OrekitStepInterpolator.java

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package org.orekit.propagation.sampling;

import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.utils.PVCoordinatesProvider;
import org.orekit.utils.TimeStampedPVCoordinates;

/** This interface is a space-dynamics aware step interpolator.
 *
 * <p>It mirrors the <code>ODEStateInterpolator</code> interface from <a
 * href="https://hipparchus.org/">Hipparchus</a> but
 * provides a space-dynamics interface to the methods.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public interface OrekitStepInterpolator extends PVCoordinatesProvider {

    /**
     * Get the state at previous grid point date.
     * @return state at previous grid point date
     */
    SpacecraftState getPreviousState();

    /**
     * Determines if the {@link #getPreviousState() previous state} is computed directly
     * by the integrator, or if it is calculated using {@link #getInterpolatedState(AbsoluteDate)
     * interpolation}.
     *
     * <p> Typically the previous state is directly computed by the integrator, but when
     * events are detected the steps are shortened so that events occur on step boundaries
     * which means the previous state may be computed by the interpolator.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the previous state was calculated by the interpolator and
     * false if it was computed directly by the integrator.
     */
    boolean isPreviousStateInterpolated();

    /**
     * Get the state at current grid point date.
     * @return state at current grid point date
     */
    SpacecraftState getCurrentState();

    /**
     * Determines if the {@link #getCurrentState() current state} is computed directly by
     * the integrator, or if it is calculated using {@link #getInterpolatedState(AbsoluteDate)
     * interpolation}.
     *
     * <p> Typically the current state is directly computed by the integrator, but when
     * events are detected the steps are shortened so that events occur on step boundaries
     * which means the current state may be computed by the interpolator.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the current state was calculated by the interpolator and
     * false if it was computed directly by the integrator.
     */
    boolean isCurrentStateInterpolated();

    /** Get the state at interpolated date.
     * @param date date of the interpolated state
     * @return state at interpolated date
     */
    SpacecraftState getInterpolatedState(AbsoluteDate date);

    /** Check is integration direction is forward in date.
     * @return true if integration is forward in date
     */
    boolean isForward();

    /** Create a new restricted version of the instance.
     * <p>
     * The instance is not changed at all.
     * </p>
     * @param newPreviousState start of the restricted step
     * @param newCurrentState end of the restricted step
     * @return restricted version of the instance
     * @see #getPreviousState()
     * @see #getCurrentState()
     * @since 9.0
     */
    OrekitStepInterpolator restrictStep(SpacecraftState newPreviousState, SpacecraftState newCurrentState);

    /** {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 12.0
     */
    @Override
    default TimeStampedPVCoordinates getPVCoordinates(final AbsoluteDate date, final Frame frame) {
        return getInterpolatedState(date).getPVCoordinates(frame);
    }

}