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  /*
   * UpdateableClusterer.java
   * Copyright (C) 2006 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
   */
  
  package weka.clusterers;
  
  import weka.core.Instance;
  
  /**
   * Interface to incremental cluster models that can learn using one instance 
   * at a time.
   * 
   * @author  FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
   * @version $Revision: 5987 $
   */
  public interface UpdateableClusterer {
  
    /**
     * Adds an instance to the clusterer.
     *
     * @param newInstance the instance to be added
     * @throws Exception 	if something goes wrong
     */
    public void updateClusterer(Instance newInstance) throws Exception;
  
    /**
     * Singals the end of the updating.
     */
    public void updateFinished();
  }
  