Abacus/core/src/main/kotlin/org/nwapw/abacus/tree/Reducer.kt

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Kotlin

package org.nwapw.abacus.tree
/**
* Reducer interface that takes a tree and returns a single value.
*
* The reducer walks the tree, visiting the children first, converting them into
* a value, and then attempts to reduce the parent. Eventually, the single final value is returned.
*/
interface Reducer <out T> {
/**
* Reduces the given tree node, given its already reduced children.
*
* @param treeNode the tree node to reduce.
* @param children the list of children, of type T.
*/
fun reduceNode(treeNode: TreeNode, vararg children: Any) : T?
}