source: geniuswebcore/geniusweb/profile/Profile.py@ 62

from abc import ABC

from pyson.JsonSubTypes import JsonSubTypes
from pyson.JsonTypeInfo import Id, As
from pyson.JsonTypeInfo import JsonTypeInfo
from geniusweb.issuevalue.Bid import Bid
from geniusweb.issuevalue.Domain import Domain


@JsonTypeInfo(use=Id.NAME, include=As.WRAPPER_OBJECT)
@JsonSubTypes(["geniusweb.profile.utilityspace.LinearAdditiveUtilitySpace.LinearAdditiveUtilitySpace"])
class Profile(ABC): 
        '''
        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
        '''

        def getName(self)->str:
                '''
                @return the name of this profile. Must be simple name (a-Z, 0-9)
                '''
                
        def getDomain(self)->Domain :
                '''
                @return the domain in which this profile is defined.
                '''
                
        def getReservationBid(self) -> Bid :
                '''
                @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.
                '''