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+// Copyright 2008, 2009 Brady J. Garvin
+
+// This file is part of Covering Arrays by Simulated Annealing (CASA).
+
+// CASA is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// CASA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with CASA.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+#ifndef HEURISTIC_H
+#define HEURISTIC_H
+
+#include "search/Goal.H"
+
+// Rates the quality of a state (never a path).
+
+template<class STATE, class COST>class Heuristic {
+public:
+  virtual ~Heuristic() {}
+  virtual COST estimate(const STATE&state, const Goal<STATE>&goal) const = 0;
+};
+
+#endif