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   * Software GmbH
   *
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  package org.n52.wps.server;
  
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  
  import net.opengis.wps.x100.ProcessDescriptionType;
  
  import org.n52.wps.io.data.IData;
  import org.n52.wps.server.ExceptionReport;
  
  /**
   * @author Bastian Schaeffer, University of Muenster,	Theodor Foerster, ITC
   *
   */
  public interface IAlgorithm  {
  		
  	Map<String, IData> run(Map<String, List<IData>> inputData) throws ExceptionReport;
  	
  	List<String> getErrors();
  	
  	ProcessDescriptionType getDescription();
  	
  	/** Returns some well-known name for the process.
  	 *  
  	 *  @return Returns some well-known name for the process or algorithm
  	 *  if that exists, else returns an empty String, never null.
  	 *  @note The fully-qualified class name is gotten via getName();
  	 */ 
  	String getWellKnownName();
  	
  	/**
  	 * Checks if the processDescription complies to the process itself and fits any schema or other dependencies.
  	 */
  	boolean processDescriptionIsValid();
  	
  	Class< ? > getInputDataType(String id);
  	
  	Class< ? > getOutputDataType(String id);
  	
  }
  