ExtendedPVCoordinatesProvider.java

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package org.orekit.utils;

import org.hipparchus.Field;
import org.hipparchus.RealFieldElement;
import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
import org.orekit.time.FieldAbsoluteDate;

/**
** Interface for PV coordinates providers that also support fields.
 * @since 9.2
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public interface ExtendedPVCoordinatesProvider extends PVCoordinatesProvider {

    /** Convert to a {@link FieldPVCoordinatesProvider} with a specific type.
     * @param <T> the type of the field elements
     * @param field field for the argument and value
     * @return converted function
     */
    default <T extends RealFieldElement<T>> FieldPVCoordinatesProvider<T> toFieldPVCoordinatesProvider(Field<T> field) {
        return this::getPVCoordinates;
    }

    /** Get the {@link FieldPVCoordinates} of the body in the selected frame.
     * @param date current date
     * @param frame the frame where to define the position
     * @param <T> type for the field elements
     * @return time-stamped position/velocity of the body (m and m/s)
     * @exception OrekitException if position cannot be computed in given frame
     */
    <T extends RealFieldElement<T>>TimeStampedFieldPVCoordinates<T> getPVCoordinates(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
                                                                                     Frame frame)
        throws OrekitException;

}