package geniusweb.profile;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;

import geniusweb.issuevalue.Bid;
import geniusweb.issuevalue.Domain;
import geniusweb.profile.utilityspace.LinearAdditiveUtilitySpace;
import geniusweb.profile.utilityspace.SumOfGroupsUtilitySpace;

/**
 * Profile is a very general object describing how much a {@link Bid} is
 * preferred. "is preferred" can be worked out in different ways, eg by a
 * function "isBetter" that says if bid1 is preferred over bid2, or by assigning
 * utility values to each bid that says how much I like that particular bid. All
 * profiles should be implemented immutable
 */
@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.WRAPPER_OBJECT)
@JsonSubTypes({ @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LinearAdditiveUtilitySpace.class),
		@JsonSubTypes.Type(value = DefaultPartialOrdering.class),
		@JsonSubTypes.Type(value = SumOfGroupsUtilitySpace.class) })
public interface Profile {

	/**
	 * 
	 * @return the name of this profile. Must be simple name (a-Z, 0-9)
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * @return the domain in which this profile is defined.
	 */
	Domain getDomain();

	/**
	 * 
	 * @return a (hypothetical) bid that is the best alternative to a
	 *         non-agreement. Only bids that are equal or better should be
	 *         accepted. If a negotiation does not reach an agreement, the party
	 *         can get this offer somewhere else. This replaces the older notion
	 *         of a "reservation value" and is more general. If null, there is
	 *         no reservation bid and any agreement is better than no agreement.
	 *         This bid can be partial.
	 * 
	 */
	Bid getReservationBid();
}