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030package org.openimaj.image.analyser;
031
032import org.openimaj.image.Image;
033
034/**
035 * An interface for objects that are able to analyse individual pixels.
036 *
037 * @author Jonathon Hare (jsh2@ecs.soton.ac.uk)
038 * @param <Q>
039 *            The type of pixel this processor can process
040 */
041public interface PixelAnalyser<Q>
042{
043        /**
044         * Analyse the given pixel.
045         *
046         * @param pixel
047         *            The pixel to analyse.
048         */
049        public abstract void analysePixel(Q pixel);
050
051        /**
052         * Reset the {@link PixelAnalyser}. Called every time a new image is
053         * analysed in {@link Image#analyseWith(PixelAnalyser)} and
054         * {@link Image#analyseWithMasked(org.openimaj.image.FImage, PixelAnalyser)}
055         * .
056         */
057        public abstract void reset();
058}