        // nothing by default
    }

}